Ayan Mitra
Pipeline Scientist LSST at National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Urbana, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAyan Mitra is an observational cosmologist and LSST pipeline scientist with 10 years of experience building data-driven software and analysis workflows for Type Ia supernova cosmology. Currently based at NCSA and affiliated with Rubin Observatory, he combines hands-on pipeline development for the Rubin/LSST survey with machine learning and statistical expertise in Python and R. His background spans academic postdoctoral roles and research scientist positions across international institutions, bridging cosmology, gravitational lensing, and large-scale data processing. He also brings practical data science training and industry project experience in ML-driven optimization, reflecting a rare mix of deep astrophysics knowledge and production-focused engineering.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Data Science Training, Data Science, Data Science Training, Data Science at The Data IncubBachelor’s Degree, Physics, 1st, Bachelor’s Degree, Physics, 1st at St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), KolkataMaster’s Degree, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master’s Degree, Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of SussexDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cosmology, Data Analysis, Gravitational Lensing, Supernova, Tres Honorable, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cosmology, Data Analysis, Gravitational Lensing, Supernova, Tres Honorable at Pierre and Marie Curie University
English, Bengali, Hindi, French, Russian
Github Skills (66)
sampler10
energy9
quil8
python8
supernova8
density-estimation8
injection8
cosmology8
random-walk8
snl-applications7
quantum-computing6
pipeline6
convolutional-neural-networks5
sensor5
simulator5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
am610/am610.github.io
Feb 2023 - Aug 2023
Contributions:108 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
am610/Fisher-Matrix
Apr 2020 - Jun 2021
Contributions:72 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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