Academic staffDr Koenraad Audenaert is a Reader in Applied Mathematics.His research interests are quantum information theory andmatrix analysis.Dr Yiftach Barnea is a Reader in Pure Mathematics. His researchinterests include pr<strong>of</strong>inite groups and Lie algebras.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Simon Blackburn is a Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Pure Mathematics,with interests in algebra, combinatorics, and cryptography.Dr Jens Bolte is a Reader in Applied Mathematics. His researchinterests are in mathematical physics, and in particular inquantum chaos and semiclassical quantum mechanics.Dr Carlos Cid is a Reader in Information Security. His researchinterests include cryptography, information security andcomputer algebra.Dr Cecilia Busuioc is a Teaching Fellow in Pure Mathematics.Her area <strong>of</strong> research includes Eisenstein cohomology, MilnorK-theory, and special values <strong>of</strong> L-functions.Dr Christine Davies is a former Senior Lecturer inApplied Mathematics. Her area <strong>of</strong> interest includesmagnetohydrodynamics and applications to astrophysics.Dr Rainer Dietmann is a Lecturer in Mathematics. His researchinterests include Analytic Number Theory and Diophantineequations.Dr Christine Farmer is a former Senior Lecturer in AppliedMathematics. Her area <strong>of</strong> interest includes the mathematics <strong>of</strong>quantum mechanics.Dr Stefanie Gerke is a Reader in Pure Mathematics. Her researchinterests include (random) graph theory and algorithms.Dr Alexey Koloydenko is a Lecturer in Statistics and ProbabilityTheory. His research interests include statistical image analysis,algebraic statistics, and hidden Markov models.Dr James McKee is a Reader in Pure Mathematics. His researchinterests include Salem numbers, Pisot numbers, Mahlermeasure, elliptic curves, and computational number theory.Dr Iain M<strong>of</strong>fatt is a Lecturer in Pure Mathematics. His researchinterests are on the interface <strong>of</strong> combinatorics and topology, inparticular with applications in knot theory.Dr Francisca Mota-Furtado is a Reader in Applied Mathematics.Her research interests include classical and quantum chaos inatomic systems.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Sean Murphy is a Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Mathematics, withinterests in cryptography and data security.Dr Siaw-Lynn Ng is a Lecturer in Information Security, withinterests in combinatorics and finite geometry, and theirapplications in information security.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Brita Nucinkis is a Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in Pure Mathematics. Herresearch interests are in homological methods in group theory.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Pat O’Mahony is a Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Applied Mathematics,with interests in quantum dynamics, chaos, and atomic theory.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Rüdiger Schack is a Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in AppliedMathematics. He is interested in open quantum systems and thephysics <strong>of</strong> information, including quantum information theoryand quantum cryptography.Dr Eira Scourfield is an Honorary Research Associate in PureMathematics. Her research interest is analytic number theory.Dr Teo Sharia is a Lecturer in Statistics. Her research interestsinclude asymptotic theory <strong>of</strong> parametric estimation, iterativemethods and stochastic approximation.Dr Andrew Sheer is a former Senior Lecturer in AppliedMathematics. His area <strong>of</strong> interest includes applications <strong>of</strong>operational research to transport and finance.Dr Vadim Shcherbakov is a Lecturer in Statistic. His researchinterest is applied probability.Dr Martin Widmer is a Lecturer in Pure Mathematics. Hisresearch lies within the broad field <strong>of</strong> Diophantine analysis,in particular the distribution <strong>of</strong> discrete algebraic objects inalgebraic structures and the theory <strong>of</strong> heights.Dr Mark Wildon is a Lecturer in Pure Mathematics. His researchinterests are in representation theory, group theoryand combinatorics.The terms and conditions on which <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Holloway</strong>, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>London</strong>makes <strong>of</strong>fers <strong>of</strong> admission to its programmes <strong>of</strong> study, including those coveredin this booklet, may be found in the <strong>Undergraduate</strong> Prospectus or PostgraduateProspectus, copies <strong>of</strong> which are available on request from:royalholloway.ac.uk/studyhereThe information contained in this <strong>brochure</strong> is correct at the time <strong>of</strong> publication butis subject to change as part <strong>of</strong> the department’s policy <strong>of</strong> continuous improvementand development.14 Department <strong>of</strong> Mathematics6813 9/13
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