Dr Renata Retkute
- Assistant Research Professor
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Renata Retkute is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.
Previous Positions
2015 to 2020 Research Fellow - The Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology & Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (SBIDER), University of Warwick, England
2012 to 2015 Research Fellow - School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, England
Qualifications
PhD in Mathematics - Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland
MSc in System Analysis - Klaipeda University, Lithuania
BSc Hons in Mathematics - Klaipeda University, Lithuania
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Background in mathematical modelling and statistics developing strategies for experimental design and parametrisation of biological systems at different spatial and temporal scales. Currently developing strategies for forecasting risk arising from dispersion of invasive pests e.g. desert locust and arboviruses (banana bunchy top virus, BBTV) affecting staple food crops across regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Interests in Bayesian parameter estimation, machine learning and remote sensing.