Director - Data Science & Software Development

Oxford Biomedica

Biography

I’m a Director at Oxford Biomedica focusing on digital transformation for biological and experimental data. I lead all software development activities and data science efforts across the company, driving innovation and delivering impactful solutions. Before this, I worked as a Senior Researcher in the Health Intelligence Group at Microsoft Research where I developed frameworks to help build and understand gene networks in Synthetic Biology.

I received my PhD in Computer Engineering from Boston University in 2019. I was part of the Cross-Disciplinary Integration of Design Automation Research ( CIDAR) Lab and worked under Prof. Douglas Densmore (PhD). My PhD Dissertation - “Functional Synthesis of Genetic Systems” focussed on developing computational and mathematical frameworks for the synthesis and design of genetic circuits.

I also recieved an MS degree in Computer Engineering from Boston University, Boston, MA, USA in 2014, and a BE (Hons.) degree in Electrical and Electronics engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in 2012.

Interests

  • Synthetic Biology
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Data Standardization
  • Data Science
  • Bio-design Automation
  • Lab Automation
  • Embedded Systems

Education

  • PhD in Computer Engineering, 2019

    Boston University

  • MS in Computer Engineering, 2014

    Boston University

  • BE in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, 2012

    Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Industry Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Director - Data Science & Software Development

Oxford Biomedica

May 2024 – Present Oxford, UK
 
 
 
 
 

Group Lead - Data Architecture

Oxford Biomedica

Nov 2021 – May 2024 Oxford, UK
 
 
 
 
 

Senior Researcher

Microsoft Research

Jan 2021 – Oct 2021 Cambridge, UK
 
 
 
 
 

Researcher

Microsoft Research

Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 Cambridge, UK
 
 
 
 
 

Research Intern

Microsoft Research

Jun 2017 – Sep 2017 Cambridge, UK
 
 
 
 
 

Assistant Computer Programmer

Boston University - Information Services & Technology

Sep 2012 – Jan 2014 Boston, USA
 
 
 
 
 

Junior Software Developer

Microsoft (Gulf) - Developer Platform Technologies Department

Feb 2012 – Jul 2012 Dubai, UAE
 
 
 
 
 

Research & Development Intern

Larsen & Toubro - EBG Department

Jun 2009 – Aug 2009 Mumbai, India

Academic Experience

 
 
 
 
 

SBOL Chair

The Synthetic Biology Open Language

May 2023 – Present UK
 
 
 
 
 

SBOL Editor

The Synthetic Biology Open Language

Feb 2020 – Feb 2023 UK
 
 
 
 
 

Technical Advisor and Development Support

NONA Research Foundation

Jun 2016 – Dec 2018 Boston
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Research Assistant

CIDAR Lab - Boston University

Nov 2012 – Dec 2018 Boston
 
 
 
 
 

System Administrator

CIDAR Lab - Boston University

Nov 2012 – Dec 2017 Boston

Accomplishments

First-place winner of company-wide Hackathon

Outstanding Dissertation of the Year (Computer Engineering)

BBF Scholar Travel Award

Distinguished Electrical and Computer Engineering Fellowship

Award for Science and Technology Transfer

Recent Publications

Metrics for Signal Temporal Logic Formulae

Signal Temporal Logic (STL) is a formal language for describing a broad range of real-valued, temporal properties in cyber-physical …

A Computational Workflow for the Automated Generation of Models of Genetic Designs

Computational models are essential to engineer predictable biological systems and to scale up this process for complex systems. …

Projects

FPselection

A tool to automate the selection of fluorescent reporters

Phoenix

Automated design of genetic circuits with temporal verification

GEC

Genetic Engineering of Living Cells

FSBOL

An F# implementation for the Synthetic Biology Open Language data structure

STL Metrics

A metric to compute the distance between two bounded Signal Temporal Logic formulas

Grid TLI

A Temporal Logic Inference tool to infer temporal properties from data

Cello

A tool for Genetic circuit design automation

NetSynth

A Logic Synthesis and Logic Minimization tool for Synthetic Biology and Microuidics

Clotho

A platform to Store, Exchange, and Interact with Synthetic Biological Data

Infared Tracking RC Car

An RC car that autonomously followed a remote, Infrared (IR) emitting beacon

Kocoon Baby Mote

An embedded device to monitor vital signs for infants

Cloud Scrubs

A multi-platform data storage and retrieval system to store patient medical data.