Upcoming Events
- AustMS Conference, 1—4 Dec 2026, Perth.
- ANZIAM Conference, 1—5 Feb 2027, Auckland.
Invited Talks
- Mathematical modelling and simulation of actomyosin contraction and bundle formation, Adelaide Mechanobiology Symposium, 24 Aug 2026, Adelaide.
- Simulating how turnover influences actomyosin contraction and bundle formation, MATRIX Workshop: From agent based models to nonlinear PDEs in life and social sciences, 9 Jul 2026.
- Mathematical modelling of microbial colonies, Melbourne Mathematical Biology Seminar Series, The University of Melbourne, 14 Aug 2025.
- Thin viscous mixtures in biology and ionic liquids, MATRIX Workshop: Slow viscous flows with interfaces, 14 Jul 2025.
- Models for growing yeasts: RDEs, multiphase models and cell death, MATRIX Workshop: Mathematical models for lipids and cells in atherosclerotic plaques, 23 Aug 2024.
- A moving-boundary model for biological invasion and recession in two dimensions, QUT Applied and Computational Mathematics Seminar Series, 21 Sep 2022.
- A thin-film extensional flow model for biofilm expansion by sliding motility, MBSIG Workshop, 7 Feb 2020.
- Mathematical modelling of pattern formation in yeast biofilms, QUT Applied and Computational Mathematics Seminar Series, 20 Nov 2019.
Contributed Conference Talks
- ECMTB/SMB Conference
- Simulating how turnover influences actomyosin contraction and bundle formation, Graz, 2026.
- Thin-film modelling and parameter optimisation for biofilms (Minisymposium: “Newtonian and non-Newtonian biofluidmechanics: integrating theory, experiments, modeling, and simulations”), Graz, 2026.
- Accidental and regulated cell death in yeast biofilms, Toledo, 2024.
- The effect of nutrient-limited growth on floral pattern formation in yeast biofilms, Lisbon, 2018.
- ANZIAM Conference
- Thin-film modelling and parameter optimisation for biofilms, Canberra, 2026.
- Accidental and regulated cell death in yeast biofilms, Coffs Harbour, 2025.
- Though the yeasty waves confound, Hahndorf, 2024.
- Front stability for a moving-boundary model for biological invasion and recession, Cairns, 2023.
- The effect of geometry on survival and extinction in a moving-boundary problem motivated by the Fisher—KPP equation, Online, 2022.
- Simulating contraction of disordered actomyosin networks, Online, 2021.
- Actin’ weird: why does the cell cortex contract?, Hunter Valley, 2020.
- A multiphase extensional flow model for sliding motility in yeast biofilms, Nelson, 2019.
- The effect of nutrient-limited growth on floral pattern formation in yeast biofilms, Hobart, 2018.
- Travelling waves in a model of yeast growth, Hahndorf, 2017.
- Predicting channel bed topography in hydraulic falls, Canberra, 2016.
- ANZIAM State Branch Meetings
- Actin’ weird: why does the cell cortex contract?, Flinders Central Plaza, 2024.
- Bend, and snap! How flexible actin filaments enable cell division, U. Queensland, 2021
- A multiphase extensional flow model for sliding motility in yeast biofilms, Kent Town, 2018.
- Singular perturbations in a reaction—diffusion model for yeast biofilm formation, Kent Town, 2017.
- Travelling waves in a model of yeast growth, Port Adelaide, 2016.
- AustMS Conference
- The UniSA Mathematics Clinic: How to build a WIL ecosystem, Joint Meeting of the New Zealand, Australian and American Mathematical Societies, Auckland, 12 Dec 2024.
- Predicting ionic liquid patterns, Joint Meeting of the New Zealand, Australian and American Mathematical Societies, Auckland, 11 Dec 2024.
Contributed Posters
- Mathematical modelling in wound healing, Australian Wound and Tissue Repair Society (AWTRS) Conference, 26—28 Aug 2026, Adelaide.
- Modelling yeast biofilm expansion.