Dr. R. Sasikumar is a professional Food Technologist, completed my post-graduation and doctoral degree in Food Engineering and Technology. He has wide experiences and expertise in the area of Food Processing Technology, the outcome of his 25 years experiences in both industry and academic domines (Industrial experiences from 2001 to 2010, 9 years and Academic from 2010 to till date 16 years). He developed number of food products, contributed key area such as quality assurance and safety, technology transferred and commercialization in order to improve livelihood standard of tribal people of Meghalaya, India. Currently, he is working multidisciplinary focused advance research in Green Technology (AI in Food Processing and Technology) application and implementation of customized techniques into rural development in India.

He published 60 research articles in reputed peer review journals, authored 7 text books, 5 book chapters, well expertise in project management system, 14 major R&D projects till date, 11 R&D projects were completed successfully, and 3 ongoing research projects. Fifty papers were presented in national and international conferences/seminars and overall, his publication credentials are 19 h-index, 26 i-10 index, and 773+ total citations. His achievements from the academic, he filed 3 patents and commercialized into different food processing companies. He has successfully created 550 entrepreneurs in Agriculture and allied field through incubation centre. He is having wider working experiences in both national and international food industry with various capacities for 9 years.

Dr. R. Sasikumar is recipient of NESA Eminent Scientist Award, Prof Jiwan Singh Sidhu Award, Best Teacher Award, Excellence in Research Award, Outstanding Scientist Award, Dr. V.P. Tyagi Memorial Award, and Outstanding Teacher Award for outstanding contribution and recognition in the field of Food Technology.