Sharaz: doing high-profile maths
Sharaz is one of our graduates in Cyber and Information Systems (CIS) who joined with a Masters in Mathematics.
Joining the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has been a wonderful experience for Sharaz. He talks favourably about his work and the people here:
鈥淚t鈥檚 been great to use my mathematics without going down the corporate finance path. I get to do higher-level, more interesting maths.
鈥淢y work is split between projects. Some have mature technology which has immediate real-life impact and others are more long-term research-level projects. It鈥檚 so satisfying to really delve into an idea. Having a mix really keeps things varied.鈥�
And his co-workers are pretty good too:
鈥淢y colleagues are so interesting. Working alongside well-known scientists as a fresh graduate is very exciting. One colleague spent 20 years in academia researching Astrophysics. He鈥檚 great to be around and I love to absorb his knowledge and enthusiasm.
鈥淭he people at Dstl are very friendly and helpful. As a new member of the team you鈥檙e welcomed into the social circle. It鈥檚 flexible and inclusive and I鈥檓 happy to be working for the public sector.鈥�
Sharaz has also been supported by his team leader to work towards a promotion; guiding him on training and how to impress at interview.
His advice for math graduates exploring their options:
鈥淭o anyone studying mathematics I would definitely recommend Dstl for a graduate role. You鈥檙e able to use more interesting, complicated mathematics. Whatever your specialism (dynamics, probability or algebra) there are lots of interesting opportunities here - and there aren鈥檛 many other places you can do those in such depth.鈥�
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