Dr. Rajesh Kumar

Dr. Rajesh Kumar

GIFS, Aurangabad

HOD (Forensic Science)

Dr. Rajesh Kumar is working as Head of Department of Forensic Science, Government Institute of Forensic Science, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. He completed M.Sc. and Ph. D. in Forensic Science in 2006 and 2013, respectively. He has been working in the area of automated forensic examination for more than fourteen years. His area of research includes Computational Forensics, Multimedia Forensics, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition. Quality of his research is evident from his publications in journals of high impact factors. Before joining the academics, he has worked in various FSLs of the country including CFSL, Hyderabad and FSL, Delhi for more than eight years and examined more than 300 cases. He has delivered more than 50 invited talks in various institutions including IIT Delhi, ISI, Kolkata and CBI Academy, Ghaziabad. For his contribution to the forensic community, he received the prestigious Young Scientist Award from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.