He has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A & M University, College Station. His research interests include nonlinear and robust adaptive control, dynamical systems theory, estimation and system identification, flight control systems, optimal spacecraft maneuvers, multi-resolution mathematical modeling and simulation methodologies, and guidance, navigation and control concepts in air traffic management.