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Dr James Robert Fergusson

James Fergusson is a Professor of Theoretical Cosmology in Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.  He was a member of the Planck consortium where he developed novel methods of constraining primordial non-Gaussianity using Cosmic Microwave Background and Large Scale Structure data.

He is the Executive Director of the Data Intensive Science programmes at the University of Cambridge including the CDT in Data Intensive Science, the MPhil in Data Intensive Science, the and Director of the Infosys Cambridge Enterprise AI Centre. The Data Intensive Science group operates at the interface of physics and artificial intelligence, focusing on areas where AI has the potential to fundamentally transform the way science is conducted. Key research themes include AI for simulations, using physics to deepen our understanding of AI, employing AI to explore equations, advancing AI interpretability and error quantification, and developing agentic automation for scientific discovery.

James frequently delivers talks and workshops on the application of AI in science and business, and his work has been featured in the Financial Times. Before entering academia, he worked as a consultant designing and implementing supply chain optimisation systems across sectors in North America, Europe, and Australasia.

Publications

Planck2015 results
PAR Ade, N Aghanim, M Arnaud, M Ashdown, J Aumont, C Baccigalupi, AJ Banday, RB Barreiro, N Bartolo, S Basak, E Battaner, K Benabed, A Benoît, A Benoit-Lévy, J-P Bernard, M Bersanelli, P Bielewicz, JJ Bock, A Bonaldi, L Bonavera, JR Bond, J Borrill, FR Bouchet, M Bucher, C Burigana et al.
– Astronomy and Astrophysics
(2016)
594,
a21
(doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201525831)
Planck2015 results
R Adam, PAR Ade, N Aghanim, MIR Alves, M Arnaud, M Ashdown, J Aumont, C Baccigalupi, AJ Banday, RB Barreiro, JG Bartlett, N Bartolo, E Battaner, K Benabed, A Benoît, A Benoit-Lévy, J-P Bernard, M Bersanelli, P Bielewicz, JJ Bock, A Bonaldi, L Bonavera, JR Bond, J Borrill, FR Bouchet et al.
– Astronomy & Astrophysics
(2016)
594,
a10
(doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201525967)
Planck 2015 results
PAR Ade, N Aghanim, M Arnaud, M Ashdown, J Aumont, C Baccigalupi, AJ Banday, RB Barreiro, JG Bartlett, N Bartolo, E Battaner, R Battye, K Benabed, A Benoît, A Benoit-Lévy, J-P Bernard, M Bersanelli, P Bielewicz, JJ Bock, A Bonaldi, L Bonavera, JR Bond, J Borrill, FR Bouchet, F Boulanger et al.
– Astronomy & Astrophysics
(2016)
594,
a13
(doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201525830)
Planck 2015 results: XIX. Constraints on primordial magnetic fields
PAR Ade, N Aghanim, M Arnaud, F Arroja, M Ashdown, J Aumont, C Baccigalupi, M Ballardini, AJ Banday, RB Barreiro, N Bartolo, E Battaner, K Benabed, A Benoît, A Benoit-Lévy, J-P Bernard, M Bersanelli, P Bielewicz, JJ Bock, A Bonaldi, L Bonavera, JR Bond, J Borrill, FR Bouchet, M Bucher et al.
– Astronomy & Astrophysics
(2016)
594,
a19
(doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201525821)
Planck2015 results
PAR Ade, N Aghanim, M Arnaud, M Ashdown, J Aumont, C Baccigalupi, AJ Banday, RB Barreiro, N Bartolo, S Basak, E Battaner, K Benabed, A Benoît, A Benoit-Lévy, J-P Bernard, M Bersanelli, P Bielewicz, JJ Bock, A Bonaldi, L Bonavera, JR Bond, J Borrill, FR Bouchet, M Bucher, C Burigana et al.
– Astronomy and Astrophysics
(2016)
594,
a18
(doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201525829)
Planck 2015 results: XXIV. Cosmology from Sunyaev-Zeldovich cluster counts
PAR Ade, N Aghanim, M Arnaud, M Ashdown, J Aumont, C Baccigalupi, AJ Banday, RB Barreiro, JG Bartlett, N Bartolo, E Battaner, R Battye, K Benabed, A Benoît, A Benoit-Lévy, J-P Bernard, M Bersanelli, P Bielewicz, JJ Bock, A Bonaldi, L Bonavera, JR Bond, J Borrill, FR Bouchet, M Bucher et al.
– Astronomy & Astrophysics
(2016)
594,
a24
(doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201525833)
Separable projection integrals for higher-order correlators of the cosmic microwave sky: Acceleration by factors exceeding 100.
JP Briggs, SJ Pennycook, JR Fergusson, J Jäykkä, EPS Shellard
– Journal of Computational Physics
(2016)
abs/1503.08809,
285
(doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2016.01.019)
Cosmic Microwave Background Analysis
JP Briggs, SJ Pennycook, JR Fergusson, J Jäykkä, EP Shellard
(2015)
2,
171
(doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803819-2.00024-0)
Polyspectra searches for sharp oscillatory features in cosmic microwave sky data
JR Fergusson, HF Gruetjen, EPS Shellard, B Wallisch
– Physical Review D Particles Fields Gravitation and Cosmology
(2015)
91,
123506
(doi: 10.1103/physrevd.91.123506)
Observed parity-odd CMB temperature bispectrum
M Shiraishi, M Liguori, JR Fergusson
– Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
(2015)
2015,
007
(doi: 10.1088/1475-7516/2015/01/007)
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Research Group

Relativity and Gravitation

Email

J.Fergusson@damtp.cam.ac.uk

Room

B1.12

Telephone

01223 765247

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