He received his M.Sc and PhD in 2007 and 2010 respectively from McGill University with an interdisciplinary background in food science, microbiology, and food engineering. His research interests are in the areas of food safety, pathogen detection, nutraceuticals and functional foods. He obtained his Bachelor of Technology degree in Food Process Engineering from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India in 2004. He has worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, USA.