Professional summary
Ezra joined UKCEH after completing his PhD studies in Environmental Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. His PhD research involved analysing the molecular and microbial composition of blanket bog peat in response to drainage and drain-blocking. During his PhD he worked with large metagenomic and metabolomic datasets, which sparked his passion for data science.
He is interested in applying machine learning algorithms to solve environmental data problems. Ezra is also passionate about learning and teaching the mathematical concepts that underpin data science.
Web tools and apps
Oxford Rivers Portal - A web tool for assessing water quality across the River Thames.
PyKrev - A Python library for the analysis of Fourier-transform mass spectrometry (FT-MS) data.
VHost-Classifier - A natural language processing algorithm that predicts host taxonomy of viruses.
Simple-Circularise - A Python script to circularise genome assemblies.
Wifi-iNaturalist-Display - A C++ program that connects an Arduino to the iNaturalist API and displays species observations in the local area.
Oxford Rivers Portal - A web tool for assessing water quality across the River Thames.
PyKrev - A Python library for the analysis of Fourier-transform mass spectrometry (FT-MS) data.
VHost-Classifier - A natural language processing algorithm that predicts host taxonomy of viruses.
Simple-Circularise - A Python script to circularise genome assemblies.
Wifi-iNaturalist-Display - A C++ program that connects an Arduino to the iNaturalist API and displays species observations in the local area.
Keller Virginie et al. , (2024), WADITI - developing a roadmap for a water quality digital twin. A scoping study under UK-SCAPE.
Sakas, J., Kitson, E., Bell, N. G., & Uhrín, D. (2024). MS and NMR Analysis of Isotopically Labeled Chloramination Disinfection Byproducts: Hyperlinks and Chemical Reactions. Analytical Chemistry.
Kitson, Ezra, et al. "PyKrev: a python library for the analysis of complex mixture FT-MS data." Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 32.5 (2021): 1263-1267.
Kitson, Ezra, and Nicholle GA Bell. "The response of microbial communities to peatland drainage and rewetting. A review." Frontiers in microbiology 11 (2020): 582812.
Kitson, Ezra, and Curtis A. Suttle. "VHost-Classifier: virus-host classification using natural language processing." Bioinformatics 35.19 (2019): 3867-3869.