Boris Leistedt
Senior Researcher at Imperial College London
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBoris Leistedt is a Senior Researcher at Imperial College London with 14 years of experience blending theoretical physics, observational cosmology, and applied statistics to test models of the early universe using large astronomical data sets. He develops high-performance algorithms and heterogeneous parallel code (including GPGPU work) to extract maximal information from galaxy surveys and the CMB, and his background spans gravity, inflation, dark energy, and astrophysical systematics like photometric redshifts and halo bias. A Royal Society University Research Fellow and former NASA Einstein Fellow, he pairs deep statistical expertise—Bayesian inference, wavelets, information theory—with hands-on instrument-scale analysis. Trained across physics, electrical engineering, and computer science, he has a track record of publishing open libraries and practical transforms (e.g., a 3D Fourier–Bessel fast transform) that bridge theory and large-scale data processing.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Highest distinction (magna cum laude), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Highest distinction (magna cum laude) at Faculté Polytechnique de MonsMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Physics, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Physics at Université Paris Sud (Paris XI)CESS (high school diploma), Sciences, Distinction, CESS (high school diploma), Sciences, Distinction at Athénée royal Marguerite BervoetsMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical Engineering, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical Engineering at École Supérieure d'ÉlectricitéDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics and Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics and Astronomy at University College London, U. of London
French, English
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Github Skills (56)
gaussian10
sphere10
gaussian-processes9
wavelet9
python8
harmonic8
survey8
galaxy8
simulation8
spectra8
spin7
render7
quantile7
kebab-case7
stellar6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ixkael/Delight
Jun 2016 - Jun 2022
Photometric redshift via Gaussian processes with physical kernels
Contributions:258 commits, 1 PR, 150 pushes in 6 years 1 month
pythonredshiftphysicalgaussiankernels
ixkael/QuickSip
Mar 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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