About me

Hello! I’m Sachin Vaidya, a postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), working with Prof. Marin Soljačić. I am also a junior investigator at the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI). I earned my PhD in Physics from Penn State in 2023, where I was part of Prof. Mikael C. Rechtsman’s research group.

My research spans a wide array of topics, from nanophotonics and topological matter to interpretable AI for science, and robotics. I enjoy collaborating with scientists from diverse fields, bringing together theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches to tackle complex problems in physics and engineering. You can read more about my research here and find an up-to-date list of my publications here.