Mirror Analytics | Research and Development Consulting

Find the answer you are looking for

We apply research, scientific methods and data to find the best solution for your most complex challenges

Our approach

When you face a challenge, science has usually already solved it. We define the issue, find the right method, and apply it to your situation.

We're experts in understanding how data can be used to solve your challenge, and in making sure it is the right information, by finding it, structuring it and checking it is accurate.

We make available the scientific and statistical methods that are usually applied commercially by only a few of the largest organisations in the world.

Team

Our core 2-person team comes with respected scientific credentials and exceptional experience.

Dr. Jac Davis

Dr Jac Davis is a Cambridge-trained scientist who works at the crossroads of data science, research and human behaviour, turning complex situations into evidence a client can act on.

Her research, from criminology to public health, is cited by the United Nations, the OECD, the NHS and the UK Parliament. Recent work includes an impact evaluation of a mentoring program for an international medical association, and a model of urban food security informing urban agriculture planning in African cities. She is currently researching how people make fast, accurate decisions from little information.

Dr. Jegar Pitchforth

Dr Jegar Pitchforth combines skills in data science, software engineering and statistical methods, focused on solving real organisational challenges.

Before founding Mirror Analytics and Scientific Microservices, he built the data science infrastructure behind Booking.com's real estate function, one of the most profitable data teams in the world at the time.

He also worked on algorithms for sequencing the HIV genome. He writes about how statistics can solve issues as varied as theme park design and saving koala habitats.

Testimonials

We work with the best.

The best data partners I've worked with. I consider myself fairly strong with data, but the insights they delivered were truly next level, uncovering patterns we simply hadn't seen before.

David Burke

Head of Digital

Simonds Homes

The closest market can get to science: not only will they provide the data and the processing behind it, but they will also help you understand the underlying meaning of your own questions.

Giacomo Bosso

Product Manager

Vekoma Engineering

Fantastic to work with! The team took on a challenging project brief that required a lot of innovative thinking. We were able to deliver a great end-product on time.

Jack Coates

Principal Scientist

Healthy Land & Water

Positive and easy to engage with, helped us to develop a simple and clear data science plan that added significant value to our thinking and approach.

Jo Fair

CEO

Future Work Studios

This duo marries hard core technical skills, each with data science doctorates, with multi-sector application around the world. They have navigated the simplification of huge complexity.

Mara Bun

Director of the Board

Australian Ethical Investments

Went above and beyond to help us understand a complex challenge. Not only did they solve the problem and deliver excellent insight, but were a pleasure to work with.

Grant Gilmour

Director

Beanstalk AgTech

Portfolio

We answer the big questions.

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Health
Finance
Housing
Deep Tech
Engineering
Food Security
Environment

Baby Calendar

Improve patient attendance at maternal and infant health appointments

Beanstalk AgTech

Maximise weight gain in cattle herd

Booking.com

Improve health and productivity in office spaces

Cordium

Streamline billing for medical practices

Bearded man reading a spiral bound book while a robot holds his coffee cup

FutureWork Studio

Prioritize features for software development

Koala in a tree with a baby koala hanging on her back

Healthy Land & Water

Evaluate alternate strategies for koala conservation

Healthy Land & Water

Predict yearly improvements in water quality

Knowan

Data science architecture for women's health

Powerlink

Audit calculations for energy transmission systems

PrimeX

Predict market changes for livestock products

Art of the proposed Brisbane Olympic stadium

Queensland University of Technology

Predict cost overruns for the Brisbane Olympics

Recall Alerts

Reduce health impacts of food-borne illness

Salmon Project

Audit calculations for carbon credit investing

Safe Food Queensland

Improve audit efficiency for food safety

Model houses in rows with one house coloured orange

Simonds Homes

Minimize costs and delays in construction

Simonds Homes

Predict profit margins for construction

Simonds Homes

Optimise marketing spend for construction

Simonds Homes

Improve sales efficiency in construction

Vekoma Rides

Evaluate market demand for dark rides

Vekoma Rides

Improve customer experience in rollercoasters

About

Mirror Analytics is a leading research and development consultancy based in Queensland, Australia.

What we provide

Data discovery
Custom data applications
Back-end, front-end and cloud-based software
Chartered research projects

For local and international clients.

At a glance

Founded: 2020
Based in: Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia
Team: Two PhD-qualified scientists
Doctorates from: QUT and Cambridge

Recent Publications

Our work is highly influential. Our scientists are cited in policy documents of the Inter-American Development Bank, UK Parliament, the United Nations, the OECD, the UK NHS, and other government and non-government organisations in the US, UK, Korea, and Norway. Our research is reported in BBC News, New Scientist, Psychology Today, the Huffington Post, Washington Examiner, and the Conversation among other outlets. We have provided direct federal government briefings in urgent situations including the COVID-19 pandemic and research supporting large-scale projects including the Brisbane Olympics.

Journal of Air Transport Management

Processing passengers efficiently: An analysis of airport processing times for international passengers

Bayesian hierarchical models for sequentially processing airport passenger data, reducing computation time and reducing data storage.

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Ecology and Society

Diverse actor perspectives on African urban food systems

Cross-cultural field psychology and Bayesian networks for food security in African cities (South Africa and Uganda).

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Current Biology

Comprehensive longitudinal study challenges the existence of neonatal imitation in humans

Experimental psychology research on human learning. Highly cited, featured in Psychology Today and The Conversation.

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Case Studies in Bayesian Statistical Modelling and Analysis

Bayesian Meta-Analysis

Bayesian meta-analysis for red meat consumption and risk of breast cancer.

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Child Development

Cultural Components of Sex Diﬀerences in Color Preference

Cross-cultural field psychology research on human learning in small-scale societies (Vanuatu, Peru, Congo, Australia). Featured in BBC News, Radio NZ, Washington Post, New Scientist.

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World Development

Precision approaches to food insecurity

Geospatial predictive analytics for food security in African cities. Used by federal governments in South Africa and Uganda for food security during COVID-19.

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Journal of Experimental Criminology

Procedural justice and police legitimacy

Meta-analysis of procedural justice research. Now the no.1 most cited paper of a similar age in its journal, which is a top 3% journal in law research.

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Expert Systems with Applications

A proposed validation framework for expert elicited Bayesian Networks

Validation methods for Bayesian network applications to supply chain, safety, risk management, and security.

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Expert Systems with Applications

A framework for model integration and holistic modelling of socio-technical systems

Bayesian methods for integrating holistic systems models. Over 100 citations especially in secure software development, cybersecurity, socio-technical systems, and resilience.

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SpringerPlus

Viewing systematic reviews and meta-analysis in social research through diﬀerent lenses

Methods paper on meta-analysis cited 565 times, now used as a reference for instructional materials on meta-analysis in diverse ﬁelds.

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Archives of Sexual Behavior

How large are gender differences in toy preferences?

Meta-analysis of gender development research. Top 1% most influential articles of all time, per Altmetric. Used by NHS England.

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Perspectives on Psychological Science

Does Neonatal Imitation Exist?

Meta-analysis research paper that challenged a major theory of developmental psychology. 78 citations, Altmetric score of 62, featured on Psychology Today.

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Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Factors affecting timely completion of a PhD: a complex systems approach

Bayesian network analysis of PhDs in Mathematical Sciences and the factors contributing to successful completion on time.

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Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Understanding deliberate practice in preschool-aged children

Experimental psychology research charting the development of human learning. Frequently cited in cognitive development research.

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Food Security

Food accessibility of different socioeconomic groups in sub-Saharan African cities

Geospatial predictive model combined with survey research for food security in Kampala, Uganda.

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Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

A hybrid queue-based Bayesian network framework for passenger facilitation modelling

Presents a novel method for dynamic Bayesian network integrated with stochastic queuing theory for simulating passenger facilitation in an airport terminal.

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Research Synthesis Methods

A systematic method for search term selection in systematic reviews

Applied mathematics for research synthesis. Introduces an early form of natural language processing.

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Environmetrics

Modelling imperfect presence data obtained by citizen science

Geospatial predictive model and mathematical simulation study for jaguar encounters in the Peruvian Amazon.

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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

The advantage of mobile technologies in crowdsourcing landscape preferences

Crowdsourcing technology for green space planning in Amsterdam.

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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Maternally transmitted isotopes and their effects on larval fish

Meta-analysis and experimental biology for enriched stable isotope markers in larval fish.

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Journal of Research on Adolescence

Sexual Experimentation in Heterosexual, Bisexual, Lesbian/Gay, and Questioning Adolescents From Ages 11 to 15

Cohort study analysis for the development of adolescent sexuality.

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Applied Geography

Oil palm community conflict mapping in Indonesia

Geospatial analysis for conflict between oil-palm producers and local communities in Indonesian Borneo.

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PLoS ONE

It's Not Just Conflict That Motivates Killing of Orangutans

Survey analysis of reasons that people killed orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia.

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Biological Reviews

Facultative adjustment of the offspring sex ratio and male attractiveness

Meta-analysis of the effects of male attractiveness on offspring sex ratio in birds.

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One Earth

Meta-analyses reveal the importance of socio-psychological factors for farmers' adoption of sustainable agricultural practices

Meta-analysis of motivational factors for farmers implementing sustainable agricultural practices in Europe.

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Developmental Psychology

Creation Across Culture

Cross-cultural experimental psychology research for the development of innovation in children.

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Toogoolawah, Somerset, QLD, Australia

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+61 412 842 721

Email Us

info@mirror-analytics.com

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