A PhD graduate in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota, he joined the institute after working for a year in the Unites States. At IITR, he runs the Novel Materials and Devices (NoMaD) research group which researches new materials and devices for semiconductor industry. In a written interview with After IITR, he talks about his life as a professor, the issue of academic plagiarism and dishonesty, and interaction among the faculty and the students in the institute.