Ravindra Shinde

Ravindra Shinde is a Research Scientist at the University of Twente, Netherlands, affiliated with the Computational Chemical Physics group under the Faculty of Science and Technology. He is also the founder of The Science Dev, a tech and research blog.

• Education: Ph.D. in Physics (2014) and M.Sc. in Physics (2009) from IIT Bombay, India.

His research spans Exascale Scientific Computing, Quantum Chemistry, Time-Dependent DFT, and Topological Materials. He specializes in method development for quantum mechanical simulations and code modernization for high-performance computing.

Recent publications focus on Exascale Computing challenges, Quantum Monte Carlo accuracy, and machine learning integration in force field modeling. Notable awards include SERB Postdoctoral Fellowship and multiple Best Presentation Awards.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Best Poster Award, UC Riverside (2019)
  • Best Presentation Awards, SERB 2018 & IISc 2018
  • National Postdoctoral Fellowship, India (2016-2018)
  • All India GATE Physics Rank 73 (2009)