Dr. Pj Beaghton

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Biography

PJ Beaghton is an Honorary Principal Research Fellow in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London, where he co-leads the Imperial College Network of Excellence in Financial Technology (FinTech). His research focuses on utilizing artificial intelligence to identify security threats in financial markets, particularly in the context of contagion across exchanges, products, and regions due to both intended and accidental disruptive shocks to electronic securities and derivative markets. Additionally, he performs forensic analyses of complex transactions in securities and derivatives to identify suspicious patterns linked to money laundering and other criminal activities. Dr. Beaghton has collaborated in research with Professor Austin Burt from Life Sciences on projects such as the Target Malaria consortium, employing reaction-diffusion systems and stochastic simulations to study vector population dynamics. His primary focus involves modeling the use of selfish genetic elements to genetically manipulate natural populations of mosquitoes that transmit malaria.

Research Interests

Experience

Honorary Principal Research Fellow

2017-08-01 — Present

Imperial College London • London, United Kingdom

Co-leads the Imperial College Network of Excellence in Financial Technology, focusing on security threats in financial markets.

Requirements for Imperial College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Physics Chemistry
Application Checklist
  • Personal statement
  • CV/resume
  • Official university transcripts
  • Two academic or professional references
  • Application fee (£90)
Specialization Notes

Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.