Fateen Yasir

About me

I am a PhD student at the University of Warwick (MathSys CDT), researching in mathematical epidemiology, supervised by Professor Matt Keeling and Dr Ed Hill.

Apart from my studies I enjoy all types of sports (as long as I don't have to run too much), cycling and travelling.

Research interests and PhD project

My PhD project is based around the modelling, parameter inference and policy recommendation for measles in England. My work will aim to build national scale models that are fitted to observed infection dynamics and can be used to acquire projections. Additionally, I am interested in local level metapopulation models that can be used to answer questions on localised outbreaks/extinction patterns, health economics, spatial heterogeneity and socioeconomic inequalities.

Projects

Master's Project - Modelling and Analysis of Dengue Epidemics: Optimising Temporal Control Strategies

During my Master's year at Warwick, I conducted a basic modelling and analyis study to investigate the impact of control strategies often used to mitigate the effects of dengue virus. My approach started with building a mechanistic dynamic deterministic SEIR-type model for both Human and Mosquito populations explicitly. Paramaters were inferred from previous studies to reach endemic equilibirum. After this, different interventions were implemented in to the model and socio-economical analysis was conducted to consider the impact of the timing of these interventions based on different timings.

Project 2

Description of Project

Publications

• N/A

Talks & Conferences

• IDDconf September 2025 (Cumbria): My first conference as a PhD student was the 2025 Infectious Disease Conference held in Cumbria. I was fortunate enough to present a premilminary report of my work so far, highlighting my motivations and research questions that I am interested in answering over the course of my PhD. The friendly atmosphere and people made the whole experience very enjoyable.

Teaching Responsibilities

• 2023 - present: Supervising first year Mathematics students
• 2024 - present: Teaching Assistant for MA256 Introduction to Mathematical Biology & MA4E7 Population Dynamics: Ecology and Epidemiology

Education

• 2024 - present: PhD Mathematics of Real-World Systems, University of Warwick
• 2020 - 2024: Master of Mathematics, University of Warwick - First Class Honours
• 2018 - 2020: A-levels, Godalming College