ADMINISTRATION
April 11, 2024 2026-02-19 10:00ADMINISTRATION
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.
BOG | Designation |
Chairperson | Vijay Chandru, Founder &Chairman, Strand Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd |
Ex-officio Member | Principal Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology Government of Kerala |
Ex-officio Member | Additional Chief Secretary Finance, Department of Finance Government of Kerala |
Ex-officio Member | Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Higher Education Government of Kerala |
Ex-officio Member | Member Secretary,Higher Education Council, Government of Kerala |
Ex-officio Member | Vice-Chancellor, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University |
Ex-officio Member | Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India |
Ex-officio Member | Head, National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) Department of Science and Technology, Government of India |
Ex-officio Member | Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad |
Ex-officio Member | Director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode |
Ex-officio Member | Director, Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram |
Ex-officio Member | Director, Indian Institute of Space, Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram |
Ex-officio Member | Director, Sree Chithira Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Thiruvananthapuram |
Ex-officio Member | Director, National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram |
Ex-officio Member | Vice-Chancellor, Kerala University of Digital Science Innovation and Technology |
Member | V K Mathews, Founder and Executive Chairman, IBS |
Member | C Mohan, Shaw Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore |
Member | Sam Santhosh, Founder- Scigenom Labs |
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.
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 | Asharaf S | Professor & Dean (Academic), SoCSE, Digital University Kerala |
3 | Balasubramaniam S | Assistant Professor, SoCSE, DUK |
4 | Chandan Mazumdar | Jadavpur University |
5 | Elizabeth Sherly | Distinguished Visiting Professor, DUK |
6 | Malu G | Assistant Professor, SoCSE, DUK |
7 | Preetam Mukherjee | Assistant Professor (School Chair) |
8 | Sabu M Thampi | Professor, SoCSE, DUK |
9 | Sabu Emmanuel | Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore |
10 | Sinnu Susan Thomas | Assistant Professor, SoCSE, DUK |
11 | Srinivasan Rajavelu, | Amazon Web Services, Dubai |
12 | Tony Thomas | Associate Professor, SoCSE, DUK |
13 | Venkatesh Raman | The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai |
14 | Ajith Abraham | Bennet University |
15 | B S Manoj | IIST Thiruvananthapuram |
16 | C Krishna Mohan | IIT Hyderabad |
17 | John Eric Stephen | Assistant Professor, SoDS, DUK. |
18 | Sooraj K. Ambat, | Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi |
19 | Sudeshna Sarkar | IIT Kharagpur |
School of Digital Humanities and Liberal Arts
1 | LS Ganesh | Vice Chancellor, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education and Professor (Retd.), Dept of Management Studies, IIT Madras and – Chair |
2 | Om Kumar Krishnan | Professor, Marketing Management, IIM Kozhikode |
3 | V K Unni | Professor, Public Policy & Management, IIM Kolkata |
4 | K J Joseph | Director, Gulati Institute Finance and Taxation, Thiruvananthapuram |
5 | Divakaran Liginlal | Professor, Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA |
6 | Amalendu Jyotishi | Professor, Azim Premji University, Bangalore |
7 | Arun Elias | Associate Dean (International & Accreditation), Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand & Dean College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, National University of Fiji |
8 | Nirmala Menon | Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Indore |
9 | P Vijaya Kumar | Professor in English, (Retd.), Government Women’s College, Thiruvananthapuram |
10 | Asharaf S | Dean (Academics) and Professor, School of Computer Science & Engg, Digital University Kerala |
11 | Alex P James | Dean (Linkage and Projects) and Professor, School of Electronic Systems and Automation, Digital University Kerala |
12 | Manoj Kumar, | Dean (Research) Professor, School of Digital Sciences, Digital University Kerala |
13 | Preetam Mukherjee, | Assistant Professor and Chair, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Digital University Kerala |
14 | Jose Joseph | Assistant Professor and Chair, School of Electronic Systems and Automation, Digital University Kerala |
15 | John Eric Steephen | Assistant Professor and Chair, School of Digital Sciences, Digital University Kerala |
16 | Suresh I | Associate Professor and Chair, School of Informatics, Digital University Kerala |
17 | Satheesh Kumar KG, | Chair and Distinguished Professor, School of Digital Humanities and Liberal Arts, Digital University Kerala |
18 | Jayachandran M B, | Chief Technical Officer, Digital University Kerala |
19 | Mohammad Meraj Uddin, | Assistant Professor, School of Digital Humanities and Liberal Arts, Digital University Kerala |
20 | Sini V Pillai | Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator, School of Digital Humanities and Liberal Arts, Digital University Kerala |
21 | K Pradeep Kumar | Assistant Professor, School of Digital Humanities and Liberal Arts, Digital University Kerala |
22 | Santhosh Kurup | Professor of Practice, School of Digital Humanities and Liberal Arts, Digital University Kerala |
23 | Shanujas V | Assistant Professor, School of Digital Humanities and Liberal Arts, Digital University Kerala |
School of Electronic Systems and Automation
Sl No. |
Name |
Affiliation |
1 | Bhaskar Choubey | Professor, Siegen University, Germany |
2 | Sreelal S | Scientist G, ISRO |
3 | Rajesh C Panicker | Senior Lecturer, NUS, Singapore |
4 | Deepu John | Assistant Professor, University College Dublin, Ireland |
5 | Javed G S | Technical Lead, Intel |
6 | Paul Kollanoor Ittoopunny | Principal Engineer – IC Design at Broadcom |
7 | Elangovan K | Assistant Professor, SoESA, Digital University Kerala |
8 | Muthusankar Eswaran | Assistant Professor, SoESA, Digital University Kerala |
9 | Sumit Datta | Assistant Professor, SoESA, Digital University Kerala |
10 | Christie Thomas Cherian | Assistant Professor, SoESA, Digital University Kerala |
11 | Jai Tripathi | Assistant Professor, IIT Jodhpur |
12 | Asharaf S | Professor, IIITMK/DUK |
13 | Rahul Nair | Professor, University of Manchester |
14 | Jose Joseph | Assistant Professor, IIITMK/DUK (Committee Convener) |
15 | Alex P James | Professor, IIITMK/DUK |
16 | Krishna Kanth | Director, OSRAM-AMS |
School of Digital Sciences
SL No | Name | Affiliation |
1 | Saji Gopinath | Digital University Kerala |
2 | Alex P James | Digital University Kerala |
3 | Gin Jose | University of Leeds, UK |
4 | Suresh C Pillai | University of Technology Sligo |
5 | C H Suresh | NIIST |
6 | C Arunan | KSCSTE |
7 | K M Muraleedharan | IITM |
8 | Sankara N Potty | C-MET |
9 | Ram Rao Nidamanuri | IIST |
10 | Ajith Kumar R | Digital University Kerala |
11 | T Radhakrishnan | Digital University Kerala |
12 | John Eric Steephen | Digital University Kerala |
13 | Sanil P Nair | Digital University Kerala |
14 | Manoj Kumar T K | Digital University Kerala |
15 | Shweta Srivastava | Digital University Kerala |
16 | Sherin D R | Digital University Kerala |
School of Informatics
SL No | Name | Affiliation |
1 | Ramesh Venkatesan | GE Healthcare |
2 | Alex P James | Digital University Kerala |
3 | Jitender Saini | NIMHANS |
4 | Raveendran Nair | C-DAC |
5 | Markand P Oza | ISRO |
6 | C Sudhakar Reddy | NRSC |
7 | Mihir Kumar Dash | IITKGP |
8 | Amit Chakraborty | Sikkim University |
9 | Santanu Ray | Digital University Kerala |
10 | Suresh I | CSIR |
11 | N Ayyappan | The French Institute |
12 | Franz Josef Behr | HFT, Germany |
13 | Sushant Singh | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, USA |
14 | Joseph Suresh Paul | Digital University Kerala |
15 | Elizabeth Sherly | Digital University Kerala |
16 | Jaishanker R | Digital University Kerala |
17 | Athira K | Digital University Kerala |
18 | Sooraj NP | Digital University Kerala |
Alex P James |
Anoop Ayyappan |
Asharaf S |
Christie Thomas Cherian |
| Elizabeth Sherly |
Jaishanker R |
K G Satheesh Kumar |
K Satheesh Kumar |
| Manoj Kumar T K |
| Radhakrishnan T |
| Saji Gopinath |
| Tony Thomas |
| Name | Association |
|---|---|
| Saji Gopinath | Digital University Kerala |
| Alex P James | Digital University Kerala |
| B S Manoj | Indian Institute of Space, Science and Technology |
| S M Sameer | National Institute of Technology, Calicut |
| Manoj Kumar T K | Digital University Kerala |
| Maneesha Ramesh | Amrita University |
| Asharaf S | Digital University Kerala |
| M S Rajasree | DTE Kerala |
| Jaishanker R | Digital University Kerala |
| Saji Gopinath | Vice Chancellor, Digital University Kerala |
| Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy | Director, IISER Thiruvananthapuram |
| Ratan U Kelkar | Secretary IT Department, Government of Kerala |
| Vivek C Govind | Nominee of Chairman, Board of Governors |
