About Dr. Milind Pande
About
Dr. Milind Pande
Pro-Vice Chancellor, MIT World Peace University, Pune, India.
Dr. Milind Pande has been associated with the field of education for the last 30 years. His expertise lies in the field of Wireless technologies, Technology Transfers, Business management. A strong propagator of Innovation and entrepreneurship and believes that technological advancement is the future of India in true sense.
An erudite researcher & has over 100+ research publications, 11 internationally & 06 nationally granted patents, 20+ foreign visits and numerous academic accolades to his credit.
He has received Industrial Research Scientist Award, from the prestigious Audyogik Samshodhan VikasKendra(VASVIK) in the category of Information and Communication Technology (2021).
Dr. Milind’s expertise lies in Research areas that include Technology Transfers, M-Education, M-Agriculture, M-Health, Smart Sensing Networks, and ICT Innovations. He has also played a vital role in the development of the prestigious international event, Robocon, since its inception in India, in 2005. He is also the initiator of mega technical events like Smart India Hackathon, Research, Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship (R.I.D.E.) He was also the National Convenor of the G20 Interfaith Summit and the legacy long UNESCO Chair event Sant Shri Dyaneshwara & Sant Shri Tukarama Endowment Lecture series.
He is one of the precursors in starting the MIT-TBI (technology Business Incubator) at MIT World Peace University, Pune. He is a certified PhD Guide & 20+ Ph.D. Research Scholars have been awarded doctorates in Management and Engineering under his guidance and leadership.
He is one of the rare recipients of a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India on Telecom Technology Transfer. He had relentlessly worked towards realizing the dream of the former President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on the Project, “Providing Urban Opportunities in Rural Areas” (PURA). He has co-authored a world-class textbook on Mobile Communications with a core focus on the Indian Telecom ecosystem. He has three books, titled “Next Generation Mobile Communications – Mobile, Infra Technology, Management, and Data” published by McGraw Hill Education. & “Innovation and Dynamics in Photonics and Electronics” published by springer nature and “Optimization Methods In Mobile Communication Systems” Published by Springer nature. He serves as a member of TAC (Telecom Advisory Committee), BSNL Pune.
He envisions creating an epoch-making difference in the Indian Higher Education landscape through his work and ardently believes in the notion of Innovative Technology + Indian Talent = India Tomorrow.
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- Pro Vice Chancellor, MIT World Peace University, Pune, India.
- Former Project Director, MIT Group of Institutions, Pune, India.
- Member, Telecom Advisory Council, Ministry of IT & Telecommunication, Govt. of India, New Delhi
- Influential in making MIT School of Telecom Management (MITSOT) a ‘Top 50 ranked B-School in India by NIRF, Govt of India (consistent ranking for 2 years).
- 20+ Foreign Visits for Technology Transfer & University Collaborations.
- 100 + Talks delivered on Business Management, Mobile Technology etc. across the globe.
- Rotary International “Peace Fellowship” USA
- Life member, MAEER Trust, Pune, India
- Secretary General, Organizing Committee, World Parliament, Pune, India
- Chief Convener – Endowment Lecture Series, Pune, India
- Convener - MITWPU Innovation Conclave - RIDE
- Brand Ambassador for Digital India Campaign, Govt. of India, New Delhi
- Member, UGC Expert Committee, Govt. of India, New Delhi
- Member Assessor, NAAC Committee, MHRD, Govt. of India, Bangalore
- Chief Initiator of MITWPU Smart Innovation Hackathon
- Founder Member of MIT Incubation Centre, Pune, India
- Core Committee Member for presenting the proposal to Govt of India for establishing the“Institution of Eminence– Vishwasheela”
- Member, Board of Management, MIT World Peace University, Pune, India
- Former Convener - ABU ROBOCON India (Robotic Contest)
- Former Member, Academic Council, MIT ADT University, Pune, India
- Former Member, Board of Management, Avantika University, Ujjain, MP, India
- Former Member, Organizing Committee, MIT AOE, Alandi
- Former Brand Ambassador for Digital India Campaign, Govt. of India, New Delhi
- Post Doctorate Research Fellowship (ICSSR),
- Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi
- Rotary International “Peace Fellowship”, USA
- Ph.D in Business Management (International Trade)
- Ph.D in Engineering (Wireless Technology)
- Executive Program, IIM Ahmedabad
- Executive Program, ISB Hyderabad
- B.A. (Marketing Management), M.P.M.(Industrial Relations)
- M.E (Power Electronics Engineering)
- BE (Electronics Engineering)
- Research Areas: International Business Management, Wireless Technology, MobileEducation, Mobile-Health, Mobile-Agriculture.
- Worked on a Research Fellowship funded by ICSSR, Ministry of HRD, Govt of India on the concept of Honourable Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam: Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas” (PURA)
- Patent granted for “H2E2”- an Energy efficient advanced wireless sensor network (WSN) technology”
- PhD Supervisor at University of Pune, TMV-Pune, DPU-Pune, RTMU-Nagpur
- Next Generation Mobile Communications (McGraw Hill): Co-authored with Prof. Rishi Kappal; focused on the Indian telecom ecosystem, infrastructure, and management.
- Cohort Intelligence-Based Multi-Objective Optimizer (Springer Nature, 2024): Featured in the Handbook of Formal Optimization.
- Optimization Methods in Mobile Communication Systems (Springer Nature, 2024): Published under Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence.
- Innovations and Dynamics in Photonics and Electronics (Springer Nature, 2024/2025): Editor and author for volumes covering DSIR-funded research, infrastructure, and control.
- Goal Programming & Numerical Integration (Springer): Authored specialized research on Cohort Intelligence algorithms for product mix problems (ICISA 2024) and numerical integration (ICISA 2022).
Awarded 11 International Patents & 6 Indian Design Patents as follows:
International Innovation Patent Number:
FA/08627/mum/2023: “An Intelligent Interactive System for Analyzing Online News Articles.”
International Innovation Patent Number:
2021106275: “A Zone Specific Weather Monitoring System.”
International Innovation Patent Number:
2021106258:“A System for managing and automating activates pertaining to human resource Management.”
International Innovation Patent Number:
FA/08392/mum/2022: System and Method for Generating and Displaying Personalized Television Content
International Innovation Patent Number:
FA/08359/mum/2022: System and Method to Detect Twitter Spam Using an Intelligent Hybrid Classifier Approach
International Innovation Patent Number:
FA/08313/mum/2022: System and Method to Develop a Human-Computer Interaction Based User Interface for Facilitating Musical Instrument Rentals.
International Innovation Patent Number:
FA/08302/mum/2022 System and Method to Intelligently Display or Suspend Social Media Notifications using Explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
International Innovation Patent Number:
TEMP-UM-2024-00485: M-GEN: A Multimodal Generative Ai Model for Personalizing Service Interactions with a Human-In-The- Loop and Explainable AI Approach.
International Innovation Patent Number:
TEMP-UM-2024-00486: System and Method for Mapping Cognitive Models with Human-Computer Interaction and Machine Learning to Amplify User Experience and Design Creativity.
International Innovation Patent Number:
TEMP-UM-2024-00487: Ethical AI Integration for Enhanced Smart Home Systems Using Voice Assistants.
International Innovation Patent Number:
TEMP- UM-2024- 00488: System and Method for implementing Ethical AI in Smart Home Systems.
Indian Patent Number:
81/MUM/2014*:“H2E2: Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) Green Platform for Precision
Agriculture”
Indian Design Patent Number:
349966-001:“EEG (Electro Encephalo Graphy) integrated XR (Extended Reality)”
Indian Design Patent Number:
350362-001:“Arm Massager using Compressed Air (SET)”
Indian Design Patent Number:
350363-001:” Leg Massager Using Compressed Air (SET)”
Indian Design Patent Number:
202424055789: “An Intelligent Interactive System for Analyzing Online News Articles”
Indian Design Patent Number:
202521045246A :“Smart Drainage System with Metal Detection and adaptive Treatment.
- Industrial Research Scientist Award (2021): Presented by VASVIK in ICT; included a citation and ₹1,51,000 honorarium.
- Honorable Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Gold Medal Award.
- Cyber Crime Helpline Award (2016): Recognized for caliber and commitment in Pune.
- Excellence in Education Award (2012): Jointly awarded by ASSOCHAM and Bal Bharti Academy for rural education development.
- 19th Dewang Mehta Business School Award (2011): Received the "Business School Leadership Award" for innovation and rural telecom projects.
- Accredited Management Teacher (AMT): Certified by AIMA in Management of Technology and Innovation.
- Ideal Teacher Award: Conferred by the Minister for Finance and Planning, Govt. of Maharashtra.
- Jewel in the Crown of MIT: Presented by the Union Home Minister in the presence of Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar.