Dr Nik Cunniffe

  • University Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, Department of Plant Sciences
Dr Nik Cunniffe

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Expertise in: - mathematical modelling the spread, detection, evolution and control of crop and tree diseases

Looking for collaborators in: - remote sensing for early detection of disease - using disease modelling in precision agricultural applications

Research

Research interests

  • Infectious disease
  • Modelling
  • Plant biology

Mathematical modelling of the spread, detection, evolution and control of plant and tree diseases. Theoretical work focuses on modelling disease spread, including stochastic and spatial models. Applied work concentrates on fitting simulation models to pathogen spread data, to understand how detection and control can be optimised, and on developing computational techniques for efficient simulation and parameterisation of spatially-explicit stochastic models at very large spatial scales. 

Collaborators

  1. Professor Beverley Glover

    Professor Beverley Glover

    • Professor of Plant Systematics and Evolution in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge.
  2. Professor Chris Gilligan

    Professor Chris Gilligan

    • Director of Research.
  3. Professor John Carr

    Professor John Carr

    • Head of Group, Virology & Molecular Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Sciences