Background
Enabling efficient and safer mobility through automotive research.
I received the BTech and MTech degrees in Engineering Design and Automotive Engineering, respectively, from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. I then worked at Jaguar Land Rover with the autonomous driving software team, before joining the Cambridge University Engineering Department for the PhD degree.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Engineering
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
2021 - present
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Engineering Design,
Master of Technology (MTech) in Automotive Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras • Chennai, India
2015 - 2020
Work Experience
Doctoral Researcher, Undergraduate Supervisor and Lab Demonstrator
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
October 2021 - present
Graduate Engineer, ADAS Pre-development Team
Jaguar Land Rover
September 2020 - August 2021
Teaching Assistant, Department of Engineering Design
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
August 2019 - July 2020
System Engineering Intern, 2-Wheelers and Powersports Team
Bosch
December 2018 - May 2019
ADAS Research Intern, Technology Group
The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)
June 2017 - July 2017
Achievements
Academic
Helios Prize
Awarded by the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge for research on sustainable energy and energy efficiency with a paper accepted for publication in an established or learned journal.
December 2023
Energy Interdisciplinary Research Centre Grant, University of Cambridge
Funded by the Isaac Newton Trust, Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) Cambridge and NERC Discipline Hopping for Environmental Solutions Grant (UKRI)
September 2022
Stephen Thomas Cambridge International Scholarship
October 2021
Best Paper Presentation Award in the Dynamical Systems session at IFAC Advances in Control & Optimization of Dynamical Systems
February 2020
Extracurricular Awards
Tyro Music Prize, Queens' College, University of Cambridge
February 2022
1st Runner Up, Jaguar Land Rover Global Digital Development Hackathon in self-cleaning car cabins
July 2021
Winner, Microsoft code.fun.do Hackathon at IIT Madras
February 2016
Other Activities
Board Member, International Forum for Heavy Vehicle Transport & Technology (HVTT)
November 2023 - present
Organising Team Member, 9th and 10th International Workshops on Sustainable Road Freight
2022 and 2023
Founder and President, Cambridge University Indian Classical Music Society
March 2023
Peer Reviewer for IMechE Part D and Part I (SAGE), Transportation Research Record Journal (SAGE) and TRB Annual Meeting, USA
August 2020 - present