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AI for the study of Environmental Risks (AI4ER)

UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training
 

Academic Staff

                                             Department/Affiliation Research Interest/Group
Dr Luke Abraham Department of Chemistry Atmospheric Chemistry; climate interactions and Earth-system modelling
Dr Samuel Albanie Department of Engineering Machine learning and computer vision
Dr Alex Archibald Department of Chemistry,
Cambridge Centre for Climate Science
Atmospheric Chemistry; Biosphere-Atmosphere; Volatile Organic Compound
Dr Sergio Bacallado Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, Statistical Laboratory Bayesian Methods and Bayesian Nonparametrics, Analysis of Markov Models; Applications to Biology and Biophysics
Dr Ronita Bardhan Department of Architecture Computational modelling of built environment, climate risk, geo-spatial modelling, social data science. Sustainable Design Group
Dr David Barnes British Antarctic Survey,
Centre for Science and Policy
Biodiversity, Evolution, Adaptation team
Dr Mike Bithell Department of Geography, Centre for Science and Policy, Cambridge Centre for Data-Driven Discovery                                                  Numerical Modelling of Spatially Distributed Systems
Professor Alan Blackwell Department of Computer Science and Technology, Centre for Science and Policy Human-computer interaction, design, science and technology studies
Dr Emma Boland British Antarctic Survey Polar Oceans team
Dr Oscar Branson Department of Earth Sciences Oceanography, biogeochemistry, calcification and ocean carbon
Prof Stephen Briggs Centre for Science and Policy  Applications of satellite EO
Professor Colm-Cille Caulfield Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, BP Institute Stratified flows, turbulent mixing processes, Generalised flow instability and transition, turbulent plumes, building ventilation
Dr Poul Christoffersen Department of Geography, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge Centre for Climate Science Glaciology and Climate Change
Professor Melody Clark British Antarctic Survey Biodiversity, Evolution, Adaptation team
Professor Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey Biodiversity, Evolution, Adaptation team
Professor David Coomes Department of Plant Sciences Forest Ecology and Conservation Group
Dr Nik Cunniffe Department of Plant Sciences Theoretical and Computational Epidemiology
Dr Jonathan Cullen Department of Engineering Investigating the material and energy flows required to support energy, transport, buildings and infrastructure systems.  
Professor Laura Diaz Anadon Department of Land Economy,
Department of Politics and International Studies
Energy and climate policy, innovation and science policy
Dr Marie Edmonds Department of Earth Sciences Petrology: Igneous, Metamorphic and Volcanic studies
Dr Carl Henrik Ek Department of Computer Science and Technology Uncertainty Quantification, Bayesian Non-Parametrics, Active Learning, Approximate Inference
Prof James Elliott Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy Carbon nanomaterials, materials modelling, polymers and macromolecular materials
Dr Hamza Fawzi Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Convex optimisation and applications
Dr Sophie Fielding British Antarctic Survey Ecosystems team
Prof Maria Fox British Antarctic Survey Environmental AI; automating the strategic-level decision-making for actuated systems that operate in the physical environment
Dr Peter Fretwell British Antarctic Survey Geospatial analysis and applied remote sensing across a range of environmental fields
Dr Markus Frey British Antarctic Survey Atmosphere, Ice and Climate team
Prof Jennifer Gabrys Department of Sociology  Digital technology, citizen data, environmental media, and emergent forms of political engagement
Dr Chiara Giorio Department of Chemistry Exploring the Present and Past of the Earth's Atmosphere using Advanced Analytical Tools
Dr Theo Hacking Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership Decision support tools for sustainability/ sustainable development, including social and environmental impact assessment and sustainability assessment
Professor Richard Harrison Department of Earth Sciences Mineral Sciences, NanoPaleoMagnetism
Professor Peter Haynes Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge Centre for Climate Science Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics
Dr Jose Hernandez Lobato Department of Engineering Bayesian deep learning, Deep generative models, Data efficient machine learning
Dr Michael Herzog Department of Geography Development of atmospheric models from local to global scales; modelling of convective clouds and plumes; role of convection in the climate system; understanding of the hydrological cycle; understanding of the role of aerosols; impact of aerosols on dynamical and microphysical processes
Dr Simeon Hill British Antarctic Survey Ecosystems team
Dr Paul Holland British Antarctic Survey Polar Oceans Team - Shelf Seas Group
Professor Marian Holness Department of Earth Sciences Petrology: Igneous, Metamorphic and Volcanic studies
Dr Scott Hosking British Antarctic Survey,
Cambridge Centre for Climate Science, The Alan Turing Institute
Atmospheric physics and dynamics; Machine Learning
Dr Jennifer Jackson British Antarctic Survey Ecosystems team
Dr Toby Jackson Department of Plant Sciences Forest Ecology and Conservation Group
Professor Mateja Jamnik Department of Computer Science and Technology Artificial intelligence, reasoning and machine learning, explainability
Professor Rod Jones Department of Chemistry Observational Studies of Atmospheric Structure and Photochemistry: from Climate Change to Air Pollution and Human Health
Dr Evangelia Kalyvianaki  Department of Computer Science and Technology Cloud Computing, Big Data Processing, Autonomic Computing
Professor Rich Kerswell Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Nonlinear dynamics, transition and turbulence geophysical and astrophysical fluid mechanics
Professor Srinivasan Keshav Department of Computer Science and Technology Sensing, communication, and control to increase the carbon efficiency of energy systems
Professor Nicholas Lane Department of Computer Science and Technology Machine Learning; Systems and Hardware
Professor Ian Leslie Department of Computer Science and Technology Operating systems, distributed systems, and networks
Dr Emily Lines Department of Geography ecology, remote sensing
Dr Pietro Lio Department of Computer Science and Technology Artificial Intelligence and Computational Biology models, Graph Neural Network modelling
Dr Kristen MacAskill Department of Engineering Applying resilience and sustainability concepts  in decision making associated with the planning and design of infrastructure projects
Dr John Maclennan Department of Earth Sciences Petrology: Igneous, Metamorphic and Volcanic studies
Professor Anil Madhavapeddy Department of Computer Science and Technology, Centre for Science and Policy Ethics, Law and Policy, Theoretical Foundations, Data Management and Processing
Dr Ali Mashayek Department of Earth Sciences Climate Dynamics, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Marine Ecosystems, Data Science
Dr Andrew Meijers British Antarctic Survey Polar Oceans Team
Dr Tracy Moffat-Griffin British Antarctic Survey Atmosphere, Ice and Climate team
Dr Nigel Meredith British Antarctic Survey Space Weather and Atmosphere team
Dr David Munday British Antarctic Survey Polar Oceans Team, Open Oceans Group
Professor Eugene Murphy British Antarctic Survey Ecosystems Team
Dr Jerome Neufeld Department of Earth Sciences, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, BP Institute Fluid Dynamics, Petrology, Geophysics, Geodynamics and Tectonics
Dr Anje-Margriet Neutel British Antarctic Survey Biodiversity, Evolution, Adaptation team
Dr Kevin Newsham British Antarctic Survey Biodiversity, Evolution, Adaptation team
Dr Andrew Orr British Antarctic Survey Atmospheric, Ice and Climate team
Dr Matthew Osman Department of Geography Climate and environmental dynamics
Professor Lloyd Peck British Antarctic Survey Biodiversity, Evolution, Adaptation team
Dr Adam Pellegrini Department of Plant Sciences Disturbance Ecology and Ecosystem Function 
Dr Hamish Pritchard British Antarctic Survey Ice Dynamics and Palaeoclimate
Professor Amanda Prorok Department of Computer Science and Technology Robotics
Professor Carl Rasmussen Department of Engineering Inference and learning in non-parametric models, and their application to problems in non-linear adaptive control
Prof Nick Rawlinson Department of Earth Sciences Developing and applying new methods to large seismic datasets in order to improve our understanding of Earth structure and processes
Dr Emilie Ringe Department of Earth Sciences Multi-Scale, Multi-Dimensional Imaging of Natural and Synthetic Materials
Dr Martin Rogers British Antarctic Survey AI4EO Guided Team Challenge Coordinator,  AI lab. 
Dr John Rudge Department of Earth Sciences Theoretical Geophysics, Geochemistry, and Petrology
Dr Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Nonlinear PDEs, Inverse problems in imaging, Sparse regularisation, Machine learning for inverse problems
Dr Nina Seega Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Centre for Science and Policy Financial Risk Management, Sustainable Finance
Professor Emily Shuckburgh Department of Computer Science and Technology, Cambridge Zero Communication and Public Attitudes to Climate Change and Climate Science; Linking Climate Change and Sustainability; Improving Predictions of Future Climate Change using Theoretical Approaches, Observational Studies and Numerical Modelling; Transport and Dynamics of the Atmosphere, Oceans and Climate; Role of the Polar Oceans in the Global Climate System
Dr Louise Sime British Antarctic Survey Palaeoclimate Modelling, ice core and quaternary climate science
Dr Emily So Department of Architecture, Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities Casualty Estimation in Earthquake Loss Modelling
Professor Tom Spencer Department of Geography,
Centre for Science and Policy

Risk, Mangroves, Saltmarshes, Storm Surge, Climate Change, Geomorphology, Ecosystems

Dr Sivasakthy Selvakumaran Department of Engineering Risk and resilience of urban environments and infrastructure through remote sensing and measurement of assets using satellites
Dr Jonathan Smith British Antarctic Survey Machine learning, digital twins
Professor Koen Steemers Department of Architecture,
Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and the Environment
Architectural Potential of Environmental Issues; Environmental Performance Of Buildings and Cities; Climate Change; Efficiency; Architectural and Urban Implications of Environmental Issues
Professor William Sutherland Department of Zoology Population and Community Ecology
Dr Andrew Tanentzap Department of Plant Sciences

Landscape Ecology; Biodiversity; Modelling; Disturbance; Conservation;

Ecosystems

Dr John Taylor Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics
Dr Liz Thomas British Antarctic Survey Ice Dynamics and Palaeoclimate
Dr Richard Turner Department of Engineering Machine Learning; Computer Perception; Statistical Signal Processing; Machine Learning for Climate Science
Dr Diana Vladimirova British Antarctic Survey Ice Core Analytical Chemistry
Dr Adrian Weller Department of Engineering, Centre for Science and Policy, Alan Turing Institute Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, their applications and their implications for society
Professor Ian Willis Department of Geography,
Scott Polar Research Institute
Glaciology and Climate Change
Dr Damon Wischik Department of Computer Science and Technology Visualisation (programming languages); Simulation
Dr Eiko Yoneki Department of Computer Science and Technology Research Methods; Social Networks; Social Media; Cryptography; Simulation; Uncertainty Quantification; Combinatorics; Parallel Computing; Databases; Numerical Analysis; Reinforcement Learning