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Dr. Radhika | PHD Colleges In Bangalore
Prof. Radhika Lobo

Program Chair, B.A (Hons)
Professor of Economics, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Program Chair (i/c), School of Legal Studies and Governance
Director, IQAC
Former Professor, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Exchange Faculty, University of West Georgia
and Clayton Business School, Atlanta, USA
M.Phil., Ph.D. in Economics

Prof. Smitha Rao: PHD Colleges In University
Prof. Smitha Rao

Program Chair, B.Tech (Hons) - Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)
Professor of Data Science, School of Computational and Data Sciences
Former Director – Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering
Former Professor, Program Chair – Presidency University
Ph. D, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune

Umesh | Vidyashilp University Faculty
Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani

Program Chair, Bachelor of Management Studies
Professor, School of Business Studies
Director, Start-up Management Program
Former Professor, Goa Institute of Management
Former Sr. Director, Cognizant Technologies Ltd.
Ph.D. in Management
MBA, IIM Bangalore

Dr. Suresh | PHD Colleges In Bangalore
Prof. R.P. Suresh

Professor of Practice, School of
Computational and Data Sciences &
School of Business Studies
Senior Data Science Practitioner at Accenture
Applied Intelligence
Former Professor at IIM, Kozhikode
Ph.D. in Statistics, University of Pune

Dr. DC Kiran | PHD Colleges In Bangalore
Dr. D.C. Kiran

Associate Professor, School of
Computational and Data Sciences
Former Associate Professor, PES University
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, BITS-Pilani
B.E. (Computer Science & Engineering)
M.E. (Computer Science & Engineering)
Masters in Business Law (NLSIU)

Dr. DC Kiran | PHD Colleges In Bangalore
Dr. Mahendra B M

Associate Professor, School of
Computational and Data Sciences
Former Assistant Professor, R V College of Engineering
Former Assistant Professor, Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute Of Technology
Ph.D. in Computer Vision & Image Processing,
Visvesvaraya Technological University

Kavita Singh Kale: Vidyashilp University
Ms. Kavita Singh Kale

Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Award-winning film director and children’s
content creator
Former Creative Director, Moonberg Entertainment
Former Creative Director, Underground Worm
Art & Design Studio
Alumnus of NID, Ahmedabad
B.F.A., Delhi University

Mehala: Vidyashilp University
Dr. N. Mehala

Associate Professor, School of Computational and Data Sciences
Former Faculty with CSIS, BITS Pilani and Nucleus member of the BITS WILPD
Former Associate Professor, PES University
Ph.D. in Computer Science, BITS-Pilani

Dr. Amrita Ghatak : Vidyashilp University
Dr. Amrita Ghatak

Associate Professor of Economics, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Former Assistant Professor, Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad
Former Post-doctoral Fellow, Global Change Programme, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Ph.D. in Economics, Mysore University through Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore
M.A. in Economics, Kalyani University, Kalyani

Bijil Prakash: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Bijil Prakash

Director of Campus Life,
Office of Student Affairs
Assistant Professor, School of
Computational and Data Sciences
Former Assistant Professor, BITS Pilani
K K Birla Goa Campus
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, BITS Pilani
M.Tech. in Modelling and Simulation
M.Sc. in Mathematics

Dr. Anupama | PHD Colleges In Bangalore
Dr. Anupama A.V.

Assistant Professor, School of Computational
and Data Sciences
Former Assistant Professor, REVA University, Bengaluru
Former Senior Lecturer & HOD, Vijaya Vittala Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
Ph.D. in Materials Science, IISc, Bengaluru

Dr. Sethu | PHD Colleges In Bangalore
Dr. Setu Havanur

Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts
and Design Studies
Former Project Staff (Psychiatry Dept.),
NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Former Adjunct Faculty, IIT, Gandhinagar
Former Faculty, Chulalungkorn University, Bangkok
Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Birmingham

Ranjana Raghunathan: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Ranjana Raghunathan

Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Former Adjunct Faculty, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Adjunct Lecturer & Tutor, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Ph.D. South Asian Studies, NUS
MA in Social Work, TISS, Mumbai

Neha Khurana: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Neha Khurana

Assistant Professor, School of Legal Studies
and Governance & School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Former Assistant Professor, Gargi College (University of Delhi)
PhD and UGC-NET in English Literature
Keenly interested in visual cultures, censorship studies, political cartoons

Kavya Salim: Vidyashilp University
Ms. Kavya Salim

Assistant Professor, School of Legal Studies and Governance
Former Senior Assistant Professor, School of Law, UPES, Dehradun
Former Senior Assistant Professor, School of Law, Presidency University, Bengaluru
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
LL.M. (Human Rights Law) National Law Institute University, Bhopal
UGC-NET-2012 (Qualified)

Aravindan: Vidyashilp University
Mr. Aravindan Anandan

Assistant Professor, School of Legal Studies and Governance
Former Senior Assistant Professor and HOD (in-charge) School of Law, Presidency University, Bengaluru
Former Senior Assistant Professor, UPES, Dehradun
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M. (International and Human Rights Law) & UGC-NET Qualified

Jobeth-Ann-Warjri: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Priyambada Tripathi

Assistant Professor, School of Computational and Data Sciences
Former Assistant Professor, Dyal Singh College (University of Delhi)
Former Assistant Professor, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (University of Delhi)
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, University of Delhi
M.Sc. (Mathematics), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Jobeth-Ann-Warjri: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Jobeth Ann Warjri

Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies,
Former Guest Faculty, The English and Foreign Languages University, Shillong Campus
Ph.D. in English Literature, University of Hyderabad
Recipient of the Zubaan-Sasakawa Research Grant for Young Writers from the Northeast, 2018-2019 and 2022-2023.

Dr-Ninad-Patwardhan: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Ninad Patwardhan

Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies,
Former Assistant Professor & Assistant Director (Liberal Arts), Unitedworld School of Liberal Arts and Mass Communication, Karnavati University
Former Assistant Professor & Faculty Coordinator (Psychology), School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, SRM University AP
Ph. D., Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Bombay

Tania Islam: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Tania Islam

Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Former Assistant Professor, Adamas University, West Bengal, India
Former Research Fellow, Center for the Humanities at Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
M.A. and Ph.D. in English, Temple University, U.S.A.

Amlanika : Vidyashilp University
Ms. Amlanika Bora

Assistant Professor, School of Legal Studies and Governance
Former Assistant Professor, School of Legal Studies, REVA University, Bangalore
Former Assistant Professor, School of Law, Presidency University, Bangalore
PhD Research Scholar, WBNUJS, Kolkata
LL.M., NET, JRF

Spatica Ramanujam: Vidyashilp University
Ms. Spatica Ramanujam

Adjunct Faculty, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Diploma in Creating Theater and Performance, LISPA, London
Artistic Director, MukhaMugam Theatre Company
Former Faculty for Open Course,
Azim Premji University
M.A. in Psychology, Delhi University

Prabhakaran Balasubramanian: Vidyashilp University
Mr. Prabhakaran Balasubramanian

Adjunct Professor, School of
Business Studies
Vice President, Avian WE
Member, Advisory Council, Harvard
Business Review
GM, Marketing, YLG India
Advertising Professional, Ogilvy &
Mather, Euro RSCG and Lowe Lintas

Soorya | Vidyashilp University
Dr. Soorya Menon

Adjunct Faculty, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
EdTech Architect, Quest Alliance, Bangalore
Former Learning & Assessment Specialist,
Vedantu, Bangalore
Ph.D. in Language Education, EFL-University, Hyderabad

Archana Kumar| Vidyashilp University
Ms. Archana Kumar

Adjunct Faculty, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Introduction to Indian Classical Dance & Movement, Cornish College of Arts, Seattle, WA
Fundamentals of Indian Classical Dance, Kathak, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Certified Lifestyle Coach, Urban Fitness, Bangalore
B.S. in Psychology & General Studies, City University, Seattle, WA
B.Sc in Biology & Chemistry, Bangalore University

Srikant Sastri: Vidyashilp University
Prof. Srikant Sastri

Professor of Practice, School of Business Studies
Chairman, i3g Advisory Network
Chairman, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park
President, TiE Delhi NCR
Co-Founder, Crayon Data, Singapore
M.B.A, IIM Calcutta

Manish Gupta: Vidyashilp University
Prof. Manish Gupta

Professor of Practice, School of Computational and Data Sciences
Principal Applied Scientist, Microsoft Bing
Adjunct Faculty, IIIT Hyderabad
Visiting Faculty, ISB, Hyderabad
Ph.D. in Data Mining, University of Illinois
M.Tech., IIT Bombay

Arvind Lodaya: Vidyashilp University
Prof. Arvind Lodaya

Program Chair (Bachelor of Design)
Professor of Design, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Principal & Lead, ALo Consulting
Working Group Member, Future of Design Education
VP Design & Innovation, Propel Labs
Governing Board Member - Quest Alliance, Drishti Media Collective
Advisor - Radical Skills, The Sustainability Platform, Bask Research Foundation. The Hub Jorhat Member, Board of Studies - Nirma University Institute of Design
Visiting Faculty, Kautilya School of Public Policy

Radhika Lobo: Vidyashilp University
Prof. Radhika Lobo

Program Chair (Bachelor of Arts)
Program Chair (i/c), Legal Studies
Professor of Economics, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Director, IQAC
Former Professor, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Exchange Faculty, University of West Georgia
and Clayton Business School, Atlanta, USA
M.Phil., Ph.D. in Economics

Umesh | Vidyashilp University Faculty
Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani

Program Chair, Bachelor of Management Studies
Professor, School of Business Studies
Director, Start-up Management Program
Former Professor, Goa Institute of Management
Former Sr. Director, Cognizant Technologies Ltd.
Ph.D. in Management
MBA, IIM Bangalore

Smitha Rao: Vidyashilp University
Prof. Smitha Rao

Program Chair, B.Tech (Hons) - Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science),
B.Sc. (Hons) - Decision Sciences
Professor of Data Science, School of Computational and Data Sciences
Former Director – Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering
Former Professor, Program Chair – Presidency University
Ph. D, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune

RP Suresh: Vidyashilp University
Prof. RP Suresh

Professor of Practice, School of Computational and Data Sciences
Senior Data Science Practitioner at Accenture
Applied Intelligence
Former Professor at IIM, Kozhikode
Ph.D. in Statistics, University of Pune

Sidhartha Mehra: Vidyashilp University
Prof. Sidhartha Mehra

Professor of Practice, School of
Business Studies
Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), ICAI
Associate Company Secretary (ACS), ICSI

Aparna Vinod: Vidyashilp University
Prof. Aparna Vinod

Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Former Faculty Member, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design Technology
Founder, The Craft Caravan
M.A. Design in Education, Srishti Institute Of Art, Design, and Technology
M.A. in Mass Communication and Electronic Media, Bangalore University

Dr. D.C. Kiran: Vidyashilp University
Dr. D.C. Kiran

Associate Professor, School of Computational and Data Sciences
Former Associate Professor, PES University
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, BITS-Pilani
B.E. (Computer Science & Engineering)
M.E. (Computer Science & Engineering)
Masters in Business Law (NLSIU)

Dr. N. Mehala: Vidyashilp University
Dr. N. Mehala

Associate Professor, School of Computational and Data Sciences
Former Faculty with CSIS, BITS Pilani and Nucleus member of the BITS WILPD
Former Associate Professor, PES University
Ph.D. in Computer Science, BITS-Pilani

Ms. Monika Bijlani: Vidyashilp University
Ms. Monika Bijlani

Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts
and Design Studies
Former Associate Professor, School of Design,
Presidency University
Former Course Leader, Pearl Academy, Mumbai
MFA, S.N. School of Arts and Communication,
University of Hyderabad
Alumna of Govt. College of Arts, Chandigarh &
South Delhi Polytechnic, New Delhi

Dr. Anupama A V: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Anupama A V

Assistant Professor, School of Computational and
Data Sciences
Former Assistant Professor, REVA University, Bengaluru
Former Senior Lecturer & HOD, Vijaya Vittala Institute of
Technology, Bengaluru
Ph.D. in Materials Science, IISc, Bengaluru

Dr. Bijil Prakash: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Bijil Prakash

Assistant Professor, School of
Computational and Data Sciences
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, BITS Pilani
M.Tech. in Modelling and Simulation
M.Sc. in Mathematics

Dr. Setu Havanur: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Setu Havanur

Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts &
Design Studies
Former Project Staff (Psychiatry Dept.),
NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Former Adjunct Faculty, IIT, Gandhinagar
Former Faculty, Chulalungkorn University, Bangkok
Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Birmingham

Dr. Ranjana Raghunathan: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Ranjana Raghunathan

Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Former Adjunct Faculty, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Adjunct Lecturer & Tutor, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Ph.D. South Asian Studies, NUS
MA in Social Work, TISS, Mumbai

Ms. Neha Khurana: Vidyashilp University
Dr. Neha Khurana

Assistant Professor, School of Legal Studies
and Governance & School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Former Assistant Professor, Gargi College (University of Delhi)
PhD and UGC-NET in English Literature
Keenly interested in visual cultures, censorship studies, political cartoons

Prof. Jayaraman Valadi: Vidyashilp University
Prof. Jayaraman Valadi

Adjunct Professor, School of Computational and Data Sciences, Vidyashilp Research Centre
CSIR Emeritus Scientist, CDAC, Pune
Scientist, National Chemical Laboratory
Distinguished Professor, FLAME University
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Pune University

Soumik Bhusan: Vidyashilp University
Soumik Bhusan

Adjunct Professor, School of
Business Studies
Soumik Bhusan CEO, EV Logistics enterprise
Head of CX, Amazon
Advisor to multiple start-ups
Guest Faculty, IIMs

Prabhakaran Balasubramanian | Vidyashilp University
Prabhakaran Balasubramanian

Adjunct Professor, School of
Business Studies
Vice President, Avian WE
Member, Advisory Council, Harvard
Business Review
GM, Marketing, YLG India
Advertising Professional, Ogilvy &
Mather, Euro RSCG and Lowe Lintas

Siddharth Deshmukh: Vidyashilp University
Prof. Siddharth Deshmukh

Adjunct Professor, School of Business Studies
Senior Advisor and Adjunct Professor, MICA
Former Advisory Board Member and Director, Cohezia, UK
PG Diploma in Mass Communication, MICA

Ms. Spatica Ramanujam: Vidyashilp University
Ms. Spatica Ramanujam

Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Diploma in Creating Theater and Performance, LISPA, London
Artistic Director, MukhaMugam Theatre Company
Former Faculty for Open Course,
Azim Premji University
M.A. in Psychology, Delhi University

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