Experience

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Auckland

Developing simulation-based inference pipelines for the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration and mentoring student researchers.

Member / Data Analyst

LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration

Contributor to multiple observing runs, focusing on intermediate-mass black holes and stochastic background searches.

Education

PhD Astrophysics

Monash University

Bayesian inference for gravitational-wave populations.

BA Computer Science & Physics

The College of Wooster

Graduated with departmental honors in both majors.
Skills & Hobbies
Research
Bayesian inference
Gravitational-wave data analysis
Simulation-based inference
Programming
Python (NumPy/SciPy/JAX)
C/C++ & CUDA
HPC (Slurm/PBS)
Awards
Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend
Australian Government ∙ December 2022
PhD stipend scholarship (~AUD $28K), 2019–2022.
Monash Tuition Scholarship
Monash University ∙ December 2022
Full PhD tuition scholarship (~AUD $49K), 2019–2022.
Commencement Speaker
The College of Wooster ∙ June 2018
Selected as the student commencement speaker for the graduating class.
The Jonas O. Notestein Prize
The College of Wooster ∙ June 2018
Awarded for the highest GPA in the graduating class.
The Arthur H. Compton Prize in Physics
The College of Wooster ∙ June 2018
Awarded for the highest standing in physics.
Dean’s List and Scholarship
The College of Wooster ∙ June 2018
Awarded every year, 2014–2018.
NCAA Academic Honor Roll
National Collegiate Athletic Association ∙ December 2017
MCURCSM 2017: Best Paper Presentation
Midstates Conference for Undergraduate Research ∙ October 2017
Honour Societies: Phi Beta Kappa & Pi Mu Epsilon
The College of Wooster ∙ June 2017
Academic Prizes in Physics
The College of Wooster ∙ June 2017
Edward Taylor Prize, Joseph Albertus Culler Prize in Physics, and Elias Compton Freshman Prize.
Basic Mountaineering Certificate
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute ∙ December 2012
Languages
100%
English
70%
Hindi