My research in astrophysics during college
Evolution of the Star-Forming Main Sequence (SFMS)
In my undergraduate thesis, I studied the SFMS across cosmic time. I used data from the JWST and HST in four observational fields. I performed the SED fitting procedure to extract physical properties of over 45 thousands star-forming galaxies. I found that SFMS normalization increases with redshift, while the slope has a valley at redshift .
Spatially Resolved Scale of the SFMS
In my graduate thesis, I continued to study physical processes that driven the SFMS evolution. I took a sample of 15% star-forming galaxies from my undergraduate work. To study the physical processes, I perfomed the spatially resolved SED fitting. Then, I analyze the galactic radial profiles at . It found that the SFMS evolution may be driven by the inside-out growth theory.
Machine Learning on Galaxy Morphology Classification
For my college assignment, I developed a machine learning model to classify galaxy morphology. I used a Convolutional Neural Network for the machine learning model. To train and test the model, I used images of 21785 galaxies from the Galaxy10 SDSS dataset. The dataset was divided into 10 morphological classes. To prevent overfitting, the data was augmented by rotating (±90◦), resizing, and flipping. This machine model learning achieved up to 74% accuracy.
Publication
- Arwinata, H. I., Kusuma, S. H., & Jaelani, A. T. 2025. Comparative Study of Activation Functions and Image Resolution on ResNet-34 for Spiral Galaxy Spin Classification. Spektra: Jurnal Fisika Dan Aplikasinya, 10(3), 177–190. Learn More
- Haryana, N.S., et al. (include Kusuma, S.H.). 2025. Stellar Mass Assembly History of Massive Quiescent Galaxies since : Insights from Spatially Resolved Spectral Energy Distribution Fitting with JWST Data. The Astrophysical Journal. 994(2):215. Learn More
- Aprianizar, M.Z., Yap, F., Kusuma, S.H.. 2024. Pengamatan Fotometri Fenomena Transit Eksoplanet WASP-80 b dan Bintang Variabel CY Aquarii Menggunakan City Astronomical Telescope ITB. Book Chapter Astronomi Islam Volume III (2024). pp. 99-114. Learn More