About your tutor
I've taught math at every level — and I mean every level.
From the International Mathematical Olympiad to Princeton's Prison Teaching Initiative. I meet students where they are.
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The journey
International Mathematical Olympiad
Silver Medal — India's highest scorer at the 50th IMO. Recipient of the P.L. Bhatnagar Memorial Award as top scorer of the Indian team.
IIT Madras — B.Tech with Honors
Engineering Physics. A strong foundation in mathematical thinking at one of India's premier institutions.
Princeton University — PhD
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. Research in cryptography, secure computation, and mathematical algorithm design. Finalist for the Bede Liu Best Dissertation Award. Taught mathematics through Princeton's Prison Teaching Initiative.
UC Berkeley & Research
Postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley. 20+ publications with 2,000+ citations. Invited talks at Google DeepMind, Microsoft Research, Facebook FAIR, IBM Research, and others.
“Meeting students where they are” isn't a slogan. Through Princeton's Prison Teaching Initiative, I taught college-level math to incarcerated students — many of whom hadn't been in a classroom in years. That experience shaped everything about how I teach.
Honors & awards
IMO Silver Medal — India's highest scorer (2009)
P.L. Bhatnagar Memorial Award — Top Indian team scorer at IMO
Bede Liu Best Dissertation Award Finalist — Princeton (2020)
Facebook Systems for ML Research Award (2020)
Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship — North America (2019)
Goldman Sachs Best Solution Award — IIT campus engagement (2013)
Why I do this
The mentors I had growing up changed my life. They taught me how to think, how to persist, and how to believe I could solve problems that seemed impossible.
Today, students have more information than ever — but less real guidance. I started this practice because I believe the students who thrive aren't the ones with the most resources. They're the ones with someone in their corner.
Research
20+ peer-reviewed publications with over 2,000 citations. Invited speaker at Google DeepMind, Microsoft Research, Facebook FAIR, and leading international conferences. Program committee member for PETS, USENIX Security, IEEE S&P, EuroCrypt, ICLR, and NeurIPS.
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