I’m currently a post-baccalaureate researcher at the University of Chicago working with Dr. Jacob Bean. I will be attending the University of Arizona this Fall as a Ph.D. candidate working with Dr. Gurtina Besla. As an undergraduate I worked with Dr. Benedikt Diemer at the University of Maryland.
My primary interests are in how computational techniques can be applied to better understand galaxy formation, evolution, and dynamics. I use N-body simulations, hydrodynamical simulations, and machine learning techniques to better understand galaxies and dark matter.
About
I have some information about my personal interests and community work in About Me. For information about my research projects see any of the overview pages which are listed below.
Research Projects
- Data reduction for exoplanet search with radial velocity measurements
- MAROON-X Overview
- Advised by Dr. Jacob Bean at the University of Chicago
- Jul 2025 - Present
- Using N-Body simulations to investigate if Ursa Major III/ UNIONS 1 is a dwarf galaxy
- Ursa Major III - UNIONS 1 Overview
- Advised by Dr. Andrey Kravstov at the University of Chicago
- Nov 2025 - Present
- Used a machine learning model, XGBoost, to accurately and quickly identify which dark matter particles in an N-body simulation belong to a dark matter halo.
- ATHENA Overview
- Advised by Dr. Benedikt Diemer at the University of Maryland
- Nov 2022 - Nov 2025
- Distinguishing Orbiting and Infalling Dark Matter Particles with Machine Learning. Vladimir, Z., Osinga, C., Diemer, B., Salazar, E. M., & Rozo, E. — The Astrophysical Journal, 2025 Paper | arXiv | Code
Contact
Email: zevvladimir3002@gmail.com
