Education
Academic Background & Awards
Degrees, research experience, awards, and specialised training that shape my approach to hydrological modelling and machine learning.
Academic Background
PhD — Hydrological Modelling & Machine Learning
Oct 2023 – PresentUniversity of Birmingham, United Kingdom
MTech — Water Resources & Ocean Engineering
2021NIT Karnataka, India — First-Class Honours
BTech — Civil Engineering
2017Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, India — First-Class Honours
Academic & Research Experience
Doctoral Researcher — University of Birmingham
Oct 2023 – Present- Developing a Physics-Informed Machine Learning (PIML) framework for streamflow and reservoir modelling using the CAMELS-GB dataset.
- Designing a signature-enhanced hybrid modelling framework to improve interpretability and robustness across regulated and heterogeneous catchments.
- Oral presentation at EGU 2025 — Bridging Physics and Machine Learning: A Signature-Enhanced Hybrid Framework for Streamflow Prediction in Complex Catchments.
Graduate Engineer — Arcadis Consulting India
Sep 2021 – Jan 2022- Built optimised hydraulic models for drainage networks using Micro Drainage, Civil Storm, and Open Roads (Drainage).
- Coordinated with BIM modellers to ensure CAD QA-compliant drawings.
Awards & Grants
- LES Travel Grant — £550 (March 2025)
- University of Birmingham 125th Anniversary Grant — £745 (June 2025)
Workshops & Training
ELLIS Summer School on AI for Earth & Climate Sciences
Jena, GermanyExplored machine learning applications in Earth and climate systems, connecting directly with PhD research on physics-informed ML for streamflow prediction.