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20172025

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Biography

I am a computational scientist with a background in civil and geotechnical engineering and extensive experience in developing numerical and statistical methods for subsurface imaging. My work integrates finite element modelling, PDE-constrained inversion, and Bayesian inference to solve complex problems in seepage flow, electrical resistivity, quasi-static electromagnetics, elastic wave propagation, and gravity modelling. Over the past decade, I have developed novel statistical inversion techniques based on Hamiltonian Monte Carlo and SOLA approaches, with an explicit focus on robust interface delineation and efficient uncertainty quantification in subsurface characterisation across geophysical, geotechnical, and agricultural applications.

Research Interests

My current research at the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, focuses on developing scalable computational frameworks for gravity inversion using data from airborne quantum gravity sensors. I am exploring new mathematical formulations and dimensionality-reduction strategies for large-scale PDE-constrained inverse problems, aimed at improving the robustness, efficiency, and interpretability of geophysical imaging. More broadly, my work seeks to bridge applied mathematics, high-performance computing, and engineering to advance the next generation of inversion algorithms for Earth and infrastructure systems.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD Agriculture Science, PhD, Inverse analysis in geomechanical problems using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo, Kyoto University

20162020

Award Date: 23 Mar 2020

M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering, Master, Effect of pile driving on negative skin friction: Intricacies of FE simulation, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

20132015

Award Date: 31 Jul 2015

Civil Engineering, Bachelor, Simulation of Biodegradable Pollutant Transport Using Artificial Neural Networks, National Institute of Technology Silchar

20092013

Award Date: 12 Mar 2013

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