I am an Associate Professor in the School of Aerospace Engineering at Ramaiah Institute of Science and Management (RISM), Bengaluru. My academic work brings together aerospace systems, computational methods, data-driven modelling and engineering education. My research focuses on aircraft design, lighter-than-air systems, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), multidisciplinary design optimization, computational fluid dynamics, and artificial intelligence for aerospace applications. I am particularly interested in using multidisciplinary design and computational approaches to address complex aerospace engineering problems. I completed my Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2022. My doctoral research focused on the design optimization of tri-lobed lifting-body Dynastat airships. I also hold a Master's degree in Astronomy and Space Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from MLR Institute of Technology, JNTU. Over more than 16 years in engineering education, I have taught and mentored students across aircraft design, airship technology, aerodynamics, flight dynamics, UAV design, aircraft performance, spaceflight mechanics, computational methods and related aerospace subjects.