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I am a PhD candidate at the Vanderbilt University Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science advised by Dr. Richard Alan Peters II. My Ph.D. dissertation area is on theoretical foundations of computational intelligence for global optimization with specific interest in finding approximate solutions for hard problems using the Quantum Double Delta Swarm (QDDS) algorithm. QDDS is modeled off the convergence behavior of particles to the center of potential wells in a double Dirac delta well setup and extends the popular Quantum-behaved Particle Swarm Optimization (QPSO) algorithm. Being a signal processing enthusiast, I enjoy mathematical and statistical modeling and have an active interest in emergence as a tool to modulate global behavioural patterns.
Prior to joining Vanderbilt, I did my bachelors in Electronics and Communication at West Bengal University of Technology (Netaji Subhash Engineering College). During my third and fourth year of B.Tech I worked with Prof. Supriya Dhabal on designing efficient Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filters using classical and quantum-behaved particle swarm optimization approaches. Even before that, I was a part of South Point High School in Kolkata, India where I learnt of the courage it takes to know.