I hold a BTech degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technolgy, Kanpur, MSc Electrical Engineering from the University of Ottawa, and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.

For the last fifteen years or so, my research interests have centered around behavioral level synthesis of digital systems, and CAD tools for Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), with a greater emphasis on the latter during the last six to seven years. In the FPGA area, my main focus so far has been on routability prediction using stochastic models and on the placement problem under different constraints. A detailed C.V. is available online (PDF reader required).

In addition to academics, I have another life where I enjoy travelling, gardening, and martial arts. At the present time, I hold the rank of "Nidan" in Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Karate, which is the second degree black belt.