Background

I am a theoretical physicist and computer scientist, currently working on developing computational software for simulating chemical systems. My general area of expertise is in developing new theoretical methods, and scientific software codes for electronic structure modeling with its broad applications in quantum chemistry, condensed matter physics, and materials science.

• 9+ years of experience in quantum materials modeling and computational software development.

• Developer and user of scientific software codes for modeling and simulating quantum materials.

• Advanced user of C++, Python, Fortran, and Matlab programming languages.

• Skilled at computational geometry and algorithm optimization.

Employment

Present

• Research Assistant Professor (Research Specialist, Rannsóknasérfræðingur), Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Iceland

• Head of Quantum Simulation and Data Science Lab, Part of IHPC National Comptenence Center for HPC and AI in Iceland

Past

• Senior postdoc, Science Institute, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland (Prof. Hannes Jónsson’s group).

• Research Assistant Professor (NTT),  Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Prof. Adrienn Ruzsinszky Perdew's group).

• Postdoctoral research associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA (Prof. Krzysztof Szalewicz's group).

• Postdoctoral research fellow, Département de Chimie Moléculaire (DCM), Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France (Prof. Mark E. Casida's group).

• Ph.D. Research, Department of Physics, I.I.T. Kanpur, Kanpur, India (Prof. Manoj K. Harbola's group).

• Education

• M.Sc.-Ph.D. (dual degree) in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, U.P., India.

• B.Sc. in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry (M.P.C.), Dr. V. S. Krishna Government. Degree College, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, A.P., India.

• Intermediate in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry (M.P.C.), A. M. A. L. College, Anakapalle, A.P., India.

Grants

• [2024 - 2026] TrustLLM: Democratizing Trustworthy and Efficient Large Language Model Technology for Europe, Horizon Europe Project, Icelandic Co-PI 

• [2023 - 2026] Management Committee (MC) member for Iceland in the European COST action CA22154 - Data-driven Applications towards the Engineering of functional Materials: an Open Network (DAEMON) 

Awards and Scholastic achievements

• [04/2012] Recipient of Travel Grant Award by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India for presenting research in The Symposium “Challenges in Density Matrix and Density Functional Theory" at Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

• [2011 - 2014] Recipient of Senior Research Fellowship Award by CSIR, Government of India.

• [2011 - 2012] Recipient of Cash Award by DRPG I.I.T. Kanpur, India.

• [2009 - 2011] Recipient of Junior Research Fellowship Award by CSIR, Government of India.

• [2009] Secured All India Rank 126 (General Category, top 0.11 %) in CSIR-UGC NET. 

• [2009] Secured All India Rank 55 (General Category; 95.86 percentile) in JEST.

• [2006] Secured All India Rank 82 (General Category; top 2.09 %) in IIT-JAM.

Other Interests

• Other Interests: Variational Calculus, Unix Shell Scripting, Ancient History, Carnatic Music, Badminton.

# Last update: 21 August 2024