Dr. Avula Damodaram joined as faculty of Computer Science & Engineering at JNTU, Hyderabad in the year 1989. In his over 2 decades of dedicated service. Dr. Damodaram performed distinguished services to the University as a Professor, Head of the Department, Vice Principal, Director of UGC-Academic Staff College and Director, School of Continuing & Distance Education
r. Damodaram has successfully guided 6 Ph.D. and 2 MS Scholars apart from myriad M.Tech projects. He is currently guiding 9 scholars for Ph.D and 1 scholar for MS.Dr. Damodaram is on the editorial board of 2 International Journals and a number of Course materials.He successfully executed an AICTE research project at a cost of 7 Lakhs.Dr. Damodaram has been a UGC nominee for a number of expert and advisory committees of various Indian Universities. He has been associated with conduct of many entrance tests in the state such as ECET and ICET.Dr. Damodaram has been a Life Member, Vice-President, Director and President of a number of core committees spread all over the country.
Dr.Damodaram has served the interests of the College and University teachers at the University, State and National levels. He has organized as many as 30 Workshops, Short Term Courses and other Refresher and Orientation programmes.Dr. Damodaram has published 35 well researched papers in national and International journals. He has also presented 45 papers at different National and International conferences.Dr. Damodaram visited the Universities of Austria and the United Kingdom for presenting papers at International conferences.On the basis of his scholarly achievements and other multifarious services,Dr. Damodaram was honoured with the award of DISTINGUISHED ACADAMICIAN by Pentagram Research Centre, India, in January 2010.