Coding the Cosmos

Meet Utkarsh Mali (he/him), one of the panellists for the “Pathways through Space and Time” panel at our upcoming workshop! Utkarsh just finished the first year of a Ph.D. program in Physics at the University of Toronto and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. As an astrophysics researcher, he’s interested in the physics of gravitational waves and statistical methods around them. Utkarsh is part of the LIGO collaboration, which is a leader in ongoing detections of gravitational waves. He’s also passionate about teaching and communicating science to the public, and he enjoys organizing and participating in various outreach and educational initiatives. Originally from Singapore, he spent the majority of his life there. Utkarsh has lived in 3 countries, and he has been a visible minority in every one of them. When he's not working he loves playing board games and being outdoors, but as a fun fact, he has never been canoeing! ✨🌄