Dr. S S Mantha, former Chairman of the National Regulator (AICTE), implemented several e-governance initiatives and facilitating regulations over a six-year stint. Earlier, a Professor of Robotics, Control theory and AI at VJTI, he now occupies the Emeritus Chair. He has more than 280 publications in National and International Journals and Conferences besides authoring three books. He is the author of NVEQF, now renamed the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF). He was member, Karnataka Skill development Authority and advisor to Government of Andhra Pradesh.
He was also the Chancellor, KL University for three years. Currently, he is the CEO of MAHAPREIT Start-up Knowledge Centre. He is also an Adjunct Prof. at the National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, and Chairman of Technical Committee, National Cyber Safety and Security Standards (NCSSS), and IT expert, for the Government of Maharashtra.