Speakers & Committee

Patrons, organizers, and confirmed speakers joining SURFACE 2026 from nine countries.

Patrons

Prof. J. Anuradha, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad
Prof. J. AnuradhaVice-Chancellor, UoH
Prof. B.S. Murty, Director, IIT Hyderabad
Prof. B.S. MurtyDirector, IITH

Organizers

  • Dr. Jai GautamUoH
  • Dr. Viswanath ChinthapentaIITH
  • Dr. Phani MylavarapuDMRL, DRDO
  • Dr. C. P. PaulRRCAT, DAE
  • Dr. Eswara Prasad KorimilliIITI
  • Dr. G. S. MahobiaIIT BHU
  • Dr. I. A. PalaniIITI
  • Ms. Kalyani BBHEL
  • Dr. Muvvala GopinathIITH
  • Dr. P. Prem KiranUoH
  • Dr. Satya SwaroopVIT
  • Dr. Shiva SekarIIT JMU
  • Dr. Sunil PathakNAMTECH

National Advisory Committee

  • Dr. C. D. MadhusoodanaBHEL
  • Dr. Jaya Raju NamalaAirbus
  • Dr. K. GopinathDMRL, DRDO
  • Dr. Komal KapoorNFC, DAE
  • Mr. ManjunathCurtis Wright
  • Dr. Raj Kumar SinghBharat Forge
  • Dr. S. V. S. Narayana MurtyMIDHANI
  • Dr. T. JayakumarFmr. S. Bhagavanta Chair
  • Dr. V. V. S. S. SrikanthUoH
  • Dr. Venkatesham BIITH

International Advisory Committee

Dr. Yuji Sano
Dr. Yuji SanoOsaka University
Dr. Domenico Furfari
Dr. Domenico FurfariAirbus
Dr. S. R. Mannava
Dr. S. R. MannavaUniversity of Cincinnati
Dr. Jose Ocana
Dr. Jose OcanaPolytechnic University of Madrid
Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick
Dr. Michael FitzpatrickCoventry University
Dr. Claudia Polese
Dr. Claudia PoleseUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Dr. Laurent Berthe
Dr. Laurent BertheCNRS - Lab PIMM
Dr. Uroš Trdan
Dr. Uroš TrdanUniversity of Ljubljana
Dr. Kristina Langer
Dr. Kristina LangerWright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dr. Tomokazu Sano
Dr. Tomokazu SanoOsaka University
Dr. Vijay Vasudevan
Dr. Vijay VasudevanUniversity of North Texas
Dr. Young Sik Pyun
Dr. Young Sik PyunIMST, Sun Moon University
Dr. Hitoshi Soyama
Dr. Hitoshi SoyamaTohoku University
Dr. Arif Malik
Dr. Arif MalikUniversity of Texas
Dr. Nikolai Kashaev
Dr. Nikolai KashaevHelmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Dr. Tomas Mocek
Dr. Tomas MocekHiLASE Centre