Isaac Campbell

My background is in physics and, most recently, in climate research. I spent the last few years in Aotearoa/New Zealand at the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric research (NIWA) helping to produce regional climate projections for national and local policymakers. Prior to this, I achieved a MSc by research in Physical Geography, investigating how large-scale modes of variability affect the Southern Hemisphere storm track.

I am interested in applications of explainable AI (XAI) in the Climate and Natural Hazards themes, particularly understanding sources of model (epistemic) uncertainty in projecting changes to the Earth's climate. I am also interested understanding the mechanisms driving extreme weather events, with a view to gaining insights into how these mechanisms might change into the future. I am enthusiastic about integrating causal methods into my research, to take a systematic approach to understanding complex systems.

In the Biodiversity theme, I am interested in understanding forest ecosystems. Specifically, the functional relationships between individuals plants, between species, and relationships with the wider forest community, notably the microbiome.