Prof. (Dr.) Rakesh Kumar Dwivedi is a Professor in the Department of Computer Applications, CSJMU, Kanpur. He holds a Ph.D. from IIT Roorkee, an M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from UPTU, an MCA, and a B.Sc. He has more than 28 years of combined academic and industry experience, including over 24 years in academia. He has served in various academic and administrative positions, including Dean & Professor, Director, Faculty of Engineering, and Principal, CCSIT. He has also contributed as Chairman of the Board of Studies and Board of Faculty and as a member of the Academic Council and Executive Council. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Image Processing, and Remote Sensing. He has guided more than 15 Ph.D. scholars, 10+ M.Tech. students, and over 200 undergraduate and postgraduate projects. He has contributed to academic programme development, industry-academia collaborations, funded research projects, accreditation initiatives, and innovation activities. He has also served as a keynote speaker and session chair at national and international conferences and received several academic and professional recognitions.