Early Career Researchers
Chair – Dr Robyn Goldsmith, Lecturer in Mathematics – University of Greenwich
Robyn is a Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Greenwich. She is also a Super Champion of the Knowledge Exchange Hub for the Mathematical Science and past-chair of the Early Career Mathematicians committee at the IMA.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Co-Chairs
Antuela Takou, Professor of Operations Research – Nottingham Business School
Corina Constantinescu, Professor of Mathematics – University of Liverpool
Corina Constantinescu is Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Institute for Financial and Actuarial Mathematics at the University of Liverpool. Before entering academia, she worked as an actuary in the Romanian insurance industry.
Her research spans actuarial mathematics, risk modelling, fair insurance pricing, and financial inclusion, with a particular interest in the societal impact of mathematics. She has been actively involved in international research collaborations and in supporting early-career researchers, including through the PARTY conference series and teaching and supervision within the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) network.
In 2020, she was named among Cranfield University’s 100 Women to Watch, recognising women with potential for board-level leadership. During 2022–2023, she was a Visiting Scholar in the Social Finance Programme of the International Labour Organization (United Nations), where she pursued her interests in inclusive insurance and social finance
Business, Industry and Government
Chair – Dr Andy Harrison – QinetiQ
A Principal Data Scientist with over 30 years’ experience applying analytical methods, from mathematical optimisation to machine learning, to real-world problems. He has led the development of models and solutions that are embedded in operational systems and deliver measurable business value across sectors including defence, security, transport, energy, financial services, insurance, and higher education.
Andy is a Fellow of both the Operational Research Society and the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, where he also serves as Vice President for Business, Industry and Government. In addition, he is Treasurer of the EURO Practitioners’ Forum, a pan-European network promoting best practice in the application of operational research.