Prof. James Stephen Meka

Registrar(Addl Charge), Andhra University.

National Chair Professor, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair, Andhra University.

Dean, Trans-Disiplinary Research Hub, Andhra University.

Professor, Computer Science Engineering

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Off :Dr.B.R Ambedkar Chair, 1st Floor, Science and Technology Bhavan, South Campus, Andhra University, 530003.
Res : D.No. 37-11-196/1 Pattabi Reddy Gardens, B/H Govt. Polytechnic, Visakhapatnam – 530 007, A.P, INDIA.

About Prof. James Stephen

Prof. James Stephen Meka serves at Andhra University as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Full-Time Chair Professor. This Chair is a prestigious National Chair under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. James also serves as the Dean of Andhra University's Trans-disciplinary Research Hub (A.U. TDR-HUB) and as Mentor for the American Corner, Visakhapatnam.

Prof. James Stephen took additional charge as Registrar of the historic Andhra University, Visakhapatnam on 04-10-2023.

James Stephen holds more than 21 years of experience in teaching, research and administration. He previously held the position of Principal and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at WISTM Engineering College in Visakhapatnam for more than nine years. In March 2020, he was appointed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as an Executive Council member for Andhra University. James currently serves on various institutional boards. He involves actively in leadership and policymaking.

James Stephen holds five Master's degrees, including M.C.A., M.Phil., M.Div., M.B.A., and M.Tech., as well as a Ph.D. in Computer Science & Systems Engineering from Andhra University in Visakhapatnam, India. He owns 41 Patents & Copyrights including Eleven National & International Grants. James published over 60 research papers in prestigious International Journals. He authored 12 Books, published by National & International Publishers and edited three books. James produced ten (10) Ph.D.s and is currently supervising eight research scholars at Andhra University. James is an expert in amalgamating technology with social needs. His groundbreaking work has proven to be highly effective in meeting the needs of various communities.

James was also a member of the Indian Higher Education Knowledge Delegation that travelled to the United States of America in 2018. He visited some of the premier institutions in the USA like MIT, Harvard, New York University, the University of Connecticut, University of Pennsylvania and Purdue University in USA. He also visited Stanford University. James received 12 National and International Awards including scholarship award of $3600 from Duke’s University, USA.

James gets frequent speaking opportunities on various platforms in India and abroad. He has delivered keynote addresses at prestigious international institutions such as Brunel University and London Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. James is known as a passionate teacher, researcher, administrator and also as social worker with a strong dedication towards community growth. His strength is multi-tasking with Integrity and Character.

James Stephen Meka lives with his beloved wife, Sailaja Reddi and two children, SonJames Alex Stewart, Daughter-Esther Sowseelya, in Visakhapatnam, INDIA.

Prof. James Stephen with the Hon'ble Chancellor Sri S. Abdul Nazeer and Hon'ble Vice Chancellor Prof. P.V.G.D. Prasad Reddy of Andhra University

Awards and Honours

Appreciation on Teachers Day (05.09.2018) by Shri. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Garu, the most dynamic leader of the soil and the present chief minister of andhra pradesh, in appreciation of the services in the field of Education.

Received Bhisma Acharya Award from Bharat Educational Excellence Award on 5th September, 2021. In recognization of inspirational achievements as an academic leader of higher Education.

Received International Scientist Award 2020 (Lifetime Achievement Award) from VDGOOD Technology Factory on 21st June, 2020. On achieving productive research outcomes in the field of Computer Science and Engineering.

Received Life Time Achievement Award from Elsevier SSRN Research Awards, on March 14th, 2020. In recognition of commendable academic merits along with quality research publications in international Journals of high repute.


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Patents

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Patent Country / Type: Australia / Innovation
Patent Number : 2021102880
Filing Date / Grant Date : 27 May 2021 / 22 September 2021
IP Australia batch reference : SPBI-0002565138
Application Number : 2021102880
Field of Invention : Computer Science
Work Title A Novel System for COVID-19 Prediction in Chest Radiography Images using Hybrid Quantum MASK R-CNN Model
No. of Pages : 17
No. of Claims : 5
Applicant name : Prof. Meka James Stephen
Author Name : Prof. Meka James Stephen, Mr. Modem Amrendhar Reddy, Mr. Padala Pushkal, Prof. P. V. G. D. Prasad Reddy
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A System for Noice Reduction in Digital Color Images

Patent Country / Type: India / Innovation
Patent Number : 202241004435
Granted / Published Date : 04 Feb 2022
Journal Number : 05/2022
Work Title A System for Noice Reduction in Digital Color Images.
No. of pages : 28
No. of Claims : 9
Applicant Name : Prof. Meka James Stephen
Author Name : Prof. Meka James Stephen, Dr.Praveen Babu Choppala, Mr.Srinivas Rao Gantenapalli, Mr.Y.Vishnu Tej, Prof. P. V. G. D. Prasad Reddy
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Patent Country / Type : India / Innovation
Journal Number : 48/2020
Publication Date : 27 Nov 2020
Application Number : 202041049592
Field of Invention : Computer Science
Work Title : Content Based Image Retrieval System with Edge Based Structural Feature Extraction
No. of pages : 13
No. of Claims : 6
Applicant name : Prof. Meka James Stephen
Author Name : Prof. Meka James Stephen, Mr. Sreekanth Puli, Mr. Padala Pushkal, Prof. P. V. G. D. Prasad Reddy
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COPYTRIGHT GRANTS

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ROC No : L-96236/2020
ROC Date : 02 Nov 2020
Diary No. : 13621/2020-CO/L
Work Title : Breath Box: A Compact Ventilator for COVID-19
Applicant name : Prof. Meka James Stephen, Prof. P. V. G. D. Prasad Reddy, Prof.Ramesh Chandra Panda
Author Name: Prof. Meka James Stephen, Prof. P. V. G. D. Prasad Reddy, Prof.Ramesh Chandra Panda
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A Novel Sustainable Multi Cool Refrigeration System

ROC No : L-96338/2020
ROC Date : 3 Nov 2020
Diary No. : 12141/2020-CO/L
Work Title : A Novel Sustainable Multi Cool Refrigeration System
Applicant name : Prof.Ramesh Chandra Panda, Prof. Meka James Stephen, Prof. P. V. G. D. Prasad Reddy, Dr. Tarala Augustine, Mr. K. Nani Kumar
Author Name: Prof.Ramesh Chandra Panda, Prof. Meka James Stephen, Prof. P. V. G. D. Prasad Reddy, Dr. Tarala Augustine, Mr. K. Nani Kumar
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Internet of Things based Wind Powered Sustainable Organic Compost MachineInternet of Things based Wind Powered Sustainable Organic Compost Machine

ROC No : L-97822/2020
ROC Date : 16 Dec 2020
Diary No. : 15537/2020-CO/L
Work Title : Internet of Things based Wind Powered Sustainable Organic Compost Machine
Applicant name : Prof. Meka James Stephen, Prof. P. V. G. D. Prasad Reddy, Dr. Tarala Augustine, Mr. K. Nani Kumar, Prof. Ramesh Chandra Panda
Author Name: Prof. Meka James Stephen, Prof. P. V. G. D. Prasad Reddy, Dr. Tarala Augustine, Mr. K. Nani Kumar, Prof. Ramesh Chandra Panda
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Mentor

Prof. P.V.G.D. Prasad Reddy,
Vice-Chancellor
Sr. Professor, Dept. of CS & SE
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.