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Dr Kaisey Mandel

I am the University Assistant Professor of 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. From 2022, I am Chair-Elect of the Astrostatistics Interest Group of the American Statistical Association. 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

A hierarchical Bayesian SED model for Type Ia supernovae in the optical to near-infrared
KS Mandel, S Thorp, G Narayan, AS Friedman, A Avelino
– Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
(2021)
510,
3939
(DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab3496)
Testing the consistency of dust laws in SN Ia host galaxies: A BayeSN Examination of Foundation DR1
S Thorp, KS Mandel, DO Jones, SM Ward, G Narayan
– Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
(2021)
508,
stab2849-
(DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab2849)
First Cosmology Results using Supernovae Ia from the Dark Energy Survey: Survey Overview, Performance, and Supernova Spectroscopy
M Smith, CB D'Andrea, M Sullivan, A Möller, RC Nichol, RC Thomas, AG Kim, M Sako, FJ Castander, AV Filippenko, RJ Foley, L Galbany, S González-Gaitán, E Kasai, RP Kirshner, C Lidman, D Scolnic, D Brout, TM Davis, RR Gupta, SR Hinton, R Kessler, J Lasker, E Macaulay, RC Wolf, B Zhang, J Asorey, A Avelino, BA Bassett, J Calcino, D Carollo, R Casas, P Challis, M Childress, A Clocchiatti, S Crawford, C Frohmaier, K Glazebrook, DA Goldstein, ML Graham, JK Hoormann, K Kuehn, GF Lewis, KS Mandel, E Morganson, D Muthukrishna, P Nugent, YC Pan, M Pursiainen, R Sharp, NE Sommer, E Swann, BP Thomas, BE Tucker, SA Uddin, P Wiseman, W Zheng, TMC Abbott, J Annis, S Avila, K Bechtol, GM Bernstein, E Bertin, D Brooks, DL Burke, A Carnero Rosell, M Carrasco Kind, J Carretero, CE Cunha, LN da Costa, C Davis, J De Vicente, HT Diehl, TF Eifler, J Estrada, J Frieman, J García-Bellido, E Gaztanaga, DW Gerdes, D Gruen, RA Gruendl, J Gschwend, G Gutierrez, WG Hartley, DL Hollowood, K Honscheid, B Hoyle, DJ James, MWG Johnson, MD Johnson, N Kuropatkin, TS Li, M Lima, MAG Maia, M March, JL Marshall, P Martini, F Menanteau, CJ Miller, R Miquel
– The Astronomical Journal
(2020)
160,
267
(DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/abc01b)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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Frontpage talks

09
Feb
16:30 - 18:00: Statistics Clinic Lent 2022 II
Cambridge Statistics Clinic
Speaker to be confirmed
11
Feb
14:00 - 15:00: TBC
Statistics
Francois-Xavier Briol (UCL)
18
Feb
14:00 - 15:00: TBC
Statistics
Yuting Wei (University of Pennsylvania)
23
Feb
16:30 - 18:00: Statistics Clinic Lent 2022 III
Cambridge Statistics Clinic
Speaker to be confirmed

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