He is part of the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology where he specializes in Music Information Retrieval (MIR) and Music Cognition research. Before turning to academia, he founded Bol Records, an Indian classical music label, where he served as CEO and artistic director. Most recently, he co-founded Yaari.com, a social networking tool for South Asians, where he served as CTO. Additionally, he is an active performer of Indian classical music, and a disciple of the legendary Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta.