Partners
The Lightcurve group's work is supported by its funders, partners in computing, and a network of international research collaborators — all hosted by TIFR Mumbai.
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Funders
Donors and grant agencies providing blanket support — funds applied to salaries, operations, and research at the group's discretion.
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
The Department of Atomic Energy is the group's primary funder, supporting core research operations through TIFR.
Premji Invest
Premji Invest provides blanket-grant support — funds that flow toward salaries, research programmes, and the group's overall operating budget.
Murty Trust
The Murty Trust supports the group with grant funding directed toward scientific research and team operations.
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Partners in computing
Organisations contributing infrastructure and compute resources rather than monetary support.
Google DeepMind
DeepMind partners on machine-learning research applied to time-series astrophysical data, contributing infrastructure and model expertise rather than direct funding.
Intel
Intel provides high-performance computing infrastructure that supports the group's large-scale numerical simulations and ML training workloads.
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International collaborators
Active research partners around the world. Collaborations are project-driven — co-authored papers, shared data and tooling, and joint student supervision.
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Göttingen, Germany
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA, USA
Google DeepMind
London, UK
If you would like to start a collaboration, please get in touch.
04 · Host institution
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
TIFR — under the Department of Atomic Energy — hosts the Lightcurve group within the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics in Mumbai. The institute provides the institutional infrastructure, compute resources, and broader scientific community within which the group operates.