MANASI

PROFILE 002

About

A young researcher and AI/ML student combining machine learning with space science.

RESEARCHER PROFILE

NAMEManasi Baranidharan
FIELDArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
DEGREEB.Sc. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
INSTITUTIONSRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram
EXPECTED GRADUATION2027
LANGUAGESEnglish · Tamil · French

INTERESTS

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Space Technology
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Scientific Machine Learning
  • Satellites
  • Solar Physics

OBJECTIVE

Develop practical research and engineering skills that connect modern machine learning to real astronomical and space-instrument data.

DIRECTIVE

My Mission

I am interested in using AI and machine learning to solve problems in astronomy and space technology — from classifying objects in telescope imagery to forecasting solar activity from X-ray instrument data. Alongside that, my aim is to build genuine research and engineering skills: careful data handling, reproducible experiments, honest uncertainty, and models that can be explained rather than only evaluated.

TRAJECTORY

Progression

  1. PHASE 001

    Foundations in AI & Machine Learning

    Core programming, mathematics and model building through the B.Sc. AI & ML curriculum.

  2. PHASE 002

    Applied computer vision

    Working with astronomical imagery and building AstroVision for JWST image analysis.

  3. PHASE 003

    Astronomy & astrophysics

    Observational cosmology through the India Space Academy summer school, using the Pantheon+SH0ES dataset.

  4. PHASE 004

    Space technology exposure

    Hands-on exposure to mini and macro satellite-related work through Space Zone India.

  5. PHASE 005

    Scientific machine learning research

    Physics-informed and explainable models for solar flare nowcasting with Aditya-L1 data.