I joined MSEAS as an SM MechE candidate in the Fall of 2020. My research broadly spans the areas of Bayesian Inference and Machine Learning for oceanic dynamical systems. Prior to joining MIT, I completed my Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s in Data Sciences at IIT Madras, India. During my 5 wonderful undergraduate years, I had the good fortune of doing research in both academic and industrial settings. For my undergraduate thesis, I worked on augmenting a popular causal inference technique to identify causal climatic dependencies from spatial-temporal data. On the industrial front, my experiences run the gamut from cutting losses for an early-stage food-delivery startup to researching quantitative trading strategies for a hedge fund. Outside of research, I am an avid non-fiction reader (recently started foraying into fiction), a mediocre tennis player and travel enthusiast.

I joined MSEAS in the fall of 2020, pursuing a Masters in Ocean Engineering (SMOE). I am currently an active duty officer in the US Coast Guard, specializing in engineering. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the US Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, where I focused on coastal engineering and stormwater systems. Before MIT I served two tours in Honolulu, HI, as a Naval Engineer-in-Training on Coast Guard ships that patrolled the Pacific Ocean from the Galapagos to the Arctic Circle. I love the ocean and enjoy surfing, free diving, sailing, and paddleboarding.