Dr. H.R. Mahadevaswamy is the Vice Chancellor of JSS University, Noida, with over 32 years of experience spanning academia, research, industry, entrepreneurship, and higher education administration. He holds a Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from NIT Calicut, an M.Tech. from NIT Suratkal, and a B.E. from Mysore University. Before joining JSS University, he served as Joint Director of JSS Mahavidyapeetha, Mysuru, and Principal of JNNCE, Shivamogga, leading major initiatives in academic excellence, research, innovation, and accreditation. He also held senior leadership roles at Bosch and co-founded technology ventures focused on intellectual property commercialization. A strong advocate of NEP 2020, Industry 4.0, and innovation-driven education, he actively promotes industry-academia collaboration, research, entrepreneurship, and global academic partnerships.