Biography:
Personal Life and Education:

• Dr. Dinesh K. Anvekar is a distinguished academic and industry professional with extensive experience in research, innovation, and teaching.
• Secured first rank and a state award in 1979 for achieving the highest marks in Electronics among all engineering universities in Karnataka.
• B.E. in Electronics, Bangalore University.
• M.E. in Automation, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
• Ph.D. in Microelectronics, IISc, Bangalore, awarded the Best Thesis Award.

Career:

• Over 16 years of research and development experience at IISc (1982–1998).
• Senior Professor at RNS Institute of Technology (RNSIT), Bengaluru.
• Chief Technology Officer, Lab2Market (IISc startup).
• Director of Research and Development, Vijaya Vittala Institute of Technology (VVIT).
• Director of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Computer Science, CMR Institute of Technology (CMRIT).
• More than 18 years of teaching experience at IISc and other institutions.

Research Area:
• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Artificial Intelligence
• Embedded Systems
• Intelligent Automation
• Internet of Things (IoT)

Awards and recognitions/ Positions held:

• Led innovation initiatives at Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab.
• Certified Six Sigma Black Belt by Honeywell and the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
• Mentored over 300 Six Sigma Green Belt projects.
• Holder of 15 U.S. patents issued through IBM Solutions Research Center, AT&T Bell Labs, Lotus Interworks, and Nokia Research Center, Finland.
• Filed 100 patents in India within a span of 10 months (September 2014 – June 2015).
• Authored a book and published more than 55 technical research papers.
• Supervised over 40 undergraduate and postgraduate engineering projects and research students.
• Best Ph.D. Thesis Award from the Indian Institute of Science.
• Invention Report Awards from Nokia Research Center, Finland.
• Lucent Technologies (Bell Labs) Award for contributions to the Bell Labs Technical Journal.
• KAAS Young Scientist Award, Karnataka, India.
• Fellow, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE).
• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).