Hi there 👋
TL, DR: Senior Research Scientist @ Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation).
PhD (2019), MBA (2019), MSc Information Technology (2014), B.Tech Electronics Engineering (2011) Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- 🔭 I’m currently working on (research-wise) - Quality of Experience in Multimedia Streaming (special focus area is Live Video Streaming applications), Use of Blockchain in Media and Entertainment. I was a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Applied Computer Science (Data Science), at Kingston University, London, United Kingdom where I was teaching DS and other CS subjects to PG and UG students.
- 🌱 I’m currently learning Pytorch.
- 👯 I’m looking to collaborate on new applied CS projects and/or write funding applications ( Innovate UK, EPSRC, Horizon Europe, etc.)
- 💬 Ask me about Multimedia Streaming, Video Encoding, DS and ML/AI.
- 📫 How to reach me: [email protected], [email protected]. Or just connect with me on LinkedIn.
- If interested in my publications, please check my Google Scholar profile
About Me (detailed)
I am currently a Senior Research Scientist at Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) and an adjunct Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Applied Computer Science at Kingston University London, United Kingdom. Previously, I worked at Brightcove as a Principal Researcher on video quality metrics and encoding optimization. I obtained my PhD in Computer Science and MBA from Kingston University, my Master's in Information Technology (2014) from Universität Stuttgart, Germany, and a Bachelor of Technology (2011) in Electronics Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Surat, India.
I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and previously was a full-time Lecturer in Applied Computer Science at Kingston University, where I primarily taught Data Science related subjects to master and UG final year students. I am also a board member of the Video Quality Expert Group (VQEG) as part of CGI and ETG projects. My research interests include multimedia streaming and data science.