Dr. Sowmya Naik P T is a Doctorate from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum, Karnataka. She has done her post-graduation from VTU and Graduation from VTU. She has 17 years of academic experience, with 8 years of research focus. She has contributed to technical education in most of the capacities. She is analytical, strategist & planner, trainer with excellent communication & exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate students’ adverse circumstances. Dr. Sowmya Naik P T has applied for grants from her research works. She got 4 patents and published one book titled Internet of Things. She has more than 32 research papers to her credit both at National and International level with good impact factor, citations and best paper award. Her areas of research interests are Image Processing, Data Mining, and Network Security. Currently she is guiding 2 research aspirants. She is Wipro mission10x trained and certified for innovative teaching methods. She is also a question paper setter for VTU and various universities. She has proved to be a good organizer by organizing several conferences, FDPs, Workshops, Technical seminars, and Technical Fests. She got two funding from AICTE Atal FDP. She presently holds a position as a Head and Executive Officer.