Associate Professor,
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur.
(Adjunct Faculty, CSE Dept., IIIT-Delhi)
Email: kotesrj@iitk DOT ac.in
Tel: +91 512 259 2483
Add: #302, ACES Building, IIT Kanpur
ORCID : 0000-0002-3507-3731
IRINS : 153811
Associate Professor,
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur.
(Adjunct Faculty, CSE Dept., IIIT-Delhi)
Email: kotesrj@iitk DOT ac.in
Tel: +91 512 259 2483
Add: #302, ACES Building, IIT Kanpur
ORCID : 0000-0002-3507-3731
IRINS : 153811
Koteswar Rao Jerripothula is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He also holds an Adjunct Faculty position in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), where he previously served as a full-time faculty member.
He received his PhD from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and his BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. His research interests span Computer Vision, Multimedia, and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML). He has published extensively in leading conferences and journals, including CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing (TIP), IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), and IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (TCSVT).
He leads the VIMS Lab at IIT Kanpur as its Principal Investigator and has secured research funding from multiple organizations, including the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), and Dolby. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and has been selected for the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Young Engineer Award 2026.
Computer Vision
Multimedia
AI/ML
RESEARCH TOPICS:
Visual & Multimodal Attention
Federated & Explainable Vision
Complex-valued Deep Learning
Intelligent Transport & Logistics
Concealment-aware Visual Media
Biometrics & Multimedia Analysis
Neurological/Orthodontic Disorders
Koteswar's research group, VIMS Lab, is seeking motivated PhD, Master's, and BTech students interested in Computer Vision, Multimedia & AI/ML. Interested candidates should send their CVs to vims.iitk@gmail.com. Preference will be given to candidates with a strong academic foundation, excellent programming skills, and effective communication abilities.