CV
Research Profile
- Gamma-ray burst astrophysics (prompt emission, polarization modeling, time-series analysis).
- Multiwavelength data analysis (Chandra X-ray observations and Gaia astrometric cross-matches).
- Compact stellar binaries (double white dwarfs) and Galactic structure inference via population synthesis and Bayesian methods (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna / TianQin).
Education
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China
School of Physics; National Gravitation Laboratory Sep. 2025 – Jun. 2029 (expected)
Ph.D. in Physics (Theoretical Physics, in progress) Supervisor: Prof. Yan Wang
- Research focus: gravitational-wave astrophysics (Galactic double white dwarfs).
The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR, China
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Sep. 2023 – Jul. 2024; degree conferred Nov. 2024
M.Sc. in Physics Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Stephen Chi-Yung Ng
- Capstone project: Identifying Sources in Cygnus OB2 Using Multiwavelength Observations.
Jilin University Changchun, China
Department of Materials Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering Sep. 2018 – Jun. 2022
B.Sc. in Materials Physics
- Graduation thesis: Study on the Prompt Emission of Gamma-ray Bursts and its Polarization.
- Research mentor: Prof. Mi-Xiang Lan (Center for Theoretical Physics & College of Physics, Jilin University).
Research Positions
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China
Research Assistant (contract), Department of Astronomy Nov. 2024 – Jun. 2025
- Supervisor: Prof. Yuan-Chuan Zou.
- Gamma-ray burst research (see Research Experience / Publications).
Publications
Refereed journal articles
Ruo-Yu Guan and Mi-Xiang Lan.
“Interpreting time-integrated polarization data of gamma-ray burst prompt emission.”
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 670, A160 (2023).
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243805Ruo-Yu Guan, Fei-Fei Wang, and Yuan-Chuan Zou.
“Hurst index of gamma-ray burst light curves and its statistical study.”
Journal of High Energy Astrophysics, 51, 100559 (2026).
DOI: 10.1016/j.jheap.2026.100559
Research Experience
Milky Way Structure Inference from Multi-Messenger Observations of Double White Dwarf Binaries Jul. 2025 – Present
National Gravitation Laboratory and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China
Ph.D. research (Supervisor: Prof. Yan Wang)
- Research focus: gravitational-wave astrophysics and Milky Way structure inference using Galactic double white dwarf binaries.
- Building a simulation-based inference pipeline integrating population synthesis (COSMIC) with hierarchical Bayesian inference (GWpopulation).
- Quantifying selection effects, detector response, and observational uncertainties for space-based gravitational-wave observations (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna / TianQin context).
- Milestone: Ph.D. proposal approved.
Time-Series and Correlation Analysis of Gamma-Ray Burst Light Curves Oct. 2024 – Jan. 2026
Department of Astronomy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China
Pre-Ph.D. research (Research Assistant, contract; Supervisor: Prof. Yuan-Chuan Zou)
- Conducted gamma-ray burst light-curve analysis using detrended fluctuation analysis and Hurst exponent estimation; performed statistical correlation studies in Python.
- Maintained Python-based workflows for preprocessing, feature extraction, statistical analysis, and visualization.
- Resulted in a first-author refereed journal article.
- Supported by the National Square Kilometre Array Program of China (Grant No. 2022SKA0130100).
Identifying Sources in Cygnus OB2 Using Multiwavelength Observations Sep. 2023 – Jun. 2024
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR, China
M.Sc. capstone project (Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Stephen Chi-Yung Ng)
- Reduced and analyzed Chandra X-ray observations using the Chandra Interactive Analysis of Observations software.
- Merged 18 X-ray observations in the Cygnus OB2 region and assembled a catalog of detected X-ray sources.
- Cross-matched X-ray sources with Gaia counterparts to classify association members versus foreground/background objects.
Gamma-Ray Burst Prompt Emission and Polarization 2022 – Feb. 2023
Center for Theoretical Physics and College of Physics, Jilin University Changchun, China
Undergraduate research (Mentor: Prof. Mi-Xiang Lan)
- Collected and organized spectral parameters and polarization measurements of gamma-ray burst prompt emission from the literature.
- Computed time-integrated polarization degrees for ~37 gamma-ray bursts under a synchrotron-emission framework using Interactive Data Language.
- Resulted in a first-author refereed journal article.
- Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11903014 and 12147217).
Skills
- Programming: Python (primary); MATLAB, Mathematica, R (familiar); IDL, C++ (prior experience).
- Methods: time-series analysis; statistical correlation analysis; hierarchical Bayesian inference (GWpopulation; Markov chain Monte Carlo); Monte Carlo simulation and mock-catalog generation.
- Scientific computing: NumPy, SciPy, pandas, Matplotlib; Jupyter; Flexible Image Transport System data handling; pipeline automation (bash/Python scripts).
- Astrophysics & gravitational-wave: population synthesis (COSMIC); gravitational-wave population inference; catalog-based population studies.
- Scholarly writing: LaTeX; BibTeX.
- Computing environment: Git/GitHub; bash shell scripting; Windows, macOS, Linux (Ubuntu); high-performance computing (remote Linux servers, batch jobs); SSH workflows.
Talks and Presentations
2024 PKU International PhD Student Forum on the Frontiers of Modern Astronomy Dec. 2024
Poster presentation: “Time-integrated Polarizations of Gamma-ray Burst Prompt Phase”
Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Peking University
Conferences and Workshops
- Aug. 2025 — Participant, Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Summer School (Lanzhou Center for Theoretical Physics)
- Jun. 2025 — Participant, The First Edinburgh School for Extragalactic Astronomy (Institute for Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh)
- May 2025 — Participant, Gravitational Wave Open Data Workshop 2025 (Gravitational Wave Open Science Center)
- Dec. 2024 — Poster presenter, 2024 PKU International PhD Student Forum on the Frontiers of Modern Astronomy
- Dec. 2024 — Volunteer (conference support), International Conference on Space Sustainability 2024
- Jul. 2024 — Participant, Celestial Holography Summer School 2024 (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)
- Nov. 2023 — Participant, International Symposium on Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics 2023
- Nov. 2023 — Participant, Multimessenger Astronomy: Bridging Transients, Lensing, and Dark Matter (Cosmic Frontiers)
Professional Activities
- Jan. 2026 – Present, Member — Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Consortium
- Oct. 2023 – Nov. 2024, Member — Laboratory for Space Research, The University of Hong Kong
- May 2021 – Apr. 2022, Student Member — Chinese Physical Society
Outreach Activities
- Jan. 2025 – Feb. 2025, Participant — China Skywatcher Asteroid Search Campaign
International Astronomical Search Collaboration
References
Available upon request.