# 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.

## Career

- **Master Thesis Student at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics** (Jun 2026 - Present)
  Pune, Maharashtra, IN · On-site
  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 Centre for Radio Astrophysics** (May 2025 - Present)
  Pune, Maharashtra, IN · On-site
  Working with Dr. Yogesh Wadadekar, Professor-H, NCRA-TIFR, Pune
  
  Working on Project SEA (Shared Embeddings for Astrophysics)
- **Research Intern at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune** (Jan 2025 - Jun 2026)
  Pune, Maharashtra, IN · On-site
  Working with Dr. Bedartha Goswami, Assistant Professor, Department of Data Science, IISER Pune
  
  Working on Project DeepAR (Deep Learning for Atmospheric Rivers)

## Skills

### Technical
- Deep Learning
- Git
- Linux
- Python
- Shell Scripting
- SLURM workload manager
### Creative
- Blender3D
### Other
- Pytorch

## Education

- **Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune** — BS-MS (Bachelor of Science-Master of Science), Physics, Data Science (Oct 2022 - May 2027)
  Major: Physics
  Minor: Data Science

## Languages

- Hindi (native)
- English (full professional)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/mphysicus (verified)
- Website: https://mphysicus.github.io/