• Director, Centre for Brain Research
  • Convener, Technical Advisory Committee, Karnataka State Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security (June 2018 – December 2021)
  • Convener, Pratiksha Trust Initiative in Brain, Computation, and Data Science (January 2016 – July 31, 2022)
  • Convener, Divisional Deans, IISc (Oct 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021)
  • Dean, Division of EECS (August 1, 2014 – July 31, 2021)
  • Chair, Digital Campus and Information Technology Services (DIGITS) (January 2016 – December 2020)
  • Chair, IISc Publications Committee (2015-2017)
  • Chair, Department of CSA (December 2009 – July 2014)
  • Chair, Admissions Committee, IISc Undergraduate Program (2010-2012)
  • Chief Coordinator, Office of Technology Development Missions (an MHRD Initiative involving IISc and IITs (2003-2008)
  • Convener, Organizing Committee and Co-Convener, Program Committee, IISc Centenary Conference, 2008
  • Convener, DCC, Department of CSA (1998-2001)
  • Member, Governing Council, Indian Statistical Institute (2016-2020)
  • Member, Technical Advisory Board, Microsoft Research India (2016-2020)
  • General Chair, WINE 2017 (Thirteenth International Conference on Web and Internet Economics), December 17-20, 2017, Bangalore.
  • Program Committee Chair, IEEE CASE 2009, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Bangalore, August 2009.

Editorial Boards

  • Associate Editor, Current Science (since January 2013)
  • Associate Editor, CSI Journal of Computing (since January 2012)
  • Coordinator for a Special Section in Current Science, on Game Theory (November 2012 Issue)
  • Senior Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2008-2013
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2003-2007
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1998-2008
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, 1998-2002
  • Guest Editor for two Special Issues of Sadhana, Indian Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, on the topic of Competitive Manufacturing Systems (February 1997 and April 1997 Issues).
  • Guest Editor for a Special Issue of Sadhana, Indian Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, on the topic of E-Commerce and E-Business, April – June 2005.

Conference Organisation

  • General Co-Chair, General Co-Chair of the 16th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM-2023) that will be held in the IISc Campus during July 11-14, 2023 (https://educationaldatamining.org/edm2023/
  • Co-Convener, INAE (Indian National Academy of Engineering) workshop on Technology Enabled Transformation of Indian Agriculture (January 10, 2022). Please click here for the workshop report.
  • General Co-Chair, WINE-2017, Thirteenth International Conference on Web and Internet Economics
  • General Chair, The Fifth IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (IEEE CASE 2009), Bangalore, August 22-25, 2009 The IISc Centenary Conference, December 13-16, 2009
  • Convener, Organizing Committee and Co-Convener, Program Committee, The IISc Centenary Conference, December 13-16, 2009 Conference, Bangalore, December 26-27, 2005
  • PC Chair, Operations Research Society of India (ORSI) Annual Conference, Bangalore, December 26-27, 2005
  • PC Chair, General Motors Workshop on Frontiers of E-Business, Bangalore, December 9-10, 2005
  • PC Chair, International Conference on Information Technology for Manufacturing, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management, Bangalore, December 16-18, 2003