Modekurthy's research interests include Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), Real-Time and Embedded Systems, Parallel and Distributed Computing, Internet-of-Things (IoT), and Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) / Industry 4.0. He has published research papers in prestigious journals and conferences, including ACM Transactions in Embedded Computing, IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Applications Symposium (RTAS), IEEE/ACM Internet-of-Things Design and Implementation (IoTDI), and Euromicro Conference on Real-Time Systems (ECRTS). Modekurthy received his Ph.D. from Wayne State University in 2020 and a master's from Missouri University of Science and Technology (f.k.a. University of Missouri Rolla) in 2015.