Dr. Ankit Beniwal
Location
Adelaide University
Flinders University
Academic background
PhD, Theoretical Physics, University of Adelaide
BSc, High Performance Computational Physics (Honours) (First Class), University of Adelaide
Personal interests
Data collection, visualisation, and analysis; using data science and machine learning tools to solve complex problems
Experience
Dr. Ankit Beniwal is an Intersect’s Digital Research Analyst (DRA) for Adelaide University and Flinders University. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in High Performance Computational Physics and a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the University of Adelaide. Ankit brings over 5 years of international research experience from postdoctoral and associate roles at King’s College London (UK) and UCLouvain (Belgium), alongside more than 8 years of hands-on expertise in programming software and high-performance computing (HPC) systems. In his DRA role, Ankit serves as a computational bridge for researchers and Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students, providing one-on-one consultations for code optimisation and data pipelines, delivering hands-on digital skills training, and guiding access to advanced infrastructure such as NCI’s Gadi supercomputer and the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud.
Case Study
Bridging Data and Ethics: A Qualtrics Journey in Regional Graduate Research
