Vedant Basu
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolVedant Basu is a postdoctoral researcher in neutrino astroparticle physics with a decade of experience developing algorithms, hardware, and calibration systems for IceCube and next-generation sensor modules. Based at the University of Utah, he focuses on camera-module calibration and ice modelling to sharpen neutrino event reconstruction for the IceCube Upgrade. His background spans hands-on Antarctic deployments and edge electronics work—FPGA trigger design, DAQ systems, and prototyping multi-pixel sensors—bridging lab instrumentation with data-driven analysis. During his PhD and prior internships he improved sensitivity to low-energy astrophysical signals and implemented real-time triggers used in collider and rare-decay experiments. Vedant combines field engineering rigor with software and algorithm development, making him adept at turning complex physical systems into validated, production-ready measurement tools. He often pairs physics-first intuition with practical coding and firmware skills, an uncommon blend that speeds iteration from prototype to deployed calibration.
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-MadisonIndian Institute of Technology Bombay
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
vedant8/HLS
Feb 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:50 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 3 months
vedant8/Muon
Aug 2017 - May 2018
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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