Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Email: drramesh[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in
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About Me: ********Welcome to my professional space************ || “You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become” ― Bhagavad Gita || I am Dr. Ramesh Dharavath, currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad. My research interests lie at the intersection of Distributed Systems, Blockchain Technology, Cloud Security, and Machine Learning, with strong application domains in agriculture, healthcare, and digital infrastructure. Over the past 15+ years, I have been engaged in advancing both academic instruction and research-driven innovation. I have led and contributed to several funded research projects supported by national and international agencies including the SERB (Government of India), MeitY, and the PMU Cybersecurity Center (Saudi Arabia). My research has resulted in multiple patents and over 90 publications in reputed journals such as IEEE Transactions, ACM Transactions, Elsevier, and Springer. In addition to my role at IIT(ISM), I collaborate extensively through international visiting appointments at institutions including the University of Aberdeen (UK), Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), and the University of Southampton (UK). I also actively contribute to academic development through doctoral supervision, curriculum design, and executive training programs in emerging technologies. As a Senior Member of IEEE and ACM, I remain committed to impactful research and mentorship, with a focus on developing scalable and secure solutions to address societal challenges through advanced computing. || “It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly then to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.” ― Bhagavad Gita ||
Research Interest: Distributed Databases, Distributed and Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Machine Learning, Modelling and Processing Big Data