Dr Praveen Thokala MASc, PhD

HEDS, ScHARR
The University of Sheffield
Regent Court
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
UK

Office:

Tel: (+44) (0)114 222 0784
Fax: (+44) (0)114 272 4095

E-mail: p.thokala@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

I joined HEDS in March 2010 after completing a MASc from the University of Toronto and a PhD from the University of Southampton. My PhD thesis was on simulation based cost-effectiveness modelling of aircraft.

Research interests

My research interests are:

• Cost-effectiveness modelling
• Discrete event simulation
• Optimisation
• Multi-criteria decision analysis
• Healthcare modelling
• Decision support systems

Teaching interests

My teaching interests are:

• HAR671 - OR Techniques in Health Resource Allocation
• HAR672 - Advanced Simulation Methods

Professional activities

I have undertaken assessment of the economic model submitted by the manufacturer of donepezil for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease as part of the DSU project.

Current projects

I am currently working on the following projects:

• Modelling generic type-1 diabetes model to estimate the cost-effectiveness of Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating (DAFNE) and other interventions
• Assessment of the economic model submitted by the manufacturer of cladribine for the treatment of multiple sclerosis

Key publications

• Thokala P, Scanlan J, Chipperfield A. Life cycle cost modelling as an aircraft design support tool. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering 2010;224(4).
• Thokala P, Martins JRRA. Variable complexity methods applied to airfoil design. Engineering Optimization 2006;39(3):271-86.