Hi, I'm Koustav

Postdoc studying gravitational-waves astrophysics

I work in gravitational-wave data analysis, developing modelled and machine-learning searches for binary black hole mergers and performing strong-field tests of General Relativity.

My research includes black hole spectroscopy, parameterised waveform analyses, likelihood acceleration and inference methods, and forecasting studies for next-generation detectors such as Cosmic Explorer and the Einstein Telescope.

By night, I binge-watch web series or anime like it's an Olympic sport. When not glued to screens, I read story books or attempt to learn languages – currently wrestling with italiano and deutsch.

I've also started "field researching" at a local biomechanics lab (read: trying not to faceplant on the treadmill). And yes, I cook – but only because starvation is the only alternative.