Complexity and control
For larger complex systems there are great challenges in finding the appropriate mathematical framework to understand and (if possible) control their behaviour. In addition to structural complexity and heterogeneity, many real world system questions require a range of mathematical and computational skills in order to find answers. Specific areas of active research in the centre include:
- Control theory
- Hybrid testing of biological and mechanical systems
- Multiscale systems and computational modelling
- Complex networks and emergent phenomena
- Coupled and delayed dynamical systems
- Applications to engineering, physical, earth and life sciences
Academic staff in mathematics with research interests in this area include:
| Dr Ozgur Akman | Network modelling in biological systems |
| Professor Peter Ashwin | Coupled dynamics, critical transitions, tipping points, applications |
| Professor Vadim N Biktashev | Excitable systems, autowaves |
| Dr Marc Goodfellow | Complex networks, intermittency |
| Dr Prathyush P Menon | Control theory, aerospace guidance systems, space applications |
| Dr Jan Sieber | Critical transitions, network dynamics |
| Professor John Terry | Network models in biomedicine |
| Professor Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova | Spatially extended dynamics, hybrid systems |
Academic staff associated with the centre with research interests in this area include
For more information, contact Professor Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova or Professor Peter Ashwin.
