I am a Lecturer in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics at Newcastle University.
My research applies statistical methods to analyse large data sets from cosmological galaxy surveys. I use Bayesian parameter inference and model comparison, as well as machine learning techniques, to constrain and compare cosmological models. I am interested in inference in high-dimensional spaces and approximate modelling to accelerate inference within complex physical systems. Within this space, I have two main scientific focuses: astrophysical modelling uncertainties affecting weak gravitational lensing and galaxy clustering, and exploring the possibility of cosmological deviations from General Relativity.
I am a Full Member and Builder of the Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time Dark Energy Science Collaboration (LSST DESC).
Check out the group pages for the Newcastle Observational Astronomy group here and the Cosmology group here.