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I am a theoretical particle physicist interested in astroparticle physics, non-perturbative quantum field theory and machine learning applications in high-energy physics.

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Associate Dean (Academics, Graduate Studies) at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune. Previously, I was a post-doctoral associate at the New High Energy Theory Centre, Rutgers University, and before that, a Chandrasekhar fellow and Sidney Bloomenthal fellow for my graduate studies at the Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago. For any other information, please refer to my curriculum vitae and list of publications.

I offer semester projects to IISER Pune students in the 4th year of their BS-MS program and students from colleges in Pune who have completed their core courses at a similar level. If you are interested in working with me on a research problem for your master's thesis, I recommend you first work with me on a semester project during your 4th year. You may write to me with your interests, a copy of your CV and an academic transcript. If there is an available opportunity, I will get back to you. Due to various constraints, I am not, unfortunately, considering students for summer/winter/short-term projects and students from outside Pune.

I am currently accepting PhD and Integrated PhD students. Entry into our doctoral programme is solely through our departmental PhD/IPhD interviews. We occasionally have a few institute-funded postdoctoral positions open. You may please refer to the IISER Pune Postdoctoral Research Associate page for details.