Dr Parikshit is a senior member IEEE and is Professor, Dean Research and Development and Head - Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India. He completed his Ph. D from Aalborg University, Denmark and continued as Post Doc Researcher at CMI, Copenhagen, Denmark. He has 23 + years of teaching and research experience. He is an ex-member of the Board of Studies in Computer Engineering, Ex-Chairman Information Technology, Savitribai Phule Pune University and various Universities and autonomous colleges across India. He has 15 patents, 200+ research publications (Google Scholar citations-2950 plus, H index-25 and Scopus Citations are 1550 plus with H index -18, Web of Science citations are 438 with H index - 10) and authored/edited 56 books with Springer, CRC Press, Cambridge University Press, etc. He is editor in chief for IGI Global International Journal of Rough Sets and Data Analysis, Inter-science International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing, member-Editorial Review Board for IGI Global – International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence and reviewer for various journals and conferences of the repute. His research interests are Machine Learning, Data Science, Algorithms, Internet of Things, Identity Management and Security. He is guiding 8 PhD students in the area of IoT and machine learning and SIX students have successfully defended their PhD under his supervision from SPPU. He is also the recipient of “Best Faculty Award by Sinhgad Institutes and Cognizant Technologies Solutions. He has delivered 200 plus lectures at national and international level.Dr. Gitanjali R. Shinde has overall 15 years of experience, presently working as Associate Professor in Department of Computer Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India. She did her Ph.D. in Wireless Communication from CMI, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark on Research Problem Statement “Cluster Framework for Internet of People, Things and Services. She obtained M.E. (Computer Engineering) degree from the University of Pune, Pune in 2012 and B.E. (Computer Engineering) degree from the University of Pune, Pune in 2006. She has received research funding for the project “Lightweight group authentication for IoT by SPPU, Pune. She has presented a research article in the World Wireless Research Forum (WWRF) meeting, Beijing China. She has published 50+ papers in National, International conferences and journals. She is author of 10+ books with publishers Springer and CRC Taylor & Francis Group and she is also editor of books. Her book “Data Analytics for Pandemics A COVID 19 Case Study is awarded outstanding Book of the year 2020.Dr.Namrata N Wasatkar has overall 10 years of experience, presently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India. She has done Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India on Research Problem Statement “Rule based Machine translation of simple Marathi sentences to English sentences. She obtained M.E. (Computer Engineering) degree from the University of Pune, Pune in 2014 and B.E. (Computer Engineering) degree from the University of Pune, Pune in 2012. She has received research funding for the project “SPPU online chatbot by SPPU, Pune. She has published 14+ papers in National, International conferences and journals. Prashant Anerao is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune. He earned his M. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, specialisation in Manufacturing Engineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in 2009. His research encompasses additive manufacturing of bio composites and the application of machine learning in 3D printing. He has published research papers in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to book chapters, and presented findings at national and international conferences. His work reflects a dedication to advancing engineering and technology, with a focus on innovative approaches in manufacturing and 3D printing.
