Dr. Deepika Gupta is an Associate Professor at Oriental University, Indore, with over 10 years of professional experience in pharmacy education, academic administration, research, and pharmaceutical sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from Mansarovar Global University, an M.Pharm. in Pharmaceutics and a B.Pharm. from institutions affiliated with RGPV, Bhopal, along with a PGDCA in Computer Applications. Her academic and professional expertise includes **Pharmaceutics, Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS), formulation and evaluation of conventional and novel dosage forms, nanotechnology-based drug delivery, herbal products, stability studies, pharmaceutical research software, and the application of Artificial Intelligence in pharmacy**. Her doctoral research focused on the formulation and evaluation of nasal drug delivery systems using solid lipid nanoparticles for the management of neurodegenerative disorders.Dr. Gupta has extensive teaching, research, academic coordination, examination, quality-assurance, and institutional-management experience. She has served as an Assistant Professor at multiple pharmacy institutions and currently works as an Associate Professor at Oriental University, Indore. She has supervised and guided Ph.D., M.Pharm., and B.Pharm. research projects and has contributed to research involving nanoliposomes, lamotrigine, nasal drug delivery, AI-driven drug design, 6D pharmaceutical printing, polymeric nanoparticles, microneedle-based drug delivery, wound-healing formulations, nanocarriers, herbal medicines, and pharmacological evaluation. She has published numerous research and review papers in peer-reviewed journals and regularly participates in conferences, webinars, faculty development programmes, and professional training related to pharmaceutical sciences, AI, drug discovery, research methodology, GMP, pharmaceutical quality control, and emerging technologies.Her professional contributions also include academic and examination responsibilities, QCI inspection activities, PCI-related academic work, mentoring, anti-ragging and gender-sensitization committees, student feedback, business incubation, curriculum and course-file preparation, examination coordination, and academic quality monitoring. She is a life member of professional pharmacy organizations including the **Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), Indian Pharma Graduates Association (IPGA), and Indian Pharma Educational Society (IPES)**. Her achievements include the **SPARKES Outstanding Associate Professor Award (2026), Best Scientist Award (2026), Young Researcher Award (2025), Outstanding Assistant Professor Award (2021)**, and other academic and professional recognitions. Her current research interests increasingly focus on the integration of **AI, advanced drug-delivery technologies, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, 3D–6D printing, and digital tools in pharmacy research and education**.