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Associate Professor Alona Ben-Tal PhD, MSc, BSc, NZMS
Associate Professor/Deputy Head of School
School of Natural and Computational Sciences My research is truly interdisciplinary and lies in the fields of applied mathematics, dynamical systems, numerical methods and physiology. My main interest is the integrated behaviour of the cardiorespiratory system and over the years, I have studied different aspects of this system including lung mechanics, gas exchange, neural control of breathing and heart rate control. My research involves mathematical modelling at different levels of complexity and mathematical analysis using a variety of mathematical techniques.
Professional
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy - University of Auckland (2001)
- Master of Science - Israel Institute of Technology (1994)
- Bachelor of Science - Israel Institute of Technology (1991)
Fellowships and Memberships
- Member, New Zealand Mathematical Society (Fellow) (2016)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
Dynamical systems.
Mathematical modelling.
Numerical methods.
Regulation and function of the cardio-respiratory system.
Thematics
Health and Well-being
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Applied Mathematics (010200):
Curriculum and Pedagogy (130200):
Education (130000):
Education Systems (130100):
Engineering (090000):
Higher Education (130103):
Interdisciplinary Engineering (091500):
Mathematical Sciences (010000):
Medical And Health Sciences (110000):
Medical Physiology (111600):
Numerical and Computational Mathematics (010300):
Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy (130212):
Systems Physiology (111603)
Keywords
Mathematical Biology and Modelling
Applied Mathematics
Industrial Mathematics
Research Projects
Summary of Research Projects
Position | Current | Completed |
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Project Leader | 2 | 3 |
Team Member | 0 | 1 |
Completed Projects
Project Title: Complexity reduction in neural models
Date Range: 2009 - 2012
Funding Body: Marsden Fund - Full
Project Team:
- Prof Carlo Laing - Project Leader
- A/Pro Alona Ben-Tal - Team Member
Project Title: A mechanism for Chayne-Stokes respiration
Date Range: 2006 - 2008
Funding Body: Royal Society of New Zealand
Project Team:
- A/Pro Alona Ben-Tal - Project Leader
Research Outputs
Journal
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Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Statement
Papers taught recently:
160.203 Calculus.
160.319 Mathematical Modelling.
160.715 Advanced Computational Methods.
Courses Coordinated
- 160.319 Mathematical Modelling
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Main Supervisor | 3 | 1 |
Co-supervisor | 1 | 0 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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Gg Ostadhosseyni
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Doctor of Philosophy
Integrated Study of the Cardio-respiratory System: Closing the Loop on Neural Control of BreathingIntegrated Study of the Cardio-respiratory System: Closing the Loop on Neural Control of Breathing -
Shumaila Noreen
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Doctor of Philosophy
The effect of Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia on coronary blood flow and cardiac output -
Sidra Zafar
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Doctor of Philosophy
Equation-free investigations of heterogeneous networks.
Co-supervisor of:
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Neelum Bashir
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Doctor of Philosophy
Computational Studies in the Planar Symmetric Few-Body Problem
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2019
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Syed Zaidi
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Doctor of Philosophy
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