Dr Todd Jones
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Lecturer in Computer Science
- Information Technology Infrastructure coordinator
- Met Office Liaison
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Open Days and Offer Holder Days Coordinator
Office
Room 149Building location
Polly VacherAreas of interest
- Data analysis in environmental science
- Machine learning applications
- Numerical methods
- Environmental science codes
Teaching
CS2PP: Programming in Python
CSMAD: Applied Data Science with Python
Research centres and groups
- ACES
Research projects
Ongoing research explores artificial intelligence emulation of atmospheric models and their parameterizations, explainable AI in the atmospheric sciences, machine learning analysis of extreme weather via satellite and other observational data, and modes of improving the efficiency of environmental science codes (e.g., modification for GPU implementations and advanced IO handling for extreme data loads).
Background
Todd comes to Computer Science following education and work in the atmospheric sciences. His BSc in Geography at The Ohio State University focussed on meteorology and climate studies, with a minor in archaeology. As part of his MSc and PhD work at Colorado State University, Todd worked on the development and study of small-scale, cloud-resolving and large-scale, global numerical atmospheric models. This included work in connection with the Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes () project and the Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation () field project, where he set up and operated a weather balloon sounding station in the Maldives.
In 2017, Todd joined the Department of Meteorology at the 伊人直播app as a postdoctoral researcher on the project, working toward development of the next generation of atmospheric convection parameterization for the . In this role, he became involved in the development of the Met Office/NERC Cloud () large-eddy simulation model and joined its Governance and Management Group.
He became a Lecturer in Computer Science (with application to Environmental Science) at the 伊人直播app in 2022.
Academic qualifications
- PhD (Atmospheric Science) Colorado State University.
- MSc (Atmospheric Science) Colorado State University.
- BSc (Geography) The Ohio State University.
Professional bodies/affiliations
- FHEA