About
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I build the mathematical and algorithmic foundations for scalable, resilient, and certifiably safe autonomy — uniting distributed optimization, control theory, and machine learning to tackle real-world challenges in energy systems, robotics, and autonomous mobility.
I am a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Center for Autonomous Vehicles in Air Transportation Engineering (AVIATE) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada Reno, working with Profs. Naira Hovakimyan, Petros Voulgaris, and Srinivasa Salapaka.
I received my Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (minor in Mathematics) from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2025, advised by Prof. Murti V. Salapaka. My thesis, Balancing Information Mixing and Optimality: A Framework for Robust and Efficient Distributed Decision-Making, was the first to establish finite-time optimality and feasibility certificates for constrained distributed optimization — closing a longstanding gap in the field. Prior to Minnesota, I received my B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 2018. I have also held research positions at the National Laboratory of the Rockies (2023) and the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (2017).
I am an active member of the IEEE Control Systems Society, the IEEE Power and Energy Society, and the INFORMS Optimization Society. I am also a Volunteer Member of the National Postdoctoral Association. Outside the lab, I enjoy reading, art shows, sports, hiking, and honing my culinary skills.
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