Dr. Rajesh Kumar, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Science

Government Institute of Forensic Science, Caves Road, Nipatniranjan Nagar, Aurangabad- 431 004 (MS) India. Website: www.gifsa.ac.in, E-Mail: rajeshkumar512@gmail.com,

Tele-Fax: 0240-2400219

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POSITION HELD

Post Duration
Head, Dept. of Forensic Science, Govt. Inst. of Forensic Sci., Aurangabad (A’bad), MS, India Sept., 2016 – till date
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Scienc, Govt. Inst. of Forensic Sci., Aurangabad (A’bad), MS, India Dec., 2014 – till date
Forensic Physicist, Forensic Science Laboratory, GNCT, New Delhi, India Nov., 2011 – Nov., 2014
Research Fellow, Central Forensic Science Laboratory Hyderabad, Directorate of Forensic Science Services, MHA, Govt. of India. May, 2007 – Nov., 2011
Scientific Assistant (Physics), Forensic Science Laboratory, Karnal, Haryana, India Mar., 2007 – May, 2007
Scientific Associate (Physics), Forensic Science Laboratory, GNCT, New Delhi, India Aug., 2006 – Mar., 2007

 

EXPERIENCE IN FORENSICS

  • As Assistant Professor and Head, Dept. of Forensic Science, I have completed the following assignments:
    • Developed curriculum as a member for M.Sc., B. Sc. and PG Diploma in Forensic Science for Dr. BAM University, Aurangabad, MS, India.
    • Helped local police and CID Maharashtra in terms of examination of cases and guiding them on collection of samples at scene of crime.
    • Delivered more than 35 invited lectures in Police Departments, Police Training Colleges, academic Institutions and National and International conferences.
    • Organized workshops as coordinator and program chair in various discipline of Forensic Science including Crime Scene Investigation.
    • Organized summer and winter internship for the students of M.Sc., B.Sc. and PG Diploma in Forensic Science to the various Forensic Science Laboratories of the country.
  • As a Forensic Physicist at Forensic Science Laboratory, Govt. of NCT of Delhi:
    • Examined more than 300 cases and visited more than 75 scene of crime of diverse nature.
    • Delivered expert lectures at Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Academy, Ghaziabad and National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.
  • As a Research Fellow at Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Hyderabad:
    • Developed an image processing and pattern recognition framework for Forensic Document Examination.
    • Signature verification system developed by our team was placed among the best four signature verification system around the globe in ICFHR10-4NSIGCOMP signature verification competition.
    • Carried out a pioneer work in terms of development of software for the automatic detection of alteration in documents.
  • As Scientific Assistant (Physics) at Forensic Science Laboratory, Haryana and Scientific Associate (Physics) at Forensic Science Laboratory Delhi, assisted senior forensic experts in more than 100 cases.

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  • Published 12 papers in peer-reviewed jouranals /conference proceedings including IEEE Transaction Information Forensics and Security (Impact Factor-6.211, JCR2019) and Pattern Recognition Letters (Impact Factor-2.810, JCR 2019).
  • Presented more than 15 papers in national and international conferences related to Forensics as well as Computer Science.
  • Worked/working as referee in five international journals including IEEE Transactions of Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions Information Forensics and Security, Artificial Intelligence Review, and IET Biometrics.
  • Worked as program committee member and reviewer in more than 25 international conferences and reviewed more than 75 manuscripts.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

  • Chairman/Member in Academic Body
    • Member, Paper setting Committee, UGC SET, Maharashtra
    • Chairman, Examination Committee, M.Sc. (Forensic Science), Dr. BAMU, Aurangabad, India
    • Member, Examination Committee, M.Sc. (Forensic Science), Mumbai University, Mumbai, India
    • Member, Examination Committee, B.Sc. (Forensic Science), Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University, Ranchi, India
    • Member, Board of Studies (Forensic Science), YCIS, Satara, Maharashtra, India
    • Invited Member, Punjab Public Service Commission, Patiala, Punjab, India
    • Invited Member, MP Public Service Commission, Indore, MP, India
  • Chaired a Technical Session
    • IEEE International Conference on Advances in Pattern Recognition (ICAPR 2015), Kolkata, India. [2015]
    • National Conference on Recent Trends in Forensic Science, YCIS, Satara, Maharashtra, India. [2016]
  • Worked as Program Chair
    • National Workshop on Role of Diatoms in Forensics (NWRDF2016), Pune, India.

 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • Ph. D. [Criminology and Forensic Science (2013)]
    • Thesis: An Image Processing and Pattern Recognition frame-work for Forensic Document Fraud Analysis.
    • University: Dr. H S G Central University, Sagar, M.P., India.
    • In collaboration with: Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, India.
  • M.Sc. [Forensic Science (2006)]
    • Institute: LNJN National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:

  • Union Home Minister’s Young Scientist Award for contribution in the field of Forensic Sciences by Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi (2018)
  • International Travel Support by Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi (2018).
  • Best Scientific Paper Award in 23rd All India Forensic Science Conference organized by Directorate of Forensic Science Services, MHA, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India (2015).
  • Research Assistantship, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India (2011).
  • Senior Research Fellowship, Directorate of Forensic Science Services, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi. [2009-2011]
  • Junior Research Fellowship, Directorate of Forensic Science Services, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi. [2007-2009]
  • University Grant Commission(UGC)- National Eligibility Test for Lectureship (2005)
  • Summer Fellowship, NBHM, MTTS Level-I, RIE Mysore. (2003)