Namaskaram! Welcome to my personal webpage!

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering (EECE) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad, India since June 2023. 


I obtained my MS (by Research) and Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras, India under the guidance of Dr. Krishna Jagannathan and Dr. Gaurav Raina. Subsequently, I was a Post Doctoral Researcher in the Computer Engineering and Systems Group (CESG) at Texas A&M University, College Station (main) campus, hosted by Prof. P. R. Kumar from January 2019 through January 2020. In July 2020, I joined the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) at BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus, India as an Assistant Professor. I also hold a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) from Visveswaraya Technological University (VTU), India with my final-year project supervised by Dr. Prashant K Wali.


My research interests lie in the broad area of control and security of cyber-physical systems. My work thus far has specifically been on intelligent transportation systems, control over communication networks and security of cyber-physical systems. In general, I am interested in mathematical modeling of a real-world problem, analyzing the obtained model to obtain insight and solutions, and validating the usefulness of the solutions using hands-on implementation.

Office 339, Academic Block A1 (Engineering),

IIT Dharwad Permanent Campus,

Chikkamaligawad Village,

Dharwad - 580011. Karnataka. India.

I have openings for Ph.D. and MS students who are mathematically inclined and interested in verifying their proposed schemes via hardware implementations. Applications are processed centrally annually twice a year, for July and January admissions. Interested applicants can use this link (for Ph.D.) and this link (for MS) for further information, timelines and submitting their applications.