Ayush Patnaik is a multidisciplinary researcher and open-source software developer with a background in Physics, Computer Science, and Economics from the Australian National University. He holds a Master's in Data Science from the University of Sydney.

Currently, his research focuses on innovative economic inference techniques, particularly analyzing satellite imagery like nighttime lights. As an open-source software developer, he actively contributes to the Julia Programming Language ecosystem. Prior professional experiences include work at ThePrint.