PhD Aspirant in Astrophysics & Cosmology
Graduate from the University of Science, Malaysia (USM) with a major in Physics and a minor in Astronomy. Currently focused on observational cosmology, particularly large-scale structure, dark matter, dark energy, and astroparticle physics. Working across multiple research centers on cosmology and astrophysics using computational methods, including machine learning, Bayesian inference, and cosmological emulation.
Greetings, everyone. I am Adrita Khan. I am a graduate of the University of Science, Malaysia (USM) with a major in Physics and a minor in Astronomy. My research interests lie in theoretical and observational cosmology, including large-scale structure, dark matter, dark energy, high-energy astroparticle physics, and machine learning applications in astrophysics.
My research focuses on modified gravity theories through cross-correlation analyses of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and galaxy data. I develop machine learning and deep learning methods for radio astronomy, including automated classification of bent radio AGN and semi-supervised learning approaches. I am currently working on gamma-ray burst redshift estimation and on developing the Explainable Particle Chebyshev Network (EPCN), a neural network architecture that incorporates interpretable interaction features into Chebyshev-based frameworks.
My research goal is to advance precision cosmology at the intersection of theory and observation, particularly using data from next-generation surveys such as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Dark Energy Science Collaboration (DESC), the Euclid mission, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), the Simons Observatory, CMB-S4, and the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT). I use computational approaches including machine learning, Bayesian inference, and cosmological emulation to extract constraints on the universe's origin, evolution, and matter–energy composition. I am committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within the academic community.
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
School of Physics, Penang, Malaysia • Graduated 2023
Developed comprehensive expertise in quantum mechanics, astrophysics, mathematical physics, and computational methods. Specialized in astronomy with focus on astrophysical phenomena and observational techniques.
This project calculates and analyzes galaxy–galaxy power spectra (Cℓgg) and galaxy–CMB lensing cross-power spectra (Cℓκg) using models including nDGP, e-mantis, and Bacco emulators. The goal is to forecast the ability of surveys like LSST/DESC to constrain modified gravity theories such as f(R) and DGP through cross-correlation techniques. This approach breaks parameter degeneracies and reduces systematic errors by combining uncorrelated datasets. The analysis examines whether observed power spectra contain signatures of modified gravity that differ from standard ΛCDM predictions. This approach helps constrain alternative theories of gravity on cosmological scales.
View Project† These authors contributed equally to this work. ∗ Corresponding author
Preprint
arXiv:2512.07420 | December 2025
We introduce the Explainable Particle Chebyshev Network (E-PCN), a graph neural network extending the Particle Chebyshev Network (PCN) for interpretable jet classification in high-energy collider experiments. E-PCN integrates kinematic variables by constructing four graph representations per jet, each weighted by a distinct variable: angular separation (Δ), transverse momentum (kt), momentum fraction (z), and invariant mass squared (m²). Using Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping (Grad-CAM), we determine which kinematic variables dominate classification outcomes.
@misc{islam2025epcn,
title = {{E-PCN}: Jet Tagging with Explainable Particle
{Chebyshev} Networks Using Kinematic Features},
author = {Islam, Md Raqibul and Khan, Adrita and
Hossain, Mir Sazzat and Siddiqui, Choudhury
Ben Yamin and Hossan, Md.\ Zakir and
Khan, Tanjib and Momen, M.\ Arshad and
Ali, Amin Ahsan and Rahman, AKM Mahbubur},
year = {2025},
eprint = {2512.07420},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
primaryClass = {hep-ph},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.07420}
}
Preprint
arXiv:2510.22190 | October 2025
We present RGC (Radio Galaxy Classifier), a deep learning-based semi-supervised model designed for classifying bent radio active galactic nuclei (AGN) from Very Large Array (VLA) images. This work represents an important step toward automated classification of radio AGN, enabling more efficient processing of large-scale radio surveys.
@misc{hossain2025rgc,
title = {{RGC}: A Radio {AGN} Classifier Based on Deep
Learning. {I}. A Semi-Supervised Model for the
{VLA} Images of Bent Radio {AGN}s},
author = {Hossain, M.S. and Shahal, M.S.H. and
Khan, A. and Asad, K.M.B. and Saikia, P. and
Akter, F. and Ali, A. and Amin, M.A. and
Momen, A. and Hasan, M. and Rahman, A.K.M.M.},
year = {2025},
eprint = {2510.22190},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
primaryClass = {astro-ph.GA},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22190}
}
2025 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP 2025)
arXiv:2505.19249 | May 2025
We introduce RGC-Bent, a curated dataset of 639 radio galaxy images designed to support machine learning-based classification of bent radio AGN. ConvNeXT achieves the highest F1-scores for both NAT and WAT sources, demonstrating the effectiveness of advanced machine learning models in classifying bent radio AGN.
@inproceedings{hossain2025rgcbent,
title = {{RGC-Bent}: A Novel Dataset for Bent Radio
Galaxy Classification},
author = {Hossain, Mir Sazzat and Asad, Khan Muhammad Bin
and Saikia, Payaswini and Khan, Adrita and
Iftee, Md Akil Raihan and Rajib, Rakibul Hasan
and Momen, Arshad and Amin, Md Ashraful and
Ali, Amin Ahsan and Rahman, AKM Mahbubur},
booktitle = {2025 IEEE International Conference on Image
Processing (ICIP)},
year = {2025},
eprint = {2505.19249},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
primaryClass = {astro-ph.IM},
doi = {10.1109/ICIP57928.2025.11084387},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.19249}
}
Python • C/C++ • Mathematica • MATLAB • R • SQL • Bash/Shell scripting
NumPy • SciPy • Pandas • scikit-learn • Astropy • Astroquery • PyTorch • TensorFlow
CAMB • CCL • HEALPix • NaMaster • emcee • pocoMC • corner • GetDist • TOPCAT • SAOImage DS9
CosmoPower • bacco • e-mantis • nDGP
MCMC • Bayesian inference • Fisher forecasting • ML/DL frameworks • Feature engineering • Hyperparameter optimization
Linux/Unix • Git/GitHub • Docker • LaTeX • HPC clusters & parallelization