Speaker: Dr Sophie Carr
Topic: Christmas Lecture: Fun Maths for the Festive Season
Date: Thursday 8th December 2022
Time: 18:00
Location: Faculty of Engineering Environment and Computing Building,
Coventry University, Gulson Road, CV1 2JH
Booking: please book using this link to help with catering and numbers, etc.
Synopsis:
In this year’s Coventry Christmas Lecture Sophie will bring to life the wonders of mathematics and statistics and the important, but often overlooked, role each has in optimising your enjoyment of the festive season. From decorating the house, waiting for the presents to arrive or spending time with friends (including eating mince pies…) come and join in to see how maths can make Christmas even more fun.
Sophie Carr founded Bays Consulting in 2009 to share her enthusiasm that analysis is both fun and provides clarity. With in-depth experience of analytical, statistical and problem structuring techniques, Sophie supports clients by developing pragmatic and robust solutions. Having grown up building Lego spaceships she studied aeronautical engineering before discovering Bayesian Belief Networks which has led to a career she loves – essentially make a living out of finding patterns. She prefers fresh coffee over tea, pears over apples and her favourite flower is the tulip.