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Lily Serna
Born (1986-07-05) July 5, 1986 (age 37)
Occupation(s)Mathematician, television presenter, data analyst
PartnerBlair Hickey
Children2

Lily Serna is an Australian mathematician and television presenter, [1] best known for co-presenting the SBS game shows Letters and Numbers (2010−2012 [2]) and Celebrity Letters and Numbers (2021−), as well as the cooking show Destination Flavour (2012). She works as a data analyst for Atlassian in Sydney.[ citation needed]

Early life and education

Born in Jerusalem to a Palestinian family, [3] Serna attended Cheltenham Girls High School in Sydney, Australia, and graduated from the University of Technology Sydney in 2009, with a Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance and a Bachelor of International Studies. [1] [4] She spent a year living in Bordeaux, France. [5]

Career

In August 2010, Serna began co-presenting Letters and Numbers on SBS Television while completing honours studying part-time in mathematics with applications in biology. [6] [4]

In August 2012, she was appointed Numeracy Ambassador for National Literacy and Numeracy Week and in September to the board of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, [7] although she is no longer a board member. She works as a data analyst for software company Atlassian. [8] She had previously been a data analyst at Fairfax Media. [9]

Serna was co-host, with actress and presenter Renee Lim and Adam Liaw ( second season winner of MasterChef Australia) of the SBS cooking show Destination Flavour which was first broadcast as a 10-part series in late 2012. [10]

Serna appeared in an episode on risk for the ABC's Catalyst television program which aired in 2019. [11]

She is again a co-presenter in a celebrity version of Letters and Numbers which commenced transmission on SBS on Saturday 2 October 2021.

Personal life

Serna became engaged to Blair Hickey at Surprise Bay during a hike in Tasmania early in 2019. [12] They have a child born in late 2019. [13]

Publications

  • Serna, L. 2012. Lily's Number Puzzles. Hardie Grant. ISBN  1742704018
  • Serna, L. 2019. Curious: life hacks through maths. Pan Macmillan. ISBN  9781760781156

References

  1. ^ a b "Lily Serna". Saxton. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. ^ "SBS drops Letters and Numbers for Countdown". 24 June 2012.
  3. ^ "I couldn't solve this maths whiz's problem. Without HSC maths, could you?". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sacha Molitorisz (2 August 2010). "Boot camp for the brain". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Lily Serna interview".
  6. ^ "Meet the Hosts: Lily Serna". Letters and Numbers website. Special Broadcasting Service. 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Gender's in the Balance". Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. 3 October 2017.
  8. ^ "LILY SERNA Mathematician & Data Analyst: Atlassian". AMSI Careers. Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  9. ^ Roberst, Elise (28 April 2019). "Data star Lily Serna". Careers with STEM. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. ^ "MasterChef winner Adam Liaw snares own TV show on SBS". The Daily Telegraph. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Should I Risk It?". Catalyst. ABC. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. ^ Serna, Lily (6 January 2019). "We're getting married!!!". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. ^ Serna, Lily (31 December 2019). "One final addition before the year is out". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lily Serna
Born (1986-07-05) July 5, 1986 (age 37)
Occupation(s)Mathematician, television presenter, data analyst
PartnerBlair Hickey
Children2

Lily Serna is an Australian mathematician and television presenter, [1] best known for co-presenting the SBS game shows Letters and Numbers (2010−2012 [2]) and Celebrity Letters and Numbers (2021−), as well as the cooking show Destination Flavour (2012). She works as a data analyst for Atlassian in Sydney.[ citation needed]

Early life and education

Born in Jerusalem to a Palestinian family, [3] Serna attended Cheltenham Girls High School in Sydney, Australia, and graduated from the University of Technology Sydney in 2009, with a Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance and a Bachelor of International Studies. [1] [4] She spent a year living in Bordeaux, France. [5]

Career

In August 2010, Serna began co-presenting Letters and Numbers on SBS Television while completing honours studying part-time in mathematics with applications in biology. [6] [4]

In August 2012, she was appointed Numeracy Ambassador for National Literacy and Numeracy Week and in September to the board of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, [7] although she is no longer a board member. She works as a data analyst for software company Atlassian. [8] She had previously been a data analyst at Fairfax Media. [9]

Serna was co-host, with actress and presenter Renee Lim and Adam Liaw ( second season winner of MasterChef Australia) of the SBS cooking show Destination Flavour which was first broadcast as a 10-part series in late 2012. [10]

Serna appeared in an episode on risk for the ABC's Catalyst television program which aired in 2019. [11]

She is again a co-presenter in a celebrity version of Letters and Numbers which commenced transmission on SBS on Saturday 2 October 2021.

Personal life

Serna became engaged to Blair Hickey at Surprise Bay during a hike in Tasmania early in 2019. [12] They have a child born in late 2019. [13]

Publications

  • Serna, L. 2012. Lily's Number Puzzles. Hardie Grant. ISBN  1742704018
  • Serna, L. 2019. Curious: life hacks through maths. Pan Macmillan. ISBN  9781760781156

References

  1. ^ a b "Lily Serna". Saxton. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. ^ "SBS drops Letters and Numbers for Countdown". 24 June 2012.
  3. ^ "I couldn't solve this maths whiz's problem. Without HSC maths, could you?". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sacha Molitorisz (2 August 2010). "Boot camp for the brain". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Lily Serna interview".
  6. ^ "Meet the Hosts: Lily Serna". Letters and Numbers website. Special Broadcasting Service. 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Gender's in the Balance". Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. 3 October 2017.
  8. ^ "LILY SERNA Mathematician & Data Analyst: Atlassian". AMSI Careers. Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  9. ^ Roberst, Elise (28 April 2019). "Data star Lily Serna". Careers with STEM. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. ^ "MasterChef winner Adam Liaw snares own TV show on SBS". The Daily Telegraph. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Should I Risk It?". Catalyst. ABC. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. ^ Serna, Lily (6 January 2019). "We're getting married!!!". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. ^ Serna, Lily (31 December 2019). "One final addition before the year is out". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

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