Dr Dawn Walker
School of Computer Science
Senior Lecturer
School Student Recruitment Lead
Member of the Complex Systems Modelling research group


d.c.walker@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 1914
+44 114 222 1914
Regent Court (DCS)
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Dr Dawn Walker
School of Computer Science
Regent Court (DCS)
211 Portobello
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S1 4DP
School of Computer Science
Regent Court (DCS)
211 Portobello
Ȧ
S1 4DP
- Profile
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Dr Dawn Walker is a senior lecturer in the Computational Biology Group in the Department of Computer Science. Her primary research interest is the use of individual-based models to understand the function and structure of biological tissues.
She is also interested in multi-scale and multi-paradigm models in biology and medicine, and the use of bioelectric properties of epithelial tissues in early cancer diagnosis.
- Research interests
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- Agent (individual) based Modelling in predicting emergent properties of biological tissues
- Multiscale Modelling in biological and biomedical applications
- Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) for the diagnosis of early cancerous changes in epithelial tissues
- Publications
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Journal articles
Conference proceedings papers
Preprints
- Grants
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Current grants
- Electric Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and machine learning-based decision support system for early diagnosis of oral cancer, Yorkshire Cancer Research, 03/2024 - 02/2027, £496,656, as PI
- SANO: , EC H2020, 08/2019 - 07/2026, £2,497,386, as Co-PI
Previous grants
- SBRI Phase 2: Prototype development, Industrial, 01/2020 - 05/2021, £178,944, as Co-PI
- Using mechanistic computational simulation and machine learning to inform instrument design for EIS-guided surgery, Industrial, 10/2019 - 09/2023, £106,804, as PI
- PRIMAGE: , EC H2020, 12/2018 to 05/2023, £549,018, as PI
- CHIC: Computational Horizons in Cancer, EC FP7, 04/2013 to 03/2017, £777,005, as Co-PI
- A combined in vitro and in virtuo multi-scale approach to understanding individual and integrated cell behaviour during homeostasis and wound repair, The Wellcome Trust, 09/2010 to 09/2013, £140,547, as PI
- MeDDiCA: Medical Devices Design in Cardiovascular Applications, University College London, 09/2009 to 08/2013, £340,386, as Co-PI
- The Virtual Tendon - a multi-scale computational model of dnamical tissue remodelling, Arthritis Research Campaign, 09/2009 to 08/2012, £155,321, as PI
- , EPSRC, 05/2009 to 08/2012, £2,109,411, as Co-PI
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Member of the research group
- Deputy Director of Undergraduate Admissions