Romesh joined Burnet at the start of 2018 to work on Optima TB and HCV modelling. He completed his undergraduate studies and PhD in Physics at the University of Sydney.
After working on software development for the Optima HIV project in 2015, he took up a postdoctoral research position at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity where he worked on biophysical modelling of neural activity. Now back in Australia, Romesh is based in Sydney. His research interests include quantitative predictive modelling and optimization, with a particular focus on data-driven model validation. He is currently also working on COVASIM: Modelling COVID-19 - an individual-based model assessing the impact of COVID-19 interventions that has informed the Victorian Government's Roadmap through the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 (1)
2020 (1)
In this study, we use Covasim to estimate the risk of Victoria experiencing a third COVID-19 epidemic wave if Stage 4 restrictions were eased on the 14th September 2020 or two weeks later on the 28th September.
Know COVID-19: Estimating risks associated with early reopening in VictoriaThe Medical Journal of Australia
Fenella McAndrew, Romesh Abeysuriya, Nick Scott, Fenella McAndrew, Romesh Abeysuriya, Nick Scott
The Medical Journal of Australia
Fenella McAndrew, Romesh Abeysuriya, Nick Scott, Fenella McAndrew, Romesh Abeysuriya, Nick Scott
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Alina M. Muellenmeister, Dominic Delport, Jane Greig, Romesh Abeysuriya, Nick Scott, Dominic Delport, Alina M. Muellenmeister, Jane Greig, Romesh Abeysuriya, Nick Scott
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that effective public health responses save lives and reduce socio-economic damage. Modelling has played a critical role in public health decision-making by quantifying the risks and benefits of different policy responses. Burnet Health Modeller Dominic Delport's PhD will utilise mathematical modelling to generate evidence to support public health decision-making during outbreaks and prepare for future pandemics.
We use mathematical and economic models to inform global efforts to achieving the elimination of hepatitis B as a public health threat.
Optima Nutrition is an open source mathematical modelling tool to help countries respond effectively to nutrition.