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I am an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART), IIT Delhi, India, where I lead the Battery Analytics, Testing, Characterisation, and Health (BATCH) Lab as Principal Investigator and serve as Assistant Coordinator of the Hyundai Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Future Mobility Technology. Prior to joining IIT Delhi, I worked as a battery algorithm engineer at Apple Inc., USA and as a postdoctoral researcher in the Applied Materials Division at Argonne National Laboratory, USA. I received my Ph.D. degree (2020) in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, USA, and B.Tech. degree (2011) in electrical engineering from the IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India.

Batteries, despite being ubiquitous, are the most performance and reliability-limiting component of any electronic/electrical assembly. Batteries have also been a limiting factor in electric vehicles' driving range, charging time, and operational life. A two-pronged approach can overcome these battery limitations: either improve the battery materials or the one I take, create engineering tools to improve the performance and reliability of state-of-the-art battery systems. At BATCH lab, we are building a research program at the intersection of batteries, reliability engineering, and machine learning to create intelligent battery systems of the future. We strive to foster innovation that drives real-world solutions, guided by ethical practices, safety, inclusivity, and strong industry–academia collaboration.

Areas

Electrochemical Energy Storage, Lithium-ion Batteries, Battery Management System, Machine Learning for Prognostics and Health Management, Accelerated Degradation Testing, Physics of Failure

Projects

Machine Learning Algorithms for Battery Safety Diagnostics (Apr 2025 - Present)
Development of Indian EV Drive Cycles and Battery Use Cases (Apr 2025 - Present)
Degradation and Aging Mechanisms of Li-ion Cells in Indian Conditions (Apr 2025 - Present)
Battery BMS Development for Two and Three-wheelers (Apr 2024 - Present)
Battery SOC, SOP, and SOH Estimation Algorithms (Nov 2023 - Present)
Cell to Pack Design and Modelling (May 2024 - June 2025)

Publications

Please see my Google Scholar page for a detailed list of publications.

PG Courses

CTL707/7007: Batteries for Electric Vehicles: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
CTL729/7029: Automotive Reliability and Life Testing (with Prof. S Fatima)
CTL7050: Applied Machine Learning for EV Diagnostics and Prognostics (with Prof. S Fatima)

CEP Professional Courses

Certificate Programme in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) Design (with Prof. Husain Kanchwala and Prof. Mandeep Rana)

Industrial Training (CEP) Programmes

Battery Technology For Electric Mobility (Sponsored by IOCL)
Automotive Operation and Future Technologies (Sponsored by FADA, with CART faculty members)

Facilities

16-Channel Chroma Cell Tester and Simulator (6V/30A)
2 Programmable Temperature-Humidity Chambers (-20 ^oC - 100 ^oC)
8-Channel Chroma Regenerative Pack Tester (100V/30A)
Biologic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) Workstation
Battery Management System (BMS) Functionality Tester
BMS HIL Test Bench
Battery Sorting Machine
Battery Welding Machine
Battery Disassembly Analysis Tools (in Central Research Facility, IIT Delhi)

Cell Tester

Members

Vasudha Khubchandani
Postdoc

Tushar Shikhola
PhD Student
(with Prof B K Panigrahi)

Rittik Das
PhD Student

Haseeba Maqbool
PhD Student

Rohit Xavier Chatterjee
PhD Student

Prasoon Mishra
MSR Student

Mayank Jaiswal
MSR Student
(with Prof Deepak Kumar)

Shubham Chaudhary
MTech Student

Gautham B
MTech Student
(with Prof Deepak Kumar)

Dheeraj Gurijala
Project Associate

Parul
Research Intern

Open Positions

I am looking for motivated master's and PhD students to join our lab and work in the promising areas of battery management system (BMS) development, lithium-ion battery degradation analysis, battery modelling, and machine learning enabled battery health management. Please send me a short email attaching your CV with a subject line of "Research Positions at BATCH Lab" if you are interested in working with me.