Prof. Abhirup Datta is a Professor at the Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore. He currently serves as the Dean of Research and Development at IIT Indore. His research spans a wide array of fields, with primary expertise in:

• Observational Cosmology, including studies of the Dark Ages, Cosmic Dawn, and Epoch of Reionization via HI 21cm cosmology;

• Radio Interferometry techniques, including imaging, calibration, and data analysis;

• Ionospheric science and space weather, leveraging GNSS, NaVIC, and low-frequency radio techniques;

• Machine Learning and Astrostatistics;

• Multi-wavelength deep-field radio astronomy and X-ray observations of galaxy clusters.

He has been a key contributor to several global science collaborations, notably the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), serving as Co-Chair of the CD/EoR SKA Science Working Group (2019–2024) and a board member of the SKA CD/EoR Science Team.

Prof. Datta has played a central role in founding the department, and developing multiple academic programs at IIT Indore, including the M.Sc. (Astronomy), M.S. (Space Sciences and Engineering), and M.Tech. (Space Engineering). He has also led major institutional MoUs, including those with ISRO-SAC and MPCST, and has organized multiple international conferences and workshops.