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PRESS & MEDIA

For interview requests, speaker enquiries, and press information

SHORT BIOGRAPHY
(For Publication)

Dr. C. V. S. Kiran is the Co-Founder and CEO of Red Balloon Aerospace Private Limited, a Andhra Pradesh based deep-tech startup building India's first integrated near-space infrastructure, stratospheric balloons, tethered aerostats, hydrogen airships, and an AI-driven intelligence engine, across the 1 to 50 km altitude band. A materials scientist by training and an aerospace leader by practice, Dr. Kiran brings over two decades of experience spanning ISRO, Skyroot Aerospace, and nearly 14 years of advanced research at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and CAU Kiel, Germany. He is a Karman Fellow 2025, Fellow of the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Academies of Sciences, and holds a Doctorate in Materials Science (Dr.-Ing.) from the University of Kiel. He is an Honorary Adjunct Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) and at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology (MGIT).

ONE-LINE BIOGRAPHY
(For Event Programmes, Panels, Introductions)

Dr. C. V. S. Kiran is Co-Founder & CEO of Red Balloon Aerospace, a Karman Fellow, and one of India's leading voices on near-space technology, aerospace strategy, and deep-tech innovation.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(For Media & Event Organisers)

Dr. Kiran is available to speak, comment, and write on the following topics:

  • Near-space technology and High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS)

  • India's Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) and 6G infrastructure roadmap

  • Deep-tech entrepreneurship and hard-tech startup building in India

  • Space policy, aerospace governance, and India's private space ecosystem

  • Advanced materials, additive manufacturing, critical minerals and aerospace systems

  • Defence innovation, dual-use technology, and strategic self-reliance

  • India–Germany scientific collaboration and international research partnerships

CONTACT
(For Media & Event Organisers)

For interview requests, expert commentary, panel invitations, and keynote enquiries:

📧 cvskiran@red-balloon.space 🌐 www.cvskiran.com 🔗 linkedin.com/in/cvskiran

Response time: within 7 days.

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