Nira Chamberlain is Mathematical Modelling Technical Fellow for Atkins, a member SNC-Lavalin Group, and is also a Visiting Professor at Loughborough University. With over 30 years’ experience of mathematical modelling, simulation, and developing algorithms that solve complex engineering and commercial problems, Nira was the President of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications from 2020 to 2021 and will be the President of The Mathematical Association in 2023. In 2018, Nira was the winner of the Big Math Off title “World’s Most Interesting Mathematician” and is currently the Chair of the Black Heroes of Mathematics Conference. Nira is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and of the Operational Research Society and was awarded an OBE for services to mathematical sciences in 2022.