Regular biography
Dr Agnese Barbensi is a Lecturer in Mathematics at The University of Queensland, School of Mathematics and Physics. Her research focuses on computational geometry and topology, with an emphasis on mathematical biology. She is particularly interested in understanding how shape influences behavior in natural systems. Dr Barbensi completed her bachelor and master degrees in Pisa, Italy, followed by her PhD and first postdoc in Oxford, UK. She then held a second postdoc position in Melbourne before joining The University of Queensland. Her work includes contributions to the study of knotted proteins, DNA topology, and the development of computational tools such as GridPyM.
Scholar-generated biography
Agnese Barbensi is a researcher at the University of Queensland specializing in applied topology, computational topology, TDA, knot theory, and network theory. Her work explores the application of topological methods to understand complex systems in biology and materials science. She has published extensively on topics such as the topology of soft and biological matter, homology of knotted proteins, and the use of grid diagrams to study knot spaces. Her research also includes the development of computational tools like GridPyM and HyperTDA to analyze multiscale topological features in structured data. Her contributions focus on bridging topological concepts with real-world applications in biophysics and network analysis.