Research

Papers

P. E. Jacob and R. J. Ryder, The Wang-Landau algorithm reaches the Flat Histogram criterion in finite time (2011), under review at Annals of Applied Probability, arXiv.

G. K. Nicholls and R. J. Ryder, Phylogenetic Models for Semitic Vocabulary (2011), Proceedings of the 26th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling. PDF.

J.-M. Marin, P. Pudlo, C. P. Robert and R. J. Ryder, Approximate Bayesian Computational methods (2011), Statistics and Computing, arXiv: 1101.0955

R. J. Ryder and G. K. Nicholls, Missing data in a stochastic Dollo model for cognate data, and its application to the dating of Proto-Indo-European (2011), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics) 60(1):71-92, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9876.2010.00743.x. Supplement.

G. K. Nicholls, R. J. Ryder and D. Welch, TraitLab: a MatLab Package for Fitting and Simulating Binary Trait-Like Data (2011). PDF.

C. P. Robert, R. J. Ryder and N. Chopin, Discussion on Particle Learning (2010), Bayesian Statistics 9:349-50, arXiv: 1006.0554

R. J. Ryder, Phylogenetic Models of Language Diversification (2009), DPhil thesis, University of Oxford. PDF.

Popularization

R. J. Ryder, interview with P. Pajot, L'arbre des langues indo-européennes (2011), La Recherche 450:20-1. PDF.

R. J. Ryder, Editorial: modèles phylogénétiques de la diversification des langues (2010), Lettre du CREST 78:1-2. PDF.

Software

TraitLab, a MatLab package for estimating phylogenies on binary trait data, can be downloaded from Geoff Nicholls' page.

Presentations

I upload the slides for my talks on SlideShare. The slides for older talks are available on request.

2011

30 Nov., Paris 13 Seminar
10 Nov., LMPA seminar
20 Oct., MMB chair meeting
2 Aug., Joint Statistical Meetings, Miami : A Phylogenetic Model of Language Diversification for the Dating of Proto-Indo-European
30 May, Poster at the Greek Stochastics Gamma conference, Rethymnon : ABC and Gibbs estimation of a Thurstonian regression model with an application to the Eurovision Song Contest vote
16 March, CREST, Regression in a Thurstonian model, and application to Eurovision vote data (with Julyan Arbel)
2 February, CEREMADE - Paris Dauphine, Modèles phylogénétiques de la diversification des langues (slides)

2010

15 Dec., CREST, Modèles phylogénétiques de la diversification des langues (slides) (blog)
6 Oct., SIGMA seminar, Institut Jean Nicod (ENS): Phylogenetic models of language diversification (slides) (blog 1 2)
25 Aug., Greek Stochastics β' conference, Lefkada: Approximate Bayesian Computation for a model of genetic recombination
18 Feb., MAP Paris 5: A phylogenetic model of language diversification
28 Jan., BigMC seminar, Paris : Méthodes MCMC pour la reconstruction de l'histoire des langues (slides)
19 Jan., SSB workgroup, Jouy-en-Josas: Modèles phylogénétiques de la diversification des langues (slides)

2009

12 Nov., Nice University: Modèles phylogénétiques de la diversification des langues (slides)
3 Nov., CREST: Introduction à ABC (slides)

2008

21 Aug., IECASTP launch, Bergen: Phylogenetic methods for linguistic data

2007

9 Nov., LERN/CECD workshop, London: Modelling and fitting catastrophic rate heterogeneity
6 Aug., 18th ICHL, Montreal: Modelling and fitting catastrophic rate heterogeneity

2006

7 Dec., "Language Change in Time" workshop, Oxford: Reconstructing history using language structure