Andrew Black

Dr Andrew Black

Senior Lecturer

School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


My research is based around stochastic modelling, mathematical epidemiology, evolution, probabilistic learning and Bayesian inference and Data Science.

Some current projects are:

  • Applying new generative machine learning techniques (diffusions, normalising flows) to create fast and flexible stochastic models for complex data.
  • Analysis of household outbreak data (COVID and influenza)
  • Mathematical modelling of the evolutionary transition from cells to multicellular life.
  • New simulation methods and importance sampling algorithms for stochastic models.
  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Principal Supervisor Mathematical modelling of the evolution of ecologically scaffolded life cycles Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Daniel John Fraterman
    2022 Co-Supervisor UAiPhD - Flexibility Aggregator Simulation Platform (FRESNO): Prosumers Price Response Modelling (FRESNO B) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Rui Yuan
    2022 Principal Supervisor More than just a result: using cycle threshold values in household epidemic modelling Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Dylan John Morris
    2021 Principal Supervisor Estimating Epidemic Final Size Probabilities and Correlated Pseudo-Marginal Inference Methods Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr Michael Fairbrother
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2021 - 2023 Principal Supervisor A Modelling Framework for Estimating the Risk of Importation of a Novel Disease Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Antonio Max Parrella
    2021 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Likelihood-Free Inference for Discrete Time Series Data Using Machine Learning Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Luke Phillip O'Loughlin
    2020 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Inference Methods for General Stochastic Epidemic Models Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Shan Shan Lin
    2019 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Inference on historical Ebola outbreaks using hierarchical models: a particle filtering approach Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Dylan John Morris
    2018 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Mathematical Modelling of the Early Stages of Multicellular Evolution Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Matthew Cody Nitschke
    2016 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Bayesian Inference and Model Selection for Partially-Observed, Continuous-Time, Stochastic Epidemic Models Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr James Nicholas Walker
    2015 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Epidemiological Characterisation of 1918 Pandemic Influenza Aboard Ships Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Lachlan David Bubb
    2015 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Household Models for Endemic Diseases Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Jonathon James Pantelis
    2014 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Inference Methods for First Few Hundred Studies Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr James Nicholas Walker
    2013 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Approximations of Stochastic Household Models for Comparing Antiviral Allocation Schemes Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Michael John Lydeamore
  • Memberships

    Date Role Membership Country
    2017 - ongoing Treasurer ANZIAM SA Australia
    2017 - 2020 Treasurer ANZIAM Mathematical Biology Special Interest Group Australia
  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Phone: 83134177
  • Email: andrew.black@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83133696
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Ingkarni Wardli, floor 6
  • Org Unit: Mathematical Sciences

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