Dharmsinh Desai University | Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering

If we take note of the important turning points in history, the advent of computers would surely be on the top of the list. Computers continue to have a significant impact on the way we look at the world; and people well-versed in them, remain in great demand. To fulfil that requirement, the Department of Computer Engineering was established in the year 1985 with a Bachelor's Degree Course in Computer Engineering.

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The Department - At a Glance

Student-centric Approach

It has evolved a comprehensive student-centric approach designed to add significant value to the learner in an integrated manner through lab sessions, assignments, training seminars, projects and independent study

Competition Participation

There is a quantum value addition through participation of students and faculty members in various technical events organized at the national and international levels.

For more details refer the achievements section.

Internships

The students carry out their final semester internship in major software companies and organizations like IIT Bombay, Tata Research Development and Design Centre Pune, ISRO, PRL, IPR, Amazon, TCS, Infosys, Tech-Mahindra, Capgemini etc.

Alumni

Our alumni have been working in leading multinational and national companies such as Google -Mountain View, California, USA, Microsoft research-Seattle, WA, USA, Microsoft research –India, Visa, Tata Honeywell, Amazon-USA, Amazon India, Directi, Cisco, HP, Intel, IBM, Accenture-USA and others, both in India and abroad.

For more details refer the achievements section.

Updated Curriculum

Experts from reputed industries, academic institutes and research organisations like IIMA, ISRO, PRL, TCS etc. give their suggestions and feedback for curriculum updates

Expert Lectures & Workshops

Under the umbrella of Computer Society of India (CSI), Google Developer Club(GDC) and Microsoft Student Partner Club(MSP), the department has organised many expert lectures, and conducted workshops and seminars for students' development.

The student branch of CSI started in the year 2005, has already won the best regional branch award in Region III (Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan states) for the years 2008-09, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16 and 2017-2019.
The faculty co-ordinator of CSI has been awarded the 'Young member active participation award for the year 2011-12', 'Longest continuous SBC awards‟ for the year 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16 and 2019-2020.

Placements

The department has strong tie-ups with various industries across the country - resulting in better campus placements. Some of the major recruiters include Amazon, TCS, Infosys, Tech-Mahindra, Capgemini, IBM, Cognizant, Accenture, Zeus learning, Zensar, Infibeam, Cybage,Inforstretch, openXL, streebo, Synoverge, PCS, KPIT Cummins, eInfochips, Crest Data Systems, Shipment, C-SAM etc.

Social Responsibility

The department has also contributed to the society by doing community services like

Conducting several batches covering topics on internet, accounting using TALLY, Photoshop & Page Maker for SEWA (Self Employment Women Association) without charging any fees from the participants
Offering computer and internet education to hearing & speech impaired students of Badhir Vidyalaya, Nadiad; girls of Hindu Anathashram, Nadiad; women of Saloon village and school teachers & students of D. P. Desai School, Nadiad

Head Profile

Dr. C.K.Bhensdadia, is Heading the department since 1st Jan, 2004, and is one of the 15 members of All India Board of Information Technology Education (AICTE, Government of India) and is the only member from the state of Gujarat. He plays key role in curriculum design of various universities. He has contributed significantly towards projects for rural development for Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and IT, Government of India and has also worked for consultancy project of a European country. He is with the department as a faculty since 1990 and was a student from 1986-90, in the first B.Tech. Computer Engineering batch of the university.

Facilities

Computing facilities in the department include 6 computer laboratories, which remain available to the students round-the-clock on need basis.

1. System Programming Lab

2. Advanced Computing Lab

3. Multimedia & Internet Lab

4. Web Development Lab

5. Hardware Lab

6. Microprocessor Lab

The department has "Param Shavak" super computer facility which is provided by GUJCOST and CDAC to carry out research in the area of high performance computing.

PARAM Shavak provides computational resource with advanced technologies to perform high-end computations to address and catalyze the research using modelling, simulation and data analysis.

The system consists of 2 multicore CPUs each with minimum 12 cores along with two accelerator cards. The system is available as a server in table top mode.

It is also equipped with HP Proliant ML G6 servers, DELL PowerEdge servers and IBM servers which runs on Linux-based server operating systems with other open source softwares.

These servers are connected to the internet & intranet through manageable switches (100/1000 Mbps) of Ethernet & fibre optic cables.

The Department had managed the internet connectivity, intranet connectivity and firewall of the university from January 1997 to December 2015.

Faculty Members

With a fast-evolving area and curricula, the faculty members at the computer department has the twin responsibility of adapting fast to the new concepts as well as guiding the students. The esteemed faculty members include

Dr. C. K. Bhensdadia

Professor & Head

PhD, M.Tech (IIT-B)

Experience: 35 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4755019014

ckbhensdadia@ddu.ac.in

Dr. Brijesh S. Bhatt

Professor

PhD(IIT-B)

Experience: 24 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4755535580

brij.ce@ddu.ac.in

Dr. Bhavika M. Gambhava

Associate Professor

PhD

Experience: 20 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4760932579

bhavika.ce@ddu.ac.in

Dr. Apurva A. Mehta

Associate Professor

PhD

Experience: 14 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4758321939

apurvamehta.ce@ddu.ac.in

Dr. Jatayu H. Baxi

Associate Professor

PhD

Experience: 14 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4757082412

jatayubaxi.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Mrudang T. Mehta

Associate Professor

PhD(Pursuing),M.Tech(IIT-R)

Experience: 24 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4755811444

mrudang.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Prashant M. Jadav

Associate Professor

PhD(Pursuing)

Experience: 23 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4756398406

pmj.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Parag H Dave

Assistant Professor

Experience: 29 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: -4758788247

paragdaveofficial@gmail.com

Prof. Jigar M. Pandya

Assistant Professor

PhD(Pursuing), (4 years at Reston, VA. U.S.A.)

Experience: 19 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4759924911

(4 years at Reston, VA. U.S.A.)

jigarpandya.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Siddharth P. Shah

Assistant Professor

PhD(Pursuing)

Experience: 19 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4757920117

siddharth.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Ami M. Shah

Assistant Professor

M.Tech

Experience: 18 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4760387740

amigandhi.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Ashish K. Gor

Assistant Professor

PhD(Pursuing)

Experience: 16 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4761221531

ashishgor.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Ankit P. Vaishnav

Assistant Professor

PhD(Pursuing)

Experience: 15 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4762118883

ankitvaishnav.ce@ddu.ac.in

Dr. Shaifali P. Malukani

Assistant Professor

PhD

Experience: 14 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4761820225

shaifalimalukani.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Niyati J. Buch

Assistant Professor

PhD(Pursuing)

Experience: 12 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4761096046

niyatibuch.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Neha Fotedar

Assistant Professor

PhD(Pursuing)

Experience: 7 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-10528823151

nehafotedar.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Varalakshmi Iyer

Assistant Professor

PhD(Pursuing)

Experience: 4 year

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-10526817451

varalakshmiiyer.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Shital D. Pathar

Assistant Professor

PhD(Pursuing)

Experience: 8 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-43358224830

shitalpathar.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Chintan R. Chatterjee

Assistant Professor

PhD(Pursuing)

Experience: 3 year

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-43358224558

chintanchatterjee.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Jignesh K. Shah

Assistant Professor

PhD(Pursuing)

Experience: 3 year

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-43358224551

jigneshshah.ce@ddu.ac.in

Prof. Preeti Sharma

Assistant Professor

PhD(Pursuing)

Experience: 3 years

preetisharma.ce@ddu.ac.in

Dr. Purvi Bhensdadia

Assistant Professor

PhD

Experience: 2 Years

AICTE Faculty ID: 1-43371739790

purvibhensdadia.ce@ddu.ac.in

Non Teaching Staff

Mr. Rajesh Desai

Lab Assistant

Diploma

Experience: 28 Years

desairajesh410@gmail.com

Ms. Pooja Patel

Computer Operator

M.E.

Experience: 9 Years

pooja.ce@ddu.ac.in

Mr. Sanjay Bhimani

Computer Operator

M.E.

Experience: 10 Years

sanjaybhimani.ce@ddu.ac.in

Programmes

B.Tech. in Computer Engineering
Syllabus

M.Tech. in Computer Engineering
Syllabus

Doctoral Programme
list of guides and current scholars

Board of Studies

The Computer Engineering Department is governed by a board of studies which includes:

Dr. C. K. Bhensdadia

Chairman, B.O.S., Dept. of Computer Engg,
DDU, Nadiad

Dr. Shashikant Sharma

Senior Scientist,
SAC, ISRO, Ahmedabad

Mr. Nikunj Patel

Director, TechSmith,
Ahmedabad

Dr. Brijesh Bhatt

Professor, Dept. of Computer Engg,
DDU, Nadiad

Dr. Jatayu H. Baxi

Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Engg,
DDU, Nadiad

Dr. Bhavika Gambhava

Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Engg,
DDU, Nadiad