BRIEF PROFILE

  • Working as a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at University College of Engineering Kakinada, JNTUK and holding responsibility as a Director IT Infrastructure, JNTUK
  • Received Bachelor of Engineering (B. E) in Computer Science & Engineering from Bangalore University, Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Computer Science from JNTU Hyderabad, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science & Engineering from Acharya Nagarjuna University.
  • An Infosys and Wipro-trained faculty member with 23 years of academic experience and 17 years of research experience.
  • Authored 08 books and 10 book Chapters. Published 135 scientific papers in various International Journals and Conference proceedings.
  • Patents: Granted 01, Published 07, and Applied 02
  • Received Best Professor, Best Academic Researcher, and Best Computer Science Faculty at ASDF global awards in 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively. Received the “Uttam Acharya (Best Faculty)” award by Indian Servers in association with Lions Club International, Telangana IT Association and IT Companies Association of Andhra Pradesh in 2019. Received the “Outstanding Scientist” award during the International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science and Medicine held on 28 & 29- August 2021 at Trivandrum, India. Received Certificate of Appreciation as a meritorious teacher of JNTUGV College of Engineering, Vizianagaram, on 5th September 2022.Received the “Sampoorna Acharya” Award at the Bharat Education Excellence Awards 2023-24, held on April 21, 2024.Received the “Master Educator in Academic Leadership” award during the National Award Presentation Ceremony held on March 2nd, 2024, by the Artificial Intelligence Medical and Engineering Researchers Society at CMR Technical Campus (CMRTC), Hyderabad. Received the “Meritorious Teacher” of Computer Science Engineering award at JNTUK University College of Engineering, Kakinada, on 5th September 2024 during the Teachers Day celebrations.
  • Supervising 11 PhD Scholars and Co-Supervising 07 PhD Scholars at JNTUK. o 09 PhDs have been awarded
  • He is a member of almost 27 National and International professional organizations including IEEE, ACM, CSI, ISTE, IEI, IETE, CRSI, ISCA etc.; he has chaired 15 International Conferences and given 84 invited talks at various organizations & conferences within and out of India.
  • He is a Reviewer of 10 International Journals like IEEE, IGI, Springer, etc., an Editor of 07 international Journals, and an Editorial board member of 15 International Journals. He has been the Technical Program Committee member for 82 International conferences.
  • Participated in 84 FDPs/Workshops/ Conferences/Webinars and organized 37 FDPs/Workshops/ Conferences.
  • Research area includes Computer Networks, Steganography, Watermarking Data Security, Password Authentication, Biometrics cybersecurity, Cloud Privacy, IOT Security, Digital Forensics, and Machine Learning Applications in Security.
  • He has a Special interest in AI Tools, Research Tools, E-learning, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Open Source Tools and Edu-Tech Tools.
  • Other Recognitions
  • Project Evaluator for “Computer Emergency Response Team-India (CERT-In), New Delhi, India.
  • Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Advisor, New Delhi, India.
  • AICTE Expert Visit Committee (EVC) Member, New Delhi, India.
  • Recruiting Team Member for “IT Consultants” by Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education (APSCHE), AP, India.
  • E-Learning mentor for APSCHE-Summer Fellows during 2016-18.
  • Committee member of AP State Aadhar-Based Attendance (ABAS).
  • Committee member of AP state "e-Pragati" Project.
  • Evaluator for assessing proposals under AICTE-AQIS schemes Quality in Technical Education through Training.
  • Committee Member for APSCHE Learning Management System (LMS) Project.
  • JNTUK University- Board of Studies Member for CSE & Allied branches.
  • Board of Studies Member of CSE, AI & ML, Cyber Security and MCA for various JNTUK-affiliated colleges.