Silvio Fanzon

Lecturer in Applied Mathematics

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Welcome to my website!

I am a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at the University of Hull, UK, where I have both research and teaching responsibilities.

My research lies at the interface of Statistics, Optimization, PDEs, and Variational Methods, with applications in Mathematical Imaging, Materials Science, Statistical Models for Sports and Machine Learning. Learn more about my work in Publications.

On the teaching side, I have delivered courses in Analysis, Geometry, Probability, Statistics, and Numerical Analysis, for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students. I am also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I believe teaching should be open to all, so I share my materials on the Teaching page.

I have supervised students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. You can learn more about their work on the Supervisions page.

Happy to connect about research, supervision, or collaborations — just email me!


News

08/2025 I have successfully completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP) programme at the University of Hull. As a result, I have been awarded the Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
03/2025 I have just completed writing my teaching philosophy statement! It was a thoughtful process reflecting on my approach, values, and goals as an educator. I am sharing it now - check it out here. Looking forward to continuing to grow as a teacher!
02/2025 Our paper Elementary econometric and strategic analysis of curling matches has been published on Managerial Finance. We develop a Markov model of curling matches, parametrised by the probability of winning an end and the probability distribution of scoring ends. Using a maximum entropy argument, we predict that the points distribution of scoring ends should follow a constrained geometric distribution. Read the paper here
01/2025 I am teaching the module Statistical Models at the University of Hull. This is a Year 2 module for the BSc in Mathematics 2024/25. Here are the module Webpage and Slides
09/2024 During T1 of the 2024/25 academic year, I am teaching the modules Numbers, Sequences and Series and Differential Geometry at the University of Hull. You can find lecture notes and more information by following the links
08/2024 I have produced a Curriculum Evaluation for the module Statistical Models which I taght in 2023/24. This analysis is part of the final assessment for the PCAP module Curriculum Design. The presentation video and slides are available here
06/2024 Check out our paper Elementary econometric and strategic analysis of curling matches. We develop a Markov model of curling matches, parametrised by the probability of winning an end and the probability distribution of scoring ends. Using a maximum entropy argument, we predict that the points distribution of scoring ends should follow a constrained geometric distribution. Read the paper here
05/2024 I have written two case studies for the final assessment of the PCAP module titled Reflective Teaching in Higher Education:
  • The first case study (Link) addresses how I have employed a range of methods, approaches, and digital skills in my teaching, learning, and assessment during my first year at Hull
  • The second case study (Link) provides insights into how I have supported individual students, including my experience of co-authoring a paper with a Hull undergraduate student: Faster identification of faster Formula 1 drivers via time-rank duality
03/2024 Our paper Faster identification of faster Formula 1 drivers via time-rank duality has been published on Economics Letters. We provide a novel approach to estimate race-winning probabilities, which leads to new insights regarding driver-level versus car-level effects, as well as a simplified Monte Carlo simulation algorithm. The paper can be found here. The annotated R code to reproduce the findings is here
01/2024 I am teaching the module Statistical Models at the University of Hull. This is a Year 2 module for the BSc in Mathematics 2023/24. Here are the module Webpage and Slides

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Selected Publications

  1. Asymptotic linear convergence of Fully–Corrective Generalized Conditional Gradient methods
    Mathematical Programming, 2024
  2. A Generalized Conditional Gradient Method for Dynamic Inverse Problems with Optimal Transport Regularization
    Foundations of Computational Mathematics, 2023
  3. A superposition principle for the inhomogeneous continuity equation with Hellinger–Kantorovich-regular coefficients
    Kristian Bredies, Marcello Carioni, and Silvio Fanzon
    Communications in Partial Differential Equations, 2022
  4. Derivation of Linearized Polycrystals from a Two-Dimensional System of Edge Dislocations
    SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis, 2019

all publications


Current Teaching

  1. 2025 T2
    Statistical Models
    University of Hull, UK
    BSc Mathematics, Year 2

past teaching


Useful Links

  • CVGMT (Calculus of Variations and Geometric Measure Theory)
  • PRIMO Research Group
  • IPIA (Inverse Problems International Association)
  • FIPS (Finnish Inverse Problems Society)
  • GAMM (Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics)
  • One World MINDS (Seminar Series on Mathematics of INformation, Data, and Signals)