Georgia Roussos, MSc

Georgia began her academic journey in the Mathematics and Applied Mathematics department at the University of Cape Town where she completed a BSc specialising in Applied Mathematics and Physics (with distinction in Applied Mathematics), followed by a BSc (Hons) in Applied Mathematics. During this time, she also worked as a Mathematics tutor for first- and second-year Engineering students in multiple Vector Calculus courses.

She later completed a MSc in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Cape Town through the School of Public Health, whilst working full time as a research assistant and data analyst in the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. In her MSc thesis, she explored glucose dynamics in pregnancy in a longitudinal cohort in Cape Town by HIV status using mathematical modelling of the glucose homeostasis dynamical system and quantile regression techniques.

Currently, she is completing a doctoral degree in Applied Mathematics with the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA), in affiliation with the University of Stellenbosch, with a specialisation in epidemiological modelling. Her PhD dissertation focuses on understanding interprovincial differences in HIV dynamics, including HIV testing and treatment uptake, key populations, and advanced HIV disease in South Africa, using the Thembisa model (version 4.8).