Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Madras. He’s been with IIT Madras since 2001 and became its Director in 2022. He specializes in Computer Architecture, Information Security, and VLSI Design. Kamakoti heads programs in Microprocessor Development and Information Security Education, funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. He’s also on the National Security Advisory Board and chaired the Artificial Intelligence Task Force under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. He’s published over 150 papers, supervised numerous research scholars, and led various industry and government projects.
