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 AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY
Established in July 2009.
Promoted by Ahmedabad Education Society
(AES).
Vision and Mission

To be a temple of higher learning engaged in

gathering, generating, storing and disseminating
knowledge relevant to the societal needs,
offering multi-disciplinary programs to students
emphasizing their all round development.

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 Philosophy
Global education at local cost, context and
ethos.

Imparting higher education in fields like
Management, Commerce, Humanities, Engineering,
Life Sciences, Information Technology, Innovation etc.

Balance of technical and social skill

Emphasis on multidisciplinary Education

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Board Of Governors

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 Shri Sanjay Lalbhai
Chairman and Managing Director, Arvind
Limited

Member of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of

Management, Ahmedabad.
President of Ahmedabad Education Society, presiding over a
number of well known educational institutions, in Gujarat.
Chairman of ATIRA (Ahmedabad Textile Industrys Research
Association) Council of Administration.

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 Shri Prafull Anubhai
Chairman, BoM

Member of the Governing Council of Ahmedabad Education Society

(AES).
Associated with IIMA for more than 40 years as faculty and member
on the Board of Governors.
Member on the Board of Directors of Centre for Science Technology
and Policy (CSTEP) and a trustee of Sri Aurobindo College of
Commerce and Management,
Hon. Director of Saptak Archives, an institution dedicated to the
preservation and dissemination of Indian Classical Music.

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 Dr. Shailendra Mehta
Vice Chancellor, AU

Ex- Academic Director of Duke Corporate Education

Visiting Professor of Business Policy at the Indian Institute of

Management, Ahmedabad.

Director of Poly Medicure Limited.

Holds BA and MA from Delhi University, M.Phil. from Balliol College,

Oxford and Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.

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 Dr. R. A. Mashelkar
Former Director General
Council of Scientific & Industrial
Research

Awarded Padma Vibhushan by the Govt. of India.

President of Global Research Alliance, a network of publicly funded

research and development institutes from Asia-Pacific, South Africa,
Europe and USA with over 60,000 scientists.

President of India's National Innovation Foundation.

President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA).

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 Dr. Mohan Kaul

Former Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the

Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) on its establishment by the
Commonwealth Heads of Government in Edinburgh in October
1997.

His focus has been on building Public Private Partnerships, reducing

the digital divide, WTO market access and trade facilitation and
integration of developing countries into the global market.

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 Shri Sudhir Mehta
Chairman , Torrent Group

Vice President Ahmedabad Education Society

Non Executive Chairman at Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Director of The Surat Electricity Company Ltd., Torrent Pvt Ltd. and
Torrel Cosmetics Pvt Ltd.

Director of Torrent Power Limited

Graduated from Gujarat University.

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 Shri Naishadh Parikh
Chairman & MD, Equinox Solutions Ltd.

Member of the Governing Council of CEPT University

Member of ATIRA Council of Administration

Ex-chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in 1992-93 and

1993-94

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 Shri Saurabh Soparkar
Senior Advocate

Practicing in the Supreme Court of India, the High Court of Gujarat

and the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad.

Former standing counsel for the Income Tax Dept for three years
from 1986-89.

Contributed papers at various residential seminars conducted by

ICAI, BCA etc.

Visiting Professor at IIM Ahmedabad.

Expert on Merger and Acquisition.

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 Dr. Pankaj Patel
Chairman and Managing Director, Zydus
Cadila

President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance

Chairman of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce &

Industry (FICCI) Gujarat State Council.

Executive Chairman, Vice President and Trustee of the Gujarat

Cancer Society and Chairman of the Gujarat Cancer and Research
Institute.

Member Advisory Board, ILS, Ahmedabad University

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 Shri B. M. Shah
Registrar, Ahmedabad University

Director of AES. Member of Finance Committee, CEPT University.

Member of the Fee Regulatory Committee, Gujarat since 2005.

Former member of Expert Advisory Committee of ICAI, New Delhi

during 2005-06 and member of Financial Reporting Review Group
(Ahmedabad) for 2008-09.

34 years of experience as the Head Finance and IT Systems of

Arvind Mills.

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Ahmedabad Education Society
Since 1935

Sardar Vallabhbhai G. V. Kasturbhai Amrutlal

Patel Mavlanker Lalbhai Hargovandas

Under the inspiration of Late Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel the

first Dy. Prime Minister of Independent India, as a part of
freedom struggle on the education front.

The leadership was taken by Shri G V Mavlanker (first speaker of

the Parliament), Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai (An Industrial Magnet
and Philanthropist With Foresight), Amrutlal Hargovandas (An
Eminent Industrialist).
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 Ahmedabad Education Society
Universi
School College
ty
M. G.
A. G. High Science
School and G.& Institute CEPT
D. Parikh University
Higher
Secondary L. M. College
School of Pharmacy

Ahmedaba
L. D. Arts d
K. H. Modi College
Kindergarten University
School
H. L. College
of
Commerce

S. H. H. K. Primary
Kharawala, Training
College
A. G. & L. D.
Primary School
A. G.
Teachers
College
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List of Institutes Promoted by AES
School of Architecture, 1962

H L College of Commerce, 1936

L D Arts College, 1937 School of Interior Design,
1992School of Planning, 1971

M G Science Institute, 1937

L M College of Pharmacy, 1947 School of Building Science and
Technology, 1978

A G Teachers College, 1952
L & P Huthessing Visual Arts

H K Primary Practicing School, Center, 1998
1952

H K Primary Teachers Training K H Modi Kindergarten, 1983
College, 1956
Kanoria Center for Arts, 1983

A G High School, 1960
AES English Primary School,

A G Primary School, 1960
1984

Center for Environmental
Planning And Technology, 1962 Amdavad ni Gufa, 1990

Ahmedabad University, 2009

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Board Of
Management

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 Shri Prafull Anubhai
Chairman, BoM

Member of the Governing Council of Ahmedabad Education Society

(AES).
Associated with IIMA for more than 40 years as faculty and member
on the Board of Governors.
Member on the Board of Directors of Centre for Science Technology
and Policy (CSTEP) and a trustee of Sri Aurobindo College of
Commerce and Management,
Hon. Director of Saptak Archives, an institution dedicated to the
preservation and dissemination of Indian Classical Music.

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 Dr. Shailendra Mehta
Vice Chancellor, AU

Ex- Academic Director of Duke Corporate Education

Visiting Professor of Business Policy at the Indian Institute of

Management, Ahmedabad.

Director of Poly Medicure Limited.

Holds BA and MA from Delhi University, M.Phil. from Balliol College,

Oxford and Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.

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 Shri Naishadh Parikh
Chairman & MD, Equinox Solutions Ltd.

Member of the Governing Council of CEPT University

Member of ATIRA Council of Administration

Ex-chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in 1992-93 and

1993-94

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 Prof. Pankaj Chandra
Former Director, IIM Bangalore

Has taught at various global institutions, such as McGill University

at Montreal, University of Geneva, Wharton School and IIM
Ahmedabad.

Chairperson of the Doctoral Programme and of the Centre for

Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, IIM.

Member of Governing Body of several academic institutions in India

and abroad.

Holds Ph.D. from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

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 Shri Kiran Karnik
Ex-President NASSCOM

Awarded Padma Shri by the Govt. of India

Director in Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India

Post-graduate from IIMA.

Chairman of international Steering Committee of the Commonwealth

Connects programme.

Worked for ISRO for two decades in different capacities.

Played a crucial role in the launch of Discovery Channel and Animal

Planet.

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 Shri B. M. Shah
Registrar, Ahmedabad University

Director of AES. Member of Finance Committee, CEPT University.

Member of the Fee Regulatory Committee, Gujarat since 2005.

Former member of Expert Advisory Committee of ICAI, New Delhi

during 2005-06 and member of Financial Reporting Review Group
(Ahmedabad) for 2008-09.

34 years of experience as the Head Finance and IT Systems of

Arvind Mills.

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 Dr. Mita Suthar
Assistant Proffessor, HLIC

Teaches Economics at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Academic Visitor (April-July 2010), Cambridge Judge Business

School, University of Cambridge.

Visiting Scholar (April-July 2010), Wolfson College, University of

Cambridge.

Holds Ph.D. in Economics.

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 AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY
A State Private University

Institutes under AU

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 POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

Establishment In year 2000

:
Course : Two year MBA program
Other short duration programs

Facilities : Wi-Fi campus, computational facilities, up-to-date library with

on-shelf and on-line resources, service-oriented non-teaching
staff and faculty with industry and academic experience.

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B.K. MAJUMDAR INTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Establishment In year 1999

:
Course : Three year B.B.A program
Five year integrated MBA program
Facilities : State-of-the-art infrastructure
Wi-Fi enabled classrooms
Spacious and AV facility enabled classroom
Achievements Student Exchange Programmes with various European
: Universities

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H.L. INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE

Establishmen In year 1999

t:
Course : Three year Bachelor of Commerce
Facilities : Air conditioned and AV facilities in classrooms and
auditoriums
A fully automated library
Sports infrastructure with coaching facilities
Achievement Partnership with Association of Chartered Certified
s: Accountants

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AES INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER STUDIES

Establishment In year 2000

:
Course : Five years Integrated MCA programme
Two year lateral MCA programme
Three years MCA programmes for Graduates
Facilities : State-of-the-art IT infrastructure
Library with rich digital contents and e-books
Sports and hostel facility
Achievements AESICS-CSI Student Branch awarded with Best CSI Student
: Branch Award 2011-12 of Computer Society of India
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INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES

Course : Five years Integrated M.Sc.

Ph. D. Life Sciences and Pharmacy
Two years Masters in Life Sciences

Facilities : Centre for Excellence in Flow Cytometry, Silico technologies

Centre for Nanotechnology Research and Applications
Cell Culture, Microscopic and Storage facility

Achievement Research Partnership with national and internationally

s: renowned institutions

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VENTURE STUDIO

Establishment : Year 2011

Courses : Six months full time fellowship programme
Partners : IIT-G, IIMA, NID and Centre for Design Research at Stanford
University
Objectives : Nurture young entrepreneurs and innovators transform ideas
into innovative products
Connect venture teams to relevant venture capitalist
Encourage entrepreneurship and venture creation at a national
level

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CENTRE FOR HERITAGE MANAGEMENT

Establishment Year 2012

:
Course : Masters Programme in Heritage Management
Partners : University of Valladolid, Spain and University of Ferrara, Italy
Objectives : Designing and offering varied programmes in heritage
management
- Provide consultancy services
- Initiate international collaboration worldwide.

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 PHYSIOTHERAPY COLLEGE FOR BLINDS

Aim : To provide appropriate education required to prove their efficiency in

the society
To make them familiar with their inborn efficiency and utilize it for
ones own betterment.
Objective Imparting Scientific education and Creating a cadre of visually
s: impaired physiotherapists who have value in the market due to their
training.

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Igniting Innovation

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Teaching and Learning Approach

IET delivers engineering programs at all levels

based on innovative pedagogies producing
excellent learning outcomes.
Our project-based approach to engineering
creates dynamic graduates with capacities for
lifelong learning, complex problem solving,
design and innovation, and relating technology to
society.
We not only teach technology; we actively use
technology to enhance and expand our programs
and courses with conventional approaches.

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Programs Offered

Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) programmes in the

following disciplines:
Information and Communication Technology (from July, 2012)
Chemical Engineering (from July, 2014)
Mechanical Engineering (from July, 2014)

Post Graduate Degrees as follows:

Ph.D. (from July,2013)
M. Tech - ICT (from July, 2014)

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 AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY
A State Private University

IET Advisory Committee

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 Dr. Shailendra Mehta
Vice Chancellor, AU

Ex- Academic Director of Duke Corporate Education

Visiting Professor of Business Policy at the Indian Institute of

Management, Ahmedabad.

Director of Poly Medicure Limited.

Holds BA and MA from Delhi University, M.Phil. from Balliol College,

Oxford and Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.

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Committee
 Shri Kiran Karnik
Ex-President NASSCOM

Awarded Padma Shri by the Govt. of India

Director in Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India

Post-graduate from IIMA.

Chairman of international Steering Committee of the Commonwealth

Connects programme.

Worked for ISRO for two decades in different capacities.

Played a crucial role in the launch of Discovery Channel and Animal

Planet.

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Committee
 Shri Ashank Desai
CMD, Mastek

Founder and Ex-Chairman of Mastek.

Founder member and ex-President of National Association of Software
and Service Companies (NASSCOM).
Ex - Vice President of ASOCIO (Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry
Organization)
Only Indian to be presented with the Honourable Contributor's Award for
his outstanding contribution to ASOCIO's growth in 1994.
Holds an M. Tech degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai
and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.

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Committee
 Dr. BH Jajoo
Professor, IIM-Ahmedabad

Joined IIM Ahmedabad in 1980.

Participated in more than thirty consulting projects for national and
international, private and public sector organizations.
Currently, he serves as a Member of Board of Directors of three
information technology companies.
Has published in Indian and international academic journals and also
presented papers in several national and international conferences.
Holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Indian Institute of
Technology, Kanpur, India.

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Committee
 Shri Bipin Mehta
Director, School of Computer Studies

President of Computer Society of India (CSI) .

Conferred Fellow Award of CSI in 2007 for his contribution to CSI, IT
industry and IT education.
Nominated as an Assessor by National Assessment and
Accreditation Council, Bangalore.
Institution of Engineers (India)
- Hon. Secretary of Gujarat
State Centre (2002-2004)
- Managing Committee Member (1996-2008)
Member of Information Technology Advisory Committee, Gov. of
Gujarat (1999-2002).
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Committee
 Dheeraj Sanghi
Professor, IIT Kanpur

Director, LNM Institute of Information Technology (2008 2010).

Visited about 70 colleges in India to discuss issues related to career
planning, future of IT industry, curriculum and various
technical/research talks.
Academic Advisory Council IITGn.
Holds B. Tech from IIT Kanpur, and M. S. and Ph. D. from University
of Maryland.

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Committee
 Dr. Anil Sahai
Professor and Dean, IET

Holds PhD. in Computer and Information Science from University of California,

M.S. in Computer Science from University of Pittsburgh, M.S. in Mathematics
from Ohio University, B.A. (Honors) in Mathematics from St. Stephens College,
Masters from Sloan School of Management at MIT with specialization in
International Corporate Strategies and New Product Development.
20 years of experience in the IT industry managing engineering and business
organizations at Fortune 500 companies like Amdahl/Fujitsu, Compaq, Intel, and
Apple.
Founded Ezyte Inc., where developed the performance architecture of the
wireless portal for Vodafone in 128 countries.
Joined Procera Networks, a public company, as its Executive Vice-President and
CTO.
Associated with department of computer science at Plymouth State University in
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University (China), and University of California (USA).
Committee
 Shri Jaimin Vasa
MD, Vasa, Pharmachem

President of Gujarat Pharmaceutical Association.

President, Gujarat Chemical Association (since 1999).
Chairman of the MSME Committee of the Gujarat Chamber
ofCommerce and Industry (since 2000).
Member of academic council of GTU & NIRMA University
Holds B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Dharamsingh
DesaiUniversity, Nadiad.

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 Shri Pratul Shroff
Founder & CEO, eInfochips

Worked for Intel and Daisy Systems in the USA. (10 Years)

Trustee at Calorx Foundation, a trustthat contributes to educational sector

for the ecosystem in Gujarat (India).

Holds a bachelors degree in Electronics Engineering from Birla Institute

ofTechnology and Science (BITS), Pilani (India) , a masters degree in
Computer Engineering from Cornell, USA and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad
(India).

Awardedthe Outstanding ITEntrepreneur of the Year byMr. N. R. Narayana

Murthy,(Chairman, Infosys) byAhmedabad ManagementAssociation (AMA)
in 2004.

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 Shri B. M. Shah
Registrar, Ahmedabad University

Director of AES. Member of Finance Committee, CEPT University.

Member of the Fee Regulatory Committee, Gujarat since 2005.

Former member of Expert Advisory Committee of ICAI, New Delhi

during 2005-06 and member of Financial Reporting Review Group
(Ahmedabad) for 2008-09.

34 years of experience as the Head Finance and IT Systems of

Arvind Mills.

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A State Private University

Faculty Member IET

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Dr. Anil Kumar Sahai
Professor and Dean

Ph. D. (Computer and

Information Science),
University of California

Areas of interest:
o Data Analytics
o IoT
o Cloud Computing
o Capacity Planning
o Queuing Theory
o Entrepreneurship and New
Product Development

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Dr. Sanjay Chaudhary
Professor and Head (Research)

Ph. D. (Computer
Science), Gujarat
Vidyapeeth

Areas of interest:

o Distributed Computing
o Service-Oriented Computing
o Cloud Computing
o Data Analytics
o ICT Applications in
Agriculture and Rural
Development

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Dr. Sridhar Dalai
Assistant Professor

Ph. D. (Chemical
Engineering), IIT-Bombay

Areas of interest:

o Nano and micro materials

preparation
o Scale-up and piloting new
process designs
o Hydrogen storage

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Dr. Ratnik Gandhi
Assistant Professor

Ph. D. (Computer
Science), DAIICT

Areas of interest:

o Algorithmic game theory

o Mechanism design
o Computational polynomial
algebra

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Dr. Gaurav Goswami
Assistant Professor

Ph. D. (Physics),
IUCAA Pune

Areas of interest:

o Cosmology
o Quantum Field Theory

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Dr. Ajay Karakoti
Associate Professor

Ph. D. (Materials Science),

University of Central Florida

Areas of interest:

o Surface science
o Surface functionalization of
materials and biomolecules
o Nano-materials synthesis and
applications in gas and chemical
sensors
o Biomedical materials
o POC sensors and technical problem
solving for related industry

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Dr. Snigdha Khuntia
AssistantProfessor

Ph. D. (Chemical
Engineering),
IIT - Guwahati

Areas of interest:

o Advanced oxidation
processes
o Ozone based
water/wastewater treatment
o Bio sorption, adsorption,
heavy metal removal from
waste water

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Dr. Mitaxi Mehta
AssistantProfessor

Ph. D. (Physics),
Physical Research Laboratory,
Ahmedabad

Areas of interest:
o Mathematical Physics
o Nonlinear Dynamics
o Chaos and fractals

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Prof. Pratik Munshi
Assistant Professor

M.S. (Engineering),
Washington State
University
MBA, University of
Houston

Areas of interest:
o Software Engineering
o Software Project
Management

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Dr. Harshal Oza
Assistant Professor

Ph. D. (Electronic
Engineering), University of
Kent, UK

Areas of interest:

o Control systems theory and its

applications in Industrial
automation
o Robotics and Aerospace
Engineering

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Dr. N. Padmanabhan
Professor

Ph. D.,
Indian Institute of Science

Areas of interest:

o Linear Algebra
o Discrete Mathematics
o Image Processing

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Dhaval Patel
Senior Lecturer

M. Tech,
Gujarat University,
Ahmedabad

Areas of interest:

o Cognitive Radio
o Non-parametric statistics
o Statistical Signal Processing

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Dr. Kedar Pathak
Assistant Professor

Ph. D. (Mechanical
Engineering), University of
Akron, USA

Areas of interest:

o Thermal-Fluid sciences
o Computational modeling

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Prof. Ashok Ranade
Professor

M. Tech (EE),
IIT Kanpur 1974

Areas of interest:
o Communications and
Signal Processing

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Dr. Mehul Rawal
Associate Professor

Ph. D. (Electronics and

Telecommunication Engineering),
University of Pune

Areas of interest:

o Image processing
o Signal Processing
o Reversible watermarking techniques
o Soft biometrics
o Soft computing
o Machine learning
o Remote sensing
o Inverse ill posed problems in image
processing
o Steganography
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Dr. Vaibhav Shah
Assistant Professor

Ph. D. (English),
MLSU Udaipur

Areas of interest:

o Literary Theory and

Criticism
o Literary Classics
o Cultural Studies
o Communication Skills
o Art of Persuasion

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Dr. Dharamashi Rabari
Assistant Professor

Ph. D. (Chemical
Engineering),
IIT Guwahati

Areas of interest:
o Ionic Liquids Applications
o Extraction based Separation
o Equation of State Modeling
o Stochastic Optimization
o Molecular Simulation

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Dr. Aditi Singhal
Assistant Professor

Ph.D. (Chemical Engg.),

IIT Roorkee

Areas of interest:
o Synthesis and properties of
nano-particles and Core shell
systems

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Dr. Andrea Stern
Visiting Associate Professor

Ph. D.,
University of Sydney, Australia

Areas of interest:
o Complex business-to-business IT-
centric services
o Service management
o Service level agreements
o Ethnography

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Pratik Trivedi
Senior Lecturer

M. Tech,
Manipal Institute of Technology,
Karnataka

Areas of interest:
o Mapping of DSP algorithms to Hardware
o Mulitplierless architecture, CORDIC
implementation on configurable
hardware
o Hazard free Computer architecture
o Reconfigurable Architectures for Signal
Processing

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Dr. Dharmesh Varade
Associate Professor

M.Sc., Ph. D (Nano-Material

Science, Surfactant & Polymer
Science),
South Gujarat University, Surat,
India

Areas of interest:
o Nanomaterials,
o Nanocomposites
o Wormlike Micelles, Foams,
Microemulsions

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Dr. Deepak Verma
Assistant Professor

Ph. D. (Physics),
IIT Delhi

Areas of interest:
o Thin Film Solar Cells
o Organic Semiconductor
Devices
o Kelvin Probe Force
Microscopy (KPFM)
o Photovoltaic Systems

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Dr. Mazad Zaveri
Assistant Professor

Ph.D. (Electrical & Computer

Engineering),
Portland State University, Oregon,
USA

Areas of interest:
o Digital VLSI Circuits
o Architectures for Neural Networks

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 AHMEDABAD UNIVERSITY
A State Private University

Research

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Research Areas
Algorithms and Optimization
Cloud Computing
Communication and Signal Processing
Data Science and Analytics
Internet of Things
Material Science
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
Pattern Recognition & Image Processing
Thin film solar cells and photovoltaic systems
VLSI

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Research Groups
Data Science and Analytics
Areas of interest: Data Analytics, Internet of
Things, Computational Intelligence and
Computational Infrastructures and Resources

Communication and Signal Processing

Areas of interest: Digital watermarking, Neuro-
fuzzy computing, Reconfigurable
Publications
Publication 2014- 2013- 2012- 2011-
type 15 14 13 12
Int.l Journal 9 16 7 5
Int.l 10 13 13 8
Conference
National 4
Journal
National Conf. 5 2 2
Books 1 1
Book chapters 1 2 1
All publications of all faculty:
Other articles 3 3 2 1
> 500
Total number of citations :
> 3000
Funded Research Projects
Name of the project Budget Sanctioned By
Service-Oriented Rs. 35 lakh (Oct. 2011 Department of
Architecture for to Sept. 2014) Science and
Spatial Data Technology, Govt. of
Integration and India
Spatial Reasoning
Techniques for Robust Rs. 19 lakh (Nov. 2012 Board of Research in
Face Recognition with Nov. 2015) Nuclear Science
Pose Variations (BRNS), Dept. of
Atomic Energy
Securing Biometric Rs. 14 lakh (Nov. 2010 Board of Research in
Data using Data to Dec. 2013) Nuclear Science
Hiding Techniques (BRNS), Dept. of
Atomic Energy
Development of Rs. 25 lakh (Jan. 2012 Netherlands
diagnostic device of to Dec. 2013) organization for health
reducing maternal research-ZonMw
mortality
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MoUs signed by Ahmedabad
University
Olin College, USA
ICRISAT, Telangana
Lokbharati Gramvidyapeeth
Research And Development
Projects
Name of Title : 'Service-Oriented Architecture for Spatial Data
Integration and Spatial Reasoning'
Name of Faculty : Dr. Sanjay Chaudhary
Name of sponsoring organization: Dept of Science and
Technology, Govt. of India
Year: Oct. 2011 to Sept. 2014
Grant: Rs. 35,04,280
Role: Co-PI
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Research And Development Projects

Title : Securing biometric data using data hiding techniques (2010 -

2013)
Name of sponsoring organization: Board of Research in Nuclear
Science (BRNS), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Department of
Atomic Energy, Government of India.
Name of Faculty : Dr. Mehul Raval
Grant : Rs. 14,00,000
Role: Principal Investigator
Status: Completed

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Research And Development Projects

Title : Techniques for Robust Face Recognition with Pose Variations

Name of sponsoring organization: Board of Research in Nuclear
Science (BRNS), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Department of
Atomic Energy, Government of India.
Name of Faculty : Dr. Mehul Raval
Grant: Rs. 19,00,000
Role: Co - Investigator
Status: Ongoing

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 Workshops at IET

IBNC Workshop for Cisco Pack Routing Workshop by Benjamin Linder, Olin College

Workshop on Google National Workshop on Emerging Android Workshop

Summer of Code Research Trends in Engineering - by IEEE Student Branch,
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Tree Plantation on 15th August

Youth Festival of AU 89Navratri Celebration at IET

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