Group
Principle Investigator
Dr. Viveka Konandur Rajanna
Assistant Professor
Dr. Viveka Konandur Rajanna is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering (DESE) at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. He received his M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees from IISc in 2007 and 2016 respectively. He worked as research fellow at the National University of Singapore (NUS), before joining the institute in 2022. He worked with Analog Devices Inc, Bangalore, between 2007 to 2010, developing Blackfin DSPs. His research interests include ultra-low power VLSI circuits, in-memory computing, memory design, low-power human sensor interface and secure on-chip computing.
Email: krviveka [at] IISc.ac.in
Secretarial Assistant
Ms. Anupriya Eshwar
Administrative Assistant
Email: anupriya [at] fsid-iisc.in
PhD Students
Ms. Lakshmi Soumya Burle
PhD Student (Aug 2023 - Present)
Email: lakshmisb [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Samrat Chhabra
PhD Student (Aug 2025 - Present)
Email: samratc [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Deekshith K
PhD Student (Jan 2026 - Present)
Email: deekshith1[at] IISc.ac.in
M.Tech (Research) Students
Ms. Mokshika
M.Tech (Res) Student (Jan 2023 - Present)
Email: mokshika2023 [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Gautham Bolar
M.Tech (Res) Student (Aug 2025 - Present)
Email: gauthamb [at] IISc.ac.in
M.Tech Students
Mr. Adelly Sai Kiran
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2024 - Present)
Email: saikirana [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Patil Gaurav Jaywant
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2024 - Present)
Email: gauravpatil [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Sumanth
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2024 - Present)
Email: sumanthek [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Harsh Kumar
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2024 - Present)
Email: harshk1 [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Khethavath Jagan
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2024 - Present)
Email: jagank [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Shobhit Verma
M.Tech ESE (Aug 2024 - Present)
Email: shobhitverma [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. K Naveen Kumar
M.Tech ESE (Aug 2024 - Present)
Email: naveenkumark [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Rajendra Yagateela
M.Tech EPD (Aug 2024 - Present)
Email: rajendray [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Hariram P
M.Tech EPD (Aug 2024 - Present)
Email: hariramp [at] IISc.ac.in
Project Associates
Mr. Shravan Narayana D
Oct 2025 - Present
Mr. Srikar
Dec 2025 - Present
Interns
Alumni
M.Tech Students
Mr. Tushar Prashar
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2023 - May 2025) (joined Analog Devices)
Email: ptushar [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Manish Sutradhar
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2023 - May 2025) (joined Cadence)
Email: smanish [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Anish Das
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2023 - May 2025) (joined NVIDIA)
Email: anishdas [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Balamarthi Varun Kumar
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2023 - May 2025) (joined OLA)
Email: varunkb [at] IISc.ac.in
Ms. Srimayee Ghosh
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2023 - May 2025) (joined NVIDIA)
Email: srimayeeg [at] IISc.ac.in
Ms. Sakshi
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2023 - May 2025) (joined NVIDIA)
Email: sakshi2023 [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Satyam Agarwal
M.Tech ESE (Aug 2025 - May 2023) (joined NVIDIA)
Email: satyama [at] IISc.ac.in
Ms. Jeevanasandhyarani Basetti
M.Tech ESE (Aug 2023 - May 2025) (joined Texas Instruments)
Email: jeevanas [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Tarun Kumar
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2022 - May 2024) (joined Analog Devices)
Email: tarunkumar12 [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Indrasish Mandal
M.Tech VLSI (Aug 2022 - May 2024) (joined Samsung)
Email: indrasishm [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Shanmukha Rao Budumuru
M.Tech ESE (Aug 2022 - May 2024) (joined CISCO)
Email: shanmukhab [at] IISc.ac.in
Mr. Malluvalasa John Kumar
M.Tech ESE (Aug 2022 - May 2024) (joined Texas Instruments)
Email: johnm [at] IISc.ac.in
Postdocs
Ms. Senorita Deb
Postdoc (June 2025 – Nov 2025) (joined Manipal Institute as an Assistant Professor)
Email: senoritadeb [at] IISc.ac.in
Interns
Mr. Pranav Kumar VS
Intern (Mar 2025 - Jul 2025) – BTech, RV College of Engineering (joined Arm)
Mr. Aakash Reddy R V
Intern (May 2024 – Jul 2024) – BTech, NIT Surathkal (joined Qualcomm)
Mr. Nishanth Reddy Chinnapatlolla
Intern (May 2024 – Jul 2024) – BTech, IIT Kharagpur (joined NVIDIA)
Mr. Hariharan
Intern (May 2024 – Jul 2024) – BTech, NIT Puducherry