Academic Tasks & Leadership

National level


  • System Expert: NTA Tech. Eval. Comm. (2023 – 24),

  • CS Expert: Faculty Selections: ASRB (2022), DRDO (2016-18), UPSC (2014), etc.

  • Chair/Member, NBA UG/PG Accreditation Teams (2006 – 2018).

  • Chair/Resource Person, National NBA UG Engineering Accreditation Workshops (2010 – 11).

  • Chair, NBA UG Engineering Accreditation Guidelines Draft Comm. (2010 – 11).

  • Chief Examiner, GATE Computer Science, IITs (2005).

  • Professor-In-Charge, JEE Examination Centre(s), IIT Kharagpur (2001 – 04).

External Academic Institutions


  • Advisor, Cyber Security Upskilling through Edu. Inst., VMSB Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun (2024)

  • Ext. Member/Chair, CSE Curriculum Revision, IIT Patna (2022, 2024)

  • Ext. Member, Faculty of Maths & Computing, Banasthali Univ. (2019 - 22)

  • Ext. Member, Board of Studies, Dept. CSE & Dept. CS Applications, Poorvanchal Univ. (2018 - 20)

  • Visiting Professor, JIIT Noida (2007 - 11)

  • .... several others.

Institute / University level


  • JNU: Member, University Court, and Academic Council (2022 - 2024).

  • JNU: Member, Intellectual Property Management Comm. (2017)

  • JNU: Co-opted Member, Anti-Plagiarism Policy Draft Comm. (2016 - 17).

  • Chair, NBA UG Engineering Accreditation Guidelines Draft Comm. (2010 – 11).

  • JNU: Conceptualized Dual-degree program combining Comp Sc with Social Sc (2016-17).

  • IIT Kharagpur: Senator (2007 – 2015)

  • IIT Kharagpur: Member, UG Prog. Eval. Senate Sub-Comm. (UGPEC) (2001-05, 2007-11)

  • BITS Pilani: Senator (1997 – 2000).

  • BITS Pilani: Resource Faculty, Intensive Teaching Workshop (1997 – 2000)

  • BITS Pilani: Member, Research & Consultancy Board (1997 - 1999).

  • BITS Pilani: Member, Library Comm. (1997 – 1999).

Faculty/Department/School level


  • JNU: Founder Director, Data to Knowledge (D2K) Lab, SC&SS (2016 – 2024)

  • JNU: Member, Special Comm. (a.k.a. Board of Studies), School Comp. Sys. Sc. (2015 – 2024)

  • JNU: Member, Student - Faculty Comm., School Comp. & Sys. Sci. (2015 – 2019)

  • JNU: Chair, AICTE's M.Tech. Prog. Approval Comm., School Comp. & Sys. Sci. (2015 – 2016)

  • IIT Kharagpur: CSE Academic Comm, (2001-15)

  • IIT Kharagpur: CSE Administrative Comm., (2004-05, 2006-10)

  • IIT Kharagpur: Doctoral Scrutiny Committees: Assorted (2001 – 2011)

  • IIT Kharagpur: Faculty Advisor/Counselor/Mentor and Faculty PGDIT and PGDST (2001-08)

  • IIT Kharagpur: Professor-in-Charge, CSE Library & Liaison with Central Library (2006 – 08)

  • BITS Pilani: Member, C.S. & I.S. Group (1997 – 2000).

Industry Technology Collaboration

  • Member, Board’s IT Strategy Group. and I.T. Advisory Comm., Canara Bank (2022 - Present)

  • Core Design Engineer, National Semiconductors, Germany (2001 – 06),

  • Project, Microsoft Inc. USA (2004 – 07).