Dr R. Sharma received his BE (Civil Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (formerly University of Roorkee, Roorkee) in 1994; mTech (Ocean Engineering) in 1999 and PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, in 2008. Presently, he is working as Associate Professor at the Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology madras, Chennai, India. His research interests are: Design, analysis and production of marine structures, marine robotics and dynamic data driven forecasting systems.

COLLEGE/SCHOOL
QUALIFICATION
CGPA
Faculty of Legal Sciences, School of Law
Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Currently Pursuing PhD in Cyber Law
NA
Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh (2021-2022)
LLM (Constitutional Law)
8.75
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (2016-2021)
B.A.L.L.B (Eco. Hons.) with specialization in International Law
7.12
Loreto Convent Tara Hall, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (2015)
Higher Senior Secondary (Class XII Medical); CBSE
86.5%
Loreto Convent Tara Hall, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (2013)
Senior Secondary (Class X); CBSE
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→ SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
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Member of the International Institute of Justice and Police Sciences
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No.
Presented/Published/Attended
Title
Place/Journal
Remarks
1.
Presented
Predictive Policing: Navigating Data-Driven Crime Prevention and Ethical Challenges
International Institute of Justice and Police Sciences
Received Prof. Keith Harris Award.
2.
Presented
Predictive Policing: Boon or Bane?
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies Technical Campus
Conference paper under editorial review.
3.
Participated
National Webinar on Cyber Law and International Standards and Its Compliance
Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University
4.
Presented
Role of AI in Access to Justice and Justice Delivery
Conducted by Bennett University, Greater Noida
International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
5.
Published
The Constitution and Social Security: A National and International Perspective
Knowledge Tree, Vol. 3, Penchant Publications ISBN:
978-93-5811-364-8
6.
Presented
Facial Recognition Technique
International Symposium conducted by DME, Noida
Received the Best Paper Presenter Award in the Professional Category. The paper is under publication in a SCOPUS listed journal.
7.
Presented
The Judicial Supremacy and the NJAC Judgement
National Seminar conducted by Department of Laws, Panjab University
Paper published (in process) in the conference proceedings.
8.
Presented & Published
Role of Judiciary to Overcome the Pandemic of COVID-19: Constitutional Question on Separation of Powers
ICSSR Sponsored Two Days National Seminar on Socio-Economic & Medico-Legal Challenges in COVID-19 Pandemic Regulatory and Policy Response, Maharaja Agrasen University, Department of Law, Baddi, H.P.
9.
Published
Censorship: An Issue of International Human Rights
International Journal for Legal Research and Analysis
ISSN(O): 2582-6433
Link
10.
Published
Menstruation and Consistency of Taboos from Conservative to Modern India
White Black Legal Law Journal:
ISSN: 2581-8503
11.
Published
Life in the Shadows and Its Impact on Social Criminology
Evolution of Human Rights Through Criminal Courts in India, ISBN: 978-93-
90415-70-0, H.S.R.A
Publications, 2020.
12.
Published
The Dynamics of Environmental Law
White Black Legal ISSN: 2581-8503.
13.
Published
Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2017: Parody or Necessity?
Online Legal Website Legal Wires
Link
14.
Presented
The Dynamics of Media: A Gaze from the Constitutional Spectacle
Army Law School, Mohali.
Media and Constitution
15.
Participated
Three Day Credit Course on Comparative Constitutional Law
Led by the Former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohan Peiris.
16.
Attended and Completed
MOOC Course on Artificial Intelligence and the Rule of Law
Conducted by UNESCO and The Future Society
17.
Attended
Arbitration and Conciliation Workshop
HPNLU.
18.
Attended
Moot Court Workshop
HPNLU
19.
Presented
Trapped: When Acting Ethically Becomes Unlawful
PES University, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
White Collar Crimes in India
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Organized Legal Aid Camps twice in the villages adopted by the University in 2019.
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Organized Blood Donation Camp on the University campus in 2019.
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Organized two street plays (Gadzookery) on The Mall Road, Shimla.
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Volunteered as the convener of the Legal Aid Committee for helping 1000 migrant workers to get back to their villages by organizing a Shramik Train from Gujarat to Jharkhand during the pandemic of 2020.
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Worked on fundraising for helping 1000 migrant women in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh by supplying sanitary products.
→ INTERNSHIP
1. Chamber of Mr. Prabjit Jauhar, Advocate, Honourable Supreme Court of India and High Court of Delhi, New Delhi.
(1st January 2020 – 1st February 2020)
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Drafted and witnessed filing of applications, motions, pleadings, and other legal documents to develop a thorough understanding of the legal system through firsthand experience while working with clients.
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Visited courts daily.
2. Completed a virtual internship at Law Awakend, Virtual World of Law (1st April 2019 – 30th April 2019)
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Interned with Lawakened, social media page to enhance legal awareness.
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Submitted the legal principles and daily updates.
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Awarded “Intern of the Week” from 8th April to 15th April.
3. Chamber of Mr. Promod Bali, Advocate, Trial Court and High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh
(5th January 2018 – 5th February 2018)
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Researched on various case laws.
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Learned the litigation process of civil lawsuits through drafting and organizing all the pre-litigation documents.
→ ACHIEVEMENTS & POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
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Awarded as the most perseverant and hardworking towards school duties.
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Awarded 2nd prize in athletics.
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Co-Founder of the University’s Legal Aid Committee.
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Student Convener of the University’s Legal Aid Committee.
→ SKILLS
MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

Dr. Pooja Devi is a Principal Scientist at CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh. She is affiliated with the Materials Science and Sensor Application Department of CSIR-CSIO. She received her Ph.D. Degree in Engineering (Materials) from the Academy of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi in 2018. She has been working as a scientist at CSIR-CSIO since 2010. She is having 12 years of experience in the field of materials. Her major research interest includes materials design for green hydrogen production, water/air pollutants degradation, and water pollutants monitoring, materials engineering, techniques, and associated affordable and portable devices development for water pollutants detection, degradation, green hydrogen production, air purification, etc. She has filed 03 patents, 02 design registration, 01 copyright, transferred 02 technology, published 84 international high-impact publications, edited 07 books, 22 book chapters, 90 conference papers, and delivered 60 invited/oral talks. She has received funding/fellowships from DST, SERB, CSIR, ACS, IUSSTF, etc., for various projects. She is also a recipient of several prestigious awards and fellowships including NASI Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award (2021), IEI Young Engineer Award, INAE Young Engineer Award (2020), SERB Women Excellence Award (2020), Young Associateship of Indian Academy of Science (2019-22), Haryana Yuva Vigyan Ratan Award (2019), Young Scientist Award (2019) from Indian Science Congress Association, Young Scientist Award (2019) from International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, IUSSTF Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) fellowship (2017), Canadian Commonwealth Fellowship (2010), GC Jain Memorial Award (2020) by MRSI, PITTCON- Travel Grant (2018) from American Chemical Society, SERB International Travel grant, etc.

Dr. Mian Adnan Kakakhel is a Research Associate in College of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2022 from Lanzhou University, China and earned his postdoctoral from China Three Gorges University, China in 2025. He is having 3 years of Experience in the field of Aquatic Biology/Toxicology/Nanotechnology. His Area of Expertise includes: Emerging Pollutants/Aquatic Pollution/Toxicology/Nano-toxicity/Fisheries/Fish physiology/Fish behavior

Ms. Daina Yesuraj is a Lecturer in the GUCR department at the University of Dubai. She is pursuing her Ph.D. Degree in Marine biotechnology from the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy since 2023. She has more than 10 years of combined experience in the field of teaching and research. Her area of expertise includes: sustainability and seaweed biotechnology. She is the author of few research papers and a book chapter related to application of seaweeds. Other than academia, she simultaneously serves as a Judge for the Global Undergraduate Awards, Ireland since 2022.

Sanjay Bhargava

Results-driven business and technology management consultant

with over 34 years of experience leading large-scale digital

transformation projects, IT service delivery optimization, and

corporate training with specialisation in AI, across diverse industries.

Expertise in leveraging AI, RPA, and other cutting-edge technologies

to drive business growth and efficiency. Adept at implementing

design thinking methodologies and managing cross-functional global

teams. Proven track record in financial planning, analysis, and

stakeholder management. Helping organizations navigate the rapidly

evolving digital landscape and achieve their strategic objectives.

• Making artificial intelligence (AI) accomplish the impossible.

Sharing the latest developments in the world of artificial intelligence

and how to leverage AI in practical ways for you and your business.

• Implementation of Generative AI (GenAI) & Agentic AI using LLM

and RAG. Teaching AI for innovations & startups. Democratizing

education using the latest technology with web & games

development.

• Creation of Machine Learning and Deep Learning models on

platforms like NLP, and CNN using TensorFlow, Keras and PyTorch

framework

• Domain & functional knowledge in Banking/Finance, Retail,

Technology, Energy, Utilities, Healthcare, BPM/BPO & KPO space

• Alignment of IT to business requirements through business

process/service improvement, automation, digital transformations,

change & operations management

• Experience in redesigning and driving IT service delivery culture

transformation for large-scale scale multi-location, multi-language

global teams for optimized customer satisfaction (NPS)

• Strategic planning, analysis, and optimization of IT services for

better availability, reliability, and resilience with optimal operational

cost

Page 1 of 4• Coaching and consulting on implementing digitally-enabled

business transformations using digital automation (RPA & Cognitive),

machine learning (ML)/artificial intelligence (AI) & deep learning

frameworks

• Experience with digital transformation services, hybrid cloud, IT

infrastructure management, ERP stacks

• Consulting on corporate HR and finance areas like financial

modelling, budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, P&L

management, financial reporting, cash flow management, variance &

cost analysis, financial & capital expenditure analysis, and business

intelligence.

Experience

Ignite IT Consulting & Educational Services

BUSINESS IT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

September 2017 – Present (7 years 7 months)

Chandigarh Area, India

Making artificial intelligence (AI) accomplish the impossible. Sharing the latest

developments in the world of artificial intelligence and how to leverage AI in

practical ways for you and your business. Associated as visiting faculty for

corporates, PSUs & Indian Railways.

• Business management & transformational consulting for strategy, innovation,

financial & project management using design thinking frameworks

• Alignment of IT to business requirements through automation, digital

transformation & business process improvement

• IT service delivery transformation with next-generation models for application

& infrastructure management, application development & testing, BPO and

ERP service delivery

• Digital enablement, transformation & automation consulting with AI, RPA, and

other cognitive tools across core business

• Financial planning and analysis, strategic planning, P&L management,

stakeholder management, and corporate trainings

• Domain expertise in banking/finance, retail, technology, energy, utilities,

healthcare, and BPM/BPO & KPO space

• Corporate training for technologies such as AI and machine learning,

blockchain, cybersecurity, IoT, big data and data analytics, cloud computing,

DevOps, software development methodologies, virtual and augmented reality,

robotics

Page 2 of 4• Corporate training for business & finance areas like strategic planning,

organizational development, operations management, supply chain

management, financial management & analysis, business intelligence & data

analytics, digital transformation, project management, executive coaching,

corporate governance

Wipro Technologies

Practice Head

December 2005 – September 2017 (11 years 10 months)

Banglore, India

• Spearheaded transforming IT delivery to Next Generation as Transformation

Coach by redesigning & implementing delivery models for efficiency gains

and automation using RPA/ML/AI• Spearheaded IT delivery transformation to

next-generation models by redesigning & implementing delivery models for

efficiency gains and automation

• Managed top 100 accounts with 2000+ projects

• Extensive project management using design thinking methodologies to

ensure successful implementation worldwide

• Program Delivery Head (PDH) role for USD 60M+ revenue and 800+ FTEs

large delivery function providing round-the-clock IT support for a global retail

client across 70 countries, including US, Europe, and APAC

• Program Director role for a large multilocation global account with 1400+

engineers having ADM, AM, Infra, and Testing portfolios

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)

Sr. Manager

January 1999 – December 2005 (7 years)

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Service Delivery Manager’s role for multinational global clients

Tata Infotech

Delivery manager

January 1993 – January 1999 (6 years 1 month)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Branch Manager for the western region responsible for the service delivery of

large accounts

Education

INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, DAVV, INDORE

Page 3 of 4Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance

Jabalpur Engineering College

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics & Telecommunications

Dr. Kusuma Jagadish is a Postdoc in the Department of Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. She received her Ph.D. Degree in Nanotechnology from Jain (Deemed-to-be) University in 2020 and earned her postdoctoral from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. She is having nine (9) Years of Experience in the field of Material Science/Nanotechnology. Her Area of Expertise includes: Material Synthesis – Energy materials and Photovoltaics (Third generation solar cells)
She is the author of 21 articles published in peer reviewed journals and recipient of WISE- KIRAN PDF awards, 2024.

Dr. Abhishek Aher is a Project Scientist at the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology. He received his Ph.D. Degree in anti-cancer research from Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics, Hyderabad, in 2023 and earned his postdoctoral from Lab of Immunology, CDFD Then working as a Project Scientist in CCMB. He has 9 Years of Experience in the field of Cancer drug discovery & development. His Area of Expertise includes Drug Discovery & Development for Cancer & Parkinson’s Disease. He is the author of 9 research articles many awards.

 I am Dr S Lekha Priyanka, a Doctoral Degree Holder in Agricultural Entomology with 3 Years of Teaching Experience & ASRB NET Qualified.
 I can guide PG & PhD scholars in Agriculture for Thesis Writing & Data Analysis & Viva preparation.
 Though I have completed a doctoral degree in Entomology, I can guide for writing thesis in all disciplines of Agriculture.
 I can also handle Agriculture courses for B. Sc. (Agriculture) Students.
 I have handled all the Under Graduate courses in Agricultural Entomology & Plant Nematology & Plant Pathology.
 I can Teach in English, Tamil & Telugu.

Dr. Rudrarup Gupta is a distinguished academic and the Proprietor of “SKILL DEVELOPMENT INTERFACE,” an organization dedicated to management and skill enhancement. He holds a Ph.D. in Management Science and a D.Litt from California University FCE, awarded in 2017. With over 17 years of experience in the field, he has significantly contributed to management and skill development as a Faculty and Assistant Professor at various institutions for 13 years. His expertise spans Management Basics, Leadership, Marketing Management, Management Ethics, and Management Research. Dr. Gupta is a prolific author and scholar, having published approximately 60 research papers and 8 books. His contributions have been recognized with about 50 awards, highlighting his influence and commitment to his field.

Dr Shiv Singh is a Scientist and Assistant Professor at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Advanced Materials and Process Research Institute. He received his Ph.D. Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur in 2015 and earned his postdoctoral from the Korea Institute of Materials Science, South Korea. Then worked as a DST INSPIRE Faculty in CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow for 3 Years. He is having ~8 Years of Experience in the field of Nanomaterials & Electrochemistry. His Area of Expertise includes: Microbial fuel cell, Microbial electrolysis cell, CO 2 reduction, Electrochemical sensors etc. He is the author of approximately 50 prestigious journals with an average Impact factor ~9, Also recipient of many Grants, awards etc from International and National authorities (DST, CSIR, European Union etc).

Dr. Shubham Jaju is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana. He received his MD degree in 2023 from Kaloji Narayana Rao University. Then, he worked as a Senior Resident in Osmania Medical College for a year. He is having 4 years of experience in the field of Pharmacology. His area of expertise includes Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapeutics, Research and Clinical Trials and Drug Safety. He is the author of several scientific articles.