Hello, and thanks for visiting my website. I’m an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

I lead the computational design research group. We develop novel design optimization frameworks that integrate multiple physics, materials, and length scales, to design high-performance components and devices across various engineering disciplines. Our work leverages tools from computational mechanics, solid modeling, numerical optimization, machine learning, and additive manufacturing to advance the state of the art in mechanical design. The application areas of our research ranges from automobile and aerospace components to civil structures and biomedical devices.

I completed my PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the summer of 2025, advised by Prof. Krishnan Suresh.

PhD Positions

I am actively recruiting graduate students to start in Spring 2026/Fall 2026 at UMass Amherst. Research areas broadly include: Topology optimization: foundations and applications, AI/ML for engineering design, and design for advanced manufacturing. Students interested are encouraged to e-mail me, and I would be happy to discuss further.

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News

Sep 25: Started as Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at UMass Amherst

Jul 25: Presented on material selection and topology optimization at USNCCM 2025, Chicago, IL

Jul 25: I defended my dissertation at UW-Madison

Dec 24: Presented on material selection and topology optimization at iNCMDAO 2024, Bengaluru, India (Best Paper: 2nd Prize)

July 24: Presented on material selection and topology optimization at WCCM 2024, Vancouver, Canada.

May 24: Work on hybrid machine learning and evolutionary approach to material selection and design optimization for eco-friendly structures publish in SAMO

Jan 24: Interned at Ansys, Austin TX for the Spring 2024 semester.

Sep 23: Presented a poster at the annual PANTHER workshop, Madison, WI

Aug 23: Presented at the ASME-IDETC 2023 - Boston, MA

Mar 23: Work on visual representation of engineering catalogs accepted to ASME-IDETC 2023

Jan 23: Work on graded multiscale topology optimization published in Advanced in Engg Software