Dr. P. Praveen is a Professor in the School of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at SR University, Warangal, where he serves as Associate Dean for Data Science. With over two decades of experience in higher education, he has contributed to teaching, research, academic administration, and doctoral supervision. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Kakatiya University in 2019, following qualifications in Computer Applications and Computer Science and Engineering. He has qualified GATE and AP SLET.

His expertise spans artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, data mining, computer vision, and algorithm design. His applied work includes medical image analysis in diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, rheumatoid arthritis, breast cancer, and brain tumors; precision agriculture, including soil classification and crop recommendation; and intelligent systems for cybersecurity, healthcare, and road-scene understanding. He is particularly interested in developing reliable, explainable, and practical AI methods.

Dr. Praveen has authored and co-authored research published in SCI and Scopus-indexed journals and conferences. His scholarly work includes journal articles, conference papers, and two books on C programming and data structures. He has contributed to intellectual property through published patent applications and a granted patent in cotton-leaf disease recognition. His research has received hundreds of citations.

He supervises doctoral scholars working in medical AI, agriculture, cybersecurity, and related areas. He is committed to connecting rigorous research with real-world needs, supporting student innovation, and strengthening collaboration between academia and industry. His teaching experience includes programming, data structures, operating systems, databases, software engineering, and AI and data science subjects, as well as student mentoring.