Dr. Kaisey Mandel

Professor

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Biography

Professor Kaisey Mandel holds an interdisciplinary faculty position jointly in the Statistical Laboratory of the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics and the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. He has served as the Past Chair of the Astrostatistics Interest Group of the American Statistical Association and is a member of the Council of the International Astrostatistics Association. As a Turing Fellow Alumnus, he co-organizes the Cambridge Astro Data Science Discussion Group. Professor Mandel's research interests lie at the intersections of astrophysics, cosmology, statistics, and machine learning, focusing on areas such as Astrostatistics, astronomical machine learning, and astroinformatics. He applies statistical methods to time-domain astronomy and cosmology, and his work encompasses Bayesian modeling and inference, as well as statistical computation.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.