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.- Nicholas Witte
15/11/2022 to 14/11/2025
Research Field: Applied Mathematics
Home Institution: Massey University
Local Contact: Prof Mark McGuinness
- Christopher Atkin
04/05/2023 to 29/03/2025
Research Field: Global Analysis
Home Institution:
Local Contact: Ginny Whatarau
- Leigh Roberts - CO545
17/08/2023 to Unknown
Research Field:
Home Institution:
Local Contact: Ginny Whatarau
- Ling Peng - CO545
08/04/2024 to 20/03/2025
Research Field: Data Science & AI
Home Institution: Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
Local Contact: Prof Ivy Liu
- Eric Ulm - CO425
26/04/2024 to 26/04/2026
Research Field:
Home Institution:
Local Contact: Prof Richard Arnold
- Hui Zhang - CO435
11/07/2024 to 15/07/2025
Research Field: Data fusion for remotely sensed environmental data from heterogeneous sources
Home Institution: College of Electronic Information Engineering. Inner Mongolia University, China
Local Contact: Prof Alejandro Frery
- Shuyi Yao - CO532
18/09/2024 to 30/09/2025
Research Field: Shuyi Yao will work on the statistical properties of interferometric data obtained by polarimetric sensors.
Home Institution: Wuhan University, China
Local Contact: Prof Alejandro Frery
- Anna Li - CO540
30/09/2024 to 30/09/2025
Research Field:
Home Institution:
Local Contact: Prof Ivy Liu
- Sarah Randal - CO546
01/10/2024 to 30/09/2026
Research Field: Working on the evidence and analysis that informs Higher Education policy and improves understanding of universities. She has developed interactive analytical tools that provide insight into pathways and outcomes of university students.
Home Institution: Universities NZ
Local Contact: Prof Ivy Liu
- Yutang Guo - CO540
15/10/2024 to 14/10/2025
Research Field:
Home Institution:
Local Contact: Prof Ivy Liu
- Lu Zhu - CO545
14/11/2024 to 04/04/2025
Research Field: Data Science & AI
Home Institution: Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
Local Contact: Prof Ivy Liu
- Mengying Wang - CO532
08/01/2025 to 30/09/2025
Research Field: Data Science
Home Institution: Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
Local Contact: Prof Ivy Liu
- Sione Paea - CO532
15/02/2025 to 15/03/2025
Research Field: Applied maths - industrial mathematics & card sorting
Home Institution: USP, Fiji
Local Contact: Prof Mark McGuinness
- Juan Colonna - CO543
01/06/2025 to 10/05/2026
Research Field:
Home Institution: Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Local Contact: Prof Alejandro Frery