Mathieu Fourment

Mathieu Fourment is a Lecturer at the Australian Institute for Microbiology & Infection (AIMI) within the University of Technology Sydney's Faculty of Science. His research focuses on developing phylogenetic algorithms and software to study pathogen evolution, evolutionary processes, and infectious disease management. He holds a PhD in Bioinformatics from Macquarie University and has expertise in bioinformatics and computational biology.

• Education:
• PhD in Bioinformatics, Macquarie University (2010)
• Master by Research in Bioinformatics, University of Glasgow (2003–2004)
• Master in Computer Science, François Rabelais University (2002–2003)
• Research Interests: Phylogenetics, pathogen evolution, antimicrobial resistance, and real-time infectious disease tracking. He develops tools like Dodonaphy and Torchtree to analyze viral evolution and improve outbreak surveillance.
• Grants: Includes NIH-funded research on Bayesian phylogenetics and ARC grants for foodborne outbreak surveillance.
• Advising: Available for Masters and PhD supervision in computational biology and evolutionary genomics.