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Education
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
2023
Cornell University
Advisor: Prof. Rajit Manohar
M.S. Electrical Engineering
2021
Cornell University
Advisor: Prof. Rajit Manohar
M.S. Electrical Engineering
2011
Rochester Institute of Technology
Advisor: Dr. Eric Peskin
B.Eng. Electronics Engineering
2007
Nagpur University, India
Advisor: Dr. Rajesh Pande
Professional Experience
07/2023 - Present
Senior ASIC Design Engineer
Instrumentation Division,
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Responsibilities:
Design of analog, digital, or mixed-mode ASICs for scientific instruments
06/2011 - 08/2019
Electrical Engineer
LASSP, Cornell University
Supervisor: Prof. Sol Gruner
Responsibilities:
Instrumentation for pixel array detectors
Supported research for synchrotron and electron microscope imaging applications
05/2010 - 05/2011
Graduate Research Assistant
Rochester Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Dr. Antonio Mondragon
Responsibilities:
Developed an ARM/FPGA/Sensors based development & teaching platform
Assisted students in designing different applications on the trainer board
09/2009 - 05/2011
Graduate Research Assistant
Rochester Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Dr. Eric Peskin
Responsibilities:
Designed clock schemes for an emerging paradigm in nano-electronics –
Quantum-dot Cellular Automata
Designed and simulated few digital circuits based on the proposed clock schemes
Teaching Experience
05/2009 - 12/2010
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Rochester Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Prof. S. M. Ramkumar
Courses: Manufacturing automation & controls, Advanced automation
07/2007 - 06/2008
Lecturer
Department of Electronics Engineering
R.C.O.E.M, Nagpur, India
Responsibilities:
Conducted undergraduate lectures and laboratory sessions
Organized workshops and seminars with other faculty members
Additional teaching experience
Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL)
Research Mentor Training (2021)
An Introduction to Evidence-Based STEM Undergraduate Teaching (2020)
Johns Hopkins University
Summer Teaching Institute (2020)
Cornell University GET SET Workshops
Course Design (2017)
Assessing Learning and Teaching (2015)
Enhancing Teaching with Technology (2014)
Innovative Approaches in Pedagogy (2014)
Technical Training/Workshops
Cadence Design Systems
Cadence RTL-to-GDSII Flow
Encounter Digital Implementation
Encounter RTL Compiler
Design of Test Fundamentals
Physical Verification System
Virtuoso Schematic Editor
Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator
Virtuoso Layout Design Basics
Virtuoso Floorplanner
Siemens/Mentor Graphics
Using Calibre nmDRC
Using Calibre nmLVS
Writing Calibre nmDRC Rules
Writing Calibre nmLVS Rules
Calibre xRC
Calibre xACT/xACT 3D
Using Calibre PERC
Using Calibre DESIGNrev
Open source EDA
Advanced Physical Design using OpenLANE/Sky130
Physical Verification using SKY130
OpenFPGA: Create your own FPGA with open-source tools
Outreach & Service
Mentor
Talaria Summer Research Program (2021, 2022)
CU EMPower Peer Mentoring Program (2020-2021)
Judge
ENVISION Proposal-Writing Competition by Women in STEM (2020, 21, 22)
Reviewer
Conferences:
– IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS)
– IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
Journals:
– Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (IOP)
– Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering (IOP)
– Neural Networks (Elsevier)
– Microelectronics Journal (Elsevier)
– Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research - NIM-A (Elsevier)
Leadership Service
Computer Systems Laboratory Seminar Series (Organizer, Spring 2022)
Professional Development
NextGen Professors Program, Cornell University (2021-2022)
Future Professors Institute, Cornell University (2021)
Colman Inclusive Leadership Program, Cornell University (2021)
Building Mentorship Skills for Academic Careers, Cornell University (2021)
Awards
Associate, CIRTL (2019)
Scientific Teaching Fellow, CIRTL (2019)
Best Technology Poster, CHESS Users Meeting, Cornell University (2016)
Talks
Coordinating Panel for Advanced Detectors (CPAD) Workshop, 2023
Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2018
R.C.O.E.M., Nagpur, India, 2018
Argonne National Laboratory, 2017
Professional Affiliations
Senior Member, IEEE
Member, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society
Member, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society