AI/ML, Computational Science

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Thesis: Mathematical Modeling and Stochastic Simulation of Complex Fluids and Polymers
    • Minor: Applied Mathematics
    • GPA: 5.0/5.0
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering and Chemical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • GPA: 5.0/5.0
  • Bachelor’s, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
    • Programming languages: C/C++, Java, MATLAB
    • GPA: 9.5/10.0

Continuing Education

Relevant Coursework

  • Machine Learning with Python: from Linear Models to Deep Learning (MITx 6.86x)
  • Data Analysis: Statistical Modeling and Computation in Applications (MITx 6.419x)
  • Fundamentals of Statistics (MITx 18.6501x)
  • Probability (MITx 6.431x)
  • Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations (MIT 6.339)
  • Advanced Partial Differential Equations (MIT 18.306)
  • Advanced Asymptotic Methods (MIT 18.305)
  • Nonlinear Dynamics (MIT 18.385)
  • Statistical Mechanics (MIT 8.333)
  • Optimization
  • Probability and Stochastic Processes
  • Data Structures and Algorithms

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • A. Mohan, B. Ozek, O. Zilbershot, F. Afghah, “QECGBERT: A scalable ECG foundation model based on self-supervised language learning via VQ-VAE waveform tokenization,” submitted, under review (Link).
  • B. Ozek, A. Mohan, D. Vorchheimer, D. Weiss, E. Kedar, T. Sobol, O. Zilbershot, F. Afghah, “A Vision Transformer for ECG-based detection of left ventricular systolic dysfunction across multiple clinical sites,” submitted, under review (Link).
  • X. Wang, B. Ozek, A. Mohan, A. Ravari, O. Zilbershot, F. Afghah, “RhythmBERT: A self-supervised language model based on latent representations of ECG waveforms for heart disease detection,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2026 (Link).
  • A. Mohan, D. Elbers, O. Zilbershot, F. Afghah, D. Vorchheimer, “Deciphering heartbeat signatures: A Vision Transformer approach to explainable atrial fibrillation detection from ECG signals,” 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2024 (Link).
  • G. Becker, C. M. Siefert, R. S. Tuminaro, H. Sun, D. M. Valiveti, A. Mohan, J. Yin, H. Huang, “High resolution viscous fingering simulation in miscible displacement using a p-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin method with algebraic multigrid preconditioner,” Journal of Computational Physics, 374, 495, 2018 (Link).
  • Z. Mester, A. Mohan, G. H. Fredrickson, “Macro- and microphase separation in multifunctional supramolecular polymer networks,” Macromolecules, 44, 9411, 2011 (Link).
  • A. Mohan, R. Elliot, G. H. Fredrickson, “Field-theoretic model of inhomogeneous supramolecular polymer networks and gels,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 133, 174903, 2010 (Link).
  • A. Mohan, A. B. Kolomeisky, M. Pasquali, “Polymer translocation through pores with complex geometries,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 133, 024902, 2010 (Link). Selected to appear in the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research. Also selected for American Institute of Physics press release (Link).
  • A. Mohan, A. B. Kolomeisky, M. Pasquali, “Effect of charge distribution on the translocation of an inhomogeneously charged polymer through a nanopore,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 128, 125104, 2008 (Link).
  • A. Mohan, P. S. Doyle, “Effect of disorder on DNA electrophoresis in a microfluidic array of obstacles,” Physical Review E, 76, 040903, 2007 (Link).
  • A. Mohan, P. S. Doyle, “Stochastic modeling and simulation of DNA electrophoretic separation in a microfluidic obstacle array,” Macromolecules, 40, 8794, 2007 (Link).
  • A. Mohan, P. S. Doyle, “Unraveling of a tethered polymer chain in uniform solvent flow,” Macromolecules, 40, 4301, 2007 (Link).
  • A. Mohan, H. Brenner, “Thermophoretic motion of a slightly deformed sphere through a viscous fluid,” SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 66, 787, 2006 (Link).
  • A. Mohan, H. Brenner, “An extension of Faxen’s laws for nonisothermal flow around a sphere,” Physics of Fluids, 17, 038107, 2005 (Link).
  • A. Mohan, M. Bhargava, A. N. Bhaskarwar, “New pollution-preventing paints,” Chemical World, 1, 39, 2002 (Link).

Patents and Patent Applications

  • Formation of in-situ activated injection fluids for enhanced oil recovery applications, US 11434416B2. Issued Sep 6, 2022 (Link).
  • Method for selective extraction of surfactants from crude oil, US 10883055B2. Issued Jan 5, 2021 (Link).
  • Systems and methods for detecting intermittent loose connection in battery energy storage systems, US 20260309805A1. Filed Apr 6, 2026.
  • Construction of battery module and systems interfaces for metal-air batteries, US 20240072379A1. Filed Aug 23, 2023 (Link).
  • Gas management for metal-air batteries, US 20240113383A1. Filed Jul 13, 2023 (Link).
  • Surfactants from sulfonation of aromatic ethers, US 16/859,274. Filed Apr 27, 2020 (Link).
  • Capsules, systems and methods for targeted delivery of chemicals into multiphase environments, US 16/542,772. Filed Aug 16, 2019 (Link).
  • Cardiac dysfunction detection from multi-lead electrocardiograms using patch-based vision transformer architecture. Provisional, 2026.
  • System and method for symbolic language modeling of electrocardiogram signals for cardiovascular disease detection. Provisional, 2026.