Professor Aravind is a full professor of Faculty of Innovation and Technology at the Taylor's University Malaysia. He seved as a programme director 2017-2025 during the period the programme became the first programme within the school to be ranked in the QS 2023/2024 narrow subject rankings. He also headed the Clean Technology Impact Lab, focusing on SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), as part of Taylor’s University’s forward-looking research and advocacy strategy developing many living lab projects that went to get recognised both locally and internationally.

In addition to his academic leadership, Dr. Aravind is an active Professional Technologist with the Malaysian Board of Technologists, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of both the Society of Engineering Education Malaysia and the IET UK. He also leads the high-impact research cluster, VERTICALS, and holds multiple patents in energy applications, including his most recent innovation, a hybrid low-cost solar energy harvester developed in 2021.

With over 150 indexed publications and research grants amounting to USD 287,703, more than half of which he secured as principal investigator—Dr. Aravind is a prolific contributor to the field of energy technology. He is also the developer of the award-winning E-CODE design thinking enterprise framework, which has been used to advance teaching, learning, and research solutions.

In recognition of his exceptional contributions to education, Dr. Aravind has been honored with the prestigious President and Vice Chancellor’s Award for Transformational Teaching and Learning in 2024.