Dr. Rajesh Kumar Sharma
Professor & Head, Department of Computer Science
Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiResearch Areas
Biography
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Sharma is a Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Delhi. He completed his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur in 1997, followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from IIT Bombay, graduating in 2001. His doctoral research focused on distributed algorithms for fault-tolerant systems.
Over a career spanning more than two decades, Dr. Sharma has built a research programme spanning Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Distributed Systems and IoT Security, securing funding from the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and multiple industry partners. He has supervised 18 scholars to successful PhD completion and currently guides 5 active doctoral candidates.
In addition to his research output of 92+ peer-reviewed papers, Dr. Sharma has authored 6 textbooks used across Indian universities, contributed 9 book chapters to internationally published volumes, and holds 4 patents. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and has been featured in leading media outlets discussing the future of AI in India.
Educational Qualifications
Thesis: "Fault-Tolerant Consensus Algorithms for Large-Scale Distributed Systems"
Specialization in Distributed Computing and Algorithm Design.
Graduated with Institute Silver Medal for academic excellence.
Career Growth
Leading the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, overseeing academic programmes, faculty recruitment, and research strategy.
Promoted to full Professor; established the Distributed Systems & AI Research Lab.
Led multiple DST-funded research projects and began supervising doctoral scholars.
Joined IIT Delhi immediately after completing doctoral studies; established core courses in distributed systems.
Awards & Honors
- Distinguished Researcher Award, IIT Delhi (2023)
- IEEE Senior Member (since 2019)
- Best Paper Award, International Conference on Distributed Computing (2018)
- DST Young Scientist Award (2006)
- Institute Silver Medal, IIT Kanpur (1997)