Mayank Vatsa
Mayank Vatsa is a professor at IIT Jodhpur, where his research covers generative AI, responsible AI, computer vision and biometrics. From 2015 to 2018, he served as vice president for publications of the IEEE Biometrics Council, where he led efforts to start the IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science. He received a SwarnaJayanti Fellowship in 2017, with IIIT Delhi as his affiliation, and the International Association for Pattern Recognition named him a Fellow in 2022. Richa Singh and he shared Nasscom AI Gamechangers awards for research on face recognition and deepfakes in 2023–2024. In 2023 the IEEE Biometrics Council gave him its Meritorious Service Award.
- Works
- 536
- Citations
- 12,300
- h-index
- 63
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.
Timeline
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2015–2018
Launching a biometrics journal
From 2015 to 2018, he serves as Vice President (Publications) of the IEEE Biometrics Council, where he leads efforts to start the IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science.
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2017
A SwarnaJayanti Fellowship
He receives a SwarnaJayanti Fellowship for engineering sciences in 2017, with IIIT Delhi as his affiliation.
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2022
An IAPR Fellowship
The International Association for Pattern Recognition names him a Fellow in 2022 for contributions in secure biometric recognition.
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2023
An IEEE Biometrics Council award
He receives the IEEE Biometrics Council Meritorious Service Award in 2023.
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2023–2024
A Nasscom AI Gamechangers award
He and Richa Singh receive Nasscom AI Gamechangers awards for research on face recognition and deepfakes in 2023–2024.
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2024
A Shakti Mentor Award
He receives a Shakti Mentor Award from the Google News Initiative in 2024.
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As of October 2026
Professor at IIT Jodhpur
He is a professor at IIT Jodhpur, where his research covers generative AI, responsible AI, computer vision and biometrics.
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