I am an applied mathematician at the School of Mathematics & Statistics, UNSW Australia. I use dynamical systems, stochastic modelling and queueing theory, amongst other techniques to develop mathematical models, algorithms and solutions to real world problems in medicine and biology.
Research
- About my research and some research projects.
Research Opportunities
There are opportunities for students and researchers to be involved in an ARC-funded Discovery Project titled "The mathematics of stochastic transport and signalling in cells". The aim of the project is to develop new stochastic mathematical models of the dynamics of protein transport and cell signalling. This work is in collaboration with Maria Vlasiou and Marko Boon of the Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
The mathematics will link macro scale biological observations to micro scale molecular movements to characterise the relative role that different components and processes play. Expected outcomes are robust mathematical analyses of the transient dynamics of closed, finite capacity queueing networks and biological insight into the major control mechanisms in cellular insulin signalling. A major objective is the development of methods to quantitatively compare the time courses of stochastic measurements with the outputs of stochastic mathematical models, with a view to driving parameter inference and model selection in these systems.
Please get in contact if you are interested.
Teaching
- MATH1031 Mathematics for Life Sciences
- MATH3041 Mathematical Modelling for Real World Systems
- Research Supervision
School Activities
- Head of School, 2021-
- Deputy Head of School, Academic Programs, 2020
- Chair, Academic Committee, School of Mathematics & Statistics, UNSW, 2010-
- Acting Deputy Head of School, Sept 2019-Jan 2020
- Acting Head of Applied Mathematics Department, Jan-April 2019
- Applied Mathematics Representative, School Executive Committee 2016-2019
Other Activities
- Editorial Board Member, Mathematical Biosciences, 2016-
- Review Editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology: Computational Physiology and Medicine, 2020-
- Associate Editor of Parabola, 2004-
- Past-President, Australian Society for Biophysics
- Member, Organising Committee, 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Biology and Japanese Society for Mathematical Biology, July 8-12, 2018, Sydney, Australia
Contact Details:
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Adelle Coster |
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Room 2086, The Red Centre | |
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Department of Applied Mathematics School of Mathematics & Statistics University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 AUSTRALIA |
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+61 2 9385 7048 | |
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+61 2 9385 7123 | |
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A.Coster@unsw.edu.au | |
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web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~adelle/ |