ADMINISTRATION
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ORGANOGRAM CHART
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
Governor of Kerala
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar was sworn in as the 23rd Governor of Kerala on January 2, 2025. Born on April 23, 1954, in Panaji, Goa, he is the son of Vishwanath Arlekar and Tilomattama Arlekar. He completed his matriculation from St. Joseph’s Institute, Vasco Da Gama, Goa.
Furthermore, he was interested in commerce, which led him to pursue and complete a B.Com. degree. He completed his degree at MES College, Vasco Da Gama, Goa. His tenure as a Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly (2002–2007) was marked by respect for his ideologies and his advocacy for social issues, development, and environmental conservation. From 2012 to 2017, as the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, he earned nationwide acclaim for his visionary leadership in making the Assembly the first in India to adopt a paperless system. He also served as the Minister for Forest & Environment and Panchayati Raj in Goa.
In July 2021, he was appointed as the 21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh, a position he held until 2023. In February 2023, he assumed office as the 30th Governor of Bihar, where he continued to demonstrate his commitment to public service.
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Pinarayi Vijayan
Chief Minister of Kerala
Pinarayi Vijayan became a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly five times; in 1970, 1977, and 1991 from Koothuparamba, in 1996 from Payyannur, and in 2016 from Dharmadom. He was the Power and Co-operation Minister in the E K Nayanar Government, which came to power in 1996. During this period, the state witnessed a phenomenal increase in power generation besides significant enhancement in the distribution capacity of various power projects, thus ushering in a new era in the electricity sector. During the internal emergency, while being a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, he was arrested and brutally beaten up in a police lockup.
His administrative acumen and experience as a well-grounded politician who understood people’s needs helped him introduce various revolutionary initiatives in the state’s cooperative sector. He relieved himself of the ministerial responsibilities in 1998 to take up the crucial post of the CPI (M) State Secretary for playing a more significant role in the organisation. He held the State Secretary’s position from 1998 to 2015.
He was elevated to the national leadership of the CPI (M), becoming a member of the Politburo in 1998.
During his political life spanning over five decades, He excelled in all organisational and parliamentary responsibilities. He became a legislator at the age of 26 in 1970, and during this period, he faced brutal police torture for days together. After coming out of jail, he made a stunning speech on the floor of the House, holding aloft the blood-stained shirt he wore during the custodial torture. His speech is rated as one of the best in the history of the Kerala Assembly.
Married to Kamala, the couple has two children, Vivek and Veena. The 12th Chief Minister of Kerala on 25 May 2016 was born to Maroli Koran and Kalyani on 24 May 1945 in Kannur District.
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BOG |
Designation |
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Vijay Chandru (Chair) |
Founder and Chairman, Strand Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd and Professor, Indian Institute of Science |
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C Anandharamakrishnan |
Director, CSIR National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram |
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Anita Gupta |
Scientist G and Head, National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India |
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Ciza Thomas |
Vice-Chancellor, A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University |
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Debashis Chatterjee |
Director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode |
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Dipankar Banerjee |
Director, Indian Institute of Space, Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram |
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Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy |
Director, Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram |
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V K Mathews |
Founder and Executive Chairman, IBS Software, Thiruvananthapuram |
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C Mohan |
Shaw Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore |
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Rajan Varghese |
Member Secretary, Higher Education Council, Government of Kerala |
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Saji Gopinath |
Vice-Chancellor, Kerala University of Digital Science Innovation and Technology |
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Sam Santhosh |
Founder, Medgenome Labs |
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Sanjay Behari |
Director, Sree Chithira Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram |
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A Seshadri Sekhar |
Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad |
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Sreeram Sambasiva Rao IAS |
Special Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of Kerala |
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Ex-officio Member |
Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Kerala |
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Ex-officio Member |
Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of Kerala |
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Ex-officio Member |
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India |
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A Mujeeb (Secretary) |
Registrar, Kerala University of Digital Science Innovation and Technology |
Saji Gopinath
Vice Chancellor
Saji Gopinath is the Vice Chancellor of the Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology (Digital University Kerala). Before assuming this position in 2020, he had served as Chief Executive Officer of Kerala Startup Mission for three years. He worked as Director of the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Kerala. He was associated with the Indian Institute of Management for over 17 years, serving as its Dean (Academics), Dean (Development), and Professor in Operations Management. He also served as the Director of TAPMI Manipal and the founding Dean of Bennett University, set up by Times of India. He served as a visiting faculty member to a few Universities in Europe and Australia..
A Gold Medalist in Mechanical Engineering (1988 batch) from Kerala University, he completed his PG and Ph.D. in Management Studies from the Indian Institute of Science. He had worked with L&T and ONGC before transitioning to academics. As a faculty member associated with IIM Kozhikode since its inception in 1997, he played a pivotal role in making it one of the top five management schools in the country. Under his leadership, Kerala Startup Mission was consistently ranked as a Top Performer Ecosystem in the country by the Government of India and as the World’s #1 Public Business Accelerator by the World Incubation Summit in 2019. He was instrumental in converting IIITMK into a University of Digital Sciences, Innovation, and Technology, focusing on addressing the research and talent issues of Industry 4.0.
He authored several research papers in reputed journals and consulted leading corporations and national organizations. He served on several National committees on Education and Technology. He was the recipient of numerous awards from National and International Bodies, including the British Council Knowledge Economy Fellowship, TiE Ecosystem Enabler Award, ISTD Transformation Guru Award, Educational Leadership Award, KMA Technology Leadership Award, CMA Management Leadership Award, and Future Kerala Best CEO Award.
A Mujeeb, Senior Professor, International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is presently serving Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology (Digital University Kerala) as its first Registrar since 21.09.2023 on deputation.
A Mujeeb is a Professor since 2010. He is presently a member of the Academic Council, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and was formerly a member of the Syndicates of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam and Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi. He was also a member of the executive council of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University Thiruvananthapuram. He had served as the Director of LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Govt of Kerala and International School of Photonics CUSAT. He completed M.Sc and M.Phil from University of Kerala and did PhD in Optoelectronics at ISRO under University of Kerala. In addition to his proven record as a good administrator, he has 29 years of teaching experience and is an accomplished research guide in the field of Photonics. Eleven scholars have successfully completed their PhD under his guidance and 8 students are in the roll. He has more than 150 international and national publications to his credit.
| Name | Association |
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| Saji Gopinath (Chair) | Vice Chancellor, Digital University Kerala |
| Maneesha Ramesh | Amritha University |
| B S Manoj | Indian Institute of space, Science and Technology |
| M S Rajasree | Chief Executive Officer, TrEST Research Park, Thiruvanthapuram |
| S M Sameer | National Institute of Technology, Calicut |
| Alex P James | Digital University Kerala |
| Asharaf S | Digital University Kerala |
| R Jaishanker | Digital University Kerala |
| Manoj Kumar T K | Digital University Kerala |
| A Mujeeb (Secretary) | Registrar, Digital University Kerala |
Deans
School Chairs
Tony Thomas
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Satheesh Kumar K
School of Digital Humanities and Liberal Arts
Radhakrishnan T
School of Digital Sciences
Christie Thomas Cherian
School of Electronic Systems and Automation
Sooraj N P
School of Informatics
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Sl. | Name | Affiliation |
1 | Achuthsankar S Nair | University of Kerala |
2 | Ajith Abraham | Bennet University |
3 | Asharaf S | Digital University Kerala |
4 | Balasubramaniam S | Digital University Kerala |
5 | Chandan Mazumdar | Jadavpur University |
6 | Elizabeth Sherly | Digital University Kerala |
7 | John Eric Stephen | Digital University Kerala |
8 | Malu G | Digital University Kerala |
9 | C Mohan Krishna | IIT Hyderabad |
10 | B S Manoj | IIST Thiruvananthapuram |
11 | Preetam Mukherjee | Digital University Kerala |
12 | Sabu Emmanuel | Singapore Institute of Technology |
13 | Sabu M Thampi | Digital University Kerala |
14 | Sinnu Susan Thomas | Digital University Kerala |
15 | Sooraj K Ambat | Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi |
16 | Srinivasan Rajavelu | Amazon Web Services, Dubai |
17 | Sudeshna Sarkar | IIT Kharagpur |
18 | Tony Thomas | Digital University Kerala |
19 | Venkatesh Raman | The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai |
School of Digital Humanities and Liberal Arts
Sl. | Name | Affiliation |
1 | Alex P James | Digital University Kerala |
2 | Amalendu Jyotishi | Azim Premji University, Bangalore |
3 | Arun Elias | Victoria University of Wellington and National University of Fiji |
4 | Asharaf S | Digital University Kerala |
5 | Divakaran Liginlal | Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA |
6 | R Jaishaker | Digital University Kerala |
7 | Jayachandran M B | Digital University Kerala |
8 | K J Joseph | Gulati Institute Finance and Taxation, Thiruvananthapuram |
9 | Md Meraj Uddin | Digital University Kerala |
10 | Pradeep Kumar K | Digital University Kerala |
11 | Raju G M | Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore |
12 | K G Satheesh Kumar | Digital University Kerala |
13 | K Satheesh Kumar | Digital University Kerala |
14 | Shanujas V | Digital University Kerala |
15 | Sini V Pillai | Digital University Kerala |
School of Digital Sciences
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SL No |
Name |
Affiliation |
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Ajith Kumar R |
Digital University Kerala |
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2 |
Anjani Priyadarsini |
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Bengaluru |
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3 |
Anoop Ayyappan |
Digital University Kerala |
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4 |
Aswin V S |
Digital University Kerala |
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5 |
Gin Jose |
University of Leeds, UK |
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6 |
Girish Gopinath |
KUFOS, Kochi |
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7 |
R Jaishanker |
Digital University Kerala |
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8 |
Radhakrishnan T |
Digital University Kerala |
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9 |
Jayasree E G |
CUSAT, Kochi |
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10 |
John Eric Steephen |
Digital University Kerala |
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11 |
Jyoti Gulia |
Biocon Bristol Myers Squibb Research Center |
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12 |
Manoj Kumar T K |
Digital University Kerala |
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13 |
Muraleedharan K M |
IIT Madras |
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14 |
Ramakumar R |
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai |
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15 |
Sanil P Nair |
Digital University Kerala |
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16 |
Sasikumaar Ganesan |
IISc Bangalore |
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17 |
K Satheesh Kumar |
Digital University Kerala |
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18 |
Shamjid P |
Digital University Kerala |
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19 |
Shanmughanathan R |
IIT Gandhinagar |
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20 |
Sherin D R |
Digital University Kerala |
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21 |
Shishu Shankar Muni |
Digital University Kerala |
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22 |
Shweta Srivastava |
Digital University Kerala |
School of Electronic Systems and Automation
Sl No. | Name | Affiliation |
1 | Alex P James | Digital University Kerala |
2 | Asharaf S | Digital University Kerala |
3 | Bhaskar Choubey | Siegen University, Germany |
4 | Christie Thomas Cherian | Digital University Kerala |
5 | Deepu John | University College Dublin, Ireland |
6 | Jai Tripathi | IIT Jodhpur |
7 | Javed G S | Intel |
8 | Jose Joseph | Digital University Kerala |
9 | Krishna Kanth | RAM-AMS |
10 | Paul Kollanoor Ittoopunny | Broadcom |
11 | Rahul Nair | University of Manchester |
12 | Rajesh C Panicker | National University of Singapore |
13 | Sreelal S | ISRO |
14 | Sumit Datta | Digital University Kerala |
School of Informatics
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SL No |
Name |
Affiliation |
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1 |
Alex P James |
Digital University Kerala |
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2 |
Amit Chakraborty |
Sikkim University |
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3 |
Athira K |
Digital University Kerala |
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4 |
N Ayyappan |
The French Institute |
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5 |
Elizabeth Sherly |
Digital University Kerala |
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6 |
Franz Josef Behr |
HFT, Germany |
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7 |
R Jaishanker |
Digital University Kerala |
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8 |
Jitender Saini |
NIMHANS |
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9 |
Markand P Oza |
ISRO |
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10 |
Mihir Kumar Dash |
IITKGP |
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11 |
Ramesh Venkatesan |
GE Healthcare |
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12 |
Raveendran Nair |
C-DAC |
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13 |
Santanu Ray |
Digital University Kerala |
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14 |
Sooraj N P |
Digital University Kerala |
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15 |
C Sudhakar Reddy |
NRSC |
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16 |
Suresh I |
CSIR |
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17 |
Sushant Singh |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, USA |
Sanil P Nair is an Assistant Professor at Digital University Kerala. He has been working in the areas of programming distributed systems, product and service-oriented systems, component-based systems, adaptive and cloude based systems, operational and analytical data systems, geo spatial data analysis and adaptive web services. He has over 11 years of industry experience and he designed and implemented more than 25 ICT enabled real-time projects for Netherlands, Finland, UK and US governments and also done set of projects for Govt. of India and State departments. He has received several awards and recognitions for the quality and the stability of design and implementation of complex real-time systems.
Alex James completed the PhD degree in a short 2 years period from the Queensland Micro and Nanotechnology Center, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. He works as a Full Professor of AI hardware at School of Electronic Systems and Automation, and Dean (Academic) at Digital University Kerala. He works in the broad area of brain-inspired systems, memristive systems, intelligent semiconductor devices, analog circuits and imaging systems. He is Prof-in-charge of Maker Village that supports over 80+ hardware startups. He is Chief Investigator of the MeitY funded center for Intelligent IoT Sensors, India Innovation Center for Graphene, India Graphene Engineering and Innovation Center, and AI Chip Center developing new products to the market. Dr. James was the founding chair for IEEE Kerala Section Circuits and Systems Society. He is a member of IEEE CASS Technical committee on Nonlinear Circuits and Systems, IEEE CASS Technical committee on Cellular Nanoscale Networks and Memristor Array Computing, IEEE Consumer Technology Society Technical Committee on Quantum in Consumer Technology (QCT), Technical Committee on Machine learning, Deep learning and AI in CE (MDA) , Member of BCS’ Fellows Technical Advisory Group (F-TAG) and Member of SIG on Electronics for Agrifood. He was an editorial member of Information Fusion, Elsevier, and is an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Neuroscience (Section: Neuromorphic Systems), IEEE ACCESS, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence (2017-18) (Guest associate editor), IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems 1 (2018-present) and IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems (2022-present). He will be Associate Editor in Chief for Open Journal of Circuits and Systems (2024-25) and Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems (2024-25). He is a Senior Member of IEEE, Life Member of ACM, Senior Fellow of HEA, Fellow of RSA, Fellow of British Computer Society (FBCS), and Fellow of IET (FIET).
Vice Chancellor (Chair) |
Registrar |
Alex P James |
Anoop Ayyappan |
Asharaf S |
Christie Thomas Cherian |
Elizabeth Sherly |
R Jaishanker |
Manoj Kumar T K |
Radhakrishnan T |
K Satheesh Kumar |
K G Satheesh Kumar |
Sooraj N P |
Tony Thomas |
| Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy (Chair) | Director, IISER Thiruvananthapuram |
| Saji Gopinath | Vice Chancellor, Digital University Kerala |
| Seeram Sambasiva Rao | Special Secretary, Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of Kerala |
| Vivek C Govind | Nominee of Chairman, Board of Governors |
Vishnu V
Deputy Registrar (Finance)
