Dr. Manoj Kumar Patra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, under the supervision of Dr. Bibhudatta Sahoo and Dr. Ashok Kumar Turuk. His research expertise spans cloud computing, edge/fog computing, machine learning, serverless computing, and workflow scheduling. His current research interests lie at the intersection of cloud and edge computing, containerization, and federated learning, with an emphasis on optimizing performance, scalability, and sustainability.

He has authored numerous research papers in reputed international journals, conferences, and edited volumes, and serves as a reviewer for leading publications in his field. Dr. Patra has guided and mentored students at undergraduate, and postgraduate levels, and is actively engaged in academic leadership, including organizing international conferences such as GreenAI-2025. His research vision lies in building efficient, scalable, and sustainable computing infrastructures for next-generation applications.