Dr. Hari Prabhat Gupta is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India. Prior to his current position, he held a significant role as a Technical Lead at Samsung R&D Bangalore, India. He earned his M.Tech. and PhD degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Guwahati, and his B.E. degree in Computer Engineering from Govt. Engineering College Ajmer, India. His research interests include Internet of Things, Ubiquitous Computing, Wireless Sensor Networks, and Human-Computer Interaction. Additionally, Dr. Gupta undertakes the following administrative roles and responsibilitie:

1. Head, Centre for Computing & Information Services, IIT(BHU) Varanasi, 2024 – present. 

2. Chairman, Web Management & Email Services, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, 2024 – present. 

3. Chief Information Security Officer, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, 2024 – present. 

4. Coordinator,  SuperComputing Center, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, 2023 – present.