Welcome to Virginia Tech India Center for Advanced Research (VT India). We are an extended arm of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech, a public land grant Research University.
Board Of Directors
Dr. Guru Ghosh
Vice President – Outreach
and International Affairs
Dr. Roop L Mahajan
Director Strategic Research and Innovation
VT India
Global Ambassador of Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science
Dr. G Don Taylor Jr
Vice Provost for Learning
Systems Innovation
Dr. MK Padmanabhan
Director – Virginia Tech, India
Mr. KA Parthasarathy
Director – Virginia Tech, India
Executive Leadership
Dr. Tarun K Sen
Managing Director -Strategic Educational Initiatives for Outreach and International Affairs
Ms. Rangapriya Goutham
Deputy Director – Research and Education – Virginia Tech, India
Dr. Viswanath Venkatesh
Eminent Scholar and Verizon Chair of Business Information Technology
Director, Executive PhD in Business
Affiliate Faculty, Virginia Tech (VT) India
Dr. Khaled Hassouna
Associate Director for
Curriculum Development
Industry Advisory Board
Mr. R Velusamy
Industry Chair – Virginia Tech, India
Chief of Global Product Development – Automotive Division | Mahindra & Mahindra, India
Mr. Gopalakrishnan
Executive Director, Tata Sons Ltd
Dr. Roop L Mahajan
Director Strategic Research and Innovation
VT India
Global Ambassador of Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science
Research Scientists
Dr. Shashaank Gupta
Research Scientist
Dr. Chithra Lekha
Palaikkavilagathil
Senior Research Scientist
Dr. Suman Jhajharia
Research Scientist
Dr. Dinesh kumar
Research Scientist
Dr. S Gayathri
Program Manager
Dr. Amy Jill Pruden-Bagchi
Virginia Tech, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. Peter J Vikesland
Virginia Tech, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. Shantha Shankar
Adjunct Research Faculty
Dr. Dilip H Bonde
Adjunct Research Faculty
Dr. C.V. Ramachandra Reddy
Adjunct Research Faculty
Dr.C Gajendran
Adjunct Research Faculty
T S Krishnamurty
Adjunct Research Faculty
Bursar’s Office and Operations
Mr. K.V. Thanikachalam
Senior Manager – Finance
Mr. Sreekanth Nambiar
Manager – Operations and Marketing
