Harsha Vardhan Tetali

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Computer Science at University of Helsinki, where I work on machine learning models for metabolic systems.

I am passionate about research involving mathematical ideas in machine learning and signal processing. I previously worked on SSD NAND channel modeling at Marvell Semiconductor. My PhD work focused on physics-informed matrix factorizations, with research published in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

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Research

My research integrates mathematical concepts from various fields into machine learning, with a focus on physics-informed approaches and signal processing applications. I investigate how domain-specific knowledge can be incorporated into learning algorithms to improve both performance and interpretability.

Wave Physics-Informed Matrix Factorizations
Harsha Vardhan Tetali, Joel B. Harley, Benjamin D. Haeffele
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (IEEE-TSP), 2024
paper

Incorporating physical constraints and domain knowledge into matrix factorization algorithms improves performance and interpretability for wavefield reconstruction.

Physics-Informed Guided Wavefield Data Completion
Harsha Vardhan Tetali, Joel B. Harley
Structural Health Monitoring, 2023
paper

Matrix factorization models combined with wave operators enable interpretable wavefield reconstruction for structural health monitoring.

Learning Tensor Representations to Improve Quality of Wavefield Data
Harsha Vardhan Tetali, Joel B. Harley
50th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE), 2023
paper

Tensor representations enable improved reconstruction quality for wavefield data in nondestructive evaluation applications.

On the Generalization Error of Meta Learning for the Gibbs Algorithm
Yuheng Bu, Harsha Vardhan Tetali, Gholamali Aminian, Miguel Rodrigues, Gregory Wornell
IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), 2023
paper

Theoretical analysis of generalization error in meta-learning using information-theoretic approaches.

A physics-informed machine learning based dispersion curve estimation for non-homogeneous media
Harsha Vardhan Tetali, Joel B. Harley
183rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, 2022
paper

Physics-informed machine learning enables accurate dispersion curve estimation in heterogeneous materials.

Unsupervised Wave Physics-Informed Representation Learning for Guided Wavefield Reconstruction
Joel B. Harley, Benjamin D. Haeffele, Harsha Vardhan Tetali
International Conference on Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems (DDDAS), 2022
paper

Unsupervised representation learning with physics-informed constraints enables high-quality wavefield reconstruction.

Wave Physics Informed Dictionary Learning In One Dimension
Harsha Vardhan Tetali, K. S. Alguri, J. B. Harley
IEEE 29th International Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing (MLSP), 2019
paper / poster

Dictionary learning with wave physics constraints improves signal representation for guided wave signals.

Finding Faults in PV Systems: Supervised and Unsupervised Dictionary Learning with SSTDR
Ayobami S. Edun, Cody LaFlamme, Samuel R. Kingston, Harsha Vardhan Tetali, Evan Benoit, Michael Scarpulla, Cynthia M. Furse, Joel B. Harley
IEEE Sensors Journal, 2020
paper

Dictionary learning techniques enable effective fault detection in photovoltaic systems using spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry.

Optimal principal component and measurement interval selection for PCA reconstruction-based anomaly detection in uncontrolled structural health monitoring
Kang Yang, Kang Gao, Junkai Zhou, Chao Gao, Tingsong Xiao, Harsha Vardhan Tetali, Joel B. Harley
Ultrasonics, 2025
paper

Optimal selection of principal components and measurement intervals improves PCA-based anomaly detection in dynamic structural health monitoring environments.

Weight Decay Optimized Unsupervised Autoencoder Based Anomaly Detection in Uncontrolled Dynamic Structural Health Monitoring
Kang Yang, Zekun Yang, Zhihui Tian, Harsha Vardhan Tetali, Joel B. Harley
International Conference on Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems (DDDAS), 2024
paper

Weight decay optimization enhances unsupervised autoencoder performance for anomaly detection in challenging uncontrolled structural health monitoring scenarios.

Beyond Black-box Dictionary Learning for Waves
Harsha Vardhan Tetali, K. Supreet Alguri, Joel B. Harley
Machine Learning and the Physical Sciences - Workshop at NeurIPS, 2019
paper

Incorporating wave physics into dictionary learning algorithms moves beyond black-box approaches for improved interpretability and performance.

Learning Guided Wave Dispersion Curves from Multi-Path Reflections with Compressive Sensing
Joel B. Harley, K. Supreet Alguri, Harsha Vardhan Tetali, Soorosh Sabeti
Structural Health Monitoring, 2019
paper

Compressive sensing techniques enable learning of guided wave dispersion curves from complex multi-path reflection patterns.

Wave-informed Matrix Factorizations with Global Optimality Guarantees
Harsha Vardhan Tetali, Joel B. Harley, Benjamin D. Haeffele
arXiv preprint
arXiv

Theoretical analysis providing global optimality guarantees for wave-informed matrix factorization formulations.

Experience
helsinki Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Helsinki, May 2025 - Present
Machine learning models for metabolic systems
marvell Staff Engineer
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., May 2023 - December 2024
SSD NAND channel modeling
uf Research and Teaching Assistant
University of Florida, August 2018 - May 2023
PhD research on physics-informed matrix factorizations
iitgn Research and Teaching Assistant
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, August 2016 - May 2018
M.Tech degree with research and teaching responsibilities
Education
uf Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Florida, 2023
iitgn M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2018
svnit B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, 2016

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