I am currently a faculty in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. I am also the Professor In-charge, Technopark@IITK (https://www.technoparkiitk.com/), an independent not-for-profit company supported by IIT Kanpur.

I have occupied varied roles in diverse aerospace ecosystems spanning research labs, industry and academia.

My research is primarily focused on developing physics-based and data-driven tools, methodologies and systems for aircraft structural health and usage monitoring. I like to broadly term these as Aircraft Healthware Systems. Visit my research page for more details and other areas that I work on.

Career

  • 2016-present: Aerospace Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

    • 2021-present - Professor

    • 2016-2021 - Associate Professor

  • 2012-2016: Bombardier Aerospace India

    • 2012-2014 – Principal Engineering Specialist

    • 2014-2015 – Manager, Engineering

    • 2015-2016 – Manager, Engineering Services India

  • 2010-2012: CoE Lead, Structural Analysis, Aerospace Vertical, Tata Consultancy Services

  • 2008-2010: Dy. General Manager, Tata Advanced Materials Ltd.

  • 1999-2008: Scientist, Advanced Composites Division, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories

  • 1998-1999: Research Associate, University of Maryland, College Park

education

  • Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

  • M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

  • B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India