I’m a cosmologist interested in using measurements of large scale structure, and in particular the cosmic web and higher order statistics, to probe fundamental physics. My main interest is to use these measurements to measure the mass of neutrinos, properties of dark matter and extensions to general relativity. As of September 2024, I am a research fellow at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) at the University of Portsmouth, working with Prof. Tessa Baker.

Research Interests

  • Cosmic web: minimum spanning tree, higher-order statistics and filaments
  • Beyond LCDM: massive neutrinos, modified gravity, dark matter, tensions and anomalies
  • Simulations: constrained simulations, COLA, N-body and hydrodynamics

A brief origin story…

I was born on the small paradise island of Mauritius (former land of the Dodos) near Madagascar and moved to the United Kingdom when I was five. I spent much of my childhood playing with lego and watching cartoons and documentaries which made me very popular (not really). In my spare time I enjoy playing video games, reading, drawing/painting, building miniature models and watching a bunch of sports (football, F1 and occasionally basketball).

Trajectory

Postdoctoral Positions:

  • 09/2024 – Present: Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth
    Research Fellow in Large Scale Structure, with Prof. Tessa Baker
  • 03/2023 – 09/2024: Department of Astronomy and Physics, University College London
    Research Fellow on the ESA Euclid Mission, with Prof. Benjamin Joachimi
  • 09/2020 – 02/2023: Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
    Postdoctoral Research Associate, with Prof. Wojciech Hellwing
  • 06/2020 – 08/2020: Department of Astronomy and Physics, University College London
    Postdoctoral Research Associate, with Prof. Benjamin Joachimi

Education:

  • 06/2016 – 05/2020: Department of Astronomy and Physics, University College London
    PhD in Physics and Astronomy, supervised by Prof. Ofer Lahav
  • 09/2011 – 07/2015: Department of Astronomy and Physics, University College London
    MSci Astrophysics (First Class Honours)