Dr. Harish Kumar Sardana
Professor | Director
Computer Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Information Technology Raichur
hk_sardana[at]iiitr.ac.in
+91 99999 9999
Room No: Acad Block - 111
Professional Profiles
Introduction
- Dr. Harish Kumar Sardana, currently Director IIIT Raichur since 1 December 2022, was previously a Member of Arunachal Pradesh Pvt Edu Inst Regulatory Commission (APPEIRC), Itanagar since May 2022. Before that, he was Chief Scientist at CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh, India till Nov 2021. He joined CSIO in December 1982.
- He has been a Coordinator (2009-17) and Professor at the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research - AcSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh. He continued to have a dual designation of Professor also at AcSIR-CSIO Chandigarh till his superannuation in November 2021.
Research Interests
Image ProcessingSignal ProcessingPattern RecognitionMachine Intelligence in Medical/Strategic/Safety/Security/Agro sectors
Education
- B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, REC (now NIT) Kurukshetra (1982)
- M.E. from PEC Chandigarh (1989)
- Ph.D. from University of Nottingham, UK (1993) under Nehru Centenary British Fellowship (FCO) scholarship
- MBA in Human Resource Management and Organisation Behaviour (2001)
- Merit in CSIR Leadership Development Programme for Middle to Senior Scientists (2007)
Experience
- Research Experience: 38 years, 11 months at CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh
- Adjunct Professor at IIEST, Shibpur for Administering, Coordinating MTech (Mechatronics) (May 2007 - Nov 2021)
- Professor and Coordinator MTech/PhD programmes, AcSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh (Sep 2009 - Nov 2021)
Outputs
- Courses taught: Research Methodology, Research Publication & Ethics, Digital Image Processing, Signal Processing, Statistical Analysis & Machine Intelligence, Soft Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Integrated Manufacturing
- Publications in National Journals and Conferences: 14+24
- Publications in International Journals, Conferences-Abroad, and Conf-Held in India: 68+24+16
- Books / Chapters Published: 5
- Presentations made in National and International Fora: > 150 (Some available on YouTube)
- PhDs Guided: 18, PG guided: 24
- No. of Patents Filed: 29, No. of Patents Granted: 23, Copyrights filed: 2
- Team Awards: 5
Sponsored Projects
- Dr. Sardana completed more than 20 sponsored projects worth more than 70 Cr during the last two decades.
- Consultant for two industry projects.
- More than 15 projects undertaken as Mentor/Co-PI in other projects.
Courses
- Research Methodology
- Digital Image Processing
- Signal Processing
- Machine Intelligence in Medical Systems
- Artificial Intelligence in Robotics
Guidance
- PhD Supervision: 18 students graduated
- Guided 24 Post-Graduate Students in MTech/MSC
Awards
- Best Researcher Award from CSIR
- Excellence in Teaching Award (2018)
- Nehru Centenary British Fellowship
- CSIR Leadership Development Program Award
Memberships
- Life Member of Image Processing Society of India
- IEEE Senior Member
- Member of Indian National Academy of Engineering
Admin Roles
- Director, IIIT Raichur (2022-Present)
- Chairman, Board of Studies, AcSIR-CSIO
- Member, Institute Research Committee, CSIO
Community Work
- Coordinated outreach programs for local schools to promote STEM education
- Organized tech-awareness workshops for rural communities in Raichur
Media Highlights
- Featured in National News for research on Machine Intelligence applications in Healthcare
- Keynote speaker at the International Conference on Image Processing