Paul is Professor of Operational Research, Director of the Data Innovation Research Institute, and Deputy Head of the School of Mathematics, Cardiff University. His research interests are primarily in mathematical/OR modelling and stochastic methods applied to healthcare systems, and Paul has been an investigator on in excess of £12M of funding from various research councils and direct from health services. Paul is a founding editor of the journal Health Systems (Taylor & Francis), a member of the UK REF2021 mathematical sciences panel and a recent recipient of the UK Times Higher Education prize for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology'.
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