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.
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.
Dean, Faculty of Computing and Data Science
Prof. Manoranjan Dash is a Professor and Dean of Computing and Data Science at FLAME University. He has received his Doctorate Degree and Master’s Degree in Computer Science from National University of Singapore, Singapore. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India. He is also a Postdoctoral Fellow from Northwestern University, USA.
Dean, Faculty of Communication
Dr. Kwak is the Dean of the School of Communication, B.M. Labroo Chair Professor of Marketing, and Professor of Marketing at FLAME University. Before joining FLAME, he served as the IIMA Chair Professor and Professor of Marketing at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). He also held the position of Professor of Marketing (tenured) at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business for 20 years, where he was recognized as the Dean's Research Fellow, Distinguished Teaching Fellow, and Marketing Ph.D. Coordinator. Dr. Kwak holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from the Terry College of Business and an M.A. in Advertising from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, both at The University of Georgia. He is also an International Research Fellow at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, and has been a visiting faculty member at institutions such as the University of Amsterdam, KAIST Business School, and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea among others.