Dr Martin Homer
B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D.(Bristol)
Current positions
Associate Professor in Mathematical Modelling
Department of Engineering Mathematics
Contact
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Research interests
My main research interest is mathematical modelling of real-world systems, in a wide range of application areas from engineering to the life sciences. I am an expert in the theory and computation of nonlinear dynamical systems, especially those that are nonsmooth.
Current research problems include:
- Hearing mechanisms in mammals and insects,
- Collective behaviour of insect swarms,
- High-speed atomic force microscopy,
- Temperature-mediated architectural adaptations of plants,
- Noise and vibration in gearboxes and other mechanical systems,
- Cellular dynamics of intestinal crypts,
- AMR in gonorrhoea,
- Dynamical systems approaches to complexity sciences,
- Smart materials.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Copy of Networks on Networks: Self-organized patterns in meta food webs
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Engineering MathematicsDates
01/10/2016 to 31/03/2020
8032 EPSRC EP/M027546/1
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Engineering MathematicsDates
01/08/2016
Bristol Bridge EP/M027546/1 DA Investigators
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Engineering MathematicsDates
01/08/2016
Micro-cantilever Hydrodynamics - the theory of measuring very soft samples without touching them
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
This project is to support a visit by University of Bristol researchers to the University of Auckland. The aim is to develop techniques to calibrate multi-frequency and non-contact atomic force…Managing organisational unit
Department of Engineering MathematicsDates
01/06/2016 to 15/06/2016
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF THE ACTIVE HEARING PROCESS IN THE MAMALIAN INNER EAR
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Engineering MathematicsDates
01/09/2008 to 01/09/2011
Thesis supervisions
Smart Dielectric Elastomer Generators
Supervisors
Multiscale Modelling of Stem Cell Population Dynamics
Supervisors
Development of Contact Resonance Atomic Force Microscopy
Supervisors
Computational approaches to study human pluripotent stem cell proliferation and fate dynamics<i> in vitro</i>
Supervisors
Agent-based modelling and data analysis in complex systems
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
27/07/2022Evaluating the impact and cost-effectiveness of chlamydia management strategies in Hong Kong
Frontiers in Public Health
Mixing in Arrays of Coupled Villi-Like Actuators
Physics of Fluids
Sharp thresholds limit the benefit of defector avoidance in cooperation on networks
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Limited impact of contact tracing in a University setting for COVID-19 due to asymptomatic transmission and social distancing
Limited impact of contact tracing in a University setting for COVID-19 due to asymptomatic transmission and social distancing
Cross-talk between Hippo and Wnt signalling pathways in intestinal crypts
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
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