Leadership & Team

Professor L. Umanand is a faculty member in the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. His areas of expertise include power electronics, renewable energy systems, photovoltaic-based systems, power conversion, and bond graph modelling. He has contributed significantly to teaching, research, and development in electronic systems engineering, with a strong focus on practical and sustainable energy technologie

Professor L. Umanand is a faculty member in the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. His areas of expertise include power electronics, renewable energy systems, photovoltaic-based systems, power conversion, and bond graph modelling. He has contributed significantly to teaching, research, and development in electronic systems engineering, with a strong focus on practical and sustainable energy technologie

Prof. Praveen C. Ramamurthy is a Professor at the Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. His research focuses on organic nanoelectronics, electroactive polymers, sensors, flexible and biomedical devices, solar cells, and water-quality technologies. He leads the Organic Nanoelectronics Group at IISc and has made significant contributions in the areas of advanced functional materials, device development, environmental sensing, and sustainable technology solutions.

Prof. Yogesh Simmhan is an Associate Professor and Swarna Jayanti Fellow in the Department of Computational and Data Sciences, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. His research focuses on distributed computing systems, cloud and edge computing, Big Data platforms, Internet of Things (IoT), AI on the edge, temporal graph processing, and UAV-based computing applications. He leads research on scalable data and computing systems for scientific, engineering, and real-world applications.

Dr. B. Subba Reddy is a Chief Research Scientist in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He joined IISc in 1992 and has extensive expertise in high voltage engineering, insulation systems, condition monitoring, renewable energy systems, smart grids, and electric vehicles. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. (Engg.) from IISc and has contributed significantly to research, teaching, and technical development activities at IISc.

Prof. Shashi Jain is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Management Studies at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. His research focuses on computational finance, Monte Carlo methods for derivative pricing, financial risk management, and real options. He also serves as the M.Tech (Online) Co-ordinator at the Centre for Continuing Education, IISc.

Prof. N. Ravi Sundaresan is a faculty member in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. His research focuses on cardiovascular and muscle biology, particularly the role of Sirtuins and PARP enzymes in regulating disease mechanisms in heart and skeletal muscle. He also serves as the Proficience & QIP Co-ordinator at the Centre for Continuing Education, IISc.

Dr. Garima Jindal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Her research focuses on computational chemistry, with emphasis on applying computational methods to study problems in chemistry and biology, including small-molecule catalysis and enzyme catalysis.

Professor L. Umanand is a faculty member in the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. His areas of expertise include power electronics, renewable energy systems, photovoltaic-based systems, power conversion, and bond graph modelling. He has contributed significantly to teaching, research, and development in electronic systems engineering, with a strong focus on practical and sustainable energy technologie

Prof. Shashi Jain is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Management Studies at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. His research focuses on computational finance, Monte Carlo methods for derivative pricing, financial risk management, and real options. He also serves as the M.Tech (Online) Co-ordinator at the Centre for Continuing Education, IISc.

Prof. N. Ravi Sundaresan is a faculty member in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. His research focuses on cardiovascular and muscle biology, particularly the role of Sirtuins and PARP enzymes in regulating disease mechanisms in heart and skeletal muscle. He also serves as the Proficience & QIP Co-ordinator at the Centre for Continuing Education, IISc.

Dr. Garima Jindal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Her research focuses on computational chemistry, with emphasis on applying computational methods to study problems in chemistry and biology, including small-molecule catalysis and enzyme catalysis.

Prof. Raghuraman N. Govardhan is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. His research focuses on fluid mechanics, including fluid-structure interaction, drag reduction using bubbles, turbomachinery, supersonic mixing, and sprays. He also serves as the GIAN Co-ordinator at the Centre for Continuing Education, IISc.