Vipul Kedia
Alumnus of the batch of 1999, Vipul Kedia graduated with a B.Tech (Hons) in CSE from IIIT Hyderabad and went on to do a post graduate diploma in management from IIM- Ahmedabad. As an early team member of Affle India for the last 18 years, Vipul currently serves as the Chief Data and Platforms Officer at Affle, a publicly listed company with 600 people and revenues over 1800 crores.

Vipul stands out for his deep commitment and prodigious contributions to the institute in multiple roles. He is a founding member of the Alumni Fund team which managed to establish a sizable corpus within just 3 years of their graduation, to help incoming students in need. He continues to be an active member of the Alumni Fund committee providing it with a purpose and direction. As a Member of the Executive Council, he helped conceptualise the Banyan intellectual initiative, the seed for the entrepreneurship centre, CIE. He donned several hats as a student: secretary of the student body; founding member and coordinator for Felicity, Co-ordinator of placement committee; and continues to be the GO-TO alumnus even today. As an alumni observer in the Institute’s Governing Council for 6 years, he helped shape several of the institute’s policies. Easily connecting with alumni across the batches, ably organizing and attending all the major alumni meets (the 10th, 20th and 25th ) across the globe, Vipul embodies the quintessential spirit of IIIT Hyderabad.

The institute is proud to confer on alumnus Vipul Kedia, the Outstanding Service Award-2024.

Soujanya Lanka
Alumna of the founding batch of 1998, Soujanya Lanka graduated with a B.Tech in CSE and a Ph.D from IIIT Hyderabad. She is currently a Field Solutions Architect, at Google Singapore.

Soujanya’s strong ties to the institute are showcased by her involvement at many fronts. She is the force behind the Chaduvula Thalli scholarships which champions women’s education at IIIT Hyderabad. Be it co-advising MS students on their theses or implementing industry sponsored research projects or referring students for internships in the industry, Soujanya always has the best interest of the institute at heart. She served as an alumni observer in IIITH’s Governing Council for (2017-2022) for 6 years and helped steer its policies and decisions. She is a brand ambassador for our diversity initiatives in admissions. Easily connecting with alumni across batches Soujanya has made overseas trips just to attend alumni meets and show her support to the institute.

The institute is proud to bestow on alumna Soujanya Lanka, the Outstanding Service Award-2024