Curriculum Vitae

research · education · teaching · outreach.

Research interests

Self-assembly·Biological evolution·Algorithmic information theory·Graph theory·Combinatorics

Research experience

University of Oxford · DPhil Project

Exploring the algorithmic principles of evolution through a 3D polycube model of protein complex self-assembly. Supervisor: Prof Ard Louis.

Technische Universität Dresden · Master's Thesis

Strain engineering of quantum spin liquids. Supervisor: Prof Matthias Vojta.

IISER Tirupati · Semester Project

Magnetism in graphene fractals. Supervisor: Dr Sudipta Dutta.

IISER Tirupati · Semester Project

Critical dynamics in chiral disordered systems. Supervisor: Dr Sambuddha Sanyal.

IISER Tirupati · Summer Internship

Anderson localization and zero modes in graphene. Supervisor: Dr Sambuddha Sanyal.

Education

University of Oxford, UK

DPhil Theoretical Physics.

IISER Tirupati, India

BS-MS Dual Degree in Physics · CGPA 9.7/10 · Class Rank I · Gold Medal.

St. Charles School, India

12th Grade · 98% · Top 1% nationally · Class Rank I.

Teaching & work experience

University of Oxford · Senior Demonstrator, Computing

Physics lab course.

University of Oxford · Tutor

Non-equilibrium Statistical Physics, master's course.

University of Oxford · Demonstrator, Computing

Physics lab course.

Outreach & engagement

Workshop Instructor — Biophysics Outreach

University of Oxford

Tutor — UNIQ Oxford Access Programme

University of Oxford

Tutor, Physics Research Project — Aim-for-Oxford Outreach

University of Oxford

Student Ambassador — University College Oxford Open Day

University College Oxford

Demonstrator — Bridging Programme in Physics and Maths

University of Oxford

Workshop Facilitator — Consent Training

University College Oxford

Mentor — Lotus STEMM Programme

University of Oxford

Tutor, Physics — Balliol College Outreach

University of Oxford

Awards & scholarships

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Offered, not taken up.

Cambridge Trust & Newnham College Scholarship

Offered, not taken up.

DAAD-WISE Scholarship, Germany

Offered, not taken up.

Oxford–Radcliffe Graduate Scholarship

Narotam Sekhsaria Postgraduate Scholarship

Institute Gold Medal for Academic Excellence

IISER Tirupati.

INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education

Government of India.

C.N.R Rao Education Foundation Prize

IISER Tirupati.

Academic Excellence Awards

IISER Tirupati, Semesters I–VI and VIII.

Conferences, workshops & competitions

Contributed talks & posters
Conference Talk — DPG Condensed Matter Physics, Germany (2026) · Outreach Talk — Balliol College Oxford (2026) · Conference Talk — AI and Ethics Conference, Oxford (2026) · Flash Talk — Physics of Life Summer School, Durham University (2025) · Poster — Barcelona Collaboratorium, Modelling Biology Across Scales, Spain (2024).

Participation & awards
Foundations of Nanoscience, Munich (2026) · Presentation Skills Coaching Programme for Women in Science, London (2025) · Software Carpentries Workshop — Shell, Git, Python, Oxford (2025) · Winner, Build-a-Detector: Gravitational Wave Workshop (2021) · Winner, Decoherence: National Physics Competition (2021) · State Topper, National Graduate Physics Examination (2020) · National Science Talent Search Examination, Physics National Rank 6 (2018).

Technical skills

Python·Fortran·MATLAB·Java·HPC clusters·SLURM·Git·Shell scripting·Machine learning·Web development·Scientific communication·Visualization