Dr. Brian J. Williams

Statistical Sciences, CCS-6
PO Box 1663, MS-F600
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM, 87545 USA

Dr. Brian J. Williams' research interests include the design and analysis of computer experiments, uncertainty quantification, and experiment design. His recent projects include:

• Advanced Certification. Explore relevant statistical considerations for supporting weapon system certification, including quantification of margin and uncertainty (QMU) and uncertainty quantification (UQ) concepts for future certification.
• Model Validation. Perform sensitivity studies with physics codes used in weapons and nuclear energy applications. Calibrate codes to experimental data to support multi-physics model validation assessments.
  
• Enhanced Surveilliance. UQ for component physics models, including material strength, equation of state and cross sections. Incorporation of aging effects to support weapons lifetime assessments.

Prior to joining LANL, he was an Associate Statistician at the Rand Corporation in Santa Monica, CA. He is the author of The Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments (Springer, 2003) with Thomas Santner and William Notz.

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