Professor Jonathan Dawes is an applied mathematician with a wide range of experience in developing international collaborations across disciplines. His research areas include dynamical systems, fluid and solid mechanics, and network science. He presents his academic work regularly in Europe, the USA, Brazil, India, and China, and has current or recent projects involving partners from British Telecom to UNICEF. Further details of his research can be found at http://people.bath.ac.uk/jhpd20 .

He is Director of the Bath Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI), a University Research Institute which leads and supports novel collaborations between mathematicians and natural and social scientists. Current and recent research projects and consultancy have included companies in the aerospace, agri-food, automotive, bioscience, and insurance sectors. Further information about IMI can be found at www.bath.ac.uk/imi .