- Conducted original research and identified linguistic patterns.- Gathered natural language data using qualitative research methods such as semi-structured native speaker interviews and A/B testing.- Proposed theoretical modeling for novel linguistic phenomena in the language Odia. - Awarded Excellence Fellowship for Doctoral study in Linguistics (2019-2021, Fall 2024) and secured $2000+ in research and travel awards from the School of Graduate Studies.

- Co-ordinated research activities between Rutgers and MIT (Language Acquisition Lab.)- Database management for 9 studies spanning ~800 participants.- Conducted experimental studies collecting linguistic data from 100+ preschoolers.- Trained and managed 8 undergraduate students in running 9 linguistic experimental studies.- Developed survey materials through Qualtrics, liaised with IRB, and recruited participants for studies.

- Taught multiple semesters of undergraduate courses in linguistics, designed curricula, lecture notes, online forums, assignments, and assessments; managed and provided actionable feedback.

- Project: Language Technology for Minority Languages in India - funded by Microsoft Research, India. - Conducted multiple fieldworks to document a language utilizing semi-structured interviews with an aim to identify social and geographical impacts on the language usage in the community.- Annotated and analyzed language data. Wrote up findings to be used as language resource.

- contracted via Upwork- Bangla consultant for a content moderation project on social media posts in Facebook. - Performed NLP (Natural Language Processing) task of identifying named entities and linking them to relevant attributes.

Project title - 'Study and Research of Indigenous and Endangered Languages of India' (Funded by University Grants Commission)- Assisted in language documentation for the endangered languages Mahali, Toto and Kurmali in rural West Bengal. Transcribed language data in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet).- Presented research findings in 2 reports and 1 co-authored national level conference talk.

- Provided Odia language judgments and IPA transcriptions for the project `Evolution of Semantic Systems’.