Summary
Vedant Basu is a dedicated physicist and instrument developer specializing in neutrino astrophysics and large-scale detector instrumentation. Currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Utah, he contributes to the IceCube Upgrade calibration using camera-module technology, building on a PhD focused on particle astrophysics from UW–Madison. His work spans the full chain from hardware prototyping and sensor development to data analysis for IceCube-Gen2, reflecting a rare blend of hardware-software fluency in cutting-edge experiments. He has honed his international instrumentation chops through internships and research roles in Japan, Germany, and India, including FPGA work and detector DAQ testing at KEK and a DAAD-supported stint in Bonn. Based in Salt Lake City, he brings a decade of experience shaping instrumentation and analysis pipelines for next-generation neutrino observatories. A proactive collaborator and mentor, he translates complex physics requirements into practical, auditable experimental solutions.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Particle Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Particle Astrophysics at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay