Education
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Indian Institute of Science, IISc Bengaluru PhD (Aerospace Engineering)
IISc Bengaluru 2009 - 2014
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Indian Institute of Science, IISc Bengaluru MS (Aerospace Engineering) - Direct PhD
IISc Bengaluru 2009 - 2011
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Punjabi University Mechanical Engineering
2004 - 2008
Research Interests
- Auxetic Metamaterial Structures - Energy Harvesting (Engineering Design); Energy Absorption (Aerospace) and Auxetic Scaffolds: Wound Healing (Biomedical)
- Scientific Machine Learning - Physics Informed Neural Networks
- AI in Design - Inverse Design
- Aerospace Structures - Wing Morphing, Smart Materials and Structures (Piezoelectric)
- Engineering Optimization - MGB4P-OA & MGB2P-OA based RSM and Applied Mathematics
Work Experience
Teaching
- 1. Assistant Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Design and Innovation, Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, IIITDM Kancheepuram (2024-present)
- 2. Vice-President of Entrepreneurship Cell and Faculty Member in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Thapar Institute (2021 - 2024)
Research
- International Programme Committee Member of 4th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing (I-4AM), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru (2025-2026)
- Session Chair for the Industry X.0 panel in the 3rd International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing at IISc Bengaluru, 11-12 Jan 2024 (2024)
- Guest Editor of Special Issue Applied Maths, Emerging and interdisciplinary applications of fuzzy logic, Web of Science (2024)
- Represented India in the US Government Department of Energy (DOE) official review panel to review research proposals submitted by US national labs and institutions (2022)
- Research & Technology Lead and Post-Doctorate Fellow at NMCAD Lab in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (2020 - 2021)
- Scientist and AI Hub Lead of India at the R&D R2Data Labs in the Rolls-Royce plc (Jet Engine Division) 2015-2020
- Global Team Leader of the winning team for the 32nd AHS International Helicopter Student Design Competition sponsored by the Boeing Company.
- IISc Research Associate at Helicopter Lab in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science.
- Designed, developed and transferred the technology to HAL with (Technology Readiness Level) TRL 4+ in the National Program on Micro and Smart Systems (NPMASS) project, focusing on alleviating helicopter vibrations using active vibration control methods. (2009 - 2014)
- Design Engineer-I in R&D Centre at John Deere Technology Centre India, Magarpatta City, Pune. (2008 - 2009)
Industry
- 1. Rolls-Royce R&D, Jet Engine Division (2015-2020)
- AI & Emerging Tech. Hub Lead (Global role)
- Staff Data Scientist in Rolls-Royce (2019 - 2020)
- Principal Data Scientist in Rolls-Royce (2016 - 2019)
- Advance Data Scientist in Rolls-Royce (2015 - 2016)
- 2. John Deere R&D center - Design Engineer-I (2008 - 2009)