LAST DATE for submission: July 15, 2025
Patron
Patron
Prof. K. N. Satyanarayana, Director (IIT Tiruapti) and Chairman Board of Directors (IITTNiF)
Prof. Y. V. N. Krishan Murthy, Adjunct Professor (IIT Tirupati) and Member Board of Directors (IITTNiF)
Shri Srikanth Shastri, Chariman GDPDC
Dr. Konga Srinivas, Head Geospatial Innovation Council, DST
Maj. Gen. Siva Kumar, Member Board of Directors (IITTNiF)
Convener and Program Director
Dr. Roshan Srivastav, Associate Professor (IIT Tirupati) and Project Director (IITTNiF)
Mr. Abhilash Saini, Technical Manager (IITTNiF)
Industry & Innovation Liaison
Hackathon Chair
Technical Committee Lead
Industry & Innovation Liaison
Evaluation & Jury Coordinator
Ridhi Darolia
Paul Ravindranath
Air Pollution Action Group (A-PAG)
Kshirin Rao (Project Manager): Air Pollution Strategy Development
Piyush Khatri (Team Lead): Air Pollution-Implementation & Stakeholder Management
International Centre For Entrepreneurship & Technology (iCreate)
Praveen Desai (Head-Incubation):
Clean Mobility, Healthcare, Smart Cities-AI, Community-Driven Air Quality Solutions
Dr. Gurusamy (Head-Technology):
GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS
Low-cost Medical Devices for the Indian Healthcare Sector
Set-top Boxes, Embedded Systems, Web Technologies
Bluetooth, Wireless Communication, Cryptography, RFID
Internet of Things (IoT), Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
Applications of Algorithms in Bioinformatics
Reactive Power Management, Edge Computing
Alternate Packaging Materials for Sustainability
IIT Ropar Technology & Innovation Foundation (iHub – AWaDH)
Dr. Mukesh Kestwal (Chief Innovation Officer)
Innovation Management, Startup Incubation, Deep-Tech Ecosystems, Agri-Tech, Water-Tech, Sustainability, Strategic Investments, Policy & Ecosystem Development
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (IIT Tirupati)
Dr. Suresh Jain (Professor & Head of the Department):
Air quality modelling and management
Environmental risk assessment
Integrated Impact Assessment
Sustainability assessment - Life cycle analysis and GHG accounting
Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Dr. Arpan Patra (Programme Associate)
Atmospheric Science, Transport Solutions, Environmental Monitoring, Instrumentation, Sensor Technology
Dr. Mohammad Rafiuddin (Programme Lead)
AoE Atmospheric Modelling, Data Science, dashboard development, stakeholder management
ESRI-India
Dr. Seema Joshi (Vice President):
Dr. Seema Joshi is Vice President – Strategic Initiatives at Esri India. She has nearly 25+ years of experience in Geospatial Technologies, Enterprise GIS Solutions and is driving Strategic Initiatives and Capacity Building. With an academic background in Disaster Risk Reduction and various research publications, she has extensive experience in implementing GIS-based solutions across multiple domains, including e-Governance, Urban Development, Smart Cities, Health, Education, Environment, Forests, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Sustainable Development. Prior to Esri India, she was associated with LBSNAA, Mussoorie, for a decade, where she had handled National / International Projects and was involved in building GIS capacities at Senior Executive levels.
TiE Delhi-NCR
Mr. Ajay Gupta (Founder & CEO: iRapido)
Technology Developments, Data Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Mentorship
Post-Hackathon Engagement & Incubation Coordinator
Dr. Venkat, Technical Manager, (IITTNiF)
Operation Dronogiri - Nodal GIA
Maj. Gen. Rajendran, CEO (IITTNiF)
Dr. Abhijit, Technical Manager (IITTNiF)