Academic Qualifications:

1. Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Electronics & Communication Engineering from University of Jodhpur (now known as Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur), 1978.

2. Completed BARC Training School, 22nd Batch, Bombay.

3. PhD in Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur (formerly University of Jodhpur), awarded in 2004.

   Thesis Title: Natural Language Processing for Word Sense Disambiguation and Information Extraction.

Awards & Memberships in Professional Research Institutions:

1. Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (FIE, No. F-0184469), India.

2. ACM Senior Membership Award  (See List: Pg. 2, S.no.22)

3. Senior Member, IEEE, USA. (Link to certificate)

4. Eminent Engineer's Award, awarded at the 23rd National Convention of Computer Engineers, Dec. 7-8, 2008, by the Computer Engineering Division Board, Jodhpur Local Center, The Institution of Engineers (India). (Link to certificate)

5. Eminent Engineer's Award, awarded at the 25th National Convention of Computer Engineers, Feb. 4-6, 2011, by the Computer Engineering Division Board, Udaipur Local Center, The Institution of Engineers (India).  (Link to certificate)

6. M.S. Ramanujam Memorial Lecture Award, awarded at the 27th National Convention of Computer Engineers, Feb. 4-5, 2013, by the Rajasthan State Centre, The Institution of Engineers (India). (Link to certificate)

7. Member of ISTE (Indian Society for Technical Education).