Kevin Pardede
JPL Postdoc
Biography
Kevin is broadly interested in using large-scale structure data to study the properties of the Universe. Originally from Kabanjahe, in the highlands of North Sumatra, Indonesia, he moved to Italy for his graduate and postdoctoral research. His PhD at SISSA, Trieste, focused on higher-order statistics such as the bispectrum in the era of precision cosmology, with applications to galaxy surveys like Euclid. During his first postdoctoral work at INFN Parma, he worked on model-independent approaches to search for new physics using large-scale structure data. At JPL, he will continue developing tools to extract cosmological insights from Euclid and prepare for the upcoming Roman mission.
Education
- PhD in Astroparticle Physics, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), 2023
- Postgraduate Diploma in High Energy, Cosmology, and Astroparticle Physics, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), 2019
- MSc in Physics, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), 2018
- BSc in Physics, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), 2017
Professional Experience
- Postdoctoral Researcher, INFN Parma (2023-2025)
Research Interests
Precision cosmology, large-scale structure, higher-order statistics, primordial non-Gaussianity, physics beyond LCDM
Selected Publications
- M. Guidi et al. (incl. K. Pardede), “Euclid preparation. Full-shape modelling of 2-point and 3-point correlation functions in real space”, June 2025. arXiv: 2506.22257 [astro-ph.CO].
- M. S. Cagliari, M. Barberi-Squarotti, K. Pardede, E. Castorina, and G. D’Amico, “Bispectrum constraints on Primordial non-Gaussianities with the eBOSS DR16 quasars”, JCAP, vol. 07, p. 043, 2025. arXiv: 2502.14758 [astro-ph.CO].
- F. J. Castander et al. (incl. K. Pardede), “Euclid. V. The Flagship galaxy mock catalogue: a comprehensive simulation for the Euclid mission”, Astron. Astrophys., vol. 697, A5, 2025. arXiv: 2405.13495 [astro-ph.CO].
- G. R´acz et al. (incl. K. Pardede), “Euclid preparation. Simulations and nonlinearities beyond ΛCDM. 2. Results from non-standard simulations”, Astron. Astrophys., vol. 695, A232, 2025. arXiv: 2409.03523 [astro-ph.CO].
- M. Marinucci, K. Pardede, and M. Pietroni, “Bootstrapping Lagrangian perturbation theory for the large scale structure”, JCAP, vol. 10, p. 051, 2024. arXiv: 2405.08413 [astro-ph.CO].
- A. Pezzotta et al. (incl. K. Pardede), “Euclid preparation. XLI. Galaxy power spectrum modelling in real space”, Astron. Astrophys., vol. 687, A216, 2024. arXiv: 2312.00679 [astro-ph.CO].
- K. Pardede, E. Di Dio, and E. Castorina, “Wide-angle effects in the galaxy bispectrum”, JCAP, vol. 09, p. 030, 2023. arXiv: 2302.12789 [astro-ph.CO].
- F. Rizzo, C. Moretti, K. Pardede, A. Eggemeier, A. Oddo, E. Sefusatti, C. Porciani, and P. Monaco, “The halo bispectrum multipoles in redshift space”, JCAP, vol. 01, p. 031, 2023. arXiv: 2204.13628 [astro-ph.CO].
- K. Pardede, F. Rizzo, M. Biagetti, E. Castorina, E. Sefusatti, and P. Monaco, “Bispectrum-window convolution via Hankel transform”, JCAP, vol. 10, p. 066, 2022. arXiv: 2203.04174 [astro-ph.CO].
- K. Pardede, A. Suroso, and F. P. Zen, “Nonlinear matter terms in general scalar–tensor braneworld cosmology”, Int. J. Mod. Phys. D, vol. 28, no. 11, p. 1950138, 2019. arXiv: 1908.06574 [gr-qc].