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Associate Professor Ute Mueller

Honorary Associate Professor

Staff Member Details
Email: u.mueller@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8670-2120

Ute is an Adjunct in the School of Science.

Background

  • Since 2008: Associate Professor in Mathematics, Edith Cowan University
  • 2003-2008: Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Edith Cowan University
  • 1998-2002: Lecturer B in Mathematics, Edith Cowan University
  • 1994-1997: Lecturer A in Mathematics, Edith Cowan University
  • 1989-1990: Temporary Lecturer in Mathematics, Murdoch University
  • 1986-1988: Tutor/Senior Tutor in Mathematics, Murdoch University, Australia
  • 1983-1985: Part-time Lecturer in Mathematics, Concordia University, Canada
  • 1982-1983: Tutor in Theoretical Physics, Technical University of Clausthal
  • 1977-1981: Part-time Tutor in Mathematics, Technical University of Clausthal

Professional Associations

  • Australian Mathematical Society
  • International Association of Mathematical Geology
  • Geostatistical Association of Australasia
  • Australian Society for Operations Research
  • Institution of Engineers, Australia (Companion)

Research Areas and Interests

  • Geostatistics, Multivariate Methods,Technology in Mathematics Education
  • Applications of geostatistics to health and natural resources data

Qualifications

  • Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Edith Cowan University, 2012.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Germany, 1987.
  • Master of Science, Canada, 1985.
  • Master of Science, Germany, 1983.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Taylor, SM., Mueller, U. (2025). Robust Trend Estimation From Temporally Irregular Recreational Fisheries Surveys: A Panel Modeling Framework for Sparse Time Series. Fisheries Management and Ecology, Article in press(2025), Article number e12816. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12816.
  • Osei Mensah, P., Lo, J., Mueller, U., Richardson, S., Afrifa-Yamoah, E. (2025). A trend-cycle analysis of the evolutionary trajectory of Australian housing prices. Journal of Property Research, 2024(Article in press), 26 pages. https://doi.org/10.1080/09599916.2024.2444884.
  • Crisafulli, B., Hesp, SA., Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Mueller, U., Ryan, KL., Fairclough, DV., Hall , NG., Lo, J. (2025). Accounting for post-release mortality in data-limited, length-based assessments for four demersal fish species with varying life histories. Fisheries Research, 281(January 2025), Article number 107238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107238.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Burchert, S., Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Ryan, KL., Mueller, U., Hyndes, G. (2024). Spatial characterisation and drivers of catch and effort in highly specialised recreational pelagic fisheries. Fisheries Research, 278(2024), article number 107071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107071.
  • Yano, T., Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Collins, J., Mueller, U., Richardson, S. (2024). Mathematical modelling and analysis for the co-infection of viral and bacterial diseases: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 14(12), Article number e084027. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084027.
  • Awuah-Mensah, KA., Mueller, U., Richardson, S. (2024). Epidemiological Model of the Regional Distribution and Analysis of Hepatitis B in Ghana: A Sub-Saharan African Country. Journal of Health Management, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634241262633.

2023

Journal Articles

2022

Journal Articles

  • Burchert, S., Hyndes, G., Ryan, K., Mueller, U. (2022). Geostatistical tools to assess shifts in recreational fishing. Marine and Freshwater Research, 73(5), 588-604. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF21131.
  • Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Mueller, U. (2022). Modeling digital camera monitoring count data with intermittent zeros for short-term prediction. Heliyon, 8(1), article number E08774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08774.
  • Aidoo, EN., Mueller, U., Hyndes, G., Ryan, K. (2022). Spatial characterisation of Demersal Scalefish diversity based on recreational fishing data. Fisheries Research, 254(October 2022), article number 106403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106403.
  • Crisafulli, B., Lo, J., Mueller, U., Ryan, K., Fairclough, D. (2022). Increasing confidence in estimates of average weight and recreational harvest ranges. Fisheries Research, 248(April 2022), 106208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2021.106208.
  • Talebi, H., Mueller, U., Peeters, LJ., Otto, A., Caritat, Pd., Tolosana Delgado, R., Van Den Boogaart, KG. (2022). Stochastic Modelling of Mineral Exploration Targets. Mathematical Geosciences, 54(3), 593-621. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-021-09989-z.
  • Awuah-Mensah, K., Mueller, U., Richardson, S. (2022). Analysis of an SEIR model with the vertical transmission on transmission and spread of hepatitis B in Ghana. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 16(9), 11 pages. https://doi.org/10.22587/ajbas.2022.16.9.1.

Conference Publications

  • Patton, W., Mueller, U., Talebi, H., Minniakhmetov, I. (2022). Geostatistical Modelling of Geometallurgical classes. International Mining Geology Conference 2022 Conference Proceedings (126-148). AUSIMM.

2021

Book Chapters

  • McKinley, J., Mueller, U., Atkinson, P., Ofterdinger, U., Cox, S., Doherty, R., Fogarty, D., Egozcue, J. (2021). Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Aetiology and Its Relation with Waterborne Environmental Toxins: An Investigation via Compositional Balances. Advances in Compositional Data Analysis (285-302). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71175-7_15.

Journal Articles

  • Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Taylor, SM., Mueller, U. (2021). Modelling climatic and temporal influences on boating traffic with relevance to digital camera monitoring of recreational fisheries. Ocean and Coastal Management, 215(Dec 2021), Article Number 105947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105947.
  • Lai, E., Ryan, K., Mueller, U., Hyndes, G. (2021). Corroborating effort and catch from an integrated survey design for a boat-based recreational fishery in Western Australia. Fisheries Research, 236(April 2021), Article number 105865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105865.
  • McKinley, JM., Mueller, U., Atkinson, PM., Ofterdinger, U., Cox, S., Doherty, R., Fogarty, D., Egozcue, JJ., Pawlowsky-Glahn, V. (2021). Chronic kidney disease of unknown origin is associated with environmental urbanisation in Belfast, UK. Environmental Geochemistry and Health: official journal of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 43(7), 2597-2614. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-020-00618-y.
  • Prior, A., Benndorf, J., Mueller, U. (2021). Resource and Grade Control Model Updating for Underground Mining Production Settings. Mathematical Geosciences, 53(4), 757-779. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-020-09881-2.
  • McKinley, J., Cutting, D., Anderson, N., Graham, C., Johnston, B., Mueller, U., Atkinson, P., Van Woerden, H., Bradley, D., Kee, F. (2021). Association between community-based self-reported COVID-19 symptoms and social deprivation explored using symptom tracker apps: a repeated cross-sectional study in Northern Ireland. BMJ Open, 11(6), Article number 048333. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048333.
  • Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Taylor, SM., Mueller, U. (2021). Trade-off assessments between reading cost and accuracy measures for digital camera monitoring of recreational boating effort. Fisheries Research, 233(January 2021), Article number 105757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105757.

Reports

  • Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Taylor, SM., Desfosses, C., Mueller, U. (2021). Imputation of missing count data of recreational boat retrievals from remote camera surveys in the Perth Metropolitan region, Western Australia. Australia. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/11435.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Taylor, SM., Fisher, A., Mueller, U. (2020). Imputation of missing data from time-lapse cameras used in recreational fishing surveys. ICES Journal of Marine Science: journal du conseil, 77(7-8), 2984-2994. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa180.
  • Tate, A., Lo, J., Mueller, U., Hyndes, G., Ryan, K., Taylor, S. (2020). Standardizing harvest rates of finfish caught by shore-based recreational fishers. ICES Journal of Marine Science: journal du conseil, 77(6), 2207–2215. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz228.
  • Mueller, U., Tolosana Delgado, R., Grunsky, EC., McKinley, JM. (2020). Biplots for compositional data derived from generalized joint diagonalization methods. Applied Computing and Geosciences, 8(December 2020), Article number 100044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acags.2020.100044.
  • Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Mueller, U., Taylor, SM., Fisher, A. (2020). Missing data imputation of high-resolution temporal climate time series data. Meteorological Applications, 27(1), Article number e1873. https://doi.org/10.1002/met.1873.
  • Talebi, H., Peeters, LJ., Mueller, U., Tolosana-Delgado, R., Van Den Boogaart, KG. (2020). Towards Geostatistical Learning for the Geosciences: A Case Study in Improving the Spatial Awareness of Spectral Clustering. Mathematical Geosciences, 52(8), 1035–1048. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-020-09867-0.
  • McKinley, JM., Mueller, U., Atkinson, PM., Ofterdinger, U., Jackson, C., Cox, S., Doherty, R., Fogarty, D., Egozcue, JJ., Pawlowsky-Glahn, V. (2020). Investigating the influence of environmental factors on the incidence of renal disease with compositional data analysis using balances. Applied Computing and Geosciences, 6(June 2020), Article number 100024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acags.2020.100024.
  • Sowden, M., Blake, D., Cohen, D., Atanacio, A., Mueller, U. (2020). Development of an infrared pollution index to identify ground-level compositional, particle size, and humidity changes using Himawari-8. Atmospheric Environment, 229(15 May 2020), Article number 117435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117435.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Sowden, M., Mueller, U., Blake, D. (2019). What temporal resolution is required for remote sensing of regional aerosol concentrations using the Himawari-8 geostationary satellite. Atmospheric Environment, 216(2019), Article number 116914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.116914.
  • Talebi, H., Mueller, U., Tolosana Delgado, R. (2019). Joint simulation of compositional and categorical data via direct sampling technique–Application to improve mineral resource confidence. Computers and Geosciences, 122(January 2019), 87-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2018.10.013.
  • Lai, E., Mueller, U., Hyndes, G., Ryan, KL. (2019). Comparing estimates of catch and effort for boat-based recreational fishing from aperiodic access-point surveys. Fisheries Research, 219(November 2019), Article no.105305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2019.06.003.
  • Talebi, H., Mueller, U., Tolosana Delgado, R., Van Den Boogaart, KG. (2019). Geostatistical Simulation of Geochemical Compositions in the Presence of Multiple Geological Units: Application to Mineral Resource Evaluation. Mathematical Geosciences, 51(2), 129–153. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-018-9763-9.
  • Tolosana Delgado, R., Mueller, U., Van Den Boogaart, KG. (2019). Geostatistics for Compositional Data: An Overview. Mathematical Geosciences, 51(4), 485–526. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-018-9769-3.
  • Talebi, H., Mueller, U., Tolosana Delgado, R., Grunsky, EC., McKinley, JM., Caritat, Pd. (2019). Surficial and deep earth material prediction from geochemical compositions. Natural Resources Research, 28(3), 869-891. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-018-9423-2.

Conference Publications

  • Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Mueller, U., Taylor, S., Fisher, A. (2019). Fixed versus Random effects models: An application in building imputation models for missing data in remote camera surveys. Proceedings of the 34th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling. 7th-12th July 2019, Guimarães, Portugal (208-214). Statistical Modelling Society. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/9269.
  • Talebi, H., Peeters, L., Mueller, U., Tolosana-Delgado, R., Van Den Boogaart, K. (2019). Spectral-spatial clustering of regionalized mixed data. Proceedings of IAMG 2019 - 20th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (143-147). International Association for Mathematical Geosciences. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/7244.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Kavazos, C., Huggett, M., Mueller, U., Horwitz, P. (2018). Bacterial and ciliate biofilm community structure at different spatial levels of a salt lake meta-community. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 94(10), article no. fiy148. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiy148.
  • McKinley, J., Grunsky, E., Mueller, U. (2018). Environmental Monitoring and Peat Assessment Using Multivariate Analysis of Regional-Scale Geochemical Data. Mathematical Geosciences, 50(2), 235-246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-017-9686-x.
  • Sowden, M., Mueller, U., Blake, D. (2018). Review of surface particulate monitoring of dust events using geostationary satellite remote sensing. Atmospheric Environment, 183(June 2018), 154-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.04.020.
  • Arias-Ortiz, A., Serrano Gras, O., Masque Barri, P., Lavery, P., Mueller, U., Kendrick, G., Rozaimi, M., Esteban Pacheco, A., Fourqurean, J., Marba, N., Mateo, M., Murray, K., Rule, MJ., Duarte, C. (2018). A marine heatwave drives massive losses from the world’s largest seagrass carbon stocks. Nature Climate Change, 8(4), 338-344. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0096-y.

2017

Book Chapters

  • Mueller, U., Van Den Boogaart, KG., Tolosana Delgado, R. (2017). A Truly Multivariate Normal Score Transform Based on Lagrangian Flow. Geostatistics Valencia 2016, Quantitative Geology and Geostatistics 19 (107-118). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46819-8_7.
  • Talebi, H., Lo, J., Mueller, U. (2017). A Hybrid Model for Joint Simulation of High-Dimensional Continuous and Categorical Variables. Geostatistics Valencia 2016, Quantitative Geology and Geostatistics 19 (415-430). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46819-8_28.

Journal Articles

  • Kavazos, C., Huggett, M., Mueller, U., Horwitz, P. (2017). Biogenic processes or terrigenous inputs? Permanent water bodies of the Northern Ponds in the Lake MacLeod basin of Western Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68(7), 1366-1376. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF16233.
  • Aboagye-Sarfo, P., Cross, J., Mueller, U. (2017). Intervention time series analysis of voluntary, counselling and testing on HIV infections in West African sub-region: the case of Ghana. Journal of Applied Statistics, 44(4), 571-582. https://doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2016.1177501.
  • Grunsky, E., Caritat, Pd., Mueller, U. (2017). Using surface regolith geochemistry to map the major crustal blocks of the Australian continent. Gondwana Research, 46(2017), 227-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2017.02.011.
  • Van Den Boogaart, KG., Mueller, U., Tolosana Delgado, R. (2017). An Affine Equivariant Multivariate Normal Score Transform for Compositional Data. Mathematical Geosciences, 49(2), 231-251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-016-9645-y.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Mueller, U., Grunsky, E. (2016). Multivariate spatial analysis of lake sediment geochemical data; Melville Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada. Applied Geochemistry, 75(2016), 247–262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.02.007.
  • Aidoo, E., Mueller, U., Hyndes, G., Ryan, K. (2016). The effects of measurement uncertainty on spatial characterisation of recreational fishing catch rates. Fisheries Research, 181(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2016.03.022.
  • Jenkins, A., Jupiter, S., Mueller, U., Jenney, A., Vosaki, G., Rosa, V., Naucukidi, A., Mulholland, K., Strugnell, R., Kama, M., Horwitz, P. (2016). Health at the sub-catchment scale: Typhoid & its environmental determinants in Central Division, Fiji. Ecohealth, 13(4), 633-651. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1152-6.

Conference Publications

  • Van Den Boogaart, KG., Tolosana Delgado, R., Mueller, U., Matos Camacho, S. (2016). How details of the geometallurgical optimisation influence overall value. GeoMet 2016 Proceedings (303-314). The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Aidoo, E., Mueller, U., Goovaerts, P., Hyndes, G. (2015). Evaluation of geostatistical estimators and their applicability to characterise the spatial patterns of recreational fishing catch rates. Fisheries Research, 168(2015), 20-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2015.03.013.
  • Aboagye-Sarfo, P., Mueller, U., Cross, J. (2015). The impact of the activities of Ghana AIDS Commission on new HIV infections in Ghana: An intervention time series analysis. HIV & AIDS Review, 14(4), 97-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hivar.2015.03.003.
  • Tolosana-Delgado, R., Mueller, U., Van Den Boogaart, KG., Ward, C., Gutzmer, J. (2015). Improving processing by adaption to conditional geostatistical simulation of block compositions. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 115(1), 13-26.

Conference Publications

  • Aidoo, E., Mueller, U., Hyndes, G., Ryan, K. (2015). Propagation of measurement uncertainty in spatial characterisation of recreational fishing catch rates using logistic transform indicator kriging. MODSIM2015, 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (145-151). Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
  • Van Den Boogaart, K., Tolosana-Delgado, R., Mueller, U. (2015). An affine equivariant anamorphosis for compositional data. Proceedings of IAMG 2015 - 17th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (1302-1311). International Association for Mathematical Geosciences.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Grunsky, EC., Mueller, U., Corrigan, D. (2014). A study of the lake sediment geochemistry of the Melville Peninsula using multivariatemethods: Applications for predictive geological mapping. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 141(Special), 15-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.07.013.

Conference Publications

  • Mueller, U., Tolosana-Delgado, R., Van Den Boogaart, KG. (2014). Approaches to the simulation of compositional data - a Nickel-Laterite comparative case study. Orebody Modelling and Strategic Mine Planning Symposium 2014. Proceedings (61-72). Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
  • Van Den Boogaart, KG., Tolosana-Delgado, R., Lehmann, M., Mueller, U. (2014). On the joint multipoint simulation of discrete and continuous geometallurgical parameters. Orebody Modelling and Strategic Mine Planning Symposium 2014. Proceedings (379-388). Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
  • Mueller, U., Lo, J., De Caritat, P., Grunsky, E. (2014). Structural analysis of the National Geochemistry Survey of Australia Data. Mathematics of Planet Earth, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (99-102). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32408-6_24.
  • Tolosana-Delgado, R., Mueller, U., Van Den Boogaart, KG. (2014). Compositionally compliant contact analysis. Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges,Processes and Strategies (6-8). Capital Publishing Company.
  • Tolosana-Delgado, R., Mueller, U., Van Den Boogaart, KG., Ward, C. (2014). Compositional Block Co-Kriging. Mathematics of Planet Earth, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the International Association of Geosciences (713-716). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32408-6_154.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Cannon, JW., Mueller, U., Hornbuckle, J., Larson, A., Simmer, K., Newnham, J., Doherty, D. (2013). Economic implications of poor access to antenatal care in rural and remote Western Australian Aboriginal communities: an individual sampling model of pregnancy. European Journal of Operational Research, 226(2), 313-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.10.041.

Conference Publications

  • Tolosana-Delgado, R., Mueller, U., Van Den Boogaart, KG., Ward, C. (2013). Block Cokriging of a whole composition. Conference Proceedings/36th APCOM International Symposium on the Applications of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (12p.). APCOM.
  • Tolosana-Delgado, R., Mueller, U., Van Den Boogaart, KG., Ward, C. (2013). Compositional Block Kriging for Geometallurgical Optimization. 23rd World Mining Congress 2013 Proceedings (13p.). Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
  • Ward, C., Mueller, U. (2013). Compositions, Log Ratios and Bias - From Grade Contol to Resource Definition. Iron Ore Conference (313-319). Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Mueller, U., Ferreira, J. (2012). The U-Wedge Transformation Method for Mutlivariate Geostatistical Simulation. Mathematical Geosciences, 44(4), 427-448. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-012-9384-7.
  • Mueller, U., Kangas, M., Sporer, E., Caputi, N. (2012). Variability in the spatial and temporal distribution of the saucer scallop, Amusium balloti, in Shark Bay-management implications. Marine and Freshwater Research, 63(11), 1152-1164. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF12051.

Conference Publications

  • Ward, C., Mueller, U. (2012). Multivariate Estimation using Log-Ratios: A Worked Alternative. Geostatistics Oslo 2012 (333-344). Springer.

2011

Conference Publications

  • Appiah, S., Mueller, U., Cross, J. (2011). Spatio-temporal modelling of malaria incidence for evaluation of public health policy interventions in Ghana, West Africa. MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (676-682). Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
  • Mueller, U., Ferreira, J. (2011). Multivariate Geostatistical Simulation via Joint Approximate Diagonalisation – A Case Study. Proceedings of the 35th APCOM Symposium (217-230). Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

2010

Journal Articles

  • Aboagye-Sarfo, P., Cross, J., Mueller, U. (2010). Trend analysis and short-term forecast of incident HIV infection in Ghana. African Journal of AIDS Research, 9(2), 165-173.

Conference Publications

  • Denham, A., Mueller, U. (2010). Incorporating survey data to improve space-time geostatistical analysis of king-prawn catch rate. geoENV VII - Geostatistics for environmental Applications. Proceedings of the seventh European conference on geostatistics for environmental applications (13-26). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2322-3.
  • Bandarian, E., Mueller, U., Ferreira, J., Richardson, S. (2010). Transformation Methods for Multivariate Geostatistical Simulation - Minimum/Maximum Autocorrelation Factors and Alternating Columns Diagonal Centres. Advances in Orebody Modelling and Strategic Mine Planning 1: Old and New Dimensions in a Changing World (79-89). Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

2009

Conference Publications

  • Mueller, U. (2009). Geostatistics: A Mathematical youngster. Mathematics: It's mine. Proceedings of the 22nd Biennial Conference of The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (17-25). The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc..
  • Shao, C., Mueller, U., Cross, J. (2009). Area-to-point Poisson kriging analysis for lung cancer in Perth areas. Proceedings of the 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (178-184). Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.

2008

Journal Articles

  • Bandarian, E., Bloom, L., Mueller, U. (2008). Direct minimum/maximum autocorrelation factors within the framework of a two structure linear model of coregionalisation. Computers & Geosciences, 34(3), 190-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2007.03.015.

Conference Publications

  • Mueller, U., Bloom, L., Kangas, M., Caputi, N. (2008). King Prawn Catch by Grade Category from an Economic and a Stock Management Perspective. geoENV VI - Geostatistics for Environmental Applications (103-113). Springer. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6448-7_9.
  • Denham, A., Mueller, U. (2008). Space-Time Geostatistical Analysis of King Prawn Catch Rate. Geostats 2008: Proceedings of the Eigth International Geostatistics Congress (1011-1022). Gecamin.
  • Mueller, U., Dickson, J., Kangas, M., Caputi, N. (2008). Geostatistical Modelling of the Scallop Density Distribution in Shark Bay, Western Australia from Survey Data. Geostats 2008: Proceedings of the Eigth International Geostatistics Congress (971-980). Gecamin.
  • Bandarian, E., Mueller, U. (2008). Reformulation of Direct Minimum/Maximum Autocorrelation Factors as a Generalised Eigenvalue Problem. Proceedings of the Eigth International Geostatistics Congress 2008 (1173-1178). Gecamin.

2006

Journal Articles

  • Robertson, R., Mueller, U., Bloom, L. (2006). Direct sequential simulation with histogram reproduction: A comparison of algorithms. Computers & Geosciences, 32(3), 382-395.

Conference Publications

  • Bloom, L., Mueller, U., Pereira, S. (2006). Using EXCEL for teaching elementary statistics. Proceedings of the 11th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics (ATCM) 2006 (353-362). ATCM, Inc.

2005

Conference Publications

  • Mueller, U., Bloom, L., Kangas, M., Caputi, N., Tran, T. (2005). The delineation of fishing times and locations for the Shark Bay scallop fishery. Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Proceedings of the fifth European Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Applications (87-98). Springer.
  • Hillel, J., Mueller, U. (2005). Understanding multiple interpretations of the notion of solution in linear algebra. Proceedings of the Fifth Southern Hemisphere Conference on Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Teaching and Learning (Kingfisher Delta'05) (57-64). Centre of Statistics, U of Q.

2004

Journal Articles

  • Wang, Z., Zheng, R., Alameh, K., Robertson, R., Mueller, U., Bloom, L. (2004). Opto-VLSI-based dynamic optical splitter. Electronic Letters, 40(22), 1445-1446.

Conference Publications

  • Mueller, U., Forster, P. (2004). Applicable Mathematics Examination Questions: The Impact of Graphics Calculators. 9th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics- Proceedings (0). ATCM.
  • Bloom, L., Mueller, U. (2004). Choice and implementation of software for the teaching of geostatistics. 9th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics - Proceedings (0). ATCM.

2003

Journal Articles

  • Forster, P., Mueller, U., Haimes, D., Malone, J. (2003). Impact on school assessment where use of graphic calculators is mandatory in a related public examination. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 34(3), 343-359.

Conference Publications

  • Forster, P., Mueller, U., Malone, J., Haimes, D. (2003). Assessment in the presence of graphic calculators. Making science, mathematics and technology education accessible to all (71-84). Key Centre for School Science and Mathematics, Curtin University.
  • Mueller, U., Forster, P. (2003). Approaches to the derivative and integral with technology and their advantages/disadvantages. Technology connecting Mathematics, ATCM2003:Proceedings of the 8th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics 2003 (182-191). ATCM, Inc. USA.

2002

Journal Articles

  • Forster, P., Mueller, U. (2002). What Effect Does the Introduction of Graphics Calculators Have on the Performance of Boys and Girls in the Assessment in Tertiary Entrance Calculus?. International Journal of Mathmatical Education in Science and Technology, 33(6), 801-818.
  • Forster, P., Mueller, U. (2002). Assessment in Calculus in the Presence of Graphics Calculators. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 14, 16-36.

Conference Publications

  • Forster, P., Mueller, U., Malone, J., Haimes, D. (2002). Use of graphics calculators in school tests and examinations.. 25th Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc. (). Mathematics Education Research Group.
  • Tran, T., Mueller, U., Bloom, L. (2002). Multi-level Conditional Simulation of Two-Dimensional Random Processes using Haar Wavelets. Quantifying Risk and Error: a Symposium (56-78). Geostatistical Association of Australasia.
  • Mueller, U., Forster, P., Bloom, L. (2002). CAS in the Classroom:A Status Report. 7th Asian Technology in Mathematics. (284-293). AACE.

2001

Journal Articles

  • Mueller, U., Forster, PA. (2001). Calculus examinations will never be the same again. Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 15, 9-22.
  • Mueller, U., Forster, PA. (2001). Outcomes and implications of students' use of graphics calculators in the public examination of calculus. International Journal of Mathmatical Education in Science and Technology, 32, 37-52.

Conference Publications

  • Bloom, L., Mueller, U. (2001). The engineer's new pocket knife: The graphics calculator. Electronic Proceedings for the 5th ATCM Conference (Plenary Address, Number 2). ATCM.
  • Forster, P., Mueller, U., Bloom, L. (2001). Teaching elementary calculus with CAS calculators. 6th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics ( A T C M 2001) (301 - 310). ATCM.
  • Mueller, U., Forster, PA. (2001). The year 2000 calculus tertiary entrance examination in Western Australia: Roles for a graphics calculator and achievement by gender. 6th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics ( ATCM 2001) (0). ATCM.
  • Bloom, L., Mueller, U. (2001). Investigation of p H as Secondary Information in the Estimation of Soil Salinity. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation 2001 (1979- 191984). Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
  • Tran, T., Mueller, U., Bloom, L. (2001). Conditional simulation of two-dimensional random fields using daubechies wavelets. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation 2001 (1991 - 1996). Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
  • Shi, B., Bloom, L., Mueller, U. (2001). Estimation of mining width for a platinum mine. 29th International Symposium on Computer Applications in the Mineral Industries (149 - 154). Swets & Zeitlinger B. V., Lisse, the Netherlands.

Research Projects

  • Integrated state-wide survey of recreational fishing Phase 3: dual frame sampling of boat- and shore based activity , Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Grant, 2020 ‑ 2029, $4,010,000.
  • Advancing predictions of WA marine heatwaves and impacts on marine ecosystems, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, WA Marine Science Project, 2022 ‑ 2027, $272,249.
  • Build an integrated geometallurgical block model from all data sets for Koodaideri K58, RIO Tinto (Technological Resources Pty Ltd), Grant, 2020 ‑ 2021, $156,324.
  • Integrated state-wide survey of recreational fishing Phase 2: boat- and shore based activity , Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Grant, 2015 ‑ 2020, $2,600,602.
  • CodaBlockCoEstimation, Edith Cowan University, Australia-Germany JRC Scheme (UA-DAAD), 2016 ‑ 2018, $19,000.
  • Machine Learning Approaches for Exploration Prospectivity Analysis, BHP Billiton Group Operations Pty Ltd, AMSI Intern Program Grant, 2017, $20,500.
  • Foundational aspects for a research consortium on health, water and landscapes: a database and a learning network, Edith Cowan University, ECU Development Grant, 2013 ‑ 2015, $37,252.
  • Boat -based recreational boat fishing activity in Western Australia: a long term profile, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Grant, 2010 ‑ 2015, $1,884,643.
  • The use of Geostatistical Simulation in Mine Planning, RIO Tinto (Technological Resources Pty Ltd), Grant, 2010 ‑ 2012, $24,319.
  • Space-time analysis of western king prawns, brown tiger prawns and saucer scallops in Shark Bay for improved fisheries management, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Fisheries R&D Corporation - Grant, 2005 ‑ 2009, $196,895.
  • Spatiotemporal modelling of the prawn and scallop catch and fishing effort in the Shark Bay fishery in Western Australia, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Grant, 2003 ‑ 2005, $40,000.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

External University

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Modelling of Rotavirus and Campylobacteriosis Co-infections
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Modelling the Impacts of Recreational Catch-and-Release Variability on Fish Stock Dynamics

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Master of Science (Mathematics and Planning), Compositions, logratios and geostatistics: An application to iron ore
  • Master of Science (Mathematics and Planning), The simulation of material types in a Western Australian iron deposit.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Approaches to the spatial modeling of cancer incidence and mortality in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia, 1990- 2005
  • Master of Science (Mathematics and Planning), Plurigaussian simulation of rocktypes using data from a gold mine in Western Australia.
  • Master of Science (Mathematics and Planning), Goestatistical methods for estimating iron, silica and alumina grades within the hardcap of the section seven iron deposit, tom price
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Imputation, modelling and optimal sampling design for digital camera data in recreational fisheries monitoring
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Geostatistical spatiotemporal modelling with application to the shark Bay managed prawn fishery.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Geostatistical modelling of recreational fishing data: A fine-scale spatial analysis
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Epidemiological model of the transmission and spread of hepatitis B pandemic in Ghana
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Linear transformation methods for multivariate geostatistical simulation
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Determining ground-level composition and concentration of particulate matter across regional areas using the Hinawari-8 satellite
  • Doctor of Philosophy, On the spatial modelling of mixed and constrained geospatial data
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Space-time statistical analysis of malaria morbidity incidence cases in Ghana: A geostatistical modelling approach
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Integrating multiple sources of data to construct a time series of recreational catch and effort for the West Coast Bioregion of Western Australia
  • Master of Science (Mathematics and Planning), Recoverable resources calculation using non-linear methods: A comparative study

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Master of Science (Environmental Management), The Western Australian charter industry: Working towards long term sustainability
  • Master of Science (Environmental Management), Assessing variability in standardised harvest rates from shore-based recreational fishing surveys

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Time series analysis of HIV incidence cases in Ghana: Trends, predictions and impact of interventions
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Small-scale biogeographic patterns of benthic bacterial and ciliate communities in the saline ponds of lake macleod, North-Western Australia

Adjunct Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Social Disorganisation Theory and Violent Crime: A spatial-econometric analysis of Chicago and Sydney

External University

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Insights into the spatio-temporal dynamics in Western Australian recreational fisheries to inform sustainable management
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