Professor David Greenhalgh

Mathematics and Statistics

Personal statement

I gained a PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1984 and worked at Imperial College, London from 1984 to 1986. I also have a first class Honours degree in Mathematics and a distinction in Part III Mathematics. I am currently a member of the Population Modelling and Epidemiology Research Group at Strathclyde and have been a member of Strathclyde in the Departments of Mathematics, Statistics and Modelling Science and Mathematics and Statistics since 1986. I am currently Fourth Year Adviser of Studies and also Executive Editor of Journal of Biological Systems.

In 2015 I was awarded a two year (2015-2017) Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship grant (50K RF-2015-88) as PI to study mathematical modelling of vaccination against dengue.

Expertise

Has expertise in:

    I have expertise in mathematical and statistical modelling applied to biological problems, using differential equations to model biological problems, mathematical analysis, stochastic analysis, stochastic differential equations, maximum likelihood estimation and R software.

    I have also taught many courses in the area of mathematics and statistics and supervised or co-supervised many undergraduate and postgraduate projects in mathematics and statistics.

Prizes and awards

British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards, May 2022
Recipient
26/5/2022
Best Presentation at Conference Award
Recipient
21/8/2019

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Publications

Incorporation of awareness programs into a model of the spread of HIV/AIDS among people who inject drugs
Alsharari Maha, Greenhalgh David
Engineering Reports (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12593
Modeling the spread of hepatitis C virus amongst people who inject drugs
Greenhalgh David, Al-Rashidi Nader
Engineering Reports Vol 4 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12503
Evaluation of a mosquito home system for controlling Aedes aegypti
Mohd Ngesom Ahmad Mohiddin, Razi Anis Ahmad, Azizan Nur Syahirah, Nazni Wasi Ahmad, Lasim Asmalia Md, Liang Yanfeng, Greenhalgh David, Min Jasmin Chia Siew, Sahani Mazrura, Hod Rozita, Othman Hidayatulfath
Parasites and Vectors Vol 14 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04918-9
Evaluating the potential of pyriproxyfen dissemination using mosquito home system against Aedes albopictus at dengue hotspot area
Mohd Ngesom Ahmad Mohiddin, Ahmad Nazni Wasi, Han Lim Lee, Md Lasim Asmalia, Greenhalgh David, Sahani Mazrura, Hod Rozita, Othman Hidayatulfathi
Sains Malaysiana Vol 50 (2021)
Field effectiveness of pyriproxyfen auto-dissemination trap against container-breeding Aedes in high-rise condominiums
Nazni Wasi Ahmad, Teoh Guat-ney, Nordin Oreenaiza, Hasbolah Farah, Othman Suhana, Angamuthu Chandru, Muhamed Khairul Asuad, Ali Norazizah, Muin Azman, Oman Topek, Liang Yanfeng, Greenhalgh David, Lees Rosemary, Lim Lee Han
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health Vol 51, pp. 937-952 (2021)
A review: Autodissemination of Pyriproxyfen as novel strategy to control dengue outbreaks
Mohd Ngeson Ahmad Mohiddin, Greenhalgh David, Md Lasim Asmalia, Sahani Mazrura, Hod Rozita, Othman Hidayatulfath
Journal of Science & Technology (2020)

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Teaching

My current teaching includes

MM111 Mathematics 1B

Teaches basic mathematics, foundations, calculus and complex numbers to engineering students.

MM114 Engineering Mathematics 2E

Teaches basic mathematics, calculus, geometry and vectors, matrices and numerical methods to engineering students.

MM118 Foundation Statistics.

Teaches basic statistics, data presentation, probability, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, regression, correlation and association to bioscientists.

MM304 Inference and Regression Modelling.

Teaches statistical inference and advanced regression technques to mathematically based degree students.

Research interests

My research interests involves mathematical and statistical techniques applied to biological problems, in particular mathematical and statistical modelling in epidemiology. I have over eighty papers in high quality refereed journals and have supervised or co-supervised almost twenty research students, seventeen at PhD level. I am regularly invited to speak at international conferences including as keynote and plenary speaker. Application areas of interest include HIV/AIDS, both heterosexual spread and spread amongst intravenous drug users, dengue vaccination, hepatitis A, hepatitits C, mumps and rubella. I have extensive overseas collaborations including Brazil (Professor E. Massad), India (Professor J. Chattopadhyay), Oman (Professor Q. J. A. Khan), Germany and The Netherlands.

In 2015 I was awarded a two year (2015-2017) Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship grant (50K RF-2015-88) as PI to study mathematical modelling of vaccination against dengue.

Professional activities

School of Applied Mathematics, Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro,
Visiting researcher
14/7/2022
6th International Conference on Big Data Management
Organiser
22/5/2022
15th International Conference on Machine Learning and Computing
Organiser
22/5/2022
Center for Mathematics Applied in the Life Sciences (CMALS) Relaunch Event, University of Glasgow
Organiser
10/5/2022
16th International Conference on Health Informatics
Member of programme committee
28/4/2022
The Eleventh International Conference on Global Health Challenges
Member of programme committee
5/4/2022

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Projects

Extension: Mathematical Modelling of a Novel Autodissemination Trap.
Greenhalgh, David (Principal Investigator) Megiddo, Itamar (Co-investigator)
£10,343 extension to our Scottish Funding Council (SFC) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Escalator Fund. Three extra months RA effort.
01-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2019
Mathematical Modelling of a Novel Autodissemination Mosquito Trap
Greenhalgh, David (Principal Investigator) Megiddo, Itamar (Co-investigator) Liang, Yanfeng (Researcher) Wells, Jonathan (Researcher) Massad, Eduardo (Research Co-investigator) Lee, H. (Research Co-investigator) Nazni, Wasi Ahmad (Research Co-investigator) Teoh, Guat-ney (Research Co-investigator) Ahmad Mohiddin, M. N. (Research Co-investigator) Hidayatul, Fathi Othman (Research Co-investigator) Bahauddin, R. (Research Co-investigator)
£49,988 award for an internally allocated 2018 Scottish Funding Council (SFC) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Escalator Fund with Dr. I. Megiddo, Management Science. Awarded June 2018. DG PI 80% share. Funding for two RAs for 10 months in total, plus staff time plus conference travel. Finance Office Budget Code SFC 1204-125.
01-Jan-2018 - 31-Jan-2019
A New, Sustainable, Effective and Efficient Strategy to Outsmart the Dengue Vector Mosquitoes (Newton Funds)
Greenhalgh, David (Principal Investigator)
A New, Sustainable, Effective and Efficient Strategy to Outsmart the Dengue Vector Mosquitoes - Newton Funds
01-Jan-2016 - 31-Jan-2019
EPSRC Institutional Sponsorship: Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) / R160677-105
Greenhalgh, David (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2016 - 31-Jan-2017
Mathematically Modelling the Risk of Zika Virus to Tourists to Brazil
Greenhalgh, David (Principal Investigator)
Summer internship funded by RI@S
01-Jan-2016 - 31-Jan-2016
Mathematical Modelling of Vaccination Against Dengue
Greenhalgh, David (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2015 - 31-Jan-2017

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