Present designation:

- Ex-Vice – Chancellor, JNTUA
- Professor of Electronics & Communication
- Engineering

Education Qualifications:

- Ph.D (IISc., Bangalore)-1986 (Award Winner)
- Professor of Electronics & Communication
B.E. - (OU) (Rank holder)-1974

DOB:

- 17.03.1952

Academic Positions:

- Professor (since 1990), JNTUH, Hyderabad
- Associate Professor (1986-1990), JNTUH
- Assistant Professor (1977-1986). JNTUH
- Worked as Visiting Professor, Asian Instt. of Tech., Bangkok (2010)

Administrative Positions Held:

-  EX-VICE – CHANCELLOR, JNTUA, (since JUNE 2012) Registrar (November 2011 – March 2012, JNTUH, Hyderabad
- Director, Research & Development Cell (2010 – 2011), JNTUH, Hyderabad
- Director, School of Information Technology (2010), JNTUH, Hyderabad
- Rector, JNT University, Hyderabad (2008 – 2010)
-  Registrar, JNT University, Hyderabad (2005 – 2008)
- Director, Research & Development Cell (2010 – 2011), JNTUH, Hyderabad
- Director, Academic and Planning, (2004 – 2005), JNTUH, Hyderabad
- Principal, JNTU College of Engineering, Hyderabad (2002 – 2004), JNTUH, Hyderabad
-  Director, School of Continuing and Distance Education (2001 - 2002), JNTUH, Hyderabad
- Professor and Head, at Defence Engineering College, Ethiopia, on lien and established Laboratories and framed syllabi for the course work from 1997 to 1999.

Convenerships Held:

- Convener, ECET- 2000, 2001 and 2005 (Three years)

Experience:

- 34 years of teaching and 25 years of Research

Awards received:

1. State Best Teacher Award (2004) Govt. of A.P,
2. Sir Mokshagundam Visveswaraya Award – Government of Andhra Pradesh and Institute of Engineers (2010)
3. 11th IETE – Prof. SVC Aiya Memorial Award (2007)
4. Distinguished Indian Award – ICSCI(2007)
5. Bapur Seetharam Memorial Award from IETE (1986)
6. Eminent Electonics and Communications Engineer Award from Institution of Engineers (IEI) India, Nov’2012.
7. Citation and Award from Andhra University and IEI, Visakhapatnam, Nov’2012.
8. ISTE U.P. GOVERNMENT NATIONAL Award for outstanding work done in specified areas of engineering and Technology, 20th Dec’2012.
9. Award for Outstanding Contribution to World, given by WORLD CHANCELLORS & VICE CHANCELLORS Education Congress, 30th June’ 2014.
10. CCI TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION EXCELLENCE Award 2014 to JNTUA, Mumbai.
11. Edu CLUSION AWARD at RE-ENGINEERING INDIA AWARD2014, SEPT’2014, Singapore.
12. Elected Fellow of A.P. Akademi of sciences in recognition of contributions to Science and Technology,24th Dec’2012.
13. Certificate of Recognition from DEC, Debrezeit

Research Guidance:

-  21 Ph.Ds produced so far; 30 M. Tech., and more than 115 B.Tech. thesis supervised.

Research Paper Publications:
(195 papers)

- Journals -

-  Conferences-

Author of Books:

1. VLSI Design: IK Publishers 2009 (Co Author: V.S.V. Prabhakar)
2. Operational Amplifiers And Linear Integrated Circuits: Pearson Education:Pearson Education
3. Electronic Measurements And Instrumentation: Pearson Education
4. Electronic Circuit Analysis: BS Publications
5. Electronic Devices And Circuits : BS Publications
6. BASIC ELECTRONICS : BS Publications

Sponsored projects executed:

- 7 (Seven) Projects executed

Membership in Professional bodies:

1. Fellow of Institute of Engineers (FIE)
2. Member of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, (MIEEE)
3. Fellow of Institute of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers, INDIA (FIETE)
4. Member of India Society for Technical Education, New Delhi (MISTE)
5. Member of International Society of Hybrid Micro Electronics (MISHM)
6. Chairman, IETE Centre, Hyderabad News (2011)

Countries visited:

-  France, UK, Israel, Hong Kong, Ireland, and Ethiopia

Research Centers/Universities visited abroad:

-  University of Paris (France); University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong); Defence Engineering College, University of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) University of West Minister, University of Northumbria (UK)

Panel discussion in TV Programmes:

-  8 (Eight) Programmes

Expert opinion appeared in news papers:

-  15 (Fifteen) Articles

Workshops/Courses Conducted:

-  7 (Seven)

Invited expert lectures and key-note address:

-  On various Technical topics about 40+

Invited expert lectures:

-  About 40 (personality Development, Quality of Engineering Education-challenges and issues, Effective Teaching Methodologies, Research Methodology, VLSI, Micro-electronics, Low Power Design, Nano Technology)

Area of Research:

-  Electronics Devices, VLSI, Micro Electronics & Instrumentations

Category:

-  OC