Will Handley

Will Handley is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, and a Royal Society University Research Fellow. His work bridges cosmology, Bayesian statistics, and machine learning to address fundamental questions about the Universe's origin and fate.

• Faculty member at the University of Cambridge
• Co-investigator on the REACH radio telescope project
• Convenor of the GAMBIT cosmology working group

Research Interests:
Specializing in Bayesian machine learning and nested sampling, Handley develops tools to analyze complex astrophysical datasets. His group's algorithms enable constraints on dark matter, dark energy, and inflationary models, with applications to gravitational wave detection, exoplanet discovery, and even protein folding.

Recent Publications highlight a focus on 21cm cosmology, cosmological tensions, and AI-driven inference. His work spans high-dimensional parameter estimation, nonparametric dark energy modeling, and machine learning for parity violation detection in large-scale structure.

Scientific Awards:

• Royal Society University Research Fellowship

Advising & Collaborations:

• PhD student: Wei-Ning Deng
• Collaborations: REACH, GAMBIT, Flatiron Institute

Labs & Teams:
Leads the Handley Research Group, which develops open-source tools like PolyChord, anesthetic, and GLOBALEMU. Actively involved in 21cm signal extraction and gravitational wave data analysis.