At IARE, the leadership strongly believes that industry collaboration is a critical enabler in building a future-ready ecosystem of talent, innovation, and research, ensuring sustained relevance and impact in a rapidly evolving global landscape. The Industry Advisory Board serves as a strategic bridge between academia and industry, bringing together distinguished industry leaders, domain experts, and practitioners to shape a future-ready talent ecosystem. The Board plays a pivotal role in aligning academic frameworks with evolving industry expectations, equipping students with cutting-edge capabilities, real-world problem-solving skills, and innovation-driven mindsets.
Beyond strategic guidance, the Board actively contributes through expert sessions, masterclasses, mentoring engagements, and interactive knowledge-sharing forums. These initiatives bring valuable industry perspectives and practical insights, enabling a strong integration of theory with real-world application. Through continuous collaboration, the Board provides direction on emerging technologies, curriculum enhancement, research priorities, and experiential learning models. It fosters co-creation of industry-relevant programs, supports joint innovation and applied research, and enables seamless integration of academic learning with industry exposure.
With a strong focus on employability, entrepreneurship, and global competitiveness, the Industry Advisory Board empowers the institution to stay ahead of the curve—creating graduates who are not only job-ready but truly future-ready professionals and innovators.
The Industry Advisory Board consists of representatives from the following companies
| S.No | Name | Organization & Designation | Industry Experience (in Years) |
Domain Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Ch. Srinivasulu | Former Cognizant, Google – QA Analyst | 11 | Quality Engineering, Test Automation & Software Development |
| 2 | Satish Yandapalli | Former Cognizant, Tech Mahindra, Wiley – Associate Director | Head India University Hiring | 25 | Talent Strategy, Workforce Transformation & University Partnerships |
| 3 | Dr. V V S Harnadh Prasad | Former Praga Tools – General Manager | 24 | Advanced Manufacturing, Precision Engineering & Quality Systems |
| 4 | Dr. D. Govardhan | ECE Pvt Ltd – Plant Manager | 10 | Industrial Operations, Lean Manufacturing & Production Excellence |
| 5 | Ms. Guncha Malik | IBM – Quantum Technical Ambassador, Qiskit Advocate | 17 | Quantum Computing, Deep Tech Evangelism & Research Enablement |
| 6 | Dr. Kalyan Kuppachi | Utsuk Consulting – CEO | 30 | AI Strategy, GCC Advisory & Digital Transformation Leadership |
| 7 | Mr. Jitendra Singh | Cognizant – Sr. Manager | 15 | Campus Talent Strategy & Early Career Hiring Transformation |
| 8 | Rao Ambati | Mphasis – VP, Talent Acquisition | 21 | Talent Supply Chain, Workforce Planning & Talent Analytics |
| 9 | Dr. Satya Narayana Vaddi | FinAnomics Capital – CEO | 23 | Corporate Finance, Investment Strategy & Startup Advisory |
| 10 | Dr. D. V. Ramana | Former HP, Convergys – Director | 25 | Emerging Technologies & Enterprise Digital Transformation |
| 11 | Mr. Vamshi Krishna | Nextgen Scholar | 4 | Cloud Platforms (Azure) & CRM Ecosystems (Salesforce) |
| 12 | Ms. Sahithi Adugula | Hexaware – Software Developer | 6 | Enterprise Workflow Automation (ServiceNow) |
| 13 | Mr. Srinivas Reddy Katta | Ideabytes – MD | 40 | IoT, Cloud Platforms & Digital Engineering Solutions |
| 14 | Mr. Sai Sudheer | Wells Fargo – Sr. Product Engineer | 12 | Cloud-Native Engineering & Azure Architecture |
| 15 | Dr. Shiva Pujari | Manjra Soft Solutions | 20 | Cloud Computing & Enterprise IT Architecture |
| 16 | Mr. Srinivasarao | IDS Logic – Team Lead | 12 | Mobile & Web Application Engineering |
| 17 | Mr. Uma Desu | Get AI Pioneer – Chief AI Officer | 20 | Generative AI, AI Governance & Enterprise AI Adoption |
| 18 | Mr. Surya Prakash | Capgemini | 14 | Salesforce Ecosystem & Marketing Automation Platforms |
| 19 | Mr. P. Pradeep | EPAM – Consultant | 8 | Blockchain, Web3 & Distributed Ledger Technologies |
| 20 | Mr. Sujith Dunga | Accenture – Team Lead | 12 | Business Intelligence, Data Visualization & Power BI |
| 21 | Dr. Aravind Rajan | UAVTECH – R&D Manager | 8 | UAV Systems, Aerospace Design & Flight Performance |
| 22 | Mr. P. Pratap | Walmart – Data Engineer | 17 | Big Data Engineering & Scalable Data Platforms |
| 23 | Mr. Prashanth Reddy | Infosys – Consultant | 8 | Cloud Engineering & Azure Solutions |
| 24 | Mr. MV Chandrasekhar | ISRO – Scientist ‘F’ | 18 | Space Systems, Defense Technologies & Mission Engineering |
| 25 | Mr. T. Siva Sankaraiah | TASL – Asst. Manager | 14 | Aerospace Design, Structural Analysis & Defense Engineering |
| 26 | Mr. Veeresh Naidu | Blend – Lead Data Engineer | 23 | Data Engineering, Data Platforms & Analytics |
| 27 | Mr. Shubham Gupta | Reputation – Team Lead | 16 | IT Operations, Service Delivery & Platform Reliability |
| 28 | Mr. T. Subba Reddy | STAEDEAN – Project Manager | 23 | Program & Project Delivery Management |
| 29 | Ms. Chennu Pooja | Bounteous x Accolite | 12 | Full Stack Engineering & Application Development |
| 30 | Mr. Sandeep Manoj Burri | Teradata – Sr. Manager | 15 | Data Warehousing, Analytics & Enterprise Data Strategy |
| 31 | Ms. Athaluri Thenika | Lumen – Software Engineer | 6 | Software Engineering & Application Development |
| 32 | Mr. S. V. S. Hyndav | LTIMindtree – Consulting Manager | 18 | IT Consulting, Enterprise Solutions & Digital Programs |
| 33 | Mr. Rahul | Cloudsire – Integration Consultant | 4 | System Integration, APIs & Middleware Solutions |
| 34 | Mr. G. Ashrith Sai | MOSChip – ASIC Engineer | 8 | Semiconductor Design, ASIC & Physical Design |
| 35 | Mr. Akshay Kavukuntla | AMD – Sr. Engineer | 16 | VLSI Design & High-Performance Chip Engineering |
| 36 | Dr. R. Pavan Kumar Naidu | Amara Raja – Asst. Manager | 15 | Energy Systems, Battery Technologies & Storage Solutions |
| 37 | Mr. Rahul Bachu | Accenture – App Engineer | 5 | Web & Mobile Application Engineering |
| 38 | Dr. Pramod Rajan | Agile Precision Plastics – CEO | 35 | Tooling Engineering, Molds & Industrial Manufacturing |
| 39 | Mr. G. Vikram Singh | Hyundai – Research Engineer | 8 | Automotive Engineering & Product Design |
| 40 | Mr. M. Pavan Kumar | Sri Infra – GM | 9 | Structural Engineering & Infrastructure Design |
| 41 | Mr. P. Vinay Kumar | L&T Infotech | 6 | Structural Analysis & Engineering Solutions |
| 42 | Mr. Sangeeth Konala | Wise Neosco – GM | 19 | Learning Strategy, Capability Development & L&D |
| 43 | Mr. Minhaz Mohammad | CDA IT Solutions | 17 | Business Development, Sales Strategy & Client Engagement |