Dashboard – I'm a Mathematician 2024/25

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About Me:

I love to uncover patterns in everyday life from flower petal structure to kitchen tiles
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I live in Belfast with my partner and three step-children. We are trying to grow our own fruit and vegetables, with mixed results (at least the local wildlife are well-fed). I have been an extra in films that have been filmed in Belfast, which included two months spent with mud in my hair and my partner was an extra in ‘The Fall’. I love baking (patterns in recipes too) and I am a big fan of the Great British Bake Off, but have been unable to reproduce Mary Berry’s jaffa cakes.
My Work:

I uncover new patterns and trends in big data to help understand why some patients respond well to treatment, yet others don’t.
My Typical Day:

Always learning: I read papers on other people’s work, I code, I work out new plans for a projects, I test to see if prototypes work. I drink tea.
What I'd do with the prize money:

Develop a a project that encourages girls to take up STEM subjects

Education:

Belfast Royal Academy, Oxford University, University of Ulster
Qualifications:

PhD
Work History:

Charitable sector for ten years as fundraiser, IT trainer, now Lecturer
Current Job:

Lecturer

Jaine Blayney