Dr K DHARMARAJAN is with the Department of Information Technology, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai, as Professor and Associate Director -Digital Infrastructure. He has his doctorate in Computer Science at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. He has published 10 patents, 7 books and more than 65 research articles in various refereed journals and conferences. He has produced 6 PhD candidates, More than 10 M.Phil candidates and Guiding 6 PhD research Scholars. He has received various awards likes Bhishma Acharya Award, Outstaying Director Award ,Faculty Excellence Awards 2023 ,2022 and 2021, Lifetime Achievement Award for Education, Best Teacher Award, Innovation Launched Award, Young Scientists Award, and Best Social Worker Award. He is the Editor and Reviewer for Web of Science and Scopus journals. He has organized and participated in many conferences, workshops, and seminars. Some of the other key roles he is administering include Chief Superintendent of - UPSC, TNPSC, and Exam committee members of ICAI, ICSI. He has served as an NSS Programme officer and Lions Clubs member of society. He has 19+ years of experience out of 15+ in teaching and 3+ years in the Software Industry as a software professional. His area of specialization is Web Mining, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing and Big Data