Visiting academics

The School of Mathematics and Statistics often hosts visiting academics with specialist research expertise.

Below is a list of all current and expected visitors. If you would like more information about a visitor, please talk to the Local Contact. If any details are incorrect, inform the School Office.

  • Chris Atkin
    04/05/2023 to 31/07/2026
    Research Field: Global Analysis
    Home Institution:
    Local Contact: Prof Richard Arnold

  • Peter Donelan - CO425
    20/07/2023 to 20/12/2027
    Research Field: Singularity theory, invariant theory, applications to robotics
    Home Institution:
    Local Contact: Prof Lisa Orloff Clark

  • Thomas Forster - CO425
    09/01/2024 to 19/12/2025
    Research Field: Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science
    Home Institution: University of Cambridge
    Local Contact: Prof Noam Greenberg

  • Yutang Guo - CO540
    15/10/2024 to 14/10/2025
    Research Field:
    Home Institution:
    Local Contact: Prof Ivy Liu

  • Juan Colonna - CO543
    01/08/2025 to 30/05/2026
    Research Field: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Signal Processing
    Home Institution: Universidade Federal do Amazonas
    Local Contact: Prof Alejandro Frery

  • Ziqiang Hu - CO540
    10/09/2025 to 28/08/2026
    Research Field: Analysis of the impact of structural upgrading of the agricultural industry on the economic resilience of family farms.
    Home Institution: Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
    Local Contact: Prof Ivy Liu

  • Matteo Ventura - CO532
    15/09/2025 to 26/10/2025
    Research Field:
    Home Institution:
    Local Contact: Prof Ivy Liu

  • Pingping Xu - CO540
    29/09/2025 to 30/06/2026
    Research Field:
    Home Institution: Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
    Local Contact: Prof Ivy Liu

  • Johannes Carmesin - CO426
    27/11/2025 to 12/12/2025
    Research Field: Graph theory and related areas
    Home Institution: TU Freiberg
    Local Contact: Dr Nick Brettell

  • Roohani Sharma - CO532
    08/12/2025 to 12/12/2025
    Research Field: Algorithms and parameterized complexity, and connections with approximation, logic and structural graph theory.
    Home Institution: Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, South Korea
    Local Contact: Dr Nick Brettell

  • Tony Huynh - CO532
    08/12/2025 to 12/12/2025
    Research Field: Graphs, matroids, and combinatorial optimization.
    Home Institution: Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, South Korea
    Local Contact: Dr Nick Brettell

  • Rutger Campbell - CO532
    08/12/2025 to 12/12/2025
    Research Field: Combinatorics, with an emphasis on matroid theory, graph theory, and geometry
    Home Institution: KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
    Local Contact: Dr Nick Brettell