Dr. Raja Munusamy teaches courses in aircraft navigation systems, communication systems, radar technology, satellite communication, and avionics systems. He earned his Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, in 2018-19. Additionally, he completed a postgraduate program in avionics engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Chennai, in 2008-09. His primary research interests include avionics systems in aircraft and spacecraft, nonlinear dynamics and control systems, and estimation theory using the Kalman filter. He has authored several peer-reviewed papers in international journals, including AIAA, the Journal of Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Aviation (JOAAA), IEEE, and INCAS – National Institute for Aerospace Research. He is also a lifetime associate member of the Aeronautical Society of India (AESI). He was recently awarded the Best Oral Presentation for his work on "Design and Simulation of an Integrated Multifunctional Swarming UAS for Defence Applications" at the International Conference on Defence Technology (ICDT) 2024, IF -7 Autonomous Technology (Artificial Intelligence Control Technology), held in Xi'an, China, from September 23-25, 2024.
Dr. Ajit Kumar serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at IITRAM, Ahmedabad. Prior to joining IITRAM, he was a DLR-DAAD Postdoctoral researcher in the Institute of Flight Systems at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany. He holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2019), a Master's degree in Instrumentation Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai (2012), and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Instrumentation from West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata (2010). He also worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at IISc Bangalore and CSIR-NAL Bangalore during 2012 to 2014. His research interests include machine learning-based fixed wing and rotorcraft identification, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Industrial IoT, and experimental flight mechanics.
Dr. Nilesh Chothani is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, India. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Sardar Patel University in 2013. He has 19 years of teaching experience at the UG/PG level. His research interests include Electrical Machines, Power System Analysis, Power System Protection, Power System Simulation & Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Integration of Renewable Energy Sources to Grid, and Smart Grid. He has developed a state-of-the-art power system protection laboratory including real-time operation of digital/numerical relaying scheme. He has published 35 peer-reviewed refereed international journal papers, 7 national journal papers and 36 IEEE international conference papers. He has also published 6 books in the domain of power system protection and switchgear. He has successfully guided three PhD candidates and guiding three more PhD research scholars. Three of his IEEE international conference papers were selected as best papers and awarded with work of excellence. He received the ‘TECH GURU’ Award from Gujarat Technological University (GTU) in 2021 for his outstanding contribution to the Engineering field. He has also completed a research grant funded by the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India. He is also a lifetime member of ISTE, IE and IEEE.
Dr. Monicaba Vala is a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Gujarat Technological University,Master degree in highway and transportation from Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda. Her area of specialization is traffic engineering focuses on the safe and efficient movement of people and goods on roadways.She is having twelve year of teaching and research experience. She is currently working as a lecturer at the Government Polytechnic Porbandar,Gujarat in Transportation engineering Department. Over the course of his twelve-year academic experience she has Guided many PG, UG, and diploma students and have been involved in a number of , research projects which also include industry define project. She has delivered many expert talk during faculty development program at various institutions. She is highly active in student start-up initiative of Gujarat state,guided many diploma students.She has motivated many students to participate in national level hackathon. In addition, she has published three books from reputed publishers, on her name there is two patent published and 27 research papers published in national and international conferences and journals. She has been awarded with best national teacher award MIET by ISTE for year 2023.
Prof.Amit A Amin holds Masters in (TSE)Transportation System Engineering from Sardar Patel University ,Vllabh Vidyanagar and Ph.D. (Pursing)degree in Transportation (Civil Engineering ) Gujarat Technological University (GTU).
At present, he is Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering college Civil Engineering Department. last 13 years.
During his academic tenure since last thirteen years, he has associated himself with several academic, research, Consultancy in Highway Materials ,TPC with Road and building department Anand , Road Safety Committee member, Police Salakar summitee member,IE (I) Executive member vidyangar local chapter. Working as a TEQIP-II & TEQIP-III Procurement officer, team member & Coordinator of various Seminar, Workshop, STTP.
Guided more than 50 Students in Master in Transportation Engineering. and Published more than 75 research papers and 7 site visit.
Dr. Shukkoor T. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad. He holds a Master’s degree in Sociology from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, and a Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur, where his doctoral research focused on the community-based healthcare model in Kerala, particularly in palliative care. His post-doctoral work was conducted at ABVIIITM Gwalior. Dr. Shukkoor has extensive experience in research, having contributed to various projects in areas like social networking, climate change policy, and community resource management. He is also involved in guiding Ph.D. research, with current students exploring topics related to digital health, healthcare promotion of intellectually disabled children, and healthcare inequality. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Shukkoor has organized and participated in several international conferences. His research publications cover diverse sociological topics, including the intersection of technology, social relations, and healthcare.
Dr. Sourav Das is currently working as an associate professor in IITRAM, Ahmedabad, Gujrat. He completed his master degree in Chemistry from IIT Guwahati and received his Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2014). Later, he carried out his postdoctoral research at DGIST, South Korea (2014-15). His current research interests include synthetic inorganic chemistry and renewable energy research. He has published more than 75+ peer reviewed international journal articles. He has been listed in World’s Top 2% scientists-researchers brought out by Stanford University, USA and Elsevier publications in 2022. His h-index and i-index are 27 and 51 respectively in Google scholar (GS and citations more than 2250 in Google Scholars (as on oct-2024), which reflects the hard work and devotion towards research in the field of inorganic chemistry and other allied fields. He has guided 5 Ph.D. including one submitted, is currently supervising 5 Ph.D. students.
Dr. Hiranmoy Roy holds Masters and Ph.D. degree in Economics from Assam (Central) University and Post Graduate Diploma in Transport Econ okomics and Management from Institute of Rail Transport, New Delhi. Completed certificate courses on Academic Leadership and Virtual Teacher Specialization from University of Ilion’s, University of California, and University of Virginia, USA. He has been engaged in teaching, research and academic administration since last twenty-four years. At present, he is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU), Srinagar, Uttarakhand. During his academic tenure since last twenty-four years, he has associated himself with several academic, research, academic administration and corporate assignments. He is a visiting faculty to Institute of Technology Management (ITM) under DRDO, Mussoorie, IIM Kashipur, Doon University, and Banaras Hindu University etc. He took sessions in executive programmes of IOCL, Hero Motors, Mahindra and Mahindra and Government of Uttarakhand employees etc. He has completed several research projects sanctioned by UGC, NITI Aayog, World Bank, UCO Bank, Government of Uttarakhand etc. He is a prolific writer; he writes articles in News Dailies and Magazines on Economics and Business Issues. He has also published six books with reputed publishers. He is a regular speaker on Economic and Business Issues.
He has guided seven pH.d. scholars who are successful mid level and senior manager s in India and abroad. He has also published 40 research papers in ABDC, Scopus and UGC care journal s. He has also published 30 paper in edited volume s. He ha published 6 books with prestigious publishers.
Jadhav Chakradhar holds a master’s in applied economics from Pondicherry Central University and a Ph.D. in Economics from the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Economics at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad. Before joining CESS, he was a Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore and visiting faculty at PES university, Bangalore.
Chakradhar has provided consultancy to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) on international trade and fisheries subsidies. He has been a resource person at several UNESCAP workshops in Bangkok, Thailand.
His research interests include international trade, economic and policy uncertainty, fisheries subsidies, corporate social responsibility, and labour market discrimination. He has published in journals like Singapore Economic Review, Marine Policy, and Business, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, Business and Society Review, and presented his work at national and international forums such as IIM Bangalore, IIM Jammu, UNCTAD, UNU-Winder, World bank and the University of Adelaide.
Chakradhar has attended prestigious workshops by organizations such as UNCTAD, UNESCAP, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He also serves as a reviewer for several esteemed journals, including Singapore Economic Review and Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Millennium Asia etc.
In addition to his academic work, Chakradhar regularly contributes articles on international trade and macroeconomic, income inequalities to newspapers. Recently, he received the ICMAI Best Paper Award at IIM Jammu and the University of Bradford, UK, and the Best Paper Award at the ICBIT-2022 conference held at MDI Murshidabad.
Dr. Pooja Agarwal received her Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, in 2017. From 2016 to 2018, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India. Since 2020, she has been working as assistant professor in the School of Robotics at the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, India. Her research interests include Guidance and Control of Autonomous Systems, Aerial Robotics, Underwater Robotics.
Affiliation: Associate Professor in School of Electrical Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University
Dr. Rudranarayan Senapati received his B.E Degree in Electrical Engineering from Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology under Utakal University, Odisha with the Master Degree in Communication Engineering in 2008 & awarded with Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2018. He is currently working as Associate Professor in School of Electrical Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Odisha, Bhubaneswar. He has many reputed International Journal Publications and conference publications in his name. His research areas includes Power Quality, Renewable Energy, Distributed Generation, Fuel Cell, Battery Storage, Electric Vehicles, Solar Forecasting, Blockchain Technology, etc.
Dr. Shriji V Gandhi is an accomplished lecturer in the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering at Government Polytechnic Ahmedabad. With a Ph.D. in Instrumentation and Control from Gujarat Technological University and holding the top position in M.Tech Instrumentation and Control at Dharmsinh Desai University, he brings a wealth of academic prowess and experience to his role. Dr. Gandhi's multifaceted career spans across academia, government, and private sectors, where he has excelled in research, teaching, consulting, project engineering, software design, and product engineering. His research interests encompass a wide array of topics such as Plasma system Diagnostics, Modern Control theory, Process Control, Nonlinear control systems, Artificial Intelligence, and optimization. Dr. Shriji V Gandhi's contributions in digital learning and E-content development on YouTube for students preparing for instrumentation and control interviews are commendable. Leveraging his expertise in Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Dr. Gandhi has utilized online platforms to disseminate knowledge and support aspiring engineers in their career pursuits. Dr. Shriji V Gandhi's commitment to digital learning and E-content development on YouTube serves as a valuable resource for students preparing for instrumentation and control interviews, empowering them to succeed in their academic and professional endeavors. His contributions to scholarly research are significant, with over 10 papers published in reputed journals. Notably, his work on pollution monitoring systems has garnered recognition from the government of Gujarat, showcasing his impact beyond academia. Additionally, Dr. Gandhi and his students have demonstrated innovation by securing three Design Patents, highlighting their ingenuity in practical applications. Furthermore, Dr. Gandhi's commitment to knowledge dissemination is evident through his authorship of a book in the field of Instrumentation, further solidifying his status as a thought leader in his area of expertise. Through his dedication to research, teaching, and innovation, Dr. Shriji V Gandhi continues to inspire and shape the future of Instrumentation and Control Engineering.
Dr. Ashutosh K Giri received his Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from College of Technology, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar Uttarakhand, India, in 2002, M.E in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Power System from the L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India in 2005 and PhD from the department of Electrical Engineering, Sardar Vallabh National Institute of Technology, Surat, India in 2020. In May 2011, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Bharuch, as an Assistant Professor. He has authored and co-authored more than 60 research articles in reputed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IET Journal, Wiley, Tailor Francis, Springer etc. He has also authored and co-authored 10 book chapters published in Elsevier, Springer Publication and CRC Press. Also, he has edited or authored 5 books in Elsevier, CRC Press and Springer Nature Singapore respectively. He is working on four sponsored research projects. He is supervising or co-supervising 6 PhD students (1 completed in DTU New Delhi and 5 in progress in GTU, Ahmedabad and other universities) and coordinated 6 Short Term Courses. He has delivered more than 35 national and international level expert talks at various reputed universities across India. He had received a Research Opportunity Week (ROW) scholarship and visited Technical University of Munich Germany in March-April 2019. He has also served as a Technical Programme Committee member in Conferences organised at Scientific Federation of Dallas, USA and Kenitra, Morocco and as a track chair for IEEE IAS/IES/PELS IPRECON 2021 at Kerala. He has also chaired Technical Session in IEEE sponsored international conferences at IIITDM Kancheepuram, Chennai and MANIT Bhopal. He had organised a Special Session in the IEEE-ECCE 2020 Conference at Detroit, Michigan, USA and in ECCE-ASIA 2021 at Singapore. He is also serving as a potential reviewer in various reputed journals such as IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IET, Wiley etc. He has served as a lead guest editor for a special issue in Electrical Engineering, Springer and was editorial board member of International journal of Power Electronics. He is also working as a member of the editorial board of Discover Electronics, Springer Journal. He is also a member of board of studies, ALARD University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Allahabad
Bio: Dr. Priyanka Mishra received her Integrated M.S. degree in Life Sciences from the National Institute of Science Education and Research / Homi Bhabha National Institute, Bhubaneswar, in 2014. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Cologne / Cluster of Excellence in Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Cologne, Germany, in 2019. Dr. Mishra then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Umeå Plant Science Center, Umeå University, Sweden, until 2022, before joining the University of Allahabad as an Assistant Professor in 2023. She has published multiple research papers in renowned international journals and has presented her work at various workshops and conferences. Her research interests include plant breeding, genetics, bioinformatics, synthetic biology, and the application of machine learning and AI in biological research.