I am a Research Scientist at Facebook. I am a part of Statistics & Privacy team and work broadly in the areas of Federated Learning and MPC based Private Optimization.
I received my Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During my Ph.D., I developed privacy preserving algorithms for distributed computation (thesis). I was advised by Prof. Nitin Vaidya and Prof. Subhonmesh Bose.
I received a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics (Optimization and Algorithms Stream) from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2018. I spent Summer 2016 as an intern at Toyota InfoTechnology Center with Lewis Tseng and Kentaro Oguchi working on distributed algorithms for driver-assist systems.
Education:
- Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, UIUC, 2020
- M.Sc, Applied Math: Optimization and Algorithms, UIUC, 2018
- M.Tech, Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2013
- B.Tech, Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2013
Academic Achievements:
- Joan and Lalit Bahl Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2017-18. 2018-19.
- Stillwell Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2014-15.
- Research Award (URA03) for Master’s Thesis, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. July 2013.
- National Talent Search Scholarship, (NCERT) Government of India. 2006.
