Dr. Ramancharla Pradeep Kumar
Chief Mentor & Guide
Professor of Civil Engineering & Head, Earthquake Engineering Research Centre, IIIT Hyderabad.
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, Earthquake Engineering (2001)
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Master of Technology, Structural Engineering (1997)
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering (1995)
Vasavi College of Engineering (Osmania University), Hyderabad, India
Diploma in Civil Engineering (1992)
Quli Qutub shah Govt. Polytechnic, Hyderabad, India
Dr. Ramancharla is leading an active research group of around 35 people. He is presently supervising 12 Ph.D/MS by Research students. Dr. Ramancharla published around 180 papers in journals and conferences. He visited Bhuj, Gujarat for conducting reconnaissance survey after 26th January 2001 Bhuj Earthquake. He also visited tsunami affected areas of Andhra Pradesh after 24 Dec 2004. He is a member of few committees at state level and also at national level. He is a member of Post Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (PERT) of NDMA, GoI. As a member of expert committee of NDMA he contributed in the preparation of National Disaster Management Policy and Guidelines for Earthquakes and Tsunamis. He also contributed in the preparation of policy for restructuring of Fire and Emergency Services Department, Govt of AP. He is also a member of expert committees on Disaster Mitigation of Cyclones and Urban Floods. He is currently a BIS panel member of IS 456 & IS 1343 (CED2), Earthquake Engineering Sectional Committee (CED39) and also a member of National Building Code of India (CED 46:P16).
Dr. Ramancharla is strong proponent of Human Values. He has been spear heading the activity of human values in IIIT-H since 2005. He has contributed in a major way in introducing an essential course on Human Values to UG students in over 1200 colleges in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states. Till now he has conducted over 50 workshops of 3-8 days duration and delivered over 100 guest lectures on Human Values. His dream is to take Value Education to all people in the states of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh.
Awards and recognitions
Current Affiliations at IIIT Hyderabad:
Dr. Aparna Palle
HOD, H&M GNITS
She is a certified trainer for Business English Certificate [BEC] and International English Language Testing System [IELTS].
Has enriching experience in teaching of English for Engineering Graduates and has extensively promoted and conducted various Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Guest Lectures on English Language Teaching [ELT] in association with English Language Teachers Association of India [ELT@I], British Council, Regional English Language Office [RELO], Cambridge University Press [CUP] for Professional Development among English teachers. She is a certified trainer for Business English Certificate [BEC] and International English Language Testing System [IELTS]. Dr.Aparna has been a strong support in strengthening the Vision and Mission of Read India Celebrations [RIC].
Ms. Kasturi Chatterjee
Executive Consultant.
Principal, Gitanjali Devashray, Secunderabad
Seasoned educationist with 23 years of rich teaching experience, with 5 yrs. of exposure in administration. Key competency also includes expertise in developing education procedures, training programmes and operational policies to align with changing educational / academic needs.
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Dheeraj Ananthoj
Patron & Guide
He is one of the leading technocrats in swimming pool industry in south India. He is the proprietor
of PRAGATI POOLS ( www.pragatipools.com ) involved in swimming pool projects across India.
Mr. Dheeraj Ananthoj is a graduate civil engineer from Osmania University with more than 20 years of
niche experience in Swimming pool consulting, construction and water treatment industry. He is one of
the leading technocrats in swimming pool industry in south India. He is the proprietor of PRAGATI
POOLS ( www.pragatipools.com ) involved in swimming pool projects across India.
Email: d_ananthoj@yahoo.com
Bhaskar Kannoju
Executive Consultant
CEO & Founder- Adepto GeoInformatics
Mr. Bhaskar Kannoju, an M.Tech degree holder from JNTU Hyderabad,has more than 15 years of rich
experience in Sales and Marketing in Geospatial and Scientific Research Organizations. His innovative
thinking and sincere efforts brings sole exclusive Authorized distribution of Tecplot software
products for CFD post processing analysis &Innovyze software products for Water Utility and wet
infrastructure development applications in India. He has travelled across the country for several
times, having prominent presence at Government, Defense, Space and R&D Labs etc., and he is overall
head of all day-to-day activities in India and Global Operations.
Email: bhaskar.kannoju@adeptogeoit.com
www.adeptogeoit.com
Naresh Mirkhelkar
Adviser & Content Cogitator
Technology Lead, Home Depot, Atlanta
Mr. Naresh Mirkhelkar is a civil engineer by education but in IT by Profession. He has around 20 years
of experience in Information Technology out of which more than half is in the USA working for various
high profile clients. His passion is mobile technology.
Here is what he has to say on what fascinates him about the IT industry - “Biggest advantage I see
with Information & Technology industry is that it always keeps one a student, because it continues to
evolve and redefine itself. Never satiates the thirst. I believe in remaining hungry and discontent,
else I fear of slipping into complacence.
website/Blog: http://whiffoftechnology.blogspot.com
Email:mirkhelkar@gmail.com
Chakravarthy Samudrala
Executive Consultant
Chakravarthy Samudrala is a Post Graduate in MA Public and Personal Management and MBA, having 20
years of work experience in managing corporate services for MNC’s , extensive experience in Facility
Management and Administrative services, Liaison with Government Authorities, Vendor Management, Lease
& Work Space Management, Customer Relationship Building.
Email : chakravarthy.samudrala@gmail.com
R. Prashanth Kumar
Assistant Professor MVSR Engineering College
Completed M.Tech in Structural Engineering in 2001 from JNTUH, Working as Assistant Professor from
past 15 years in MVSR Engineering College.
Email: prashanthkumarsharp@gmail.com
Mayank Singh Devak
Public Policy Specialist
Mayank is a Social Scientist turned Public Policy Professional from Tata Institute of Social
Sciences. He has a diverse grass-root level work experience with government departments, leading think
tanks and young entrepreneurs of this nation. He has traveled all across the country and had the
privilege to interact with individuals of different socio-economic backgrounds. His interests are:
travelling, reading and cooking.
Email: mayanksinghd@gmail.com
Nishka Mirkhelkar
Social Media Strategy Consultant
Nishka is currently a junior in high school and lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She has many interests such as classical indian dance, violin and martial arts.
Raghuram Ananthoj
Founder
Raghu (Raghuram Ananthoj) has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Osmania University. He is based out of Hyderabad. He has worked with people of
more than 50 different cultures around the world in his 20 years of professional experience spanning
10 countries (India, Hong Kong, China, Dubai, Bahrain, Egypt, Germany, France, United Kingdom and
United States) mostly in the space of information technology. Raghu enjoys sports and played cricket
at junior state level, south-zone and all India universities during his college days. He was also part
of Hyderabad state Ranji trophy team.
His interests and hobbies include yoga, music, reading books, cricket, soccer & travel.
Email: ananthoj1974@gmail.com