The University of North Texas College of Information (UNT) has named Dr.Kinshuk, who goes by a single name, and a former alumni of the University of Rajasthan, as its new dean. Kinshuk is formerly the associate dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada ,since2010.

Dr. Kinshuk brings with him great leadership and research experience,” said Finley Graves, provost and vice president for academic affairs at UNT, in a statement. “We look forward to Dr. Kinshuk working with our faculty to articulate a clear vision for the future of the College of Information.”

• He received his doctoral degree from De Montfort University in England, a master of science in mechanical computer aided engineering from Strathclyde University in Scotland and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from University of Rajasthan in India. 

• Kinshuk also served as Industrial Research Chair in Adaptivity and Personalization in Informatics for the National Science and Engineering Council of Canada. 

• Kinshuk’s career also includes a variety of other academic positions.At Massey University in New Zealand, Dr. Kinshuk was the Director of the Advanced Learning Technologies Research Centre, as well as an Associate Professor, and before that, a Senior Lecturer. 

• He also was a Research Fellow for the German National Research Centre for Information Technology in St. Augustin, Germany.

• Earlier in his career he was an Instructor at the Academy of Computer Education in India, as well as a Part-Time Lecturer at the Government Polytechnic College in India.