MINZ 2026
AUT City Campus
22 - 26 June 2026
Mathematics-in-Industry NZ (MINZ) events offer a collaborative approach to industry problem solving, where mathematical scientists tackle real life problems shared by companies.
This week-long intensive period of collaborative brain-storming is a great way of solving problems arising in industry and the environment.
Come join us at AUT City Campus to solve interesting and vital industry challenges to help New Zealand businesses innovate and grow.
During the week long MINZ study group you will get to meet and work with fellow mathematicians from NZ and around the world to demonstrate your skills directly to industry representatives.
MINZ events deliver:
- Methods to solve complex industrial problems
- Links with mathematical scientists from top universities and national laboratories across the country
- Access to advanced computing solutions and environments
- Highly cost effective access to scientific advice
- Fresh input of new ideas.
Events details:
What: Maths-In-Industry New Zealand 2026
Where: AUT City Campus
When: 22 - 26 June 2026
Contact: hammed.fatoyinbo@aut.ac.nz / ryan.ip@aut.ac.nz
Registration: www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/1986266776397
Programme: TBA
Guest Speaker
Luke Fullard, Senior Scientist, Horizons Regional Council
Luke Fullard is the Science Team Leader for Data and Environmental Reporting at Horizons Regional Council.
Luke has been working in the Science Team at Horizons Regional Council for the last 5 years. He currently manages a variety of staff who specialize in geospatial data analysis, science communication, ecology and land science, air quality, and Mātauranga Māori. His own work covers data analysis, modelling, reporting, project management, and automation. Some interesting projects include using machine learning models for automated outlier detection, natural language processing, analysis of survey data, spectral methods for "gappy" time series, and modelling of water quality across the region.
Prior to his work in local government he worked as an applied mathematician and lecturer at Massey University, with his research spanning the fields of fluid mechanics, natural hazards modelling, and industrial process modelling. Luke was previously a Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and was the recipient of a Marsden Fast-Start Grant for his work modelling dense granular flows.
Luke has been actively involved with MISG and MINZ over the past decade as a participant, co-convenor, and co-Director of the 2017 NZ study group.
Luke is looking forward to sharing his experience of moving from academia to local government, and highlighting similarities and differences he has experienced between these two sectors.