Atul lives at the intersection of cross-disciplinary research.
He is a Computer Scientist, Urban Planner and Mathematician with a range of experience in academic settings. He was formerly an Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service at New York University, a consultant at the World Bank and co-founder of a 501(c)(3) education nonprofit among others. During his career, he has conducted research at MIT, Brown, Princeton, Yale and Harvard. He currently researches Sustainable Computing with a focus on Operating Systems and Networks. He is a recognized expert in human cooperation in the use and maintenance of shared infrastructure such as open source software and is the author of Beyond Collective Action Problems published by Oxford University Press.