Joe Pitt-Francis
Joe Pitt-Francis
Interests
- Chaste (Open source software for Computational Biology)
- Parallel and high performance computing
- Cardiac modelling
- Computational geometry and finite element meshes
- Software development
Internships and doctorates
Please note that the Department of Computer Science does not currently offer any internship positions (either paid or unpaid). If it does have any in the future then they will be well advertised with a proper competitive application process. This means that any speculative emails asking about interships are likely to go unanswered. Sorry.
Similarly I do not currently have any funded doctoral places in my research areas. You are still welcome apply through the regular process, mention Computational Biology and ask to be considered for a range of potential studentships.
Biography
I am a mathematician (with an extremely strong interest in computer science!). I studied mathematics at Queen Mary and Westfield College from 1987, and then came to the Mathematical Institute in Oxford to study for a DPhil. in 1990. My project concerned viscous flow, in particular the motion of a solid ball in a rotating container of treacle.
From 1994 to 1996 I was employed by the University of Bath to work on a large research project called Development of Modelling Tools for the Forging Industry.
Since the beginning of 1997, I have been back in Oxford. I was initially employed as a research officer on the grant Manufacturing automation of large scale assemblies in the Computing Laboratory (now Department of Computer Science) and was then supervised by the late Stephen Cameron
Selected Publications
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A mathematical framework for the emergence of winners and losers in cell competition
Thomas F Pak‚ Joe Pitt−Francis and Ruth E Baker
In Journal of Theoretical Biology. Vol. 577. Pages 111666. 2024.
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Structural Features of Microvascular Networks Trigger Blood Flow Oscillations
Yaron Ben−Ami‚ George W Atkinson‚ Joe M Pitt−Francis‚ Philip K Maini and Helen M Byrne
In Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. Vol. 84. No. 8. Pages 85. 2022.
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Dependence of cell−free−layer width on rheological parameters: Combining empirical data on flow separation at microvascular bifurcations with geometrical considerations
Jakub Köry‚ Philip K Maini‚ Joe M Pitt−Francis and Helen M Byrne
In Physical Review E. Vol. 105. No. 1. Pages 014414. 2022.
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