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I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Galway, Ireland, where I work on the Horizon Europe RAPIDE project, and an Adjunct Faculty member at the Sri Innovation and Research Foundation, a data innovation and research organisation in Ghaziabad, India. My current work focuses on modelling healthcare systems using system dynamics, discrete-event simulation, and hybrid simulation approaches to support pandemic preparedness, health-system planning, and resilience under stress.

I received my PhD in Physics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, where I worked on nonlinear dynamics and complex systems. My broader research interests include deterministic and stochastic mathematical modelling, infectious disease dynamics, ecological interactions, healthcare systems modelling, and data-driven decision support.

A unifying theme of my work is the study of complexity and resilience across biological, epidemiological, and health-system contexts. One strand of my research examines how ecological complexity, biodiversity, environmental variability, and intervention strategies influence the spread and persistence of infectious diseases. Another focuses on translating ideas from complex systems and simulation modelling into practical tools for understanding healthcare bottlenecks, service backlogs, patient flow, and adaptive responses during periods of crisis.

Overall, my work aims to connect mathematical modelling, simulation, and public health decision-making to better understand how complex systems behave under stress and how they can be made more resilient.

Find me on GitHub: https://github.com/shakir507

Professional experience

1. 1. RAPIDE Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Galway, Ireland.  October 2024 – Present. Read more here

   2. Adjunct Faculty,  Sri Innovation and Research Foundation (A Data Innovation & Research Organization), Ghaziabad, UP, India. July 2024 to Present.

   3. Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.  January 2022– June 2024.

   4. Assistant Professor, Data Science Center, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram,

India. September 1, 2020–Dec 31, 2021.

1. 5. Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA. February 2018–October 2019.

   6. SERB-IndoUS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA. February 2017–Jan 2018.

   7. UGC Dr. D. S. Kothari postdoctoral fellow, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. February 2015–January 2017.