CV
Download PDFResearch positions
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Postdoctoral Fellow01/2025 –
- Research Intern10/2022 – 03/2024
- National Institute of Polar Research (国立極地研究所)
- Postdoctoral Associate06/2024 – 10/2024
- Postdoctoral Fellow03/2024 – 05/2024
Education
- University College London
- PhD in Space Physics07/2020 – 03/2024
- MSc in Systems Engineering (Valedictorian)09/2018 – 09/2019
- Caltech
- Visiting Scholar in Planetary Science10/2022 – 03/2024
- Oxford Brookes University
- BSc in Computer Science & Business09/2010 – 06/2015
Skills
ML / Modeling: Transformers, GNNs, LSTMs, ensemble methods; uncertainty quantification; explainable AI (SHAP); emulators / surrogates for physical simulation.
Frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX (learning), scikit-learn, NumPy, SciPy.
Workflow: Spec-driven and agentic development; HPC (NASA Pleiades / JPL clusters); Git, Python, Bash, Julia (learning), LaTeX.
Domain: Plasma physics, electromagnetism, fluid dynamics, satellite time-series, planetary environments.
Select publications
submitted Reddy, S. A., Azari, A., Cochrane, C., Jia, X., Nordheim, T., Harris, C., Mandrake, L., Vance, S. and Ciuca, I. LEAP: A Rapid Neural Surrogate of Multi-Fluid MHD at Europa. Nature Comms AI & Computing.
submitted Reddy, S. A., Kataoka, R., Nakano, S., Fujita, S., Nakamizo, A. and Pulkkinen, A. Predicting AMPERE Field Aligned Currents with a Long Short Term Memory Model. JGR: Machine Learning and Computation.
2025 Reddy, S. A., Pi, X., Forsyth, C., Aruliah, A. and Smith, A. Predictions of Equatorial Vertical Plasma Drift Using a Neural Network Model. JGR: Earth and Space Science.
2024 Reddy, S. A., Nordheim, T. A. and Harris, C. Surface Charging of Jupiter's Moon Europa. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 962(2), L29.
2023 Reddy, S. A., Forsyth, C., Aruliah, A., Smith, A., Bortnik, J., Aa, E., Kataria, D. and Lewis, G. Predicting Swarm Equatorial Plasma Bubbles via Machine Learning and Shapley Values. JGR: Space Physics. 128, e2022JA031183. (Wiley Top Viewed Article 2023.)
Additional first-author works on publications and Google Scholar.
Select talks
UC Berkeley (Lunchtime Seminar); MIT (Science Seminar); NASA Ames (Science Seminar); UCLA (Space Physics Seminar); JAXA (Space Plasmas Seminar); NASA JPL (Program Seminar, ×2); Caltech (Postdoc Launch Seminar); UCL (APEX Seminar). 20+ given over 5 years.
Funding
- NASA Postdoctoral Program
- Postdoctoral Fellowship — $178,0002025
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Postdoctoral Fellowship — $4,0002024
Honors
- Wiley
- Top Viewed Article in 2023 Award2025
- University College London
- Alan Johnstone Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement2023
- Top of Class · Best Research Project · GPA 3.9/4.0 · Valedictorian2019
- UK Government
- CIRCE Mission Challenge Coin Award2023
Missions
- Europa Clipper
- Science Affiliate09/2025 –
- Medium-Class Explorer Mission Concept
- Science Affiliate09/2025 –
- CIRCE / SOAR / Phoenix INMS instrument
- Affiliate & Mission Ops2020 – 2022
Service
- JPL Model Understanding & Surrogate Committee
- Co-Founder & Member2026 –
- NASA Ocean Worlds Working Group
- Contributor2026 –
- AGU Space Physics Advocacy Committee
- Member2025 –
- NeurIPS · JGR Space Weather · JGR Space Physics
- Reviewer2022 –
Industry
- Synergy Circuits
- Design Engineer — aerospace / semiconductor PCBs2018
- Gorilla Circuits
- Process Engineer — improved yield +4% and productivity +9%2016 – 2017