Dr. Elaina Hyde

Elaina Hyde is an accomplished astrophysicist, lecturer, and consultant with extensive experience both in academia and the private sector. As the Director of the Allan I Carswell Observatory and an assistant professor at York University in Toronto, she combines astrophysics, data science, cloud computing, planetary sciences, optical engineering, telescope operations, and telescope observations in her research. Her current focus is in galactic archaeology and data science for astrophysics, and she has worked with telescopes and instrumentation all over the world. As a consultant, she has worked with businesses on data science, and as a certified Google Cloud Trainer and Google Cloud Engineer, she has extensive experience in the field of cloud computing. She is also an experienced lecturer and trainer, with a passion for innovative teaching methodologies for interdisciplinary audiences.