Dr Kaisey Mandel

I am the University Lecturer on Astrostatistics 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. My research interests lie at the intersections of astrophysics, cosmology, statistics, and machine learning, and include:

Astrostatistics & astroinformatics
Statistical applications in time-domain astronomy and cosmology
Bayesian modeling and inference
Statistical computation

Publications

Type Ia Supernovae Are Excellent Standard Candles in the Near-infrared

A Avelino, AS Friedman, KS Mandel, DO Jones, PJ Challis, RP Kirshner

– Astrophysical Journal

(2019)

887,

106

(DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab2a16)

RAPID: Early Classification of Explosive Transients using Deep Learning

D Muthukrishna, G Narayan, KS Mandel, R Biswas, R Hložek

– Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

(2019)

131,

118002

(DOI: 10.1088/1538-3873/ab1609)

The Photometric LSST Astronomical Time-series Classification Challenge PLAsTiCC: Selection of a Performance Metric for Classification Probabilities Balancing Diverse Science Goals

AI Malz, R Hlozek, AT Jr, A Bahmanyar, R Biswas, M Dai, L Galbany, EEO Ishida, SW Jha, DO Jones, R Kessler, M Lochner, AA Mahabal, KS Mandel, JR Martinez-Galarza, JD McEwen, D Muthukrishna, G Narayan, H Peiris, CM Peters, K Ponder, CN Setzer, LSSTDES Collaboration, LSSTTVS Sci

– The Astronomical Journal

(2019)

158,

171

(DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab3a2f)

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 Möller, 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, YC 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, M Carrasco 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 García-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

– 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,

(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

– 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

– The Astrophysical Journal

(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

– Astrophysical Journal

(2018)

867,

(DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aac08b)