Alex de Figueiredo

Alex de Figueiredo is a Research Fellow at Imperial College London and an EPSRC Prize Fellow specializing in mathematical and statistical modeling applied to vaccine confidence and public health. His work intersects Bayesian statistics, spatial analysis, and health policy.

• Education: MSci in Physics (Imperial College), MSc in Mathematical and Statistical Modelling (University of Oxford), PhD in Mathematical and Statistical Modelling (Imperial College London)

His research focuses on:

• Bayesian inference for vaccine acceptance
• Sub-national forecasting of vaccine coverage
• Social-demographic determinants of vaccine confidence
• GIS/spatial analysis for health policy

He has contributed to projects like the Africa CDC Working Group (2020–2023) and the State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU (2018–2022), with publications in journals including Nature Human Behaviour and The Lancet.

• Scientific Awards: EPSRC Prize Fellow