Dr. S. K. Ukarande is the Director, K. J. Somaiya School of Engineering, Mumbai and the Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Technology at Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai. He holds a Bachelor''s degree from College of Engineering, Pune, and a Master''s and Ph.D.
from IIT Bombay. In his 39 years of exceptional career, he has extensively contributed at various higher technical education leadership positions. He has served as the Principal of reputed engineering colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai and Pune University for more than 26 years. He has been the Former Dean, Faculty of Technology as well as Former Dean, Faculty of Science & Technology at University of Mumbai. With 04 books to his credit, he has published more than 50 Papers in National and International Journals/Conference Proceedings. He has guided 24 PG Dissertations and 08 Ph.D. candidates.
He was the guiding force and leadership for development of the satellite ''Somaiya BeliefSat-0'' by the team at K J Somaiya Institute of Technology, which was successfully launched by ISRO in 2024, a landmark achievement for any engineering institute in India. Dr. Ukarande is honoured with Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan National Award for Best Engineering College Principal (2018- 19) by the Indian Society for Technical Education, most Inspiring Leader in Engineering Education (2023) by Higher Education Digest for his enormous contributions in the field of education. His visionary leadership continues to shape KJSSE through innovation, excellence, and impactful transformation.Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4262-4121 Dr. Shailesh R. Nikam is working as an Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai.
He completed Ph.D. from Aerospace Engineering Department, at IIT Bombay, Mumbai. He has 26 years of teaching experience. He has more than forty peer-reviewed publications in reputed journals and conference. His current area of research includes low speed aerodynamics, Jet and wake flow control, Heat Exchanger Design, Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics. Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0934-3005 Dr.
Makarand G. Kulkarni is working as an Associate Professor in the Electronics Engineering Department at Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai. He received his Ph.D. (Technology) in the Electrical Engineering Department, from University Mumbai. He has 22 years of teaching experience. He has twenty-five peer-reviewed publications in reputed conferences and journals. His publication includes papers in reputed journals like Progress in Electromagnetic Research, Telecommunications and Radio Engineering etc.
He is also a reviewer of reputed international journals like Wireless Personal Communications Springer, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Progress in Electromagnetic Research. His research interests include RF and Microwave Communication Devices and Circuits, Optical Fibre Communication, Internet of Things (IoT), Digital Communication and Engineering Electromagnetics. He is a Life Member of ISTE, IETE. Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7696-528 Dr. Nandana A. Prabhu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Technology at Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai. She completed her Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from B.
V.B College of Engineering, Hubli under Karnatak University. She did her Post graduation from V.J.T.I, under the University of Mumbai. She pursued her Ph.D.
in Electronics Engineering from University of Mumbai. She has a total of 32 years of teaching experience. She has 29 paper publications in reputed journals and conferences. Her areas of interest are image processing, Geographical information systems, Analytics, Machine learning. Orcid ID: https:// orcid.org/0000-0003-2638-0358 Dr. Vaibhav S. Narwane is working as an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai.
He received his Ph.D. in the Production Engineering Department, from University Mumbai. He has 21 years of teaching and 1 year of industrial experience. He has more than fifty peer-reviewed publications in reputed journals. His research has over 2000 Google Scholar citations with high h-index and i10-index. He is a fellow member and active member of the IIIE. His current area of research includes AI/ML for Manufacturing, Big data analytics, Smart Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Analytics.
Orcid ID: https://orcid. org/0000-0003-3923-2805 Dr. Ninad D. Mehendale is a postdoctoral researcher from KIT, Germany, and is currently an Associate Professor in the Electronics Department at K.J. Somaiya School of Engineering. Prior to KJSCE, he worked as a Scientist at the Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. He has also served as a faculty member at Vidyalankar Institute of Technology and D.
J. Sanghvi College of Engineering. Dr. Ninad holds a Ph.D. in Microfabrication and Image Processing from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He was a gold medalist during his M.Tech.
at NMIMS University. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunication, as well as a Diploma in Industrial Electronics. During his diploma studies, he received the Ratan Tata Scholarship for being a topper in the MSBTE diploma exams. Dr. Ninad is the founder and served as Chief Researcher for 11 years at Ninad''s Research Lab in Thane. He has completed more than 2,400 projects in various domains, ranging from computer programming to robotics. Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-3037-5076 Dr.
Nilkamal P. More is currently working as head of department of Information Technology. She is working in K. J. Somaiya School of Engineering, Somaiya Vidyavihar University for last 22 years. She received her Ph.D. in the Computer Engineering, from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) under University of Mumbai.
She is a fellow member and active member of the IEEE. She achieved Gold medal during her diploma in computer engineering. Her current area of research includes GIS, Remote sensing, AI/ML and Deep learning. Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-0964-9490.