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Mathematical Ecology: Theory and Applications
Joint Research Group in the UK - LMS Scheme 3
Organisers: Natalia Petrovskaya, Edward Codling, Sergei Petrovskii
META workshop: "Analytical and computational methods for multiscale ecology"
Summary: This meeting will be focused on various methods for spatially-explicit models in complex geometries. Special attention will be paid to hybrid models for multi-scale ecological systems and statistical inference for multi-scale data.
Keynote speakers: Sergei Fedotov (University of Manchester), Thilo Gross (University of Bristol)
Contributed speakers: Eleni Matechou (University of Kent), Natalia Petrovskaya (University of Birmingham), Jonathan Potts (University of Sheffield), Axel Rossberg (Queen Mary University of London),
Presentations by PhD students: Manal Alqhtani (University of Birmingham), Halil Egilmez (University of Leicester), Yadigar Sekerci (University of Leicester), Helena Stage (University of Manchester)
Location: School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham
Date: 18 December 2015
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META workshop: "Mathematics behind dispersal and ecological pattern formation"
Summary: The meeting will focus on mathematical models of dispersal, individual movement and ecological pattern formation. Discussions will include (but not be limited to) stochastic dispersal, the master equation, anomalous dispersal kernels, and effects of movement behaviour. Applications will include plants and animals from different taxa.
Keynote speakers: James Bullock (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology), Vincent Jansen (Royal Holloway University of London)
Contributed speakers: Michael Bonsall (University of Oxford), Natalia Petrovskaya (University of Birmingham), Sergei Petrovskii (University of Leicester), Colin Torney (University of Exeter)
Presentations by PhD students: Weam Alharbi (University of Leicester), Edmund Barter (University of Bristol), Aled Morris (University of Swansea)
Location: Department of Mathematics, University of Leicester
Date: 07 March 2016
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META workshop: "Mathematical modeling in movement ecology"
Summary: This meeting will be linked to a training workshop to teach relevant mathematics to biologists and ecologists as part of an ongoing BBSRC grant held by Prof Edward Codling. The whole event will take two days. During the first day a group of modeling experts (including the keynote speakers at the meeting) will teach basic mathematical modeling and analysis skills to early-career empirical biologists and ecologists. The second day of the meeting will run in a similar manner to the other META meetings but the empirical ecologists and biologists will be invited to attend talks given by mathematicians to ensure plenty of inter-disciplinary discussion and interaction. Mathematical topics discussed will include random walk models of individual movement, collective dynamics and models of flock formation, statistical inference for high-dimensional movement data, and models of individual movement in complex landscapes.
Keynote speakers: Luca Börger (Swansea University), Nikolai Bode (University of Bristol)
Contributed speakers: Chris Antonopoulos (University of Essex), James Bull (Swansea University), Jorge Vazquez Diosdado (University of Essex), Sergei Petrovskii (University of Leicester)
Presentations by PhD students: Tahani Al-Karkhi (University of Essex), Joe Bailey (University of Essex), Rocio Prieto Gonzalez (University of St Andrews), Richard Lewis (Swansea University), Ming Zhou (University of Kent)
Location: Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Essex
Date: 14-15 April 2016
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Summary: Models of spatiotemporal complexity in population, communities and ecosystems will be discussed. Topics include (but not limited to) challenges in modelling animal movement (both individual and collective), biological invasions, and relevant scenarios of ecological pattern formation.
Keynote speakers: Stephen Cornell (University of Liverpool), Andrew Morozov (University of Leicester)
Contributed speakers: Daniel Bearup (University of Sheffield), Edward Codling (University of Essex), Valerie Livina (National Physical Laboratory)
Presentations by PhD students: Jack Choules (University of Leicester), Emily Forbes (Harper Adams University), Wenxin Zhang (University of Birmingham)
Location: School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham
Date: 01 September 2016
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