Ben Ye

Dr. Ben Ye is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide, within the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. He holds a full-time academic role and is eligible to supervise Master’s and PhD students as a co-supervisor.

Education:

• B.E. (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland (2013)
• Ph.D. in Engineering, Australian National University (2018)

Research Interests:

• Applications of control theory and network science to social systems and epidemics
• Complex network dynamics, including opinion formation, epidemic spreading, and multi-agent control
• Integration of analytical, computational, and data-driven methods from systems theory, game theory, and dynamical systems

Key Career Milestones:

• Postdoctoral Researcher (2018–2020), University of Groningen, Netherlands
• Senior Research Fellow (2020–2025), Curtin University, Australia
• Awarded Western Australian Premier's Early to Mid-Career (EMC) Fellowship (2021–2025), Centre for Optimisation and Decision Science

Supervision & Collaboration:

• Focus on mentoring students in network science and control theory applications
• Active in interdisciplinary research teams addressing real-world problems in social systems and epidemiology