Avinash Kumar Email & Phone Number

I am pursuing my PhD in the Search for Milli-Lenses (SMILE) group at the Institute of Astrophysics - FORTH, Crete, Greece.Our research focuses on studying Dark Matter halos within the sub-galactic scale by identifying strong gravitational lensing candidates in the milli-arcsecond regime through Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).Based on my previous research experiences in Radio Astronomy and AGN, I have honed my skills in data analysis and handling large volumes of complex data sets. I gained pivotal experience that sparked my interest in radio and AGN research through RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory in citizen science research. This opportunity provided me with foundational knowledge and practical skills. Later I continued to build upon my experience by taking on roles as a Junior Research Fellow for the University of California, Berkeley(UC Berkeley) SETI-Amity project and a Senior Project Associate funded by Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) for the ISRO-ARIES Collaboration on the Aditya-L1 Project (AL1SC).