Mariya Krasteva
Physics

McGill Space Institute
RADIO ASTRONOMY RESEARCHER
Montreal, QC, Canada
- Performed sensitivity analysis on a new fast folding algorithm to find unique kind of pulsar
- Used supercomputer to perform simulations to detect artificial signals injected in real astrophysical data
- Searched for Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) into the Arecibo Telescope data
- Evaluated single pulse data to create training set for an artificial intelligence algorithm
- Tested radar removal algorithm using
PRESTO HEINRICH-HEINE-UNIVERSITÄT, RISE DAAD
QUANTUM OPTICS RESEARCHER
Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany
- Built laser system to excite ytterbium atoms in ultracold gases to highly energetic Rydberg states
- Presented my work at University of Heidelberg at the RISE DAAD conference
- Learned how to design optical systems and manipulate optical fibers
- Transformed infrared light into blue light using a nonlinear crystal
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
GAIA MISSION SCIENCE TRAINEE
Noordwijk, ZH, Netherlands
- Performed data analysis on first data release from the Gaia Mission featuring over a billion stars
- Learned about astrometry and mission design
- Assisted a CDF session and learned how to use OCDT, a concurrent design tool
- Performed simulations on young variable stars and binary stars predicting their astrometric signatures
- Learned how to handle large data sets and manipulated different file types using Python and TOPCAT