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Professor Kaisey Mandel

I am the Professor of Astrostatistics and Data Science at the University of Cambridge. I hold this interdisciplinary faculty position jointly at the Statistical Laboratory of the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, and at the Institute of Astronomy. As of 2024, I am the Past Chair of the Astrostatistics Interest Group of the American Statistical Association, a member of the Council of the International Astrostatistics Association, and Turing Fellow Alumnus of The Alan Turing Institute. I am a founder and co-organiser of the Cambridge Astro Data Science Discussion Group. My research interests lie at the intersections of astrophysics, cosmology, statistics, and machine learning, and include:

  • Astrostatistics, astronomical machine learning, astroinformatics
  • Statistical applications in time-domain astronomy and cosmology
  • Bayesian modelling and inference
  • Statistical computation

Publications

Models and simulations for the photometric lsst astronomical time series classification challenge (Plasticc)
R Kessler, G Narayan, A Avelino, E Bachelet, R Biswas, PJ Brown, DF Chernoff, AJ Connolly, M Dai, S Daniel, RD Stefano, MR Drout, L Galbany, S González-Gaitán, ML Graham, R Hložek, EEO Ishida, J Guillochon, SW Jha, DO Jones, KS Mandel, D Muthukrishna, A O’grady, CM Peters, JR Pierel, KA Ponder, A Prša, S Rodney, VA Villar
– Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
(2019)
131,
094501
(doi: 10.1088/1538-3873/ab26f1)
First cosmology results using Type Ia supernova from the Dark Energy Survey: simulations to correct supernova distance biases
R Kessler, D Brout, CB D'Andrea, TM Davis, SR Hinton, AG Kim, J Lasker, C Lidman, E Macaulay, A Moeller, M Sako, D Scolnic, M Smith, M Sullivan, B Zhang, P Andersen, J Asorey, A Avelino, J Calcino, D Carollo, P Challis, M Childress, A Clocchiatti, S Crawford, AV Filippenko, RJ Foley, K Glazebrook, JK Hoormann, E Kasai, RP Kirshner, GF Lewis, KS Mandel, M March, E Morganson, D Muthukrishna, P Nugent, Y-C Pan, NE Sommer, E Swann, RC Thomas, BE Tucker, SA Uddin, TMC Abbott, S Allam, J Annis, S Avila, M Banerji, K Bechtol, E Bertin, D Brooks, E Buckley-Geer, DL Burke, A Carnero Rosell, MC Kind, J Carretero, FJ Castander, M Crocce, LN da Costa, C Davis, J De Vicente, S Desai, HT Diehl, P Doel, TF Eifler, B Flaugher, P Fosalba, J Frieman, J Garcia-Bellido, E Gaztanaga, DW Gerdes, D Gruen, RA Gruendl, G Gutierrez, WG Hartley, DL Hollowood, K Honscheid, DJ James, MWG Johnson, MD Johnson, E Krause, K Kuehn, N Kuropatkin, O Lahav, TS Li, M Lima, JL Marshall, P Martini, F Menanteau, CJ Miller, R Miquel, B Nord, AA Plazas, A Roodman, E Sanchez, V Scarpine, R Schindler, M Schubnell, S Serrano, I Sevilla-Noarbe, M Soares-Santos, F Sobreira, E Suchyta, G Tarle, D Thomas, AR Walker, Y Zhang, DES Collaboration
– Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
(2019)
485,
1171
(doi: 10.1093/mnras/stz463)
Subpercent Photometry: Faint DA White Dwarf Spectrophotometric Standards for Astrophysical Observatories
G Narayan, T Matheson, A Saha, T Axelrod, A Calamida, E Olszewski, J Claver, KS Mandel, RC Bohlin, JB Holberg, S Deustua, A Rest, CW Stubbs, CE Shanahan, AL Vaz, A Zenteno, G Strampelli, I Hubeny, S Points, E Sabbi, J MacKenty
– The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
(2019)
241,
20
(doi: 10.3847/1538-4365/ab0557)
First Cosmology Results Using SNe Ia from the Dark Energy Survey: Analysis, Systematic Uncertainties, and Validation
D Brout, D Scolnic, R Kessler, CB D'Andrea, TM Davis, RR Gupta, SR Hinton, AG Kim, J Lasker, C Lidman, E Macaulay, A Möller, RC Nichol, M Sako, M Smith, M Sullivan, B Zhang, P Andersen, J Asorey, A Avelino, BA Bassett, P Brown, J Calcino, D Carollo, P Challis, M Childress, A Clocchiatti, AV Filippenko, RJ Foley, L Galbany, K Glazebrook, JK Hoormann, E Kasai, RP Kirshner, K Kuehn, S Kuhlmann, GF Lewis, KS Mandel, M March, V Miranda, E Morganson, D Muthukrishna, P Nugent, A Palmese, YC Pan, R Sharp, NE Sommer, E Swann, RC Thomas, BE Tucker, SA Uddin, W Wester, TMC Abbott, S Allam, J Annis, S Avila, K Bechtol, GM Bernstein, E Bertin, D Brooks, DL Burke, AC Rosell, MC Kind, J Carretero, FJ Castander, CE Cunha, LN Da Costa, C Davis, J De Vicente, DL Depoy, S Desai, HT Diehl, P Doel, A Drlica-Wagner, TF Eifler, J Estrada, E Fernandez, B Flaugher, P Fosalba, J Frieman, J García-Bellido, D Gruen, RA Gruendl, G Gutierrez, WG Hartley, DL Hollowood, K Honscheid, B Hoyle, DJ James, M Jarvis, T Jeltema, E Krause, O Lahav, TS Li, M Lima, MAG Maia, J Marriner, JL Marshall, P Martini, F Menanteau
– The Astrophysical Journal
(2019)
874,
150
(doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab08a0)
First Cosmology Results using Type Ia Supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey: Constraints on Cosmological Parameters
TMC Abbott, S Allam, P Andersen, C Angus, J Asorey, A Avelino, S Avila, BA Bassett, K Bechtol, GM Bernstein, E Bertin, D Brooks, D Brout, P Brown, DL Burke, J Calcino, AC Rosell, D Carollo, M Carrasco Kind, J Carretero, R Casas, FJ Castander, R Cawthon, P Challis, M Childress, A Clocchiatti, CE Cunha, CB D'Andrea, LN Da Costa, C Davis, TM Davis, J De Vicente, DL Depoy, S Desai, HT Diehl, P Doel, A Drlica-Wagner, TF Eifler, AE Evrard, E Fernandez, AV Filippenko, DA Finley, B Flaugher, RJ Foley, P Fosalba, J Frieman, L Galbany, J García-Bellido, E Gaztanaga, T Giannantonio, K Glazebrook, DA Goldstein, S González-Gaitán, D Gruen, RA Gruendl, J Gschwend, RR Gupta, G Gutierrez, WG Hartley, SR Hinton, DL Hollowood, K Honscheid, JK Hoormann, B Hoyle, DJ James, T Jeltema, MWG Johnson, MD Johnson, E Kasai, S Kent, R Kessler, AG Kim, RP Kirshner, E Kovacs, E Krause, R Kron, K Kuehn, S Kuhlmann, N Kuropatkin, O Lahav, J Lasker, GF Lewis, TS Li, C Lidman, M Lima, H Lin, E Macaulay, MAG Maia, KS Mandel, M March, J Marriner, JL Marshall, P Martini, F Menanteau, CJ Miller, R Miquel, V Miranda, JJ Mohr, E Morganson, D Muthukrishna
– Astrophysical Journal Letters
(2019)
872,
L30
(doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/ab04fa)
Extending Supernova Spectral Templates for Next-generation Space Telescope Observations
JDR Pierel, S Rodney, A Avelino, F Bianco, AV Filippenko, RJ Foley, A Friedman, M Hicken, R Hounsell, SW Jha, R Kessler, RP Kirshner, K Mandel, G Narayan, D Scolnic, L Strolger
– Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
(2018)
130,
114504
(doi: 10.1088/1538-3873/aadb7a)
Simulations of the WFIRST Supernova Survey and Forecasts of Cosmological Constraints
R Hounsell, D Scolnic, RJ Foley, R Kessler, V Miranda, A Avelino, RC Bohlin, AV Filippenko, J Frieman, SW Jha, PL Kelly, RP Kirshner, K Mandel, A Rest, AG Riess, SA Rodney, L Strolger
– The Astrophysical Journal
(2018)
867,
23
(doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aac08b)
MOSFiT: Modular Open Source Fitter for Transients
J Guillochon, M Nicholl, VA Villar, B Mockler, G Narayan, KS Mandel, E Berger, PKG Williams
– Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
(2018)
236,
6
(doi: 10.3847/1538-4365/aab761)
Estimating the Mass of the Milky Way Using the Ensemble of Classical Satellite Galaxies
E Patel, G Besla, K Mandel, ST Sohn
– The Astrophysical Journal
(2018)
857,
78
(doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aab78f)
A Dependence of the Tidal Disruption Event Rate on Global Stellar Surface Mass Density and Stellar Velocity Dispersion
O Graur, KD French, HJ Zahid, J Guillochon, KS Mandel, K Auchettl, AI Zabludoff
– The Astrophysical Journal
(2018)
853,
39
(doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aaa3fd)
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Frontpage talks

Cambridge Statistics Clinic
MR5 at the CMS
Statistics
Stefan Wager (Stanford University)
13
Mar
16:00 - 17:00: Title to be confirmed
Peter Whittle Lecture
Rina Roygel Barber (Chicago)
13
Mar
16:00 - 17:00: Title to be confirmed
Peter Whittle Lecture
Rina Roygel Barber (Chicago)

Research Group

Statistical Laboratory

Email

kmandel@statslab.cam.ac.uk

Room

D1.07

Telephone

01223 337955

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