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Prof. Iain Johnstone  (Stanford University) Iain is Professor in the Departments of Statistics and Biomedical Data Science at Stanford. Research Interests: Iain’s research interests lie in statistics, in particular around high dimensional data, random matrix methods, decision theory and wavelet methods.

Prof. Joe Grotowski  (University of Queensland) Joe has been Head of School at the University of Queensland since May, 2014, having served as Head of Mathematics from January 2010 until April 2014. Research Interests: Joe’s research is mainly in geometric and nonlinear analysis, in particular in geometric evolution equations. In recent years he has also become involved in a number of … Read More

Prof. Peter Bouwknegt (Australian National University) Peter is a Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the Australian National University in Canberra. He is a former director of the Mathematical Sciences Institute at the ANU and has served both on the ARC College of Experts and the ARC ERA Research Evaluations Committee. Research Interests: Peter is a Mathematical Physicist. His … Read More

Dr. Mark Aarons  (VFMC and Monash University) Mark is the Head of Investment Risk at Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University in the Centre for Quantitative Finance and Investment Strategies. Previously, he was the global head of FICC Structuring at National Australia Bank for over 7 years, leading the team that provided tailored … Read More

Prof. Tony Guttmann  (University of Melbourne, Chair) Tony holds a Personal Chair in mathematics at The University of Melbourne. He was the Interim Director of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute at the time of its creation. Research Interests: Tony’s research interests are in equilibrium statistical mechanics in general, and more particularly in discrete models of phase transitions. As these are often … Read More