Adduru U G Sankararao
PhD in Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad
Assistant Professor, Dept. of ECE,
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Sri City,
Tirupathi Dist, Andhra Pradesh -517646
PhD in Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad
Assistant Professor, Dept. of ECE,
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Sri City,
Tirupathi Dist, Andhra Pradesh -517646
Research Interest:
Hyperspectral Image Analysis, UAV Based Sensing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Sustainable Agriculture.
Education:
Ph.D. in Communications and Signal Processing from Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, March 2025 - CGPA: 8.93/10, Supervisor: Prof. Rajalakshmi P.
M. Tech in Telecommunication Engineering from National Institute of Technology Durgapur, 2016 - CGPA: 9.48/10, Supervisor: Prof. Sumit Kundu.
B.E in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Andhra University College of Engineering Visakhapatnam, 2010 - CGPA: 8.08/10
Experience:
Jan 2026 to Present - Assistant Professor in ECE, Indian Institute of Information (IIIT) Technology, Sri City.
July 2025 to Jan 2026 - Full-Time Visiting Assistant Professor in Indian Institute of Information (IIIT) Technology, Sri City.
April 2025 to July 2025 - Post-Doctoral Fellow in Electrical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad.
Aug 2021 to Dec 2024 - Research Scholar, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Hyderabad, Mentor: Dr. Sunita Choudhary.
June 2016 to July 2019 - Assistant Professor in Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, M.V.G.R College of Engineering, Vizianagaram.
July 2010 to Jan 2013 - Software Engineer in HCL Technologies Ltd, Chennai.
Achievements:
Received Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF) - 01/09/2020 to July 2023.
Secured All India Rank 331 in GATE-2019 in Electronics & Communication discipline, GATE Score: 776/1000.
Secured State Rank 178 in EAMCET 2006, Andhra Pradesh.
Received NPTEL DISCIPLINE STAR Dec 2019 in Electrical Engineering.
Qualified for JRF and Assistant Professorship in UGC NET conducted in December 2015.
Received Best Abstract Award in 6th International Conference on Microactuators, Microsensors and Micromechanisms (MAMM), Hyderabad, India, Dec 2022.
Completed six NPTEL certification courses and stood in Top 1% of the certified candidates in all the six courses.