Dr. Raj Reddy is a University Professor of Computer Science and Robotics in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He was the founding Director of the Robotics Institute from 1979 to 1991 and was the Dean of School of Computer Science from 1991 to 1999. He comes from Katoor Village and attended ZP High School at Sri Kalahasti in Chittoor District.

Dr. V.Ramachandra Raju was graduated from Mysore University in Mechanical Engineering with first class and distinction. He took his M.Tech. degree from N.I.T. Suratkal with specialization in Heat Power Engineering. He did his Ph.D. from I.I.T. Madras and got a total teaching experience of more than 31 years. He guided 12 candidates for their Ph.D.