anirbanbasu

Et cetera

2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00

Et cetera (abbreviated as etc.) is a Latin phrase meaning “and the rest” or “and other things”. It is used at the end of a list to indicate that further, similar items are implied without being specifically named. Common synonyms include "and so on," "and so forth," and "and the like".

My name</h2>

My name Anirban is a Bengali name ("অনির্বাণ", if you have Bengali fonts to see that), which means a light that shines forever. In Bengali, it sounds a bit like: aw-nee-r-baan. However, as Bengali is not a language with strict intonations, many variations of the pronunciation by non-Bengali speakers still make sense (somewhat!). In Japanese (Katakana), it is written as バス　オニバン (note that the family name is written first) and pronounced (in Romanization) ba-su o-ni-ba-n.
If you would like to see how my name is written but do not have the Bengali or Japanese fonts to read the names in the paragraph above, click on the links below to see them as images.

Full name in Bengali, left-to-right reading order: click here</a>.</li>
Full name in Japanese, with the family name first in the left-to-right reading order: click here</a>.</li> </ul> </div>
Profile photos</h2>

1inch x 1.25inch @600dpi profile photo: JPEG</a>.</li>
1inch x 1inch (aspect ratio: square) @600dpi profile photo: JPEG</a>.</li> </ul>

Research

2026-06-17T00:00:00+00:00

With more than a decade of research experience within both academia and industry, I have co-authored 80+ research papers and 30+ Japanese patents. My publications have been cited more than 3,000 times setting my overall h-index to over 25 (source: Google Scholar</a>). My current research is based on a user-empowering view of computational trust in human-machine interactions; and the role of computational trust in security and privacy. The areas of research that interest me include, but are not limited to: computational trust systems, AI security, AI ethics and causal modelling, distributed consensus, privacy and risk, and privacy preserving data mining. I like working on complex problems that require multi-disciplinary approaches. </div>

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Computational trust</li>
Artificial Intelligence</li>
Privacy and security</li>
Distributed systems</li> </ul>
Also, interested in a variety of other topics, which may be sometimes seen as distractions! </div> </section>
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Senior Researcher at Hitachi R&D, Japan (2018-present)</li>
Honorary Research Fellow</a> at the University of Sussex, UK (2010-present)</li> </ul> </div> </section>
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Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (University of Sussex, UK, 2010)</li>
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Computer Systems Engineering (University of Sussex, UK, 2004)</li> </ul> </div> </section> Publications</h2>
Click on the buttons below to see the publications list in reverse-chronological order by year or by type.

Ollama Downloader in Rust (ODIR)

2026-04-18T00:00:00+00:00

This article offers a sample of basic Markdown syntax that can be used in Zola content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Zola theme.
A bit of background
While ollama pull <model:tag></code> mostly works, there is a documented problem, see issue 941</a>. The crux of the problem is that Ollama fails to pull a model with an error message as follows.
Error: digest mismatch, file must be downloaded again: want sha256:1a640cd4d69a5260bcc807a531f82ddb3890ebf49bc2a323e60a9290547135c1, got sha256:5eef5d8ec5ce977b74f91524c0002f9a7adeb61606cdbdad6460e25d58d0f454 </blockquote> This is particularly frequent on corporate networks, which may have MITM</abbr> proxies with self-signed certificates. My solution was to write a command-line tool in Python that downloads the model file directly from the registry, bypassing Ollama's own method of downloading. This led to the Ollama Downloader</a> project. However, I wanted to port it in Rust for better performance, which led to the creation of Ollama Downloader in Rust or ODIR, pronounced as oh dear! Project links#</a> </h2> GitHub repository</a> for the Ollama Downloader in Rust (ODIR) project.</li> Rust crate on Crates.io</a> for ODIR.</li> GitHub repository</a> of the original Python Ollama Downloader project, now deprecated.</li> </ul>
Math Typesetting 2025-12-23T00:00:00+00:00 Terminus supports $\KaTeX$</a>, a fast, easy-to-use JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the Web. </div> TODO Will elaborate more later... </div> </section> Usage#</a> </h2> To enable $\KaTeX$ support site-wide, add this to your site's config.toml</code>: [extra] katex = true</code></pre> Alternatively, $\KaTeX$ support may be enabled selectively on individual pages (e.g. content/blog/my-page.md</code>) or on an entire section of your site (e.g. content/blog/_index.md</code>) by adding the above to your frontmatter instead. For instance: +++ title = "My Page" date = 2026-01-01 [extra] katex = true +++ This is some Markdown containing an inline $\KaTeX$ formula!</code></pre>Examples#</a> </h2> $$ \displaystyle \frac{1}{\Bigl(\sqrt{\phi \sqrt{5}}-\phi\Bigr) e^{\frac25 \pi}} = 1+\frac{e^{-2\pi}} {1+\frac{e^{-4\pi}} {1+\frac{e^{-6\pi}} {1+\frac{e^{-8\pi}} {1+\cdots} } } } $$</code></pre> $$ \displaystyle \frac{1}{\Bigl(\sqrt{\phi \sqrt{5}}-\phi\Bigr) e^{\frac25 \pi}} = 1+\frac{e^{-2\pi}} {1+\frac{e^{-4\pi}} {1+\frac{e^{-6\pi}} {1+\frac{e^{-8\pi}} {1+\cdots} } } } $$ $$ "\displaystyle \left( \sum_{k=1}^n a_k b_k \right)^2 \leq \left( \sum_{k=1}^n a_k^2 \right) \left( \sum_{k=1}^n b_k^2 \right) $$</code></pre> $$ "\displaystyle \left( \sum_{k=1}^n a_k b_k \right)^2 \leq \left( \sum_{k=1}^n a_k^2 \right) \left( \sum_{k=1}^n b_k^2 \right) $$ $$ \displaystyle {1 + \frac{q^2}{(1-q)}+\frac{q^6}{(1-q)(1-q^2)}+\cdots }= \prod_{j=0}^{\infty}\frac{1}{(1-q^{5j+2})(1-q^{5j+3})}, \quad\quad \text{for }\lvert q\rvert<1. $$</code></pre> $$ \displaystyle {1 + \frac{q^2}{(1-q)}+\frac{q^6}{(1-q)(1-q^2)}+\cdots }= \prod_{j=0}^{\infty}\frac{1}{(1-q^{5j+2})(1-q^{5j+3})}, \quad\quad \text{for }\lvert q\rvert<1. $$ Shortcodes 2025-06-07T00:00:00+00:00 This theme includes some useful custom shortcodes that you can use to enhance your posts. Whether you want to display a gallery of images, or format a professional-looking reference section, these custom shortcodes have got you covered. Markdown Syntax Guide 2025-05-18T00:00:00+00:00 This article offers a sample of basic Markdown syntax that can be used in Zola content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Zola theme. Headings#</a> </h2> The following HTML <h1></code>—<h6></code> elements represent six levels of section headings. <h1></code> is the highest section level while <h6></code> is the lowest. H1#</a> </h1> H2#</a> </h2> H3#</a> </h3> H4#</a> </h4> H5#</a> </h5> H6#</a> </h6> Paragraph#</a> </h2> Xerum, quo qui aut unt expliquam qui dolut labo. Aque venitatiusda cum, voluptionse latur sitiae dolessi aut parist aut dollo enim qui voluptate ma dolestendit peritin re plis aut quas inctum laceat est volestemque commosa as cus endigna tectur, offic to cor sequas etum rerum idem sintibus eiur? Quianimin porecus evelectur, cum que nis nust voloribus ratem aut omnimi, sitatur? Quiatem. Nam, omnis sum am facea corem alique molestrunt et eos evelece arcillit ut aut eos eos nus, sin conecerem erum fuga. Ri oditatquam, ad quibus unda veliamenimin cusam et facea ipsamus es exerum sitate dolores editium rerore eost, temped molorro ratiae volorro te reribus dolorer sperchicium faceata tiustia prat. Itatur? Quiatae cullecum rem ent aut odis in re eossequodi nonsequ idebis ne sapicia is sinveli squiatum, core et que aut hariosam ex eat. Blockquotes#</a> </h2> The blockquote element represents content that is quoted from another source, optionally with a citation which must be within a footer</code> or cite</code> element, and optionally with in-line changes such as annotations and abbreviations. Blockquote without attribution#</a> </h4> Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae. Note that you can use Markdown syntax within a blockquote</del>. </blockquote> Blockquote with attribution#</a> </h4> Don't communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating. — Rob Pike1</a></cite> </blockquote> GitHub-style alerts#</a> </h4> Alerts, also sometimes known as callouts or admonitions, are a Markdown extension based on the blockquote syntax that you can use to emphasize critical information. Requires Zola 0.21.0 or newer. Some content with Markdown syntax</code>. Here is a link</code></a>. </blockquote> Some content with Markdown syntax</code>. Here is a link</code></a>. </blockquote> Some content with Markdown syntax</code>. Here is a link</code></a>. </blockquote> Some content with Markdown syntax</code>. Here is a link</code></a>. </blockquote> Some content with Markdown syntax</code>. Here is a link</code></a>. </blockquote> Buttons and links#</a> </h2>

Publications</h2>
Click on the buttons below to see the publications list in reverse-chronological order by year or by type.</p>

Project links
GitHub repository</a> for the Ollama Downloader in Rust (ODIR) project.</li>
Rust crate on Crates.io</a> for ODIR.</li>
GitHub repository</a> of the original Python Ollama Downloader project, now deprecated</em>.</li> </ul>

`Buttons and links#</span></a> </h2>`

anirbanbasu

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Profile photos</h2>

1inch x 1.25inch @600dpi profile photo: JPEG</a>.</li>
1inch x 1inch (aspect ratio: square) @600dpi profile photo: JPEG</a>.</li> </ul>

Research

Ollama Downloader in Rust (ODIR)

Math Typesetting

Shortcodes

Markdown Syntax Guide

anirbanbasu

Et cetera

Research

Nested Ordered List#</span></a> </h4> Fruit Apple</li> Orange</li> Banana</li> </ul> </li>

Task List#</span></a> </h4> Completed item</li>