Lewis Mitchell

Professor Lewis Mitchell

Professor

School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD, but is currently at capacity - email supervisor to discuss availability.


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I'm a Professor of Data Science at the University of Adelaide. I study how information moves over social networks using mathematical models, coupled with data science techniques. My research interests are in computational social science, human dynamics, online social networks, as well as data assimilation and the mathematics of weather and climate. Please consult my homepage for further information.

 

  • ARC Discovery Project DP210103700: Mathematical modelling of information flow in social networks (with A/Prof Jim Bagrow and Prof. Matthew Roughan) ($390,000 over 3 years)
  • NHMRC Ideas Grant 2002589: Improving the safety of implantable medical devices (with Dr. Marianne Gillam, Dr. Marie-Therese Kelly, Dr. Renly Lim and Dr. Tyman Stanford) ($775,924 over 3 years)
  • ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) (Chief Investigator in 2021)
  • Universities Australia-DAAD (Germany) Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation SchemeDetection and classification of malicious virtual grassroots influence campaigns in social media (with F Neumann, M Nasim, D Weber, C Grimme, H Trautmann, D Assenmacher) ($24,000 over 2 years)
  • Cyber Security CRC: Cyber-social-security during COVID-19: The social media reaction to COVIDSafe ($10,000 over 1 year)
  • DST/University of Adelaide Research agreement: Modelling in the grey zone (with Prof D Stephens)    ($175,000 over 1 year)
  • Centre for Invasive Species SolutionsUnderstanding and intervening in illegal trade in non-native species (with Prof. Joshua Ross and A/Prof. Phill Cassey) ($665,000 over 3 years)
  • Data to Decisions CRC Beat The News Project: Predicting common and novel disease outbreaks by assimilating open data into epidemiological models (with A/Prof. Joshua Ross and Prof. Nigel Bean) ($637,606 over 3 years)
  • Data to Decisions CRC Beat The News Project: Predicting civil unrest and election outcomes using Bayesian network models (with Dr. Jonathan Tuke and Prof. Nigel Bean) ($661,261 over 3 years)

 

 

Courses
  • APP MTH 4047 Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence (2022)
  • APP MTH 3014 Optimisation III (2021-22)
  • MATHS 7027 Mathematical Foundations of Data Science (2019-21)
  • MATHS 1004 Mathematics for Data Science I (2019)
  • APP MTH 3001 Applied Probability III (2018-19)
  • MATHS 2102 Differential Equations II (2015-17)
  • MATHS 2104 Numerical Methods II (2015-17)
  • MBB Mathematics for Biostatistics (online) (2015)
  • MATHS 1011 Mathematics 1A (algebra) (2014)
  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor Using conformal prediction for language model uncertainty quantification and selective prediction Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Peter Moskvichev
    2024 Principal Supervisor Quantifying the onset of atrial fibrillation as a phase transition from synchrony into chaos Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Luke Phillip O'Loughlin
    2024 Principal Supervisor Developing explainable AI methods for the financial sector Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Wenrui Zhang
    2024 Principal Supervisor Quantifying Online Persuasibility: Analysis, Metrics Development, and Application in Digital Discourse Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Gia Bao Hoang
    2023 Co-Supervisor Analysis of users' behaviours in social networks using process mining techniques Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Ethan Michael Johnson
    2023 Co-Supervisor Using Twitter Posts to determine whether gender effects the sentiment of text. Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Oska Tex Dubsky-Smith
    2023 Principal Supervisor Applications of data science and artificial intelligence to support intellectual property development in the creative industries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Anton Andreacchio
    2023 Principal Supervisor Financial Causality Networks in Cryptocurrency Markets Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Cameron James Cornell
    2022 Co-Supervisor Investigating information flow across multiple online social networks: a network science and information theory approach Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sara Benedetti
    2022 Principal Supervisor Analysis of the trends, topics and sentiments of Australian television captions. Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Irulan Claire Prowse Murphy
    2022 Principal Supervisor Identifying and preventing the coordinated spread of misinformation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Scott James Carnie-Bronca
    2021 Co-Supervisor Large-scale social media sentiment analysis as a predictor of public behaviour in Australia. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Saranzaya Magsarjav
    2020 Principal Supervisor Understanding Patient Experiences in Healthcare through Natural Langauge Processing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Curtis William Murray
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2021 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Measuring and modelling information flows in real-world networks Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Bridget Anna Smart
    2021 - 2023 Principal Supervisor The Application of Social Media in Modern-Day Influence Campaigns: Personality Profiling and Information Warfare Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Joshua Watt
    2020 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Optimising Battery Replacement in a Fleet of Scooters Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr Joshua Thomas Price
    2020 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Mathematics of Last-Mile Transportation Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Scott James Carnie-Bronca
    2019 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Lagrangian Coherent Data Assimilation for Chaotic Geophysical Systems Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Ms Rose Joy Crocker
    2019 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Non-parametric Information Flow Estimation in Social-Media News Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Tobin Max South
    2019 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Carmen et Standard Error: Computational Methods in Stylometry for Classical Latin Poetry Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Benjamin Charles Nagy
    2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Analysing Dynamics of the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Adam Toomes
    2018 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Analysis of World War One Diaries using Natural Language Processing Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Ashley Grace Dennis-Henderson
    2018 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Data Science and Usefulness in Domains of Human Action Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr Anton Andreacchio
    2017 - 2019 Co-Supervisor The One with the Social Network Analysis: The Extraction, Analysis and Modelling of Temporal Social Networks from Narratives Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Michelle Claire Edwards
    2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Mathematical and Statistical Models of Human Behaviour in Digital Epidemiology Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Dennis Liu
    2017 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Using Approximate Bayesian Computation and Machine Learning Model Selection Techniques to Understand the Impact of Climate on Seasonal Influenza-like Illness in Australia Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Jessica Penfold
    2017 - 2020 Co-Supervisor On the application of Bayesian inference to network estimation problems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Caitlin Miranda Gray
    2016 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Characterising the Social Media Temporal Response to External Events Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Peter Mathews
    2016 - 2018 Co-Supervisor A methodology for predictive topic modelling; or, any excuse to watch Love Actually Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Vanessa Grace Glenny
  • Other Supervision Activities

    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2018 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Network analysis of communication on Twitter University of Adelaide - Honours - Declan Jamieson
    2018 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Analysis of balance in signed social networks from movies University of Adelaide - Honours - Saranzaya (Saka) Magsarjev
    2017 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Prediction using emotional arcs in movies University of Adelaide - Honours Part Time Luke Pickering
    2016 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Prediction of civil unrest events using Poisson and Hawkes models University of Adelaide - Honours - Wendy Li
    2016 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Information cascades on random networks University of Adelaide - Honours - Caitlin Gray
  • Committee Memberships

    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2017 - ongoing Member School of Mathematical Sciences Outreach Committee - -
  • Memberships

    Date Role Membership Country
    2014 - ongoing Member Australian Mathematical Society Australia
  • Position: Professor
  • Phone: 83135424
  • Email: lewis.mitchell@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83133696
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Ingkarni Wardli, floor 6
  • Org Unit: Mathematical Sciences

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