CV

Master of Science in Computing, Graphics & Visualization Specialization

University of Utah

• 4.0/4.0 GPA

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering

SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur

• 89% Score
• 50% Merit Scholarship

Graduate Research Assistant

School of Computing, University of Utah

• Working on a 3D modelling tool advised by Dr Cem Yuksel
• Worked on a GPU port of a Finite-Volume simulation under Dr Ponnuswamy Sadayappan. Reduced the runtime of a 8 second CPU subroutine to 600 μs using CUDA

Techical Director

Manhole Collective

• Oversaw the creation of the real-time animated short-film 'Manhole',which was funded by and created in Unreal Engine. The film was screened at the prestigious Annecy film festival and 4 other fests

Research Assistant

IMXD Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

• Conducted research on narratives and novel interaction techniques for VR & AR. Produced 8 publications in international conferences

Research Intern

IMXD Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

• Conducted research on passively interactive live-action VR films

Intern

Merkel Haptic Systems

• Implemented medical training and visualization demos in AR & VR

Intern

XR Labs, Chennai

• Created remote monitoring and product viz demos for Hololens

Manhole | 3rd, Unreal Shorts Challenge

Competed against renowned studios & filmmakers and won $15,000

Winner | Music Hack Day, Mumbai

Won best music hack for building a multi-user VR tool for music collaboration

Winner | Smart India Hackathon '17

Won the World's largest Hackathon at the time for an AR/VR museum app