Maths for Industry Day 2024

9:30 – 10:00

Registration

10:00 – 10:20

Welcome and Introduction

Dr Jonathan Thompson, Head of School

Dr Katerina Kaouri, Director of Impact and Engagement

10:20 – 11:00

Maths Impact Stories

• Dr Usama Kadri Global Real-time Early Assessment of Tsunamis
• Prof Paul Harper & Prof Daniel Gartner Helping to Save Lives and Transform Healthcare Services with Mathematical Modelling
• Dr Katerina Kaouri & Dr Thomas Woolley Indoor Viral Transmission: Preparing for Future Epidemics

11:00 - 11:30

Successful Student Projects

• Syon Parashar Placement student at Roche
• Dominic Evans MSc student from Welsh Water Using AI Drone Imagery to detect missing mortar and vegetation from dam walls
• Fan Wu PhD student The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

11:30 – 11:50

Refreshments, Poster Exhibition, and Information Stalls

11:50 – 12:40

Industry Success Stories and Open Challenges

• Mark Ashenden Safety & Reliability Capability Manager and Senior Technical Specialist, Rolls-Royce plc. Modelling Service Operations in Rolls-Royce to Optimise Through-life Support
• Luke Maggs Lead Operational Researcher, Natural Resources Wales The Role of Mathematics in Helping Wales and the UK meet its Sustainability Challenges
• Cerys Ponting Head, Trade Analysis Team, Welsh Government How Statistics Can Shape Policy
• Dr Gueorgui Mihaylov Principal Data Scientist, Haleon The Impact of Mathematical Models on a Global Consumer Healthcare Supply Chain

12:40 – 13:00

Maths Lightning Talks

• Dr Yasemin Sengul Tezel Modelling and Analysis of Advanced Viscoelastic Materials
• Dr Elizabeth Williams Health Care Modelling with Cardiff and Vale Healthcare Board
• Elin Haf Williams Mathematical Modelling of Alcohol Consumption and its Consequences

13:00–14:00

Lunch, Poster Exhibition, and Information Stalls