Computer Vision · Imaging · Graphics

Shanmuganathan Raman

Building algorithms that capture, reconstruct, and interpret the visual world — at the intersection of computer vision, computational imaging, and graphics.

Professor & Head, Computer Science & Engineering

Professor, Electrical Engineering · IIT Gandhinagar

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Shanmuganathan Raman
Academic Block 13-322C (Office), 13-313, 318 (Lab)
IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat – 382355
shanmuga@iitgn.ac.in
ramshanmuga@gmail.com
Ph: +91-79-2395 2453
13+Years at IIT Gandhinagar
10PhD Scholars Graduated
18Courses Taught
CSE · EEDepartments

News

Jun 2026

Dikshit Hegde awarded the IndiaAI Fellowship.

May 2026

Dr. Prajwal Singh (PMRF Scholar) successfully defended his PhD thesis, Scalable Generative Vision and Neural Decoding: Connecting Machine and Human Perception.

Apr 2026

Dr. Seema Kumari successfully defended her PhD thesis, Restoration and Analysis of 3D Point Clouds: Algorithms and Applications.

Mar 2026

Appointed Independent Director at the Gujarat Industrial Investments Corporation (GIIC), Gandhinagar.

2026

Lab papers accepted at IEEE ICIP 2026, ICASSP 2026, ISBI 2026, and WACV 2026 — see research for details.

Dec 2025

Dr. Ashish Tiwari (PMRF Scholar, Qualcomm Innovation Fellow, Fulbright–Nehru Fellow) defended his PhD thesis and joined Dolby Laboratories.

Sep 2025

Took charge as Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar.

Research Interests

Computer Vision Image & Video Processing Computer Graphics Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence
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Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering2011
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
Thesis: Low Dynamic Range Solutions to the High Dynamic Range Imaging Problem (PDF). Supervisor: Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri. Recognised with the IIT Bombay Excellence in PhD Thesis Work Award, 50th Convocation (2012).
M.Tech. in Biomedical Engineering2006
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
Thesis: Computational Investigation of the Mechanism of Synaptic Integration in Neurons. Supervisor: Prof. Rohit Manchanda.
B.E. in Electronics & Communication Engineering2003
PSG College of Technology

Experience

Sep 2025 – Present
Head, Department of CSEIIT Gandhinagar
Nov 2024 – Present
ProfessorIIT Gandhinagar
Mar 2026 – Present
Independent DirectorGujarat Industrial Investments Corporation (GIIC), Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 · May 2026 – Present
Independent DirectorMadhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL), Vadodara, Gujarat
Sep 2023 – Aug 2025
Chairman, JEEIIT Gandhinagar
May 2020 – Nov 2025
Jibaben Patel Chair in Artificial IntelligenceIIT Gandhinagar
Apr 2018 – Nov 2024
Associate ProfessorIIT Gandhinagar
May 2013 – Apr 2018
Assistant ProfessorIIT Gandhinagar
Jul 2012 – May 2013
Assistant ProfessorIIT Jodhpur
Aug 2011 – Jun 2012
Post-Doctoral Research AssociateDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
2007 – 2011
Microsoft Research India PhD FellowIIT Bombay
2004 – 2011
Teaching AssistantIIT Bombay — Biomathematics, Bioelectricity, Computational Methods, Communication Electronics Lab, Image Processing, Computer Vision
Jul 2003 – Jul 2004
Assistant Systems Engineer TraineeTata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Open Positions

Interested in joining the lab? Students outside IIT Gandhinagar can apply through the SRIP or admission programmes for an internship or a PhD under my guidance.