Prof. Shreepad Karmalkar has been the Director of IIT Bhubaneswar since November 2022 and is a Professor of Electrical Sciences at IIT BBS and Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras. He earned his B.Tech and PhD from IIT Madras and has held visiting positions at top US universities. An expert in semiconductor device modeling, he holds three patents and has received prestigious awards, including the Vikram Sarabhai Award and IBM Faculty Award. He has pioneered research training, conducted 80+ faculty development programs, and contributed to national education policies. As an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Education, he advocates holistic education. A polyglot, he is fluent in multiple Indian languages and actively contributes to academia and industry collaborations.