He is also founder and CTO of VidyaSmart Inc., a start-up developing low cost experimental hardware for hands-on education. He did his B.Tech (Hons.) from IIT, Kharagpur and PhD from University of Maryland. Previously, he has been involved in multiple start-up companies. Devices designed and developed by him are used in a majority of optical labs worldwide. He is founder of Edna Staebler Young Scientists Club and is actively involved in science and educational outreach to high school students. He has over 150 publications in areas ranging from nanophotonics, nanofabrication, photonics integration, and optical science and engineering.