Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar
PhD Program
A research-focused doctoral program for creative, independent, and
interdisciplinary inquiry.
Recent Graduates
Recent CSE PhD defenses
Defense announcements from the last six months, matched with public
research-scholar profiles from the IITGN CSE student directory.
7 profiles
Jayesh Malaviya
Computer Science and Engineering
Thesis
Subset Selection for Scalable Machine Learning: Coresets, Sketching, and Statistical Guarantees
Defense
3 Jun 2026
Supervisor
Anirban Dasgupta
Joined
2019
Scalable machine learning through coresets, sketching, and randomized numerical linear algebra.
Pritam Kadasi
Computer Science and Engineering
Thesis
Budget-Aware Decision Making for NLP: Annotation, Training and Data
Defense
3 Jun 2026
Supervisor
Mayank Singh
Joined
2021
Natural language processing and large language models, with an emphasis on instruction tuning, multilingual AI, and resource-efficient model training.
Himanshu Beniwal
Computer Science and Engineering
Thesis
Assessing Factuality and Toxicity in Large Language Models
Defense
18 May 2026
Supervisor
Mayank Singh
Joined
2021
Factuality, toxicity, and safety assessment in multilingual large language models.
Prajwal Kumar Singh
Computer Science and Engineering
Thesis
Scalable Generative Vision and Neural Decoding: Connecting Machine and Human Perception
Defense
6 May 2026
Supervisor
Shanmuganathan Raman
Joined
2021
Generative vision and neural decoding methods that connect machine and human perception.
Jinia Ghosh
Computer Science and Engineering
Thesis
Graphs Defined on Groups: Complexity Theoretic and Algorithmic Aspects
Defense
29 Apr 2026
Supervisor
Bireswar Das
Joined
2020
Complexity-theoretic and algorithmic aspects of graphs defined in terms of groups.
Anant Kumar
Computer Science and Engineering
Thesis
On Graph Isomorphism for Power Graphs and Subgraph Counting in Sparse Graphs
Defense
24 Mar 2026
Supervisor
Bireswar Das
Joined
2019
Graph isomorphism for power graphs and subgraph counting in sparse graphs.
Zeel B Patel
Computer Science and Engineering
Thesis
AI for Air Quality: Modeling, Sensor Placement and Source Detection
Defense
4 Feb 2026
Supervisor
Nipun Batra
Joined
2019
AI for social good and air-quality systems, including modeling, sensor placement, and source detection.
Academics
Overview
IITGN describes its PhD program as a pathway for creative scholarly
inquiry, intellectual maturity, and research careers in teaching,
innovation, entrepreneurship, and advanced research. The program
combines research with coursework and encourages interdisciplinary
interactions.
Doctoral students work with research-active faculty and a diverse PhD community across disciplines.
The program includes coursework, research credits, the postgraduate orientation programme Aarohan, and institute-level academic requirements.
IITGN highlights interdisciplinary supervision and a porous academic environment connected to the broader Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar research ecosystem.
Current CSE and AI admissions areas, eligibility details, and application cycles are maintained on the IITGN admissions pages.
Interview preparation
Preparing for the PhD interview
Prospective PhD applicants can use this playlist to prepare for
the CSE PhD interview process and refresh core ideas before the
interaction.