Experience

  1. Graduate Research Assistant

    University of Texas at Austin

    Project: Data-Driven Multimodal Freight Modeling for Waterways and Ports
    Sponsored by: US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center

    • Processed and integrated data across multiple freight transport modes.
    • Simulated disruption scenarios and analyzed resilience using discrete-event simulation.
    • Proposed a queueing-theory-based model for port network operating capacity.

  2. MITACS Globalink Research Intern

    Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

    Project: Integrating waste and resource management — Data-driven optimization for urban mining logistics
    Sponsored by: Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)

    • Modeled reverse logistics networks under uncertainty for Quebec wood industries.
    • Developed a scenario-based MILP and ALNS heuristic for network design.
    • Solved MILP using CPLEX; implemented heuristic in Python.

  3. Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Indian Institute of Science

    Project: Last mile electric vehicle lohsitics — Bi-objective steiner travelling salesperson problem
    Sponsored by: Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Fellowship

    • Developed exact and heuristic methods for the Bi-criteria Steiner TSP with Time Windows.
    • Proposed a new MILP formulation and a six-operator local search heuristic.
    • Benchmarked performance on real-world logistics datasets (Amazon Austin).

Education

  1. PhD Transportation Engineering (Currently persuing)

    The University of Texas at Austin

  2. M.S.E Civil Engineering (Transportation)

    The University of Texas at Austin

    GPA: 4.0/4.0

    Courses included:

    • Transportation: Static and dynamic traffic assignment, discrete choice modelling, traffic engineerin, public transportation, railway project design
    • Operations Research: Optimization, linear programming, non-linear programming
    Read Thesis: Error bounds for stochastic user equilibrium traffic assignment

  3. BS (Research)

    Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

    GPA: 8.7/10 (Major GPA: 9.4/10)

    Awards: Gold medal for highest GPA in major, Highest project grade

    Courses included:

    • Civil engineering: Traffic network equilibreium, public transportation, satellite geodesy
    • Computer science & math: Introduction to computing for AI & ML, game theory, linear algebra, computer vision, algebra-I, real analysis, probability & statistics, data structures and algorithms, introduction to material science, introduction to electronics
    • Management: Finance and accounts, principles of management, behavioral science
    • Humanities: Journalism for scientists
    Read Thesis: Energy-efficient and Safe Routing for Last-mile Logistics
Skills & Hobbies
Technical Skills
Programming

Proficient in Python (primary), Java, SQL, Julia, and C for data processing, algorithm development, data management, and software scripting.

Optimization

Experienced with CPLEX, GAMS, and OR-Tools for multi objective optimzation, MILPs, and non linear programs

Simulation

Built discrete event simulations using SimPy; familiar with CORSIM and Microstation for transportation and civil system modeling.

Data Science & Visualization

Skilled in machine learning, statistical analysis, and visualization using Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Matplotlib, and Plotly.

Tools & Platforms

Comfortable with LaTeX, Git, Streamlit, MS Office, and other tools for academic writing, collaboration, and deployment. Proficient in Mathematica ans Sympy.

Personal Interests
Chess

I am rated 1200–1300 in rapid chess (10-min control) and around 1000 in bullet chess (1-min control) on Lichess.org.

Travel

I love exploring the countryside, beaches, and mountains. While I’m usually the itinerary planner for every trip, I also enjoy spontaneous adventures.

Content Creation

I enjoy creating content and occasionally vlog on my YouTube channel, which has accumulated over 100,000 views.

Music

I’m passionate about music—I play both the guitar and keyboard, and I hold a diploma in Spanish guitar.

Startups

I’m deeply interested in the startup ecosystem. I co-founded Coachio.in, a startup that successfully ran for three years.

Awards
Graduate School Fellowship
UT Austin Graduate School ∙ August 2023
Awarded a four-year fellowship for graduate studies by the UT Austin Graduate School.
Institute Gold Medal for Best Performance in Major
Indian Institute of Science ∙ July 2023
Conferred for achieving the highest GPA in the graduating class of 2023 in Earth & Environmental Science.
MITACS Globalink Research Internship
MITACS, Canada ∙ May 2022
Competitively selected for a fully funded 12-week international summer research internship in Canada.
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Fellowship
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India ∙ August 2019
National science fellowship awarded for academic excellence in undergraduate studies.
Special Honor for Academic Excellence by a Student
The Telegraph School Awards ∙ August 2019
Honored for outstanding academic performance at the high school level.
Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship
Reliance Foundation ∙ September 2019
Merit-based scholarship awarded to high-performing students after high school graduation.
Jagadis Bose National Talent Search (JBNSTS) Fellowship
JBNSTS ∙ July 2018
Prestigious fellowship awarded to talented students in science during senior secondary education.
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Scholarship
NCERT, Government of India ∙ December 2017
National-level scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Education and NCERT for academic excellence.
Languages
100%
English
90%
Hindi
100%
Bengali
10%
French