Dr. Pallavi Vijay Chavan is Professor and head-IT at Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, D Y Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai, MH, India. She has been in academics since the past 20 years and working in the area of computing theory, data science and network security. In her academic journey, she published research work in the data science and security domain with reputed publishers including Springer, Elsevier, CRC press and Inderscience. She has published 5 books, 17+ book chapters, 10+ international journal papers and 30+ international conference papers. Two research scholars have successfully completed their PhD under her guidance and presently she is guiding 5 Ph.D. research scholars in the similar domain.

She completed her Ph.D. from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, MH, India in 2017. She secured the first merit position in Nagpur University for the degree of B.E. in Computer Engineering in 2003. She is recipient of research grants from UGC, CSIR and University of Mumbai. She is acting as a reviewer for Elsevier , Inderscience journals.

Her firm belief is "Teaching is a mission".