Roslyn I Hickson

Biography

Dr Roslyn Hickson is a Research Scientist at IBM Research Australia. Her research is at the intersection of applied mathematics and public health, with infectious disease modelling ranging from methodological contributions to working on multidisciplinary teams for specific diseases, including tuberculosis, dengue fever, influenza, and ebola. Roslyn has been a Conjoint Lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Newcastle since April 2015, and an Honorary Fellow in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne since September 2015. Roslyn completed her PhD studies through UNSW Canberra in 2010, where her research into the critical times of heat and mass transfer through multiple layers was jointly awarded the Ria de Groot prize for the best female postgraduate student. Roslyn then became a Research Fellow with the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University, where she focussed on informing policy and practice through the mathematical modelling of infectious diseases. In December 2011 she was awarded a four year University of Newcastle Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, before joining IBM Research in May 2014. In 2016 Roslyn was heavily involved in the philanthropic IBM Health Corps program, having assessed multiple applications as the subject matter expert and then attended as a key member of the team in Taiwan. Roslyn has received IBM awards in outstanding communication in 2015 and 2016, an A-level Accomplishment for "IBM leadership in the fight against ebola" in 2015, and the IBM Client Value Outstanding Technical Achievement Award in 2014. Dr Roslyn Hickson is a Research Scientist at IBM Research Australia. Her research is at the intersection of applied mathematics and public health, with infectious disease modelling ranging from methodological contributions to working on multidisciplinary teams for specific diseases, including tuberculosis, dengue fever, influenza, and ebola. Roslyn has been a Conjoint Lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Newcastle since April 2015, and an Honorary Fellow in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne since September 2015. Roslyn completed her PhD studies through UNSW Canberra in 2010, where her research into the critical times of heat and mass transfer through multiple layers was jointly awarded the Ria de Groot prize for the best female postgraduate student. Roslyn then became a Research Fellow with the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University, where she focussed on informing policy and practice through the mathematical modelling of infectious diseases. In December 2011 she was awarded a four year University of Newcastle Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, before joining IBM Research in May 2014. In 2016 Roslyn was heavily involved in the philanthropic IBM Health Corps program, having assessed multiple applications as the subject matter expert and then attended as a key member of the team in Taiwan. Roslyn has received IBM awards in outstanding communication in 2015 and 2016, an A-level Accomplishment for "IBM leadership in the fight against ebola" in 2015, and the IBM Client Value Outstanding Technical Achievement Award in 2014.

Research Interest

Mathematics