Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Strathclyde, appointed in November 2024. She previously held an EPSRC Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowship at the University of Glasgow (2022–2024), where she also completed her PhD in Applied Mathematics (2018–2022). Her academic journey reflects a strong foundation in mathematical modeling of complex biological systems.

Her research centers on poroelasticity, composite materials, viscoelasticity, and continuum mechanics, with direct applications to cardiac modeling (electrophysiology, perfusion, disease) and ocular diseases. She specializes in deriving multiscale models through homogenization techniques applied to fluid-structure interaction problems, enabling the transition from microstructural descriptions to macroscopic partial differential equations. Her methodological expertise includes mixture theory, statistical sensitivity analysis, and analytical solution techniques.

Dr. Miller’s recent publications (2024–2025) demonstrate a consistent focus on homogenization in biological tissues, particularly myocardium and double-porosity systems. Her work bridges applied mathematics with biomedical applications, emphasizing effective material behavior across length scales. She leads significant research projects, including a UK-EU network on Biological Tissues funded by the Isaac Newton Institute and an international collaboration via the University of Strathclyde’s Global Engagement Fund.

• EPSRC Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow

She is actively involved in research leadership and mentorship, currently accepting PhD students and supervising projects on topics such as poroelastic cornea modeling. She collaborates internationally with researchers in the UK, Italy, Germany, and the Czech Republic. No teaching or lab leadership details are provided, but her project leadership indicates an active research group forming around multiscale tissue modeling.