Short CV
========

My full CV is available :download:`here <_static/CV.pdf>`

.. rubric:: Research 

|RG| `ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Akshay-Gaikwad>`_
|scholar| `Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Tpu1_zQAAAAJ&hl=en>`_ 
|nbsp| |arxiv| `arXiv <https://arxiv.org/search/?query=akshay+gaikwad&searchtype=author&abstracts=show&order=-announced_date_first&size=50>`_ |nbsp|  


.. rubric:: Education

:2024 -- current: **Postdoc**, `Chalmers University of Technology <MC2_>`_, Gothenburg, Sweden.
    
:2023 -- 2024: **Research assistant**, `IISER Mohali <https://www.iisermohali.ac.in>`_, India.

:2016 -- 2023: **Ph.D.** in Physics, `IISER Mohali <https://www.iisermohali.ac.in>`_, India.

:2011 -- 2016: **BS-MS dual degree**, Physics major, `IISER Mohali <https://www.iisermohali.ac.in>`_, India.


.. rubric:: Academic Achievements


:2022: Recipient of **senior research fellowship (SRF)** under 'Quantum Information Science and Technology **(QuST)**' research programme initiated by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

:2018: Recipient of **senior research fellowship (SRF)** at IISER Mohali from 2018-2021

:2016: Qualified **CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET)** for Lectureship/Assistant Professor in Indian
       universities and colleges conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India.

:2016: Qualified **Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)** organized by Indian Institute of Science
        (IISc) Bangalore on behalf of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt.
        of India.

:2011: Recipient of Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research **(INSPIRE) Scholarship** for higher education from Department of Science and Technology
        (DST), Govt. Of India.

:2011: Qualified **all India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE)** conducted by Central Board of
        Secondary Education, Delhi (Govt. of India).

:2011: Qualified **MHT-CET** examination conducted by Directorates of Medical and Technical Education,
        Mumbai (Govt. of Maharashtra), India.

:2011: Qualified **MANET competitive exam** and got selected in Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education
        and Training (MANET), Pune for B.Sc. Nautical Science, India.


.. rubric:: Skills

:Languages: Marathi, Hindi, English

:Coding: Matlab, Mathematica, Python, Git, LaTex, HTML


.. rubric:: Social media


- |linkedin| `LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-gaikwad-137b2a49/>`_
- |insta| `instagram <https://www.instagram.com/a.k.s.h.a.y.196/>`_


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    :alt: LinkedIn
    
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    :alt: arXiv
    :target: https://arxiv.org/search/?searchtype=author&query=Monsel%2C+J
    
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    :alt: Google Scholar
    :target: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xfqFiyQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
    
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.. _MC2: https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/mc2/