Welcome to the web-page for Jackie Daykin, Computer Scientist.

My research interests include big data topics such as pattern inference & compression, stringology algorithmics & data structures, and computational combinatorics involving for instance graphs & posets. The application focus is bioinformatics. An exciting development is that I have recently been appointed Sêr Cymru II Fellow in the Department of Computer Science at Aberystwyth University, Wales.

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I am also the mother of two special boys ... rapidly becoming men ......


News

# Current opportunities for Daphne Jackson Fellowships.

# StringMasters is back in the Southern Hemisphere and for the first time in the Indian Ocean! This southern winter stringology workshop will be hosted jointly by Stellenbosch University (South Africa) in collaboration with Aberystwyth University (Mauritius): 17-21 April, 2017.
Please visit the web page to register - we hope you can join us!
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Collaborations

Research Fellow Department of Information Science, Stellenbosch University
Visiting Senior Research Fellow Department of Informatics, King's College London
Member of AlgoUK A Network for Algorithms and Complexity in the UK
Member of The Centre for Combinatorics on Words & Applications (CCWA)
Member of Graph Theory & Applications (GTA)
Member of StringMasters
Associate TIBS, LITIS, Universite de Rouen
DEBII (Digital Ecosystems and Business Intelligence Institute) National and International Link Member [2009 - 2011].
Member of the Centre for Stringology and Applications (CSA) at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia [2009 - 2011].
Senior Research Fellow in the School of Computing, Curtin University of Techology, Perth, Western Australia [1997 - ].


Membership in Professional Organizations

2005 Science Council (CSci)
1998 Women's Engineering Society (Member)
1996 Institute of Mathematics and Applications (CMath MIMA)


Journals and Conferences

Member of the Programme Committee for WALCOM 2018 Conference and Workshops on Algorithms and Computation.
Member of the Steering Committee for PATTERNS International Conference on Pervasive Patterns & Applications.
Member of the Programme Committee for the Special Session on Knowledge Aided System Design of SPIN 2014 IEEE
International Conference on Signal Processing & Integrated Networks.
Member of the PC of the Fifth Patterns 2013, Sixth Patterns 2014, Seventh Patterns 2015, Eighth Patterns 2016,
Ninth Patterns 2017, Tenth Patterns 2018 and Eleventh Patterns 2019 International Conference on Pervasive Patterns and Applications.
Member of the Programme Committee for Cyber Physical Systems of CUBE 2012 and
PC Member for Emerging Technologies of CUBE 2013 International Information Technology Conference and Exhibition.
Member of the Steering Committee of the StringMasters workshops: 2011 - present.
Member of the Scientific Committee of the StringMasters workshops: 2011 - present.
Co-Chair of the StringMasters 2010 workshop King's College London , 29-31 July 2010.
Guest Editor for the Journal of Discrete Algorithms (2009 - ).
Member of the Programme Committee of the 19th International Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms IWOCA 2008.
Member of the Organizing Committee of the London Algorithmic Workshop 2007 LAW 2007.
Member of the Programme Committee of the 18th International Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms IWOCA 2007.
Member of the Programme Committee of the 17th Australasian Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms AWOCA 2006.
Guest Editor for College Publications (2006 - ).


Talks

Accepted papers, seminars, workshops and invited talks:

"Alphabet reorderings and genetic search techniques for the factorisation of genomes" co-presented with Thomas Mills at the 8th Aberystwyth Bioinformatics Workshop, Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, January 2019.
"New Directions for String Factoring from Alphabet Ordering Techniques" Information Science Department, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, November 2018.
"Enhanced String Factoring from Alphabet Orderings" Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malaya, July 2018.
"SeqInfo: Big Data Stringology Algorithms for 2nd & 3rd Generation Sequencing" 6th Aberystwyth Bioinformatics Workshop, Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, January 2018.
"Correlation Algorithmics in Temporal Artificial Intelligence" Centre for Knowledge Dynamics & Decision Making, Cape Town, May 2016.
"Trends in temporal reasoning: Constraints, graphs and posets" Sixth International Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences (MACIS 2015), Berlin, November 2015.
"A Text Transformation Scheme For Degenerate Strings" 2nd International Conference on Algorithms for Big Data (ICABD 2014), Palermo, April 2014.
"A non-lexicographic data clustering scheme" Festcolloquium in honour of Professor Derrick Kourie, Information Science Department , Stellenbosch University, South Africa, October 2013.
"A bijective variant of the Burrows-Wheeler Transform using V-Order" Reading University Old Codger's One-Day Combinatorics Colloquium , October 2012.
"Rudolf Ahlswede in the seventies: R. Ahlwede's cooperation with David Daykin" Memorial Symposium for Prof Rudolph Ahlswede, the Zif, Bielefeld University, July 2011 - in loving memory.
"String comparison and Lyndon-like factorization using V-order in linear time" Combinatorial Pattern Matching (CPM 2011) , Palermo, June 2011.
"Combinatorics of unique maximal factorization families" Reading University Old Codger's One-Day Combinatorics Colloquium, November 2010- love you dad!
"Combinatorics and algorithmics of UMFFs" Department of Computer Science, Royal Holloway, University of London, December 2010.
"String factorization algorithmics" Combinatorics Colloquia, Queen Mary University of London, May 2007.
"String factorization algorithmics" Prague Stringology Club, Czech Technical University, December 2006.
"Applications of temporal reasoning and string factorization to diagramatic reasoning"School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Brighton, June 2002.
"Combinatorial topics on partial orders" Department of Computer Science, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis, May 1986.
"The FKG inequality and correlation in partially ordered sets" Department of Computer Science, Warwick University, March 1983.


Editorships

Chair, Coordinator and Editor of Special Track "PATTOLOGY: Patterns in Combinatorial Structures and Algorithmics" Ninth Patterns 2017. (Editorial) J. W. Daykin, PATTOLOGY: the Science of Patterns and its Applications.

M. Crochemore, J. W. Daykin and Z. Liptak (Editors), StringMasters 2012 & 2013 special issue - volume 2, J. Discrete Algorithms 32: 1-2 (2015).

M. Crochemore, J. W. Daykin and Z. Liptak (Editors), StringMasters 2012 & 2013 - volume 1. J. Discrete Algorithms 28: 1 (2014).

M. Crochemore and J. W. Daykin (Editors), StringMasters 2011 special issue. J. Discrete Algorithms 20: 1-2 (2013).

J. W. Daykin, W. F. Smyth and L. van Zijl (Editors), StringMasters 2009 & 2010 special issue. J. Discrete Algorithms 10: 1 (2012)

J. Chan, J. W. Daykin and M. S. Rahman (Editors), London Algorithmics 2008: Theory and Practice, College Publications, Texts in Algorithmics, Vol. 11 (2009), ISBN 978-1-904987-97-0.

J. W. Daykin, M. Mohammed, K. Steinhofel (Editors), London Algorithmics and Stringology 2006, College Publications, Texts in Algorithmics, Vol. 8 (2007), ISBN 978-1-904987-41-3.


Grants

Various research related grants are gratefully acknowledged:

Aberystwyth University Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Networking Grant
Aberystwyth University Research Fund
WEFO EU Funding in Wales
London Mathematical Society Scheme 5 Grant(s)
Institute of Mathematics and Applications Small Grant(s) & Conference Grant
Royal Society International Outgoing Short Visit
Royal Academy of Engineering International Travel Grant(s)
Royal Society Research Grant
Daphne Jackson Trust Travel Grant(s)
Vodafone DJ Research Fellowship
Royal Society A South Africa - UK Science Networks Grant
Erasmus / Operational Mobility


Teaching experience

Problems and Solutions (BSc)
Web Development Tools (BSc)
Introduction to Computer Infrastructure (BSc)
The Mathematics Driving License for Computer Science (BSc)
Modelling Persistent Data (BSc)
E-Commerce: Implementation, Management and Security (BSc)
Technology Entrepreneurship (BSc)
Foundations of Computer Science (BSc)
Logical Foundations of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (BSc)
Web and Internet Technologies (BSc)
Graphics & Human Computer Interaction (BSc)
Algorithm Design and Data Structures with Pascal (BSc)
Introduction to Computer Science with Pascal (BSc)
Complexity of Algorithms (BSc)
Computer Graphics (BSc)
Personal and Professional Development (BSc)
Algorithmic Issues in the WWW (MSc)
Geometric Algorithms with Applications (MSc)
Business Information Systems Theory and Practice (MSc examiner)
Business Information Systems Databases group projects (MSc examiner)
Project supervision & Outreach events


Forthcoming publications

J.W. Daykin, T. Gagie and J. Holub, BWT validation (in preparation).

J.W. Daykin, R. Groult, Y. Guesnet, T. Lecroq, A. Lefebvre, M. Leonard, L. Mouchard, E. Prieur-Gaston and B. Watson, Efficient pattern matching in degenerate strings with the Burrows-Wheeler transform. Accepted to appear in Information Processing Letters.

A. Clare and J.W. Daykin, Applications of alphabet ordering to string factoring and genome sequence alignment. Poster accepted by IWOCA 2018.

Ali Alatabbi, J. W. Daykin, Neerja Mhaskar, M. Sohel Rahman and W. F. Smyth, A Faster V-order String Comparison Algorithm accepted in Prague Stringology Conference PSC 2018.

J. W. Daykin, Richard Groult, Yannick Guesnet, Thierry Lecroq, Arnaud Lefebvre, Martine Leonard, Laurent Mouchard, Elise Prieur-Gaston, and Bruce Watson, Three Strategies for the Dead-Zone String Matching Algorithm accepted in Prague Stringology Conference PSC 2018.


Publications

D. Chuckravanen, J.W. Daykin, K. Hunsdale and A. Seeam, Allen's interval algebra and smart-type environments, International Journal on Advances in Software, vol 10 no 3&4 (2017) 221-230.

D. Chuckravanen, J.W. Daykin, K. Hunsdale and A. Seeam, Temporal patterns: Smart-type reasoning and applications. In Proc: The Ninth International Conferences on Pervasive Patterns and Applications (PATTERNS), 2017, pp 88-92. The paper also obtained a Best Paper award.

Jacqueline W. Daykin & W. F. Smyth, Analyzing strings with ordered Lyndon-like structures, Formal Aspects of Computing (Essays dedicated to Derrick Kourie on the occasion of his 65th birthday), Shaker Verlag, Stefan Gruner & Bruce Watson (eds.) (2013) Chapter 5, 95-110.

Pavlos Antoniou, Jackie W. Daykin, Costas S. Iliopoulos, Derrick Kourie, Laurent Mouchard and Solon P. Pissis, Mapping uniquely occurring short sequences derived from high throughput technologies to a reference genome, In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine (ITAB 2009), 2009. IEEE Xplore.

J. W. Daykin, C. S. Iliopoulos and W. F. Smyth, Parallel algorithms for factorizing strings over an ordered alphabet, European Association for Theoretical Computer Science 45 (1991) 309-310.

D. E. Daykin and J. W. Daykin, Order preserving maps and linear extensions of a finite poset,
SIAM Journal on Algebraic and Discrete Methods 6 (1985) 738-748.

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PhD Thesis (1986)

Monotonic functions of finite posets, Warwick University, U.K.
Supervisor: Professor M.S. Paterson FRS


Erdos number

From time to time it is a surprise when someone approaches me to say with interest that my Erdos number is 2! This is indeed the case, but let me explain that this elated/elevated number is simply due to publishing with my father, David Daykin, who published jointly with Paul Erdos. Think of me as a chipette off the old block!


Experience

2018 -            Sêr Cymru II Fellow Aberystwyth University, Wales
2016 -            Lecturer in Computer Science Aberystwyth University, Mauritius Branch Campus
1998 - 2015 Visiting: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer Royal Holloway College UK
1998 - 2000 DJ Fellow sponsored by Vodafone
1995 - 1996 Research Associate
1989 - 1991 Research Assistant
1986              Visiting Lecturer
1985              Adjunct Professor
1979 - 1980 Software Engineer Texas Instruments UK & USA
1974 - 1975 Laboratory Assistant University of Reading UK


Education

1964 - 1968 Malayan Primary school
1968 - 1969 Malayan Secondary school
1969 - 1974 Westwood Secondary school
1973 - 1975 Reading Technical College(night school)
1975 - 1978 BSc (Computer Science with Subsidiary Maths)
1980 - 1985 PhD (Computer Science)


Real education ...?!

1965 Overlanders journey (i) India - Turkey - England
1966 Overlanders journey (ii) Malaya - Thailand - Malaya
1969 Overlanders journey (iii) India - Nepal - England
1975 Overlanders journey (iv) Johannesburg - Cape Town - Durban - Johannesburg - Victoria Falls - Jo'burg
1978 Overlanders journey (v) England - France - Italy - Austria - Germany - Belgium - England
1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999: Trips Down Under
2006 Round the world trip: London - Hong Kong - Uluru - Cairns - Fiji - Hawaii - London
2016/17 Mauritius: coast to coast


Contact

You can contact me: jwd6 usual punctuation symbol aber-dot-ac-dot-uk; my name (first-dot-last) usual punctuation symbol kcl-dot-ac-dot-uk