School of Mathematics and Statistics

I am a Magma Research Associate at the Magma Group, working in combinatorics and computational algebra and their applications. My research focuses on the interaction between combinatorial structures and their geometric realisations as polyhedra. I combine theoretical approaches with extensive use of computer algebra systems, in particular Magma, as well as GAP and related tools. Alongside my research, I value student supervision and collaborative work. I enjoy operating at the interface of pure mathematics and its applications.

Dr Anna Aksamit is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney. She completed her PhD at the University of Évry Val d’Essonne and subsequently held a postdoctoral research position at the University of Oxford. From 2020 to 2023, she was awarded an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) to support her research in probability and mathematical finance. She is currently a Chief Investigator on an ARC Discovery Project grant and continues to develop an active research program in stochastic processes and financial mathematics.

1999 - 2004: BSc at the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Belarusian State University, Belarus

2005 - 2007: PhD at the University of York, UK

2008 - 2011: Research assistant at the University of York

2011 - 2014: Lecturer at Durham University, UK

2014 - 2017: Reader at Durham University, UK

Chris Bertram graduated in Engineering Science in 1971 and gained his doctorate in 1975 with a thesis on ultrasonic measurement of arterial mechanical properties. He then spent two years working in haemodynamics at Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Physiology as first a postdoctoral fellow and then a research assistant. From 1977, as a research associate, he experimented on unsteady flow separation and modelled collapsed-tube flows at Cambridge University’s Applied Mathematics department (DAMTP). In 1980 he was appointed lecturer at the then Centre for Biomedical Engineering of University of New South Wales. He was promoted to senior lecturer in 1985, and to associate professor in 1990, lecturing on signal analysis, medical instrumentation, cardiovascular dynamics, medical imaging and physiological fluid mechanics. He moved to University of Sydney in 2010, becoming a Professorial Research Fellow in 2020. He has published over 100 full papers in peer-reviewed journals, and over 150 book chapters, conference contributions and other articles. For many years he conducted experiments on self-excited oscillations of collapsed-tube flows, and these investigations still form the most comprehensive investigation of this dynamical system. In parallel he conducted numerical modelling in several areas, most recently cerebrospinal fluid mechanics. His current research is on pace-making and pumping in the lymphatic vascular system. He has been a member of the World Council of Biomechanics, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Fluids and Structures, and is on the Editorial Board of the journal Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing.

Rosie Cameron is an education-focused academic and First Year Director in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney. With a background in pure mathematics (graph theory and combinatorics), she has since shifted into an education-focused role through her teaching and coordination of large first-year units. Her current work centres on undergraduate curriculum, assessment, and teaching leadership. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Jennifer Chan did her PhD at The University of New South Wales, Sydney and was graduated in 1997. From 1996, she lectured at the University of Hong Kong before joining the Statistics Department in 2006.

Lewis Combes is a postdoctoral researcher in the Computational Algebra Group, working under the supervision of John Voight and Geordie Williamson. 

I am a Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney,
and a member of the Algebra Research Group. I have been working at the university
of Sydney since 2015, first as a postdoctoral researcher with Ruibin Zhang, and
since 2017 in a continuing position. In 2017 I received an ARC DECRA fellowship
and in 2023 an ARC Future Fellowship. In 2021 I was awarded a Christopher Heyde
medal from the Australian Academy of Science, in 2022 the G. de B. Robinson Award
from the Canadian Mathematical Society with Chih-Whi Chen, in 2023 the Australian
Mathematical Society Medal and in 2024 a Frontiers of Science Award in Mathematics,
with Pavel Etingof and Victor Ostrik.

I am a quantum topologist interested in the intersections of knot theory, quantum algebra, diagrammatics, categorification, and combinatorics.

My recent and ongoing projects include:

• topological approaches to the Kashiwara-Vergne conjecture

• virtual knot invariants from graph cuts and flows

• an operadic perspective on welded and virtual tangles.

I aim to foster a diverse, inclusive, and vibrant research community in topology and beyond.

PhD 1992, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Dr Nathan Duignan is a mathematical researcher and lecturer in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney. His work sits at the interface of geometry, dynamical systems, and plasma physics, where he studies how geometric structures shape the dynamics of physical systems.

He is particularly interested in how ideas from symplectic geometry and Hamiltonian mechanics can be used to understand nonlinear phenomena in classical and modern physics, such as magnetic confinement in fusion devices, celestial mechanics, and more broadly chaotic systems. His research bridges pure mathematics and applied science, combining rigorous theory with computational and physical insight.

Dr Duignan is also an active educator who coordinates and lectures across a range of undergraduate and advanced units in applied mathematics, and is known for developing innovative teaching tools that enhance engagement and academic integrity.

David Easdown is currently engaged in a project to create online courses in mathematics on the Coursera platform. His list of courses currently include

• MOOC Introduction to Calculus (launched 2018)
• MOOC Introduction to Linear Algebra (launched 2023)
• MOOC Introduction to Advanced Calculus (launched 2024).

I am a Professor for Computer Algebra at the University of Würzburg (Germany) and a member of the computational algebra group at the University of Sydney.

I am an ARC Future Fellow and a Research Focused Academic at the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute and the School of Mathematics and Statistics.

My research is in probability theory, with a particular focus on random matrices and random geometry.

Alexander Fish defended his Ph.D. thesis 'Ramsey properties of subsets of N' in 2007 under the supervision of Hillel Furstenberg, at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Before arriving to Sydney, he was Zassenhaus Assistant Professor at Ohio State University, and Van Vleck Assistant Professor at UW-Madison .