Dr. Rai is a Ph.D. graduate from the Center for Urban Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India in the area of E-Governance under the DAAD Regional Scholarship program. He holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy, India. He has been working at  NASC for nine years. He works in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and its use in the area of public administration and development. He has been performing as an academician, trainer, and researcher. His areas of interest are ICT for development, e-governance, knowledge management, IT Management, social media for governance and development, smart city, smart governance and innovation in public administration. He is also a keen practitioner and learner of Spritualism.