President Award ....... Rishabh Garg (original) (raw)

Rishabh Garg receives the Presidential Honour in a State Function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. • He is Software Development Engineer at Google • Rishabh holds a B. Tech. from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani. He is currently enrolled for Master’s in Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. • Rishabh has an extensive professional background. He worked in Data Science at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, and as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) at ServiceNow. He also served as a Brand Partner at Cuvette. • In 2016, Rishabh proposed the 16-digit encrypted Unified Identification Number to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This innovation was officially registered with the National Innovation Foundation, Government of India on January 2, 2018, and now integrated into the UID-Aadhaar system as the 16-digit VID. • Rishabh is a journal referee for top journals such as IEEE Internet of Things and Elsevier. He authored the book 'Blockchain for Real World Applications' (John Wiley & Sons), which is widely read in 172 countries and available in 50+ languages. This book is part of the curriculum in several prestigious universities, including those in the Ivy Leagues (USA), Heidelberg University (Germany), National Institutes of Technology (India), Regional Institutes of Education, etc. • He has also written books on Self Sovereign Identities, One World-One Identity, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Augmented Reality, and the Metaverse. Rishabh has also published over 40 blogs, 15 conference papers, 12 book chapters, and 06 research papers in renowned journals like IEEE Xplore and Springer Nature. • Rishabh has contributed to over 50 international conferences on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, and Blockchain in cities like San Francisco, Toronto, London, Zurich, Dubai, Sydney, Melbourne, and New South Wales. His work has reached a global audience through 100+ platforms, including Academia.edu, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Zenodo, and Medium, impacting over 1 million readers across 190+ countries. • Rishabh's achievements have earned him numerous prestigious awards, including:  Presidential Honour for Exceptional Achievements in Innovations  CSIR Innovation Award presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi  International Award from Prime Minister Ola Ullsten of Sweden  Bronze Award by the Royal Commonwealth Society, London UK  Multiple awards from NASA, USA  Young Scientist Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology, India • Ranked among the top 0.1% scholars worldwide, Rishabh's cutting-edge work continues to inspire global innovation in blockchain, AI, and digital identity. His contributions have positioned him as a leading thought leader, innovator, technocrat, professional, scientist, and author in area of emerging technologies.