Dr. Sagnik Dakshit is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology at Kennesaw State University, USA, and an NSF awardee. Prior to joining KSU, he served as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Tyler. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas and his B.Tech from West Bengal University of Technology, India. His research spans explainable AI, healthcare informatics, responsible AI, and AI in education, with active projects spanning healthcare informatics and educational technology development. Notable works include CEFEs, a CNN-based explainable framework for ECG signals published in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, and a Virtual Teaching Assistant deployed institutionally at UT Tyler. His work has been covered by CBS, KLTV, and regional press. He has published in venues including IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, IEEE Multimedia, and Education Sciences. Dr. Dakshit is a recipient of the ECML-PKDD Best Research Contribution Award and the University Innovator Award at the Texas Innovation Conference and Awards 2026. He is a member of IEEE and ACM.