About Myself

I am currently a doctoral researcher at The University of Texas at Austin, working in systems security under the supervision of Prof. Mohit Tiwari. My field spans the full stack of security, from hardware microarchitecture up through software and cloud platforms. My research experience includes low-level microarchitectural security (e.g. side-channel attacks and defenses), as well as systems and application security work such as cloud malware and ransomware detection. Recently, I’ve been translating classical security concepts into emerging AI infrastructures to safeguard user data in inference pipelines.

I completed my undergrad in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Systems at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 2015, then spent two years at VMware R&D in India as a software developer before starting my Ph.D. at UT Austin.
Outside of research, my wife Kanika and I love traveling together; hiking through wild places and snorkeling whenever we get the chance. I am a hobby photographer and enjoy my time in the pool with friends and family.