Brief Life Sketch of Professor Ashok Kumar Gupta

Born in Saharanpur UP, Prof. Ashok Gupta obtained the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering with honours and M.E. in Civil Engineering with Specialization in Geotechnical Engineering both from the University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee). His Ph.D. is in Civil Engineering from IIT Delhi.

During his final year of Master’s programme, he joined the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) Roorkee and worked at NIH for two years. Later, he joined as a regular faculty in Civil Engineering at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur, where he served for 23 years. During his tenure in NIT Hamirpur, he also held the office of Controller of Examination (CoE). Professor Ashok Kumar Gupta joined Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, HP in 2007. He served as Professor and Head of Department of Civil Engineering before moving to current designation. His teaching experience spans over 38 years.

He has received both the Best Teacher Award and the Best Faculty Mentor Award. He is the author of 135 journal papers, 5 edited books/conference proceedings, 15 book chapters, and more than 50 full conference papers and has guided 15 PhDs, more than 50 M.Tech. dissertations and more than 160 B.Tech. major projects in area of Civil Engineering. He was honored to be listed in the top two percent of scientists worldwide by Stanford, with over five hundred fifty citations per year during the last three consecutive years. He has more than 250 consultancy and research projects to his credit. He implemented DSC concept for rockfill materials modelling during his research work which is largely cited by other researchers. During recent time, his research areas of interest have been testing and modelling of geotechnical materials, finite element modelling and its applications to geotechnical engineering, environmental geotechnology focussing on Solid Waste Management (SWM) and slope stabilization using helical nails. He is Founder Chairman of Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS) Shimla Chapter. He is also the founder Patron of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) student chapter at JUIT. He is recipient of IGS-Shri R N Prasad Biennial Prize for the best paper on “Slope Stability and Land Slides twice (2019 & 2021)” and ASCE outstanding Reviewer award for Journal of Geomechanics for three consecutive years. He has five published patents from the government of India on soil nailing, landslide monitoring, and pavement indexing. He is the Co-Inventor at Geoliquefy.com, an AI-based software for mitigating soil liquefaction. He has chaired technical sessions at various conferences in India and abroad. He is Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (EJAAI).

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Brief Life Sketch of Brigadier RK Sharma, SM (Retd.)

Brigadier RK Sharma, Sena Medal (Retd.) was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army in 1988. Distinguished alumnus of Sainik School Kapurthala, Punjab, he did his BE(Hons) degree in Civil Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology Patiala, M Tech (Transportation Systems) from IIT Kanpur, MSc (Defence and Strategic Studies) from Madras University and Staff College from DSSC Wellington. In his illustrious career spanning over 36 years, he has held many prestigious academic appointments including Commander of Faculty of Civil Engineering at College of Military Engineering Pune, Directing Staff at the Army War College Mhow in Senior & Junior Command Wings and Instructor at Bombay Engineering Group & Centre Pune. The Officer has the unique & singular honour of raising and commanding a new outfit of the Indian Army - the Vijay Ashish Engineer Regiment (Bombay Sappers). He has served in Srilanka during operation PAWAN and in Bhutan under Project Dantak of the Border Roads Organisation. He also held the prestigious appointments of Chief Engineer of Project Beacon (BRO) in J&K, Chief Engineer of an Army Corps and Additional Chief Engineer at Command Headquarters.

An adventurist & an athlete, Brigadier RK Sharma has done Para jumps, Para sailing, Hang gliding, Microlight flying and has been a long distance runner.

Brigadier RK Sharma is a recipient of Sena Medal (Gallantry) and Army Commander Commendation for his professional achievements. He is also a recipient of the Technical Silver Medal (first in the order of Merit) from IMA Dehradun.

Brief Life Sketch of Professor Sunil Kumar Khah

Prof. Sunil Kumar Khah received B.Sc. (Electronic Sciences) from Kashmir University; M.Sc., M.Phil, and Ph.D. from Agra University. He did his postdoctoral research in the field of high power microwave component design at Institute for Plasma Research (DAE Institute). Presently, he is working as Professor in the field of Electromagnetics at Department of Physics & Materials Science, Jaypee University of Information Technology. He has got more than 28 years of Research and Administrative experience. Since April 2025 he is Dean (Accreditation) of the university. He is holding the charge of Controller of Examination from April 2012. He is also in charge of the Internal quality assurance cell (IQAC) of the university since 2017. He is member of Academic Council of the University

On academic front he has got more than 50 publications in International Journals of repute and has completed three government sponsored projects on Microstrip Antenna Design. He is credited four Patents on antenna design to his credit. His research interest is modeling and design of microstrip structures like antennas, filters. He has established Electromagnetic Analysis Lab in the university. He has guided more Five students for their PhD and also guided M.Tech students. He has worked as Adjunct Faculty at School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA for two years.

He is life member of PSSI, MRSI, and Senior Member of IEEE. Presently he is Chairman Himachal Chapter of MRSI. He previously was faculty incharge of JUIT IEEE chapter.

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Brief Life Sketch of Professor Sudhir Kumar

Prof. Kumar, a CSIR Fellow, completed his Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), Patiala. He joined Jaypee University of Information Technology (JUIT), Solan, Himachal Pradesh, in 2003, where he has served in various capacities, including seven-year tenure as Professor and Head of the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. With over 25 years of experience in research and teaching, Prof. Kumar has made significant contributions to the fields of biotechnology and sustainable technology.

His research interests include biometallurgy, biofuels, and bioremediation. He has led and collaborated on numerous externally funded projects supported by agencies such as the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC), Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE), and industry partners.

Internationally, Prof. Kumar contributed to research at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines, USA, as a Research Scientist, further broadening his global research exposure.

He has supervised seven Ph.D. scholars, holds three patents, and is deeply committed to the development and dissemination of cost-effective and sustainable technologies, particularly in the biofuels sector. His perspective on clean energy solutions has also been featured in the correspondence section of Nature journal, where he addressed the potential of sustainable clean stoves in India.

Brief Life Sketch of Professor Shruti Jain

Born in Ambala Cantt, Haryana, Prof. Shruti Jain obtained the Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics Engineering from Kurukshetra University in 2004 and Masters of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2007. Her Ph.D. is in Electronics and Communication Engineering from JUIT, Solan. She has received her Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Electronics and Communication Engineering.

She has teaching experience of around 18 years. She has filed eight patents, of which one has been granted and five are published. She has published more than 25 book chapters, and 125 research papers in reputed indexed journals and in international conferences. She has also published 15 books. She has completed two government-sponsored projects. She has guided 07 Ph.D. students and now has 04 registered students. She has also guided 11 M Tech scholars and more than 100 B Tech undergrads. She has organized 10 conferences of IEEE and Springer as Conference General Chair. Her research interests are Image and Signal Processing, Soft Computing, Internet-of-Things, Pattern Recognition, Bio-inspired Computing, and Computer-Aided Design of FPGA and VLSI circuits

She is a senior member of IEEE, Executive member of IEEE Delhi Section, life member and Executive member of Biomedical Engineering Society of India, and a member of IAENG. She is a member of the Editorial Board of many reputed journals. She is also a reviewer of many journals and a member of TPC of different conferences. She was awarded by Nation Builder Award in 2018-19 and enlisted in 2% scientist of world rankings of 2021 published by Elsevier, data compiled by Stanford University.