I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, and an Adjunct in the Department of Cognitive Sciences at IIT Kanpur, India. Before that, I was a HCI researcher in the Calc Intelligence group at Microsoft Research in their Cambridge (UK) lab. I graduated with a PhD (and a Masters too) in Computer Science, supervised by the legendary Margaret Burnett at Oregon State University. In a past life, I was a Senior Consultant in Application Development at ThoughtWorks, a place known for its uncoventional, but fun hiring processes .

My research is in Human-Computer Interaction, and I care about building systems that work well for the humans that use them. This means building systems that blend seemlessly into users' work, while also being useful, usable and learnable.

These days, my research is in two areas: Human-AI interaction, and Tech for Good. From past work, I also have expertise in developer-computer interaction (e.g., building debuggers), and human information seeking (e.g., web usability)

When I am not doing anything computer science, I am learning or teaching Sanskrit, indulging in some artistic endeavour or nerding out about one (music, painting, handicrafts and handlooms, cooking, kolam). I am associated with the SIKSA center for Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) at IIT Kanpur.