School Education · CBSE
AI Literacy for Schools
Leading exposure visits and orientation sessions for CBSE school principals on realigning school education in the AI era — covering pedagogy, administration, and preparing children progressively from primary to higher secondary.
Institutional Leadership · IIT Tirupati
Dean, Competency Development & Outreach
Leading IIT Tirupati's outreach, continuing education, and competency development mission — spanning programme design, faculty recruitment, industry partnerships, school education initiatives, and building the institute's national and international engagement footprint.
CSR Project · Capgemini · IIT Madras & Madras Dyslexia Association
AI-Powered Dyslexia Screening & Support
A joint initiative with the Madras Dyslexia Association (MDA) to build an AI-driven mobile app that screens and classifies dyslexia-based learning challenges in children, guides caregivers and teachers with level-appropriate remedial strategies, and delivers content for remote learners with special needs. MDA brings 30 years of domain expertise and has trained over 18,000 teachers; IIT Madras leads AI and data science development. Addresses a critical gap — no publicly available tool currently exists for remote screening and caregiver guidance for children with dyslexia.
Outreach · Open Education
AI for Educators Programme
Jointly with PALS (IIT Madras), running workshops and conclaves for faculty and administrators on integrating AI responsibly into teaching, research, and institutional practice in the Open Intelligence era.
Invited Talks · Education & Leadership
Talks on Education, Pedagogy & AI
Select recent talks:
- ›Open, Online and AI: Navigating the New Education Landscape — DIDAC 2025, New Delhi
- ›Role of a Teacher in the OI Era — IGNOU, New Delhi, Sep 2024
- ›Assessment & Evaluation: Closing the Loop — Lead the Ed-Future, MGM University, Apr 2024
- ›Achieving Academic Excellence in the Modern Era — NIT Rourkela, May 2023
- ›21st Century Skills for Graduates — National Workshop on Curriculum Framework, IAE Hyderabad, Mar 2022
National Mission · Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
SWAYAM PRABHA — Principal Investigator
Leading India's flagship educational broadcast initiative — 40 dedicated DTH channels delivering free, curriculum-aligned content 24×7 via satellite to millions of learners nationwide, with special reach into rural, tribal, and underserved communities. Content partners include NPTEL, IITs, UGC, IGNOU, and NCERT. Co-PI (2020–22); PI since 2022.
