Work Experiences
ProfessorIndian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad
Sep 2025 – Present
Registrar (Officiating)Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad
Oct 2022 – Oct 2024
Associate ProfessorIndian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad
Dec 2017 – Dec 2025
Assistant ProfessorIndian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad
Jan 2013 – Dec 2017
Assistant ProfessorJaypee University of Engineering and Technology Guna, MP, India
June 2010 – Dec 2012
Senior LecturerJaypee University of Engineering and Technology Guna, MP, India
Oct 2007 – June 2010
LecturerJaypee University of Engineering and Technology Guna, MP, India
Jul 2005 – Sep 2007
Trainee/Masters ThesisRaja Ramanna Center for Advanced Technology Indore, MP, India
Jul 2004 – June 2005
Summer InternIndian Telephone Industries, Raebareli, UP, India
June 2002
Summer InternIndian Telephone Industries, Raebareli, UP, India
June 2001
Educational Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science and EngineeringImage Processing
First Class
Jaypee University of Information Technology Waknaghat, HP, India
2006 – 2010
Master of TechnologyLaser Sc and Applications
First Class/ 77
Devi Ahilya University, MP, India
2003 – 2005
Bachelor of TechnologyElectronics Engineering
First-Class/ 75
Dr. R M L Avadh University Faizabad, UP, India
1999 – 2003
IntermediatePCM
First-Class/ 74
GIC Raebareli, UP-Board, UP, India
1994 – 1996
High SchoolScience
First-Class/ 74
GIC Raebareli, UP-Board, UP, India
1992 – 1994
Areas of Interests
Machine and Deep Learning (76 Publications )
Data Compression (18 Publications )
Image Processing (18 Publications )
Histopathology Image Analysis (7 Publications )
Biometrics (34 Publications )
Watermarking (5 Publications )
Retrieval (21 Publications )
Thermal Imaging (11 Publications )
Thermal Object Detection and Recognition (10 Publications )
Data Compression (18 Publications )
Image Processing (18 Publications )
Histopathology Image Analysis (7 Publications )
Biometrics (34 Publications )
Watermarking (5 Publications )
Retrieval (21 Publications )
Thermal Imaging (11 Publications )
Thermal Object Detection and Recognition (10 Publications )
Professional Society Affiliations
Institute of Engineers, IndiaFellow (1265425)
2020 – Present
Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, IndiaFellow (188607)
2006 – Present
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USASenior Member (90940168)
2009 – Present
International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology, USASenior Member (88338811)
2010 – Present
International Association of Pattern Recognition (IAPR)Member (242)
2020 - Present
International Association of Engineers, UKMember (64758)
2010 - Present
Editorial Services
Editor, ICT Express (Elsevier)2024 - Present
Associate Editor, International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (IJPRAI, World Scientific)2020 - 2026
Associate Editor, Journal of Pattern Recognition Research (JPRR)2016 - 2026
Associate Editor, IEEE Signal Processing Letters (SPL)2024 - 2025
Associate Editor, IET Image Processing (IET-IPR)2020 - 2022
Guest Editor, Neural Computing and Applications – Special Issue on CVIP (Springer)2020 - 2022
Guest Editor, Springer Nature Computer Science – SI on Recent Trends in Computer Vision2020 - 2022
Guest Editor, Springer Nature Computer Science – SI on Progress in Image Processing2020 - 2022
Visiting Positions
Visiting Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Münster, GermanyMay 2026 - June 2026
Visiting Professor, Computer and Information Sciences, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaMay 2025 - June 2025
Visiting Professor, Computer and Information Sciences, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaJune 2024 - July 2024
Visiting Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Münster, GermanyMay 2022
Awards, Honours & Fellowships
Fellow, University of Münster, Germany2026
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Signal Processing Society, USA2026
Eminent Engineer Award, Institution of Engineers (India)2025
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Signal Processing Society, USA2025
Mid-Career Teacher Award, IEEE Signal Processing Society Chapter, Uttar Pradesh2024
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Signal Processing Society, USA2024
Best Paper Award (Poster Category), IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Singapore2024
Young Achievers Award, GEC and ISTE, New Delhi2023
Best Paper Award, IAPR CVMI2022
Research Excellence Award, Amity University, Greater Noida2021
Best Operational Excellence Award, College of CS & IT, TMU Moradabad2017
Best PhD Thesis Award (to PhD scholar Dr. Shiv Ram Dubey), IEEE CICT2017
Best Paper Award, IEEE UPCON2015
MHRD GATE Fellowship2002
Sardar Patel Citation
1996
NCC Certificate “A”1994
Consultancy Projects
Biometric Research and Development Consultant, SecureMantra Technologies (P) Ltd, India Ongoing2021 - 2024
Research Consultant & Collaborator, Eventila Technologies Pvt Ltd (Spyne.AI), Gurgaon, India Completed2022
PhD Thesis Examinations
Served as External Examiner for 16 Doctor of Philosophy theses
2011 - Present
Overseas Collaborative Visits
Italy2013
Thailand (Bangkok)2015
Singapore2016
Germany2022
Slovenia2024
Singapore2025
Japan; Germany; Slovenia2026
Reviewing Services
IEEE — Transactions on Image Processing / Multimedia / Circuits and Systems for Video Technology / SMC / Sensors Journal / Access; ICASSP; ICIP2013 - Present
IET — Image Processing; Biometrics2013 - Present
Elsevier — Pattern Recognition Letters; Pattern Recognition; Expert Systems with Applications; Computers & Electrical Engineering2013 - Present
Springer / Nature — Multimedia Tools and Applications; Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing; Computer Vision and Image Analysis2013 - Present
Short-Term Programs Attended
Summer School on Machine Learning (Deep Learning), IIIT HyderabadJul 2017
Summer School on Computer Vision (Recent Advances in Computer Vision), IIIT HyderabadJul 2017
IEEE Global Early Career Faculty Virtual Mini Conference on Effective Teaching, IEEE Educational Activity Board, New YorkDec 2014
10th Summer School on Biometrics, IEEE / IAPR, University of Sassari, ItalyJun 2013
IUCEE Workshop on Image Processing and Digital Communication (IPDC), JUET GunaJun 2011
National Workshop on Challenges in VLSI (NWCV), DA-IICT GandhinagarMay 2005
Administrative Services
Dean: Planning and Development, IIIT Allahabad, India2026 - Present
Vice-Chair: IEEE India Council, India2025 - Present
Chair: IEEE Signal Processing Society Chapter, Uttar Pradesh Section, India2021 - Present
Registrar (Officiating): Administration, Finance, Estate, Transport, Health Centre, IIIT Allahabad2022 - 2024
Associate Dean: Institute Ranking, GIAN-like Courses, Library and e-Library, IIIT Allahabad2021 - 2023
Chair: IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section, India2021 - 2023
Member: Academic Council, SRCEM Lucknow2021 - 2023
Member: Board of Studies, Computer Science and Engineering, BNMIT Bengaluru2021 - 2022
Member: Board of Studies, Dept. of CSE, Centre for Advanced Studies, AKTU Lucknow2021 - 2022
Member: Recruitment and Assessment Committee, DRDO, Ministry of Defence, GoI, India2020 - 2021
Expert: All India Council for Technical Education, Approval Committee, MoE, GoI, India2020 - 2022
Convener: DRDO-Academia Collaboration Committee, IIIT Allahabad, India2020 - 2022
Vice-Chair: IEEE India Council, India2020
Vice-Chair: IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section, India2019 - 2020
Correspondence In-charge: ISRO-IIITA MoU, IIIT Allahabad, India2019 - 2020
Convener: DPGC (IT), IIIT Allahabad, India2019 - 2021
Faculty I/C: SPARC, Ranking and Accreditation, IIIT Allahabad2018 - 2020
Member: Board of Studies, Dept. of IT & CA, MMMUT Gorakhpur2018 - 2020
Secretary: IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section, India2018 - 2019
Secretary: SPS Chapter, IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section, India2017 - 2019
Faculty I/C: NIRF, IIIT Allahabad2017 - 2018
Member: Students’ Travel Support Committee, IIIT Allahabad2017 - 2018
Member: Board of Studies, Dept. of CSE, MMMUT Gorakhpur2017
Faculty I/C: Transport, IIIT Allahabad2017
Chairman: PhD (IT) Screening Committee, IIIT Allahabad2017
Treasurer: IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section, India2016 - 2017
Convener: Standing Technical Committee of CPC, IIIT Allahabad2016 - 2017
Member: DPGC, IIIT Allahabad2015 - 2017
Joint-Secretary: IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section, India2015
Secretary: SP/C Joint Chapter, IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section, India2014 - 2016
Convener: Website and Newsletter Committee, IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section, India2014
Assistant Proctor: Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad2014 - 2016
Faculty Coordinator: IEEE Students’ Branch, IIIT Allahabad2013 - 2017
Faculty Chairman: Technical Club, IIIT Allahabad2013 - 2014
Warden: Boys Hostel (H10-11-12), JUET Guna2011 - 2012
PG Coordinator: Dept. of ECE, JUET Guna2010 - 2012
Counsellor: IETE Students’ Forum, JUET Guna2006 - 2012
Warden: Boys Hostel (H4-5-6), JUET Guna2006 - 2009
Technical Programme Committee Services
International Conference on Computer Vision & Image Processing2019
IEEE Conference on Information and Communication Technology2019
IEEE UP Section Conference on Electrical, Computer and Electronics (UPCON)2018
Conference on Information and Communication Technology2018
Conference on Information and Communication Technology2017
IEEE UP Section Conference on Electrical, Computer and Electronics (UPCON)2017
Latest Advances in Machine learning and Data Science (LAMDA)2017
9th IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Communication Networks (CICN)2017
3rd International Conference on Next Generation Computing Technologies (NGCT)2017
IEEE International Conference on Computing, Communication and Automation (ICCCA)2017
IEEE UP Section Conference on Electrical, Computer and Electronics (UPCON)2016
IEEE UP Section Conference on Electrical, Computer and Electronics (UPCON)2015
IEEE International Conference on Medical Imaging, m-Health & Emerging Communication Systems (MEDCOM)2014
IEEE Symposium on Computers and Informatics (ISCI)2011
IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ISIEA)2011
IET-MIC-CSC2009
IET-MIC-CNIT2008
PhD & Project Supervision
Doctorate (PhD)
Supervised : 14
Ongoing : 7
Ongoing : 7
Masters (MTech)
Supervised : 34
Ongoing : 4
Ongoing : 4
Bachelors (BTech)
Supervised : 143
Ongoing : 0
Ongoing : 0
Professional Qualifications
Graduate Aptitude Test for EngineersElectronics and Communication Engineering
Conducted By: Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
Score: 92.6 Percentile
March 2002