About me

Currently, I am a staff scientist at the Applied Math & Plasma Physics group in Los Alamos National Lab (LANL), USA. I am also a part of the Advanced Network Science Initiative (ANSI) group. My research interests are at the intersection of Optimization and Control, Machine Learning and Energy Systems Modeling. I focus on modeling and developing optimization algorithms for infrastructure systems such as power grid, natural gas pipelines and communications networks.

Previously, I did my post-doctoral research at the Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS) at LANL working with Anatoly Zlotnik and Kaarthik Sundar. I obtained my PhD working with Prof. Lorenz Biegler in Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh in 2021. Prior to that, I completed my Bachelors (with Honors) in Chemical Engineering (minor in Electrical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India 2016.

In my free time, I watch sports (Soccer, F1 and NFL) and listen to music (mostly Hard Rock). I also like playing soccer and hiking with friends.

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Education

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
Focus: Process Systems Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

B.Tech in Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Research Areas

• Optimization & Control for Energy Systems
• Optimization with Neural Networks
• Network Optimization & Algorithms
• Optimization under Uncertainty