Hi! I am Anik (he/him), a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institute of Astronomy (IoA) and a 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 Jacobs University Bremen, where two DAAD RISE Worldwide scholarships took me to research internships in astronomy at St Andrews and Tenerife and started my journey in astrophysics. 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 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!

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