PinnedLeadership Lessons from the Great GameGrowing up in the 90s in India, cricket was our religion and Sachin Tendulkar was our God (especially after Sharjah ’98, the desert storm, and the legendary Tony Greig commentary!). As a ten-year-old, I was puzzled by the fact that even though Sachin was our best player, why was he…Leadership7 min readLeadership7 min read
Sep 30, 2020Failure is the only optionI just celebrated (kind of) my 32nd birthday, so I thought of writing something that is very personal and close to my heart. Science and engineering have always fascinated me — being born in a family of medical doctors and being married to one, obviously played a role! Fundamentally what…Life Lessons6 min readLife Lessons6 min read
Jul 28, 2020Member-onlyWhy is it wrong to ‘just’ talk about diversity?I am no fan of Lewis Hamilton (due to my Ferrari allegiances), but developed immense respect for him on a personal level when I read about a conversation between Lewis and Toto Wolff (Mercedes Formula 1 boss): “He (Lewis) once asked (Toto) me: ‘Have you had the active thought that…Diversity8 min readDiversity8 min read
Jun 30, 2020The Curious Case of Operational Design Domain: What it is and is not?In a recent blog for Zenzic UK, I talked about why absolute safety is a myth and that there is a need to create Informed Safety to ensure safe deployment of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs). The concept of Informed Safety is very apt in the current COVID-19 situation. The…Self Driving Cars10 min readSelf Driving Cars10 min read
May 20, 2020Phive (5) Ps of a PhDThe world is in an unprecedented situation amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, with uncertainty associated with every aspect of our lives. In the research community, researchers are anxious about their funding and contracts, PhD students are worried about finishing their PhD on time, and the industry is cutting back their research…PhD6 min readPhD6 min read