Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry

Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry
Gen Javed Ashraf Qazi, Federal Minister of Education awarding South Asia Millennium Gold Medal.
Born	January 1959 (age 57) Kantio, Sindh, Pakistan
Residence	Hyderabad, Sindh province
Citizenship	Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Fields	Electronics Engineering, ICT, Engineering Education [1]
Institutions	Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) University of Southampton
Alma mater	Mehran University of Engineering and Technology University of Southampton
Doctoral students	Dr Mansoor Zafar Dawood, Dr Khalil Dayo, Dr Nawaz Brohi, Dr Adnan Arain, Dr Hyder Abbas Musvi, Dr Ghanzanfarullah, Dr Samreen Aamir,[2] Dr M Aamir, Dr Shiraz Latif Memon, Dr Piyar Ali Jatoi, Dr Zulfiqar Soomro, Dr Atiya Baqai, Dr Irfan A Halepoto]
Other notable students	Ayaz Solangi (General Electric,GE), Gokul Bhandari, Deepak Gautam, Dr Adnan Arain, Qurban Dahani, Atiya Baqai, Umair Qureshi, Jeteender Kella, Zafi Shah, Zegham Abbas Shah, Azam Memon, Zakir Shaikh
Notable awards	Pride of Performance Award, Best Teacher Award, National IT Excellence Award, UNESCO/IAEA Guest Science Award, Presidential Izaz-e-Fazeelat Highest academic Distinction Award,JCI Senator Award

Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry (Urdu: بھوانی شنکر چوڈري‎) (born 1 January 1959),^[3] is a Pakistani ICT Professional and an electronics engineer. He is the Meritorious Professor and Dean Faculty of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering at the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamashoro,^[4] Sindh, Pakistan.

Education

Born in Pakistan, Bhawani did B.E. in Electronic Engineering with First Class Honours from Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro (MUET) in 1983. At the same time, he was appointed as a Lecturer in electronics engineering program in MUET . In 1984, he was awarded Merit Scholarship by Ministry of Science and Technology of Government of Pakistan to gain PhD from University of Southampton^[5] United Kingdom.

Academic career

He completed his Doctorate degree in 1990 from the Electronics and Computer Science Department at the University of Southampton. He joined his alma mater as an associate professor and later on promoted to Professor. In 1991, Bhawani planned and organised “TECHNO-91”. In 1993, the university appointed him as Chairman of the Electronics Engineering Department. During his chairmanship he established two new departments, Telecommunication Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. He is currently working as Meritorious Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering at the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology.

Publications

In 2007–08 he completed a one year Postdoctoral Fellowship Sponsored by HEC from the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton,^[5] United Kingdom UK. His research work in the area of Wireless Sensor Networks resulted in a number of publications and is one of the editors of the book “Wireless Networks, Information Processing and Systems”, CCIS 20, published by Springer-Verlag, Germany.,^[6] http://www.springer.com/computer/communication+networks/book/978-3-642-28961-3.^[7]

Fellowships

In addition he became a Member of Editorial Board, World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology. He is guest Associate Editor of International Journal of Wireless Personal communication published by Springer Germany.^[8] Upon return from UK in 2008, after completion of Postdoctoral Fellowship, he was appointed as Director, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT). He was selected as MUET Lead person for Erasmus Mundus external cooperation Window Project: Mobility of Life at Alborg University Denmark. He also attended Erasmus Fellowship under strongTies program at University of Limerick Ireland in 2013.

Career

He is the author/coauthor of: “PC – Anatomy: An open Book on Personal Computer Hardware Maintenance & Troubleshooting”, “The First Practical Book on Electronics Workshop”, “Telemedicine: Modernization and Expansion of Healthcare Systems”, “C/C++ for Electronic & Telecommunication Engineer”, “The Art of Learning C & MS Access”, “CompuPedia: The Art of Living with Computer Technology” (launched by Dr Atta-ur-Rehman, Chairman Higher Education Commission in 2003), and "Infotech Insider". He has mentored four PhDs and supervised more than 50 Masters projects/theses in the area of ICT. He has more than 60 research publications. Also, he has chaired technical sessions in US, UK, China, UAE, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Pakistan, Denmark and Belgium. He is recipient of HEC University Best Teacher Award 2001 (Awarded by Federal Minister of Education), National Cultural Award-2002 in recognition of achievements in the field of Engineering Profession (Awarded by Federal Minister of Culture, Tourism, Minorities affairs, 23 Sep 2002) and Presidential Academic Distinction Award (Izaz-e-Fazeelat) in 2009.

Honours and awards

• Recipient of Chancellor’s Gold Medal for securing First Position in B Engineering (Electronics), 1983
• Recipient of Best Graduate Award in B Engineering (Electronics), 1983.
• Recipient of Merit Scholarship by Ministry of Education (Pakistan) for doing postgraduate studies abroad, 1984.
• Recipient of Chancellor’s Shield for organising highly scientific and technological event TECHNO-91.
• Recipient of BEST CO-OPERATION AWARD, by Provincial Finance Minister for organising Grand Book Fair-1993.
• Recipient of Minister’s shield for organising Academic Excellence Award 1994–1995, 30 March 1995.
• Associate Member/ Guest Scientist, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, ITALY (1996–2001). This award entitled nine months fully sponsored three visits to the ICTP, Trieste, Italy for attending the workshops and doing the research in the fields of real-time applications, Hardware Interface for MATLAB, fourier transforming intelligent sensors, development of image processing algorithm for vehicle detection and monitoring Applications, Performance Evaluation of a Multiprocessor Systems Using Hardware Simulation.
• Recipient of Gold Medal for performing meritorious services to the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, awarded by Speaker, National Assembly of Pakistan, 24 May 1997.
• Recipient of Pride of Performance Award from the Vice Chancellor, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, July 2000 for playing key role in organising Techo-99 in befitting manner.
• Recipient of Millennium Gold Medal, XIIth Star Awards South Asia Publication, 17 May 2002.^[9]
• Recipient of National Best University Teacher Award −2001, by Federal Minister of Education on 29 June 2002 for meritorious services.
• Recipient of National Cultural Award-2002 in recognition of achievements in the field of Engineering Profession (Awarded by Federal Minister of Culture, Tourism, Minorities affairs, 23 Sep 2002).
• Recipient of National IT Excellence Award 2002, awarded by Advisor Finance to PM on 4 January 2003.
• Recipient of KC Memorial Academy Award-2003, in recognition of services in the field of Science & Technology, by Blue Angles Eden on the occasion of 14th year of educational services, Feb 2003.
• Associate Member/ Guest Scientist (2nd Time Award), International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, ITALY (2004–2009).
• Authors Shield, awarded by Sindh Education Minister & Pro-Chancellor MUET on the occasion of 7th Convocation, 28 December 2004.
• MARQUIS Who’s Who Scientist Award in Science and Engineering, 2005–2006.
• Recipient of The Millennium Life Time Award during mega event "Jashan-e-Kamal-e-Karkardegi XVITH Star Awards" organised by South Asia Publication. The Millennium Life Time Award and Millennium Gold Medal was presented by Federal Minister for Education Lt.Gen. Javed Ashraf on 25 June 2006.
• Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, by Higher Education Commission, to carry out 1year research work at School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, SOUTHAMPTON, UK, September 2007.
• Recipient, Best Branch Counselor Award, by IEEE RDP Pakistan, in IEEE Pakistan S/GOLD/WIE Congress 2012 in recognition of his research and development activities at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, September 2012.
• Recipient of European Commission StrongTies Erasmus Mundus Visiting Fellowship 2013 at University of Limerick, Ireland.

Book publications

Following is a list of books authored/coauthored or edited by him. ISBN numbers mentioned for further information.

• PC-ANATOMY: An Open Book on Personal Computer Hardware, Troubleshooting & Maintenance, Published by MEHRAN INFOTECH CONSULTANTS, Hyderabad, Pakistan, April 1996, 418 pages. ISBN 978-969-8680-02-2.
• The First Practical Book on Electronic Workshop, published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, Dec 2001, 42 pages. ISBN 978-969-8680-03-9.
• Telemedicine: Modernization and Expansion of Healthcare Systems, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, May 2002, 128 pages. ISBN 978-969-8680-00-8.
• C/C++ for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, June 2002, 330 pages: ISBN 978-969-8680-01-5.
• The Art of Learning C & MS-Access, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, September 2002, 340 pages.
• CompuPedia: The art of living with Computer Technology, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan April 2003, 744 pages. ISBN 978-969-8680-05-3.
• Programming with C & Building Database with Access, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan April 2003, 76 pages. ISBN 978-969-8680-07-7.
• Digital Electronics & Microprocessor Technology, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan June 2003, 244 pages.
• Telecommunication Technology, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan June 2003, 198 pages. ISBN 978-969-8680-08-4.
• Automation and Robotics, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan Oct 2004, 320 pages.
• Microprocessors & Interfacing Techniques, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan Jan 2005, 140 pages. ISBN 978-969-8680-13-8.
• practical Book on Basic Electronics, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan July 2005, 85 pages.
• Digital Media Production, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan Dec. 2005.
• A Practical Book of Amplifiers & Oscillators, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan Dec. 2005,
• A Practical Book on Introduction to Computing, by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, January 2006.
• Infotech Insider, by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Pakistan, May 2006, ISBN 978-969-8680-17-6.
• A Practical Book of Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating System, by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, March 2007.
• A Practical Book of Digital Electronics, Published by Mehran InfoTech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, Jan 2008,
• "Wireless Networks, Information Processing and Systems", CCIS 20, published by Springer Verlag, Germany.
• Career Roadmap Guide for Engineers, recently published, ISBN 978-969-9526-00-8.^[10]
• "Emerging Trends and Applications in Information Communication Technologies", CCIS 281 published by Springer Verlag, Germany (Main Editor). ISBN 978-3-642-28961-3^[11]
• "Wireless Sensor Networks for Developing Countries", CCIS 366 published by Springer Verlag, Germany (Main Editor). ISBN 978-3-642-41053-6.^[12]
• "The First Book of Electronics Workshop: Can’t Beat A Practical Approach! River Publishers, Denmark. ISBN 978-8-793-10247-7.^[13]
• "Communication Technologies, Information Security and Sustainable Development", CCIS 414 published by Springer Verlag, Germany (Main Editor). ISBN (Online) 978-3-319-10986-2 (Print) 978-3-319-10987-9^[14]

Countries Visited

Country ,year, purpose of visit

• United Kingdom, 1984 – 89, For getting postgraduate (PhD) education.

• Switzerland, 1988, To participate in 1st European Conference on Applications of Polar Dielectrics (ECAPD- 88) Zurich.

• France, 1990, To visit Panthéon-Assas University, in Paris, France.

• Italy, 1995, To participate in workshop on “TELEMATICS” at International Centre of Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste.

• Italy, 1997, To carryout research work in microprocessor lab & to attend the International workshop on “TELECOMMUNICATION: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & APPLICATIONS” at ICTP, Trieste.

• United Arab Emirates, 1997, Private visit.

• United Kingdom, 1997, To give presentation on “Recent Developments in PC-based Instrumentation” at Feedback Instruments Plc, Crowborough.

• Malaysia, 1998, To present paper in International Wireless and Telecommunication Symposium (IWTS’98) at Kuala Lumpur.

• Singapore, 1998, To visit school of EEE, Nanyang Technical University.

• United Kingdom, 1998, To present paper in XII EUROSENSORS Conference, held at University of Southampton, UK.

• Italy, 1998, To attend workshops on “Microprocessor-based Real-time Systems” and “VLSI Design Techniques”, at ICTP, Trieste.

• Italy, 2000,To attend workshop on “Mathematical Problems in Image Processing”.

• Italy, 2001, To attend Summer School on “Mathematical Control Theory”.

• USA, 2001, To present paper in IASTED Conference on “Parallel & Distributed Computing & Systems”, Anaheim, California.

• United Kingdom England, 2003, Short visit, Dept of Electronics & Computer Science, University of Southampton, July 2003-Sep 2003.

• China, 2004, To attend and present paper in World Engineers Convention (WEC 2004), Shanghai, 2-06 Nov 2004.

• Thailand, 2004, To visit Asian Institute of Technology(AIT) , Bangkok, Nov 2004.

• UAE, 2005, Invited by Intel Pakistan to attend workshop on “High Performance Computing”, organized by Intel Corporation, March 2004.

• Italy, 2005, To attend School on “Radio Based Computer Networking for Research and Training in Developing Countries”, Feb 2005.

• Netherlands, 2005 Private visit.

• Belgium, 2005, Session Chair in Telemedicine Conference.

• Germany, 2005, To attend training on Leybold Equipment at Leybold Dedatic, June 2005.

• Finland, 2005, To visit Helsinki University of Technology and Nokia R&D Centre, June 2005.

• Sweden, 2005, To attend 13th Nordic Baltic Conference Biomedical Engineering and medical Physics, June 2005.

• Italy, 2007, To attend workshops on “Advanced School in High Performance Computing Tools for e-Science” at ICTP, Trieste, March 2007.

• ENGLAND, 2007 to Sept 2008), To carryout postdoctoral research at the School Of Electronics & Computer Science University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

• Thailand, 2009, To attend workshop on Erasmus Mundus Cooperation Window Project “Mobility for Life”, 12 Aug 2009.

• Denmark, 2010, To attend Postdoctoral Research Programme under Erasmus Mundus external Cooperation Window Project “Mobility for Life”– in cooperation with e-Learning Lab, Aalborg University, Denmark, May–June 2010.

• Italy, 2011, To attend "Workshop on Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks for Environmental Monitoring in Developing Countries" organized jointly by ITU and ICTP, 28 Feb to 11 March 2011.

• Malaysia, 2011, To attend kick-off Meeting of European Commission Erasmus Mundus Project “Strong-Ties” at University of Malaya, 12 Oct-16 Oct 2011.

• Thailand, 2012, To present paper as a key note speaker in 1st International Conference on: 'Mobility for Life: Technology, Telecommunication and Problem Based Learning', 5-7 March 2012.

• Denmark, 2012, Department of Electronics, Aalborg University invited to conduct PhD defence as an external examiner, 25–28 June 2012.

• Spain, 2012, Malaga University, Spain for MOU signing, 30 June 2012.

• Denmark, 2012, To present invited key note paper in ITU/CTIF Conference at CTIF, Aalborg, 07-8 Oct 12.

• Norway, 2012, To witness NOBEL Peace Announcement ceremony, NOBEL Peace Museum Oslo, 12 Oct 2012,

• Ireland, 2013, Erasmus Mundus visiting Fellow at the Department of ECE, University of Limerick, Ireland, Aug13-Oct13,

• UK, 2014, Erasmus Mundus exchange program collaboration, City University London, 26 Feb to 2 March 2014.

• UAE, 2014, Guest Speaker, SZABIST Dubai, 4 March 2014.

• Cyprus, 2014, Erasmus Mundus Selection Committee Meeting, Nicosia, 26–29 March 2014.

• Bahrain, 2014, Guest Speaker, General electric (GE) Bahrain, 30 March 2014

• Ireland, 2014, Invited by University of Limerick, Ireland to conduct PhD examination as an external examiner, 14–16 May 2014

• Lebanon, 2014, Guest Speaker, National Instruments NIDays Conference, Beirut 17 May 2014.

• Turkey, 2014, Private Visit, May, 2014

• Denmark, Invited by Aalborg University as an External PhD examiner in the area of IOT, Oct 02-04, 2014.

• Thailand, To attend kick-off Meeting of European Commission Erasmus Mundus Project LEADERS(- Leading Mobility between Europe and Asia in Developing Engineering Education and ReSearch ), 16-18 Oct, 2014

See also

• Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

References