Hi! I am Anik (he/him), a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institute of Astronomy and the Kavli Institute for Cosmology, and a College Postdoctoral Associate at Jesus College, University of Cambridge.

My research focuses on understanding the large-scale structure of the cosmos using surveys that map the distribution of millions of galaxies. I work at the interface of galaxy populations and cosmology, bridging theory and observation. I develop higher-order statistics that capture the information in the non-Gaussian cosmic web beyond standard 2-point analyses. I develop and apply generative models of the galaxy population to infer the redshifts and physical properties of millions of galaxies in weak lensing surveys. I bring these together in multi-tracer analyses, using galaxy samples selected by their physical properties to connect galaxy evolution with cosmology.

I was born and raised in the town of Durgapur in West Bengal, India. In 2014 I moved to Germany to study physics at Bremen, where internships in Aachen, St Andrews and Tenerife began my research journey in physics and astronomy. I then moved to Munich for an MSc in Astrophysics, working alongside as a software developer at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, and completed my PhD in Physics at the University Observatory of LMU Munich in 2024, advised by the late Stella Seitz and Ralf Bender. I joined the University of Cambridge in November 2024.

Besides exploring the nature of physical reality through my research, I love poetry, am a passionate supporter of Arsenal FC and I love walking! I have also volunteered extensively as a café retailer with the Royal Voluntary Service.

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