Dr. DP Sharma (Dr. Durga Prasad Sharma) Digital Diplomacy Expert, Professor, and Computer Scientist. Dr. Sharma got his Ph.D.[Intranetwares], DB2 &WSAD-IBM USA, FFSFE-Germany, FIACSIT-Singapore.

Enumerated in the prestigious Legendary Personality of Rajasthan by the Rajasthan Foundation of the Rajasthan Government (2022). Listed among 21 famous persons of Rajasthan by Google (2019-2023). Recipient of 61 awards including ‘The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Lifetime Achievements International Award (Sardar Ratna)-2014-15 and the Godfrey Phillips (Red and White Bravery) National Award (2001). Visited 57 countries for Academic, Research & Diplomatic assignments on Digitalization, Keynote Speeches (54) at International Conferences, and as Research /Project Advisor for VLIR-UOS, ILO, and UNDP assignments.

Participated in the stakeholder dialogue of the Internet Governance Forum (A United Nations Initiative for Digital Cooperation under (IGF) (2020). Presided over a session for Inclusion & Digital Divide organized by the Govt of India under the IIGF-India (2021). Invited by the Prime Minister of India to support the Swachh Bharat Mission Brand Ambassador (Youth and Education) (2017).

Author 22 Books (13 Text Books, 6- Book Chapters for Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU)-Kota, 6-Book Modules for Foreign Online College, and 1- Book as Chief Editor for Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU)-Kota). Published 3 chapters in Springer Book- Autonomic Computing in Cloud Resource Management in Industry 4.0, and 1 chapter in Springer Book- Advances in Cognitive Science and Communication. Published 165 Research Articles in International Journal and Conferences and 4 Patents. Freelance Editorial Columnist for Rajasthan Patrika, Dainik Bhaskar, and INVC News Portal.

Expat Member, International Research Advisory Commission, Faculty of Educational Psychology, Vrije University Brussels-Belgium (2018-2019). Joint research advisor for a DAAD Ph.D. scholar at the University of Hildesheim-Germany, and AMU-Ethiopia (2000-2023). External Research Advisor for the Ph.D. scholar, at Universite Paris-Sud-France (2019-2022). Research Advisor Computer Science at Applied Research Lab for the Artificial Intelligence- VUB under Project 1 "Improving Teaching and Research Processes of AMU by Enhancing ICT and Library Automation" under the VLIR-UOS Institutional University Collaboration (IUC) program with Flemish Universities, Belgium

External Ph.D. Adviser, Addis Ababa University, Adama Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, The IIS University. Research Advisor for Ph.D. in Computer Applications at MSRDC- MAISM under Rajasthan Technical University, Kota India. Conferred Visiting Professor, University of People (affiliated with the United Nations and accredited by DEAC) - USA (2017). Former Academic Faculty Ambassador (India) for Cloud Computing Offerings (AI), IBM-USA (2009-2010). Listed as a celebrity in CelebsAgeWiki.com, famous personalities of Rajasthan by "Wikilistia.com", AllFamousBirthday.com, and PeoplePill.com.