Dr Peter Grove
Senior Principal Analyst
Chair the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Advisory Committee's subgroup on modelling

Peter Grove is a graduate of Aberdeen University (having studied Natural Philosophy) and the University of Oxford (Thesis title - 'Quantum Field Theory in Curved Space Times').

Peter has periodically continued his research in theoretical physics, working at King's College London, Trieste and Brussels. His published work includes papers on the origin of the Hawking radiation from Black holes, the Unruh Effect, the detection of negative energy fluxes and the possibilities of changing history with time machines.

At the Ministry of Defence, Peter looked at methods of assigning research priorities, and wrote technical reviews for policy makers on subjects such as laser weaponry. He also worked on non-metric data analysis with Professor David Kendall at the Statistical Laboratory in Cambridge.

Working at the Home Office in collaboration with criminologists John Macleod and Professor David Farrington, Peter constructed a quantitative predictive theory of offending behaviour. He was also the main statistical advisor for the national evaluations of the effectiveness of CCTV and enhanced street-lighting in reducing crime. For many years, he was also the director of research computing.

At the Department of Health, he works mainly on analysis of pandemic influenza, risk assessments for vCJD transmission and emergency planning. One of his roles is to chair the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Advisory Committee's (SPI) subgroup on modelling.

Dr Grove's areas of expertise include mathematical modelling, statistical methodology, operational research and quantitative social science methodology.

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