Dr. Milind Pande is the Pro Vice Chancellor at MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU) in Pune, India. He has over thirty years of experience in academia and has contributed significantly to areas such as wireless technology, technology transfers, mobile education, and ICT innovations.

Dr. Pande has been actively involved in global initiatives, including faculty and student exchange programmes and international collaborations. He played a key role in the development of Robocon, an international robotics event that began in India in 2005.

Dr. Pande holds two Doctorates (PhDs): one in International Trade and another in Wireless Technology. He also holds a triple Master's degree in Electronics (ME), Marketing (MBA), and Personnel Management (MPM). 

He is a recipient of the Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship from the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, focusing on Telecom Technology Transfer, particularly in rural education under the "Providing Urban Opportunities in Rural Areas (PURA)" project led by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Dr. Pande has co-authored the textbook titled Next Generation Mobile Communications – Mobile, Infra Technology, Management, and Data, published by McGraw-Hill Education. He has published over 70 research papers and holds 10 internationally and nationally granted patents. 

Notable projects Dr. Pande has worked on include the Hybrid Hexagonal Energy Efficient (H2E2) Wireless Sensor Network for Precision Agriculture, Mobile-Based Attendance System, M-Agri System, Mobile Health, and the Highway Traffic Management System. These projects focus on applying technology to enhance sectors such as agriculture, health, education, and infrastructure.

Dr. Milind has been involved in international collaborations and has visited countries like the USA, UK, Singapore, Switzerland, and Egypt, where he participated in technology transfers, faculty exchanges, and university collaborations. He is a member of the Telecom Advisory Council (TAC) under the Ministry of IT & Telecommunications, Government of India, and serves on the UGC Expert Committee.

He has led various innovation-focused programmes such as the Smart India Hackathon and the Research, Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship (RIDE) Conclave.

Dr. Pande has received numerous awards for his contributions in education, research, and technology. He was honoured with the VASVIK Industrial Research Scientist Award in 2021 for his work in ICT. He has also been recognised with the Accredited Management Teacher (AMT) certification by AIMA, New Delhi, for his work in Management of Technology and Innovation.

He received the Best Business School Leadership Award from the Dewang Mehta Business School Awards in 2011. Dr. Pande was recognised for Excellence in Education by ASSOCHAM and Balbharti Academy, New Delhi, in 2012. He also received the Cyber Crime Helpline Award in 2016. He has served as a Special Jury Member for the Accenture Innovation Challenge Award in Bangalore, India, and received the Jewel in the Crown of MIT Award from the then Minister for Home Affairs in New Delhi. In recognition of his teaching excellence, he was also awarded the Ideal Teacher Award by the Minister for Finance and Planning, Government of Maharashtra.

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