PhD Student
Contact
Email: Vasudha.Kulkarni(at)ist.ac.at
Academic platforms
Career
| since 2024 | PhD student, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, AT |
| 2023 – 2024 | Master´s Thesis, University of Zürich, CH |
| 2022 | Scientific Intern, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, AT |
| 2019 – 2024 | BSc/MSc student, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, IN |
Research interests
I am a PhD student interested in studying collective behavioural responses to pathogens in the ant colony using automated tracking tools and network modelling.
Fellowships and Awards
- A. H. Schultz Grant – A support grant from the A. H. Schultz Foundation for my master’s thesis at the University of Zürich (2023-2024)
- KVPY Fellow – Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna (Young Scientist Encouragement Program), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2019-2024)