Dipin S. Pillai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He completed his B.E. (Hons.) from BITS Pilani Goa Campus in 2010. He received his Ph.D. from IIT Madras in 2016, and was awarded the Institute Research Award for excellence in research during Ph.D. He then pursued his postdoctoral research in the Department of Chemical Engineering at University of Florida, Gainesville. He is a recipient of the INAE Young Associate (2024) and the Rajeev and Joyce Gautam Young Faculty Fellowship (2024-27)

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Active droplets are tiny self-propelled fluid systems that mimic the behavior of biological microorganisms. Through mathematical modeling and numerical simulations, this research explores how concentration gradients, diffusiophoresis, and interfacial flows drive droplet motion and influence transitions between different swimming modes. The findings contribute to the development of advanced microfluidic technologies and synthetic microswimmers.