I am a postdoctoral researcher at Tetsuya J. Kobayashi’s Laboratory for Quantitative Biology at the University of Tokyo. I obtained a Ph.D. in physics while working in David Baum’s Origins of Life group at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where I was co-advised by Eric Smith.

I am primarily interested in applying mathematics and physics to develop techniques for understanding various aspects of complex systems. My Ph.D. research on the origins of life focused on the question: How can phases of organization with higher complexity emerge reliably in an environment consisting only of small molecules? This exploration led me to study autocatalysis and large deviations theory for stochastic chemical reaction networks. Currently, I am interested in understanding what distinguishes biological systems from chemical systems, which motivates my research on the optimal control of stochastic chemical reaction networks.

I am also interested in various other topics, including information geometry, non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, Hamiltonian dynamical systems, and mathematical biology. My hobbies include composing music, playing the guitar, rock climbing, running, meditation, and philosophy.

I was born in Mumbai and have since lived for extended periods (>2 months) in Indonesia, Turkey, Kanpur, Pune, New Delhi, Tennessee, Austin, Kansas, Atlanta, San Jose, Madison, and now Tokyo. I have also spent time at a considerable number of educational institutions (CV below) and am deeply concerned about the state of global education and research. Over the past several years, through conversations with friends and colleagues, I have been considering initiating a Global Education and Research Cooperative. If you would like to learn more or collaborate, please reach out!

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