Academic interests:
- Research in computational mathematics
- Communicate mathematics to a wider audience
- Use research to transform the student experience
- Inspire students to engage and improve their performance
- Use emerging technologies to transform learning, teaching and assessment
- Develop national and international partnerships for research and student mobility (e.g. Erasmus+)
- Generate results with significant theoretical and applicable implications
- Develop a research team to work on Recurrences and Optimization
Key projects:
- 2020- Criminal Networks analysis through mathematical modelling and data science
- 2020- MathsHub –maths support for University of Derby students, staff, and outreach
- 2019- Maple ambassador (Maths Software for symbolic calculations and Engineering simulations)
- 2018- Numeracy skills training for all Derby students and staff, with Vretta Inc.
Developed 12 training courses used by 2000+ students at University of Derby, partners, and SMEs.
As of Jan 2022, 500+ digital badges have been awarded https://libguides.derby.ac.uk/maths.
Impact: https://www.e-assessment.com/resources/closing-the-numeracy-gap-at-the-university-of-derby/ - 2018- Mobius (Mathematical Software –deployed at UoD for developing E-Assessment in Maths) (£40k)
- 2017- IPEC Alba Iulia (Ceramics coloring project) Computational Models for the reproduction of ceramic colors
- 2017- UPN (Logistics, Maths Group Proect at UoD)
- 2015- Mathematical Anxiety (multiple projects in Romania, Turkey, etc)
- 2014- Bosch Thermotechnology (VSM – Value Stream Mapping)