Summary
Sambit Giri is a Senior Researcher and astrophysicist with a decade of experience probing large-scale cosmic structures and the epoch of reionization using pattern recognition and machine learning. Trained with a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from Stockholm University and an M.Tech from IIT (BHU), he has held postdoctoral and research fellow positions across Europe, including Groningen, Zurich, and Nordita, and now leads research at Stockholm University. His work blends theoretical insight with practical tool-building for SKA-era observations, translating complex simulations into observable signatures. Beyond pure theory, he has hands-on experience with observational data and instrument-related projects dating back to internships at Max-Planck and TIFR, reflecting a rare mix of numerical, observational and instrumentation expertise. Colleagues describe him as driven by the view that physics is an unfinished system—he focuses on creating methods that make that evolving picture measurable.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at DAV Public School
Integrated Master of Technology, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, Integrated Master of Technology, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics at Stockholm University
Hindi, English, Odia, Bengali