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RESUME

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Research Interests

Speech/Audio/Image processing, Computer Vision, Embedded Systems, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Large Language Models, and Generative AI.

Skills
Education
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  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Instrumentation Technology, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, India, 1999

  • Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Bio-Medical Instrumentation, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore, India, 2002

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, 2016

Job Summary

  • Currently working as Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad (IIITDWD), Hubli, August 2016 - Till Date.

  • Head of the Department (HoD) Electronics and Communication Engineering at Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad, 2020 - Till Date.

  • One of the the Co-Founders of an Startup Company called Vocab.AI Private Limited incubated at IIT Bhilai Innovation and Technology Foundation (IBITF), IIT Bhilai, September 2022 - Till Date. 

  • 7 Publications in peer reviewed journals, 24 publications in national and international conferences, and 1 book chapter.

  • Established a Humanoid.AI and Speech research laboratories at IIIT Dharwad.

  • Completed one R&D funded project as Principal Investigator, 4 R&D funded projects ongoing along with 1 startup grant, and 2 consultancy projects.

  • Currently supervising 6 research scholars and 1 research scholar as a co-supervisor.

  • Organized 5 workshops, 1 Faculty Development Program (FDP), and one of the Technical Program Committee Chairs for an international conference.

  • Active research collaborations with faculty and scientists from IIT Dharwad, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Madras, IIT Bhubaneshwar, IIT Guwahati, KLE Technological University Hubli, IISc Bangalore, NIT Suarathkal, NIT Patna, NIT Nagaland, KL University Vijayavada, Bharat Electronics Limited - Central Research Laboratory (BEL-CRL) Bangalore, SSN College of Engineering Chennai, Shiv Nadar University Chennai, CDAC Kolkata and few other companies.

  • Committee Member, Deshpande Startup Investment Committee for the Government of India Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISC), February 2024 - Till Date.

  • KLE Technological University Research Advisory Committee (RAC) Member, Since 2021 - Till Date.

  • Board of Studies Member for the Electronics and Communication Engineering and Information Science and Engineering Departments SDMCET Dharwad, Since 2021 - Till Date.

  • Board of Studies Member for the Computer Engineering Department Central University Karnataka, Kalburgi, 2020 - 2022.

  • Worked as Technical Leader in Automotive Infotainment group at NXP Semiconductors, Bangalore. Mainly in the field of Audio Post Processing, System Software development and Testing for in car audio chipsets, May 2015 - August 2016.

  • Worked as Senior System Software Engineer in IP group, ST Microelectronics, Bangalore. Mainly in the field of Audio Algorithms, Firmware and System Software development for Digital TV and Set Top Box chipset, April 2005 - April 2010.

  • Worked at M. S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies as Lecturer, Bangalore in Digital Signal and Image Processing Center, May 2003 - April 2005.

  • Worked at J.S.S.A.T.E., Bangalore as Lecturer in the department of Instrumentation Technology, Sep 2001 - May 2003.

Speech Recognition Tools:

HTK, Sphin and Kaladi

Equipments:

Oscilloscopes, Audio Precision, Rhode & Schwart

SCM Tools:

IBM Rational Clearcase, PVCS and SVN

Languages

MATLAB
C

Python

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