Doctor Laura Miller
Lecturer
Mathematics and Statistics
Personal statement
I was appointed as a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics in the Department from November 2024. Prior to this I was an EPSRC post doctoral prize research fellow at the University of Glasgow (2022-2024). This was after completing my PhD in applied maths also at the University of Glasgow (2018-2022). My research in applied mathematics focusses on poroelasticity, composite materials, viscoelasticity, and applications of continuum mechanics models to real world scenarios such as cardiac modelling (electrophysiology, perfusion, and disease) and diseases affecting the eyes. My PhD project modelled the perfusion and mechanics of multiscale biological soft tissues. The multiscale models that I derive in my work are obtained via applying homogenization techniques to fluid structure interaction problems that describe the materials at the microstructural level. This allows to obtain systems of partial differential equations that describe the effective behaviour of the tissue/material at the macroscale level. As in EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow, I expanded the modelling and solution approaches that I utilise to include mixture theory, statistical sensitivity analyses and techniques to derive analytical solutions. This gives a wide range of approaches that can be selected depending upon the application or the type of information that should be encoded in the model.
Publications
- Asghari Hadi, , Penta Raimondo, Melnikov Andrey, Spitas Christos, Merodio Jose
- Scientific Reports Vol 15 (2025)
- Penta R, Lonati C, , Marzocchi A
- Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik Vol 77 (2025)
- Penta Raimondo, , Grillo Alfio, Ram铆rez-Torres Ariel, Mascheroni Pietro, Rodr铆guez-Ramos Reinaldo
- Solid Mechanics and its Applications (2025) (2025)
- Mahabaleshwar Ulavathi Shettar, Maranna Thippaiah, Swaminathan Nedunchezhian, , Penta Raimondo
- Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik Vol 105 (2025)
- Mascheroni Pietro, , Penta Raimondo
- Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences Vol 48, pp. 11419-11432 (2025)
- , Penta Raimondo
- Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology Vol 24, pp. 635-662 (2025)
Research Interests
I was appointed Lecturer in Applied Mathematics within the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of 欧美高清 in November 2024. Prior to this, I held an EPSRC Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowship at the University of Glasgow (2022鈥�2024), following the completion of my PhD in Applied Mathematics at the same institution (2018鈥�2022).
My research lies at the intersection of applied mathematics and biology, with a particular focus on poroelasticity, composite and viscoelastic materials, and the development of continuum mechanics models for complex biological systems. I apply these frameworks to clinically relevant scenarios, including cardiac modelling, encompassing electrophysiology, perfusion, and disease progression, as well as pathologies affecting eye tissues.
During my doctoral studies, I developed multiscale mathematical models to describe perfusion and mechanical behaviour in biological soft tissues. These models are derived using homogenization techniques applied to fluid鈥搒tructure interaction problems, enabling the transition from microscale material descriptions to effective macroscale partial differential equation systems.
In addition to homogenization, my methodological toolkit includes mixture theory, analytical solution techniques, and statistical sensitivity analysis. This breadth allows for tailored modelling strategies that reflect the specific physical, biological, or clinical features of the system under investigation.
I actively collaborate with clinicians to co-design interdisciplinary medical devices, particularly in the context of eye disease. My work integrates mathematical modelling and real world healthcare challenges to advance translational research, bridging the gap between theoretical innovation and clinical application.
Professional Activities
- Organiser
- 17/9/2026
- Speaker
- 3/7/2025
- Speaker
- 17/6/2025
- Speaker
- 3/6/2025
- Speaker
- 29/1/2025
- Speaker
- 17/12/2024
Projects
- Miller, Laura (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2028
- Miller, Laura (Principal Investigator) Majumdar, Apala (Co-investigator)
- An INI Network grant (拢6,000) to create a 欧美高清 led UK-EU network on Biological Tissues - Modelling, Mechanics, and Applications, with stakeholders in Glasgow, Oxford, Italy, Czech Republic and Germany.
- 25-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- Miller, Laura (Principal Investigator) Majumdar, Apala (Co-investigator) Wray, Alexander (Co-investigator)
- Awarded 拢3000 of funds to host academic visitors from ISP TU Delft and allow us to establish a new partnership with academics in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering there
- 05-Jan-2025
- Miller, Laura (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026
Contact
Doctor
Laura
Miller
Lecturer
Mathematics and Statistics
Email: laura.miller@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3804