Steven Wu
Summary
I am a second-year PhD student at the Mathematics for Real-World Systems Centre for Doctoral Training (MathSys II CDT) at the University of Warwick. My research focuses on the mechanistic modelling of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1). Currently, I am developing a multi-site, distance-dependent transmission model to study the spread of H5N1 across a small region, with a focus on estimating key epidemiological parameters from observed data.
I am supervised by Professor Mike Tildesley and Dr Christopher Davis.
Education
PhD Mathematics of Systems (July 2024 - present), University of Warwick.
MMath Master of Mathematics (with Honours) (Sept 2020 - Jun 2024), University of Warwick, First Class.
Publications
Wu SX, Davis CN, Arnold M, Tildesley MJ (2026), The role of ducks in detecting Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in small-scale backyard poultry farms. PLOS Computational Biology 22(1): e1013357. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013357
Past Projects
Analysis of a Microtubule Model of Metaphase Oscillations with Force-Velocity Relation (Sept 2023 - Jun 2024)
MMath research project, supervised by Professor Nigel Burroughs.
Optimal Solutions of Chronotherapy Models (Jul 2023 - Sept 2023)
URSS project, supervised by Professor Nigel Burroughs.
Correlations of mRNA mobility and the existence of tRNA-like motifs (Jul 2022 - Aug 2022)
Summer research project, supervised by Professor Richard Morris and Dr Hugh Woolfenden (John Innes Centre).
TA/Supervision Roles
2025/26:
- TA for MA390 Topics in Mathematical Biology (Term 1), MA4E7 Population Dynamics: Ecology & Epidemiology (Term 2), and MA4L5 Mathematics of Cancer (Term 2).
- Supervisor for two groups of first-year BSc/MMathStat Mathematics and Statistics students.
2024/25:
- TA for MA390 Topics in Mathematical Biology (Term 1) and MA133 Differential Equations (Term 2).
- Supervisor for two groups of first-year BSc/MMathStat Mathematics and Statistics students.
2023/24:
- Supervisor for two groups of first-year BSc/MMath Mathematics students.
