Debanga Raj Neog

Debanga Raj Neog serves as Assistant Professor at the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at IIT Guwahati, where he also holds an associate faculty position in the Department of Design. His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Computer Science from The University of British Columbia and a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIT Guwahati. With over 12 years of experience spanning academia and industry, he specializes in computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning. His entrepreneurial spirit is evidenced by his role as Co-Founder of Nytilus Inc., a Toronto-based computational imaging startup, and his participation in prestigious acceleration programs including Techstars Dubai and Digital Attraxion Belgium. His excellence has been recognized through multiple awards including the Young Scientist Award from the Assam Science Technology and Environment Council, the Mitacs Globalink Research Award - INRIA, and UBC's Four Year Doctoral Fellowship. Currently, he contributes to academic leadership as Program Coordinator for both the National Service Scheme and the Super 20 initiative at IIT Guwahati.