Research Experience
Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy
I conducted a comparative research study titled “E-Waste and the Circular Economy: A Comparative Analysis of South Asian and Western European Countries,” which received First Place at ICONSTARS 2025, an international conference for student academic research.
As lead author, I analyzed e-waste generation, collection rates, and circular economy readiness across 14 countries (7 South Asian and 7 Western European) using data from 2018–2022. The study highlightedcontrasts between regions: South Asian countries face limited policy enforcement, dependence on informal recycling, and insufficient treatment capacity, while Western European countries demonstrate more effective circular systems supported by EPR policies and robust collection.
The work was also accepted and presented at the Institute for Science and Engineering Research's prestigious International Conference of Sustainability Change Management (2025) in Japan.
I presented this research virtually.
The abstract has been published in the Academic Research Library and has since received 14 ARL citations.
Digital Arrest - Cybersecurity Research Internship
Following my research on e-waste and the circular economy, my mentor, Dr. Shivendu Shivendu (Associate Professor, University of South Florida), invited me to join his Cybersecurity Research Group at the University of South Florida.
The opportunity arose after I wrote an essay describing my personal experience with a digital arrest scam, an incident in which I narrowly avoided financial loss.
Impressed by both the analytical depth of my prior research and the relevance of this issue, Dr. Shivendu offered me a research internship in cybersecurity policy.
As part of this work, I examined the emerging phenomenon of digital arrest scams in India, contributing to a study that was later presented at ICONSTARS 2025.
This experience expanded my research trajectory from environmental sustainability into technology-driven social risk, while reinforcing the role of research in shaping policy and public awareness.
Immersive Data Visualization in Medicine (Medium Articles)
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Before transitioning into formal academic research, I explored emerging technologies through independent long-form writing on Medium, publishing a two-part analytical series on immersive data visualization in healthcare.
These articles examined how virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), AI, and 3D visualization are reshaping medical imaging, surgical planning, genomics, patient education, and pain management.
Drawing on peer-reviewed studies, institutional case examples (Stanford Radiology, Cleveland Clinic–IBM), and current biomedical tools, I focused on how immersive technologies improve decision-making, precision, and accessibility in healthcare systems.
This early work allowed me to develop skills in technical research synthesis, evidence-based analysis, and translating complex systems into structured arguments, laying the groundwork for my later research in sustainability, cybersecurity, and policy-focused technology studies.