Prof. Ruth Baker

M.Math., D.Phil.

Pronouns

She / Her

Status

Academic Faculty

Professor of Applied Mathematics

Contact form

http://www.iamruthbaker.com

+44 1865 283893

ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-9333

Research groups

Address
Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG

Highlighted publications

Crowded transport within networked representations of complex geometries

Wilson, D Woodhouse, F Simpson, M Baker, R COMMUNICATIONS PHYSICS volume 4 issue 1 (25 Oct 2021)

Quantifying the impact of electric fields on single-cell motility.

Prescott, T Zhu, K Zhao, M Baker, R Biophysical journal volume 120 issue 16 3363-3373 (Aug 2021)

Pakman: a modular, efficient and portable tool for approximate Bayesian inference

Pak, T Baker, R Pitt-Francis, J Journal of Open Source Software volume 5 issue 47 1716-1716 (07 Mar 2020)

Practical parameter identifiability for spatio-temporal models of cell invasion

Simpson, M BAKER, R Vittadello, S Maclaren, O Journal of the Royal Society Interface volume 17 issue 164 (04 Mar 2020)

Multifidelity Approximate Bayesian Computation

Prescott, T Baker, R SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification (16 Jan 2020) http://arxiv.org/abs/1811.09550v2

Testing models of mRNA localization reveals robustness regulated by reducing transport between cells

Harrison, J Parton, R Davis, I Baker, R Biophysical Journal volume 117 issue 11 2154-2165 (03 Dec 2019)

Bayesian uncertainty quantification for data-driven equation learning

Martina-Perez, S Simpson, M Baker, R Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences http://arxiv.org/abs/2102.11629v3

Prizes, awards, and scholarships

Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award - 2017-2022
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications (FIMA) - 2021
Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) - 2020
Leverhulme Research Fellowship - 2017-2019
London Mathematical Society Whitehead Prize - 2014

Recent publications

On the correspondence between symmetries of two-dimensional autonomous
dynamical systems and their phase plane realisations

Ohlsson, F Borgqvist, J Baker, R (09 Dec 2022) http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.04847v1

Multifidelity multilevel Monte Carlo to accelerate approximate Bayesian parameter inference for partially observed stochastic processes

Warne, D Prescott, T Baker, R Simpson, M Journal of Computational Physics volume 469 (15 Nov 2022)

A model informed approach to assess the risk of checkpoint inhibitors induced myocarditis

ven der Vegt, S Wang, Y Polonchuk, L Wang, K Waters, S Baker, R Frontiers in Pharmacology volume 13 (26 Sep 2022)

A local continuum model of cell-cell adhesion

Falcó, C Baker, R Carrillo, J SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics (29 Jun 2022)

Reliable and efficient parameter estimation using approximate continuum limit descriptions of stochastic models

Simpson, M Baker, R Buenzli, P Nicholson, R Maclaren, O Journal of Theoretical Biology volume 549 (22 Jun 2022)

Research interests

My research focuses on developing and applying novel mathematical, computational and statistical methodologies and modelling frameworks for investigating developmental biology systems at the cell and tissue level. I develop biologically realistic models that, used in tandem with experimental investigations, can provide fundamental insights into key biological mechanisms. An important aspect of my work is therefore multidisciplinary collaboration with theoreticians, life scientists and clinicians both within Oxford and further afield.