Joshua Steele
CDT Student
Joshua completed his integrated master's degree in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Warwick.
For his master's dissertation, he developed a spatially correlated prior model to detect outbreaks within a case dataset, using Bayesian statistics and Monte Carlo methods. Joshua implemented the model in R and applied it to numerous simulated case datasets, as well as a real TB case dataset. His dissertation won a 2024 PSI Undergraduate Prize. As a DPhil student in the CDT, Joshua intends to continue his work in infectious disease modelling.
Outside of academia, Joshua enjoys athletics, swimming, and gaming.