Silvio Fanzon

Lecturer in Applied Mathematics


Welcome to my website!

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

My research lies at the interface of Statistics, Optimization, PDEs, and Variational Methods. I am interested in both the theoretical foundations of these areas and their applications to Mathematical Imaging, Materials Science, Sports Analytics, and Machine Learning. Learn more in Publications.

I am Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and have taught courses across pure and applied mathematics. Details and materials are available on the Teaching page. I have also supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students — learn more on the Supervisions page.

Happy to connect about research, supervision, or collaborations — feel free to 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


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