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Graduate Research Assistant
Northwestern University• September 2017 - Present
Broadly, my research involves the development of technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal diseases using engineering mechanics and artificial intelligence. Some of these technologies are as follows: • FluoroMech: A non-invasive diagnostic technique to aid fluoroscopy using deep learning and fluid dynamics by quantitatively predicting the esophageal wall properties and active relaxation • MRI-MECH: A technique that uses physics-informed neural networks to work with dynamic MRI to estimate the state and functioning of the esophagus. • MI-VAE: A mechanics-informed variational autoencoder that generates an esophageal virtual disease landscape to quantitatively distinguish various esophageal diseases as well as track disease progression with time. • Virtual Esophagus: An in-silico model of the esophagus to understand the parameters responsible for the formation of an esophageal disorder called blown-out myotomy that would lead to better surgical planning.
Teaching Assistant
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur• June 2015 - July 2017
Developed a mechanics-based growth model to understand the morphogenesis of the vertebrate forebrain (anterior-most region of the central nervous system). Specifically, we analyzed the influence of mechanical factors that cause the invagination of the forebrain which occurs at very early stages in the embryonic development of a vertebrate. Simulations were performed using the software ABAQUS.
Operations Executive
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited• May 2014 - June 2015
Strategic Business Unit: Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) • Managed LPG bottling production and supervised 50 workers in an LPG cylinder filling station. • Led a team of 5 technicians overseeing routine maintenance of conveyor systems and reduced breakdown by 30%. • Devised pneumatic systems in collaboration with the engineering team to improve production efficiency by 12%.
Education
Northwestern University
Mathematics, PhD• September 2017 - Present
IIT, Kanpur (Indian Institute of Technology)
Mechanical Engineering, M.Tech• June 2015 - July 2017
National Institute of Technology
PhD• April 2010 - March 2014