Job market alert. I am currently on the job market, open to both Applied research scientist and Assistant Professorship roles.
5-year goal: Expert in building scalable energy and computationally efficient software systems to address human and infrastructure challenges.
About Me
I am a second-year Postdoctoral Researcher in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, where I am privileged to work with Prof. Khalid Osman. I completed my PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where I was a member of STIMA Lab, advised by Prof. Jay Taneja.
Thanks to the generosity of lots of people (and guidance of my PhD advisor), my PhD was funded through multiple streams: UN-IPCC scholar (2021-2023), e-GUIDE fellowship (2018-2023), and DAWG (2019 - 2023) - a consortium of scientists building both physics-based and machine learning algorithms for the NASA SWOT Mission.
Previously, I completed my masters degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from Makerere University.
Research Interests
My research focuses on leveraging AI to address sustainability challenges in climate change, water resources, and large-scale infrastructure systems. I focus on developing and optimizing AI systems that prioritize environmental sustainability while enabling seamless collaboration and data sharing across diverse regions. Additionally, I am exploring the potential of LLMs to tackle critical societal issues, such as generating tailored first aid protocols for pesticide contaminations and uncovering insights from infrastructure assessment reports, among other applications.
My research is interdisciplinary, sitting at the nexus of Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science.
For an overview of my published work, see my Google Scholar.
Experience
In my previous life, I was a water transmission line inspector, a Software Engineer, a Fullstack Engineer, an ML engineer, and a Teaching Assistant. If you’d like to know more about my background and education, check out my LinkedIn profile