Maths, Football, and Crowd Safety – Prof. Alison Leary

When:
November 6, 2019 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
2019-11-06T18:30:00+00:00
2019-11-06T21:30:00+00:00
Where:
The Old King's Head
Kings Head Yard
off Borough High Street
London SE1 1LZ
Cost:
Free
Contact:

How can maths make watching football safer?

Professor Alison Leary is an expert in healthcare and mathematical modelling as well as being the match day lead for crowd medical services at Millwall FC. In this talk about maths, crowd safety, and league football, Alison discusses risk, safety planning and what it’s like to change the rules.

Prof. Leary is Chair of Healthcare & Workforce Modelling at London South Bank University.

Her research areas include: complexity & healthcare; knowledge discovery through data mining (big data); stochastic methods & workforce modelling. She provides consultancy to the NHS, government and commercial organisations. Her research on the effectiveness of medical teams is part of Millwall FC’s approach to healthcare services, which can accommodate disasters as well as minor injuries, spectator safety and primary care.

In 2019 Alison was awarded an MBE for services to Spectator Safety and Medical Care.