Himanshu Asnani

 

Reader (eq. to tenure-track Assistant Professor)
School of Technology and Computer Science (STCS)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
Contact: himanshu [dot] asnani [at] tifr [dot] res [dot] in

Work Experience

  • Reader (eq. to tenure-track Assistant Professor), STCS, TIFR-Mumbai, Sept ’19 - Present (on leave since Jan ’22)

  • Affiliate Assitance Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UW-Seattle, July ’19 - June ’ 22

  • Research Associate, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UW-Seattle, Feb ’18 - June ’19

  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mar ’17 - Mar ’19

  • Lecturer, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, June ’16 - August ’16

  • Shikhya (now Aveti Learning), Founding Advisor, Jan ’18 - Dec ’21

  • Shikhya (now Aveti Learning), Co-Founder & CEO, Jan ’16 - Dec ’17

  • System Architect, DUIB IP Routers System & Technology, ERICSSON R&D, April ’14 - Feb ’16

  • Engineering Intern, DUIB IP Routers System & Technology, ERICSSON R&D, June ’13 - Sept ’13

Education

  • Ph.D, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Jan. 2010 - April 2014 (Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award, 2014)

  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Sept. 2009 - June 2011

  • B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, August 2005 - July 2009 (Best B.Tech Research Project Award, 2009)

Research Interests

  • Information and Coding Theory

  • Statistical Estimation and Inference

  • Machine Learning