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Eugene Tan

Mr, PhD UWA

  • The University of Western Australia (M019), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

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Biography

Network structures are ubiquitous in many real-world systems and are used to describe a diverse set of phenomena such as disease spread, social polarisation, contagion and neural pathways. I am primarily interested in dynamical networks, and in particular the relationship between the structure of a network and its role in affecting dynamics that may occur on top of that topology. I have also previously worked in the fields of embedding theory and nonlinear time series analysis, and am also interested in understanding how techniques from these disciplines maybe used to tackle problems in networks with edges of arbitrary order (hypergraphs).

I completed an MPE in Mechanical and Engineering from UWA in 2020. I subsequently received Robert and Maude Gledden Scholarship, and A.F. Pillow award to complete a PhD in Applied Mathematics focusing on embedding theory and dynamical networks at UWA in 2024. I am currently a postdoctoral research officer with the Malaria Atlas Project, situated at The Kids Research Institute Australia where my work is focused on constructing spatiotemporal models of insecticide treated net (ITN) distribution and use within the African continent, and measuring its impact in reducing malaria burden. I am also a casual lecturer with the Complex Systems Group where I have taught topics in Mathematical Methods (MATH1721), and Dynamical Systems (MATH4021).

Research interests

My research lies in the intersection between dynamical systems and complex systems, with a particular focus on the study of network structures. Some topics of interest include

  • Social dynamics on networks
  • Emergent structure from games on networks
  • Delay embedding methods for nonlinear time series analysis
  • Disease spreading dynamics and simplicial contagion

Education/Academic qualification

Applied Mathematics, PhD, Balancing Structure and Dynamics, The University of Western Australia

Award Date: 18 Dec 2024

Mechanical Engineering, MPE, The University of Western Australia

Award Date: 18 Dec 2020

External positions

Postdoctoral Research Officer , The Kids Research Institute Australia (Telethon Kids Institute)

30 Jun 0006 → …

Research expertise keywords

  • time series analysis
  • dynamical networks
  • malaria
  • spreading models
  • complex systems
  • agent-based models
  • social dynamics

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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