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Hire Dr. Ed E.

South Africa

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Astrophysics Professor | 15+ Years of Research, Peer-Reviewed Publications & Scientific Consulting

Profile Summary

I am an astrophysicist specializing in the integration of large-scale supercomputer simulations with observational data from leading global telescopes. Over the past 15+ years, I have contributed to multiple high-impact research areas and authored nearly 20 first- or sole-author publications in top-tier, peer-reviewed journals, with numerous additional co-authored works. Beyond research, I am an experienced scientific programmer with deep expertise in handling complex, real-world datasets. I bring fluency in coding, data analysis, and visualization—skills I’ve applied to both cutting-edge theoretical modeling and empirical research. As an educator, I’ve designed and delivered undergraduate and postgraduate courses and supervised MSc and PhD students across a range of topics in astrophysics and computational science. I am passionate about clear scientific communication and thrive at the intersection of academic rigor and practical problem-solving.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Data Analysis
• ☆ Image Processing
• ☆ Computer Simulation/Computational Modeling
• ☆ Algorithm Design
• ☆ Predictive Modeling & Analytics
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Big Data Analytics
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Text Mining & Analytics
• ☆ Data Mining
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Neural Networks
• ☆ Artificial Intelligence
• ☆ Fuzzy Logic
• ☆ Computational Physics
• ☆ Applied Physics
• ☆ Cosmology
• ☆ Applied Mathematics
• ☆ Mathematical Models
• ☆ Mathematical Optimization
• ☆ Mathematics Education
• ☆ Computational Sciences
• ☆ Mathematical Physics
• ☆ Differential Equations
• ☆ Computational Mathematics
• ☆ Information Retrieval
• ☆ Python
• ☆ SQL
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ R

Services

• Data & AI

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Associate Professor

University of the Western Cape

January 2017 - Present

Education

PhD

University of Cape Town

January 2007 - January 2010

Certifications

• PhD

  University of Cape Town

  January 2007 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Edward Elson (2024). Using the Simba cosmological simulations to measure the planar relation between stellar specific angular momentum, mass, and effective surface brightness . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Edward Elson (2023). On the existence of a tight planar relation between stellar specific angular momentum, mass, and effective surface brightness for ALFALFA galaxies . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Edward Elson, M. Glowacki, R. Davé (2023). Measurements of the angular momentum–mass relations in the Simba simulation . New Astronomy.

Edward Elson, A J Baker, S L Blyth (2019). On the uncertainties of results derived from HI spectral line stacking experiments . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Edward Elson, S Z Kam, L Chemin, C Carignan, T H Jarrett (2019). A multiscale study of star formation in Messier 33 . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

CONFERENCE PAPER

E. Elson, M. Głowacki, R. Deane, N. Isaacs, X. Ndaliso(2023). MeerKAT HI line observations of the nearby interacting galaxy pair NGC 1512/1510 . arXiv