I look forward to stimulating dialogues with the Shaw Laureates and fellow young, inquisitive minds who share a common curiosity and passion for fundamental science research. This gathering, taking place in my hometown, carries a special sentimental meaning to me since it is where my passion for astronomy first took root. It is also the place that provided a nurturing environment for my early research career. It would be my first experience in a multi-disciplinary academic setting. Although multi-disciplinary research remains relatively unexplored in my career thus far, I am curious to learn about the prospects of broadening my research and the challenges ahead. This Forum will serve as an ideal place to discuss these complexities with distinguished Laureates and fellow ambitious peers who share a common commitment.

Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics IR/Submm Group

Following my previous work on gravitational lensing and the nature of dark matter, my current research centres on the properties and evolution of galaxies during the early Universe when it was less than one-third of its current age. These studies involve utilising spatially and spectrally-resolved data obtained with state-of-the-art sub-millimetre and infrared instruments, including ALMA, IRAM/NOEMA, and the integral field spectrographs on the Very Large Telescope, as well as space-based telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope.
I am actively contributing to the ALMA Large Program CRISTAL, where I play a key role in the systematic kinematics studies of a large sample of galaxies on kiloparsec scales when the Universe was just 1 billion years old. Additionally, I am part of the GALPHYS project, a multi-year Guaranteed Time Observations programme for ERIS, funded by the European Research Council. This project focuses on exploring galaxy evolution during cosmic noon, a period of intense star formation and galaxy growth in the Universe's history.