Arrykrishna Mootoovaloo
Research Scientist at University of Oxford
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolArrykrishna Mootoovaloo is a research scientist with a decade of experience at the intersection of machine learning and cosmology, currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford and academic visitor at Imperial College. He designs probabilistic and multi-task ML systems for astrophysical problems—recent work includes a codebase that infers hierarchical galaxy classification trees and multi-label object labeling. Comfortable moving between academia and industry, he has applied Bayesian methods, Gaussian processes and compressed summaries to prepare analyses for future weak lensing surveys and delivered ML solutions for finance and NLP in consultancy roles. His training spans a PhD in Machine Learning in Cosmology (Imperial) and an MSc with distinction in Astrophysics, reflecting strong theoretical grounding and practical implementation skills. Notably, he blends advanced statistical modelling with production-minded engineering—such as name-matching and risk-assessment algorithms—to make noisy, heterogeneous data usable. Based in the UK, he also brings teaching and public-engagement experience from workshops and the Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Astrophysics and Space Science, Distinction, Master of Science (MSc), Astrophysics and Space Science, Distinction at University of Cape TownDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning in Cosmology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning in Cosmology at Imperial College LondonBachelor of Science (BSc), Physics with Computing, First Class (GPA - 3.94 and CPA - 80.15 %), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics with Computing, First Class (GPA - 3.94 and CPA - 80.15 %) at University of MauritiusSC, Physical Sciences, Aggregate - 6, SC, Physical Sciences, Aggregate - 6 at Ramsoondur Prayag SSSGCE-A Level, Further Mathematics, A, GCE-A Level, Further Mathematics, A at PrivateHSC, Physical Sciences, Mathematics(A*), Physics(A*), Chemistry(A*), HSC, Physical Sciences, Mathematics(A*), Physics(A*), Chemistry(A*) at Royal College Port Louis
English, French, Tamil
Github Skills (9)
routines9
density-estimation8
random-walk8
cosmology8
astrophysics6
energy4
injection4
snl-applications3
acceleration1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Harry45/Harry45.github.io
Oct 2016 - Oct 2024
Contributions:369 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 1 month
Harry45/emuPK
Nov 2020 - Aug 2022
Contributions:92 commits, 89 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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