I am a postdoc in the Astrophysics Group of the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, working on the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). My research interests include:

• The development of optimised numerical algorithms for high-performance computing, and in particular for use on graphics processor (GPGPU) clusters.
• The development of a prototype software correlator with demonstrable scalability to the specification required for SKA Phase 1.
• Calibration and imaging in radio interferometers.

In the past, I have also spent time studying the propagation of radiation through astrophysical dust clouds and the properties of heavily obscured star-forming regions, which was the subject of my PhD.

Things I do in my spare time include:

• Working on various open-source software projects, including acting as the lead developer of PyXPlot, a Linux graphing and vector graphics package which is now available in the Ubuntu package archive.
• Talking about astronomy for the Naked Astronomy podcast, and occasionally on BBC local radio across the east of England.
• Producing ephemerides for amateur astronomers, many of which are available on this website.

Copyright information

All of the information and diagrams on this website are © Dominic Ford. However, they are provided for the benefit of amateur astronomers worldwide, and you are welcome to modify and/or redistribute any of the material on this website, under the following conditions: (1) Any item that has an associated copyright text must include that unmodified text in your redistributed version, (2) You must credit me, Dominic Ford, as the original author and copyright holder, (3) You may not derive any profit from your reproduction of material on this website, unless you are a registered charity whose express aim is the advancement of astronomical science, or you have the written permission of the author.

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