About Me
“Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.”
I am an Assistant Professor in CSE, specialized in Program Analysis, at IIT Bombay – one of the finest places to be at for a Computing Systems enthusiast in India. We have a vibrant atmosphere and a peaceful green campus, amidst a cosmopolitan metro city. The birds and trees around cheer you up when you look out, and the waves in Mumbai's many beaches nourish you when you look within.
I did my PhD with the wonderful Prof. V. Krishna Nandivada at IIT Madras. It taught me the value of hard work, and enriched me with patience and determination. Prior to that, I gained passion for computer science at KITS Ramtek, and for teaching+learning at Kendriya Vidayalaya and Tagore Montessori schools in the beautiful town of Balaghat. My first job was at IIT Mandi, where I experienced how enthusiasm from a faculty member can impact generations of young lives, and how that translates back to love that enriches the enthusiasm.
I have stayed amidst forests and rivers (in Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh), on top of the Himalayas (at Mandi), and next to oceans (at Chennai and Mumbai). Apart from playing with computers I like discussing history, writing prose and poetry, practising Yoga, and traveling. To know more, follow my blog A Stark Human (you must have watched Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets very carefully in order to decipher this pen name).
Experience
Assistant Professor, IIT Bombay (Dec 2022 – present)
Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi (Oct 2019 – Dec 2022)
Visiting Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi (Aug 2019 – Oct 2019)
Project Associate, IIT Madras (May 2019 – Jul 2019)
Teaching Assistant, IIT Madras (Jul 2013 – Jun 2018)
Education
PhD and MS, Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras (2019)
BE, Computer Technology, RTM Nagpur University (2013)
Professional Service
Journal Reviewer: ACM PACMPL; ACM TACO; ACM TOSEM; IEEE TSE
Conference PC Member: APLAS 2025; PLDI 2025; IICT 2024; CASCON 2024; CASCON 2023; SERI 2023; ISEC 2023; CASCON 2022; CC 2022; ISEC 2022; CASCON 2021; ISEC 2020 PhD Symposium
Co-Chair: ISEC 2024 Workshops/Tutorials
Steering Committee Member, ACM ISOFT Software Engineering Research in India (SERI; Jun 2023 -)
Committee Member, ACM India RFG (Sep 2023 -)
Funded Projects
“Static-Analysis Guided Code Transformations for Languages with Managed Runtimes”, Seed Grant, IIT Bombay (May 2023 -)
“ValFly: Making Value-Types Fly”, PI, IBM Canada (Jan 2023 - )
“Program Analysis for Optimizing R Programs”, PI, ReactorLabs (Sep 2020 -)
“High Performance Code Generation using Speculation”, PI, SERB (Dec 2020 - Dec 2022)
“SPARE: Safe, Portable partial-Analysis REsults for Java Programs”, Co-PI, IBM Canada and IIT Madras (Jan 2020 - Dec 2022)
“Sustainable Irrigation Advisories for Mid-Himalayan Farmers using Smart Satellite Image Analytics”, DST (PI: Mar 2021 - Nov 2022; Co-PI: Dec 2022 - Mar 2024)
“FarmerZone”, Co-PI, DBT (May 2020 - Jun 2021)
Awards and Recognitions
Faculty of the Year, IBM CAS, 2024
Teaching Honour Roll Award, IIT Mandi, 2021
SERB Startup Research Grant, SERB, 2021
IBM Best PhD Thesis Award, IIT Madras, 2020
IBM-CAS Fellowship, IIT Mandi, 2020
Institute Research Award, IIT Madras, 2019
SIGMICRO Travel Grant, CC 2019
ACM India Travel Grant, CC 2019
STAR TA Award, IIT Madras, 2017
India Academia Travel Grant, IPDPS 2015
SIGPLAN Fellowship, PLMW and POPL 2015
GATE Fellowship, Government of India, 2013
Merit in SSC, KVS and CBSE, 2007