She is currently pursuing her PhD in building performance and diagnostics from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh. She holds MS degree in IT in Building Science from IIIT, Hyderabad, India. Her current research involves modelling and simulations to analyse the impact of systems integration in buildings and built environment on microclimate, especially in urban areas. She has been working on a number of research and consulting projects involving building performance simulations and building retrofit design and analysis in the United States and India. Prior to joining CMU, she worked for five years as a building energy analyst in the Center for IT in Building Science at IIIT, Hyderabad, India.