I am a first-year PhD student, supervised by Dr David Robertson, Dr Sofía Villar and Dr Jack Bowden.   My research investigates pooled testing strategies (and in particular adaptive pooled testing strategies) for their use in emerging epidemics. This currently focuses on COVID-19. This project has a high coding content that is conducted in R. My research interests include statistical modelling and especially the modelling of infectious diseases.   Previously, I completed my Masters in Mathematics degree at Durham University with my dissertation on the use of agent-based models for studying the impact of isolation periods on the COVID-19 pandemic.