Staff profile

Dr Ovidiu Bagdasar


Professor of Mathematics

A head shot of Ovidiu Bagdasar

Subject

Mathematics

College

College of Science and Engineering

Department

School of Computing, University of Derby Online Learning

Research centre

Data Science Research Centre

ORCiD ID

0000-0003-4193-9842

Campus

Markeaton Street, Derby Campus

Email

o.bagdasar@derby.ac.uk

About

I am a Professor of Mathematics, International Lead for the School of Computing and coordinator of the Vretta maths support project at Derby. As an academic with extensive experience and innovative classroom practice, I focus on Learning and Teaching, supported by impactful Research and International collaborations. My time is spent between research, teaching, and visits to international partners. 

 

Together with colleagues from the University of Derby, students, and EdTech companies, I developed numeracy training courses to help students and staff, enterprises, communities, and partners. My educational goal is to fulfil the dream of “a world where everyone enjoys maths”. 

 

Motto: "The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one." (M. Forbes)

Teaching responsibilities

My teaching is informed by research in theoretical and applied mathematics, and current issues in mathematical education like the numeracy gap and maths anxiety. I have led various UG and PG modules, including: 

With Vretta Inc., in 2020 I developed automatically generated exams, graded, and provided full solutions and feedback.

Professional interests

Academic interests

Key projects 

Research interests

Number theory, Recurrence Sequences, Dynamic Geometry, Optimization, Computational Mathematics, Mathematical Education 

Contributions to the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences: 

Membership of professional bodies

Memberships

Collaborations

Qualifications

Recent conferences

Invited lectures and seminars

Conference presentations and posters

Workshops

Invited speakers (selection):

Experience in industry

2018: Maple (Mathematical Education Software – now deployed at the University of Derby for developing E-Assessment in Maths)

2018: Vretta – Numeracy skills platform. 3 Pilot projects deployed at the University of Derby starting from September 2018.

2017: IPEC Alba Iulia (Ceramics coloring project)

2017: UPN (Logistics, Maths Group Project at University of Derby)

2014: Bosch Thermotechnology (VSM - Value Stream Mapping)

International experience

New Erasmus+ links

Erasmus+ visits

Erasmus+ guests

Erasmus PhD students

Research stages

Conference Organisation

Additional interests and activities

In the media

Maths@Derby

I am actively promoting mathematics through LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ovidiu-bagdasar-3541a46b/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/BagdasarO). Together with students and Marketing, we have designed the Maths@Derby brand, which aims to make Maths at Derby visible to the wider public through

Numeracy and problem-solving training

I have also developed numeracy training resources, courses and case studies: 


Research in the media 

The research work on Mafia networks has reverberated in the press and led to numerous articles and interviews.
https://www.derby.ac.uk/news/2021/data-science-research-aims-to-unravel-crime-networks/

Our papers on this topic sparked significant interest from scientific newspapers and magazines

Internal news articles on international visits or academic activities 

Recent publications

Books

Journal articles

Conference papers

Open Questions and Symposium papers: