Summary
Indra Mastan is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science with 10 years of experience spanning academia and industry, currently faculty at IIT-BHU after prior roles at LNMIIT and a PhD from IIT Gandhinagar focused on image restoration and synthesis using deep learning. His background includes applied software engineering—developing the Epic Privacy Browser at Hidden Reflex—and advanced research training from IISc in financial cryptography, reflecting a rare blend of systems, security, and vision research. He has moved fluidly between production-grade browser development and cutting-edge deep learning research, bringing practical engineering rigor to academic problems. Outside research, he is creatively active in dance, sketching, cooking, and beatboxing, traits that inform his collaborative and presentation skills in teaching and student mentoring.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering, Financial Cryptography, Master of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering, Financial Cryptography at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at Malaviya National Insitute of Technology Jaipur
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN)