I use imaging and spectroscopic data from space telescopes (Hubble, WISE, GALEX, Spitzer) to study the physical processes that drive galaxy growth from the early universe until today. These galaxies also serve as a key probe for understanding how dark matter and dark energy shape the evolution of the universe. In particular, our group plans to leverage the wide field of view, high spatial resolution, near-IR imaging capability of the Roman Space Telescope (expected launch late 2026/early 2027) to estimate the distances of 1 billion galaxies using deep learning models and search for evidence of new physics beyond the current cosmological paradigm.
