Surrey Mathematics Research Blog

The British Applied Mathematics Colloquium 2017 has concluded at the University of Surrey with a closing ceremony taking place on the afternoon of 12 April.  Congratulations to the organisers (David Lloyd, Ian Roulstone, Anne Skeldon) for their leadership and hard work, and special thanks to Tracey Simons for managing the conference. Many thanks to all […]

Day three of the 2017 British Applied Mathematics Colloquium took place on Wednesday 12 April at Surrey.  The plenary speaker of the day was Ingrid Daubechies (Duke).  In addition there were 20 parallel sessions with close to 100 talks. It was a big day for Surrey participants giving talks: Philip Aston, Michele Bartuccelli, Sean Cleator, […]

Day two of the 2017 British Applied Mathematics Colloquium took place on Tuesday 11 April at Surrey.  The two plenary speakers were Rebecca Hoyle (Southampton) and Beth Wingate (Exeter).  In addition there were over 20 minisymposiums with over 100 talks.   The conference banquet took place in the evening, accompanied by a full moon, with Alan […]

The 2017 British Applied Mathematics Colloquium started on Monday 10 April at Surrey with opening remarks from the Vice Chancellor Prof Max Lu.  The Monday programme had two plenaries: Karen Willcox (MIT) and Peter Grindrod (Oxford), as well as 11 Minisymposiums, and over 50 talks.  At the end of the day Cambridge University Press organised […]

The 2017 Postgraduate Ceremony for the University of Surrey took place 5-7 April 2017, with the mathematics awards taking place on Friday 7th April in the afternoon. Five PhDs in Mathematics were conferred (Esther Bonet Luz, Katie Cranfield, Sandra Kabisch, Jonathan Pennant, Antonio Pitelli).  Representing and processing on behalf of the department were Tom Bridges, […]

It is now straightforward to collect large quantities of physiological data, such as blood pressure and ECG. The key challenge is to unlock the information in these complex data sets. In both heart conditions and infection, early detection allows for critical interventions that will save lives and reduce chronic morbidities. The attractor reconstruction (AR) method […]