Experience

Professional experience

  1. Staff Scientist-3

    July 2022 – present

    Staff Scientist-2

    March 2017 – June 2022

    Los Alamos National Laboratory · Theoretical Division (T-5)

    Led and co-led research programs in global, stochastic, robust, and learning-augmented optimization for energy networks and quantum computing.

  2. Visiting Research Scientist

    April 2026 – present

    University of Michigan · Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  3. Postdoctoral Researcher

    July 2014 – February 2017

    Los Alamos National Laboratory · Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS)

    Developed stochastic and mixed-integer nonlinear optimization algorithms for uncertain energy networks.

  4. Assistant Design Engineer

    August 2008 – August 2009

    Technip Inc. · Houston, TX

    Developed optimization and control toolboxes for dynamic models of offshore oil and gas structures.

Education

  1. Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

    2009 – 2014

    Texas A&M University

    Systems, control, and optimization. Dissertation: Synthesizing Robust Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Networks under Resource Constraints.

  2. B.Tech.

    2002 – 2006

    National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy

Honors & awards