Dr. Ramakrishna Mundugar is an experienced academic and researcher with more than 15 years of experience in developing algorithms in Computer Graphics, Video Processing, and Computer Networks. He earned his Ph.D. in Multimedia Communication from the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, India, in 2019. His research focuses on Multimedia Processing and Streaming, and he has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. He has worked with top research teams in the field of Light Field Camera Technology in both academic and industry settings, mentoring industry projects and creating new algorithms.
Dr. Ramakrishna completed his Master of Technology in Network Engineering at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), MAHE, in 2010, and his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, India, in 2008. He has gained international research experience through roles such as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Bath, UK (2019–2020), an Early Stage Researcher at Intel Visual Computing Institute, Saarland University, Germany (2018), and a Guest Researcher at Saarland University, Germany (2014). His expertise includes multimedia communication, video processing, and network protocols.
Since 2008, Dr. Ramakrishna has been teaching at Manipal Institute of Technology, where he has held various teaching roles, guiding both undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has taught courses on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Network Engineering, and more. In addition to his teaching, he has held administrative positions such as Assistant Director (Faculty Development and Welfare), contributing to the development of faculty and mentoring students.
Currently, Dr. Ramakrishna serves as the Assistant Director for International Relations and Faculty Advisor for the IAESTE India Local Committee at Manipal. In these roles, he is focused on strengthening international partnerships, promoting student exchange programs, and supporting research opportunities.
Dr. Ramakrishna has also worked on various projects, such as Samsung PRISM Worklets, Motion Parallax for 360-degree Panoramas, and Scalable Medical Video Transmission for Telemedicine. He has developed algorithms for these projects and guided students in their research work, making valuable contributions to the fields of multimedia processing and network engineering.