Reseach Interests: Theoretical Computer Science, Discrete Mathematics, Graph Theory, Graph Algorithms, and Combinatorics
I received my B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from SJCE Mysore, India, and subsequently worked for two years as a Member of Technical Staff at VMware AirWatch Technologies, Bangalore, developing Windows applications. I then pursued an M.Sc. in Mathematics at IIT Madras, followed by a Ph.D. in Graph Theory and Combinatorics at NITK Surathkal under the supervision of Prof. Suresh M. Hegde and Prof. Manu Basavaraju.
I subsequently held postdoctoral positions at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, hosted by Prof. L. Sunil Chandran, and at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai, hosted by Prof. Saket Saurabh. Since December 2024, I have been a Program-Specific Researcher in the Computer Algorithms Lab, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan, where I work with Prof. Jesper Jansson and Prof. David Avis. Outside academia, I enjoy hiking, badminton, and travelling.
Updates:
2026
Aug 5: I was invited as a Chief Guest to inaugurate the Students' Council of SDM College, Ujire, India.
Aug 2: Our work on the three-jug puzzle got accepted in Recreational Mathematics Magazine.
Jun 19: Our graph burning paper got accepted into MFCS 2026.
Mar 22: Our paper on acyclic edge coloring got accepted in Discrete Mathematics.
2025
Dec 15-18: Attended 5th Workshop on Graphs and Geometric Algorithms (WOGGA 5), Kyoto, Japan.
Oct 2: Our work on graph domination got accepted in Proceedings - Mathematical Sciences.
Jul 27-28: Together with family, I hiked the highest mountain in Japan, Mount Fuji, for sunrise.
May 23: I gave a talk at the CCE Colloquium, Grad. School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan.
Apr 16: Our paper on parametrized algorithms got accepted into WG 2025.
Feb 28: 'Invited talk' in the Dept. of CSE, Manipal Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India.
2024
Dec 23: I gave a talk in the Computer Algo. Lab, Grad. School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan.
Dec 16-19: Attended 4th Workshop on Graphs and Geometric Algorithms (WOGGA 4), Kyoto, Japan.
Dec 1: I joined Kyoto University, Japan, as a Postdoc.
Aug 2: I joined IMSc, Chennai, India, as a Postdoc.
May 17: Our paper on biconvex bipartite graphs got accepted in Discrete Applied Mathematics.
Feb 28: 'Invited talk' in Workshop cum Felicitation Ceremony, Dept. of MACS, NITK Surathkal, India.
Jan 12: I defended my Ph.D. thesis.
Jan 12: Our paper on acyclic edge coloring got accepted in Discrete Mathematics.
2023
Nov 30: I gave a talk at the International Conference on Graph Theory and Applications in Honor of Prof. S. Arumugam’s 80th Birthday, Christ University, Bangalore, India.
Nov 6: I gave a talk in the "Algorithmic Graph Theory Seminar Series".
Aug 1: I joined IISc, Bangalore, India, as a Postdoc.
Mar 26: I gave an invited talk on "Mathematics: Multiple Perspectives and Advantages" on All India Radio (AIR), Mangalore, India.
Mar 21: Our acyclic edge coloring paper got accepted in Discrete Mathematics.
2022
Apr 8: I gave an invited talk on "Career Opportunities in Mathematics" at Alvas College for PG studies, Moodbidri, India.