CV
Education
- Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA. 2017-2022.
- M.E. (Research), Electrical & Communications Engineering, IISc, Bangalore, India.
Research Interests
- Wireless Communications and Sensing
- Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Networks- protocols and applications
- AI/Deep Learning for Network Management and Control in WLANs
- Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
- Cellular & UAV/drone networks
- Wireless Security
- Cross-layer MAC-PHY protocol design and implementation
Professional Experience
- Graduate Research Assistant, Aug 2017 - Aug 2022
- Rice Networks Group, Houston, Texas, USA
- Advisor: Dr. Edward Knightly
- Research Intern, June 2021 - Aug 2021
- Wireless Research and Development, Qualcomm Technologies Inc., Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA
- Mentor: Dr. Jane Luo, Manager: Dr. Navid Abedini
- Research Intern, June 2019 - Aug 2019
- Wireless Access and Devices Lab, Nokia Bell Labs, Crawford Hill, New Jersey, USA
- Mentor: Dr. Mike Macdonald, Manager: Dr. Dragan Samardzija
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Wireless Research Lab, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IND
Awards and Fellowships
- Best Paper Award at IEEE INFOCOM, 2021
- Recognized as Star Doctoral Student, ECE Department, Rice University, 2021
- CRA-W Grad Cohort for Women Fellowship, 2021
- Best Paper Award at IEEE VTC, 2020
- N2Women Young Researcher Fellowship, IEEE Communications Society, 2020
- Grace Hopper Celebration Scholars Program Scholarship, 2018
- Texas Instruments Distinguished Student Fellowship, 2017 - 2022
- Rice University ECE Graduate Student Fellowship, 2017
- Recipient of Prof. S.V.C Aiya Gold medal, IISc
- President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Post-Graduate Merit Fellowship, Government of India
- Sri Shanthi Subramanyam Award for academic excellence, ECE, Osmania University
- Prof.V. M . Pandhari Pande Award for academic excellence in ECE, Osmania University
- Ministry of Human Resource Development Scholarship, India
- Dr. Mudaliar Memorial merit student award for academic excellence in secondary school
Publications
Teaching Experience
- Teaching Assistant
- Modern Communication Theory and Practice (ELEC 551) - Fall 2020, Fall 2021
- Advanced Wireless Networking (ELEC 538), Spring 2021
- Signals and Systems (ELEC 242) Spring 2020
- Introduction to Deep Learning (ELEC 576), Fall 2019
- Introduction to Communication Networks (ELEC 537), Fall 2018
- Digital Communications (ELEC 430), Spring 2017
- Computer Vision - Fall 2016
- Guest Lecturer
- Modern Communication Theory and Practice (ELEC 551) Rice University, Fall 2020
- Intro to Communication Networks (ELEC 537)
- Intro to Random Processes (ELEC 533)
- Pedagogical and Career Training
- Center for Teaching Excellence Rice University, Spring 2020
- Research Communication Training Program (semester-long)
- Workshop on Active Learning Techniques for a more engaged Engineering Class
- Workshop on Strategic Career Design for the Peak Performing Professor
