Prof John Moriarty

John Moriarty

Professor of Mathematics
Impact Lead

School of Mathematical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
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Research

Applied probability, Optimal stopping, Stochastic control

Interests

I am an applied probabilist with research interests in optimal stopping and stochastic control, focusing particularly on their interface with geometry.

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science

2022

Relevant PublicationMarkov risk mappings and risk-sensitive optimal prediction
Kosmala T, Martyr R and Moriarty J
Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, Springer Nature vol. 97 (1), 91-116.  
27-11-2022
Relevant PublicationDiscrete-time risk-aware optimal switching with non-adapted costs
Moriarty J, Martyr R and Perninge M
Advances in Applied Probability, Applied Probability Trust 
06-06-2022

2021

Relevant PublicationA Metropolis-class sampler for targets with non-convex support
Moriarty J, Vogrinc J and Zocca A
Statistics and Computing, Springer (Part of Springer Nature) 
15-09-2021
Relevant PublicationHopping between distant basins
Goodridge M, Moriarty J, Vogrinc J and Zocca A
 
11-08-2021
Relevant PublicationReinforcing the role of competition platforms
Arvizu JM, Mason LR and Moriarty J
Patterns, Elsevier vol. 2 (8) 
01-08-2021
Relevant PublicationLarge fluctuations in locational marginal prices
Nesti T, Moriarty J, Zocca A and Zwart B
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society a Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, The Royal Society vol. 379 (2202) 
07-06-2021
Relevant PublicationA rare-event study of frequency regulation and contingency services from grid-scale batteries
Goodridge M, Moriarty J and Pizzoferrato A
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society a: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Royal Society, The 
07-06-2021
bullet iconIntroduction: the mathematics of energy systems
Mancarella P, Moriarty J, Philpott A, Veraart A, Zachary S and Zwart B
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society a Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, The Royal Society vol. 379 (2202) 
07-06-2021
Relevant PublicationRisk-Constrained Minimization of Combined Event Detection and Decision Time for Online Transient Stability Assessment
Gonzalez J, Papadopoulos PN, Milanović JV, Peskir G and Moriarty J
Ieee Transactions On Smart Grid, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 12 (5), 4564-4572.  
03-06-2021
Relevant PublicationNonzero-sum games of optimal stopping and generalised Nash equilibrium problems
Martyr R and Moriarty J
Siam Journal On Control and Optimization, Society For Industrial and Applied Mathematics 
15-04-2021

2020

Relevant PublicationDistributions of cascade sizes in power system emergency response
Goodridge MP, Moriarty J and Pizzoferrato A
2020 International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS). vol. 00, 1-6.  
21-08-2020

2019

Relevant PublicationA probabilistic verification theorem for the finite horizon two-player zero-sum optimal switching game in continuous time
Hamadène S, Martyr R and Moriarty J
Advances in Applied Probability, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 51 (2), 425-442.  
01-06-2019
Relevant PublicationImbalance Market Real Options and the Valuation of Storage in Future Energy Systems
Moriarty J and Palczewski J
Risks, Mdpi vol. 7 (2) 
11-04-2019

2018

Relevant PublicationFrequency violations from random disturbances: an MCMC approach
Moriarty J, Vogrinc J and Zocca A
2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC). vol. 00, 1598-1603.  
17-12-2018
Relevant PublicationOptimal control of a commercial building's thermostatic load for off-peak demand response
Martyr R, Moriarty J and Beck C
Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Taylor & Francis vol. 12 (5), 580-594.  
07-11-2018
Relevant PublicationA Solvable Two-Dimensional Degenerate Singular Stochastic Control Problem with Non Convex Costs
De Angelis T, Ferrari G and Moriarty J
Mathematics of Operations Research, Informs 
20-09-2018
Relevant PublicationNash equilibria of threshold type for two-player nonzero-sum games of stopping
De Angelis T, Ferrari G and MORIARTY JM
Annals of Applied Probability, Institute of Mathematical Statistics 
03-03-2018

2017

Relevant PublicationDetecting Changes in Real-Time Data: A User's Guide to Optimal Detection
Johnson P, MORIARTY JM and Peskir G
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society a: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Royal Society, The 
10-07-2017
Relevant PublicationProcuring load curtailment from local customers under uncertainty
Mijatovic A, MORIARTY JM and Vogrinc J
Philosophical Transactions a: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Royal Society, The 
10-07-2017
Relevant PublicationEnergy management: flexibility, risk and optimization
Moriarty J and Mancarella P
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society a Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, The Royal Society vol. 375 (2100) 
10-07-2017
Relevant PublicationBayesian calibration and number of jump components in electricity spot price models
Gonzalez J, MORIARTY JM and Palczewski J
Energy Economics, Elsevier vol. 65, 375-388.  
03-05-2017
Relevant PublicationOptimal entry to an irreversible investment plan with non convex costs
De Angelis T, Ferrari G, Martyr R and MORIARTY JM
Mathematics and Financial Economics, Springer Verlag 
29-04-2017

2016

Relevant PublicationApplication of sequential testing problem to online detection of transient stability status for power systems
MORIARTY JM, Gonzalez J, Kitapbayev Y, Guo T, Milanovic J and Peskir G
55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
29-12-2016
Relevant PublicationFlexible investment under uncertainty in smart distribution networks with demand side response: Assessment framework and practical implementation
Schachter JA, Mancarella P, Moriarty J and Shaw R
Energy Policy vol. 97, 439-449.  
01-10-2016
Relevant PublicationReal option valuation for reserve capacity
MORIARTY JM and Palczewski J
European Journal of Operational Research 
09-07-2016

2015

Relevant PublicationA Nonconvex Singular Stochastic Control Problem and its Related Optimal Stopping Boundaries
De Angelis T, Ferrari G and Moriarty J
Siam Journal On Control and Optimization, Society For Industrial & Applied Mathematics (Siam) vol. 53 (3), 1199-1223.  
01-01-2015
bullet iconStochastic control and real options valuation of thermal storage-enabled demand response from flexible district energy systems
Kitapbayev Y, Moriarty J and Mancarella P
Applied Energy, Elsevier vol. 137, 823-831.  
01-01-2015

2014

bullet iconRisk-sensitive optimal switching and applications to district energy systems
Gonzalez J and Moriarty J
2014 International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS)., 1-6.  
01-07-2014
bullet iconAnalysis of spike train data: A multivariate mixed effects model for phase and amplitude
Hadjipantelis PZ, Aston JAD, Müller H-G and Moriarty J
Electronic Journal of Statistics, Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 8 (2) 
01-01-2014

2013

bullet iconFunction-valued traits in evolution
Hadjipantelis PZ, Jones NS, Moriarty J, Springate DA and Knight CG
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, The Royal Society vol. 10 (82) 
06-05-2013
bullet iconA real options assessment of operational flexibility in district energy systems
Kitapbayev Y, Moriarty J, Mancarella P and Blöchle M
2013 10th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM)., 1-7.  
01-05-2013
bullet iconRobust estimation of microbial diversity in theory and in practice
Haegeman B, Hamelin J, Moriarty J, Neal P, Dushoff J and Weitz JS
The Isme Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 7 (6), 1092-1101.  
14-02-2013
bullet iconEvolutionary inference for function-valued traits: Gaussian process regression on phylogenies
Jones NS and Moriarty J
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, The Royal Society vol. 10 (78) 
06-01-2013
bullet iconThe early phase of a radiation accident: Revisiting thinking on evacuation and exclusion zones
French S, Argyris N, Nuttall WJ, Moriarty J and Thomas PJ
ISCRAM 2013 Conference Proceedings - 10th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management., 296-300.  
01-01-2013

2011

bullet iconThe resource valuation and optimisation model-real impact from real options
Evatt GW, Johnson PV, Moriarty J, Duck PW, Howell SD and Tonkin C
35th APCOM Symposium - Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Minerals Industry, Proceedings., 535-545.  
01-12-2011
bullet iconPhylogenetic inference for function-valued traits: speech sound evolution
Group TFP
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Elsevier vol. 27 (3), 160-166.  
10-11-2011

2010

Relevant PublicationThe expected lifetime of an extraction project
Evatt GW, Johnson PV, Duck PW, Howell SD and Moriarty J
Proceedings of The Royal Society A, The Royal Society vol. 467 (2125), 244-263.  
28-07-2010

2009

Relevant PublicationReflected Brownian motion in a wedge: sum-of-exponential stationary densities
Dieker AB and Moriarty J
Electronic Communications in Probability, Institute of Mathematical Statistics vol. 14 (none), 1-16.  
01-01-2009

2008

Relevant PublicationExit problems associated with affine reflection groups
Doumerc Y and Moriarty J
Probability Theory and Related Fields, Springer Nature vol. 145 (3-4), 351-383.  
07-08-2008

2007

Relevant PublicationBounds on the distribution of the number of gaps when circles and lines are covered by fragments: Theory and practical application to genomic and metagenomic projects
Moriarty J, Marchesi JR and Metcalfe A
Bmc Bioinformatics, Springer Nature vol. 8 (1) 
02-03-2007

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science
solid heart iconData-Centric Engineering
John Moriarty
£264,382 Alan Turing Institute, The
25-04-2020 - 25-10-2022
solid heart iconAir quality in urban areas: Harnessing data to breathe easy - 1 day workshop
John Moriarty
£1,250 Alan Turing Institute, The
01-07-2019 - 31-07-2019
solid heart iconMarkov Chain Optimisation for Energy Systems
John Moriarty
£493,259 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
25-04-2017 - 30-06-2020
solid heart iconMY-STORE
John Moriarty
£85,856 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-01-2016 - 30-06-2019