1] Current Research and consultancy services in the Areas related to – Geospatial modeling, , Geospatial Data analytics- AI ML in Civil Engg, AI and IOT and Agriculture & Horticulture, Design thinking, Open Innovation and Lean management , Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
2] Consultant -Global Study Research prog in Innovation & Creativity for Academic Leadership
3] Chief Mentor-Berkeley India Academic Programs-Open Innovation and Smart Villages
4] Few current topics of Lectures/ Webinars during 208-20
a] SDGs -The Unique Multidisciplinary and Engineering problem b]Advances in Geospatial technologies. c]Geospatial Technology and application to Smart Cities d] Population Health Analytics e] Geospatial public health data management f] Design thinking for Rural Empowerment g] Open Innovation. h] Capacity building and making Engineering Education relevant to Industry Needs i] Triple Helix – a way forward [j]Digital divide-Digital Literacy -Rural empowerment
5] Founder Editor of The Journals a] Geospatial Today
b] Technology Spectrum c] Science Spectrum –
6] My Education and engagements–Ph D in from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in Engineering
-Faculty -Stratified Fluid Dynamics and -M Tech from IIT Madras,
-2019 Smart Village Movement – Chairman, -2018 Consultant at ASCI -Bill Melinda Gate Foun Project -Population Health analytics
-2014-18 Dr RAJA RAMANNA Distinguished Fellow, DRDO, Govt of India,
-2015-17 National Coordinator/ Mentor -Geospatial Public Health -a National Networking DST Project
-2005-08 Former Director of R&D Centre JNT Univ.
-1976-79 Assistant Professor in Indian Institute of Technology – IIT – Madras -.
-1979-87 Senior Scientist ISRO National Remote Sensing Centre,
-1990-08 Professor & Founder Head /Centre for Spatial Information Technology at JNTU, Hyderabad
Guest Scientist at i) DLR- German Space Research Institute, ii) GKSS- Geesthacht, Germany
iii] Adjunct Professor -Asian Institute of Technology and India,
iv] Professor of Excellence at Chiba University, JAPAN v] Member of IEEE USA
Fellow of Institute of Engineers, Institute of Surveyors, AP Academy of Sciences etc
Lead Auditor Course– QMS-IRCA Auditor Certification Scheme-Nigel Bauer,UK Based on ISO 9001:2000, 2007 and EMS Certification Based on ISO 14001:2004, 2008.- NALSAR University course on Cyber Laws-Guided 44 PhD and 145 Graduate Scholars in geospatial Tech, CS, ECE, Management,