Sumohana S Channappayya is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, leading the Lab for Video and Image Analysis (LFOVIA). His research focuses on image/video quality assessment, biomedical image processing, and machine learning applications. Education Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas Research Interests His work addresses critical challenges in AI-driven image/video analysis, with applications in biomedical imaging and quality assessment. Recent research trends highlight advancements in training-free neural network adapters for multimodal image matching , spanning disciplines like Computer Science , Biomedical Engineering , and Video Analytics . Advising & Collaborations He has co-advised PhD graduate Suresh Kumar Amalapuram and supervised PhD scholar Anuradha Uggi. His lab supports students like Lokesh Badisa, who received the IndiaAI Fellowship. Labs & Teams As founder of the Lab for Video and Image Analysis (LFOVIA), he drives interdisciplinary research in video/image analytics and AI/ML technologies. Contact Office: EE605, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad Email: firstname@ee.iith.ac.in Phone: (040) 2301 - 6463