Mariano Beguerisse Díaz

Senior Research Fellow
Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab
Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford.

Fulford Junior Research Fellow
Somerville College Oxford.

Co-investigator
EPSRC Centre for Mathematics of Precision Healthcare
Imperial College London.

Research

My primary research interest is developing mathematical methods for the tractable representation of complex data systems. My work touches on network science, data science, complex systems and mathematical biology. In particular, I am interested in directed networks, network inference, dynamics on/of networks, temporal networks, and going from meta-data to full-data descriptions. I also work on constructing mathematical models of biological systems, parameter inference and optimisation algorithms.

Publications and manuscripts

    Pre-prints and papers under review

  1. Tensors and algebra give interpretable groups for crosstalk mechanisms in breast cancer (2016)
    A. Seigal, M.B.D., B. Schoeberl, M. Niepel, H.A. Harrington.
    Submitted.
    arXiv, pdf
  2. Flux-dependent graphs for metabolic networks (2017)
    M.B.D., G. Bosque, D. Oyarzún, J. Picó, M. Barahona.
    Submitted.
    arXiv, pdf, Supplemental spreadsheet

    3. Published papers

  3. Integrating sentiment and social structure to determine preference alignments: The Irish Marriage Referendum (2017)
    D.J.P. O'Sullivan, G. Garduño-Hernández, J.P. Gleeson, M.B.D.
    R. Soc. open sci. 2017 4 170154; DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170154
    arXiv, pdf
    Limerick press release
    Article in the Times IE
    Article in the Limerick Post
  4. The 'who' and 'what' of #diabetes on Twitter
    M.B.D., A.K. McLennan, G. Garduño-Hernández, M. Barahona, S.J. Ulijaszek.
    Digital Health, Vol 3, 2017. arXiv, pdf. Supplemental spreadsheet, Data
    Oxford Maths news release
  5. Linear models of activation cascades: analytical solutions and coarse-graining of delayed signal transduction
    M.B.D., R. Desikan, M. Barahona.
    J. R. Soc. Interface 2016 13 20160409 , arXiv, pdf
  6. Flow-based network analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans connectome
    K. Bacik, M.T. Schaub, M.B.D., Y.N. Billeh, M. Barahona.
    PLoS Comput Biol 12(8): e1005055, 2016. arXiv pdf,
    Supplementary Information
  7. Modelling and understanding human behavior in urban spaces: A mobility graph approach.
    V. Martínez, M.A. Escalante, M.B.D., E. Garduno, V. M. González.
    International Journal of Web Services Research, Volume 13, Issue 4. (2016). pdf.
  8. Interest communities and flow roles in directed networks: the Twitter network of the UK riots
    M.B.D., G. Garduño-Hernández, B. Vangelov, S. N. Yaliraki, M. Barahona.
    J. R. Soc. Interface 6 December 2014 vol. 11 no. 101 20140940 arXiv. pdf.
    Supplementary information.
    Supplemental spreadsheet with all communities.
  9. Finding role communities in directed networks using Role-Based Similarity, Markov Stability and the Relaxed Minimum Spanning Tree
    M.B.D., B. Vangelov, M. Barahona.
    IEEE GlobalSIP 2013, pp.937,940, 3-5 Dec. 2013, arXiv, pdf
  10. Teach Network Science to Teenagers
    Heather A. Harrington, M.B.D., M. Puck Rombach, Laura M. Keating, Mason A. Porter.
    Network Science Volume 1, Issue 02, pp 226-247 (2013) , arXiv, pdf.
    Supplemental materials.
  11. Compound stress response in stomatal closure: a mathematical model of ABA and ethylene interaction in guard cells
    M.B.D., A.M. Lizzul, M.C. Hernández-Gómez, M.Barahona, R. Desikan.
    BMC Systems Biology 2012, 6:146. pdf.
    Supplementary Information.
  12. Mathematical modeling reveals the functional implications of the different nuclear shuttling rates of Erk1 and Erk2
    H.A. Harrington, M. Komorowski, M.B.D., G.M. Ratto, M.P.H. Stumpf.
    Physical Biology 9, 036001 (2012) pdf.
  13. Squeeze-and-Breathe Evolutionary Monte Carlo Optimisation with Local Search Acceleration and its applications to parameter fitting
    M.B.D., B. Wang, R. Desikan, M. Barahona.
    J. R. Soc. Interface rsif20110767 , arXiv, pdf.
    For MATLAB code see here .
  14. Competition for popularity in bipartite networks.
    M.B.D., M.A. Porter, J-P. Onnela.
    Chaos 20, 043101 (2010). arXiv, pdf.

    15. Book Chapters

  15. Who talks about diabetes on Twitter, what do they say, and why are there so many jokes?
    A.K. McLennan, S. Ulijaszek, M.B.D.
    In T. Schneider, K. Eli, C. Dolan, S. Ulijaszek. (Eds.)
    Digital Food Activism . Routledge (2016). pdf.

    16. Study group reports

  16. Assessing the adaptive significance of plant architectural adaptations to elevated temperature.
    M.B.D., L. Bridge, C.B. Miron, S. Pearce , M. Qian, K. Franklin.
    Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group III, University of Nottingham, 14-17 December 2009, pdf.
  17. Modelling Cell Separation During Plant Organ Abscission.
    S. McCue, T. Bartsch, R. Dyson, M.B.D., O. Jensen.
    Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group II, University of Nottingham, 5-8 January 2009, pdf.

    18. Theses

  18. Mathematical Modelling of Integrated Signalling Networks in Stomatal Guard Cells
    PhD thesis. Imperial College London (2012). pdf.

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Research group

Current members

Doctoral

  1. Javier Pardo Díaz: Genetic network analysis of nitrogen fixation in legume-Rhizobium symbioses Department of Statistics, University of Oxford. Co-supervision with Gesine Reinert (Stats) and Philip Poole (Plants).
  2. Fabian Ying: Modelling and analysis of spatio-temporal networks in supermarkets. Doctoral Training in Industrially Focused Mathematical Modelling (InFoMM), Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford (2016-2019). Co-supervision with Mason Porter and Sam Howison.
  3. David O'Sullivan: Complex contagion on networks. Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Limerick, Ireland (2015-2018). Co-supervision with James Gleeson.

Masters

Former members

Masters

  1. Michael Reynolds. Understanding the effect of topology on the properties of networked dynamics. MSc Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford 2017. Co-supervision with Christian Bick.
  2. Zetian Gao. Spatiotemporal analysis of air travel networks. MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford 2017. Co-supervision with Antti Tolvanen and Andrew Mellor.
  3. Jake Yudelowitz. Network Decomposition for Airline Revenue Optimisation MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford 2017. Co-supervision with Jaroslav Fawkes.
  4. Rodrigo Leal Cervantes. Network based approaches for authorship attribution MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford 2017.
  5. Giuseppe Ughi. Modelling economic diversification: diffusion, complementarity and shocks MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford 2017. Co-supervision with Neave O'Clery.
  6. François Hulot. Using data and networks to unravel the forces of urban agglomeration MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford 2017. Co-supervision with Neave O'Clery.
  7. Rosalba García-Millán. Optimal control of antibiotic resistance. MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford 2016. Co-supervision with Antonis Papachristodoulou.
  8. Walid Ahmad. Continuous-time analysis of temporal networks. MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford 2016. Co-supervision with Mason Porter.
  9. Alexandre Manai. Context-dependent metabolic networks: structure and dynamics. MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford 2016. Co-supervision with Eamonn Gaffney.
  10. Timothée Goubault de Brugière. Network analyses based on flows. MSc in Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London 2015.
  11. Aron Cruise. Network analysis of online radicalisation: Fighters in Iraq and Syria. Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London 2015.
  12. Andrew Maher. Analysis of temporal networks. MSc in Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London 2014. Co-supervision with Mauricio Barahona.
  13. Andrey Sokolov. Structural analysis of metabolic networks. MSc in Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London 2014. Co-supervision with Diego Oyarzún and Mauricio Barahona.
  14. Lars Bergemann. Activation Cascades In Cell Signalling: Deterministic and Stochastic Models. Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London 2012. Co-supervision with Mauricio Barahona.
  15. Alessandro Lizzul. Stomatal closure and systems biology. MRes in Plant Biotechnology, Division of Life Sciences, Imperial College London 2011. Co-supervision with Radhika Desikan.

Undergraduate

  1. Ioannis Papadopoulos. LMS-funded undergraduate research project. Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London 2015. Co-supervision with Mauricio Barahona and Jake Stroud.
  2. Karol Bacik. Undergradruate Summer research project (UROP). Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London 2014. Co-supervision with Mauricio Barahona and Michael Schaub.
  3. Ioannis Papadopoulos. Undergradruate Summer research project (UROP). Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London 2014. Co-supervision with Mauricio Barahona and Michael Schaub.
  4. Yi (Aaron) Low. Undergradruate Summer research project (UROP). Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London 2014. Co-supervision with Mauricio Barahona and Michael Schaub.

CV

Full CV (updated 2017-05-24)

Contact

Mariano Beguerisse Díaz

Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford OX2 6GG

beguerisse[*at*]maths.ox.ac.uk
ORCID: 0000-0002-8750-8346