About

Introduction

I trained in computer science and software engineering before doing a masters degree in computational molecular biology in Manchester. I completed my PhD in 2013, studying dynamical systems theory and computational modelling in epilepsy with Gerold Baier. I have since undertaken postdoctoral work at NTU Singapore, MGH Boston, and in Newcastle before starting a faculty fellowship in Newcastle in 2015 and lectureship in 2018.

Research

My research is focused on using computational methods to understand brain function and in the case of disease, brain dysfunction. I use methods from mathematical modelling, dynamical systems and graph theory to investigate complex brain network dynamics. I use functional data such as EEG, MEG and fMRI in addition to structural data derived from MRI and diffusion MRI.

Primarily I work on epilepsy and traumatic brain injury.

Environment

I am jointly based in the Institute of Neuroscience (Faculty of Medical Sciences), and the School of Computing (Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering). In the Institute of Neuroscience I work with Dr Rob Forsyth, consultant neurologist at the RVI and senior lecturer. Within Computing I am based in the Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex BioSystems (ICOS) group.

I co-lead the Computational Neuroscience, Neurology, and Psychiatry (CNNP) lab with Dr. Yujiang Wang. Lab website here: http://cnnp-lab.com