List of submitted MSc projects 2017
| Project ID | Supervisor | Co-supervisor | Project title | Prospective PhD | Co-funding | Reserved |
| 1 | James Sprittles (Mathematics) |
Ed Brambley (Mathematics) |
Fragmentation of High Speed Microdrops | Yes | From Waters Corporation (hope to obtain £30k, but not guaranteed yet). | |
| 2 | Matteo Icardi (Mathematics) |
Florian Theil (Mathematics) |
Mathematical models for long-term prediction of lithium-ion batteries (sent by email) | Yes | JLR and Johnson Matthey Battery Systems | |
| 3 | Matteo Icardi (Mathematics) |
James Sprittles (Mathematics) |
Interfacial dynamics and data-driven modelling in porous media (sent by email) | Yes | Ongoing discussions with TOTAL | |
| 4 | Hugo van den Berg (Mathematics) |
Andrew Blanks (Other) |
Dynamic discrimination of ionic trans-membrane conductances | Yes | ||
| 5 | Christoph Ortner (Mathematics) |
James Kermode (Engineering) |
Novel Interatomic Potentials with Uncertainty Quantification & Applications | Yes | Options for industrial co-funding and/or partners include the supervisor’s industrial links: AWE, TWI, Rolls Royce plus CDT partners JLR, Tata steel and Thalys. | |
| 6 | Colm Connaughton (Mathematics) |
Steve Hilditch (MathSys External Partner) |
Data-driven classification and prediction of motorway congestion | Yes | Largely depends on the outcome of recent multilateral proposal to EPSRC in this area. | |
| 7 | Nigel Burroughs (Mathematics) |
Charlie Swanton (Other) |
Analysis of pathway exclusivity in cancer | Yes | Charlie Swanton is keen to collaborate; I am already helping to one of his PhD students. This is a fantastic opportunity to build up a valuable cancer collaboration with an internationally leading institute (CRUK funded). | |
| 8 | Nigel Burroughs (Mathematics) |
Andrew McAinsh (Other) |
Solving missing data in tracked image data: Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process and data augmentation | Yes | 3i, the company that manufactures lightsheet microscopes, is interested in collaborating on a PhD. Seems willing to co-fund. | |
| 9 | Robert MacKay (Mathematics) |
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Hierarchical aggregation of traffic flows | Yes | It would depend on attracting the interest of DfT or CUSP or other organisation. | |
| 10 | Robert MacKay (Mathematics) |
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Optimising assessment graphs | Yes | It will be a question of getting HEFCE or EPSRC sufficiently interested. | |
| 11 | Mark Senn (Chemistry) |
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Shedding Light on the Structure-Property Relationship through Representation Analysis | Yes | Options for co-funding include Diamond Light Source and the ISIS Neutron Spallation Source. Proposals will be submitted in August for this. | |
| 12 | Matteo Villa (MathSys External Partner) |
Colm Connaughton (Mathematics) |
Reconstructing 3D particle data from 2D SEM images | Yes | Funding is available but this would have to be reviewed and may need to coincide with the start of the next financial year. | |
| 13 | Javier Cuervo (MathSys External Partner) |
Farooq Khan (MathSys External Partner) |
Developing a Model for Genotype-Phenotype Mapping to Predict Risks of Heart-Related Conditions | Yes, but likely not on this particular project | ||
| 14 | Dr Richard Savage (Statistics) |
Dr Christopher Yau (MathSys External Partner) |
Understanding the black box: interpretable machine learning for biomedical research | Yes | Co-sponsorship by Hoffman La-Roche | |
| 15 | Francois VIALATTE (ESPCI Paris) |
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Cognitive Brain-Computer Interface | Yes | ||
| 16 | David Armstrong (Physics) |
Theo Damoulas (Computer Science) |
Machine Learning for Exoplanet Detection | Yes | We are exploring options with external companies working with data science or cloud computing, including Google. | |
| 17 | Juergen Branke (Warwick Business School) |
Robin Ball (Physics) |
Multi-objective optimisation of stochastic simulation models | Yes | ESTECO (a company in Italy) would cover the 30% | |
| 18 | Prof Nasir Rajpoot (Computer Science) |
Prof David Snead (Other) |
Localising Cell Communities in the Tumour Microenvironment | Yes | Possibility of co-funding from both Intel HLS and Philips Healthcare | |
| 19 | M S Turner (Physics) |
Oksana Koltosova (MathSys External Partner) |
Continuum and multi-scale modelling of crowd flows | Yes | Legion may be willing to fund or co-fund but will make a decision on this after they assess progress on the Research Study Group and/or MSc project | |
| 20 | R.S.MacKay (Mathematics) |
Jonathan Williams (Other) |
Stroke Treatment | Yes | Not at present, but if we get UHCW interested then maybe | |
| 21 | Yulia Timofeeva (Computer Science) |
Kirill Volynski (Other) |
Mechanistic molecular model of synaptotagmin-mediated synaptic vesicle fusion | Yes | Not at the moment, possibilities will be explored in the UK (maybe Wellcome Trust) and with Yale. | Ian Atkinson |
| 22 | Yulia Timofeeva (Computer Science) |
Kirill Volynski (Other) |
Voltage-gated calcium channels in wild-type and knock-in migraine mice | Yes | Not at the moment, but possibilities will be explored with hospitals. | Chris Norman |
| 22 | Dr Julia Brettschneider (Statistics) |
Dr Stephen Royle (Other) |
Joining the dots: reconstructing complex microtubule networks | Yes | ||
| 23 | Richard Gunton (MathSys External Partner) |
Robert MacKay (Mathematics) |
Exploring the Impact of Momentum Investment on Financial Stability | Yes | Yes - seeking partial funding through sponsorship from businesses associated with Sciteb | |
| 24 | Gareth Alexander (Physics) |
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Morphology and Responsivity in Cholesteric Droplets | Yes | Joe Pollard | |
| 25 | Professor Robert Walton (Other) |
Dr Yen-Fu Chen (Warwick Medical School) |
Mathematical formalisation of the programme theory for a complex healthcare intervention to promote smoking cessation | Yes | None. Maths supervision to be confirmed for MSc project |