Kyvalya Garikapati

Public Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, International Law and AI and Law

B.Com, LLB,LLM,PhD

Dean (Academics), Convenor BOS

Constitutional Law and related papers

• Funded Research Projects
• ICSSR Short term Special Call Research Project on “Evaluation of Socio-economic and Psychological factors influencing Investment of Rural Tribal Parents in Sukanya Samridhi Yojana (SSY): Reflection on Awareness, Perception, and Enrolment in Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Malkangiri” (150000+100000) 1600000/-Term 6 months. Submitted the final report yet to receive Clearance from ICSSR

Life member in IIPA Indian Institute of Public Administration.

• "Paper Presentations
• 1.Two day National Colloquium on Legal Research-Rajiv Gandhi Intellectual Property School of Law- Kharagpur- 2014
• 2.Four day International Seminar on Industial Relations and Human Relations in the Era of Globalization-Acharya Nagarjuna University-Guntur-5th February to 8th February 2015
• 3.UGC National Seminar on Human Rights and Values in Eduction, By PG Department of Legal Studies, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, 30-31 March 2015
• 4.International Conference on Advances in English Studies and Women Empowerment-KLU University Vijayawada- 15-16 August 2015
• 5.International Academic & Research Conference, India 2015- International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation-Oct 9th -10th 2015
• 6.Two day National Seminar on Human Rights and values of education- Acharya Nagarjuna University- Guntur- 30th & 31st of March, 2015.
• 7.International Conference on Climate Change Green Energy, Sustainable Development and Environmental Policies-Padmavathi Mahila University Tirupathi-21st and 22nd August 2015
• 8.UGC Three day international seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility,10-12th March, 2017, organised by Department of Human Resource Management, Acharya Nagarjuna University, A.P
• 9.National Seminar on Women, Social Security and Law, January, 20,21, 2018, organised by Acharya Nagarjuna University, A.P “Role of State in Women Empowerment”
• 10.International Conference on Sustainability and Equity, presented paper on “Digital Society – Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Issues of Legal Ethical and Economical Sustainability”, November, 2020
• 11.International Conference on Advance Computing and Ingenious Technologies in Engineering Science, Presented a paper on “Analysis of Crime detection using Data Mining Techniques”, organised by Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, December 2021.
• 12.3rd International Conference on Sustainability and Equity (ICSE-2022), Presented paper on “Wet, Deserted and Landless- Examining the International Protection Regime of Internal Displacement Persons due to Climate Change” organised by KIIT University and World Leadership Academy on 19th-20th November, 2022
• 13.3rd International Sustainable Cooperative Management & Social Entrepreneurship Conference (3rd ISCM&SEC 2024) Organized by ICon GFESR & Herme Academia in collaboration with the School of Law, KIIT University presented a paper on “Who Watches the Machines? Exploring the intersection of AI, Human Rights and Legal Ethics'' on 26th 28th May, 2024.
• 14.3rd International Sustainable Cooperative Management & Social Entrepreneurship Conference (3rd ISCM&SEC 2024) Organized by ICon GFESR & Herme Academia in collaboration with the School of Law, KIIT University presented a paper on “Use of Artificial Intelligence by the Judiciary in Brazil and India: A Comparative Study'' on 26th 28th May, 2024.
• 15.Presented a paper on “The Dichotomous Role of Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Science: Is it a path towards accelerating Ethical Issues?”14TH international conferenceon governance,fraud,ethics, sustainabilityand reporting organised by IGonGFESR & Herme Academia in collaboration with School of Law, KIIT- DU on the 21st & 22nd December, 2024.
• 16.Presented a paper on “Energy Governance and Sustainable Development by Women in Asia: A Socio Legal Study”14th international conferenceon governance,fraud,ethics, sustainabilityand reporting organised by IGonGFESR & Herme Academia in collabration with School of Law, KIIT- DU on the 21st & 22nd December, 2024.
• 17.Presented a conference paper on “The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019: A Constitutional Analysis Of Refugee Recognition In India With Focus On Sri Lankan Tamils And Tibetan Refugees” at XIM 2nd Law Conference on 75 Years of Indian Constitution: Reflection, Resilience and Road Ahead at XIM University, Bhubaneswar on 24.01.2025- 25.01.2025.
• 18.Presented a paper named as “Reframing Social Justice: Refugees, SDGs, and Constitutional Imperatives” at National Seminar on Re-defining social justice: A constitutional mandate organised by Department of Law, FM University, Balasore on 22.02.2025.
• 19.Presented a paper on “Integration of Indirect Taxes: A Comparative Study of Indian and Canadian Goods and Services Tax Regime” International Conference on Comparative Law, organised by Galgotias University in collaboration with Edith Cowan University School of business and Law, on 25th, 26th April, 2025.
• 20.Presented paper on “Recognising Women’s Contribution to Waste Management in India: A Socio Legal narrative for a gender inclusive Climate Policy for Sustainable Development” in the International Conference on Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability (FIES-2025), organised by Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar on 18th July, 2025.
• Conferences/ Seminars/ Symposiums
• 21.Two day National Seminar on Human Rights- KIIT School of Law-Bhubaneswar- 2013
• 22.Two day National Symposium on Law in Medicine- NUJS- Kolkata-10th &11 January 2015
• 23.One day National workshop on forensic of fraudulent documents-Acharya Nagarjuna University- Guntur- 24th January 2015
• 24.One day capacity building workshop on Expanding Horizons of Agriculture Laws- NLUO-Cuttack-14th February 2015
• 25.Two day National Seminar on Greening Indian Economy- Utkal University- Bhubaneswar- 27th & 28th of March, 2015
• 26.Two day Joint National Seminar on Corporate Governance- Emerging Issues- Acharya Nagarjuna University, 15th 16th July 2015
• 27.National Work shop on Legislative Drafting-KIIT School of Law.2015- 22nd-25th September 2015
• 28.Workshops for Teachers on ‘Teaching and Research for Globalised Professional Legal Education’, IBA- Chair on Continuing Legal Education, National Law School of India University, Bangalore and N.K.Nambyar Academy for Continuing Legal Education Kochi, 10-12 February, 2016 KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
• 29.Certificate course on Legislative Drafting, 13-20 February, 2016, KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneswar
• 30.Faculty Development Programme, June 23rd to June 30th, 2017 Organised by KIIT University
• 31.National Seminar on Competition Law: Problems and Prospects, November 10th, 2017, Organised by KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneswar
• 32.National workshop on developing LLB Curriculum in India Today, 18th and 19th of November, 2017, organised by KIIT School of Law in association with AILTC
• 33.National Seminar on Competition Law, 15th November 2017, Organised by KIIT School of Law, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar.
• 34.National Seminar on Competition Law, 15th November, 2019 Organised by KIIT School of Law, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
• 35.Work shop on “How to write an Impactful Research Proposal”, Organised by Association of Indian Universities in association with KIIT School of Law on 17th- 19th December 2019.
• 36.National Webinar on “Judicial Activism Sustainable Environment”, Organised by Department of Environmental Sciences, Acharya Nagarjuna University, 16th September, 2021.
• 37.Faculty Development Programmes from 2012-2023 organised by KIIT School of Law
• 38.Teachers Conference- Empowering Educators, Organised by ICSI The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, on 10th September, 2022.
• 39.National Security Symposium conducted by Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) in Collaboration with KIIT DU held on 16th April 2024.
• 40.Faculty Development Progaram 2024 Organised by KIIT DU.
• 41.Work shop on Nurturing Emerging Leaders for Next-Gen Leadership: Vikasit Bharat@2047, Next-Gen Leadership Workshop -2024 organised by KIIT DU from 28th- 29th September, 2024.
• 42.Faculty Development program 2025 organised by KIIT DU.
• 43.FDP by KIIT 2026"

Reviewer for two Scopus Journal

SCOPUS Journal Articles 2.Strategic decision-making model for addressing barriers in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana inclusion: An ISM-MICMAC analytical framework, Results in Control and Optimisation, Elsevier, December 2025 DOI 10.1016/j.rico.2025.100618, ISSN 26667207 3.Contribution of AI to environmental sustainability governance in India and Peru: a comparative study, Poder Judicial del Peru, ISSN 19976682 June 2025, D.O.I 10.35292/ropj.v17i23.1138 4.‘Safeguarding Patient Privacy: Exploring Data Protection in E-Health Laws: A Cross Country Analysis’, Vol. 10 (2024): EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology.

SCOPUS Book Chapters 5.Internet of Things (IoT) and Data Analytics in Smart Agriculture: Benefits and Challenges, Intelligent Data Centric Systems, AI, EDGE and IoT based Smart Agriculture, Academic Press Elsevier, 2022 (Book Chapter Covered the legal part sub chapter) 6.Wet, Deserted and Landless: Examining the International Protection Regime Internal Displacement Persons due to Climate Change, Book Chapter (Sustainability and Equity: Economic Democracy and Social Empowerment) published by Nova Science Publishers Jan 2024 (Book chapter) 7.“Decoding Cryptocurrency: A Digital Revolution in Transactions” Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: Management Systems and Technology Challenges. 2024 Book Chapter Taylor and Fransis 8.“AI, Refugee Status Determination, and Human Dignity: Ethical Challenges in Refugee Migration Management with Comparative Insights," submitted to the book "Human Values, Ethics, and Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” [Chapter 19, ISBN13: 9798369390351, DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-9035-1] published in January 2025. IGI Global Publishing House 9.“Predictive Justice in Criminal Proceedings: The Role of AI Jurimetrics” submitted to Exploration of AI in Contemporary Legal Systems” [Chapter 11, ISBN13: 9798369372050, DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7205-0.ch011] published in November 2024. IGI Global Publishing House. 10.Use of Artificial Intelligence by the Judiciary in Brazil and India, Accounting, Finance, Sustainability and Fraud, Springer Nature, 2025 DOI 10.1007/978-981-96-7434-3_2, ISSN 25097873 11.The Intersection of Digital Health and Data Privacy: A Legal Perspective on Regulatory Frameworks, Sustainable Healthcare Systems in Africa: Technologies, Practices, and Management, CRC Press. ISBN 978-104043747-6, 978-103287020-5 12.Forensic Linguistics and DBN: Automating the analysis of witness statements and testimonials in AI driven policing, D.O.I: 10.4018/979-8-3373-0245-4.ch007, ISBN-833730247-8, 979-833730245-4, IGI Global publishing House, published in June 2025 13.Cybernetic Intelligence in Intellectual Property Law: AI-Driven Innovation, Detection, and Ethical Challenges, Modern Perceptives on Artificial Intelligence and Law, IGI Global, January 2025, DOI 10.4018/979-8-3693-9576-9.ch006, ISBN 979-836939578-3, 979-836939576-9 14.Comparative legal frameworks for integrating refugee rights into SDG implementation: A comparative study of India and international best practices, Integrating Legal Compliance With Sustainable Development Goals, IGI Global D.O.I 10.4018/979-8-3373-1792-2.ch009

ICSSR Short term Special Call Research Project on “Evaluation of Socio-economic and Psychological factors influencing Investment of Rural Tribal Parents in Sukanya Samridhi Yojana (SSY): Reflection on Awareness, Perception, and Enrolment in Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Malkangiri” (150000+100000) 1600000/-Term 6 months. Submitted the final report yet to receive Clearance from ICSSR

6 ongoing, 3 completed

• 1 month Orientation Programme organised by MHRD Utkal University 2020 Feb-March
• Refreshers Course in Law orgnised by Nalsar University, Hyderabad (Arpit Course)

• Administrative Law teaching from 2012 to till now, published a book.
• Constitutional Law teaching from 2013 to till now, along with honors courses like Indian Federalism, Affirmative Action, Media Law, Law Governing Services, Legislative Drafting and Comparative Constitutional Law.
• Teaching LLM subjects like Systems of Governance, Fundamental Rights, Centre State Relations, Administrative Law, Legislative Drafting and Religion Diversity and the Law.
• Teaching Constitutional Law for Ph.D Course work scholars
• Taught Human Rights and Jurisprudence for one semester.

5 years Practice as Advocate in District Course

• I have been speaker in the following events
• 1. Webinar conducted by LEGIS ORBIS on ""Carreer oportunities during and post pandemic phase"" on June 16, 2020
• 2. Webinar conducted by COLUMN OF CUREA on ""Dynamics Centre State relations during Covid pandemic"" on July 2nd 2020
• 3. Webinar conducted by CONSORTIUM FOR JUSTICE AND SOCIAL CHANGE on 'Social, Economic, and Political Justice amid COVID Pandemic: Implementation and Impediments' conducted on 27th September, 2020
• 4.Speaker at FDP KIIT School of Law 2021,2022.
• 5. Panelist in International Conference on “Comparative Public Law”, organised by Parul University in collaboration with Mediterranea International Centre for Human Rights Research (MICHR), Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Italy, 25th November 2022.
• 6. Speaker in National Seminar on “Creative Interpretation of Article 21” by Hindi Viswa Prachar Samiti College of Law, Mumbai. On November 26th 2022.
• 7. Speaker at ""ll WORLD CONGRESS: CONTEMPORARY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS DF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, CYBERSPACE, GOVERNANCE AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS""organised by La Estuela Interdisciplinar de Derachus Fundamentales Praeeminentia lustitia,at Peru “Digitalization of Courts issues and Challenges” on 29th November 2022
• 8. Speaker at “World Summit: The Constitutional Rule of Law the new Social Rights and the future of Fundamental Rights” at Santa Catarina (Brazil) organised by 10 different Universities on 29th. 30th June 2023
• 9. Speaker at Staff Development Program, organised by Human Resource Department KISS University in collaboration with four other State Universitties of Odisha on 24th May 2023 at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, ODISHA
• 10. Guest lecture Guest lectures on Administrative Law, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur on 27th , 28th May 2023
• 11. Guest lectures on Administrative Law at Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidhyalayam, Tirupati.
• 12. Resource person at “One month National Level Online Faculty Development Programme on Teaching Law in 21st Century- Edition 1” on August 1, 2023, Organised by Gujarat Maritime University in association with Law Teachers India.
• 13. Resource Person, “Induction Training Programme of Odisha Administratie Survices (OAS) 2020 Batch” by Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, Bhubaneswar on September 12, 13, 2023
• 14. Speaker at MLU Lecture Series, at Madhusudan Law University, Cuttak, ODISHA on September 27, 2023
• 15. Resource Person, Faculty Development Programme, 2023 organised by KIIT University June 26th- 30th 2023
• 16. Speaker in the symposium, World Anthropology Congress -2023 organised by United Indian Anthropology Forum (UIAF) in association with Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha on August 9-14, 2023.
• 17. Judge for the final rounds of “4th Padma Shri Dr. N.N Jain National Moot Court Competition”, organised by Department of Law, Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore, Madya Pradesh. (14th April, 2024)
• 18. Resource person, Induction Program for Assistant Labour Officers, at Gopabandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar. (20-04-2024)
• 19. Speaker at “Global Specialisation Course, Interdisciplinarity of the Inter Species Families of the ORB, Advances, Flats, Violence and Challenges” organised by The Interdisciplinary School of Fundamental Rights Praeeminentia iustitia, Peru, on May 16, 2024.
• 20. Resource person, Induction Program for Odisha Administrative Officers (2020,2022 Batch), at Gopabandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar. (30-8-2024)
• 21. Resource person, Induction Program for Odisha Administrative Officers (PR Batch), at Gopabandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar. (02-12-2024)
• 22. Resource person, Induction Program for Odisha Administrative Officers, at Gopabandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar. (27-02-2025)
• 23. Key Note speaker at International Women’s day celebration at School of Law, Birla Global University on the theme, “Breaking Barriers: Women’s Role in Shaping a Gender- Equal Future”, on March 7, 2025.
• 24. Resource Person, Induction Training Program for Assistant Labour Officers, on March 19, 2025 at Gopa Bandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar.
• 25. Resource Person, Training Program for OAS Officers, April 29, 2025 at Gopa Bandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar.
• 26. Resource Person, Induction Programme for OAS Officers Trainees (2022) on 22nd May, 2025 at Gopa Bandhu Academy.
• 27. Resource Person, Training Program OAS Officer Trainees (DR) of 2022 3rd Batch, on 03-09-2025 at Gopa Bandhu Academy.
• 28. Chaired a session in National Conference on Constitutional Law organised by NLUO Odisha on 06-09-2025.
• 29. Panelist, National Conference on Women, organised by Madhusudan Law University, 14th March, 2026
• 30. Resource Person, Training Program OAS Officer Trainees 2023 Batch on 12-05-2026 at Gopabandhu Academy.

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