Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Programme Overview
A doctoral programme offered by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering aims to create distinguished professionals who shall play a leading role in transforming the industry through research, advanced development, teaching, or entrepreneurship.
The Department is committed to long-term research in frontier areas like Wireless Communication, Signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning, Computer vision, VLSI Design & Embedded system. Faculty and students of the Department of ECE have published 400+ papers in reputed journals and indexed conferences and filed more than 30 patents in the last three years.
The Department offers the regular Ph.D. programme as well as a Ph.D. programme in collaboration with Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). Students and faculty conduct research projects in thrust areas of Electronics & Communication Engineering. The University has ongoing academic and research collaborations with many universities, research institutes, social health care groups and industries. Organisations like Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Semiconductors Lab Chandigarh and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) are also a part of the collaboration enabling the university to keep pace with expanding frontiers of knowledge and global developments.
Ph.D. programs offered by the School of Electronics and Communication Engineering:
- Ph.D. (Electronics and Communication Engineering)
- Ph.D. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) in collaboration with ARAI
Duration & Fees
Duration
Minimum 3 Years
Applications are now open for Ph.D. Academic Year 2025–26 (Spring Semester).
Last Date to apply is 30th November 2025.
*Please note that all applications received on or after 1st December 2025 will be processed for admission to our Summer Ph.D commencement of July 2026.
I. Eligibility Criterion for admission to the Ph.D. Programme
The following candidates are eligible to seek admission to the Ph.D. programme
Candidates who have completed:
i) A 1-year/2-semester master’s degree programme after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme or a 2-year/4-semester master’s degree programme after a 3-year bachelor’s degree programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed or equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institutions accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognised or authorised by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of the educational institutions.
A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/differently-abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the commission from time to time.
Provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of commission from time to time.
ii) Candidates who have completed the M. Phil programme with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of commission from time to time.
Reservation is applicable only to Maharashtra domicile candidates provided they submit the necessary documents for reservation before interview. Outside Maharashtra candidates will be considered in open category.
II. Selection Process for the admission to the Ph.D. program
1. Candidates satisfying eligibility criteria shall be called to appear for the Ph.D. entrance test conducted by MITWPU. The exemption will be given from Ph.D. entrance tests for those students who qualify UGC-NET /UGC-CSIR NET /GATE (valid score)/CEED/GPAT (valid score)and similar national tests.
2. Ph.D. entrance test shall be qualifying with qualifying marks as 50% provided that relaxation from 50% to 45% shall be allowed for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non creamy layer)/Differently abled category, Economically Weaker section (EWS) and other category of candidates. The syllabus of the entrance test shall consist of 50% of research methodology and 50% shall be subject specific.
3. The interview/viva-voce will be conducted by the university for test qualifying candidates. For selection of candidates a weightage of 70% to the entrance test and 30% to the performance in the interview/Viva-voce shall be given. For GATE/NET/JRF /SET/GPAT/CEED qualified students, the selection will be based on Interview/Viva Voce
4. The recommended candidates will be intimated through email about their selection and the candidates will be offered Ph.D. provisional admission.
5. The eligibility of a candidate is provisional as per information provided by the candidate in his/her application form and is subject to verification of minimum eligibility conditions for admission to the programme, educational documents and reservation documents (if any).
6. University keep rights to cancel admission of the Ph.D. scholars in the case of misconduct by the scholar, unsatisfactory progress/absent for consecutive two progress seminars, failure in any examination related to Ph.D., fabrication found in educational and reservation documents, candidate is found ineligible, involved in plagiarism in paper publications and thesis.
7. Provisional eligibility to appear in the selection process is no guarantee for admission to the programme.
8. Candidates who will join Ph.D. programme full time, they will be provided with the stipend as per MITWPU norms.
9. Ph.D. admission will be confirmed after successful completion of the coursework with 55% or more as per UGC norms. Ph.D. programme should be minimum of three years including coursework and maximum of six years from the date of admission to the Ph.D. programme.
10. A maximum of an additional two years (2) years can be given through the process of re-registration provided, however, that the total period for completion of a Ph.D. programme should not exceed eight (8) years from the date of admission in the Ph.D. programme.
11. Provided further that, female Ph.D. scholars and persons with Disabilities (having more than 40% disability) may be allowed an additional relaxation of two years (2) ; however, the total period for completion of a Ph.D. programme in such cases should not exceed ten (10) years from the date of admission of the programme.
12. Female candidates may be provided Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave for up to 240 days in the entire duration of Ph.D. programme.
Areas of Research
| Ph.D. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) | Ph.D. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) in collaboration with ARAI |
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Signal, Image and Video Processing |
Engine Electronic and Management Systems |
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VLSI and Embedded System |
Automotive Electronics |
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Internet of Things |
Journey Risk Assessment |
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Wireless Communication |
Micro Grid and Charging Infrastructure |
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Automotive Engineering |
Automotive Real Time Embedded Systems |
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning |
Model Based Design & RPT |
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CAN & CAN Open Technology |
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Battery and BMS |
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Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment |
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Functional Safety |
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Automation of Manual Transmission system for Electric Vehicles |
Research Scholar
| Sr. No | Name of Research Scholar | Name of Supervisor | Name of Co-Supervisor | Title of Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Komal Dandge | Dr. Manisha Kumawat | Dr. Parul Jadhav | Next Generation Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring System |
| 2 | Swapna Vinayak Yogi | Dr. Anil Hiwale | Dr.Ujjwala S.Rawandale | Improving Athlete Performance with Machine Learning Based Gait Assessment |
| 3 | Rohit Vinayak Katre | Dr. Chetan Khadse | Dr. Raghunath Bhadade | Intelligent Unit Commitment Strategies in Smart Grids Using Machine Learning and Metaheuristic Optimization |
| 4 | Kamalesh Patil | Dr. Savitri Jadhav | Dr. Kishanprsad Gunale | A Security Framework to Mitigate Cyber-attacks on Communication Channels for Autonomous Vehicles |
| 5 | Pallavi Wadkar | Dr. Vaidehi Deshmukh | Dr. Anil Hiwale | AI powered framework for detection of urinary tract infection and polycystic ovary syndrome in women |
| 6 | Rohit Sharma | Dr. Rupali Kute | Dr. Sunil Somani | Agricultural Produce Traceability in Supply Chain Management using Blockchain Technology |
| Sr. No. | Name of Research Scholar | Name of Supervisor | Name of Co-Supervisor |
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| 1 | Jyoti Mahadev Sandur | Dr. Alka Barhatte | Underwater Trash Detection using Deep Learning Algorithms |
| Sr. No. | Name of Research Scholar | Name of Supervisor | Name of Co-Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yashodhan Vivek Mandke | Dr. Sunil Somani | Defensive Hardware Security architecture for cubesatellite |
| 2 | Ashwini Prakashrao Rathod | Dr.Sumitra Motade | Prediction of Digestive Tract Disorder at subclinical stage of Bovine and performance analysis using deep Learning and Sensor Fusion |
| Sr. No. | Name of Research Scholar | Name of Supervisor | Name of Co-Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalawade Chaitanya Kiran | Dr. Raghunath Bhadade | Design of High performance Neural Signal Amplifier |
| 2 | Manisha Mohan Wani | Dr. Bharat Chaudhari | AI based Protection Scheme for Integrated Smart Grid and Microgrid |
| 3 | Priya Dilip Ghate | Dr. Anuradha Phadke | Detection of Parkinson's disease by Speech and Handwritten methods using machine learning |
| 4 | Asha Rajendra Sanap | Dr. Apurva Naik | Progressive Assessment and Management of Parkinson’s Disease using Computational Techniques |
| 5 | Smita Sanjay Paithankar | Dr. Anil Hiwale | Improvement in performance of Axial flux motor for Electric Vehicles using optimization method |
| 6 | Pradnya Vishram Kulkarni | Dr. Vinaya Gohokar | Green Harvest: Hydroponic Based Precision Farming for Urban Agriculture |
| 7 | Roshnadevi Jaising Sapkal | Dr. Krishna Warhade | A Novel approach in Multi Object Detection and Tracking for Traffic Surveillance |
| Sr. No. | Name of Research Scholar | Name of Supervisor | Name of Co-Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aarati Ajit Vagga | Dr. Bharati Dixit | Object detection and classification under adverse weather conditions |
| 2 | Aparna Pandharinath More | Dr. Rohini S. Kale | Priority Based and Adaptive Multimode Transmission Technique in Delay Tolerant Networks |
| 3 | Ashok Kumar Dhingra | Dr. A. S. Hiwale | A framework for real time analysis of intonation-pitch-accuracy of Swara-s of Indian Vocal Music |
| 4 | Manish Kumar Dabhade | Dr. K.K.Warhade | Multiband microstrip antenna design at microwave and millimeter wave band for 5G application |
| 5 | Pooja Champalal Nahar | Dr. Sunil Somani | Design of Efficient stochastic computing circuits |
| 6 | Pravin Yallappa Kumbhar | Dr. A. A. Naik | Energy Optimization in Green IoT |
| 7 | Priyanka Prashant Pawar | Dr. A. C. Phadke | Anomaly Detection in Low Light Video using Deep Learning Techniques |
| 8 | Savita Ramchandra Pawar | Dr. P. M. Jadhav | Design of disease prediction system on Grape crop due to impact of climate change |
| 9 | Vikram Sadashiv Gawali | Dr. Milind Pande | Design and Development of Drainage Blockage Detection and Removal System |
| 10 | Mandar Murlidhar Kolap | Dr. P. M. Jadhav | Performance Analysis of Wearable Reconfigurabale MIMO Antenna for Biomedical Application. |
| Sr. No. | Name of Research Scholar | Name of Supervisor | Name of Co-Supervisor |
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| 1 | Bhakti Amogh Paranjape | Dr. Apurva A. Naik | Automatic Image Annotation Algorithm for Driver Assistance System |
| Sr. No. | Name of Research Scholar | Name of Supervisor | Name of Co-Supervisor |
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| 1 | Kiran Dhanaji Kale | Dr. Apurva A. Naik | A Novel Critical Frequency Evaluation Based Bone Density Measurement System with Soft Tissue Effect |
Defense Completed Students
| Sr. No. | Name of Research Scholar | Name of Supervisor | Name of Co-Supervisor |
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| 1 | Saylee Suneel Begampure | Design of an Intelligent Video Analytic system for Public Safety | Dr. P. M. Jadhav |
| 2 | Neha Prasad Sathe | Gait Analysis for Achieving Health Wellness through the Process of Habilitation by using Classification Techniques | Dr. A. S. Hiwale |
| 3 | Dhanashree K. Barbole | Design of an Efficient System for Yield Prediction of Vineyard using LiDAR Technology | Dr. P. M. Jadhav |
| 4 | Manisha Kumawat | Development of Algorithm for Analysis of Vegetation Index Data from Earth Observation Satellites | Dr. Arti Khaparde |
| 5 | Vedant Shukla | Development and Analysis of Rician Distributed Noise Estimation and Restoration Algorithm | Dr. Prasad Khandekar |
| 6 | Anjali Rajesh Askhedkar | Study and Analysis of TV White Spaces for LoRa based LPWANs | Dr. Bharat S. Chaudhari |
| 7 | Deepa Soumik Nath | Resting State Connectivity Analysis for Epilepsy Patients | Dr. A. S. Hiwale |
| 8 | Gaurav Ghanshyam Narkhede | Development of a Framework for Air Quality Prediction System | Dr. Anil S. Hiwale |
| 9 | Vidya Balaji Patil | Investigations of Mesoscale Convective Systems over the Indian Region with Image Processing Techniques | Dr. Anuradha C. Phadke |
| 10 | Vrushali Rajaram Pagire | Underwater Object Detection in Dynamic Background | Dr. Anuradha C. Phadke |
| 11 | Anagha Yogesh Deshpande | Human Activity Recognition from Video Sequences for Usual and Unusual activities |
Dr. Krishna Warhade |
| 12 | Minal Deshmukh | The topic of Research: Image Compression using Stochastic Computing on Programmable Platform | Dr. Prasad Khandekar |
| 13 | Saurabh Parhad | Speckle effect reduction and classification in synthetic aperture radar images | Dr. Krishna Warhade |
Research Supervisor
| Sr. No. | Name of the Research Supervisor | Research areas of the Supervisor | Email address of the Supervisor | Scopus ID, Researchers ID, Personal website link, and Vidwan profile link of the Supervisor |
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1 |
Dr. Anil Hiwale |
Communication, Healthcare, Signal Processing |
anil.hiwale@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=EMfsMT0AAAAJ&hl=en |
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2 |
Dr. Krishna Warhade |
Signal processing, Communication |
krishna.warhade@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=QDEX3B8AAAAJ |
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3 |
Dr. Parul Jadhav |
Signal Processing., AI-ML, Computer Vision |
parul.jadhav@mitwpu.edu.in |
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4 |
Dr. Apurva Naik |
Embedded Systems, IoT |
apurva.naik@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=86gTUygAAAAJ&hl=en |
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5 |
Dr. Sunil Somani |
Wireless Communication, IoT |
sunil.somani@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ZcHQx8gAAAAJ |
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6 |
Dr. Rupali Kute |
Computer vision, AI ML |
rupali.kute@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link :https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=IrWxOggAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&gmla=AJsN-F5HyU6fKOvFySboh5DbfeAglRLET8ZrZufHFQcHb0vkvwFFZueHE9ELPnuLbD2fq_02acHeYEhkS94RXjrH5tV95d3Hzjoe-F-3JPq3O_Zg5Cl4XQA |
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7 |
Dr. Chetan Khadse |
AI, Power System, IoT, Machine Learning, Smart Grid |
chetan.khadse@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=mLJqXH8AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate |
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8 |
Dr. Shweta Kukade |
Wireless Communication / IoT |
shweta.kukade@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jsDDdIQAAAAJ&hl=en |
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9 |
Dr. Bharati Dixit |
Computer vision, Image processing, AI, Machine learning, IoT, drone Technology |
bharati.dixit@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=FKwAoJQAAAAJ&hl=en |
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10 |
Dr. Sumitra Motade |
Wireless Communication, Internet of Things |
sumitra.motade@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link :https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=3iuFEMsAAAAJ&hl=en |
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11 |
Dr. Kishanprasad Gunale |
Automotive Electronics, Computer vision |
kishanprasad.gunale@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bI0i1KwAAAAJ&hl=en |
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12 |
Dr. Aditi Jahagirdar |
Computer vision, Video processing, Image processing, AI, ML Applications |
aditi.jahagirdar@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=65Mcw2IAAAAJ&hl=en |
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13 |
Dr. Savitri Jadhav |
AIML, Pattern Recognition, Embedded Systems |
savitri.jadhav@mitwpu.edu.in |
Vidwan Link :https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/myprofile |
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14 |
Dr. Raghunath Bhadade |
Antenna/Wireless Communication/Software Defined and Cognitive radio |
raghunath.bhadade@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zKvT_60AAAA |
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15 |
Dr. Alka Barhatte |
AI-ML, IoT, (Healthcare/Automotive domain applications) |
alka.barhatte@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qMYzU18AAAAJ |
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16 |
Dr. Vibha Patel |
Wireless Communication, Signal Processing, AI-ML, Data Science and Analytics |
vibha.patel@mitwpu.edu.in |
Scopus ID:https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=54684908700 |
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17 |
Dr. Manisha Kowdiki |
Signal, Image Processing, Computer Vision, AI-ML Applications, Electronics. |
manisha.kowdiki@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6wKmjqwAAAAJ&hl=en |
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18 |
Dr. Anuradha Phadke |
Computer Vision, Video & Image processing, AI-ML, Embedded systems, Edge computing |
anuradha.phadke@mitwpu.edu.in |
Vidwan Link :https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/myprofile |
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19 |
Dr. Vaidehi Deshmukh |
Signal, Image Processing, Computer Vision, AI-ML Applications |
vaidehi.deshmukh@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jn5uFMcAAAAJ |
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20 |
Dr. Manisha Kumawat |
AI-ML Applications, Image Processing |
manisha.kumawat@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=n_7I_UAAAAAJ&hl=en |
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21 |
Dr. Ujjwala Rawandale |
VLSI Design ,Signal Processing |
ujjwala.rawandale@mitwpu.edu.in |
Scopus Link :https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57217205540 |
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22 |
Dr. Sharbani Kaushik |
Biosensor, Biomaterials, Energy harvesting devices |
sharbani.kaushik@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&authuser=1&q=sharbani+kaushik&oq= |
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23 |
Dr. Vinaya Gohokar |
Internet of Things, Edge Intelligence, Computer Vision |
vinaya.gohokar@mitwpu.edu.in |
Vidwan Link :https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/149209 |
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24 |
Dr. Shilpa Paygude |
Computer Vision, Image and Video Processing, Embedded Systems |
shilpa.paygude@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HvOh28kAAAAJ&hl=en |
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25 |
Dr. Anjali R. Askhedkar |
Wireless Communication,Wireless Networks, Low power wide area networks,IoT |
anjali.askhedkar@mitwpu.edu.in |
Scopus Link :https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57217204067 |
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26 |
Dr. Nathrao Jadhav |
Photonic Integrated Circuits, Embedded Systems, Image Processing |
nathrao.jadhav@mitwpu.edu.in |
Scopus ID Link :https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57205764759 |
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27 |
Dr. Gaurav Narkhede |
AI-ML, Deep Learning |
gaurav.narkhede@mitwpu.edu.in |
Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=IueRSosAAAAJ&hl=en |
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