Thesis Title
Modelling Effects of Individual Heterogeneity on Emergent Population Characteristics.
Supervisors:
Primary Supervisor: Michael Plank
Co-Supervisor: Alex James
Research Interests
Animal behaviour, ecology, mathematical modelling
Academic History
2018-date: PhD student - University of Canterbury, School of Mathematics and Statistics
2012-2017: Engineering degree at INSA Lyon (France) - Bioscience department, specialization in Bioinformatics and Modelling
Professional History
2019-date: Mathematics tutor at UC
2017-2018: 8-month work experience as events organiser for an ecology association (Les Ecologistes de l'Euzière - Montpellier, France)
2015-2017: part-time volleyball referee
2017: Ecological modelling 5-month research internship (CEFE, CNRS - Montpellier, France)
2016: Software engineering 4-month internship (Cosmo Tech - Lyon, France)
Publications
Vattiato, G., Plank, M.J., James, A. et al. Individual heterogeneity affects the outcome of small mammal pest eradication. Theor Ecol 14, 219–231 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12080-020-00491-6
Theses
Master's thesis: "A theoretical study of the efficiency of zebras' water search strategies in semi-arid environments"
