Marcel Masqué

Marcel Masqué

PhD student in computational biology

I am interested in applying mathematical and computational techniques to understand biological systems.

In September 2026 I will start a PhD position at the van Oudenaarden group at the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

In June 2026 I graduated cum laude with a master's degree in Mathematics from Utrecht University. My master's thesis studied the factorization homology of orbifolds, and was written under the supervision of Dr Gijs Heuts.

Education

2023 - 2026

MSc in Mathematics

Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands

2022 - 2023

Pre-master in Mathematics

Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

2019 - 2021

BSc in Computer Science

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Work Experience

2022 - 2026

Software Engineer

Embedded Computer Systems, Prodrive Technologies

2019 - 2022

Research Intern

Monash Biomedical Imaging, Monash University

Writing & Projects

2026

Factorization homology of orbifolds

My master's thesis in mathematics generalises Ayala and Francis' factorization homology to the case of orbifolds.

2025

Computing Persistent Laplacians of a Filtration in Rust

A summer project with Dr Magnus Botnan to compute spectral extensions of topological data analysis.

2025

Notes for Sheaves in Topology

Written for a master's course taught by Dr Remy van Dobben de Bruyn, typed together with Splinter Suidman and Ben Mason.