Archis is a recent Physics graduate from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata and is currently pursuing Master’s in Physics at ETH Zurich . His academic journey includes research at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), where he modeled spectra of young stellar objects, and as a DAAD-WISE fellow at the Galaxies and Cosmology Theory group at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, working on galaxy evolution using large-scale cosmological simulations. Archis aims to pursue a PhD in exoplanetary science, with a long-term vision of contributing to India’s research ecosystem as a scientist and educator. Outside academics, he is a trained violinist, has participated in science outreach initiatives, and enjoys playing badminton.