About
Roman Bauer is a Senior Lecturer in Computational Biology at the University of Surrey, leading the COMBYNE research lab. He holds academic appointments in the Department of Computer Science and affiliated roles in the Nature Inspired Computing and Engineering Research Group. Previously, he served as a Postdoc and Research Fellow at Newcastle University (2013-2020), holding an MRC Fellowship (2016-2018) and an EPSRC Innovation Fellowship (2018-2020). His research integrates computational modeling with biological systems, focusing on neural development, disease modeling, and cryopreservation.
Education: PhD in Neuroinformatics from ETH Zurich (Switzerland), MSc and BSc in Computational Science & Engineering from ETH Zurich.
Research Interests: Agent-based modeling of biological systems, computational neuroscience, cancer systems biology, retinal development, and biomedical applications of AI. His work spans multiscale models of neural networks, radiation-induced lung fibrosis, and Alzheimer's disease progression.
Publications & Impact: Over 50 peer-reviewed articles, including high-impact journals like Communications Medicine, Cerebral Cortex, and PLoS Computational Biology. Co-developed the BioDynaMo platform for scalable agent-based simulations.
Teaching: Leads courses in Algorithms (COM2031, COM1029) and oversees the Computing with Business Management program. Previously directed employability initiatives for Computer Science students.
Awards: EPSRC UKRI Innovation Fellowship (2018), MRC Fellowship (2016). Collaborates internationally on projects like the BioDynaMo consortium and CryoDyNaMo for cryopreservation modeling.
