People

Principal Investigator

Prof. Shanmuganathan Raman

Prof. Shanmuganathan Raman

Principal Investigator, Departments of Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar

  • Dr Vilas Mujumdar Chair, IIT Gandhinagar
  • Professor & Head, Computer Science & Engineering
  • Professor, Electrical Engineering
  • PhD, IIT Bombay (2011); Microsoft Research India Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellows & Visiting Researchers 2

  • Dr. Prajwal Singh

    Dr. Prajwal Singh

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, IIT Gandhinagar; PhD, CSE, 2021–2026

    Generative vision and neural decoding

  • Dr. Seema Kumari

    Dr. Seema Kumari

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, IIT Gandhinagar; PhD, EE, 2020–2026

    Restoration and analysis of 3D point clouds

Ph.D. Scholars 9

  • Akbar Ali

    Akbar Ali

    PhD, CSE, since 2023

    Visvesvaraya Fellow
  • Anupam Sharma

    Anupam Sharma

    PhD, CSE, since 2024

    EEG representation learning

    Director’s Fellow
  • Arjun Badola

    Arjun Badola

    PhD, AI, since 2024

    Visvesvaraya FellowQualcomm Innovation Fellow
  • Dikshit Hegde

    Dikshit Hegde

    PhD, CSE, since 2025

    IndiaAI PhD FellowQualcomm Innovation Fellow
  • Ashutosh Gupta

    Ashutosh Gupta

    PhD, AI, since 2024

    Image despeckling

    IITGN–SAC
  • Saurabh Tripathi

    Saurabh Tripathi

    PhD, AI, since 2024

    IITGN–SAC
  • Ankur Garg

    Ankur Garg

    PhD, EE, since 2025

    Vigyan Yuva – Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeIITGN–SAC
  • Pramod Mishra

    PhD, EE, since 2025

    IITGN–SAC
  • Rohit Sinha

    PhD, AI

Master's & Undergraduate Researchers 17

  • Prateek Takshak

    Dual Degree, CSE

  • John Debbarma

    John Debbarma

    Dual Degree, CSE

  • Deepanjali Kumari

    Deepanjali Kumari

    Dual Degree, CSE

  • Pankaj

    Pankaj

    Dual Degree, CSE

  • Sinngam Khaidem

    Sinngam Khaidem

    M.Tech, CSE

  • Arka Dutta

    Arka Dutta

    M.Tech, AI

  • Hement Shekhar Mohanty

    M.Tech, AI

  • Akhil Maan

    M.Tech, AI

  • Arpit Metrey

    M.Tech, CSE/AI

  • Jiya Parmar

    M.Tech, CSE/AI

  • Malla Jeevan Kumar

    Malla Jeevan Kumar

    M.Tech, CSE/AI

  • Mohit Kumar

    M.Tech, CSE/AI

  • Rakesh Kumar

    M.Tech, CSE/AI

  • Anvesh Jadhav

    Anvesh Jadhav

    Dual Degree, EE

  • Arnav Jagtap

    Arnav Jagtap

    Dual Degree, EE

  • Kancheti Aparna Mala

    M.Tech, EE

  • Amisha Vaghela

    Amisha Vaghela

    M.Tech, EE

PhD Alumni & Placements 10

NameDegreeThesis / workNow
Dr. Prajwal SinghPhD, CSE, 2021–2026 (defended 6 May 2026)Scalable Generative Vision and Neural Decoding: Connecting Machine and Human PerceptionPost-Doctoral Fellow, IIT Gandhinagar
Dr. Seema KumariPhD, EE, 2020–2026 (defended 21 Apr 2026)Restoration and Analysis of 3D Point Clouds: Algorithms and ApplicationsPost-Doctoral Fellow, IIT Gandhinagar
Dr. Ashish TiwariPhD, EE, 2020–2025 (defended 5 Dec 2025)Neural 3D Reconstruction and Understanding via Photometric Cues: Shading, Polarization, and ShadowsDolby Laboratories
Dr. Shashikant VermaPhD, EE, 2020–2025 (defended 28 Jul 2025)Towards Realistic 3D Digital Humans and Multi-Species Motion UnderstandingNPDF, IIT Bombay
Dr. Aalok GangopadhyayPhD, EE, 2017–2023 (defended 8 Jun 2023)Deep Learning based Representation, Processing and Inverse Rendering of Curves and SurfacesVisiting Fellow, TIFR Mumbai
Dr. Indra Deep MastanPhD, CSE, 2015–2021 (defended 21 Apr 2021)Deep Feature Learning: Training with No Prior Examples and its ApplicationsAssistant Professor, CSE, IIT BHU
Dr. Gagan KanojiaPhD, EE, 2015–2020 (defended 26 Oct 2020)Investigating Motion in Image Sequences: Detection, Removal, and InferenceSenior Research Engineer, Samsung Research Institute
Dr. Sudhakar KumawatPhD, CSE, 2014–2020 (defended 16 Sep 2020)Challenges in Deep Visual Recognition: Algorithms and Novel ArchitecturesAssistant Professor, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Dr. Diptiben PatelPhD, EE, 2014–2020 (defended 6 Jan 2020)Novel Strategies for Image Retargeting: Energy Design, Acceleration, and Scene AwarenessSensor Fusion Engineer, Qualcomm US
Dr. Rajendra NagarPhD, EE, 2014–2019 (defended 20 May 2019)Multidimensional Reflection Symmetry: Theory, Algorithms, and ApplicationsAssistant Professor, EE, IIT Jodhpur

Master's and research-staff alumni are listed on the PI's team page.