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Mathematical Modeling
Models for infectious disease dynamics in plants, humans, aquatic systems, and environmental contexts.
About
Clotilde Djuikem is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Applied Mathematics at the University of Manitoba in Canada. Her research focuses on mathematical models for the emergence, transmission, and control of pathogens in plants, humans, and aquatic systems.
Her work combines deterministic models, stochastic processes, dynamical systems, control theory, and numerical analysis to study how biological systems evolve under changing environmental and epidemiological conditions.
Her current postdoctoral work includes multi-scale modeling questions linking intermediate-filament assembly with pathogen introduction and transmission, as well as mathematical models for viral pathogen transmission among fish species under climate change scenarios.
She earned her PhD in Applied Mathematics from Université Côte d’Azur and Inria in France, where her doctoral research focused on the modelling and control of perennial plant pathogens. She also holds a Master’s degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Douala.
Alongside her research, Clotilde has extensive teaching experience across Africa, Europe, and North America. She has taught courses in calculus, statistics, mathematical modeling, and numerical methods, and has contributed to student mentoring and research supervision.
Research Focus
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Dynamical Systems
Stability, thresholds, bifurcations, long-term behavior, and control mechanisms in complex systems.
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Stochastic and Numerical Methods
Markov chains, stochastic models, simulations, and numerical analysis for biological systems.
Academic Path
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Multi-scale models linking intermediate-filament assembly with pathogen introduction and transmission. -
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Viral pathogen transmission among fish species in the Western Canadian Arctic under climate change scenarios. -
PhD in Applied Mathematics
Thesis: Modelling and Control of Perennial Plant Phytopathogens. -
Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Applied Mathematics
Teaching and Mentoring
Clotilde has taught across several academic systems and has experience in calculus, statistics, mathematical modeling, numerical methods, probability, linear algebra, and differential equations. Her teaching and mentoring activities support undergraduate and graduate students in mathematical sciences and applied modeling.
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Teaching Experience
More than 600 hours of teaching across Africa, Europe, and North America.
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Course Areas
Calculus, statistics, probability, mathematical modeling, and numerical methods.
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Mentoring
Support for student training, research projects, and applied mathematics learning.
Outreach and Science Communication
Clotilde is committed to science communication and inclusive STEM education. Through school outreach, public talks, educational videos, books, and community initiatives, she works to make mathematics more visible, accessible, and connected to real-world challenges.
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Tioh Academy
Educational videos and public mathematics content for students and broader audiences.
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School Outreach
Activities connecting mathematics, scientific careers, and inclusive STEM inspiration.
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Public Engagement
Talks, books, and educational resources presenting mathematics through concrete applications.
Awards and Recognition
- Maud Menten Institute Research Accelerator Award, 2025
- EDIA Champions Pilot Program, Digital Research Alliance of Canada, 2024
- Maud Menten Institute Research Accelerator Award, 2024
- Inria CORDI PhD Grant, France, 2019–2022
- Presidential Excellence Grant, Cameroon, 2012–2018