Prof Dipti Prasad Mukherjee is a senior professor in the Computer and Communication Sciences Division and currently acting as the Deputy Director of the Indian Statistical Institute. He is also the Director of the IDEAS – Institute of Data Engineering, Analytics and Science Foundation, Technology Innovation Hub of ISI. Prof Mukherjee’s research interests are in Image Processing, Computer Vision and Computer Graphics. Prof Mukherjee has published several pioneering research papers in several international journals and is also the author of two books in Computer Graphics and Multi-media. He has undertaken several consulting assignments for leading business houses of India.

Srijit Mukherjee, an alumnus of Indian Statistical Institute, is presently an AI researcher at Penn State University who focuses on developing interpretable, safe, and robust AI solutions, particularly in medicine, with interests extending to education, finance, and cognition. Srijit believes in interpretability in AI and learning through curiosity, research, and persistent problem-solving. Srijit also possess experience in research, teaching, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

Diptendu Dutta is a computer Technologist with extensive expertise in software product development, software verification and validation, software architecture working in multiple domains for 30+ years. Diptendu is a B.E (Computer Science) from Jadavpur University and an M.S (Computer Science) from University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He has technical expertise in the areas of Open-Source Technologies, Natural Language Processing, eLearning and Knowledge Management technologies, Object-oriented software development (including distributed objects and web-based technologies), Data Warehousing and OLAP, Software Re-engineering, and Formal Methods.

Saikat Sarkar received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and completed his thesis as a Research Scholar at the Indian Statistical Institute. His research interests include Computer Vision in Sports, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Large Language Models. He serves as a Reviewer of the journals IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MULTIMEDIA, Springer Nature Computer Science and Springer journal SADHANA. He also has 3 years of experience as a Software Developer with Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Dr. Sujoy Kumar Biswas is the Founder and Principal Scientist at AIMP Labs, an AI research and training center in India. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an M.Tech. in Computer Science from the Indian Statistical Institute. His research spans computer vision, bioimage analysis, and AI-driven industrial automation, with prior roles at IBM Almaden Research Center, the Indian Statistical Institute, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has collaborated with institutions like University College London and Tata Steel, published in top-tier journals, and received awards including the Best Student Paper Award at ICIP 2014. Dr. Biswas is also actively involved in AI education, having designed courses and mentored graduate students.

Santanu Karmakar is a seasoned IT professional and science graduate with over 35 years of industry experience, including 25+ years of hands-on software and database development and architecture with leading multinational corporations such as IBM, PwC, and GE. Over the past decade, he has been working independently as a technical trainer, delivering specialized programs to students and corporate professionals. Currently, Santanu focuses on Data Analytics and Agentic System Development, integrating his extensive practical experience with modern AI-driven approaches to prepare the next generation of technology professionals.