Utkarsh Patel is currently enrolled in a PhD program in the High Energy Physics Department of IIT Bhilai. His research focus is on the areas of dark matter and model framework development. Apart from his research, he has an interest in numerical analysis and machine learning algorithms. During his master’s, Utkarsh completed a project on home automation using hand gestures and voice recognition. In his leisure time, Utkarsh likes to play cricket and read travel blogs.