Khan Bin Asad
Director at Independent University, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
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Top SchoolKhan Bin Asad is an astrophysics leader with a decade of experience bridging radio and X-ray astronomy research and academic leadership. He serves as Director of the Center for Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics while remaining an Assistant Professor at Independent University, Bangladesh, applying hands-on research to build local capacity in radio science. His PhD work on polarization leakage in epoch of reionization windows and a postdoc at SKA South Africa reflect deep expertise in observational techniques critical for next-generation radio telescopes. Trained across European institutions and with an engineering undergraduate background, he combines rigorous theoretical insight with practical instrumentation and signal-processing skills. He leads the Astronomy and Radio Research Group on GitHub, underscoring a commitment to open research and collaboration from Dhaka. Colleagues describe him as a strategic researcher who translates complex cosmic problems into teachable projects and regional research infrastructure.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Science (MSc) Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master of Science (MSc) Astronomy and Astrophysics at The University of GöttingenMaster of Science (MSc) Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master of Science (MSc) Astronomy and Astrophysics at Universität InnsbruckHSC Science, HSC Science at Mirzapur Cadet CollegeBachelor of Science Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bachelor of Science Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Islamic University of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Astronomy and Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of GroningenMaster of Science (MSc) Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master of Science (MSc) Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of Rome Tor Vergata
English, Bengali
Github Skills (24)
rtl-sdr8
gnuradio8
orbital-mechanics8
software-defined-radio8
radio-astronomy7
timelinejs6
astronomy6
javascript4
simulation4
simulations4
signal3
ubuntu2
debian2
astronomical-algorithms2
telescope2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ratt-ru/eidos
Nov 2017 - May 2019
Modelling primary beams of radio astronomy antennas
Contributions:2 releases, 42 commits, 12 PRs in 1 year 6 months
sentinel-1rtlsdrradio-astronomysoftware-defined-radioantennas
kmbasad/aletheia
Jan 2019 - Jan 2019
Contributions:27 pushes, 1 branch in 14 days
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