Jay Kalinani - Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jay Kalinani

Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois, United States

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Jay Kalinani is a computational astrophysicist and postdoctoral researcher with nine years of experience modeling compact objects using numerical relativity and magnetohydrodynamics. Currently at UIUC after postdocs at RIT’s Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation and INAF, he blends deep theoretical training (PhD, Università di Padova) with hands-on code development for high-performance simulations. His background spans nuclear engineering through advanced astrophysics, giving him a practical, multi-scale view of dense matter and relativistic plasmas. Known for tackling computationally intensive problems, he brings both rigorous physics intuition and production-level numerical methods to research collaborations.

9 years of coding experience

3 years of employment as a software developer

Master of Science (MSc), Physics, Master of Science (MSc), Physics at M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at Università degli Studi di Padova

Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Nuclear Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Nuclear Engineering at SRM University

Anand Vidya Vihar

Master of Science - MS, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master of Science - MS, Astronomy and Astrophysics at Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck

Github Skills (2)

driver10

gpu8

Programming languages (1)

C++

Github contributions (5)

EinsteinToolkit/AsterX

Feb 2023 - Mar 2023

AsterX is a GPU-accelerated GRMHD code for dynamical spacetimes

Contributions:1 release, 47 reviews, 46 commits in 1 month

gpu

jaykalinani/BNSTools

Feb 2024 - Jul 2026

Modules for BNS merger simulations with AsterX

Contributions:2 PRs, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months

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