Istiak Akib

Exploring the Wonders of the Universe

Welcome to my personal website! I am a doctoral candidate working on the Galaxies, Dark Matter and Cosmology of the Local Group.

About Me

I use cutting-edge telescopes and simulations to explore phenomena like galaxy formation, merger, dynamics, dark matter distribution and a bit of cosmology in the context of the Local Group that consists of our own Milky Way Galaxy, our closest big neighbour Andromeda and a bunch of small galaxies we call dwarfs.

I was born and raised in Bangladesh before moving to South Korea for my bachelors and then to France for masters and PhD.

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