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Overview
Research Interests
I'm currently a postgraduate research student within the Operational Research group at the School of Mathematics. My research interests include simulation methods, optimisation, mathematical programming, queueing theory and machine learning, applied to healthcare systems. My thesis title is 'Modelling the Reconfiguration of Acute and Community Health Services', which I am working on in collaberation with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to help improve their services.
Education
- MMORS Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics, Cardiff University (2021)
Publication
2024
- Howells, M., Harper, P., Palmer, G. and Gartner, D. 2024. Fractured systems: a literature review of OR/MS methods applied to orthopaedic care settings and treatments. Health Systems 13(3), pp. 151-176. (10.1080/20476965.2023.2264348)
2022
- Howells, M., Andrew, L. and Gartner, D. 2022. Modelling the accessibility of adult psychology services using discrete event simulation. Presented at: Hawai’i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii, USA, 3-7 January 2022.
Articles
- Howells, M., Harper, P., Palmer, G. and Gartner, D. 2024. Fractured systems: a literature review of OR/MS methods applied to orthopaedic care settings and treatments. Health Systems 13(3), pp. 151-176. (10.1080/20476965.2023.2264348)
Conferences
- Howells, M., Andrew, L. and Gartner, D. 2022. Modelling the accessibility of adult psychology services using discrete event simulation. Presented at: Hawai’i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Maui, Hawaii, USA, 3-7 January 2022.
Research
- Operational Research applied to healthcare systems
- Simulation
- Optimisation
- Mathematical programming
- Queueing theory
- Machine Learning
Teaching
This semester I will be teaching labs/tutorials for the following modules:
Biography
Professional memberships
- Candidate Associate of the OR Society (CandORS)
- Associate Member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (AMIMA)
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Committees and reviewing
- Cardiff University SIAM-IMA Chapter President (Current)
- Cardiff University School of Mathematics Athena Swan SAT (2023/24)
- School of Mathematics PGR Representative (2023/24)
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Operations research
- Modelling and simulation
- Optimisation
