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TomHilder/README.md

Hey 👋, I'm Tom

PhD Candidate | Astrophysics, Statistics & Data Science

I am a Ph.D. student working in astrophysics at the School of Physics & Astronomy at Monash University, Australia. I'm working on a state-of-the-art method for accelerated Gaussian processes to model spectrospatial data, allowing for accurate recovery of astrophysical quantities of interest. Broadly, my work combines data analysis methods, machine learning, and astrophysics.

🔭 Research & Projects

I have worked on projects in astrophysics spanning orders of magnitude in wavelength, including radio, optical and x-ray. During my PhD, my research has focused on modelling nebular line emission in the interstellar medium to improve our understanding of the mechanisms driving energy and angular momentum transport through the Milky Way, as well as protoplanetary disc kinematics as a tool for detecting newly-formed planets. For these, I used observations from the Local Volume Mapper and the ALMA observatory. Both projects are part of larger, collaborative efforts—an essential aspect of modern astronomy—and so I am a member of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V and the exoALMA collaboration.

🔧 Technical Skills

  • Programming: Python (JAX, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Scikit-learn), Julia, Fortran
  • Machine Learning & Statistics: Gaussian processes, Bayesian inference, probabilistic programming (NumPyro, Stan, PyMC, Turing), linear models, non-parametrics, high-dimensional non-linear and hierarchical models
  • Computational Methods: Accelerated and high perfomance computing, computational linear algebra, matrix-free methods, Fast Fourier Transforms, auto-differentiation, optimisation

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  1. spectracles spectracles Public

    It's glasses for your spectra

    Python 6

  2. wakeflow wakeflow Public

    Generate and manipulate semi-analytic models of planet wakes

    Python 11 7

  3. mpl_drip mpl_drip Public

    Make your Matplotlib dripped up

    Python 3

  4. disc_limo disc_limo Public

    Fit linear non-parametric models to spectral line emission data

    Python 1 1

  5. lvm_tools lvm_tools Public

    Lazily read/encapsulate LVM DRP data in a modular way

    Python 1

  6. nifty-solve nifty-solve Public

    Forked from andycasey/nifty-solve

    Python