Education

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (August 2014 - August 2021)
      • Washington University in St. Louis; GPA: 3.98/4.00

  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering (August 2014 - December 2017)
      • Washington University in St. Louis; GPA: 3.98/4.00

  • B.E. in Electrical Engineering (July 2009 - May 2013)
      • Jadavpur University; GPA: 8.98/10.00

    Professional Experience

  • Design Engineer, Philips Electronics India Limited (Jul 2013 - Feb 2014)
      • Collaborated with architects and consultants to provide lighting design solutions for commercial projects.
  • Summer Intern, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (May 2012 - Jun 2012)
      • Compiled a technical documentation of the distribution SCADA deployed in CESC, now used for training new recruits.

    Courses

      Washington University in St. Louis:
  • CSE 417T: Introduction to Machine Learning (A)
  • CSE 511A: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (A)
  • CSE 559A: Computer Vision (A)
  • T81 588: Applications of Deep Neural Networks (A+)
  • BME 572: Biological Neural Computation (A)
  • ESE 520: Probability and Stochastic Processes (A)
  • ESE 588: Quantitative Image Processing (A)
  • ESE 415: Optimization (A)
  • CSE 483M: Introduction to Electronic Instrumentation Design (A+)
  • CSE 562M: Analog Integrated Circuits (A+)
  • ESE 524: Detection and Estimation Theory (A)
  • ESE 551: Linear Dynamic Systems (A)
  • ESE 553: Nonlinear Dynamic Systems (A-)
      • MOOCs:
  • Neural Networks and Deep Learning
  • Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization
  • Sequence Models
  • Introduction to Data Science in Python

    • Teaching Experience

  • Undergraduate student mentor (Fall 2019)
      • Guided an undergrad student in implementing efficient inversion techniques for large matrices and analyzing how hop-connectivities change with matrix properties.
  • Teaching Assistant, Analog Integrated Circuits (Fall 2016)
      • Guided students in analog circuit design assignments and final projects for the graduate-level course Analog Integrated Circuits.
  • Undergraduate student mentor (Spring 2016)
      • Mentored two undergraduate students for their senior design projects in implementing neuromorphic support vector machines on FPGA and Raspberry Pi.
  • Graduate student student mentor (Spring 2016)
      • Mentored an MS student in his thesis on developing a Python-based GUI for implementing scalable spiking neural networks with configurable network connectivity.

    Other Activities

  • Mentor, Washington University Mentor Collective Program (Oct 2018 - Dec 2019)
      • Mentored an international graduate student in all aspects of education and career development, offering personal perspectives about career-building and ways to navigate grad school.

    Scholarships and Awards

  • Neuromorphic Engineering Editors' Pick (2021)
      • By Frontiers in Neuroscience, for the paper 'A Spiking Neuron and Population Model Based on the Growth Transform Dynamical System' (link).
  • Best Paper Award (2014)
      • International Conference on Electronic Systems, Signal Processing and Computing Technologies (ICESC) 2014, Nagpur, India.
  • Ganesh Janani Devi Memorial Bronze Medal (2013)
      • Highest aggregate marks in Electrical Machines II and III (combined) at the B.E. in Electrical Engineering Part I Examination-2012, Jadavpur University.
  • Scholarship from State Electrical Engineers Association, West Bengal (SEEAWB) (2012)
      • Among the top 5 students of the Final Year Batch, Electrical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University.
  • Sandeep Tandon Memorial Award (2010)
      • First position in B.E.E. First Year Examination-2010 of Jadavpur University.
  • Merit based Fellowship from Ministry of Human Resource Development (2009-2013)
      • Academic excellence in West Bengal Higher Secondary Examination (+2 level).
  • 10th position in the state of West Bengal out of 450,000+ students (2009)
      • West Bengal Higher Secondary Examination (+2 level).