
Current Academic Role & Responsibilities
Working at Manipal Academy of Higher Education in teaching, research, student mentoring, and academic activities in the domains of Embedded Systems, Edge AI, FPGA/SoC Design, Digital Signal Processing, and Brain–Computer Interface systems.
Teaching responsibilities include theory and laboratory courses related to embedded systems, digital design, signal processing, and AI-oriented hardware platforms. Guiding undergraduate and postgraduate projects in Embedded AI, TinyML, FPGA acceleration, and embedded machine learning deployment on ARM Cortex-M and FPGA/SoC platforms.
Research focuses on low-power Edge AI systems, embedded deep learning, FPGA acceleration, and real-time neural signal processing using CMSIS-NN, STM32Cube.AI, ONNX deployment workflows, and AMD Vitis AI frameworks.
Subjects Currently Teaching
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| FPGA based Sytem Design | IV Semester |
| Microcontrollers & Embedded Systems | V Semester |
| Machine Learning | VI Semester |
Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | yearOfPassing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Brain–Computer Interface and Edge AI Systems | Indian Institute of Technology - Madras | 2024 |
| M.Tech | Electronics Design Technology | National Institute of Technology - Calicut | 2013 |
| B.Tech | Electronics & Communication Engineering | SV University - Tirupati | 2009 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Asst. Professor - Senior | May 2024 - Till Date |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Research Scholar (PhD) | 07/2019 – 05/2024 |
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Asst. Professor - Senior | 07/2013 – 07/2019 |
| Toshiba Software India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore | Intern (SSD Division) | 06/2017 – 09/2017 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | Research Fellow | 06/2015 – 07/2015 |
| Telmar Network Technology, Gurgaon | Graduate Technical Intern | 06/2012 – 04/2013 |