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DR RANGA RAO VELAMALA

Visakha Institute of Engineering and Technology, Andhra University, Government of India

ORCID iD 0000-0002-6171-2293

About

Velamala Ranga Rao obtained his Ph.D. in Statistics (1994) from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, and a PGDCS (1994) from the University of Hyderabad. He also completed an M.Sc. and an M.Tech in Information Technology (2011) from Karnataka State Open University, Mysore, India.

He has more than 33 years of experience in the IT field. He has worked in the Government of Andhra Pradesh (1992–2000), the Government of NCT of Delhi (2000–2010), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (2010–2024). He served as a Senior System Analyst at the Soil and Land Use Survey of India, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Delhi. He also worked as a Guest Faculty at the Department of Geo Engineering, Andhra University (Feb–July 2025).

Since April 2025, he has been working as a Professor of Practice in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Visakha Institute of Engineering & Technology, Visakhapatnam, India. His research papers have been published in international journals, book reviews, and international conference proceedings. With extensive experience in the government sector, his primary research interests focus on environmental modeling using AI and ML.

Employment

  • Visakha Institute of Engineering and Technology Professor of Practice
    2025 - Present
  • Andhra University Guest Faculty
    2025 - 2025
  • Government of India Senior System Analyst
    2010 - 2024
  • Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi System Analyst
    2002 - 2010
  • Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi Asst. Programmer
    2000 - 2002
  • Government of Andhra Pradesh Asst. Statistical Officer
    1992 - 2000

Education

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Publications (23)