I am a graduate student at the University of California, Davis, working towards my PhD in hardware security and computer architecture. I am a part of the DArchR Research Group, headed by Prof. Jason Lowe-Power. I have a bit of experience working with gem5, mostly doing HW/SW co-design and shared memory CXL. I am also at the verge of incorporating our startup UniqID. Previously, I did my undergrad at the Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati (IIIT-G) in Computer Science and Engineering.

Apart from being a nerd, I love to travel and take pictures. I play tabla, a pair of hand drums, integral to the Hindustani classical music. I hold a diploma (Visharad II) in tabla from the Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya. Apart from music, I love sketching and fine-arts. I also hold a diploma in arts and crafts.

Research Experience

My research interest and experience lie in the domain of computer architecture, specifically in memory security, trusted execution environments, fingerprinting and simulators. I work as a graduate student researcher in the DArchR Research Group. My advisor is Prof. Jason Lowe-Power.

My current research focus is around shared memory isolation in CXL systems. CXL enables multi-host computation on shared remote memory however critical features like virtual memory isolation, support for TEEs and sharing abstractions are absent. My other area of interest is hardware side-channels like Rowhammer, especially for fingerprinting. I am also working with Prof. Zubair Shafiq on the same topic. Other than that, I also work on extending and adding new features to the gem5 simulator. My past industry experience at Samsung Inc. was focused around developing simulation models and Samsung IP using gem5 and SST.

During my undergrad, I've worked on topics including security, energy efficiency and performance improvement of DRAM-based memories. Previously I've worked with Dr. Dip Sankar Banerjee from Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Dr. Shirshendu Das from Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, and Dr. Hemanta Kumar Mondal from National Institute of Technology Durgapur.