Aniruddha BoraSCIENTIFIC AI · TEXAS STATE
Academic profile

Curriculum vitae.

Aniruddha Bora · Assistant Professor of Computer Science · Texas State University

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Research interests

Scientific machine learning; physics-informed and physics-grounded AI; neural operators and operator learning; generative modeling of physical systems; reinforcement learning and autonomous decision-making; agentic AI for scientific discovery; numerical analysis and scientific computing; climate and fluid dynamics; multiphysics and thermal modeling.

Academic appointments & research fellowships

Aug. 2025–present

Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

Texas State University · San Marcos, Texas

Summer 2026

J. Tinsley Oden Faculty Fellow

Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences · University of Texas at Austin

2022–2025

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Applied Mathematics

Brown University · Providence, Rhode Island

Education

Nov. 2021

Ph.D., Computational Analysis & Modelling

Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, Louisiana. Dissertation: Gradient Preserved Method and Neural Network Method for Solving Heat Conduction Equation with Variable Thermal Conductivity in Double Layered Structures. Advisor: Prof. Weizhong Dai.

May 2015

M.S., Applied Mathematics

South Asian University · New Delhi, India

May 2013

B.Sc., Mathematics

Cotton College · Guwahati, Assam, India

Research leadership & student mentoring

2025–present

Independent faculty research and doctoral advising

Lead funded projects and interdisciplinary collaborations in scientific machine learning, neural operators, physics-grounded modeling, and reinforcement learning.

Primary advisor

Christopher M. Coovrey

Physics-Aware Latent Scientific Machine Learning.

Primary advisor

Collin Reisman

DOE Earth-System AI and Quantum Computing.

Primary advisor

Keerthana Sunil

Uncertainty-Aware Agentic Reinforcement Learning for Scientific Systems.

Undergraduate

Research mentorship

Scientific machine learning and interdisciplinary AI projects.

June 2022–July 2023

Sotos Lois · Imperial College London

Mentored at Brown University on mathematical foundations of scientific machine learning and physics-informed/operator-learning approaches to mathematical finance.

Spring 2023

Applied Mathematics Directed Reading Program

Mentor · Brown University

Doctoral dissertation

Externally funded research

Co-PI; TXST subaward PI

DOE Genesis, Phase I

Drift-Aware Initialization of Coupled Earth System Models for Scalable Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Prediction Using Agentic AI. Prime institution: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Total collaborative funding: $750,000; Texas State subaward: $110,000.

Institutional & innovation funding

PI

BobCatalyst HealthTech Ignition Grant · Noema Laser

$25,000

PI

BobCatalyst Proof of Concept Grant · Trashformer

$22,450

PI · 2026

BobCatalyst Innovation Accelerator Program

BIAP Award · $5,000

PI · Jan. 2026–present

PIER: Physics-Informed, Energy-efficient, Risk-aware Routing

Texas State University · $12,000

Computing allocations · non-cash

PI

Physics-Informed Generative AI

ALCF Director’s Discretionary Allocation. Estimated commercial-cloud-equivalent value: $190,000; non-cash computational resources.

Co-PI · 2022

Quantification of extreme weather based on neural operator approximation

ALCF Director’s Discretionary Allocation

Collaborative proposal contributions

Contributor · 2024

Machine Learning Methods for Phase Change Heat Transfer Modeling and Design

Proposal development at Brown University. Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI), Office of Naval Research. Collaborative proposal amount: $7.3 million; role: proposal development contributor.

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Conference & workshop papers

Book chapter

Submitted manuscripts, preprints & work in preparation

2026

Process-informed forecasting of complex thermal dynamics in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Ramona Rubini, Siavash Khodakarami, Aniruddha Bora, George Em Karniadakis, and Michele Dassisti
Under review at Neural Networks   Submitted / draft
Under review
In prep.

Artificial Neural Network Method for Solving Phase Lagging Heat Transport Equation.

Aniruddha Bora and Weizhong Dai
Manuscript in preparation   Submitted / draft
In preparation

Software & formal verification

Teaching & course development

Fall 2025 & Fall 2026

CS 5325 · Reinforcement Learning

Instructor of Record · Texas State University

Spring 2026

CS 4379G · Data Analysis & Visualization with Python

Instructor of Record · Texas State University

2022–2025

Deep Learning for Scientists & Engineers

Teaching Assistant · Brown University. Prepared course materials and analyzed optimization methods and mathematical formulations.

Fall 2021

PHYS 209

Louisiana Tech University. Delivered instruction to 64 students, held office hours, and administered assessments.

Sept. 2016–Aug. 2021

PHYS 261/262

Louisiana Tech University. Led weekly computing laboratories and office hours; developed instructional videos for remote laboratory instruction.

Invited talks & research presentations

2026-05-19

PIER (Physics-Informed, Energy-efficient, Risk-aware Routing)

HydroML 2026

2026-03-12

Innovation presentation

Global Innovation Rodeo at Texas House, SXSW 2026

2026-03-10

PIER: Toward Practical, Risk-Aware Voyage Planning

Oden Institute Seminar, University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

2025-10-10

Mathematically Diverse Multiscale Neural Operators: From Bias Correction to Inverse Forcings

Rice AI Seminar Series, Rice University

Houston, Texas

Sept. 25–26, 2025

Enhancing Heat Sink Efficiency in MOSFETs using Physics-Informed Neural Networks (poster)

Scientific Machine Learning for Differential Equations, Oden Institute

Austin, Texas

2023-07-07

Learning bias corrections for climate models using deep neural operators

Applied mathematics symposium: artificial intelligence meets fluid

Zoom, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and VIT, India

Mar. 27–29, 2023

Learning bias corrections for climate models using deep neural operators

AAAI 2023 Spring Symposium Series

San Francisco, California

2022-04-22

Combining Differentiable PDE Solvers and Graph Neural Networks for Fluid Flow Prediction (paper review)

Machine Learning + X, Crunch Seminar, Brown University

Providence, RI, USA

2021-12-23

Applications on Riemann Integration and Metric Space

Applications on Riemann Integration and Metric Space (WARIMS-2021), department of basic sciences, school of technology, Assam Don Bosco University

Zoom, Assam Don Bosco University, India

2021-11-28

Science Seminar

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

2021-11-01

Neural Network Method for Solving Parabolic Two-Step Microscale Heat, Conduction in Double-Layer Thin Films Exposed to Ultrashort-Pulsed Lasers

Computational Mathematics and Machine Learning Workshop, Lorentz Centre: Netherlands

Zoom

2021-07-23

Neural Network Method for Solving Parabolic Two-Step Microscale Heat, Conduction in Double-Layer Thin Films Exposed to Ultrashort-Pulsed Lasers

Machine Learning + X, Crunch Seminar, Brown University

Providence, RI, USA

Honors, fellowships & innovation awards

Summer 2026

J. Tinsley Oden Faculty Fellow

Oden Institute · University of Texas at Austin

2026

Winner · BioNTX Tech Transfer Showcase

iC³ Life Science & Healthcare Innovation Summit

2026

Popular Choice Award · Noema-Laser

Nucleate Texas Demo Day

Apr. 11, 2026

Second Place · Bobcat Innovation Challenge

Pitch competition · $1,500

2026

Nucleate Activator Finalist

2026 cohort

2020–2021

Harry J. Gaston, Jr. Memorial Scholarship in Engineering

Louisiana Tech University

2018–2020

College of Engineering and Science Scholarship

Louisiana Tech University · 2018–2019 and 2019–2020

2018–2019

Teaching Assistant of the Year

Louisiana Tech University

2017–2018

Mercedes-Benz Endowed Scholarship

Louisiana Tech University

2013–2014

Highest Cumulative Grade Point Average

South Asian University

2010

3rd Place · South Asian Karate Championship

Bangalore · retained from the original website

Intellectual property

Filed Sept. 22, 2026

NoemaLaser Digital-twin guided, constraint-safe laser

Provisional patent application · Application No. 64/159,789 · Patent pending

Filed Apr. 28, 2026

Hierarchical Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Scalable Adaptive Traffic Signal Control

Provisional patent application

Filed Mar. 10, 2026

Physics-informed offline reinforcement learning eliminates catastrophic fuel waste in maritime routing

Provisional patent application · Application No. 63/996,145 · Patent pending

Patent pending

Reinforcement Learning-Based Adaptive Collection Scheduling System for IoT-Enabled Waste Bins

Application No. 64/033,319

Academic & professional service

Oct. 30–Nov. 1, 2026

Co-organizer · SIAM Texas–Louisiana Sectional Meeting

Minisymposium · Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas · Forthcoming

Feb. 22–26, 2027

Co-organizer · SIAM CSE27

Minisymposium · SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Forthcoming

Peer review

Journal reviewer

Nature Machine Intelligence; Journal of Computational Physics; Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence; Neural Computation; International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering; Neurocomputing.

Oct. 2023

University service · Brown University

Reviewer, SPRINT UTRA Scholarship Applications

Technical skills

Programming & ML

Scientific programming and machine learning

Python, JAX, PyTorch, Fortran, FEniCS, MATLAB, Octave; R, SAS.

HPC

High-performance computing

Brown OSCAR; ALCF Theta, Polaris, Aurora; Slurm, Cobalt.

Specialized training & pedagogical development

2022

Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing

ATPESC

Sept.–Dec. 2022

Sheridan Teaching Seminar · Reflective Teaching

Certificate I · Brown University

Connect

Good science starts
with a conversation.

Interested in research collaboration or joining SPARKS Lab? I welcome conversations across computer science, mathematics, physics, and engineering.

Department of Computer Science · Texas State University
310D Comal · San Marcos, Texas 78666