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

  • 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