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Mohanraj Senniappan
Dr. mohanraj senniappan Post Doctoral Fellow Physics

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mohanraj.senniappan@ku.ac.ae +971 2 312 3888

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Biography

Dr. Mohanraj Senniappan is a postdoctoral researcher in the department of physics at Khalifa University (joined September 2025). His current research focuses on neutrino astrophysics as part of the KM3NeT collaboration.

Previously, during his doctoral studies, he contributed to two very-high-energy (VHE; ~100 GeV to ~100 TeV) gamma-ray collaborations: the ALTO/CoMET R&D project and H.E.S.S. In ALTO/CoMET, he analyzed simulation data and evaluated the proposed array’s performance for detecting gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). In H.E.S.S., he was part of the GRB team that compiled a catalogue of non-detected GRBs over 15 years of observations.

Earlier, he worked on particle physics experiments at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India, and carried out analytical studies of quasars at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, India. Dr. Mohanraj Senniappan is proficient in C++, Python, and the application of machine learning techniques to astrophysics research.


Education
  • BSc, Physics, Bharathiyar University, India (2014)
  • MSc, Physics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), India (2016)
  • MSc, Computer Science, Woolf University, Malta (2025)
  • PhD, Physics, Linnaeus University, Sweden (2025)


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Research
Research Interests
  • Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs)
  • High energy astrophysics
  • Multi-messenger astronomy

Research Projects

The KM3NeT Collaboration:

The Cubic Kilometer (KM3) Neutrino Telescope (NeT) is an infrastructure for neutrino oscillation and astroparticle research. The KM3NeT consists of two building blocks being constructed in the Mediterranean Sea:  

  • ORCA: Oscillation Research with Cosmics in the Abyss (near Toulon, France)
  • ARCA: Astroparticle Research with Cosmics in the Abyss (near Capo Passero, Italy)

Together with the astroparticle research group at Khalifa University, Dr. Mohanraj is working towards interpreting the astrophysical neutrino events via analysis of KM3NeT/ARCA data. This project work involves:  

  • Finding out if astronomical transient events (like GRBs) could be potential sources of neutrinos, using observed data. 
  • Investigating how the KM3NeT/ARCA detector would respond to astronomical transient events, using simulations.