I’m Oscar Hickman, a cosmology researcher at Durham University working on machine learning to understand how the universe is structured on the largest scales.
I started out as a quantitative developer, but these days I’m focused on pulling physical insight out of simulations and observational surveys using modern machine learning techniques (graph networks, simulation-based inference, and generative models). I care about building models that are both statistically sound and actually interpretable to astrophysicists.
When not working, I’m a mediocre triathlete, Cuban salsa dancer, and occasional sailor. They’re good at keeping me humbled.
If you’re working on ML for cosmology, simulation-based inference, or differentiable physics and want to chat/collaborate, feel free to reach out:
Email: oscar.hickman17(at)alumni.imperial.ac.uk (replace (at) with @)
Office: OCW114, Department of Physics, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK