Dr Prashant R. Nair of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Dr Prashant R. Nair, Head-IQAC, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 
Currently serving as 
1. Chair, IEEE.tv Advisory Committee
2. Associate Editor, IEEE Potentials
3. ⁠Managing Editor, IEEE Region 10 Connect

Dr. Nair emphasized the profound significance of IEEE and its contributions to society. He highlighted how IEEE serves as a catalyst for technological advancement, fostering innovation, collaboration, and knowledge exchange. Dr. Nair underscored the pivotal role IEEE plays in shaping the future through its diverse initiatives, standards development, and educational programs, ultimately driving positive change and progress for the betterment of humanity.

Biography:

Dr. Prashant R. Nair is working as Head & Vice-Chairman, of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Deemed-to-be-University), Coimbatore, India. He has over twenty-three years of teaching, research, mentoring, training, consultancy and academic administration experience. Has taught in academic programs in the USA and Europe at University of California, San Diego; Sofia University, Bulgaria and University of Trento, Italy as an Erasmus fellow. Has written 6 books, 2 edited books, 1 book chapter and over 50 publications in reputed journals, books and conferences. He serves on the editorial board of 10+ journals, newsletters, and magazines and is also active as a science writer & columnist. He has mentored student teams which have won or secured top ranks in 30 premier international and national competitions like Smart India Hackathon, Rajasthan Hackathon, TCS Digital Twin challenge, IEEE R10 humanitarian technology challenge, and represented India as part of the national hackathon team for Singapore-India Hackathon and felicitated by honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. He has also been ranked as the top innovation mentor in India by the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) for 3 consecutive years and also coordinates AIM activities in Tamil Nadu as the regional mentor of change. He has also been recognised as a top-performing innovation ambassador by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC) for innovation outreach. He holds or has held global, national and regional leadership positions in professional bodies such as IEEE, ACM, IETE, ISCA, CMA, and CSI such as Chair of IEEE.tv advisory committee, CSI National Student Coordinator, ACM Eminent Speaker, and Chair-Publications of IEEE Madras Section. He has the distinction of organising the top student events in India of 4 professional bodies namely IEEE, ACM, CSI and IETE. He has been serving as the Chairman/Vice-Chairman/Coordinator of Amrita Deemed University's  Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) since 2009. He has coordinated 3 cycles of NAAC accreditation, 2 cycles of NBA Accreditation, NIRF rankings, and Swachh campus rankings and also served as UGC nodal officer for the university with achievements such as an A++ grade by NAAC, the top private university in India in both national and international university rankings. He also serves as a co-curricular advisor and Techfest Convener for Amrita University since 2010. A very sought-after speaker, by conservative estimates, has addressed 150,000 students and trained 15,000+ faculty on technology, innovation, professional bodies and quality aspects of higher education not only in India, USA, Thailand, Russia, Italy, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Singapore, Nepal, Bhutan etc. Awards & recognitions won include multiple CSI Best Faculty and academic excellence awards, IEEE Education Society global chapter achievement award, IETE fellowship, Fulbright program reviewer, etc.

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