Kumar, V. V. (2025). Digital Leisure and Social Justice: The Rise of Video Streaming Platforms in India and Its Impact on the Aging Population, 31st AMIC Annual Conference, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre at SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai. [Keynote Speaker]

Pati, S., & Kumar, V. V. (2025). Bridging Conservation and Community: The Saga of Rural Women Climate Champions in India. 2025 Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research - IAMCR 2025 - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. [Participant]

Kumar, V. V. (2025). Sporting Dreams on Screen: The Role of Cricket Biopics in Shaping Youth Motivation and Identity [Participant]

Joynes, J., & Kumar, V. V. (2025). From Text to Screen: An Empirical Study of Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan Novel Adaptation into Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 (2022) & Ponniyin Selvan: Part 2 (2023) Movies. [Participant]

Kumar, V. V., & Maheshwari, H. (2024). Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings: Fandom, Diaspora, and Negotiating Identities [Participant]

Invited to Co-chair a Session, A Sustainable Future: A Collaborative Effort at the International Conference on Building Sustainable Future: Role of Key Stakeholders, Jointly Organized by Birla School of Management, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India and City University of New York, Bronx Community College, New York, United States of America on 22 March 2025. [Session Chair]

Invited to Chair a Technical Session at the National Seminar on Popular Literature in Cinema: Challenges and Triumphs in Literary Films, Organized by ASBM University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India on 8 March 2025. [Session Chair]

Invited as an Expert Speaker at the National Conference on Integrating Digital Media and Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities, organized by Satyam School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Affiliated to Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Womens University, Mumbai, India on 7 December 2024. [Keynote Speaker]

Invited a Distinguished Speaker on the topic, Digital Media, Audience and National Development: Issues and Challenges at the National Seminar on Transforming India: The Significance of Digital Education in Accomplishing Viksit Bharat @2047, organized by the Consortium For Educational Communication (CEC) - New Delhi in association with Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India on 13 March 2024. [Keynote Speaker]

2023, ‘Shake your body’, Let me ‘move with the groove’: A Study on Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and its impacts on Teenagers at 2nd International Symposium on Media Education & Research (ISMER) 2023: Framing Future for Social Change Theme: Communicating with Communities: Transcending Borders, from 23 - 25 Mar 2023 [Participant]

2023, Foreseeing the Challenges for Future Professionals in an Ever-evolving Media Environments at the 2nd International Symposium on Media Education & Research (ISMER) 2023: Framing Future for Social Change Theme: Communicating with Communities: Transcending Borders, from 23 - 25 Mar 2023 [Keynote Speaker]

2023, Communicating Conservation: An Ethnographical Study at the Grassroots Level in Odisha at the International Conference on the theme Reflections on Research beyond Discipline, from 03-04 Mar 2023 [Participant]

2022, Expounding Public Relations Campaign Outcomes and its Effectiveness: A Review of Research Trends in Public Relations Evaluation from 2010-2020 at the 12th Conference on Excellence in Research and Education (CERE), from 03-05 June 2022 [Participant]

2020, 'Participative Tamil Audiences: A Case Study of the Singing Based Reality Talent Hunt Show Super Singer' at International Conference on Emerging Media Paradigms 2020, [Session Chair]

2020, Corporate Impact on Media Education: Pains and Pleasures in International Web- Convention on Hundred Years of Media Education, Decoding the South Asian Mystique, [Session Chair]

2020, Students as Producers: Creating Audio- Visual Content for Media Education in India in the International Web- Convention on Hundred Years of Media Education, Decoding the South Asian Mystique , [Session Chair]

2019, Digital PR & Event Management in the Convergence Era at the Symposium on Digital Innovation: Opportunities & Challenges, [Organizer]

2018, From Contestant to Filmmaker!': An Exploratory Study of Tamil Reality Television Talent Hunt Show 'Naalaya Iyakunar' (The Future Director) at the National Conference on Historicizing Indian Television: People, Programs, and Processes Post 1, [Session Chair]

2018, 'Roar of The Digital Tiger' : A Study on Haste Consumer's Attitude Towards Digital Marketing - An Empirical Investigation at the International Conference on Digital Marketing, [Session Chair]

2017, 'Like, Share, Comment and Influence' : Reconnoitering the role of Facebook memes in shaping the perception of reality television show audience with special reference to Bigg Boss Tamil at the International Conference on Social Media: The Changin, [Session Chair]

2021, UGC Sponsored Online Referesher Course in Media Studies, organized by the University Grants Commission - Human Resource Development Centre, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappali. [Participant]

2021, AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy’s Week-long Online Faculty Development Program on Animation Film Design, orgnaized by Jain (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru. [Participant]

2021, AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy’s Week-long Online Faculty Development Program on Leadership & Excellence, orgnaized by Bharati Vidyapeeths Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune. [Participant]

2021, AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Week-long Online Faculty Development Program on Digital Media Marketing & Management, organized by Institute of Business Management and Research, IPS Academy, Indore. [Participant]

2021, Faculty Development Program on Up-skilling Media Educators, organized by the University Institute of Media Studies, Chandigarh University. [Participant]

2021, 7 - Day Faculty Development Programme On Accreditation Framework (NAAC), orgnaized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Christ Nagar College, Maranalloor, Trivandrum. [Participant]

2021, 8 - Day Faculty Development Programme On Communication for Social Change, organized by the Department of Communication, in partnership with the UNESCO Chair on Community Media and the Centre for Digital Learning, Training, and Resources (CDLTR), at University of Hyderabad. [Participant]

2021, Visual Communication Degree, Short Films, Filmmaking and Way Forward, orgnaized by Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. [Resource Person]

2021, Interdisciplinary Refresher Course on Curriculum and Pedagogy, organized by Tezpur University under Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) Scheme by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. Teaching Learning Centre at Tezpur University is a Centre of Excellence in Curriculum and Pedagogy. [Participant]

2020, Online Capacity Building Workshop on Science News Writing, [Participant]

2020, AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy’s Week-long Online Faculty Development Program on Photography & Media Communication, [Participant]

2020, AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy’s Week-long Online Faculty Development Program on Augmented and Virtual Reality, [Participant]

2020, Online Course Design & Unit Content Development, [Participant]

2020, AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy’s Week-long Online Faculty Development Program on Graphic Design, [Participant]

2019, Professional Lighting & Cinematography, [Participant]

2018, Capacity Building Workshop for Content Developers on Blended Learning, [Participant]

2018, Fake News Verification, [Participant]

2018, National Workshop on Cinema Aesthetics, [Participant]