Ms Lydia Braunack-Mayer
2015
Commonwealth Bank John Monash Scholar
Masters of Science in Statistics
Statistics
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
Maths and Science
Statistics, Epidemiology, Applied Mathematics, Modelling, Data Visualisation, Advanced Analytics
Lydia's scholarship took her to study a Master of Science in Statistics at ETH Zurich, where she investigated modelling the spread of infectious diseases and studied philosophy of science. Prior to moving to Switzerland, Lydia was a student of mathematics and philosophy with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences from the University of Adelaide. She also worked with the Fraser Mustard Centre, analysing national education data to improve early learning outcomes for Australian children.
Lydia has since worked in the space between statistics and business, helping organisations to analyse and visualise data in healthcare and gender equality. She is currently a statistician for the Swiss Tropical Public Health Institute and supports modelling efforts to develop innovative treatments for malaria prevention.