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Dr Anik Halder

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Dr Anik Halder

Postdoctoral Associate
University Positions
Research Associate
Subjects
Natural Sciences (Physical)
Specialising in
Cosmology and astrophysics

Anik Halder is a postdoctoral research associate at the Institute of Astronomy. 

Academic interests

Anik Halder’s academic interests include:

  • Weak gravitational lensing and large-scale structure cosmology
  • Explainable Artificial Intelligence (xAI) methods
  • Random Matrix Theory.

Anik's research focuses on investigating the large-scale structure of our cosmos using the effect of gravitational lensing. Specifically, he works towards bridging theory and observations: in the development, and analyses of higher-order statistical methods in gravitational lensing galaxy survey data to further our insights into the cosmological and astrophysical processes of our Universe.

Degrees obtained

  • BSc Physics, Jacobs University Bremen, 2017.
  • MSc Astrophysics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 2020.
  • PhD Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 2024.

Awards and prizes

  • DAAD (German Academic Exchange) RISE Worldwide Scholar 2016, 2017.

Biography

Anik Halder was born and raised in Durgapur (West Bengal), India. After graduating from high school in India, he moved to Germany to study Physics in Bremen. Subsequently, he relocated to Munich to pursue an MSc in Astrophysics. During various stages of his studies, Anik worked as a tutor, research assistant, and as a software developer. After completing his PhD in Physics in Munich, he joined the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge as a postdoctoral research associate in 2024.

Other interests

Football (Arsenal), walking, travel, and poetry.

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