Overview
- IIT Ropar announced the appointment on December 10, linking Gupta’s role to its Defence Research Innovation Foundation and the School of AI & Data Engineering.
- Institute statements cite plans for student exposure to practical training across internal security, counterterrorism, cyber defense, and innovation governance.
- Gupta will collaborate with faculty on research spanning internal security, cybersecurity, AI-driven law enforcement, and intelligence fusion and analysis.
- The former IPS officer brings 37 years of service, including stints as NIA director general and Punjab DGP, with multiple presidential medals for gallantry and service.
- Since retiring in March 2024, he has served as a strategic advisor in the public and private sectors, including Senior Advisor at Tata Consultancy Services, and has prior teaching and international training experience.