Nimita Shinde

Research Goals

Developing optimization algorithms and computational frameworks for next-generation radiation therapy and healthcare decision-making. My research integrates mixed-integer optimization, computational medical physics, and quantum-inspired methods to design scalable solutions for complex treatment planning problems. 

Research Areas

News

• September 2026 – Will present two posters at ASTRO 2026: “Lattice Peak Optimization: Geometry-Adaptive Lattice Radiotherapy Using Mixed-Integer Optimization” and “Quantum-Inspired Optimization for Beam Angle Selection in Proton Therapy.”

• July 2026 – Research on “Collimator Position Optimization for Proton Minibeam Radiation Therapy” selected for oral presentation at the 2026 Joint AAPM | COMP Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

• June 2026 – Received the ASTRO-BCRF Trainee Travel Award for ASTRO 2026.

• June 2026 – Presented the selected oral presentation “Collimator Position Optimization for Proton Minibeam Radiation Therapy” at PTCOG 64 in Deauville, France.

• May 2026 – Paper accepted for publication in Scientific Reports: “Collimator Position Optimization for Proton Minibeam Radiation Therapy.”

• May 2026 – Paper accepted for publication in the International Journal of Particle Therapy: “BED-Optimized Multi-IMPT: A Biologically Comparable Alternative to Proton ARC Therapy.”

• May 2026 – Paper accepted for publication in Physics in Medicine & Biology: “Lattice Peak Optimization: A Mixed-Integer Framework for Geometry-Adaptive Lattice Radiotherapy.”

Academic Appointments

• Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, July 2025 - Present

• Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kansas Medical Center, June 2024 - July 2025

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Lehigh University, June 2023 - May 2024

• Research Associate, ICERM, Brown University, September 2022 - May 2023

• Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Monash University, 2018 - 2022