Motivated and talented Data Science Professor driven to inspire
students to pursue academic and personal excellence. Consistently strive to create a
challenging and engaging learning environment in which students become life-long
scholars and learners. Excellent track record of research success with numerous
refereed published articles.
Career Profile
27 Years productiveness in Industry, Research, Consultancy and Academics.
Interests
- AI in Data Analytics
- IoT and Real-Time Systems
- Geo-ICT for Agriculture & Rural Development
Current Work
- Design and Development of Generative Model for Multiobject Deepfake Detection
- Crop yield prediction model with Remote Sensing and Hyper Local dynamic Machine Learning
- Urban Land Transformation And Its Impacts On Urban Micro-Climates
- Quantum Federated Learning for Decentralized AI Training
- AI based Phenotype and Yield Prediction in Climate Smart Agriculture Analytics
Positions
- Dean (Research and Innovation), Don Bosco Institute of Technology (DBIT) Mumbai, since January 2025
- Dean, Quality Assurance, DBIT, Mumbai (August 2023 to January 2025).
- Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, DBIT, Mumbai.
- Adjunct Professor, School of Science, Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth, Australia.(2017-2023)
- Adj. Asso. Professor, School of Computer & Security Science, Faculty of Engg, ECU, Australia.(2014-2017)
- Visiting Researcher, Rajamangala University of Technology, Tawan-ok, Bangkok, Thailand. (2015-2017)
- Chairperson, IEEE-GRSS (Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society), Bombay Chapter, (2021-2022).
- Former Director of Centre for GeoAI & Machine Leaning, DBIT Mumbai
- Dean (Research and Development), DBIT Mumbai (Jun'2015 to Jul' 2018)