Hi, I'm Koustav

A Junior Scientist/Postdoc studying gravitational-waves astrophysics

I am broadly interested in developing gravitational-wave detection methods and using these detections to test general relativity in the strong-field dynamical regime. To this end, I develop searches for quasi-spherical binary black holes and apply machine learning techniques to facilitate gravitational-wave data analysis.

I also conduct precision tests of general relativity through black hole spectroscopy and parametrized waveform analyses, while also evaluating the data-analysis readiness of next-generation detectors, such as Cosmic Explorer and the Einstein Telescope.

By night... well, you guessed it right, 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 (Non sto scherzando, giuro sulla pizza!) and mentally preparing myself for tedesco (sorry, German).

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. My relatives claim it's "quite nice," which means I'm either decent at following recipes or they're very polite liars.