About Me

Hi there! I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Technical University of Munich and Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching.

My research focuses on understanding how the first black holes and galaxies assembled across cosmic time by studying high-redshift quasars. Assisted by gravitational lensing, we can probe their star formation and accretion processes in high fidelity. I am also interested in modeling lens systems to constrain the nature of dark matter and the processes that govern cosmological structure formation.

I completed my Ph.D. at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and Ghent University in 2022. Before then, I worked as a Data Scientist with experience in delivering insights via data analytics and advanced machine learning for the fintech/e-commerce business, products, and market.

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Credit: ESO/Juan Carlos Muñoz

Research Interest

  • Formation and evolution of active galaxies in the early Universe.
  • Cosmic reionization and properties of the intergalactic medium at high redshifts.
  • Extragalactic astrophysics with gravitational lensing.
  • Photometric redshifts estimation and applications.
  • Predictive analytics with the machine and deep learning.
Credit: ESO

Publications

Most of my publications can be found on my research page. I usually store my scientific results in ResearchGate, while popular articles about astronomy are posted in XploreAstro. You can also find my refereed journal articles via the SAO/NASA ADS.

Research Page

Scientific Codes

Some of the scientific codes that I have developed can be found on my codes page, or you can also go directly to my GitHub webpage.

Image courtesy of NASA

Want to reach me?

If you have any questions about my research, articles, or codes, feel free to contact me via this email. I can also be contacted informally through my social media below.

irham.andika@tum.de