Biography
I began the BBSRC Cambridge DTP program in October 2018, carrying out rotation projects with Dr Nik Cunniffe in the Theoretical and Computational Epidemiology lab in Plant Sciences, and with Dr Anyela Camargo at NIAB. The rotation with Dr Cunniffe addressed fungicide resistance, and the rotation with Dr Camargo involved using machine learning to develop a pipeline for automated disease diagnosis. I graduated with an MMath from the University of Oxford in 2018.
Research
My research uses mathematical modelling and simulations to inform optimal plant disease management strategies. I focus on management of fungicide resistance, using a population dynamics approach. Spatio-temporal models can be used to inform optimal resistance management strategies whilst maintaining good yields, with greater flexibility and reduced cost compared to field trials. I am interested in combining analytical results derived from simpler mathematical models with numerical results from more precisely parameterised simulation models to inform real-world disease management strategies.
More generally my research interests lie within mathematical biology and applied mathematics, including dynamical systems, partial differential equations and mathematical ecology.
Teaching and Supervisions
I supervise Part IA Mathematical Biology for St. Catharine's College. I have also supervised students from Corpus Christi College, Fitzwilliam College and Murray Edwards College.
