Team Members

We are looking for new PhD students, Postdocs, and Master students to join the team (see openings) .

Jump to Faculty, PhD Students, Masters Students. See also Alumni.

Faculty

Ramakrishna Upadrasta

Associate Professor, started March 2014

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  • MTech from IISc Bangalore, India
  • MS from Colorado State University, USA, with Prof. Sanjay Rajopadye
  • PhD AT University of Paris-Sud and INRIA, Paris, France, with Prof. Albert Cohen
  • Research Engineer AT INRIA, Paris
  • Research Scholar AT Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, USA

Jyothi Vedurada

Assistant Professor, started April 2021

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  • MTech in Computer Science from IIT Madras
  • PhD from IIT Madras (supported by TCS PhD Fellowship)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher AT Microsoft Research Lab, Bangalore (Jan 2020 - Feb 2021)
  • Software Engineer AT Hewlett-Packard, Chennai (Dec 2009 - Jul 2011)

Ashish Mishra

Assistant Professor, started March 2024

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  • MS + PhD in Computer Science AT IISc Bangalore, India (Aug 2011 - Jan 2018), with Prof. Y. N. Srikant
  • Postdoctoral Researcher AT Northeastern University, Greater Boston (Feb 2018 - Mar 2019)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher AT Purdue University (PurPL), USA (Jun 2019 - Mar 2024), with Prof. Suresh Jagannathan


PhD Students

S. VenkataKeerthy

started May 2020 (Previously M.Tech RA from August 2017 - May 2020)
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Research Interests: Machine Learning in Compilers and Programming Languages

Nilesh Shah

started Aug 2022 (Previously M.Tech RA from August 2019 - May 2022)
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Research Interests: Polyhedral Compilation, Compiler Optimizations

Soumik Kumar Basu

started July 2021 (co-advised by Dr. Jyothi Vedurada)
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Research Interests: Compiler Optimization, CPU-GPU Heterogeneous Systems, Static Analysis

Maruti Sairam Venkata Annaluru

started May 2022 (co-advised by Dr. Jyothi Vedurada)
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Research Interests: Program Analysis, Code Compliance, Safety Critical Systems

Ponnampalam Pirapuraj

started July 2023 (co-advised by Dr. Jyothi Vedurada)
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Research Interests: Program Analysis, Large Language Models

Siddharth Jain

started July 2023 (Previously M.Tech RA from August 2020 - June 2023)
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Research Interests: Compiler Optimization, Machine Learning

Yeruva Jayalakshmi

started July 2023 (co-advised by Dr. Rajesh Kedia)
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Research Interests: Compilers, Computer Architecture, Performance Modelling

Varsha Chebrolu

started July 2024 (advised by Dr. Ashish Mishra)
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Research Interests: Superoptimization, eBPF Programs, Program Verification

C Sree Vyshnavi

started July 2024 (advised by Dr. Ashish Mishra)
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Research Interests: Concurrent Program Correctness, Weak Memory Models, Fuzzing


Masters Students

Neha Bhargava

M.Tech RA, started July 2023 (co-advised by Dr. Rajesh Kedia)
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Research Interests: Compilers, Computer Architecture, Hardware Security

Siddhartha Neyagapula

M.Tech RA, started July 2023 (co-advised by Dr. Jyothi Vedurada)
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Research Interests: Compiler Optimization, Static Program Analysis

Chinmay Rajesh Ingle

M.Tech RA, started July 2023 (co-advised by Dr. Jyothi Vedurada)
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Research Interests: GPU Performance, Compiler Optimization, HPC, LLVM, MLIR

Aayush Shrivastava

M.Tech RA, started Jan 2024
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Research Interests: Machine Learning, Program Analysis, Compiler Optimizations

Shivendra Atul Deshpande

M.Tech RA, started July 2024
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Research Interests: GPU Computing, High-Performance Computing, Graph Processing

Deeba Afridi

M.Tech RA, started July 2024
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Research Interests: Compiler Optimization, GPU Computing, Deep Learning Systems

Sri Harika

M.Tech RA, started January 2025
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Research Interests: Compiler Optimization, Machine Learning

Rajat Maheshwari

M.Tech RA, started January 2025
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Research Interests: Automated Program Repair, Large Language Model, GPUs

Ankit Anil Dubey

M.Tech RA, started July 2025
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Research Interests: Compiler Optimization, Static Analysis, Code Compliance

Omkar Maroti Rasal

M.Tech RA, started July 2025
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Research Interests: Compiler Optimization, Static Analysis, Code Compliance

Yogesh Febyani

M.Tech RA, started July 2025
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Research Interests: Machine Learning, Program Analysis, Compiler Optimization

Vishal Kumar Patwa

M.Tech RA, started July 2025
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Research Interests: Polyhedral Compilation, Compiler Optimizations

Paarth Nakra

M.Tech RA, started Jan 2026
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Research Interests: Machine Learning, Compiler Optimization, Hardware Accelerators