Dr Robert Mahar
Dr Robert Mahar
Robert Mahar received a PhD in Biostatistics at the University of Melbourne in 2019 following his completion of a Master of Biostatistics at the University of Queensland in 2014. He is an experienced statistician with a research focus on applied Bayesian methods, and novel experimental design and analysis, particularly for adaptive clinical trials and sequentially multiple assignment randomised trials.
His doctoral research focused on developing new models of lung function from multiple-breath washout and complex tidal flow waveform data, with an emphasis on computational Bayesian and spectral analytical methods. Prior to undertaking his graduate studies, he was a professional economist with a focus on both domestic and international housing and retail markets.
His doctoral research focused on developing new models of lung function from multiple-breath washout and complex tidal flow waveform data, with an emphasis on computational Bayesian and spectral analytical methods. Prior to undertaking his graduate studies, he was a professional economist with a focus on both domestic and international housing and retail markets.
Robert Mahar received a PhD in Biostatistics at the University of Melbourne in 2019 following his completion of a Master of Biostatistics at the University of Queensland in 2014. He is an experienced statistician with a research focus on applied...
Robert Mahar received a PhD in Biostatistics at the University of Melbourne in 2019 following his completion of a Master of Biostatistics at the University of Queensland in 2014. He is an experienced statistician with a research focus on applied Bayesian methods, and novel experimental design and analysis, particularly for adaptive clinical trials and sequentially multiple assignment randomised trials.
His doctoral research focused on developing new models of lung function from multiple-breath washout and complex tidal flow waveform data, with an emphasis on computational Bayesian and spectral analytical methods. Prior to undertaking his graduate studies, he was a professional economist with a focus on both domestic and international housing and retail markets.
His doctoral research focused on developing new models of lung function from multiple-breath washout and complex tidal flow waveform data, with an emphasis on computational Bayesian and spectral analytical methods. Prior to undertaking his graduate studies, he was a professional economist with a focus on both domestic and international housing and retail markets.
Top Publications
- Yong, MK, Thursky, K, Crane, M, Spelman, T, Mahar, RK, Simpson, JA, Scott, AM, Harrison, SJ, Szer, J, Pellegrini, M, et al. Interferon-α Nasal Spray Prophylaxis Reduces COVID-19 in Cancer Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial.. Clin Infect Dis 2025 view publication
- Mahar, R, Webb, S, Marschner, I, Forbes, AB, Lee, KJ. Platform trials: key features, when to use them and methodological challenges.. Med J Aust 223(3) : 120 -122 2025 view publication
- Selman, CJ, Lee, KJ, Dymock, M, Marschner, IC, Tong, SYC, Jones, M, Mahar, RK. Evaluating the effect of different non-informative prior specifications on the Bayesian proportional odds model in randomised controlled trials: a simulation study. 2025 view publication
- Selman, CJ, Lee, KJ, Tong, SYC, Jones, M, Mahar, RK. Evaluating the performance of Bayesian cumulative logistic models in randomised controlled trials: a simulation study. 2025 view publication
- Xu, J, De Silva, AP, Lee, KJ, Mahar, RK, Simpson, JA. Optimising dynamic treatment regimens using sequential multiple assignment randomised trials data with missing data.. BMC Med Res Methodol 25(1) : 162 2025 view publication
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