Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 14: Prof. Sanjeev Jain, presently Director Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior (M P), has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra. He is likely to take over on March 15.
As per the University’s statutes, Governor of J&K and Chancellor of the SMVD University N N Vohra has appointed Prof Jain as Vice Chancellor for a period of three years with effect from the date he takes the charge.
Prof Jain was selected from among a panel recommended by a Committee headed by Dr R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. This Committee had Prof M C Misra, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences; Prof D P Agrawal, Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission and Dr S S Bloeria, IAS (Retd.), former Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu, as its members.
Prof Jain, born at Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh in 1967, obtained his Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in 1992. He later received his Doctorate Degree in Computer Science & Engineering and has over 24 years experience in teaching and research.
He has served as Director, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science (MITS), Gwalior, for the past 6 years. Besides teaching at Post Graduate level Professor Jain has the credit of making significant contribution to R & D in the area of Image Processing and Mobile Adhoc Network.
He has guided Ph.D Scholars and has undertaken a number of major R & D projects sponsored by the Government and Private Agencies. His work on Digital Watermarking for Image Authentication is highly valued in the research field.
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