Professors of Practice

Mentors currently associated with Chandigarh University

Dr. R. M. Vasagam Professor Emeritus Former Director,
ISRO
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE)

Domain:

Launch, planning and evaluation of Geostationary Satellite Systems

Dr. Kiran Bedi, IPS Professor of Practice Lt. Governor of Puducherry,
Govt. of India
HUMANITIES AND ARTS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES (UILAH)

Domain:

Public Administration, Creative and Reformative Policing and Prison Management

Mr. Manoj Kalra Professor of Practice Senior Vice President,
DSM
MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (USB)

Domain:

Building high performance teams, defining strategy, and managing operations in large, global, and matrixed environments

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Murugesan Professor of Practice Global Head HR - GbS,
DSM
MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (USB)

Domain:

Attracting, retaining and developing Human Resource

Mr. Amit Kataria Professor of Practice CHRO,
Hanu Insight
MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (USB)

Domain:

Creating and enforcing cutting-edge methods of Human Resources Management

Mr. Sashikanta Sahoo Professor of Practice Senior Scientist,
Punjab Remote Sensing Centre
CIVIL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE)

Domain:

Remote Sensing & Geoinformatics, Water Resources and Disaster Management using Geospatial Technology

Mr. Mohit Professor of Practice Scientist - SC,
Punjab Remote Sensing Centre
CIVIL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE)

Domain:

Remote Sensing & Geoinformatics, Geology, Water Resources and Geoinformatics

Dr. Saamdu Chetri Professor of Practice Faculty for Happiness,
"Rekhi Foundation for Happiness 2051 Last Chance Court, Gold River, CA 95670, USA"
Rekhi Center of Excellence for the Science of Happiness Division of Center of Excellence

Domain:

Mindfulness, Gross National Happiness, Good Governance

Mr. Nitin Bhide Professor of Practice Co-Founder,
"D10X Dasha Krit Technologies Pvt. Ltd."
COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING APEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT)

Domain:

Software Architecture, Programming Experiences, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving Approach, Mindmap, Agile Technologies, DevOps

Mr. Tapan Singhel Professor of Practice MD & CEO,
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company
MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (USB)

Domain:

Leadership, Insurance & Financial Services

Mr. Ameeruddin Mohammed Professor of Practice Data Scientist | Web Analyst | Strategist,
MarketLinc, San Francisco, CA, United States
COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE)

Domain:

Developing Machine Learning models using Python, SQL, Tensorflow, NLP using Tensorflow

Dr. Satinder Singh Rekhi Professor Emeritus Founder & CEO,
R Systems Inc.
Rekhi Center of Excellence for the Science of Happiness Division of Center of Excellence

Domain:

Science of Happiness

Dr. T. V. R. S. Sastry Professor of Practice Director,
Accura Research Chemicals (P) Ltd.
CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES (UIS)

Domain:

Organic Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Vijay Veer Professor of Practice Director & Scientist ‘G’,
Defence Research Laboratory (DRDL), DRDO, Assam
Biosciences UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF BIO-TECHNOLOGY (UIBT)

Domain:

Pest Management Technologies, Biodiversity & Ecology, and Biodegradation of human waste

Mr. Raj Kumar Makkad Professor of Practice State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities,
Govt. of Haryana
LAW UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LEGAL STUDIES (UILS)

Domain:

Civil and Criminal matters including labour and service matters, motor vehicle, land acquisition, family matters, Insurance, consumer etc.

Dr. Jaspal Singh Professor of Practice Partner, Allianz Pharma Solutions,
Ex-Head (R&D), Saurav Chemicals Limited
CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES (UIS)

Domain:

Natural Products Chemistry and Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Dr. Rajesh Agrawal Professor of Practice General Manger R&D,
Modi Mundi Pharma Ltd., Modipuram
PHARMACY University Institute of Pharma Sciences and Research (UIPSR)

Domain:

Pharmaceutical R&D activities for products in various dosage forms - Liquid, Injectable, ophthalmic, semi- solids, oral solid, throat / nasal preparations

Mr. Arun Mangla Professor of Practice Plant Head,
Innova Captab Limited, Baddi (HP)
PHARMACY University Institute of Pharma Sciences and Research (UIPSR)

Domain:

Pharmaceutical product manufacturing and Regulatory affairs

Dr. Jayant Shridhar Sawant Professor of Practice Assistant Vice President,
Praj Industries Limited, Pune, India
BIOTECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF BIO-TECHNOLOGY (UIBT)

Domain:

Biofuels and Biochemicals

Adv. Gaagan Pradeep Singh Bal Professor of Practice Advocate,
Supreme Court of India/Punjab and Haryana High Court/Election Commission of India
LAW UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LEGAL STUDIES (UILS)

Domain:

Constitutional Law and Criminal Law

Mr. Aseem Kumar Sharma Professor of Practice IFS (Retd.),
Govt. of India
Kalpana Chawla Center for Research in Space Science & Technology Division of Center of Excellence

Domain:

Remote Sensing and Geo-informatics Systems

Mr. Gaurav Kwatra Professor of Practice Senior Devops Engineer & Corporate Trainer, RHCI,
SYSINFOCOM PRIVATE LIMITED
Computer Science Engineering UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE)

Domain:

Competitive Coding, Mobile Application Development and Internet of Things

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Sharma Professor of Practice Technical & Business Development Manager (India),
SCL Commercial India Pvt. Limited (FertiGlobal)
AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (UIAS)

Domain:

Corporate product development related to plant health, nutrition, pest and diseases management

Mr. Jaspal Singh Professor of Practice Professional Design Engineer and Safety Officer- Boilers, Pressure Vessels & Refrigeration,
Technical Safety-BC, Canada
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE)

Domain:

Fabrication Quality Processes, ASME-QMS development, Project Development, Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Lean Manufacturing Execution Techniques

Mr. Shivraj Singh Nakai Professor of Practice Associate General Manager & Head - HR,
Max Healthcare, Mohali, Punjab
BBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (USB)

Domain:

Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Professor of Practice Chairman & CEO,
EST Global Inc (EST-FAB, EST AgrX, EST Healthcare, BranchX, Aspagteq)
MANAGEMENT-APEX APEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT)

Domain:

Digital Banking, Lending Management System, AI, ML, IOT based products in Agritech, Healthcare & BNPL (Single API Capital)

Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Professor of Practice Chairman & CEO,
EST Global Inc (EST-FAB, EST AgrX, EST Healthcare, BranchX, Aspagteq)
MANAGEMENT-APEX APEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT)

Domain:

Digital Banking, Lending Management System, AI, ML, IOT based products in Agritech, Healthcare & BNPL (Single API Capital)

Dr. Anuradha Sekhri Visiting Professor Associate Professor,
Institute for Development and Communication (IDC), Chandigarh
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TEACHER TRAINING AND RESEARCH (UITTR)

Domain:

Educational Technology, Inclusive Education, Science Education, Teacher Education and Higher Education

Dr. A. K. Bansal Professor of Practice Director, Khelo India,
Ministry of Sports
UIPES University Institute of Physical Education and Sports (UIPES)

Domain:

Event Planning, Hockey, Sports Management, Coaching, and Sports Development

Dr. RAAJ Ramsankaran Visiting Professor Associate Professor,
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Kalpana Chawla Center for Research in Space Science & Technology Division of Center of Excellence

Domain:

Rainfall Sensing, Hydro-Data Assimilation, Snow and Glaciers Modelling, Land and Water Management, Ocean & Coastal Sensing unified by water and remote sensing.

Dr. G. S. Sachdeva Professor Emeritus Adjunct Professor,
Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, Centre of Air Power Studies
LAW UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LEGAL STUDIES (UILS)

Domain:

International Air and Space Law, Ethics and Laws for Space Tourism and International Transportation

Mr. Mohit Sharma Adjunct Professor CEO & Founder,
Blacklisted. Agency
ANIMATION UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF FILMS AND VISUAL ARTS (UIFVA)

Domain:

Branding, Content Creation, 3D Modelling, 3D Texturing, Motion Graphics

Mr. Ashwani Sharma Professor of Practice Aviation Adviser,
EDGEVARSITY Learning Systems Pvt Ltd
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE)

Domain:

Consummate Aviation Engineering, Aircraft Maintenance, Quality Management, and Safety Management Systems

Dr. B. K. Tyagi Professor of Practice Emtd. Scientist 'G' (Director) & Director In-charge,
"Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (Indian Council of Medical Research)"
Biosciences UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF BIO-TECHNOLOGY (UIBT)

Domain:

Medical Arthropodology, Entomology, Vector Biology and Control

Mr. Jason Dobbs Professor of Practice CTO,
PKWARE
MANAGEMENT-APEX APEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT)

Domain:

Agile/ Lean/ Scrum, Software Development and Architecture, Team Leadership and management, Product Development and Management

Mr. Ghanaya Singh Professor of Practice Country Head - India,
PKWARE/ Dataguise
MANAGEMENT-APEX APEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT)

Domain:

Core Technologies of Detection and Masking, Managing Cross-functional Teams

Mr. Kanwarpreet Singh Khurana Adjunct Professor Automation Lead,
Infosys Limited, London
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF COMPUTING (UIC)

Domain:

Robotic Process Automation, Automation Strategies for AI/ML applications, Devsecops, Mobile Testing, and Cloud Testing Solutions in Agile projects

Ms. Risha Raina Adjunct Professor HR Manager,
PKWARE
MANAGEMENT-APEX APEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT)

Domain:

Recruitment, Manpower Planning, Induction, Orientation, Payroll Management, Policy Formulation and Implementation

Mr. Ashish Bhalla Professor of Practice Director, HR,
HCL Technologies Ltd.
MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (USB)

Domain:

HR, Leadership and Strategic Management

Mr. Rahul Malhotra Adjunct Professor Project Manager (Certified Scrum Manager),
Myra Technolabs
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF COMPUTING (UIC)

Domain:

Agile Technology, Project Management, Scrum Methodology, and UI/UX Design

Ms. Geetu Aggarwal Professor of Practice Vice President,
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
MANAGEMENT-APEX APEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT)

Domain:

AWS Cloud, Databases, Extract, Transform, Load (ETL), Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and Java

Prof. (Dr.) Balram K. Gupta Honorary Professor Emeritus Former Director, National Judicial Academy,
Senior Advocate, Punjab and Haryana High Court
LAW UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LEGAL STUDIES (UILS)

Domain:

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Public Administration

Dr. Sanjeev Professor of Practice Former Director,
Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Chandigarh
FORENSIC SCIENCE University Institute of Allied Health Sciences (UIAHS)

Domain:

Forensic Anthropology, Forensic Biology & Serology, DNA Fingerprinting and Forensic Criminology

Prof. (Dr.) S. S. Marwaha Professor of Practice Former Chairman,
Punjab Pollution Control Board
BIOTECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF BIO-TECHNOLOGY (UIBT)

Domain:

Microbial Technology, Microbiology, Fermentation Technology, Environmental Microbiology and Industrial Biotechnology

Lt. Gen. Kamal Jit Singh Professor of Practice Member, UT Advisory Council, Chandigarh,
Chairman, Education Sub-Committee, UT Advisory Council, Chandigarh
LAW UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LEGAL STUDIES (UILS)

Domain:

Public Policy and Law, Defence Studies, Management and Industrial Relations,

Mr. Rajat Mathur Professor of Practice Managing Director,
Morgan Stanley
Global School of Finance & Accounting Global School of Finance and Accounting (GSFA)

Domain:

Talent Management, General Management, Employee Engagement and Organizational Development

Dr. Tanaya Mishra Professor of Practice Vice President & Head of Human Resources (India),
Endo International plc
MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (USB)

Domain:

Cultural Transformation, Behavioral Assessment, Digitisation & Data Analytics, Workforce Planning, Expat Hiring, Negotiations with TU, Rightsizing and Demobilization

Mr. Manoj Yadav Adjunct Professor Tech Lead,
BlazingMinds eduServ Pvt. Ltd.
COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE)

Domain:

Python, Django, Shell Scripting, Docker, and Oracle

Dr. Rohit Singhal Professor of Practice Sr. Manager,
IQVIA (Quintiles)
PHARMACY University Institute of Pharma Sciences and Research (UIPSR)

Domain:

Pharmacovigilance, Adverse Drug Reactions, Healthcare Science, Signal Management

Mr. Harsh Wardhan Adjunct Professor Innovation Manager,
Google, San Francisco Bay Area
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF DESIGN (UID)

Domain:

Design Thinking, Design Strategy, Strategic Consulting, Program Development, and Project Management

Ms. Deepika Srivastava Visiting Professor Design Historian & Writer,
Member Board of Trustees - Teaching and Learning Officer, Design History Society
INTERIOR DESIGN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF DESIGN (UID)

Domain:

Design History, Design Thinking and Storeytelling

Ar. Siddhartha Wig Professor of Practice Partner Architect,
The Elements, Panchkula
ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE (UIA)

Domain:

Cost Effective, Energy Efficient, Green and Climate Responsive Architecture

Mr. Vaibhav Singla Adjunct Professor Senior Consultant,
Microsoft
COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE)

Domain:

Angular.js, Scrum, Exam 535: Architecting Microsoft Solutions

Mr. Harpreet Singh Jatana Professor of Practice Former Scientist G/ Group Head - Design & Process Group,
Semiconductor Laboratory, Department of Space, Govt. of India
PHYSICS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES (UIS)

Domain:

Microelectronics, CMOS Process Developemnt and Integration, VLSI Design for Space/ Military applications, Project planning, execution and management

Mr. Rahul Gilotra Adjunct Professor Senior Software Engineer,
Dell International Services
Computer Science Engineering UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE)

Domain:

Dotnet/Python + Angular/React + SQL + DevOps

Mr. Rajnish Tuli Professor of Practice State Lead Project Manager,
Punjab Agro Industries Corporation, Chandigarh
BIOTECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING (UIE)

Domain:

Food Processing, Food Quality Management, Implementation of Center/State Govt schemes for creation or expansion of food processing

Mr. Sofi Zahoor Professor of Practice Chief Executive Officer,
HumanCap India
BBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (USB)

Domain:

Talent Management, Organizational Design, Performance Management and Change Management

Ar. Raj Rewal Professor of Practice Principal Architect,
Raj Rewal associates
ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE (UIA)

Domain:

Contemporary Architecture, Sustainable/Green Architecture, Urban Design, and Parametric Design

Ar. Prem Nath Professor of Practice Principal Architect,
Prem Nath and Associates
ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE (UIA)

Domain:

Contemporary Architecture, Sustainable/Green Architecture, Urban Design, Adaptive Reuse, and Digital Fabrication

Mr. Harmesh Lal Adjunct Professor Director, Embsoft Products Research and Development LLP, Chandigarh,
Embsoft Products Research and Development LLP
COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING APEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT)

Domain:

Embedded Electronics, IoT and IIOT Products Designer

Mr. Suresh Arora Professor of Practice Whole Time Director,
Share India Securities Limited
MANAGEMENT-APEX APEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT)

Domain:

FinTech, Financial Markets, Algo Trading, High Frequency Trading

Mr. Vikram R Singh Professor of Practice Managing Director,
Antier Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
MANAGEMENT-APEX APEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT)

Domain:

Financial Technologies, Blockchain, and DeFi Development

Prof. Rana Nayar (Retd.) Professor of Practice PROFESSOR (Retd.),
Panjab University
HUMANITIES AND ARTS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES (UILAH)

Domain:

Theatre

Mr. Samir Chaturvedi Professor of Practice Head of Supply Chain Vertical,
Haldiram Snacks Pvt. Ltd.
MANAGEMENT-APEX APEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT)

Domain:

End-to-end finished goods planning & Distribution, Warehousing, Network optimization, Logistics & Transportation and Last mile delivery

Mr. Sanjeev Parkar Professor of Practice Senior Director - Human Capital,
Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC)
Global School of Finance & Accounting Global School of Finance and Accounting (GSFA)

Domain:

Change Management, OD interventions, Talent management, Performance Management and Employee Engagement

Dr. Manish Kumar Professor of Practice Vice President,
Bharat Biotech
CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES (UIS)

Domain:

Analytical Chemistry, Quality Assurance, Quality Control

Chef Sanjay Thakur Professor of Practice Corporate Executive Chef,
Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia
HOTEL MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (UITHM)

Domain:

Culinary Arts

Mr. Prashik Khandare Adjunct Professor Design and Development Head,
Verozy Mohali
FASHION & DESIGN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF DESIGN (UID)

Domain:

AVANT GARDE | HAUTE COUTURE | PATTERN | SURFACE

Dr. Kanwaljit Singh Professor of Practice Executive Director,
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar
BBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (USB)

Domain:

Management, Strategic Planning, Hospitals, Healthcare, and Healthcare Management

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