Research Interests

The infallible authority of mathematical analysis has captivated me for long. The complexity of the dynamical systems and feedback approach of the control theory have fascinated me to pursue these as my research. The variety of phenomenon the stochasticity and nonlinearity introduces into a dynamical system perks up my interest further. Recent advances in graph theoretic perspective of networked control systems have invigorated my interests in the analysis of such systems.

My research interest involves design of control algorithms for networked systems. In particular, I am interested in multi-agent robotic networks. Recently, I have been involved in development of humanoid decision making algorithms for the robotic systems. I also pursue the development of control theoretic techniques for networked systems.

The upcoming field of mathematical biology poses several mathematical modeling challenges. I am also interested in using the stochastic and graph theoretic tools to study the complex biological systems. In particular, I am interested in dynamical systems perspective in mathematical biology.

The rigorous techniques of the static and dynamic optimization along with the complexity of combinatorial optimization have instilled in me a likeness for the optimal techniques for achieving a desired behavior, and I keenly pursue such problems.

Teaching Assistance

Control System Design Fall '07 (Course Content)
Mechanical Vibrations  Winter '08 (Course Content)

Education

Presently I am pursuing my doctoral studies at Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara. My area of specialization is Dynamics, Control and Robotics. I am advised by Professor Francesco Bullo.
I completed my B Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2007.

Recent News

6th Oct, 2009:  Submitted a paper on "On bifurcations in consensus networks" in American Controls Conference 2010.

13th Sep, 2009:  Submitted a paper on "Randomized sensor selection in sequential hypothesis testing" in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

28-29 May, 2009: Attended Control Frontiers Workshop - In honor of Petar Kokotovic at UCSB.

22nd May, 2009: Attended  17th Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop at Caltech.