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.

• 7+ 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.

Other Interests

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

# Last update: 31 March 2023