Ashwini V.

Senior Research Fellow

Pune, India

Experience

Dec 2023 - Present
2 years 1 month
Pune, India

Senior Research Fellow

CSIR-NCL

  • Developed machine learning frameworks to accelerate the design and synthesis of materials, specifically for solid-state hydrogen storage
  • Curated three experimental datasets
  • Built four predictive ML models
  • Implemented active-learning feedback loop to guide lab experiments
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
4 months
Patna, India

Ph.D. Intern

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Patna)

  • Performed synthesis and characterization of Mg-based metal hydrides, achieving a 90% correlation with ML model predictions, demonstrating the reliability of ML-driven materials discovery
Jan 2022 - Nov 2023
1 year 11 months
Pune, India

Junior Research Fellow

CSIR-NCL

  • Completed graduate coursework in materials science, data science, machine learning, and ab initio modeling
  • Curated and managed scientific material databases
  • Developed ML models to predict methane activation energies on metal surfaces
  • Built and trained deep learning models to optimize performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) stacks, accelerating operating parameter selection for maximizing current density
Dec 2020 - Jan 2022
1 year 2 months
Pune, India

Project Assistant-I

CSIR-NCL

  • Worked on development of reinforcement learning algorithm to sequentially place atoms (n→n+1) using the DART model as a reward function
  • Enabled low-energy 3D metal cluster discovery at a fraction of conventional computational cost

Summary

Materials Informatics | Machine Learning | Atomistic Simulations | HPC

Ph.D. candidate with over 4 years of experience in developing and optimizing machine learning models for scientific applications, particularly in material design and process optimization. My research interests encompass the application of machine learning, deep learning, probabilistic optimization, reinforcement learning, and foundational models in the field of material science.

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Marathi
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Education

Jan 2022 - Present

CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL India)

Ph.D · Physical Science · Pune, India

Jul 2017 - May 2019

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

Masters in Physics · Physics · Nagpur, India · CGPA 8.86/10

Jul 2016 - May 2017

Oberoi Center of Excellence, Nagpur University

Post Graduation Diploma in Industrial Robotics · Industrial Robotics · Nagpur, India · CGPA 9.9/10

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