Andreas Faisst Email & Phone Number

Since 2019 I am a Research Staff Scientist (equiv. to Research Faculty) at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Before that, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher (past Swiss NSF Postdoctoral Fellow) at Caltech after I obtained my PhD in Astrophysics at the ETH Zurich in 2015.Summary:- 9+ years of experience in (big) data analysis, visualization, and predictive modeling using state-of-the-art coding, including supervised and unsupervised Machine Learning methods, in Python and R- 5+ years of experience as lead of science investigation teams including leading large international collaborations (> 50 members)- 4+ years of experience of working with software engineers to create scientific analysis tools- 15+ years of experience in communication to the public and fundraising, specifically in science communication and organization of large outreach events (>200 participants)For more information (including full CV), please visit my web-page:http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~afaisst/Details:- Technical skills: data processing and analysis (imaging and catalog/database level); modeling, fitting, and predicting relations and trends in datasets using state-of-the-art tools in Python and R; cluster and parallel computing; Big data analysis, predictive modeling, and visualization using state-of-the-art supervised and unsupervised Machine Learning tools; experience in web-based coding methods (HTML, PHP, Javascript, etc) and web-design.- Research interests: galaxy formation and evolution; U.S. lead of large international collaboration with ALMA telescope to study gas and dust of the first galaxies in our Universe (ALPINE); co-lead of multiple large international collaborations (COSMOS, new COSMOS-Web JWST program); heavy involvement as scientist and interface to software developers for next generation of space telescopes (e.g., SPHEREx space telescope).- Other skills: organization and lead of large (>50 members) research groups; organization of (international) outreach events (> 200 participants); web-design, and graphics design; more than 15 years of experience as successful science educator and communicator; co-founder and lead of the IPAC Visualization group (IViz) at Caltech, a think-tank for advanced data visualization in science for public and scientific outreach; heavily involved in training minorities in the Los Angeles area to be the next generation of astronomers and computer scientists.

Listed skills include Astrophysics, Data Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, and 30 others.