Curriculum Vitae

Dual PhD researcher in physics and computational mathematics at Michigan State University.

Last updated · July 2026

Education

2022—Present
East Lansing, USA

Dual PhD, Physics & Computational Mathematics

Michigan State University · GPA 4.0/4.0

Research in lattice QCD, quantum field theory, high-performance computing and numerical analysis. Advisor: Prof. Alexei Bazavov.

2017—2022
Bhopal, India

BS–MS Dual Degree in Physics

IISER Bhopal · CPI 9.58/10

Master’s thesis: Numerical modelling of the Casimir effect for fermions on the lattice.

Experience & projects

Dec 2024—Now

Strong coupling from gradient flow

Graduate Research Assistant · Michigan State University
  • Develop high-precision multiscale methods for parameter estimation in stochastic field models.
  • Formulate continuous β-function frameworks from gradient-flow evolution.
  • Build robust extrapolations with uncertainty control and model-consistent constraints.
May 2023—Now

Higher-derivative field theories

Graduate Research Assistant · Michigan State University
  • Develop scalable C++ simulation and analysis systems for lattice-based models.
  • Validate numerical results against analytic benchmarks.
  • Generate large ensembles on HPC systems for correlation and propagator measurements.
Jan—Aug 2024

Machine learning for phase transitions

Graduate Research Assistant · Michigan State University
  • Used convolutional networks to identify regime changes in model-agnostic settings.
  • Improved predictive performance via histogram reweighting and transfer learning.
Aug 2021—Dec 2022

Numerical Casimir effect for lattice fermions

Master’s thesis · TIFR & IISER Bhopal
  • Validated lattice formulations against continuum benchmarks.
  • Resolved apparent universality violations through targeted regularisation.
May—Aug 2019

Neural networks for differential equations

Undergraduate researcher · IISER Bhopal

Applied physics-informed neural networks to Burgers and Schrödinger equations.

Technical skills

Languages
PythonC++BashMathematicaJavaScript
Scientific stack
MPIOpenMPNumPyPandasMatplotlibTensorFlowKerasPyTorchscikit-learn
Methods
Monte Carlo simulationNumerical analysisMachine learningHPCData engineering

Teaching experience

Michigan State

Electromagnetism · Statistical Mechanics · Quantum Mechanics · Quantum Physics · Physics for Life Sciences · Electrodynamics I · Computational Physics · Data Science Capstone

Awards & scholarships

Selected

URA Visiting Research Scholar · MSU Graduate School Travel Fellowship · University Distinguished Fellowship · KVPY Fellowship · DST INSPIRE Fellowship · Model Solvay Conference 2020 Winner · DAAD-WISE Finalist