Awards, Achievements & Recognition

Awards & Recognition

Celebrating excellence in research, innovation, and academic achievement

Total Awards: 16
First Prizes: 4
Hackathon Wins: 4
Academic Honors: 2

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Scholarship
2026Financial Grant
Received the NeurIPS 2026 Financial Grant Award to attend the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2026) in Sydney, Australia.
Institution
NeurIPS 2026, Sydney, Australia
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Hackathon
2026Competition
Won third place for developing CREAM (Collaborative Research Exchange with AI Mentors), an AI-powered platform that transforms how students write research papers through structured section-by-section guidance, mentor collaboration, and intelligent content suggestions.
Institution
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
Project
CREAM
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Innovation
2026National Hackathon
Design proposal for Viksit Bharat Digital Matrix 2026, a 6-month national deep-tech prototype hackathon on smart wearables and holistic wellness, proposed under DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India; organized by FITT, IIT Delhi.
Institution
FITT, IIT Delhi (under DPIIT, Government of India)
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Scholarship
2026Travel Grant
Recipient of the ODAA Travel Grant (Synchronoss Technologies Travel Grant, IISc) to attend the Design Computing and Cognition conference (DCC 2026) in Paris, France.
Institution
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
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Hackathon
2025Competition
Won first place for developing SereneVR, an innovative virtual reality application for stress management and mental wellness.
Institution
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
Project
SereneVR
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Hackathon
2025Competition
Secured second position for GAITMATE, a portable device for in-place locomotion in virtual environments.
Institution
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi
Project
GAITMATE
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Conference
2025Research
Won first prize for the doctoral lecture at the Annual Mechanical Symposium (MARS) at IISc, showcasing innovative contributions in computational design research.
Institution
MARS - Annual Mechanical Symposium, IISc Bangalore
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Conference
2024Research
Received Best Performance Award, Best Innovation Award, and Best Coding Award for ZenVR, a comprehensive VR-based anxiety management solution.
Institution
IEEE
Project
ZenVR
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Hackathon
2023AI/ML
Achieved second place for developing DDCNN (Distributed Denoising CNN) for AI-powered art restoration at ICETCI 2023.
Institution
NVIDIA / ICETCI
Project
DDCNN
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Innovation
2021Healthcare
Won first prize in the Innovation Think Tank Program for designing a Portable Insulin Unit for diabetes management.
Institution
Siemens Healthineers
Project
Portable Insulin Unit
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Conference
2020Engineering
Recognized for outstanding poster presentation on Foldable Helmet design and fabrication at the EPICS Conference in Hyderabad.
Institution
IUCEE, Hyderabad
Project
Foldable Helmet
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Recognition
2023Academic
Conferred as an Elite Academician by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Texas Instruments Inc. for excellence in research and innovation.
Institution
DST & Texas Instruments Inc.
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Academic
2017Excellence
Achieved first rank in postgraduate studies (M.E. in Engineering Design) with CGPA 9.34/10 and recognized as the best outgoing student.
Institution
Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli
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Academic
2014Excellence
Secured eleventh rank in undergraduate studies (B.E. in Mechanical Engineering) with CGPA 8.91/10.
Institution
Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli
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Scholarship
2015-2017Merit
Awarded merit scholarship based on excellent performance in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) - Mechanical Engineering.
Institution
Government of India
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Scholarship
2015-2017Merit
Received merit scholarship for graduate studies based on academic excellence and merit criteria set by the Government of India.
Institution
Government of India
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