{"id":7,"date":"2020-11-20T08:44:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T08:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/stor-i-student-sites\/robyn-goldsmith\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2024-02-12T13:54:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T13:54:59","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/stor-i-student-sites\/robyn-goldsmith\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As a PhD student <\/strong>at the STOR-i (Statistics & Operational Research with Industry) Centre for Doctoral Training at Lancaster University<\/a>, my research is based in the field of Operational Research,<\/strong> specifically Forecasting<\/strong> and Inventory Optimisation, <\/strong>and is conducted in partnership with Jaguar Land Rover<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am currently focused on developing long-term forecasting models for intermittent demand to support sustainable decision-making.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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I was recently awarded the Statistical Excellence Award for Early Career Writing by the Royal Statistical Society<\/em><\/strong> for my article “Surfing the Korean Wave<\/a>” published in Significance Magazine in December 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My article “Could Mathematics be Big at the Box Office<\/a>?” won the 2021 Institute of Mathematics and its Applications<\/em> Graham Hoare Prize<\/strong> and was published in Mathematics Today. In 2023, I joined the Institute and its Applications Early Career Mathematicians Committee as Vice-Chair<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am passionate about challenging preconceptions about what it means to be a mathematician and making mathematical concepts accessible to all. I love science communication and have spoken at numerous outreach events.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Recent News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Heidelberg Laureate Forum<\/strong> (Sep 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was recently chosen from several hundred applicants through an international scientific selection process to attend the Heidelberg Laureate Forum<\/a><\/strong>. As one of the young researchers selected, I had the chance to network with winners of the prestigious awards in Mathematics and Computer Science, including Fields Medalist Hugo Duminil-Copin and Turing Award recipient Richard Stearns, as well as other participants representing over 60 countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Outside of Maths, Research and Outreach…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In my spare time, I love to dance and watch Korean dramas (K-Dramas). I like writing, having had short plays staged in both London and Cambridge, and was introduced as as one of twenty-five new voices in British Cinema as an attendee of the British Film Institute (BFI) Academy for Screenwriting. I feel most myself when I have a pen in my hand, working on either a mathematical problem or a story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n