# Prakhar Maurya (@mphysicus.bsky.social)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/mphysicus.bsky.social
Headline: BS-MS student at IISER Pune
Website: https://mphysicus.github.io/

## About

I am currently a fifth-year BS-MS (Bachelor of Science-Master of Science) student at [IISER Pune](https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/), majoring in Physics and a minor in Data Science.

I am currently doing my MS thesis project with [Dr. Yogesh Wadadekar](https://www.ncra.tifr.res.in/~yogesh/) (Supervisor), in collaboration with [Omkar Bait](https://omkarbait.github.io/).

My research interests is at the intersection of deep learning and astronomy and astrophysics.

## Experience

- **Research Intern at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune** (2025 – 2026)
  Working with Dr. Bedartha Goswami, Assistant Professor, Department of Data Science, IISER Pune
  
  Working on Project DeepAR (Deep Learning for Atmospheric Rivers)
- **Master Thesis Student at National Center for Radio Astrophysics - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA-TIFR) Pune** (2026 – present)
  Supervisor: Dr. Yogesh Wadadekar, Professor-H, NCRA-TIFR, Pune
  
  Collaborator: Omkar Bait (Cosmic AI Fellow at National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), Charlottesville, VA and the CosmicAI institute) 
- **Research Intern at National Center for Radio Astrophysics - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA-TIFR) Pune** (2025 – present)
  Working with Dr. Yogesh Wadadekar, Professor-H, NCRA-TIFR, Pune
  
  Working on Project SEA (Shared Embeddings for Astrophysics)

## Education

- **Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune** — BS-MS (Bachelor of Science-Master of Science), Physics, Data Science (2022 – 2027)

## Skills

- Deep Learning
- Python
- Linux
- Pytorch
- Git
- Shell Scripting
- SLURM workload manager
- Blender3D

## Languages

- English (full_professional)
- Hindi (native)

## Other profiles

- github: https://github.com/mphysicus
- website: https://mphysicus.github.io/