Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering

Dr. Manoj Kumar Gopaliya, a Mechanical Engineering graduate from Government Engineering College Jagdalpur, has completed his PG and Ph.D. from the coveted Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in the field of Fluid Mechanics.

Dr. Gopaliya is currently working on research problems related to multi-modal slurry flows and the effect of nano-particles on the performance of heat exchangers and guiding 5 Ph.D. students on related topics.

Dr. Gopaliya is an active researcher in the field of Fluid Mechanics and its applications for more than 17 years and has published 19 quality publications with 300+ citations apart from completing one sponsored research project worth more than 15 lacs. He has also served at many Academic Administrative Positions in his long academic career.

Dr. Gopaliya has also organized two AICTE sponsored FDPs under ATAL FDP Scheme. He is also actively contributing in the field of Innovation and entrepreneurship as well.

Currently, Dr. Gopaliya is working as Professor in the Department of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering and Dean-Academic Affairs at The NorthCap University Gurugram.

Dr. Vaishali Sahu is an Engineering Professional with an overall experience of 15 + Years in Academics and Research in the field of Civil Engineering. She has obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (Hons.) from SGSITS, Indore and Master’s in Environmental Engineering from IIT Roorkee. She has done her Ph.D. from The NorthCap University, Gurgaon.

Her area of specialization is waste and resource management, sustainable waste management, water and waste water treatment processes, recycle and reuse potential. She has published over 33 research papers in reputed peer reviewed National and International journals, 1 book and more than 18 research papers in conference proceedings. She is serving as a reviewer to various reputed International Journals. She has supervised 3 PhD thesis and 18 MTech dissertation and over 20 B.Tech projects in the area of sustainable waste management, water resource management, pollution and control, environmental geotechnology. She is currently guiding 4 PhD Scholars at NCU.

Dr. Sahu has completed one DST funded project titled, “Experimental and Numerical Study of Single Pile Capacity Adjacent to Existing Buried Pipe System” in 2019 with the sanctioned cost of Rs. 25.41 lakhs. Apart from teaching and research, Dr. Sahu is contributing to the social community services at large. She believes that volunteering in community service offers us with the prospect to become active members of our community and has a long-term, encouraging impact on society at large. She is making efforts to develop a community of caring and committed individuals at NCU.

Prof. Swaran Ahuja received his BTech (Electrical Engg.), MTech (Electronics & Comm. Engg.). & PhD (Digital Signal Processing – 1980) degrees, all from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Since then he has worked in various industries including Avionics, Telecom and IT. His main areas of specialization have been Wireless Communications and while working in the industry, he has handled several R&D Projects related to Telecom and IT.

A number of products and systems developed by him have been commercialized. A few examples are, Radio, Telephone Systems, Synthesized Land Mobile Radios, Radio Direction Finding Systems, Mobile Communication Systems, Wireless based Data Acquisition & Processing Systems, Point-to-Point Microwave Systems, VSAT Systems & High Speed Radio Modems etc. He has also designed several large Telecom & IT projects with nationwide installations. His current areas of interest are Wireless LANs, Software Defined Radios, and Digital Signal Processing. He has published a number of papers in international journals and participated in and organized several technology conferences.

He has been HOD (ECE Dept.) & Dean (Academics) and currently is Academic Advisor at The NorthCap University. He oversees academic and student development-related activities and initiatives towards keeping NorthCap University among the best in the state & the country.

Dr. Vandana Khanna is a seasoned academician with over 22 years of experience in industry, teaching, and research. She began her career in the VLSI industry, working with Motorola India Pvt. Ltd and Freescale Semiconductor Ltd., contributing to wireless projects and earning three Bravo Awards for excellence. Since joining The NorthCap University in 2009, she has significantly contributed to its academic and research ecosystem. She currently serves as Associate Professor in MDE department and Dy Dean (PhD Program). In her leadership role, she is actively involved in mentoring research scholars, strengthening the doctoral program, improving academic quality, and promoting a vibrant research ecosystem across departments.

Dr. Khanna has supervised 3 PhD theses, 15 M.Tech dissertations, and numerous B.Tech projects; currently, 5 PhD scholars are working under her guidance. She has over 50 publications, including SCI/Scopus-indexed papers, conference papers, and book chapters, and holds several patents, with a German patent granted in 2024. She also completed an international project on Smart Waste Management, funded by the Cintana Research Committee. Her interests include VLSI Design, IoT, Soft Computing, and Photovoltaic Modeling, and she has led curriculum and lab development for the VLSI specialization.

Dr. Khanna established and leads the Tinkering Lab at NCU, driving innovation through VC-funded projects like lab automation, a Medicine Pill Organizer, and the eSaviour AI drone. Her student teams have won top prizes for projects like EduBot, Carbon Emissions Calculator, 1x3 Router, and AgroBot, and have excelled in events like GRIDTECH, HackUtsav, and IEI-led conclaves. Dr. Khanna has initiated several impactful programs, including industry-academia collaborations, internship programs, FDPs, and technical conclaves. She also founded the Institution of Engineers India (IEI) Students’ Chapter and the Chetna Club, a student-driven social initiative. Her contributions have earned her several awards, including the Academia Excellence Award 2024–25 and Recognition Award 2023 by IEI, Best Teacher Award, Best Research Paper Award, and Star Performer Award by NCU. She also holds Elite+Silver NPTEL certifications and has completed multiple VLSI and programming certifications.

A proactive and passionate professional, Dr. Vandana Khanna continues to lead with purpose, driving excellence in research, academics, and student empowerment at The NorthCap University.

Dr. Singh has completed his Ph.D. from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology in the area of Advanced Manufacturing i.e. “Microwave processing of metal-ceramic composite castings”. Dr. Singh has more than 9 years of Academic and Industrial experience.

Dr. Singh’s fields of research include microwave materials processing, development of composites (MMC’s, PMC’s and CMC’s), casting, and welding. Dr. Singh has more than 25 SCI/SCIE/Scopus papers in various reputed international journals including ASME, ELSEVIER, TAYLOR & FRANCIS, SAGE, EMERALD, etc. with overall impact factor of more than 50. Dr Singh has authored more than 5 book chapters and one edited book on “Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing Methods and Technologies” with Taylor & Francis Group. Dr. Singh has presented two research papers in the international conferences held at Padova, Italy (HES16), which was sponsored by DST under International Travel Scheme and Romania which was sponsored by DST Haryana. Dr. Satnam research work has received more than 850 citation and has H-index of 15.

Dr. Singh has applied for 4 patents in the field of metal-ceramic composite castings, automation and innovative product development. Presently, he is working in the domain of product design and development and developing modules on “Design Thinking” approach. Dr. Singh is presently guiding two PhD scholars at The NorthCap University.

Prof. Anjali Garg did her B.E. from C.R.State College of Engg. Murthal, Sonepat, MD University, M.Tech. from Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi University and Ph.D. in Intelligent Control on Induction Generators, from NIT Kurukshetra. A specialist in control and instrumentation, Dr Anjali Garg has guided several projects based on machines, control and fuzzy logic. She has contributed significantly to the development of various Courses and labs. She has a total teaching experience of 27 years including 22 years of rich experience with NCU. Her areas of interest are Control system, Electrical machines, Artificial Intelligence, Wind energy, Solar energy and its control. She had done various government funded and VC Innovation fund projects making total funding amount to 60 Lakhs. She had also filed many patents out of which few had been under final stages. She had published many papers in National and International Journal and conferences. She is guiding Ph.D. scholars in diverse fields.

Dr Mona Aggarwal is working as associate professor with the MDE deptt of the Northcap University. She has done her Ph.D. from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), University of Delhi, New Delhi in the field of Wireless Communication. During the course of her Ph.D, she worked as a full time research scholar at NSIT, New Delhi and has more than 17 years of teaching experience. She is member of various technical societies like IEEE- Institution of electrical & electronics Engineers and SPIE- international professional society for optics and photonics technology. She has published more than 65 research papers in various journals/conferences of international repute. She was awarded with postdoc travel mobility grant of 1000 Euros to visit the Technical University of Munich, Germany in Oct, 2015. Currently she is guiding six PhD scholars and five of her research scholars have been awarded with their PhD degrees. Her research interests are optical wireless communication, cooperative communication, indoor visible light communication systems and energy harvesting techniques for IOT devices.

Dr Pooja Sabherwal has done her Ph.D in the field of ECG Signal Processing. For her MTech, she did her thesis on VHDL Modelling and Simulation of FFT/IFFT Processor and has teaching experience of more than 17 years. She has guided eight MTech dissertations and several BTech projects based on, IoT, Verilog, VHDL Modelling, Embedded Systems, Signal Processing. Currently, she is guiding six PhD scholars in the field of Signal and Image processing, Energy Harvesting, Internet of Things and cloud computing.

 

She has published more than 30 research papers in national and international conferences and SCI journals. She is awarded one German patent and two patents are published under her name. Her area of interest are ECG Signal Analysis, Embedded systems, Signal Processing, Filter Design and Anlaysis, Wavelet Transform, Internet of Things, Energy Harvesting for IOT devices. She was awarded best paper award in ICEIT conference on advances in mobile communications, networking and computing held on 16-17 April , 2015. She is a life member of the Indian Society for Technical Engineers and an active member of IEEE Society. She is selected as Women in Signal Processing for IEEE Signal processing society, Delhi Chapter. She has completed the project of Rs 18.15 Lakhs funded by Department of Science & technology, Government of India. Dr Sabherwal has been awarded as Mentor Innovation Ambassador by Ministry of Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education, India. She is actively involved in counselling and guiding students for entrepreneurship activities. She has been also awarded as innovation ambassador by Ministry of Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education, India. Many students have won the laurels in Toycathon 2021, Smart India hackathon 2022, Innothon 2021 under her guidance.

Dr Sabherwal is Programme Coordinator(B.Tech ECE) and Department coordinator. She has contributed significantly in the development of the Department’s laboratories and lab manuals. She is handling various responsibilities in University. She is faculty advisor of Sapient Club and SPIE society. Many events/workshops/ guest lectures/webinars for the Sapient Club and SPIE society are conducted under her mentorship.

Dr. Anmol Bhatia is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, Haryana, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi Technological University, Delhi, with his research focused on friction stir welding of carbon steels. With over 13 years of rich academic experience, Dr. Bhatia has authored more than 30 research publications in Scopus, Web of Science and other peer reviewed indexed journals and conferences. His areas of expertise span advanced manufacturing, quality engineering, project management, and sustainable production systems.

He is currently guiding six Ph.D. scholars in interdisciplinary research areas, including AI-enabled risk modeling, lean manufacturing integration, process optimization, and operations management. He has also supervised numerous M.Tech and undergraduate projects, several of which have earned awards at institutional and regional levels.

Dr. Bhatia is also deeply committed to digital pedagogy and has developed multiple full-length e-learning courses for national platforms. These include subjects such as Engineering Graphics, Workshop Technology, Engineering Mechanics, and Business Mathematics, aligned with AICTE and UGC curricula. Dr. Bhatia has qualified the GATE examination with an All-India Rank of 315. He is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and a Professional Member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

In addition to his teaching and research contributions, Dr. Bhatia is actively involved in academic administration, curriculum development, and student mentorship. His commitment to innovation in education and research continues to make a significant impact in the engineering academic community.

Dr. Akanksha Mathur is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Selection grade) at NCU. After completing her doctoral research work from IIT Delhi, she joined the university in July 2017. Her doctoral research work was on compartment fire dynamics. She worked as Senior Research Fellow in the project funded by BARC, India. She obtained her M. Tech. in Thermal Engineering from IIT Delhi and B.tech in Mechanical Engineering from Govt Engineering College, Ujjain. She has several national and international publications in journals, conference proceedings and as a book chapter. She is a life member of Combustion institute – Indian Section and ISHRAE. She has supervised two Phd students, 4 M.Tech thesis disseratation and 15 B.Tech. projects. Currently, she is guiding two PhD students. Her areas of interest include Heat transfer, HVAC, CFD, Combustion, Fire dynamics, Fire protection engineering, Renewable energy, sustainable manufacturing, sustainability, and waste management.

Dr. Roshan Raman is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NorthCap University since July 2017. He has completed his Ph.D. degree in the area of alternative fuels and IC engines from Delhi Technological University (previously DCE). He has more than 9 years of teaching and research experience. He is a Member of the SAE and ASME professional society. His area of interest is thermal engineering, IC engines, alternative fuels, HMT, RAC and renewable energy. He has supervised 1 M.Tech. thesis and 12 B.Tech projects in various domains of mechanical engineering. He has published 15 journal articles, 3 book chapters, and 1 book. He is Editor in various reputed journals such as Frontiers in Energy Research (SCI), Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E (SCI), Heat Engines (specialty section of Frontiers in Thermal Engineering), International Journal of Transportation Engineering and Technology (IJTET), and International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD). ORCID ID:0000-0002-8567-4412; Scopus Author ID:57210530861

Dr. Anu Tonk is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) at The NorthCap University, Gurugram. She received her PhD degree in Electronics Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi in 2020. She was a Senior Research Fellow from 2019-2020 and Junior Research Fellow from 2017-2019 at Jamia Millia Islamia, while working towards her PhD. Dr. Anu has also completed a PGDip. in Data Science & AI from IIIT Delhi in 2022. She received the M.Tech degree in Electronics (VLSI Design) from YMCA University of Science & Technology, Faridabad in 2015 and B. Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering from ASET, Amity University, Noida, in 2012. She is the author and co-author of various papers published in international journals (SCI & Scopus) and conference proceedings. Dr. Anu is a member of the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society (RAS), IEEE Electron Devices Society, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.

Academic Achievements:

• Awarded Senior Research Fellowship by University Grants Commission from 2019-2020.


• Awarded Junior Research Fellowship by University Grants Commision from 2017-2019.


• Awarded Dean's Merit based Scholarship for academic performance by YMCAUST, Faridabad.


• Awarded Merit based Scholarship for academic performance by ASET, Amity University, Noida


• Awarded Best Project Trainee Award, 2011 (for industrial training project) by ASET, Amity University, Noida.

Dr. Aman Garg has obtained his B.Tech. (Hons.) in Civil Engineering from DCRUST Murthal in 2014, and M.Tech. (Structural Engineering) in 2016 from NIT Kurukshetra. After that he has earned his Ph.D. from NIT Kurukshetra in December 2021. During that tenure, Dr. Aman has carried out the analysis of laminated composite and sandwich structures under hygrothermal conditions.

After submitting his Ph.D. In July 2021, he worked as project employee in Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur from July 2021 to January 2022. Dr. Garg works in the field of mechanics of advanced materials. His area of interest are mechanics of laminated composites and sandwich structures, functionally graded structures, metal foam core structures, and CNT reinforced composites. Currently he is working on the machine learning assisted analysis of advanced composites. Dr. Aman has authored several papers in SCI/SCIE indexed journals in collaborations with various prestigious institutes located in India and abroad. He is also the reviewer of several journals, prominent being composite structures, waves in random and complex media, archives of applied mechanics etc.

Prior to joining NCU, Prof. Amitava Sen Gupta superannuated from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi in March 2015 as its Acting Director, holding the position of Scientist-H/Outstanding Scientist. He also headed the Time & Frequency Standards Division at NPL. He is an expert in the areas of Radio and Atmospheric Physics; Electronics; Atomic Physics; and Time and Frequency Standards. With over 35 years of research experience, his major contributions include design and development of India’s first and one of the world’s most accurate primary atomic clocks, known as the ‘Cesium Fountain’ and the development of the prototype of a space qualified Rubidium Clock for ISRO. He has recently initiated research and development on single trapped Yb ion based optical frequency standards at NPL. He has also developed India’s first satellite based standard time broadcasts using the domestic INSAT satellites. Prof Sen Gupta was a member of the first and second Indian Antarctic Expeditions in 1981-82, where he performed experiments related to upper atmospheric radio propagation and Ozone studies. Subsequently, he was the leader of a 100 member team of the Eighth Indian Antarctic Expedition in 1988-89 setting up the permanent Indian Antarctic station ‘Maitri’.

Prof. Sen Gupta is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Fellow of the Institution of Electronic and Telecom Engineers (IETE), Fellow of the Metrology Society of India (MSI) and a Senior Member of the IEEE, USA. He received the O P Bhasin Award for Science and Technology (2002) for his significant contributions in the field of Electronics and Information Technology. He received NCERT’s National Science Talent Search Scholarship for his UG, PG and PhD studies at the University of Delhi. Presently, Prof Sen Gupta is the President of the MSI and is the Editor-in chief of MAPAN – Journal of Metrology Society of India.

Dr. H M Gupta has served as a professor & former HOD in Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT, Delhi for 40 years. He had been a Chair Professor and an Emeritus Professor. Currently,
he is holding Adjunct Professorial positions at Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu and Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior.
Prof. Gupta held full time faculty appointments at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. He has been visiting professor at University of Maryland, College Park, USA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, SKK University, Suwon, South Korea, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland and several British Universities.
His academic and research interests are Information and Communication Systems, Mobile Computing and Networks, Multimedia Information Processing and Photonic Information Systems and Networks. He is a Fellow of ICEIT, Fellow of IETE, Fellow of Institution of Engineers,
and Fellow of CSI. He has been the Vice-President of Systems Society of India, Chairman of Data Communication Division of CSI, President of Information and Communication Division of Indian Science Congress Association, and a founder member of Association for Security of Information Systems (ASIS).
Currently, he is President of Institution of Communication Engineers and Information Technologists (ICEIT). He was a Member of the Board of Governors of IIT, Delhi. He served on
various national committees including committee to establish ERNET in the country, Networking Committee of NMEICT (Ministry of HRD), Human Resource Development Committee of Department of Electronics and information Technology (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology), DST Committee for Networking Research and
Educational Institutions etc.

Dr. Jasbir Singh Saini is Professor and Chairman, Electrical Engg. Dept. and Dean, Faculty of Engg. & Tech. at D.C.R. Univ. of Sci. & Tech. (DCRUST – A Univ. of Govt. of Haryana), Murthal, Sonipat, Haryana (India). He held several administrative positions, taught about 25 courses at G.N. Engg. College, Ludhiana, Punjab; Punjab Engg. College, Chandigarh; NITTTR, Chandigarh; N.I.T., Hamirpur (H.P.) and had a brief stint at industry (D.C.M. Engg. Products, Ropar, Punjab, India). Dr. Saini is B.Sc. Engg. (Elect. Engg.) (SILVER Medalist) from G.N. Engg. College, Ludhiana (Punjab) under Punjab Univ., Chandigarh; M.Tech. (topper in Branch) in Control Engg. & Instrumentation from Electrical Engg. Dept., Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.), N. Delhi, India, and Ph.D. in Intelligent Control Techniques & Applications from M.D. Univ., Rohtak, Haryana, India under the guidance of Dr. M. Gopal (I.I.T., N. Delhi) & Dr. A.P. Mittal (NSIT, N. Delhi). He has over 90 research papers published including in IEEE and SCI-indexed Journals, such as IEEE Trans. on Industry Applications, Journal of Instrument Society of India, IETE Journal of Research, Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), Applied Soft Computing Journal, IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, etc. He is Reviewer for IEEE Journals & Confs., Elsevier Journals, etc. Awarded Systems Society of India’s High Quality Presentation Award and Certificate of Merit by Institution of Engineers, he Guided 8 Ph.D.s., approx. 45 M.Tech. Dissertations; executed 3 AICTE-Sponsored and 2 state-sponsored projects and indigenously developed Experimental Kits, 3 phase loading rheostat & a Pilot Plant. Awarded Nation Builder Award by Rotary Int. and Teacher’s Appreciation Award by Rotary Club of Sonipat, he has been Key Note Speaker and Session Chairman at various conferences. Drenched with responsibility, integrity and a vision of inclusive growth, he steered Dept. of Elect. Engg. at DCRUST for more than a decade. His administrative prowess is reflected in start of two M.Tech. programmes and NBA-accreditation of B.Tech. programme under his stewardship. He conducted several FDPs and STCs; his Intensive Workshops & talks on The Art & Science of Learning, Teaching & Research; Work Culture & Work Therapy; Soft Computing; Genetic Algorithms; Fuzzy Logic & Selftuning Control; Chaotic Systems; Modern Optimization Algorithms; etc. have been well-received. He designed approx. 40 courses in emerging areas, reviewed books by renowned authors published by international publishers & contributed Book Chapters of int. publications, edited several Conf. Proceedings and drafted Lab manuals.

Professor Dr. R K Mittal , Former Director of BITS-Pilani and Former Vice Chancellor is an academic leader of eminence, who has championed higher education as a learned academician and able administrator for the past 40 years. Prof. Dr. R K Mittal received BE (honours) in 1973 and ME degree from BITS-Pilani in 1975, and a PhD degree in software engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani. He obtained highest rank in order of merit in ME degree programme and was awarded institute’s gold medal. He joined academics at BITS and had been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the last four decades. He has guided several MTech dissertation and PhD students. He is the founding member of the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems at BITS Pilani. Prof. Dr. R K Mittal has attended national and international conferences, presented/published numerous papers in reputed journals and authored several books on robotics.,.” We welcome him to the Joy University as Advisor to Chancellor with a hope to build on the Joy University’s academic momentum and lead it to greater achievements.