School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Our academic staff
Academics in our school teach undergraduate and Masters degree modules in their related specialisms, as well as supervising research students and carrying out their own research.
Academic members of staff
Dr Daniel Ahelegbey
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Dr Murat Akman
Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Harmonic Analysis; Geometric Measure Theory; Potential Theory; Partial Differential Equations; Linear and Non-Linear Elliptic Partial Differential Equations
Dr Chris Antonopoulos
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Mathematical modelling of the brain; Mathematical approaches to infer network connectivity; Multi-dimensional Hamiltonian systems, chaotic dynamics and complex statistics; Mathematical modelling of the spread of COVID-19 in communities; Nonlinear dynamics and long-term behaviour; Synchronisation, chimera-like states and emergence of collective behaviour in complex systems; Time-series analysis and forecasting; Any of the PhD projects I am offering, combined with machine learning and/or artificial intelligence approaches
Dr Oludare Ariyo
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Biostatistics; Bayesian computational statistics; Joint modelling for longitudinal and survival analysis.; Multivariate Analysis; Mixed-Effect model; High-Dimensional data; Models for multivariate repeated measures
Dr Joseph Bailey
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Mathematical biology/ecology, individual and group movement, random walk theory, movement and time-series data analysis, mathematical education.
Dr Yanchun Bao
Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Longitudinal data analysis; Survival analysis; Mendelian Randomization; Causal method (Instrumental variable method, structural mean model); Covariance modelling; Bioinformatics research for omic data
Dr Zoe Bartlett
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Dr Xu Chen
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Neuroimaging data analysis; Multiple testing; Imaging genetics
Dr Jessica Claridge
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Network Coding; Information Theory; Coding Theory; Mathematics Education
Professor Edward Codling
Faculty Dean Research (Science and Health) - Professor (R), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Animal movement and dispersal; Random walks and diffusion; Analysis of movement data; Collective behaviour; Human crowd behaviour; Animal social network analysis; Fisheries modelling, assessment, and management; Modelling population dynamics
Dr Alex Diana
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Bayesian Statistics; Variational Bayes
Dr Saideh Ferdowsi
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Computational neuroscience; Brain Connectivity; Deep Learning application in neuroscience; Blind Source Seperation for biomedical data analysis; Brain Computer Interface; Physiological signal Processing
Dr Nikolaos Fytas
Reader (R), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Statistical Mechanics; Disordered Systems; Theoretical Physics; Applied Mathematics; Condensed Matter Physics; Soft Matter Physics; Computational Physics; Physical Chemistry
Dr Tao Gao
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Nonlinear waves; Applied Mathematics; Uncertainty quantification; Fluid mechanics
Dr Vasileios Giagos
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Inference for stochastic kinetic dynamics; Bayesian Analysis; Data Science and Statistical Applications
Dr Georgi Grahovski
Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Mathematical physics; Integrable systems (continuous and discrete); Theory of solitons. Nonlinear waves; Lie groups and Lie algebras. Symmetries; Spectral theory. Analysis of PDEs
Dr Sema Gunturkun
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Commutative algebra
Dr Wenxing Guo
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Statistical Machine Learning; Statistical Inference; Statistical Models
Dr Stella Hadjiantoni
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Numerical methods for the development of recursive regularisation and machine learning algorithms; Numerical methods for handling high-dimensional data sets; Predictive modelling; Numerical linear algebra in data science and machine learning; Natural Language Processing
Dr Andrew Harrison
Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Bioinformatics
Dr Junlei Hu
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Dr Alastair Litterick
Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Reductive algebraic groups; Finite groups of Lie type; Representation varieties; Formalisation and automated theorem proving
Dr Peng Liu
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Optimal reinsurance and decentralized insurance; Quantitative Risk Management (QRM); Extreme Value Theory; Mathematical Finance
Dr Jianya Lu
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Stochastic Processes; Probability Limit Theorems and Moderate Deviations; Time Series; Stochastic Algorithms
Dr Osama Mahmoud
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Medical Statistics and Genetic epidemiology; Causal inference in public health; Data Science and Machine Learning; Predictive modelling
Dr Felipe Maldonado
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Supply Chain & Logistics - Machine Learning Approach; Market Design and Optimisation; Revenue Management; Reinforcement Learning; Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models; Energy Analytics; Time Series Analysis
Dr Jesus Martinez-Garcia
Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Algebraic Geometry; Birational geometry and Fano varieties; Moduli spaces and geometric invariant theory; K-stability and canonical metrics
Dr Georgios Papamikos
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Continuous and Discrete Integrable Systems; Mathematical Physics; Algebraic methods in the study of Differential Equations
Dr Yassir Rabhi
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Cure rate models; Nonparametric/Semiparametric methods for multivariate length-biased and censored data; Copulas and measures of dependence; Time series and spectral analysis
Dr Igor Rodionov
Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Statistics of extremes; Extreme value theory
Dr Rishideep Roy
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Bayesian Statistics; Sports Analytics; Stochastic Processes; Interacting Particle Systems; Election Analytics; Information Spread; Time Series Analysis
Professor Christopher Saker
Professor, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Combinatorics on words, particularly on the study of unavoidable factor sets and related topics; Mathematics Education
Dr Dmitry Savostyanov
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
High-dimensional problems; Tensor product decompositions
Dr Alexei Vernitski
Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Applying algebra (for example, group theory) to study knots and braids; Mathematical education; Machine learning in mathematics; reinforcement learning applied to knot theory; Deep learning and reinforcement learning, applied to mathematical problems
Dr Lisa Voigt
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Astrostatistics; cosmology; weak lensing; machine learning in cosmology; data science
Professor Spyridon Vrontos
Head of Department - Professor (R), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Actuarial Mathematics and Actuarial Modelling; Design of Optimal Bonus &ndash Malus Systems; Asset - Liability Management for Pension Funds; Performance Measurement for Pension Funds, Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds; Predictability of Financial Time Series; Risk Management and Solvency; Risk Theory
Professor Gerald Williams
Professor, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Groups defined in terms of graphs; Circulant matrices and graphs; Cyclically presented groups
Dr Jackie Wong Siaw Tze
Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Mortality modelling and forecasting; Bayesian computational statistics; Bayesian model comparison; Estimation of marginal likelihoods (bridge sampling); Machine learning in actuarial science
Professor Xinan Yang
Professor, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Stochastic Optimization and its applications in Logistics, Telecommunications, Revenue Management and Energy.; Stochastic Optimization and Markov Decision Process (MDP); Approximate Dynamic Programming (ADP) and Reinforcement Learning; Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) and solution approaches
Dr Na You
Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Research interests:
Statistical divergence for survival analysis; Survival regression
KTP Associates
Oluwatayo Akindolie
Language Modelling Engineer (KTP Associate), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Dragos-Cristian Gruia
Health Data Scientist (KTP Associate), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Buddhika Kiththangoda Gamage
Research Associate (KTP Associate), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Prachi Prachi
Data Scientist, Ethical Marketing (KTP Associate), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Mohanna Torkashvand
Data Scientist (Insurance) (KTP Associate), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Dr Yurun Yang
Fintech Data Scientist (Machine Learning Engineer, KTP Associate), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Honorary staff
Professor John Dowden
Emeritus Professor, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Research interests:
Heat and mass transfer processes occurring in laser materials processing, in medicine and in geophysics.
Professor David Fremlin
Emeritus Professor, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Prof Peter Higgins
Emeritus Professor, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Research interests:
Algebraic Semigroups (primary); Formal Language Theory, Combinatorics and Graph Theory (secondary)
Prof Berthold Lausen
Emeritus Professor, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Prof Abdellah Salhi
Emeritus Professor, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Research interests:
Optimisation Mathematical Programming and Heuristics (Evolutionary Computing, Nature-inspired Algorithms, the Strawberry Algorithm); Numerical Analysis Data Mining (Big Data) Bioinformatics
