This website is focused on my research work and interests.

I am currently a Postdoctoral Associate at the  Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety (CVeSS) Lab at Virginia Tech,  working under the supervision of Dr. Mehdi Ahmadian. My academic and research interests are centered around Dynamics, Control Systems, Modeling and Simulation, with a strong emphasis on Autonomous Systems and Mechanical System Diagnostics.

Driven by a lifelong passion for the automotive industry and a vision for a fully autonomous transportation future, I pursued my Ph.D. research on the development of adaptive control algorithms for high-speed platooning of articulated trucks. My doctoral work focused on improving lateral and longitudinal control strategies, addressing unique challenges associated with articulated vehicle dynamics, and validating these improvements through advanced simulation frameworks.

Currently, my postdoctoral research explores in-motion detection of rail wheel cracks using air-coupled ultrasonic acoustic emission methods, combining expertise in embedded systems, high-speed data acquisition, analog signal conditioning, and ultrasonic signal analysis

Prior to my time at Virginia Tech, I earned my Master's from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and my Bachelor's from the Cochin University of Science and Technology.

Outside of academia, I am an avid Formula one enthusiast, and I believe it is one of the rare human endeavors that is crafted to perfection, reaching unparalleled levels of engineering brilliance. Get a glimpse of it for yourself here.

Here you can find my Orcid ID. You can also find full texts of my papers/presentations on Research Gate.