BIOGRAPHY

He is a seasoned professional with a comprehensive experience of 25+ years in academics, research, consulting, professional work, administration, leadership, and institution building. He is a Doctorate in Control Systems from one of the oldest institutions in the country, College of Engineering, Pune. He has pursued a deeper understanding of the dynamics between Design and Engineering, focusing on Design-Centered Education. This liberal approach aims at transcending disciplinary boundaries, creating new directions, giving birth to new ideas, and having the confidence to bring about change.

He is a passionate researcher with an interest and contributions in robust control, uncertainty and disturbance estimation, active disturbance rejection control, and electric vehicles, complemented by active work in engineering and educational consulting. He has a proven track record with research grants to the tune of INR 20 million and significant contributions to engineering and educational consulting. He is also a celebrated author of 5-books, 3-book-chapters, and 50+ research papers in archival journals and peer-reviewed conferences, along with several monographs, technical reports, and white papers.

A Senior Member of IEEE and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, he holds several prestigious awards for scientific and professional achievements. The guiding thought of life is, “DO NOT GO, WHERE THE PATH MAY LEAD, GO INSTEAD WHERE THERE IS NO PATH AND LEAVE A TRAIL”.