Talks
83 presentations since 2019: invited talks, seminars and colloquia, conference talks and posters.
- 36Invited talks
- 33Contributed talks
- 12Conference posters
- 2Public talks
3 talks, 2025–2027
Invited conference and society talks
- Closed-form interpretable analytic surrogates for gravitational waves astronomy using Agentic AIAmerican Physical Society (APS) April Meeting, Denver, ColoradoApr 2027
- Tutorial on Interpretable Agentic AI for ScienceLecture Series, NASA AI and ML Science and Technology Interest GroupNov 2026
- Toward accurate models of intermediate-mass-ratio gravitational waves: combining numerical relativity and black-hole perturbation theoryDivision of Gravitational Physics (DGRAV) Seminar, American Physical Society (APS)Oct 2025
31 talks, 2019–2026
Contributed conference talks
- Multi-Fidelity Surrogates for Gappy, Expensive Simulation Data in Gravitational-Wave AstronomySymposium on Parsimonious Scientific Machine Learning, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-26) Fall Symposium Series, Arlington, VirginiaNov 2026
- From Scientific Agents to Verifiable Discovery: Building AI for Gravitational-Wave AstronomyAnnual Scientific Machine Learning (SciML) Workshop, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USOct 2026
- Autonomous Discovery of Interpretable Physics Models with Simulation-Grounded Language Model AgentsSimons Foundation-funded National AI Institute for the Sky (SkAI) Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USSep 2026
- Physics-informed generative modeling of black hole recoil velocity distributions2nd Annual Cosmic Horizons Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia, USJul 2026
- Including higher order modes in quadrupolar eccentric numerical relativity surrogate using universal eccentric modulation functionsAPS April Meeting, Denver, ColoradoMar 2026
- Binary black hole recoil kicks: modeling and astrophysical implications42nd Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting, RiversideFeb 2026
- Eccentric Harmonics: Data-driven extraction, modeling and application24th Eastern Gravity Meeting, Durham, NHMay 2025
- Data-driven extraction, phenomenology and modeling of eccentric harmonics in binary black hole merger waveforms41st Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting, FullertonApr 2025
- Universal phenomenological relations between spherical harmonic modes in non-precessing eccentric binary black hole merger waveforms and associated eccentricity estimatorAPS April Meeting, Anaheim, CAMar 2025
- Straightforward mode hierarchy in eccentric binary black hole mergers and associated waveform models27th CAPRA Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, SingaporeJun 2024
- Surrogate remnant model for non-spinning eccentric binary black hole mergersAPS April Meeting, Sacramento, CAApr 2024
- Study of eccentric binary black hole mergers using numerical relativity and an inspiral-merger-ringdown model40th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting, Santa BarbaraMar 2024
- Intertwining numerical relativity, perturbation theory and gravitational self-force26th CAPRA Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, Copenhagen, DenmarkJul 2023
- Re-analyzing GWTC-3 events with a numerical relativity surrogate waveform model for precessing spin binary black holesAPS April Meeting, Session K09: Gravitational Wave Parameter Estimation, Minneapolis, USAApr 2023
- 25th CAPRA Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, DublinJun 2022
- Re-analyzing GWTC-3 events with a numerical relativity surrogate waveform modelAPS April Meeting, Session L16: Advances in Gravitational Waveform Modeling, New YorkApr 2022
- High-precision source characterization of intermediate mass-ratio black hole coalescences with gravitational waves: The importance of higher-order multipoles31st Midwest Relativity Meeting, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignNov 2021
- Eccentric binary black hole surrogate models for the gravitational waveform and remnant properties: comparable mass, nonspinning case16th Marcel Grossmann Meetings, Virtual MeetingJul 2021
- A multi-mode time-domain surrogate model for gravitational wave signals from comparable to extreme mass-ratio black hole binaries24th CAPRA Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, Perimeter InstituteJun 2021
- Detectability and source characterization of intermediate mass-ratio black hole coalescences with gravitational waves238th AAS Meeting, Session: Compact Mergers & Binary Populations through Gravitational Waves, VirtualJun 2021
- Improved analysis of GW190412 with a precessing numerical relativity surrogate waveform modelAPS April Meeting, Session Y16: Gravitational Wave Observations, OnlineApr 2021
- Eccentric binary black hole surrogate models for the gravitational waveform: comparable mass, nonspinning caseAPS April Meeting, Session L16: Gravitational Waveform Modeling of Compact Binaries I, OnlineApr 2021
- Improved analysis of GW190412 with a precessing numerical relativity surrogate waveform model237th AAS Meeting, Session: Compact Mergers & Binary Populations through Gravitational Waves, VirtualJan 2021
- Improved analysis of GW190412 with a precessing numerical relativity surrogate waveform modelMidwest Relativity Meeting, University of Notre Dame, USAOct 2020
- Improved analysis of GW190412 with a precessing numerical relativity surrogate waveform modelPostDoc/Grad Student Seminar, ICERM Workshop: Computational Approaches for the Source-Free Einstein Equations, Brown UniversityOct 2020
- Numerical Relativity Surrogate model for eccentric binary black hole gravitational waveformThe XIII International LISA Symposium, Glasgow, Virtual MeetingSep 2020
- Acceleration Relations in the Milky Way as Differentiators of Modified Gravity TheoriesCosmology from Home 2020 Conference, Virtual MeetingSep 2020
- Detectability and Parameter Estimation Accuracy for Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBH) with current generation detectors23rd CAPRA Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, University of Texas AustinJun 2020
- Testing the `no-hair' nature of binary black holes using the consistency of multipolar gravitational radiation236th AAS Meeting, Session: Gravitational Waves & Multi-messenger Astronomy I, Virtual (planned for Madison, WI)Jun 2020
- Testing the `no-hair' nature of binary black holes using the consistency of multipolar gravitational radiationAPS April Meeting, Tests of General Relativity with Gravitational Waves II, Washington DC, USAApr 2020
- Testing Weyl gravity at galactic and extra-galactic scalesCosmology – The Next Decade, ICTS-TIFR, IndiaJan 2019
33 talks, 2021–2026
Invited seminars and colloquia
- Binary black hole recoil kicks: modelling and astrophysical insightsNR Community Call, Worldwide onlineMar 2026
- Recoil Kicks from Binary Black Hole Mergers and Their Astrophysical ConsequencesPhysics Colloquium, California State University FullertonFeb 2026
- Gravitational-Wave Astronomy with Multi-Fidelity SurrogatesRelativity Seminar, University of Texas AustinJan 2026
- Data-driven Surrogate Models for Gravitational Wave AstronomySMASH (UC San Diego Meetings between Astro/physics, San Diego Supercomputer Center, and Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute) Seminar, University of California, San DiegoMar 2025
- Taming Eccentricity in Binary Black Hole MergersDepartment Colloquium, University of MississippiFeb 2025
- Taming eccentricity in binary black hole mergersGravity Group Seminar, University of VirginiaApr 2024
- High accuracy waveform models for high precision gravitational wave astronomyPhysics Colloquium, Florida Atlantic UniversityApr 2024
- Gravitational wave astronomy with numerical relativity surrogatesCenter for Gravitational Physics, University of Texas AustinNov 2023
- Building faithful waveform models at the interface of numerical relativity, perturbation theory and self-forceGW Group, University of Milano-BicoccaJun 2023
- Building faithful waveform models at the interface of numerical relativity, perturbation theory and self-forceGW Group, Laboratoire Univers et Théories, ParisJun 2023
- Building faithful waveform models at the interface of numerical relativity, perturbation theory and self-forceNiels Bohr Institute, University of CopenhagenJun 2023
- Building faithful waveform models at the interface of numerical relativity, perturbation theory and self-forceGW Group, Utrecht University, NetherlandsJun 2023
- Building faithful waveform models at the interface of numerical relativity, perturbation theory and self-forceGRAPPA, Nikhef, University of AmsterdamJun 2023
- Building faithful waveform models at the interface of numerical relativity, perturbation theory and self-forceMax Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, HannoverJun 2023
- Building faithful waveform models at the interface of numerical relativity, perturbation theory and self-forceMax Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, PotsdamMay 2023
- NR Community Call, Worldwide onlineMar 2023
- High accuracy waveform models for high precision gravitational wave astronomyCenter for Relativistic Astrophysics Seminar, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJan 2023
- Surrogate model for gravitational wave signals from black hole binaries built on black hole perturbation theory waveforms calibrated to numerical relativityStrong Gravity Seminar, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical PhysicsDec 2022
- Surrogate model for gravitational wave signals from non-spinning, comparable- to large-mass-ratio black hole binaries built on black hole perturbation theory waveforms calibrated to numerical relativityUniversity of Mississippi Gravity SeminarMay 2022
- Tuning perturbation theory waveforms to Numerical Relativity Data: Lessons from EMRISurrogate projectsWorldwide Numerical Relativity Monthly Community CallFeb 2022
- Eccentric binary black hole surrogate models for the gravitational waveform and remnant propertiesInstitute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, University of California Los AngelesNov 2021
- Taming eccentricity in binary black hole mergersPhysics Seminar, Chennai Mathematical InstituteSep 2025
- Hunting for Universal Relations and Underlying Structures in Binary Black Hole MergersState of the Universe (SOTU) Seminar, Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchAug 2025
- Accelerating Gravitational-Wave Inference with Reduced Order Surrogate ModelsSchool of Technology and Computer Science (STCS) Seminar, Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchAug 2025
- The Best of Both Worlds: Gravitational-Wave Astronomy with Physics-Informed and Data-Driven MethodsAstro Seminar, Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchAug 2025
- Taming eccentricity in binary black hole mergersAstro Seminar, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences-TIFR Gravity SeminarAug 2025
- High accuracy waveform models for high precision gravitational wave astronomyPhysics Seminar, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) KolkataJun 2024
- Taming eccentricity in binary black hole mergersPhysics Seminar, Chennai Mathematical InstituteJun 2024
- High Accuracy waveform models for high precision gravitational wave astronomyParticle, Astrophysics & Cosmology Seminar, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) PuneAug 2023
- High accuracy waveform models for high precision gravitational wave astronomyCosmology and Astro-particle Seminar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)Jul 2023
- High-accuracy inference of binary black hole source properties using numerical relativity surrogate models for gravitational waveformAstro Seminar, Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchJul 2022
- Surrogate model for gravitational wave signals from black hole binaries built on black hole perturbation theory waveforms calibrated to numerical relativityInternational Centre for Theoretical Sciences-TIFR Gravity SeminarJun 2022
- High-accuracy inference of binary black hole source properties using numerical relativity surrogate models for gravitational waveformTheoretical Physics Colloquium, Raman Research InstituteJun 2022
2 talks, 2023–2024
Flash talks
- Quasi-universal modulation in eccentric waveformsSecond Cosmic Explorer Symposium, BostonApr 2024
- Connection between linear perturbation theory and numerical relativity waveforms: aligned-spin binariesNonlinear Aspects of General Relativity, Princeton UniversityOct 2023
12 talks, 2019–2026
Conference posters
- Autonomous discovery of interpretable physics models with simulation-grounded language model agentsML4PS Workshop, NeurIPS 2026, AtlantaDec 2026
- Most Accurate models for kick velocity distribution in black hole mergers and astrophysical implications in globular clustersGravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop 2025 (GWPAW), Georgia TechDec 2025
- Data driven decomposition and modeling of eccentric binary black hole merger waveformsProspects in Theoretical Physics 2025, Institute for Advanced Study, PrincetonJul 2025
- Data-Driven Approaches to Modeling Eccentric Binary Black-Hole Mergers and Building Template BanksScientific Machine Learning for Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Brown UniversityJun 2025
- gwModels: a modular Python-based package for generating gravitational waveforms using semi-analytical, data-driven, and post-Newtonian approximationsAPS March/April MeetingMar 2025
- LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration March MeetingMar 2021
- Eccentric binary black hole surrogate models for the gravitational waveform and remnant properties: comparable mass, nonspinning caseGravitational waves: a new messenger to explore the universe, Institut Henri Poincaré, ParisMar 2021
- Detectability and Parameter Estimation of Intermediate-mass black holes with current generation detectors39th Astronomical Society of India (ASI) Meeting, Session: Gravitational Waves and CosmologyFeb 2021
- 31st Meeting of Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation, IIT Gandhinagar, IndiaDec 2020
- Testing the `no-hair' nature of binary black holes using the consistency of multipolar gravitational radiationJSI Workshop: The New Faces of Black Holes, Joint Space Institute (JSI), Maryland, USANov 2019
- `No-hair' tests of Binary Black HolesICTS In-House Meeting, ICTS, Bengaluru, IndiaApr 2019
- Testing the `no-hair' nature of binary black holes using the consistency of multipolar gravitational radiation30th Meeting of Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation (IAGRG), Hyderabad, IndiaJan 2019
2 talks, 2021–2025
Public talks
- Astro on Tap, Santa BarbaraApr 2025
- Gluon Talk, Physics Journal Club, IISER KolkataOct 2021