Dr. Ashish Phophalia is an accomplished academic and researcher in the fields of image processing, pattern recognition, and medical image analysis, currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara (IIITV).

His academic journey is rooted in deep technical excellence, holding a Ph.D. and M.Tech from DAIICT, and a B.E. from Rajasthan University.

Dr. Phophalia's research focuses on developing intelligent systems using soft computing techniques for high-impact applications, particularly in healthcare imaging.

He was previously a Research Assistant on a Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) sponsored project, which explored robust face recognition—an area of increasing relevance in biometric and AI-driven security systems.

Apart from his academic role, Dr. Phophalia contributes actively to institutional development as the Faculty Convener for the Training & Placement Cell at IIIT Vadodara and also serves as the Treasurer of IEEE Gujarat Section. He is a life member of IUPRAI and a recognized contributor in India’s AI and pattern recognition community.