Overview of the Institute
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming every industry and sector worldwide from Agriculture and Healthcare to Finance, Governance, Cybersecurity, and beyond. Integration of AI creates Smart Agriculture, Smart Healthcare, Smart Finance, and Smart Cities that improves quality of life at a large scale. According to the World Economic Forum, AI and automation are expected to generate 170 million new jobs globally by 2030, creating unprecedented demand for skilled AI professionals.
Motivated by this global imperative, SRM University – AP has established the AI Technology Institute (AiTI), a dedicated institution committed to research, education, and entrepreneurship in AI. AiTI aims to position SRM University- AP as a nationally and globally recognized AI-Native University, preparing the next generation of AI innovators, researchers, and leaders.
Located in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh one of India’s emerging knowledge and innovation hubs, AiTI is uniquely positioned to contribute to the region’s transformation through AI-driven solutions for agriculture, healthcare, energy, governance, public systems, urban planning, and digital infrastructure. The institute aims to play a catalytic role in building SRM-AP into a global hub for AI research, innovation, and technology-led development.
Our Direction
To make SRM University – AP nationally and globally recognized AI-Native University that:
The mission of AiTI is to build an ecosystem where AI research, education, and entrepreneurship thrive in synergy:
Strategic Focus
AiTI at the SRM-AP pursues six strategic objectives to drive excellence in AI education, research, and institutional innovation.
AiTI offers a comprehensive portfolio of AI programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and continuing education levels:
Students may choose specialisations aligned with high-impact application domains.
Precision farming, crop AI, IoT sensors
Threat detection, AI security systems
Energy optimisation, grid AI, renewables
Algorithmic trading, risk AI, fraud detection
Medical imaging, diagnostics, drug discovery
Autonomous systems, human-robot interaction
AiTI adopts innovative and student-centric pedagogical approaches to ensure deep, applied learning:
Students engage with foundational content before class; sessions focus on problem-solving, discussion, and hands-on application
Real-world AI projects integrated throughout the curriculum
Collaboration with industry partners to run capstone and live projects
Use of AI tools to personalise learning pathways and provide adaptive assessments
Cross-department collaborative work connecting AI with healthcare, agriculture, finance, and other domains
Regular innovation sprints and competitive events that foster creativity, rapid prototyping, teamwork, and practical AI problem-solving under real-world constraints
Frontier Research
AiTI faculty and scholars conduct cutting-edge research in the following areas, targeting high-impact problems that shape the future of industries and society.
AI-driven precision farming, pest detection, yield optimisation
AI-based intrusion detection, malware analysis, privacy-preserving AI
Intelligent grid management, demand forecasting, renewable integration
Algorithmic decision-making, credit risk models, fraud detection
Medical imaging AI, clinical decision support, genomics AI
Autonomous navigation, collaborative robotics, embodied AI
Associate Professor
PhD, Jeonbuk National University, South Korea, South Korea
sunil.c@srmap.edu.in
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
pradyut.s@srmap.edu.in
Associate Professor
Ph.D., National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India
ashokkumar.p@srmap.edu.in
Associate Professor
University of Hyderabad, India
hemanthakumar.k@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India
naveenkumar.m@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
PhD, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, West Bengal, India
biswajit.m@srmap.edu.in
Professor
PhD, University of West of England Bristol, UK, UK
niraj.u@srmap.edu.in
Associate Professor & Head of the Department
PhD, Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) Kancheepuram, India
manikandan.v@srmap.edu.in
Associate Professor
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India
kshirasagar.s@srmap.edu.in
Associate Professor
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
amitkumar.m@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
PhD, MIU, ISI, Kolkata & University of Calcutta, India
dipankar.k@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., National institute of Technology, Warangal, India
sumalatha.s@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
PhD, IIIT Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
khushbu.d@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Dean (Graduate Outcomes) - SEAS
PhD, IIT Gandhinagar, India
muralikrishna.e@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra
achala.s@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
PhD, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, India
ashmita.de@srmap.edu.in
Assistant Professor
PhD, NIT Durgapur, West Bengal, India
kailashpati.m@srmap.edu.in
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Physical Research laboratory, Ahmedabad / Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur
gangireddy.s@srmap.edu.in
Global Exposure
AiTI students will have access to Semester Abroad opportunities through academic partnerships with leading universities internationally. Current avenues being explored include:
Professional Pathways
AI graduates from SRM-AP are positioned to access a vast and rapidly expanding job market. With millions new jobs expected globally due to AI and automation, skilled professionals are in demand across various sectors.
Venture & Innovation
AiTI actively fosters an entrepreneurial mindset alongside technical excellence. Students and researchers interested in building AI-driven ventures can access comprehensive support.
AiTI welcomes applications from exceptional candidates for its Ph.D. in AI programme. Doctoral scholars will work on frontier research problems in AiTI’s core specialisation areas, supervised by internationally recognised faculty.
