Department of Computer Engineering
Achievements
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FACULTY Awards
Dr. Sonali D. Patil 7
Academic Leadership with Purpose and Impact
Dr. K. Rajeswari 8
Accomplished academician and researcher with significant contributions to journal reviews.
Cambridge International Certificate for Teachers and Trainers
Completed Cambridge International Certificate for Teachers and Trainers with Distinction.
IUCEE International Engineering Educator Certification
Earned IUCEE International Engineering Educator Certification with Distinction.
PG and IEEE Best Paper Awards
Received PG Conference Best Paper Awards and IEEE Conference Best Paper Awards.
Two Granted Patents
Awarded two granted patents for innovative research contributions.
Startup Pitch Winner - IISc Bangalore
Won at IISc Bangalore startup pitch for the project titled AIRMESH.
Best Work in Progress Award by ACM
Received for project work titled Chemical identification using GPU.
A.P.J Abdul Kalam Best Researcher Award
Honored with A.P.J Abdul Kalam Best Researcher Award.
Senior Fellow - SFSIESRP
Senior Fellow (SFSIESRP) - Society of Innovative Educationalist & Scientific Research Professional (LMSF22061045).
Dr. Anagha Chaudhari 10
Classified achievements in education, funded research, academic contributions, and recognition.
Ph.D. (Information Technology), UTP Malaysia
Completed Ph.D. in Information Technology at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia in December 2025.
M.E. Computer Engineering (SPPU Rank Holder)
Completed M.E. from PCCOE under Savitribai Phule Pune University in December 2013 with 3rd rank in SPPU.
GRA - YUTP-PRG 2023 LIGHTHOUSE Project
Graduate Research Assistantship for Deep Learning Based Radar Integrated Nowcasting System, worth RM 2,99,500 (~INR 52,60,368), CeRDaS, UTP Malaysia.
BCUD Research Grant - University of Pune
Received INR 75,000 grant for project Effective Information Retrieval System (2013-2015).
QIP-SPPU Grant
Received INR 3,00,000 for international FDP on Data Science and Machine Intelligence (February 2018).
Academic Contributions at UTP Malaysia
Conducted labs for Information Assurance and Security, ERP, Computer Security, Software Engineering, and Advanced Databases (May-July 2024).
Self-Instructional Module Development
Developed modules for Data Science Concepts, Statistics for Data Analytics, Enterprise System Architecture, Big Data Management, Data Analytical Programming, Graph Databases, and Time Series Neo4j Databases (2022-2025).
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Young Researcher Award
Awarded by the International Organization of Innovative Research and Publishers (IOIRP).
Innovation Output
11 patents and 20 copyrights.
Research Publications: 78
Scopus Indexed Publications: 16
Web of Science Indexed Publications: 3
Q1/Q3 Journal Publications: 3.
Dr. Meghana Lokhande 2
Associate Professor recognized for international research excellence and editorial contributions.
International Best Researcher Award
Received International Best Researcher Award. View reference
Editorial Board Member
Serves as Editorial Board Member for an international journal.
Dr. Pooja Bidwai 6
Assistant Professor with global academic leadership in healthcare and high-impact research.
International Advisory Committee Member - ICAUC, Thailand
Served as International Advisory Committee member at ICAUC 2026, Thailand.
Keynote Speaker
Invited as keynote speaker at multiple national and international healthcare conferences.
Session Chair
Served as session chair at various international and national conferences.
Q1 & Q2 Journal Reviewer
Reviewer for multiple top-tier Q1 and Q2 journals.
STTP and FDP Resource Sessions
Conducted technical sessions in various STTPs and FDPs.
Publication in Information Fusion (IF: 18.6)
Published high-impact research paper in Information Fusion journal.
Dr. Supriya Mahadevkar 5
Assistant Professor recognized for patents, awards, and multi-disciplinary academic excellence.
Three Patents in AI Domain
Published three patents on research work in the Artificial Intelligence domain.
IEEE International Conference Best Paper Award
Received Best Paper Award at an IEEE international conference.
State Level Kalavant Puraskar
Honored for research contribution in academics, blogs, and poetry writing.
Session Chair - EAMCON, Thailand
Appointed as session chair at EAMCON 2026 international conference.
SPPU University Topper (ME 2015 Batch)
Recognized as university topper in SPPU ME 2015 batch examination.
Mrs. B. Mahalakshmi 1
Assistant Professor contributing to industry-relevant project-based learning.
Mentor - Project Based Learning (Wipro)
Mentor for Project Based Learning in Java Fullstack Development, Wipro Limited.
Mrs. Archana Kadam 2
Assistant Professor with recognized innovation in AI and NLP research.
Two Patents Granted
Two patents granted in Machine Learning and NLP domains.
Recognized AI Mentor by TCS
Recognized as mentor in Artificial Intelligence by TCS.
Mrs. Harshada Mhaske 1
Assistant Professor with notable recognition in technical paper presentation.
cPGCON 2013 - 2nd Runner Up (Best Paper Presentation)
Won 2nd runner up in best paper presentation at cPGCON 2013, PICT.
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Dr. Swati Shinde 4
Distinguished researcher and educator pursuing Post Doc. at LMU, London, UK.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Women Achievers Award
Prestigious award received from IITech Bangalore.
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Ambassador
Certifier Trainer and Ambassador for NVIDIA's Deep Learning Institute.
DST Research Funding
Received ₹35,70,576 funding for Cervi Tester project from DST.
Six Best Paper Awards
Received six Best Paper awards at various IEEE conferences.
Dr. Srinivas Ambala 1
Expert reviewer and member of prestigious technical societies.
Professional Memberships & Publications
Member of IAENG and SDIWC, with published patents and book chapters.
Dr. Smita Khairnar 6
ISTE Life member, World Research Union Member
International Research Collaborations- Funding and SCI Publications
Patent Granted -3, Copyrights registered - 3
Consultancy Projects- 3
Best Paper and Best Project Awards
Resource Speaker at FDPs
Dr. Sarika Deokate 1
Accomplished researcher and academic professional.
IEEE Conference Best Paper Award
Received recognition for outstanding research contribution at IEEE conference.
Prof. Rahul Pitale 3
Distinguished ACM committee member and technology leader.
ACM India Managing Committee Member
Selected as Managing Committee Member of the ACM India Membership and Chapter Committee.
CSI Pune Chapter Secretary
Appointed as Secretary of the Computer Society of India Pune Chapter.
Google Cloud Ready Launchpad GenAI Program
Selected as program coordinator for Google's GenAI initiative.
Mr. Kapil Tajane 2
Technology expert and educational innovator.
Google Cloud Ready Launchpad GenAI Program
Appointed as a program coordinator for Google's GenAI initiative.
IIT Trust Lab Representative
Selected to represent the college at the prestigious IIT Trust Lab Event.