Teaching & Service

IISc · 2021–2026  ·  IIT Delhi · 2017–2021  ·  10,354+ NPTEL learners

Courses at IISc

E1 213 · Jan Term · 3:1 Credits

Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks

Core Graduate Course 5 Offerings (2022–2026)

Core graduate course covering probability and statistical inference, Bayesian decision theory, parametric and non-parametric classifiers, kernel methods, dimensionality reduction, and modern deep learning — from feedforward networks to transformers.

E9 333 · Aug Term · 3:1 Credits

Advanced Deep Representation Learning

New Course — Proposed & Designed at IISc 4 Offerings (2022–2025)

Course proposed and designed afresh at IISc. Covers advanced representation learning, generative models (VAEs, GANs, diffusion models), self-supervised learning, modern deep learning theory, and emerging topics in foundation models.

E1 285o / E1 286o · Aug Term · 3:1 Credits

Advanced Deep Representation Learning / Deep Generative Models

3 Offerings (2022–2024) Smaller Research-Track Sections

Research-track companion to E9 333, offered to a smaller cohort of advanced students. Covers generative model theory and recent advances in deep learning research at greater depth.

Courses at IIT Delhi (2017–2021)

ELL 784 · Multiple Offerings

Introduction to Machine Learning

Graduate Course

Foundational graduate course covering statistical learning theory, probabilistic models, kernel methods, and neural network basics.

ELL 409 · Multiple Offerings

Machine Intelligence and Learning

Graduate Course

Graduate course on machine intelligence covering supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning with applications.

ELL 888 · Multiple Offerings

Advanced Machine Learning

Graduate Elective

Advanced topics in machine learning: deep architectures, generative models, representation learning, and modern learning theory.

MOOCs & Online Teaching

NPTEL · IISc Bangalore (106108841 · noc26_cs02)

NOC: Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning

10,354
enrolled (Jan 2026)
2nd offering: Aug 2026 (ongoing)

12-week course covering mathematical foundations of ML: linear algebra, probability, statistical inference, optimisation, and connections to modern deep learning. 2nd offering (August 2026) currently ongoing.

IIT Madras — BS in Data Science (BSDA5002) · 2 Offerings

Mathematical Foundations of Generative AI

500+
learners (combined)
Jul 2025 · Jan 2026

4-credit, 12-week course on the mathematical principles underlying generative AI — diffusion models, VAEs, normalising flows, and score-based methods. Designed for the IIT Madras BS Data Science programme.

Lecture recordings on YouTube — freely accessible globally beyond enrolled students
100,000+ cumulative views

Invited Talks & Lectures

30+ invited talks delivered during the IISc review period (2021–2026) across industry, academia, and government.

Industry Research Laboratories

Google Research Bengaluru
Microsoft Research Bengaluru
Adobe Research
TCS Research
AMD Research
IBM Research India Bengaluru · Summer 2024 visiting stint
Fujitsu Research Bengaluru · Summer 2022, 2023
Flipkart AI Labs Bengaluru
Samsung Research Bengaluru
Goldman Sachs Bengaluru
Ericsson Research India

Academic Institutions

IIT Madras
IIT Kanpur
IIT Delhi Multiple visits
FDP Programs Lectures at Faculty Development Programs for faculty across Indian institutions

Government & Policy

MHA / PMO Ministry of Home Affairs — Gyan Bharatam mission (AI for ancient manuscripts digitisation) · Prime Minister's Office — AI for national governance
Home Minister Personal interaction with Hon'ble Home Minister of India on the Gyan Bharatam Mission
Govt. Karnataka Dept. of Heritage — AI for heritage preservation

Conference Keynotes

Multiple Keynote addresses at national and international conferences in Generative AI, Medical Image Analysis, and Scientific Machine Learning

Media Coverage

DD News Doordarshan National Television — featured segment on AI research and applications
Analytics India Mag Coverage of LatentForce.ai and research on Agentic AI; IISc-incubated ventures feature
Tech Press LatentForce.ai seed funding round (₹15 Crore, December 2025) covered in technology and startup media

Professional Service

Editorial & Programme Roles

Area Chair

NeurIPS 2026 · ICML 2026 · ICLR 2026 · NeurIPS 2025 · AAAI · UAI · AISTATS

Senior / Programme Committee

ICML · ICLR · NeurIPS · AAAI · CVPR · AISTATS · ACL · EMNLP (2021–Present)

Reviewer

TMLR · IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging · IEEE TPAMI · IEEE Signal Processing Letters · Medical Image Analysis · Neural Networks

Organising Committee

SPCOM 2022 · SPCOM 2024 · SPCOM 2026 · NCC 2026 · CoDS 2026 · EECS Symposium 2022 · ECE Faculty Seminar Series 2024

Institute & Government Service

Government Advisory

Member, Committee for Responsible AI, Government of Karnataka (G.O. No. ITBT 02 PRM 2026, Mar 2026). Chaired by Shri Kris Gopalakrishnan (Co-Founder, Infosys). Mandate: responsible AI policy, risk classification, data governance, transparency, third-party audit, and procurement guidelines.

IISc Institutional Roles

Founding Steering Faculty, Kotak IISc AI/ML Centre (KIAC) · Core Group, IISc Health AI Centre of Excellence · Visiting Faculty, Centre for Brain Research (CBR) (Mar 2026) · PCC Member, MTech Online ECE Program · PhD Comprehensive Exam Committees (ECE, CSA, CDS, EECS) · Annual Research Review (ARR) Committee, ECE

PhD Thesis Examiner

External examiner for PhD dissertations from IIT Delhi · IIT Hyderabad · IIIT Bangalore