Dr. Diganta Bandopadhyay
Location Potsdam
Main Focus
My research focuses on various aspects of data analysis for the upcoming LISA mission, which will open a window into the low-frequency gravitational wave universe, allowing us to study a range of phenomena; from the formation of galaxies in the early universe to the inspiral of extreme-mass-ratio systems around massive black holes. Within this field, I have worked on the development of methods to detect and characterize long-lived signals, specifically the inspiral of stellar-mass binaries. These sources not only carry rich astrophysical information in their own right but also act as a test bed for developing methods to tackle the more complex challenge of identifying and analyzing extreme-mass ratio inspirals (EMRIs) in LISA data.
More broadly, I am interested in a wide range of problems in gravitational-wave data analysis, with the aim of developing and advancing methods that will maximize the scientific return of current and future detectors.
Publications
Here is a link to my publications from INSPIRE.
Curriculum Vitae
I am from the United Kingdom, and completed my undergraduate Master’s degree at the University of Birmingham in 2021. I continued at the University of Birmingham for my Ph.D., where I developed search methods for stellar-mass binary inspirals in LISA data under the supervision of Dr. Christopher J. Moore. After finishing my Ph.D. in summer 2025, I joined the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics as a postdoctoral researcher in September 2025.