Mr. Vivek Sawant ( Chairman of Advisory Commitee)
Mr. Sawant is the Managing Director and Cofounder of
Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL). Mr. Sawant started his career
as Lecturer at Fergusson College, Pune during 1979 to 1987. He was later on
invited by the Symbiosis society as the Deputy Director of Symbiosis Institute
of Computer Studies and Research. After a short stint at Symbiosis, he joined
Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) a national flagship R&D
mission to design and develop India’s indigenous PARAM Supercomputers. During
his tenure at C-DAC he founded the nationwide network of Advanced Computing
Training Schools of C-DAC. After a long tenure at C-DAC, Mr. Sawant was invited
by the Hope Foundation as the Director of International Institute of Information
Technology (I2IT), Pune Infotech Park, Hijawadi, Pune. He made pioneering
contributions during the years 2000 to 2002 at this institute in the field of
advanced IT education and incubation of innovative start-up enterprises in IT.
Mr. Sawant has served on many committees at state and national level including
the Prime Minister’s IT Task Force. He is the co-author of the Pradhan Mantri
Gram Sadak Yojana. He has served on Boards of Studies and Academic Councils of
several universities, academies and boards and is also an honorary fellow of
Maharashtra Academy of Sciences. His areas of interest include research and
development in eLearning, eGovernance, eEmpowerment of communities, building
knowledge society and building life long learning communities. Mr. Sawant has
been felicitated by various awards for his distinguished contributions in the
field of IT education and IT enabled education. Some of the awards are --
Dnyanasurya Award, Rotary’s Young Recipient Award, Rotary’s Vocational
Excellence Award, C-DAC’s Awards of Honor and Distinction, Maharashtra IT Award
in HRD 2004, and the Yashokeerti Award of Computer Society of India to name a
few. |
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Dr. Madhavrao Chitale(Immediate Past President)
Meritorious student throughout the career. Passed Matric exam with Second Rank
in Bombay University. Passed B.E. (Civil), M.E. Civil with 1st
Rank. Worked for Government department responsible for building of Dams and
development of Water Management system. Promoted as Advisor to Prime Minister
for Water Management. Due to his excellent oratory and Knowledge of subject he
is invited for lectures in India and abroad. Well known for his hard work,
sincerity, honesty, integrity and disciplined life. |
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Dr. U. N. Gaitonde
Professor, Department
of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay. Passed B.Tech. and Ph.D. (Mechanical)
from the same Institute. Field of specialization in thermodynamics, Heat
transfer and Energy Conservation. Since 1980 works with IITB, seven doctorate
and 50 Master’s thesis supervised. Worked as Head MED, Professor-in-Charge
Alumni affairs and Chairman GATE 1995. |
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Dr. D. G. Hapse
B.Sc. (Agri.), M.Sc
(Agri.) from Pune University and Ph.D. (Plant Philosophy), Penn State
University. Vast experience in Sugarcane Production and Management. Director,
Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI), Pune for 8 yrs. Sugarcane specialist at MP
Agriculture University, Chairman of Research Advisory Committee, Vice President
of Deccan Sugar Technologist Association, Pune since 1977. Written 5 books, 188
research papers and more than 260 popular articals. |
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Mr. N.A. Joshi
Graduate in Electrical Engineering from Osmania University. Joined MSEB as
Junior Engineer and subsequently worked in various capacities as Superintending
Engineer, Chief Engineer, Director-Technical and Technical Member of Board.
After retirement Technical Advisor to Board. Visited many countries in
connection with Power Development and study. Published papers at National and
International level. Also Guest faculty for CME Pune and Engineering Staff
college of India, Hyderabad. |
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Mr. D. M.More
Born in Agriculture
rural family. Graduated in Civil Engineering from University of Pune securing
first rank and gold medal. Joined irrigation department of Government of
Maharashtra & served in various capacities. Managed the work of Maharashtra
Water & Irrigation Commission in capacity of Chief Engineer & Secretary and
drafted commission voluminous reports (2000+ pages). Handled Inter state River
Valley project and received Vanashri Award. Associated with several
professional organizations like Sinchan Sahayog, Eitihas Panchayat, Vidya
Parishad etc. |
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Prof. B. M. Naik
B.E. Civil, M.E. (Germany), worked as Principal, SGGS college of Engineering,
Nanded (1983-1999), Professor IIPA, Delhi. At university level Chairman BOS,
Member of Academic Council and Dean Engineering. Member of various committees
appointed by UGC, AICTE, and Government of Maharashtra. Presented papers at
International conferences in various countries. Published 2 books and over 80
papers. Currently working as consultant for Quality Management. Innovation
Center and Intellectual Property Right |
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