Members

Professor of Linguistics,

Former Dean, School of Humanities and Director of the e-Learning Centre,

University of Hyderabad,

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Prof. Jandhyala Prabhakar Rao, formerly Professor of Linguistics at the University of Hyderabad, was Dean of the School of Humanities and Director of the e-Learning Centre at the University of Hyderabad. He was also a Member (India) of the UNESCO-Information for All Programme (IFAP) Bureau (2022-24). He has been nominated as Chair of the Working Group on Information for Development, UNESCO-IFAP (2024). 

His areas of research include linguistics, translation studies, Internationalisation of Higher Education, and AI Ethics. His innovative activities and initiatives in the IFAP Priority Areas, such as Multilingualism, Information for Development, Information Ethics, Information Literacy, and more., enabled him to build strong national and international networks. As a result, he has established a Consortium on Global AI Ethics for Social Good (GAIE4SG) and initiated the creation of two Consortia on Ethics for Public Policies on Artificial Intelligence for Latin America and the Caribbean (EticALIA). His initiative to establish the South and South East Asia AI Research Forum for Holistic Development (S&SEAAIRF4HD) is in the process. 

These initiatives strengthen IFAP across the globe and support the achievement of the SDGs 2030. He is an advocate for building local AI solutions, promoting Digital Well-being, and preserving multilingualism using digital technologies in sync with the indigenous people, cultures, and knowledge.  His familiarity with multidisciplinary topics and multicultural environments stems from his role as a coordinator of several national and international projects.  

He has presented and published several research papers on these themes. He serves as an editorial board member of many Journals and as a member of academic committees across the globe. A regular speaker in academic settings, he has also established MoUs with numerous universities and institutions worldwide. In addition to his international and academic work, his strong links with the private sector mean he also has roles as a member of the Executive Committees of some of India’s premier industrial organisations.