Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Jun 2026 to Present), New Delhi
Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Sep 2020 to Jun 2026), New Delhi, Delhi, India
Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Dec 2016 to Sep 2020), New Delhi Area, India
Deputy Director (Science and Strategy) at UN-CGIAR-Commonwealth (Jul 2014 to Nov 2016)
Women of Impact Award, May 2025, IIT Delhi, Associated with Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Best Innovation Award at innovate4SDG by UNDP, Nov 2020, UNDP, For best innovation on sustainable smart proteins, Associated with Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
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I am a professor at IIT Delhi’s Centre for Rural Development and Technology and an associate faculty member of the Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence. I also hold visiting professorships at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences. My research integrates AI‑driven crop‑stress detection, soil nanotoxicology, and sustainable food technologies, with a strong focus on smallholder farmers in the Global South. I have been recognised through the UNDP Innovate4SDG Award and the Chanakya Faculty Fellowship.
I am a Professor at IIT Delhi’s Centre for Rural Development and Technology and an Associate Faculty member of the Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence.
I hold visiting professorships at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
- Research themes:
- AI for Agriculture: crop stress & disease detection, multimodal data fusion, decision support.
- Soil Nanotoxicology: interaction of engineered nanomaterials with soil microbes and plants, risk‑assessment thresholds.
- Sustainable Food Technologies: plant‑based proteins, bio‑fabricated materials, safety and scalability criteria.