Kamarajugadda Kishore Kumar, currently serving as Dean–Academics at The ICFAI University, Raipur (on deputation from ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad), holds a Ph.D. from GITAM, Visakhapatnam, along with an M.Tech from JNTU Anantapur and a B.Tech from Acharya Nagarjuna University. With over 23 years of experience across teaching, research, and industry, he has held key academic leadership roles within the ICFAI Group. An IEEE Senior Member and Fellow of the Institute of Engineers (IE), Dr. Kishore Kumar has published over 44 research works in SCI, SCIE, and Scopus-indexed journals, authored books and chapters, and presented at prominent conferences. He has completed two funded projects, held five patents, and served as a reviewer for reputed international journals. His research interests include IoT, Image Processing, AI, Machine & Deep Learning, Wireless Sensor Networks, and VLSI.