Profile | Dr.Narendra Chaudhari

Work Experience

Dr. Narendra S. Chaudhari is currently with Indian Institute of Technology, Indore since Aug 2009 as a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. He was Director of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) Nagpur (M.S.) since June 2013 till June 2018 (five year term). He had additional charge of Director of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal from March 2016 to May 2017. Since Sept 2010 to June 2013, he was Dean - Research and Development (Dean - R&D), IIT Indore. Since 2001 to July 2009, he was with the School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. From 1990 to 2001, he was Professor of Computer Science Science in M.Sc. DRDO Program, Ministry of Defense (Govt. of India) at Devi Ahilya University, Indore and from 1988 to 1990, he was a Reader in M.Sc. DRDO Program, Ministry of Defense (Govt. of India) at Devi Ahilya University, Indore. Before 1988, he was with Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT, Mumbai, as a Senior Software Engineer.

Narendra was part of six-member academic delegation of State Visit of Honorable President of India to Sweden and Belarus for the duration of 31 May to 04 June 2015. Further, He was also part of academic delegation of State Visit of Honorable President of India to People’s Republic of China for the duration of 24 May to 27 May 2016. He was part of FICCI’s higher education delegation to Germany, France and Netherlands for the duration of 22-27 June 2015. He represented VNIT, Nagpur in the first BRICS-Network University (NU) Conference at Yekaterinberg, Russia held on 06-09 April, 2016, where he signed Protocol Agreement on behalf of VNIT, Nagpur for being part of BRICS-NU. In 2017, at St. Petesburg Mining University, St. Petersburg, Russia, he was instrumental in making VNIT Nagpur a part of International Competence Centre in Mining Engineering and he also initiated the International Centre of Excellence in Excavation Engineering, to be funded by UNESCO, at VNIT Nagpur.

Narendra has shouldered many senior level administrative positions in universities in India as well as abroad. A few notable assignments include:

(i) Director, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) Nagpur (M.S.) since June 2013 till June 2018,

(ii) Director, Maulana Azad National Insitute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal since March, 2016 to May 2017,

(iii) Chairman – Central Regional Committee, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), MHRD, Govt of India, since March 2016 till June 2017,

(iv) Chairman – Board of Governors, Government Engineering College, Chandrapur (M.S.) India (current) since Jan. 2016 till date,

(v) Mentor Director, Indian Insitute of Information Technology (IIIT), Nagpur (current) since March, 2016 till June 2018,

(vi) Member- Board of Governors of IIIT Nagpur, till date,

(vii) Co-Convenor and Secretary, Standing Committee of Council of NITs: 14 July 2016 – till date,

(viii) Member - Board of Governors of IIT Indore (2010-2013),

(ix) Member - Executive Council, Devi Ahilya University, Indore,

(x) Coordinator - International Exchange Program, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,

(xi) Deputy Director - GameLAB, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,

(xii) Dean - Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Devi Ahilya University, Indore,

(xiii) Dean - Research and Development, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore.