I am currently working on a study that tests whether fear of missing out (FOMO) and conscientiousness interact to predict financial misinformation sharing. It extends Professor Kakkar’s framework on political ideology, conscientiousness, and fake news sharing into a financial context, with FOMO taking the place of ideology.

While working on my financial misinformation research, I found myself having to learn a lot about code-mixing and how language models handle the way people communicate online in India. After speaking with researchers working directly in this area, including Prof. Monojit Choudhury at MBZUAI and Dr. Prashant Kodali at Microsoft Research India, I ended up with a collection of papers, tools, and practical resources that helped me understand the field from scratch. I’m now putting these together into a beginner-friendly starter resource on code-mixing, covering where to start, what to read and in what order, and which tools are actually useful, especially if you’re coming from a non-technical background. I’ll make it freely available here once it’s ready. If you want the resource, let me know here.

I recently published a paper on the socioeconomic effects of AI and the policy surrounding it in July 2025 in the International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology, and recently presented it in November 2025 at the NYC STEM Research Conference. I conducted this research project under the guidance of Prof. Surbhi Goel from the University of Pennsylvania, and it stemmed from my interests in AI Safety.

I had conducted research on Black Swan Events under the guidance of Prof. Kritika Soni of the Indian School of Business and Finance (ISBF), working on the financial and systemic risk side of economics. This resulted in a research report that I co-authored with Amaira Akbar and Ishaan Harish, exploring major Black Swan events throughout history and their economic and financial consequences. The report examined the underlying conditions that allowed these events to emerge, their effects on financial markets and broader economic systems, and the challenges involved in anticipating and managing systemic risks arising from highly unpredictable events. This project officially came to an end in December 2025, and the report was not published or formally disseminated beyond the research team and faculty supervision.

I conducted original research in advanced number theory under Professor Shanta Laishram, Head of the Mathematics Unit at ISI Delhi. I was awarded a competitive research stipend of 10,000 INR through the Lodha Genius Programme, and completed a full-time research apprenticeship culminating in the submission of an original research report. I studied graduate-level number theory while participating in advanced seminars on modular forms, modern cryptography, and statistical modeling, developing a rigorous foundation in pure mathematics before beginning undergraduate study. I was fully housed on the Ashoka University campus (fully funded) during the 6 weeks this apprenticeship lasted.

In the Fall 2025 cohort of NYAS Junior Academy, I worked under Dr. Nandhini Sivakumar, Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Neurodegenerative Diseases at the Motor Neuron Center (Columbia University) for a research project in Energy Infrastructure.

During the fall of 2025, I audited the programme’s Research Track in Mathematics, studying mathematical research methodology through expository papers, proof writing, technical discussions, and monthly expositions. I was invited to continue in the year-long enrichment and research programme after being selected among the top 10% of Lodha Genius Programme scholars, preparing for the European Tournament of Enthusiastic Apprentice Mathematicians (ETEAM) 2026 and the International Tournament of Young Mathematicians (ITYM) 2026.

During the summer of 2025, I completed a rigorous undergraduate-level coursework in Number Theory, Linear Algebra, Group Theory, and Advanced Geometry under university faculty, with intensive problem sets, proofs, presentations, and examinations.

I also attended the programme’s Great Ideas Seminars, featuring world-renowned scholars including Fields Medalist Manjul Bhargava, Nobel Laureates Sir Paul Nurse and Brian Schmidt, Leroy P. Steele Prize recipient Haruzo Hida, Padma Shri awardee Arvind Gupta, and other leading researchers from institutions including UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, Collège de France, NASA Ames, ESA, and the Francis Crick Institute. The programme concluded with graduation presided over by Professor Somak Raychaudhury, Vice-Chancellor of Ashoka University and former Director of IUCAA.