Prof. Sharda Vashisth is serving as the Deputy Dean for International Affairs, in addition to heading the Multidisciplinary Engineering Department. She is a self-directed, action-oriented professional with 28 years of experience in education with high energy, enabling maximum and efficient work under pressure. Seven times “Best Teacher” awardee, Prof. Sharda Vashisth, is dedicated, resourceful and a goal-driven educator with a solid commitment to the social and academic growth and development of every student.

She has been instrumental in setting up the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) Lab in association with ISRO and is working on various projects with ISRO scientists. She has mentored a research project funded by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India. She has authored a book titled Digital Electronics and Devices which is helpful in setting up the foundation for ECE and CSE design engineers.

She has guided four PhD scholars and is currently guiding 8 more. She has published 80+ research papers in international journals and conferences and has chaired technical sessions in various IEEE and springer conferences and has been the technical program committee member of various conferences. She holds 12 patents, either published or granted in her name.

She has been pivotal in advancing NCU’s global relations, having signed MoUs with over 30 universities. In a short span of time, she has actively facilitated opportunities for more than 50 students to study a semester, participate in 4-8 week internships & research, engage in immersion programs, pursue accelerated master’s programs, and obtain fully funded master’s degrees at international partner universities. She continually creates new opportunities for NCU students and faculty.