Machine learning scientist with domain expertise in chemicals, materials, medical sciences, and environment. A creative at core, passionate about building elegant things and finding elegant solutions. Extensive background in large language models, deep learning, computer vision, agentic AI, multimodal and multi-omic modeling and so on, in the domains of materials, chemicals, biology, medicine, and health.

Previously, an expert in processing-structure-property relationships in polymers, metamaterials, formulations, and industrial R&D. I enjoy teaching, mentoring, and leading interdisciplinary teams. I get way too excited about design and artsy things. I draw and paint. I am the best table tennis player in the room. I like camping and am in love with the Great Smoky Mountains.

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Georgia Institute of Technology

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Completed my Ph. D. in 2015 from the School of Materials Science and Engineering with highest honors. I worked on creating auxetic fiber networks.

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Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

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Completed my 5 year Integrated M. Tech. in Polymer Science and Technology in 2011. Wrote a thesis on nanomechanical characterization of polymer blend thin films.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Deep Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), Foundation Models, Multimodal Learning, Transfer Learning, Fine-Tuning, Few-Shot Learning, Generative AI, Transformers, Supervised & Unsupervised Learning, Classification, Clustering, Logistic & Linear Regression, ML Pipelines & Frameworks

Computer Vision & Image Analysis

Image Classification, Segmentation, Video Processing, Image-Based Phenotyping, Vision-Language Modeling, Visual Question Answering (VQA), Fiji/ImageJ, Cellpose, Segment Anything Model (SAM), Hugging Face Transformers, OpenCV, napari, scikit-image

Data Analysis

Statistical Programming, Data Mining, Preprocessing, Feature Engineering, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Visualization, Cross-Validation, Materials, Chemical & Bioinformatics, ANOVA

Programming & Computational Tools

Python, MATLAB, PHP, SQL, C/C++, Meta (LLaMA), OpenAI, Anthropic & Google (Gemini) APIs, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Django, Biopython, RDKit, Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Pillow, MySQL, LAMMPS, SciPy, Seaborn, Jupyter/JupyterLab, Git/GitHub, FastAPI, Streamlit, Gradio, DeepLabCut, SLEAP

Computing & Research Infrastructure

High-Performance Computing (HPC), GPU Computing, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Data Infrastructure, Dashboards, Containerization, Docker, Linux, Bash/Shell Scripting, Version Control, Database Design

Materials & Chemical Science

Polymer Science, Polyurethane Synthesis, Liquid Crystals & Elastomer Synthesis, Polymerization & Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Processing, Biopolymers, Network Structures, Silanes & Silicones, Viscoelasticity, Auxetic Materials, Metamaterials, Nanotechnology, Materials Characterization, Structure-Property Relationships, Chemical Formulation, Molecular Modeling, Computational Chemistry, Materials Design, Environmental Testing, Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC), Electron Microscopy, Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Rheology, Spectroscopy, Coatings, Adhesives, Thermal & UV-Curing

Industrial R&D

Process & Product Development, Chemical Mixing, Line Operations, Process Optimization, Manufacturing Scale-Up, Quality Control, Technical Project Management, Research-to-Production Translation

Interpersonal

Mentoring, Research Advising & Training, Leadership, Team Building, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Scientific Illustration, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Scientific Communication, Workshop Development & Delivery, Stakeholder Engagement