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 vision language models, deep learning, computer vision, machine learning using linear and logistic regression, convolutional neural networks, clustering algorithms, support vector machines, graph neural networks, generative adversarial networks and so on, in domains of physics, chemistry, environmental science, biology, pharmaceuticals, chemical engineering, and materials science.

Previously, an expert in processing-structure-property relationships in polymers, metamaterials, formulations, and industrial coatings. I enjoy teaching, mentoring, and leading teams. I get way too excited about design and artsy things. I draw and paint. 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), Vision-Language Models (VLMs), Foundation Models, Transfer Learning, Fine-Tuning, Few-Shot Learning, Zero-Shot Learning, Model Evaluation, Agentic AI, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), ResNet, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Support Vector Machines (SVMs), Clustering, Logistic Regression, Linear Regression

Scientific AI

Multimodal Learning, Multi-Omics, Biomedical Image Analysis, Microscopy Image Analysis, Materials Informatics, Chemical Informatics, Bio-informatics, Molecular/Polymer Property Prediction, Molecular Parsing, Computational Ethology, Inverse Design, Object Detection & Tracking, Animal Behavior Classification

Data Analysis

Statistical Programming & Analysis, Data Mining, ML Pipelines, Preprocessing, Feature Engineering, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Visualization, Cross-Validation, Error Analysis

Computer Vision & Image Analysis

Image Classification, Segmentation, Counting, Tracking, Video Analysis, Pose Estimation, Image-Based Phenotyping, Vision-Language Modeling, Visual Question Answering (VQA), Image Annotation, Pillow, Fiji/ImageJ, Cellpose, Cellpose-SAM, Segment Anything Model (SAM), LLaVA, Hugging Face Transformers, OpenCV, napari, scikit-image, DeepLabCut, SLEAP

Programming & Computational Tools

Python, MATLAB, PHP, SQL, C/C++, BioPython, Django, RDKit, Pandas, NumPy, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Pillow, MySQL, LAMMPS, Hugging Face Transformers, OpenCV, SciPy, Seaborn, Jupyter/JupyterLab, Git/GitHub, FastAPI, Streamlit, Gradio, OpenAI API, Anthropic API, Gemini API

Computing & Research Infrastructure

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

Materials & Chemical Science

Polymer Science, Polyurethane Synthesis, Liquid Crystals, Liquid-Crystal Elastomer (LCE) Synthesis, Free-Radical Polymerization, Silanes & Silicones, Polymer Processing, Viscoelasticity, Auxetic Materials, Metamaterials, Biopolymers, Nanotechnology, Materials Characterization, Structure-Property Relationships, Thermal Analysis, Chemical Formulation, Molecular Modeling, Computational Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Networks, Materials Design

Industrial R&D

Protective Coatings, Adhesives, Process Development, Product Development, Chemical Mixing, Chemical Formulations, Thermal & UV Curing, Slot-Die Coating, Bar Coating, Process Optimization, Manufacturing Scale-Up, Quality Control, Technical Project Management, Research-to-Production Translation

Experimental Methods & Characterization

Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC), Environmental Testing, Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT), Viscometry, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Mechanical Testing, Thermal Analysis, Materials Characterization, Rheology, Spectroscopy, Microscopy, Polymer Characterization, Coating Characterization

Interpersonal

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