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Faculty

Dr Anand J Bariya

Dr Anand J Bariya

Professor of Practice

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D. (Stanford)

abariya@alumni.stanford.edu
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Dr. Abdul Wahid

Dr. Abdul Wahid

Assistant Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (IIT Dhanbad)

Areas of Interest

Artificial Intelligence
Evolutionary Computing
Reinforcement Learning
Multi-Agent Systems
abdul.wahid@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/view/abdulwahid-cse
Dr. Anand P. Barangi

Dr. Anand P. Barangi

Assistant Professor

Department of Arts, Science, and Design

Ph.D. (Karnatak University, Dharwad)

Areas of Interest

Graph Theory
anandbarangi@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Animesh Chaturvedi

Dr. Animesh Chaturvedi

Assistant Professor

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Ph.D. (IIT Indore)

Areas of Interest

Data Science and AI
Systems Engineering
SOA and Cloud Computing
Big Data Analytics
animesh@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/site/animeshchaturvedi07/
Dr. Animesh Roy

Dr. Animesh Roy

Assistant Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (IIEST)

Areas of Interest

Delay tolerant networks
Network optimization
Algorithms
animeshroy@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Anushree kini

Dr. Anushree kini

Assistant Professor

Department of Arts, Science, and Design

Ph.D. (KLE Technological University)

anushree@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Aswath Babu H

Dr. Aswath Babu H

Assistant Professor

Department of Arts, Science, and Design

Ph.D. (IIT Kanpur)

Areas of Interest

Quantum Optics
Quantum Information Theory
Non linear Dynamics
aswath@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Chandrika Kamath

Dr. Chandrika Kamath

Visiting Faculty

Department of Arts, Science, and Design

Ph.D. (KUD)

Dr. Channappa Akki

Dr. Channappa Akki

Adjunct Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (IIT Roorkee)

Areas of Interest

ATM Networks
Wireless networks
Semantic analysis
akki.channappa@gmail.com
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Dr. Chinmayananda A

Dr. Chinmayananda A

Assistant Professor

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D. (IISc Bengaluru)

Areas of Interest

Wireless Communications
Coding Theory
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
chinmay@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Deepak K T

Dr. Deepak K T

Assistant Professor

Associate Dean - Research and Development [R&D]

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D. (IIT Guwahati)

Areas of Interest

Speech/Audio Processing
Machine Learning
deepak@iiitdwd.ac.in
deepakthotappa.wixsite.com/mysite
Dr. Dibyajyoti Guha

Dr. Dibyajyoti Guha

Assistant Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (IIT Bhubaneswar)

Areas of Interest

Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Hyperspectral Imaging
Computer Network
dguha@iiitdwd.ac.in
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DR. G SRIKANTHA SHARMA

DR. G SRIKANTHA SHARMA

Professor-of-Practice

PhD (Management)

halseaking@gmail.com
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Dr. Girish G N

Dr. Girish G N

Assistant Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (NITK)

Areas of Interest

Medical Image Analysis
Image Processing
Machine Learning
girish@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Jagadeesha R B

Dr. Jagadeesha R B

Assistant Professor

Faculty Incharge of International RelationsFaculty In Charge - Exams and AIMS

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D. (NTHU, Taiwan)

Areas of Interest

Next Generation Wireless Networks
D2D Communication
IoT
5G
6G
Jagadeesha@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/site/jagadeesharb/home
Dr. Jagadish D N

Dr. Jagadish D N

Assistant Professor

Associate Dean - Student Welfare [S.W.]

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D. (NITK Surathkal)

Areas of Interest

Analog VLSI
Mixed Signal VLSI Design
Architecture Neuromorphic Circuits
jagadishdn@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/iiitdwd.ac.in/jagadishdn
Dr. Krishnendu Ghosh

Dr. Krishnendu Ghosh

Assistant Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (IIT Kharagpur)

Areas of Interest

Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
krishnendu@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/view/krishnendughosh
Dr. Malay Kumar

Dr. Malay Kumar

Assistant Professor

Faculty Incharge Overall Admissions

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (NIT Raipur)

Areas of Interest

Light Weight Cryptography
Fully Homomorphic Encryption
Privacy Issues in Cloud Computing
malay.kumar@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/view/drmalaykumar
Dr. Manjunath K V

Dr. Manjunath K V

Assistant Professor

Faculty-In Charge - Career Guidance Cell [CGC]

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Ph.D. (NITK Surathkal)

manjunathkv@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Milind Chabbi

Dr. Milind Chabbi

Professor of Practice

Computer Science & Engineering

Rice Univeristy

Chabbi.Milind@Gmail.com
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Dr. Nataraj K S

Dr. Nataraj K S

Assistant Professor

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D. (IIT Bombay)

Areas of Interest

Speech/Audio Processing
Machine Learning
Embedded Systems
nataraj@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Navyashree G. R.

Dr. Navyashree G. R.

Visiting Faculty

Department of Arts, Science, and Design

Ph.D. (NITK Surathkal)

Areas of Interest

Economics
Financial Management
ICT
Food Industry
navyashree@iiitdwd.ac.in
Dr. Pankaj Kumar

Dr. Pankaj Kumar

Assistant Professor

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, India)

Areas of Interest

Semiconductor Device Physics
Emerging FET Devices
Analog VLSI Circuits
CMOS for low-power applications
Biosensors
Modeling and Simulation of FET Devices
iitdhn.pankaj@gmail.com
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Dr. Pavan Kumar C

Dr. Pavan Kumar C

Assistant Professor

Associate Dean - (Information Communication Technology [ICT], Automation)

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (VIT Vellore)

Areas of Interest

Coding Theory
Data Communication
Formal Languages and Automata Theory
Cryptography and Applied Mathematics
pavan@iiitdwd.ac.in
pavankumarphd.github.io/
Dr. Prabhu Prasad B M

Dr. Prabhu Prasad B M

Assistant Professor

Head of the Department [HoD] - Dept. of CSE

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (NITK Surathkal)

Areas of Interest

Computer architecture
Network-on-Chips
High-performance computing
prabhuprasad@iiitdwd.ac.in
prabhuprasadbm.github.io/
Dr. Prakash Pawar

Dr. Prakash Pawar

Assistant Professor

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D. (NITK Surathkal)

Areas of Interest

Demand Side Energy Management
Embedded System & IoT
Machine Learning
VLSI & Digital System Design
Prakashpawar@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Pramod Yelmewad

Dr. Pramod Yelmewad

Assistant Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (NITK Surathkal)

Areas of Interest

Parallel Computing
Parallel Metaheuristic Algorithms
pramodyelmewad@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/view/pramod-yelmewad/home
Dr. Pratibha Moogi

Dr. Pratibha Moogi

Professor-of-Practice

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

PhD (Oregon Graduate Institute, OHSU, Portland)

Areas of Interest

AI Algorithms & Systems * Cloud IT Automation Technologies * Speech & Language Processing Algorithms
pratibhamoogi@yahoo.co.in
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Dr. Rajendra Hegadi

Dr. Rajendra Hegadi

Associate Professor

Professor-In-Charge - Academic & Student Welfare

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Ph.D. (MGRRI, Chennai)

Areas of Interest

Cryptography & Network Security
Blockchain and AI/ML
Cybersecurity
rajendrahegadi@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Rajesh Kumar

Dr. Rajesh Kumar

Assistant Professor

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D. IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

Areas of Interest

RF VLSI Design
RFIC
MMIC Design
RF Power Amplifier
DOHERTY Power Amplifier Design
rajeshk@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Rajesh N S

Dr. Rajesh N S

Assistant Professor

Department of Arts, Science, and Design

Ph.D. (NITK Surathkal)

Areas of Interest

Diasporic Literature
Indo-Canadian Writings
Dalit Literature
Post-Colonial Studies
Communicative English
rajeshns29@gmail.com, rajesh.ns29@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Ramesh Athe

Dr. Ramesh Athe

Assistant Professor

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Ph.D. (Osmania University, Hyderabad)

Areas of Interest

Data Science, Machine learning
Meta-Analysis
Health Technology in the fields of Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Data and also Databases.
ramesh@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/iiitdwd.ac.in/ramesh/home
Dr. Ravikumar C.P

Dr. Ravikumar C.P

Adjunct Professor

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D - University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

Areas of Interest

VLSI physical design
VLSI test
parallel processing
electronic design automation
embedded systems
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Dr. Sandesh Sanjeev Phalke

Dr. Sandesh Sanjeev Phalke

Assistant Professor

Department of Arts, Science, and Design

Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati,Guwahati, India.)

Areas of Interest

Co-Design
Early childhood education and care
Child computer interaction
s.phalke@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Shirshendu Layek

Dr. Shirshendu Layek

Assistant Professor

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Ph.D. (IIT Dhanbad)

Areas of Interest

Computer Vision
AI and ML in Natural/Man-made Disasters
shirshendu@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/view/shirshendulayek
Dr. Shrinivas Kulkarni

Dr. Shrinivas Kulkarni

Professor of Practice

Computer Science & Engineering

PhD - University of Edinburgh

Areas of Interest

Cyber Security
shrinivaskk@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/shrinivaskk/
Dr. Sibasankar Padhy

Dr. Sibasankar Padhy

Assistant Professor

Head of the Department [HoD] - Dept. of ECE

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D. (IIT Guwahati)

Areas of Interest

Signal Processing
sibasankar@iiitdwd.ac.in
scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=fsKQ5XwAAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Somen Bhattacharjee

Dr. Somen Bhattacharjee

Assistant Professor

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D. (IIT Guwahati)

Areas of Interest

Analytical & Numerical Electromagnetics
Microwave Engg
Antenna Theory & Design
somen@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Sunil C K

Dr. Sunil C K

Assistant Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (NITK Surathkal)

Areas of Interest

Artificial intelligence [ML and DL]
IoT
Robotics
sunilck@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Sunil Kumar P V

Dr. Sunil Kumar P V

Assistant Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (NIT, Calicut)

Areas of Interest

Computational Biology
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning
sunilkumar.pv@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Sunil Saumya

Dr. Sunil Saumya

Assistant Professor

Associate Dean, Academics

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Ph.D. (NIT Patna)

sunil.saumya@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr. Suvadip Hazra

Dr. Suvadip Hazra

Assistant Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (NIT Durgapur)

Areas of Interest

Hardware Security
Cellular Automata
Many-core system
suvadip@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/view/drsuvadiphazra?usp=sharing
Dr. Vivekraj V K

Dr. Vivekraj V K

Assistant Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

Ph.D. (IIT Roorkee)

Areas of Interest

Computer Vision
Image and Video Processing
vivekraj@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr.Siddharth R

Dr.Siddharth R

Assistant Professor

Head of the Department [HoD] - Dept. of DSAI

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Ph.D. (NIT Puducherry)

Areas of Interest

Data Preprocessing
Machine Learning
siddharth_r@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Dr.Utkarsh Khaire

Dr.Utkarsh Khaire

Assistant Professor

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Ph.D. (NIT Nagaland)

Areas of Interest

Data Analytics
Machine Learning
utkarshkhaire@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/view/dr-utkarsh-m-khaire/home
Karthik Sankaran

Karthik Sankaran

Professor of Practice

Electronics and Communication Engineering

PhD - University of Texas at Austin

sankaran.karthik@gmail.com
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Mr. Mallikarjun Kande

Mr. Mallikarjun Kande

Professor of Practice

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Masters in Engineering (Power Electronics)

Areas of Interest

IoT & Cloud Technologies
Cyber Security Solutions and Deployment
Autonomous Systems and Control
Mallikarjun.kande@us.abb.com
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Mr. Ram Subramanian

Mr. Ram Subramanian

Professor of Practice

Department of Arts, Science & Design

Master Degree (Quantitative Business Economics, Purdue University)

Areas of Interest

Entrepreneurship
Product Management
Venture Funding
ramsubramanian@iiitdwd.ac.in
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Mr. Santosh Devanallikar

Mr. Santosh Devanallikar

Professor of Practice

Electronics and Communication Engineering

M.Sc - University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Areas of Interest

ASIC/Chip-Design
VLSI
VCS, NC-Verilog
Design-Compiler
RTL compiler
PrimeTime
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Prof. Ambarish Kulkarni

Prof. Ambarish Kulkarni

Adjunct Professor

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ph.D - Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Areas of Interest

Biotechnology
Transportation Systems Engineering
Electric Vehicle Research
Virtual Design and Prototyping
Design and development
Virtual and Augmented reality
ambarishkulkarni@swin.edu.au
www.swinburne.edu.au/research/our-research/access-our-research/find-a-researcher-or-supervisor/researcher-profile/?id=ambarishkulkarni
Prof. Girish Dhanakshirur

Prof. Girish Dhanakshirur

Professor of Practice

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

M.S (Computer Science & Engineering) from Florida Atlantic University, USA

girishdhanak@in.ibm.com
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Prof. Israel Cohen

Prof. Israel Cohen

Adjunct Professor

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

Areas of Interest

Array Signal Processing
Speech and image processing
Electric Vehicle Research
Immersive voice communication
Design and development
Deep learning-based signal processing
icohen@ee.technion.ac.il
israelcohen.com/
Prof. Nixon Patel

Prof. Nixon Patel

Professor of Practice

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

PhD- North Carolina State University

Areas of Interest

Quantum Computing
GenAI deep Stack
Big data analytics
Cloud
Machine learning, mobility and IoT
nixonpatel@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/nixonpatel
Prof. Rajesh Vasa

Prof. Rajesh Vasa

Adjunct Professor

Computer Science & Engineering

PhD - Swinburne Univ. of Technology

Areas of Interest

Design and construction of robust AI infused technology
www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/rajesh-vasa
Prof. S R Mahadeva Prasanna

Prof. S R Mahadeva Prasanna

Professor and Director

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Ph.D. (IIT Madras)

Areas of Interest

Speech and Handwriting Processing
Applications of Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition
Applications of Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
prasanna@iiitdwd.ac.in
sites.google.com/iitdh.ac.in/prasanna/home
Prof. V. Ravishankar

Prof. V. Ravishankar

Adjunct Professor

Department of Arts, Science, and Design

Areas of Interest

High Energy Physics
Quantum Information
vravi@physics.iitd.ac.in
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