I am an Assistant Professor at the School of Computing, DePaul University, Chicago, USA. My research focus is mainly on Computational Biology and applied bioinformatics. Before joining DePaul University, I was a Bioinformatics Research Scientist at the National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR), Santa Fe, NM from 2010 – 2019 where my primary focus was on developing computational workflows for high-throughput DNA/RNA sequence data analysis. I collaborate with Biologists, Biochemists across several Universities and research institutions. My research work is primarily funded by the National Science Foundation.

Education

• Ph.D. Computer Science, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA, 2010
• M.S. Computer Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA, 2005
• B.E. Computer Science & Engg., Annamalai University, Chidambaram, TN, India, 2001

Current & Previous Appointments

• 09/19 – Present: Assistant Professor, SoC, CDM, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
• 04/15 – Present: Adjunct Assistant Professor, UNM, Albuquerque, NM
• 11/13 – 08/19: Bioinformatics Research Scientist, NCGR, Santa Fe, NM
• 05/13 – 04/16: Adjunct Research Fellow, CCG, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
• 11/12 – 10/13: Senior Bioinformatics Analyst, NCGR, Santa Fe, NM
• 06/10 – 10/12: Bioinformatics Analyst, NCGR, Santa Fe, NM
• 05/08 – 08/08 & 01/09 – 08/08: Visiting Pre-Doc. Fellow, NCGR, Santa Fe, NM