Charlie Hoy

Charlie Hoy is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Cosmology & Gravitation within the Faculty of Technology at the University of Portsmouth. His work focuses on gravitational wave physics and black hole research, with significant contributions to the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaborations.

Dr. Hoy completed his doctoral thesis titled "You spin me round: Measuring precession in the black hole population" in July 2022 under the supervision of S. Fairhurst at the University of Portsmouth.

His research spans gravitational wave physics, black hole binaries, and advanced data analysis techniques for gravitational wave detection. Hoy's work particularly focuses on precession effects in black hole mergers, higher-order multipole moments, and Bayesian inference methods for gravitational wave parameter estimation. His research has significant implications for understanding the population properties of black holes and the fundamental physics of gravitational waves.

Hoy's recent publications (2025) demonstrate a strong focus on gravitational wave astronomy, with multiple papers examining black hole binaries, precession effects, and data analysis methods. His work often involves collaborations with major gravitational wave observatories like LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA, contributing to the forefront of multi-messenger astronomy.

Dr. Hoy has received multiple computational resource awards from DiRAC:

• 100,000 CPUhs of compute time on the DiRAC Cosma 8 machine (Jul 2024)
• 100,000 CPUhs of compute time on the DiRAC DIaL machine (Nov 2024)
• 100,000 CPUhs of compute time on the DiRAC DIaL machine (Jul 2025)
• 80,000 CPUhs of compute time on the DiRAC Cosma 8 machine (Aug 2023)

While specific details about student supervision aren't provided, Dr. Hoy is active in the academic community with numerous invited talks at prestigious institutions including Monash University and AEI Hannover. His work has been recognized through computational resource awards and has garnered attention across multiple news outlets and academic platforms.

Dr. Hoy is actively involved with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, and KAGRA Collaboration, contributing to cutting-edge gravitational wave research. He has developed significant datasets including the Precessing binary-black-hole numerical relativity catalogue and contributed to the bilby software package for gravitational wave analysis.