DrAndrew Gascoyne

My research interests are in the broad area of Mathematical Modelling using computational as well as analytical techniques in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Solar Physics, Quantum Physics and Biology.  Solar physics is the branch of astrophysics that specialises in the study of the Sun. I am focused on Helioseismology, the study of acoustic wave propagation within the interior of the Sun, and MHD (magnetohydrodynamics) wave propagation. Mathematical modelling is a vital part of this research in order to compare and predict observational signatures and understand the many complex mechanisms and processes involved in the interaction of the solar acoustic modes with magnetic elements on the Sun i.e., Sunspots and Plage regions.  More recently my main area of research is centred around Deep Machine Learning models, developing energy efficient and sustainable architectures aligned to the universities green agenda.  Withthin the research group these models are currently being applied to various fields: bioacoustics, aquaponics and natural language processing and also tested on a variety of optimisation problems.