Barry Wardell
Full Professor at University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Top SchoolBarry Wardell is a Full Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at University College Dublin with 17 years of research and academic experience focused on black holes, gravitational waves and cosmic strings. He specializes in numerical and perturbation-theory solutions of Einstein’s equations and leads the UCD Relativity group while co-leading the Multiscale Self-Force collaboration. A founding developer of the Black Hole Perturbation Toolkit and contributor to the Einstein Toolkit, he combines deep theoretical insight with open-source software that underpins precision modelling for LISA and EMRI science. He serves on multiple LISA bodies (DDPC, Consortium, LISA Ireland) and is PI of the ERC Advanced Grant EMRIWaveforms, reflecting a rare blend of scientific leadership, code development, and large-scale collaboration.
18 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at University College Dublin
English, Irish, German, French
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Github Skills (50)
prediction-model10
random-walk10
mathematica10
wave10
barrage10
geodesy10
eigenvalue10
eagle10
geoscience9
haxeflixel9
python9
fenics9
blackhole9
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
UCD-ACM/Examples
Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
Example code for the module ACM30100 Mathematics of Machine Learning at University College Dublin.
Contributions:35 commits, 26 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
machine-learningmathematics
BlackHolePerturbationToolkit/PerturbationEquations
Jul 2023 - May 2024
Contributions:3 releases, 2 reviews, 6 PRs in 10 months
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