Curriculum vitae

CV

A short version. Full publication and talk lists are on their own pages.

Positions

  • 2019–(Founding) Chairperson & Research Scientist — NAAMII, Kathmandu
    Founding Director 2019; Executive Director Oct 2020 – Feb 2025
  • 2024–Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer — Tangible
  • 2023–Co-founder & Advisor — Terahs
  • 2020–Co-founder — Diyo.ai
  • 2025–Adjunct Faculty; Consultant Advisor, CDiTH — IIIT Hyderabad
  • 2024ETH4D Visiting Scientist — ETH Zurich
  • 2017–2019Postdoctoral Research Associate, iFIND — King's College London; visiting researcher, BioMedIA, Imperial College London

Education

  • 2012–2016PhD (très honorable) — INRIA Sophia Antipolis · Université Côte d'Azur
    with Xavier Pennec and Nicholas Ayache
  • 2011–2012MSc Computational Biology & Biomedicine — Polytech Nice-Sophia
  • 2010–2011MSc (M1) Computer Vision — Université de Bourgogne
  • 2009Visiting student (Erasmus Mundus) — University of York
  • 2004–2009BE Electronics & Communication — Pulchowk Campus, IOE, Tribhuvan University

Honours

  • 2024Professional Excellence Award, ICT Awards Nepal
  • 2021Outstanding Reviewer, CVPR
  • 20141st prize (popular vote), MICCAI Educational Challenge, MIT
  • 2007–2008Team leader for Nepal, ABU Robocon Hanoi; mentor, Best Autonomous Robot, ABU Robocon Pune
  • 20041st position, nationwide IOE entrance examination