Dr. Priyanka Dwivedi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Sri City. She earned her Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Her research interests include microfabrication, nanoelectronics, sensor technology, MEMS, flexible electronics, and VLSI. Additionally, she serves as the Branch Counsellor for the IEEE-IIIT Sri City Student Branch
Dr. Venkataraman’s research interests encompass networking and communication aspects for smart cities, cellular to WiFi integration, small cells, cloud radio access networks (C-RAN), vehicular communication and networks, and analytics-based recommender systems. He leads the Smart Transportation Research Group at IIIT Sri City, focusing on areas such as multihop vehicular communication, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and underwater autonomous vehicles. Throughout his career, Dr. Venkataraman has held various academic and industry positions, including roles as a Technical Architect at Tech Mahindra’s CTO Office in Pune, Visiting Assistant Professor at IIT Indore, and Research Fellow at the RINCE Research Institute, Dublin City University, Ireland. He has also been a visiting professor at institutions such as TU Munich, DHBW Heidenheim, and the University of Applied Sciences in Bonn, Germany. In addition to his academic and research contributions, Dr. Venkataraman has been actively involved in administrative roles at IIIT Sri City, including serving as the Faculty Co-in-Charge for Campus Placements in the Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) department.
Dr. V. Ramesh Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor. He earned his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. His research areas include VLSI Circuit Design, Device Modeling, On-chip Interconnections, Ternary Logic Circuits, Carbon Nano Transistors and Interconnections, and Through Silicon VIAs. He has co-authored the book Bilayer Graphene Nanoribbon Tunnel FET for Low-Power Nanoscale IC Design, published by Springer Singapore in 2020. Dr. Kumar teaches courses such as VLSI Design, Electronic Devices, and Electronic Circuit Analysis.
Awards & Honors:
- IEEE Student Travel Grant-INIS
- Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2016)
- IEEE Senior Member
Dr. Kandimalla Divyabramham serves as an Associate Professor, Associate Dean (Student Affairs), and Chief Warden at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor. He is part of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE Group). Dr. Divyabramham earned his Ph.D. in Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, with a thesis titled “Diffraction by Straight Edge in a Cylindrically Curved Screen and Its Applications.” He also holds a Master of Technology (M.Tech) in the same field from IIT Kharagpur, where he worked on the thesis “Design of Compact, Planar, Passive Filters for RF & Wireless Applications.”
His research interests include Computational Electromagnetics, focusing on High-Frequency Asymptotic Techniques and Hybrid Methods (Method of Moments – Uniform Theory of Diffraction); Electromagnetic Scattering, particularly Radar Cross-Section Studies; and the Design of Passive Components for Wireless Applications.
Awards & Honors:
- Finalist in the prestigious 2015 IEEE Symposium on Antennas and Propagation student paper competition.
Dr. Kamalakanta Sethi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar in October 2021, with a thesis titled “Design of Advanced Cryptography and Intrusion Detection System for Cloud Networks.”
His research interests include Advanced Cryptography, Attribute-based Encryption, Homomorphic Encryption, Machine Learning-based Malware Detection, AI-driven Intrusion Detection Systems, Cloud Security, and Network Security.
Awards & Honors:
- Qualified UGC-NET for Assistant Professor in June 2013 and December 2013
- Qualified GATE in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, and 2021