Three Indian-origin researchers receive 2025 Argonne postdoctoral awards

3 articles · Updated · Gulte · May 5

Argonne National Laboratory honoured Kiran Kumar Yalamanchi, FNU Shilpika and Teja Chitty-Venkata for work spanning AI, high-performance computing and sustainability.
Yalamanchi advanced physics-based and machine-learning models for fluid dynamics, energy applications and materials design, while Chitty-Venkata improved efficient AI scaling through pruning, quantization and benchmarking tools.
Shilpika built a digital twin of Argonne's Aurora exascale supercomputer to monitor performance, predict failures and optimise operations, supporting the lab's energy and national security missions.

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