Dr. Vinod Kumar Shukla is an accomplished academic currently serving as Associate Professor and Head of Academics at Amity University Dubai, UAE. With a PhD in Semantic Web and Ontology, he is a leading expert in his field. In 2022, he was ranked in the top 2% of Scientists in the Stanford list for the year.  Dr. Shukla is an active member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and has published over 100 research papers in highly respected journals and conferences.

In addition to his academic achievements, Dr. Shukla has completed the General Management Programme at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and has conducted numerous training programs for organisations such as Delhi Transco Limited (DTL), the Indian postal department, and Directorate General Resettlement (DGR), a government organization under the Ministry of Defence. He has also written case studies on "Online Retail in UAE: Driven to Grow" and "Modi’s Visit to the UAE: Uncovering New Areas of Cooperation," which were hosted by the European Case Clearing House (ECCH), UK. Dr. Shukla has also written and edited several books on Industry 4.0 and information technology, and holds international patents in the field of information technology.