ABOUT FLAME UNIVERSITY
Deans of Faculties
Dean - Faculty of Liberal Education
Dr. Santosh Kumar Kudtarkar holds a Master’s in Physics from IIT-Madras and a Ph.D. from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (MATSCIENCE), Chennai. A Theoretical Physicist by training, his research interests are in applications of field theory in High Energy and Condensed Matter Physics, Dynamical Systems and Mathematical Modelling in the Social and Management Sciences. He is passionate about Quantitative Models and has completed multiple industrial projects.
Dean - Faculty of Business
Prof. Dinesh Shenoy has a combined industrial and academic experience of more than 22 years. Between 1995 and 2009, he was associated with companies such as Infosys, ANZ Bank, Thomson Corporation and Barclays Capital. During this period, as a Project Manager, Prof. Shenoy successfully executed several software development projects, including a web-based forward and options trading system for the ANZ Bank, Melbourne, and a risk management platform for Barclays Capital, Singapore.
Dean - Faculty of Computing and Data Science
Prof. Abraham received his PhD in Computer Science from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He has a Master of Science in Control and Automation from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Calicut, Kerala, India.
Associate Dean - Faculty of Communication
Prof. Sajith Narayanan is an expert in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. His passion for teaching led him to join academics at a relatively young age after a learning stint in the industry and as an entrepreneur. He set up Plink Solutions, a communication consultancy for SMEs and NGOs, in Ahmedabad. He also participated in numerous other start-ups in the for-profit and social space. He received the Star Entrepreneur Award in 2011 at the 4th Indira India Innovation Summit, held in Pune. Before joining MICA, he worked with Standard Chartered Bank as a Team Leader.
Associate Dean - Faculty of Design, Art and Performance
Prof. Amit Kundal is Associate Dean - Faculty of Design, Art and Performance and has He received the Doctorate Degree in Human Centred Design and Master of Design from IIT, Kanpur; and his Bachelor’s Degree in Design from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar.