Sep 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 6 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Remote

• We are leading a consortium having 10 collaborator institutions, 100 Lead zonal partners and 600 basic partner institutions. We have skilled one million students. We have created 100 Quality Research groups on different subdomains of AI. NVIDIA, Amazon, AICTE, Newton-Bhabha Fund. Royal Academy-UK, UCL-UK, Brunel-UK, Niti Ayog are partners.
• Collaborating with 700+ Institutions, conducted 180+ AI and Deep Learning Workshops across 25 states and trained 12000 Trainers with 8.4/10 Feedback, 1400+ internships and 17+ Sabbaticals completed
• 19 Jointly Sponsored PhDs started, 390+ Student Projects, 100+ Publications, 150+ Blogs, Tutorials and Instructional Videos,1257 Students in 90+ AI Clubs across different institutions
• 134 AI Datasets created with 1690000 Data records in total, 100 + Problem statements and Project Description in AI, 773 Researchers as part of the Research Groups at 100 institutions, 1123
• Certifications in AI Online Courses, 6.7 Million Hits on our AI resources Page of leadingindia.ai
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Sep 2017 – May 2023 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Greater Noida · On-site

• Working with 50 Industry clients for different AI related services and projects. Projects Involve Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Speech Processing.
• Multiple Industry Projects delivered with good feedback from the client. Clients are good mix of startups and Corporates. Leading a team of 68 Researchers, Developers and Consultants.
• Devised new models of working in evolving AI Ecosystem

Jun 2016 – May 2023 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Greater Noida · On-site

• Led the growth of School from its inception to University recognised as 2nd best emerging University in popular Times India rankings. School accounts for 70% of the total student enrollment of the University. With Innovative student support services retention and success rates remained consistently high.
• Started niche and futuristic 14 Specializations at Undergraduate Level with BTech in Computer Sc ( Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, ARVR, DevOps, Fullstack, Cloud Computing, Robotics & Automation, Product Design, Quantum, Mathematics, Gaming) apart from PhD program.
• Fostered 30+ successful collaborations including Georgia Tech, Babson, Cornell, George Mason, Stony Brook, UBC, Ontario Tech and Wolverhampton. Faculty from 47 universities joined our Annual International Conference. Students from Bradford Law School and Augustana University participated in a 2-week immersion program, fostering cross-cultural exchanges.
• Brought rich interdisciplinarity in the research and built a high-quality team of faculty and professionals with global exposure
• As Dean International Research and Corporate Outreach led Bennett University for all international tie-ups, International Rankings, student exchange, dual and twining programs, Summer immersion and semester abroad programs, outreach to foreign embassies, joint faculty research initiatives, International Scholarships and Foreign Language Courses
• On the corporate outreach front, I strengthened relationships with top employers, Bennett advisory board, CXO series, Joint Incubation of Start-Ups, corporate naming rights for Labs, CSR funding, joint Center of Excellence. Nurtured 40+ industry partnerships including UiPath, CompTIA, SAP, Unity, Xebia, TCS, Google, Dell, HP, Infosys, Pega, Salesforce, and Fortinet.
• Achieved record-breaking student placements, with an average CTC of ₹1 million and the highest package reaching ₹12 million, positioning our graduates as top recruits for global industry.

Jun 2000 – Jul 2016 · 16 yrs 1 mo · Patiala

• Established working relationships with many industries as industry coordinator and resulted in working with IBM, Google, Microsoft, CISCO, Dell-EMC, NVIDIA, TCS, Infosys, Wipro and others. Relationship as well as govt. R&D organizations like CDAC, DST, CSIR and CSIO
• Partnered with Trinity College, Dublin for an overall contemporizing program with Thapar University, resulting in mentorship programs, review visits, dual degrees, capstone knowledge transfer and setting centre for academic excellence
• Prepared the department for NBA, NAAC, ABET accreditation and different ranking agencies
• Generated around 100 million INR worth of Project funding and grants from different granting organizations
• Established Annual IEEE Conferences on International Advance Computing (IACC 2009 onwards) and MOOCs, Innovation, Technology in Education (MITE 2012 onwards)
• Started Specializations in Machine Learning and Data Science

Jun 2000 – Aug 2001 · 1 yr 2 mos · Sangrur, Punjab, India · On-site

• Taught computer science and engineering courses to undergraduate courses on various subjects, including python programming, algorithm analysis and design, neural networks and computer architecture. Set up a new lab for UG students.

Jan 1998 – Mar 1999 · 1 yr 2 mos · Southbury, Connecticut, United States · On-site

• Key member of the team that executed the Customer Management Project covering the full business cycle for 6 million customers of IBM, USA. The team worked onsite / offshore for 128 different Modules. The Application was Web enabled from the existing Mainframe technology.