Cosimo Inserra

Experience

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  SISSA

  Sept 2007 - Oct 2007

  Visitor student

  Visitor scholar during the master thesis period

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  Università di Catania

  Jan 2009 - Feb 2012

  Phd student (Physics/Astronomy)

  My PhD studies focused on Core Collapse Supernovae. I worked on the analysis and identification of peculiar features in Supernovae. Selected skills and courses: Scientific programming (Python, Matlab), mentoring, team-working, scientific writing, MagnetohydrodynamicsTransferable skills learned:- Computing/Technical skills: Excel, Python (numpy, matplotlib)- Mentoring (supervisor of a BS student)- Problem solving- Team-working: small (3-20) group collaborations- Communication skills: writing scientific articles and storytelling Show less

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  University of Oklahoma

  May 2010 - Apr 2011

  Visitor PhD student

  I worked on syntethic spectra in Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium (SYNOW) and in non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium (PHOENIX) of Supernova events and I followed a class about Stellar Atmosphere

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  Queen's University Belfast

  Apr 2012 - Jan 2017

  Research Fellow

  Astrophysics researcher. Youngest key member of the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey for Transient Objects (PESSTO) and main data analyst/scientist of the product/data of this large astronomical survey. Writing python codes/packages for astronomical, statistical and mathematical purposes. leaders of several projects, as well as involved in international collaborations.Main transferable skills and accomplishments:- Computing/Technical skills: Python (scikit-learn, numpy, scipy, pandas, matplotlib); machine learning; matlab; R; SQL; Hadoop (Hive, MapReduce)- Mentoring (supervisor or of summer, MSci and Mphil students)- Problem solving- Team-working: small (3-20) group collaborations, large international collaborations (20 - 200)- Communication skills: writing scientific articles and storytelling (interviewed by international journals, invited to contribute to blogs and talks to the public) as part of Queen's outreach team - Winner of 25 projects/grants worth £ 184,500 and a European Project (Marie Curie Action selection) worthed £120,000- Best research fellow in 2015 at Queen's University in the area of science, technology, engineering and mathematics- Organisation/Management skills: organiser of conferences, workshops in UK and Europe Show less

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  University of Southampton

  Feb 2017 - Oct 2018

  Senior Research Fellow

  Senior research fellow working responsible for implementation of machine learning algorithms (supervised and unsupervised) into supernova classification and identification.- I have built a new classification technique able to improve the classification of superluminous supernovae among astronomical surveys. Project concluded 1yr ahead of the deadline. Methodology and algorithm are presented in an accepted peer-review paper (https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.03787)- I have also led two teams of 5 and 20 researchers and data science PhD/fellows for two projects, one with the Dark Energy Survey and another with the ESA-Euclid consortium. The project's duration was of 2 and 1 years, respectively, but the first goal was achieved in only 1yr after the start of the project. Now working on Bayesian approaches on supernovae involving use of machine learning techniques.- Algorithms created for these projects are now available on my GitHub profile: https://github.com/cinserra Show less

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  Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

  Nov 2018 - now

  One year (2023-2024) as interim Director of Research

  • Reader / Associate Professor

    Aug 2023 - now

  • College Dean of Equality Diversity and Inclusivity

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusiveness committee

    Nov 2020 - Dec 2024

  • Deputy Director of Research

    Nov 2019 - Dec 2024

  • Senior Lecturer

    Aug 2021 - Aug 2023

  • Lecturer

    Nov 2018 - Feb 2022
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  Sustainable Inclusive Futures

  Jan 2025 - now

  CEO

  CEO and founder of the Sustainable Inclusive Futures Ltd. consulting company