EICTA Academy Council
Dr. R.B.V. Subramanyam (RBS)
Dr. R.B.V. Subramanyam (RBS) is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, India. With over 17 years of teaching and research experience, he specializes in Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, and Fuzzy Data Mining. He holds a PhD and MTech from IIT Kharagpur, ranking second in his MTech class.
Prof. Vineet Sahula
Prof. Vineet Sahula is Professor (HAG) in Electronics & Communication Engineering at MNIT Jaipur, where he also serves as Dean of Digital Infrastructure & Services. With over two decades of academic leadership, he specializes in Electronic Design Automation, cognitive architectures, and probabilistic modeling. A PhD and MTech alumnus of IIT Delhi, Prof. Sahula has played key roles in national initiatives like the Electronics & ICT Academy and centralized MTech admissions.
Prof. Gaurav Trivedi
Indian Institute of Technology – Roorkee is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in engineering, basic and applied research. Since its establishment, the Institute has played a vital role in providing the technical manpower and know-how to the country and in pursuit of research.
Prof. Aparajita Ojha
Prof. Aparajita Ojha, Professor of Computer Science at IIITDM Jabalpur, has over 37 years of experience and was the institute’s Director (2009-2015). Her expertise includes machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and blockchain. As Chief Investigator for MeiTY, she has trained 11,000+ college teachers and now leads a project empowering girls in IT across Asia. She holds a PhD in Mathematical Sciences and certifications in blockchain and deep learning.
Dr. Bharat Gupta
Prof. Bharat Gupta, SMIEEE, is a Professor at NIT Patna and Principal Investigator at its Incubation Centre. With a PhD in Wireless Communication from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, his research focuses on WBAN, IoMT, and telemedicine. He has over two decades of academic experience and is widely published in wireless health networks and biomedical applications. His work blends advanced simulations, AI, and game theory for reliability in next-gen sensor networks.
Dr. Sanjeev Manhas
Prof. Sanjeev Manhas is a Professor of ECE at IIT Roorkee, specializing in semiconductors, VLSI, and nanoelectronics. He leads the MeitY-funded E&ICT Academy and serves as Faculty-in-Charge at TIDES, IIT Roorkee’s business incubator. With prior R&D roles at Micron and IME Singapore, he brings extensive industry and academic experience in memory technologies, CMOS reliability, and device simulations. He holds a PhD in Microelectronics from De Montfort University and an M.Tech from IIT Madras.
Dr. Balwinder Singh
Dr. Balwinder Singh is Joint Director and Head at C-DAC Mohali, with over 15 years of experience in VLSI design, embedded systems, and electronics R&D. He leads the Academic Consultancy & Services Division (ACSD), managing M.Tech programs in VLSI, Embedded Systems, and Product Design. A Ph.D. from Guru Nanak Dev University, he has held previous roles as a Design Engineer at C-DAC and Lecturer at SBBSIET. His expertise includes simulations, MEMS, Matlab, and educational technology.
Magesh Ethirajan
Shri E. Magesh, Director General, C-DAC is spearheading the National Mission Programs like the National Supercomputing Mission, Microprocessor Development and C-DAC Mission Mode Programs in HPC, AI, Cyber Security, Quantum, Microprocessor and Next Generation Computing. He has more than 30 years of diversified experience ranging from Design Engineering, Project Management and delivery of turnkey projects.