Presently I am working as Associate Professor and Vice Principal (Academics and Research) at BLDEA's VP Dr. P G Halakatti CET, Vijayapur, Karanataka. My current research involves developing low frequency broadband energy harvesters, metastructures and vibration control. I have published 2 book chapters, 5 international peer reviewed journal articles and 19 referred international and national conference papers (https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=ov87KE8AAAAJ&hl=en).

Research Visits:
- Guest scientist (From Nov. 25 to Dec. 5 2019) under EHDIALOG program at Lublin University of Technology., Poland (Prof. G Litak and Dr. P Wolszczak)
- Research visitor to Swansea University, UK under Newton Fellowship of Dr. S F Ali (2014).

Sponsored research funding:
INR 42 lacs (USD 56600) from VGST and VTU.

Workshop Organised:
International Workshop on Advances In Vibration and Energy Harvesting, Funded by EHDialog, Poland and VGST, Bangalore.

Professional bodies Membership:
- IEEE
- ISTE
- NODYS
- ACDOS

International Collaborators:
- Prof. Grzegorz Litak, Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, Poland
- Prof. Sondipon Adhikari and Prof. M. I. Friswell, Swansea University, UK
- Prof. Tanmoy Mukhopadhyay, IIT Kanpur.

Journals Reviewed:
- Nonlinear Dynamics
- International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
- JVET
- Shock and Vibration
- Sadhana
- Smart Materials and structures
- ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control.