​​​​​​​Avinash Agarwal completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication from MNIT Jaipur in 1992 and his M.Tech. in Computer Science & Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in 1994. He is an Indian Telecom Service Officer from the 1992 batch. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence from the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, India. He has over 30 years of extensive experience in telecommunications, information technology, and broadcasting, having served in various positions within the Government of India. Presently, he is posted as Deputy Director General at the Telecommunication Engineering Centre, India’s Standards Setting Organization. He also serves as Vice-Chair of ITU-R Study Group 5 and Rapporteur of ITU-T Q11/9.​