About Us — Background & Expertise

Background

Vector Anomaly is a Cambridge-based U.K. statistical consultancy, founded in 2006 by Mike Tipping and Mark Hatton, statistics and software specialists respectively. The company offers a range of services focused on the intelligent analysis, modelling and processing of data — services which have broad practical application across areas such as medicine, engineering, insurance, retailing, sport, marketing, finance ... and many more.

Statistical Expertise

The company is led by Mike Tipping, Director of Research, who has a Ph.D in applied mathematics combined with over 15 years' experience of theory and practice in advanced statistical data analysis. He has published a number of influential technical papers in the field, and has over a dozen patents to his name. In particular, his invention of the "relevance vector" ("sparse Bayesian") predictive data model has had major international impact, and is being exploited in thousands of successful applications world-wide, ranging from medical diagnosis to financial forecasting. View Mike Tipping's profile

Software Expertise

Thanks to the skills and experience of Mark Hatton, Director of Engineering, Vector Anomaly can also offer clients the capacity to integrate this unrivalled statistical expertise within bespoke analytic software solutions ranging from Windows® desktop applications to comprehensive end-to-end database systems. Both Mark and Mike are no strangers to professional large-scale software development: they acquired many years of experience at the commercial cutting-edge when at Microsoft Research, where together they played a critical leading role in the successful launch of a brand new $250-million product line. View Mark Hatton's profile