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Dr. Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre is a distinguished academician and researcher, renowned for his contributions to the fields of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Electronics Engineering from Amravati University, followed by a Master's degree and Ph.D. in Engineering from NMIMS University Mumbai, India.
Currently serving as the Dean of Research and Development and a Professor at Thakur College of Engineering and Technology, Dr. Dongre possesses over 26 years of invaluable teaching experience. His primary research interests lie in antenna design, molecular communication, and wireless communication technologies.
Dr. Dongre is deeply committed to fostering research excellence, evident through his role as a recognized Ph.D. guide at the University of Mumbai, where he mentors seven doctoral candidates. He has also demonstrated his innovative prowess by securing three patents in India for his groundbreaking work in his field.
As a principal investigator, Dr. Dongre has spearheaded numerous research projects funded by esteemed institutions such as DST, AICTE, and the University of Mumbai, showcasing his leadership and expertise in driving impactful research initiatives.
Beyond academia, Dr. Dongre serves as a technical advisor for three industries, leveraging his insights to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical applications. Furthermore, his talents extend to the realm of performing arts, where he has garnered acclaim and awards for his performances in Marathi, Hindi, and English dramas.
Dr. Dongre's organizational acumen is evident through his successful coordination of seven conferences and leadership in 24 training programs and workshops, reflecting his dedication to advancing both academic and practical domains. His multifaceted expertise and unwavering commitment to excellence make him a valuable asset to the academic and research community.
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Detailed CV
Academic Qualification:
B E Industrial Electronics Engineering, Amravati University.
M. Tech. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Ph. D. (Engineering) from NMIMS University Mumbai.
Work Experience (Teaching ): 26 years of teaching experience
Area of specialization:
Antenna design
Wireless communication
Molecular communication
Patent Granted: 3 Patents
Dr. Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, Dr. B. K. Mishra, and Anuja Keni, “A method for frequency reconfiguration by helical antenna loaded in a pentagonal cavity and antenna thereof” Indian patent No. 382090, Date of Grant November 18, 2021, application number 201621003790 Filed on February 3, 2016, Published on April 1, 2016, Reply to FER on July 24, 2019, Reply to Hearing on June 2, 2021.
Dr. Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and Dr. B. K. Mishra, “Helical antenna loaded in a triangular cavity for aerospace communication” Indian patent No. 457897, Date of Grant October 10, 2023, Indian patent application number 4566/MUM/2015 Filed on December 3, 2015, Published on December 18, 2015, Reply to FER on January 23, 2020.
Dr. Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, Dr. B. K. Mishra, and Samita Bhandari, “Helical Loaded Hexagonal Cavity Backed Antenna for Satellite Communication” Indian patent No. 507364, Date of Grant February 06, 2024, Indian patent application number 201621003789, Filed on February 3, 2016, Published on February 26, 2016, Reply to FER on April 25, 2019.
Patents Filed (Pending)
Dr. Vinitkumar J. Dongre, “High Frequency (24GHz-24.3GHz) FMCW RADAR based level gauge” Indian patent application number 201721041411 dated November 20, 2017.
Dr. Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, Dr. Shastri Shailendra, Ms. Archana Deshpande, Mr. Nikhil Tiwari, “An improved linearly polarized microstrip antenna” Indian patent application number 202221008396 Filed on February 17, 2022, Published on July 15, 2022, Reply to FER on February 21, 2023.
Dr. Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, Dr. Shastri Shailendra, Ms. Archana Deshpande, Mr. Nikhil Tiwari, “An improved microstrip antenna for generation of circular polarized radiation” Indian patent application number 202221008405 Filed on February 17, 2022, Published on June 03, 2022.
Awards and Appreciations
Best paper award for the paper- Ashwini Katkar, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, “Hybrid feedback controlled strategy for enhanced molecular communication” International Conference on Communications, Computing and Data Science, Feb 2025.
Contribution towards IPR awareness and motivating students and faculty members for filing Copyrights and Patents, by IEEE Bombay section and ready2innovate worldwide, April 26, 2018.
Participated and won first rank overall championship for University of Mumbai in “AVISHKAR-2011” the state level Inter-University Research Convention at Shivaji University, Kolhapur in January 2012.
Research Grants and Funds
Principal Investigator, DST grant “Utilization of Clay Brick Waste for Manufacturing of Eco-Friendly Building Materials to Improve Livelihoods of Katkari Tribals” grant of Rs. 75,22,655/-, letter reference no DST/SEED/PVTGS/2023/16 dated April 2, 2024.
-The project aimed to establish a training center for the Katkari tribal community of Kambare Panchayat of Wada Block of Palghar district Maharashtra. This training center will focus on manufacturing eco-friendly building materials and enhancing the existing skill sets of the Katkari tribal members.
Principal Investigator, AICTE grant for Modernization and Removal of obsolescence (MoDRoB) for IoT laboratory, grant of Rs. 13,74,510. Letter reference no. F. No 9-183/IDC/MODROB/Policy-1/2019-20 dated July 20, 2020.
Principal Investigator, Innovation and entrepreneurship development cell, department of science and technology, Government of India, grant of Rs. 1,00,000 for the project, “High resolution FMCW RADAR gauge,” letter reference no. Sr. No./Principal/08 of 2017 dated February 1, 2017.
Principal Investigator, University of Mumbai research grant of Rs. 20,000 for a research project, “Gain enhancement of patch antenna using metamaterial for wireless application,” research grant project no. 490, letter reference no. APD/237/429 of 2017 dated January 16, 2017.
Principal Investigator, University of Mumbai research grant of Rs. 25,000 for a research project, “Gain and bandwidth enhancement of helical loaded cavity backed antenna,” research grant project no. Engg./325, letter reference no. APD/237/436 of 2012 dated November 17, 2012.
Administrative Experience
Dean Research and Development, Thakur College of Engineering and Technology (TCET).
Member of Executive Council as a Chancellor Nominee of Dr. Babasheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere.
Chairman of Nomination Committee for nomination of members on authorities, boards and committees by the Vice-Chancellor at Dr. Babasheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere.
Member of Panel for selection of Registrar, Directors and Deans on a regular basis at Dr. Babasheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere.
Member of Finance Committee at Dr. Babasheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere.
Advisory Committee Member for Maharashtra State Inter-University Research Convention “AVISHKAR 2024-25” at Dr. Babasheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere.
Member Board of Studies, Electronics Engineering, University of Mumbai.
Mentor Dean for three departments (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Sciences and Humanities) to provide strategic direction, ensure alignment with institutional goals and facilitate effective decision-making at TCET.
Member of Governing Council, Academic Council, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, College Development Committee, NEP-2020 Implementation Cell (Internal Academic Board), Teachers Training Cell, TCET.
Convener of Research Advisory Council, as an Apex Body of Research and Development Cell as per UGC guideline, TCET.
Chairman Board of Studies, E&TC Engineering, TCET.
Member Board of Studies, E&TC Engineering, TCET.
HOD E&TC Department, TCET.
M. E. Coordinator- E&TC, TCET.
IIT Bombay Remote Center Coordinator, TCET.
Institute Activity Head: Publication and Intellectual Property Creation, TCET.
Guiding Ph. D. Research Scholars: 7
Performance analysis of diffusion based molecular communication system for nano-networks, Ashwini Sunil Katkar, Date of admission July 31, 2021, course work completed and synopsis submitted on 18 July 2025.
Molecular communication based targeted drug delivery system using artificial intelligence, Harsha Harishchandra Sanap, Date of admission July 20, 2021, course work completed and working for synopsis submission.
Design of efficient hardware accelerator for deep learning applications, Sagar Vijay Mhatre, Date of admission July 31, 2021, course work completed and working for synopsis submission.
Load balancing in 5G and beyond networks using UAV relays, Manjiri Gogate, Date of admission November 03, 2022, course work completed.
UAV position optimization as a relay in crowded environment in 5G and beyond network, Nikhil Tiwari, Date of admission November 10, 2022, course work complete.
Design and optimization of hardware accelerator for vision transformer, Sandeep Dubey, Date of admission January 20, 2025, course work complete.
Design and implementation of molecular sensor network protocols using nanosensor mechanisms, Aisha Jangid, Date of admission January 22, 2025, course work complete.
Consultancy Projects
Antenna Designed for the industry TRACK RF Link, Borivali, Mumbai. Started on September 25, 2018 complete on November 11, 2018.
Complaint launching system for Bhakti Vedant Hospital, Mira Road, Mumbai, submitted. started on July 19, 2018 expected to complete on March 2019.
Design consultancy for Radar Level Measurement System FMCW Radar for 30 meters range with 2 mm resolution by AGV systems Private Limited, Mumbai, started on 19 March 2016 completed on 15 March 2018.
Technical Advisor for Industry
Technical advisor for the industry Elyke OPC's Electry, Mumbai.
Technical advisor for the industry TRACK RF Link, Mumbai.
Technical advisor for the ready2innovate worldwide, Mumbai.
Paper Published in International/National Journal & Conference: 55 Papers
Paper Published in International Journal: 21 Papers
[1] Harsha Sanap, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, “Bit Error Rate Optimization in Diffusion-Based Molecular Communication System for Targeted Drug Delivery” Indian Journal of Technical Education, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 262-268, Feb 2025. (UGC-CARE List Group I)
[2] Ashwini Katkar, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, Sunil Katkar, “Modeling Channel Dynamics in Molecular Communication Systems” Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 751-765, Jan 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52783/jisem.v10i11s.1673 , (Article- Scopus Indexed)
[3] Kiran R. Rathod, B. K. Mishra, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, Amol Deshpande, “Deformed L-Shaped MSL-Fed Wide Band Circularly Polarized Body Wearable Annular Ring Slot Antenna” International Journal Of Microwave And Optical Technology, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 8-17, Jan 2025. (Article- Scopus Indexed)
[4] Ashwini Katkar, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, “Optimizing Targeted Drug Delivery Using LSTM and TLR-Enhanced Molecular Communication in Cancer Therapy” SSRG International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 234-241, June 2024. DOI: 10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V11I6P125, (Article- Scopus Indexed)
[5] Ashwini Katkar, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, “Assessing Molecular Throughput and Efficiency through Simulation in Diffusion-Based Molecular Communication” Indian Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 524-532, February 2024. DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v17i6.2814, (Article- WoS/SCIE Indexed)
[6] Hardik Upadhyay, Nikhil Sharma, Sanju Sharma, Dr. Vinitkumar Dongre, “Solar-Powered Smart IrrigationMonitoring System Using IoT” International Journal of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and Technology, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 190-197, May 2023.
[7] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and Resham Madan, “Design and analysis of 24 GHz pyramidal horn antenna with improved gain,” International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, vol. 7, no 8, pp. 36-41, Aug. 2017.
[8] Vinitkumar Jayprakash Dongre, Chitra Takle, “Multiple band monopole arm microstrip spiral antenna for cognitive radio,” Global Journal of Researches in Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 76-71, June 2014.
[9] Vinitkumar Jayprakash Dongre, Chitra Takle, “Even symmetry multiple bands cpw feed microstrip spiral antenna,” International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 502-505, May 2014.
[10]Rahul Yadav, Vinitkumar Jayprakash Dongre, “Demonstration of helical antenna stability beyond c-band frequency,” International Journal of Informatics and Communication Technology, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 166-174, Dec. 2013.
[11]Vinitkumar Dongre, Sanjeev Ghosh, Ashwini Katkar, “Speech Recognition Based Web Browsing,” International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, vol. 2, no. 11, pp. 2489-2495, Nov. 2013.
[12]B. K. Mishra, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and Megha Gupta, “A broadband helical loaded square cavity back antenna array,” Springer Frontiers of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 381–385, Dec. 2012, DOI: https://doi.org /10.1007/s11460-012-0218-7 (Article- Scopus Indexed)
[13]Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and B. K. Mishra, “Novel triple band helical antenna for gain and bandwidth enhancement,” International Journal of Computer Applications, vol. 11, pp. 1-6, 2012.
[14]Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and B. K. Mishra, “Compact size helical loaded cavity backed antenna by helical resonator filter,” Springer Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 145, pp. 278–282, 2011. (ISSN: 1865-0929) (DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20209-4_40)
[15]Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and B. K. Mishra, “Axial mode helical antenna using cylindrical cavity,” International Journal of Computer Applications, vol. 4, pp. 30-33, 2011.
[16]Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and B. K. Mishra, “Novel mode conversion technique of helical antenna using cavity,” International Journal of Computer Applications, vol. 10, pp. 39- 43, 2011.
[17]Vinitkumar Jayprakash Dongre, Rahul Yadav, “A novel design of single-wall partial cavity backed helical antenna for re-configurable gain and bandwidth,” International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, vol. 2, no. 7, pp. 1792-1795, July 2013.
[18]Rahul Yadav, Vinitkumar Jayprakash Dongre, “A manual reconfigurable multiband cavity backed helical antenna,” Global Journal of Researches in Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 13, no.16-1, pp. 25-31, 2013.
[19]B. K. Mishra, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, Rucha Kanagala, “Design and fabrication of conformal helical antenna array,” International Journal of Advanced Research in Electronics and Communication Engineering, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 73-77, Jan. 2013.
[20]Sneha Doijode and Vinitkumar Dongre, “Design of band pass filter using microstrip lines,” International Journal of Global Technology Initiatives, vol. 1, no. 1D, pp. 79-83, Mar. 2012.
[21]Sumita Rathi, Kamal Shah, and Vinit Dongre, “A modified low complex algorithm for distributed video coding”, International Journal of Research and Reviews in Computer Science, vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 1348-1352, Dec. 2011
Paper Published and Presented at International Conference outside India
[1] Sagar Mhatre, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, Sudhakar Mande “Enhancing edge performance: A comparative analysis of LSTM inference using hardware acceleration” 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Autonomous Systems, organized by Stamfors International University, Bangkok, Thailand, March 2025.
Paper Published and Presented at International Conference in India: 25 Papers
[1] Ashwini Katkar, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, “Hybrid feedback controlled strategy for enhanced molecular communication” International Conference on Communications, Computing and Data Science, Feb 2025. (Best paper award)
[2] Riddhi S. Mhatre, Ajay P. Khandare and Vinitkumar Dongare, “Circular microstrip patch antenna for S band application”, in Proceedings International Conference on Trends in Electronics & Communication, Feb. 2020, pp. 1-4.
[3] Vinitkumar Dongare, Niket Amoda, Shubham Tiwari, Vikas Tiwari, Shubham Vishwakarma, “Implementation of Automatic Token Generation Machine Using Raspberry Pi”, in Proceedings International Conference on Trends in Electronics & Communication, Feb. 2020, pp. 69-72.
[4] Shivani V. Sawant, Hardik D. Bhadouria and Vinitkumar Dongre, “Implementation of smart ambulance using GSM and IoT”, in Proceedings International Conference on Trends in Electronics & Communication, Feb. 2020, pp. 179-182.
[5] Supriya V. Dicholkar, and Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, “Cost Effective Adaptive Modulation for Microwave Link Availability Improvement in Plain, Hilly Terrain, Water Bodies”, in Proceedings- 2018 4th International Conference on Computing, Communication Control and Automation, Aug. 2018, pp. 1-3, DOI: 10.1109/ICCUBEA.2018.8697467. (IEEE Explorer, Scopus Indexed)
[6] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and Manish Wadkar, “Design of ambient Harmonic RF energy harvesting system”, in Proceedings Conference in electronics and telecommunication engineering, Feb. 2018, pp. 271-274.
[7] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, Shivraj Joshi, Sumit Kushwaha, Suhas Hegde and Nilesh Jha, “Transmitter system for high-resolation level gauge based on FMCW radar,” in Proceedings Conference in electronics and telecommunication engineering, Feb. 2018, pp. 225-230.
[8] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, Tarush Shenoy, Sanath Acharya and Niraj Jangid, “Receiver for high-resolation level gauge based on FMCW radar,” in Proceedings Conference in electronics and telecommunication engineering, Feb. 2018, pp. 215-218.
[9] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and Arvindkumar Mishra, “Multiband microstrip antenna array for GSM, GPS and bluetooth applications,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2017, pp. 16-22.
[10] Resham Madan and Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, “Design of 24 GHz antenna for FMCW radar applications,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2017, pp. 158-163.
[11] Rohini Jadhav, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and Arunkumar Heddallikar, “Design and analysis of X-band conical horn antenna with coaxial feed,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2017, pp. 230-236.
[12] Rohini Jadhav, Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and Arunkumar Heddallikar, “Design of X-Band Conical Horn Antenna Using Coaxial Feed and Improved Design Technique for Bandwidth Enhancement,” in Proceedings 2017 International Conference on Computing, Communication, Control and Automation, Aug. 2017, pp. 273-278, DOI:10.1109/ICCUBEA. 2017.8463932. (IEEE Explorer, Scopus Indexed)
[13] Sandeep Dubey and Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, “Dual Band Patch Antenna with Enhanced Gain using Metamaterial,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2016, pp. 45-51, DOI: 10.1049/cp.2016.1120. (Paper published in IET digital library, Scopus Indexed).
[14] Supriya V. Dicholkar and Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, “Effect of Different Diversity Techniques on Microwave Link Availability,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2016, pp. 201-206, DOI: 10.1049/cp.2016.1147. (Paper published in IET digital library, Scopus Indexed).
[15] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and Arvindkumar Mishra, “Design of single band and dual band microstrip antennas for GSM, GPS and bluetooth applications,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2016, pp. 207-212, DOI: 10.1049/cp.2016.1148 (Paper published in IET digital library, Scopus Indexed).
[16] B. K. Mishra, Vinitkumar Dongre, and Zahir Aalam, “Enhancing quality through NBA to achieve sustainability and employability,” in Proceedings AICTE Sponsored National Seminar on Academic Excellence Through Quality Education- Opportunities and Challenges, Jan. 2014, pp. 74–79.
[17] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and B. K. Mishra, “Novel triple band helical antenna for gain and bandwidth enhancement,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2011, pp. 386-391.
[18] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and B. K. Mishra, “Normal mode to axial mode conversion of helical antenna using cavity,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, vol. 2, Feb. 2011, pp. 1039-1043. DoI: https://doi.org/10.1145/1980022.1980249 (Paper published in ACM digital library, Scopus Indexed).
[19] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and B. K. Mishra, “Compact size helical loaded cavity backed antenna by helical resonator filter,” in Proceedings International Conference on Technology Systems and Management, Feb. 2011, paper no. 266.
[20] Vinitkumar Dongre, Sanjeev Ghosh, Ashwini Katkar, “Evaluation of Feature Extraction Techniques for Speech Recognition,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2012.
[21] Archana Deshpande and Vinitkumar Dongre, “Design of triple band rectangular microstrip array for WLAN/WiMax,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2012, pp. 388-393.
[22] Megha Gupta and Vinitkumar Dongre, “Comparison of side feed and centre feed for helical antenna array,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2012, pp. 394-397.
[23] Sneha Doijode and Vinitkumar Dongre, “Design of low pass and high pass filter using microstrip lines,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2012, pp. 372-376.
[24] A. Deshpande A. Kadam and V. Dongre, “Design of triple band rectangular microstrip antenna using two elements,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2011, pp. 1006-1009, https://doi.org/10.1145/1980022.1980241 (Paper published in ACM digital library, Scopus Indexed).
[25] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre and Abhijit Mukherji, “Optimizing the size of helical antenna by using helical resonator,” in Proceedings International Conference and Workshop on Emerging Trends in Technology, Feb. 2010, pp. 1014, DoI: https://doi.org/10.1145/1741906.1742204 (Paper published in ACM digital Library, Scopus Indexed).
Paper Published and Presented in National Conference: 4 Papers
[26] Vinitkumar Jayaprakas Dongre and Chitra N. Takle, “Reconfigurabilty of spiral antennas,” in Proceedings NCRENB-2013, Mar. 2013, pp. 211-217.
[27] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, Abhijit Mukherji, and D. Sundarajan, “Compact size helical antenna,” in Proceedings NCICT-2010, Mar. 2010.
[28] Vinitkumar Jayaprakash Dongre, “Optical CDMA communication techniques with optical orthogonal code,” in Proceedings NCICT-2009, Mar. 2009.
[29] Anuja A. Odhekar, V. J. Dongre “Optimal design for enhancement of circularly polarized bandwidth of microstrip antenna,” in Proceedings National Conference on Microwave, Antenna, Propagation and Remote Sensing, Dec. 2008.
Research Convention Participation
[30] Participated and won first rank overall championship for University of Mumbai in “AVISHKAR-2011” the state level Inter-University Research Convention at Shivaji University, Kolhapur on project “Novel triple band helical antenna for gain and bandwidth enhancement” in Ph. D. level during January 13-15, 2012.
[31] Participated and won first prize in “AVISHKAR-2011” the University level Inter-College Research Convention at University of Mumbai, Santacruze(E), Mumbai on project “Novel triple band helical antenna for gain and bandwidth enhancement” in Ph.D. level on January 3, 2012.
[32] Participated in “AVISHKAR-2010” the state level Inter-University Research Convention at Maharashtra University of health sciences, Nashik on project “Compact size helical loaded cavity backed antenna using helical resonator filter” in Ph. D. level during January 21-23, 2011.
[33]Participated and won first prize in “AVISHKAR-2010” the University level Inter-College Research Convention at University of Mumbai, Santacruze(E), Mumbai on project “Compact size helical loaded cavity backed antenna using helical resonator filter” in Ph. D. level on January 14, 2011.
Book Chapter
Dr. Vinitkumar Dongre and Archana Despande, “Design Frequency Optimization for Dual Band Patch Antenna,” chapter id N216, Book title: Planar Antenna: Design, Fabrication, Testing, and Application, Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, USA, September 9, 2021. (Scopus indexed)
Ashwini Katkar and Vinitkumar Dongre, “Investigating the Impact of Distance on the Reception in Molecular Communication,” Intelligent Computing and Networking, Springer Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems vol. 699, pp 143-155, Aug. 2023. (Scopus indexed)
Editorial Contribution – International Conference Proceedings
[1] Editor for International Conference on International Conference On Communication, Computing And Data Security (IC-CCDS – 2025) proceeding, TCET, Mumbai, February 21-22, 2025, ISBN: 979-8-9928048-0-5
https://figshare.com/s/51104e6c34adc882f309?file=55376519
[2] Editor for International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Networking 2025 (IC-ICN 2025) proceeding, TCET, Mumbai, February 21-22, 2025, ISBN: 979-8-9928048-1-2.
[3] Editor for International Conference on Advances in Mechanical, Mechatronics and Civil Engineering 2025 (IC-AMMCE 2025) proceeding, TCET, Mumbai, February 21-22, 2025, ISBN: 979-8-9928048-2-9.
[4] Editor for International Conference on Humanities Sciences and Technical Education 2025 (IC-HSTE 2025) proceeding, TCET, Mumbai, February 21-22, 2025, ISBN: 979-8-9928048-3-6.
[5] Editor for MULTICON-W 2023 proceeding, TCET, Mumbai, February 24-25, 2023, ISBN: 979-8-9879839-4-2.
[6] Editor for International Conference on Trends in Electronics & Communication (IC-TELCON) 2020 proceeding, TCET, Mumbai, February 28-29, 2020, ISBN: 978-1-7329562-4.
[7] Editor for International Conference on Trends in Electronics and Communication (IC-TELCON) 2019 proceeding, TCET, Mumbai, February 22-23, 2019, ISBN: 978-1-7329562-0-9.
[8] Editor for Conference in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (CETE) 2018 proceeding, TCET, Mumbai, February 23-24, 2018, ISBN : 978-0-9994483-2-8.
[9] Editor for International conference & workshop on electronics and telecommunication engineering (ICWET) 2017 proceeding, TCET, Mumbai, February 24-25, 2017, ISBN : 978-0-9972393-7-9.
Invited Talk
[1] “Formulating effective research and Opportunities for Intellectual Property”, Department of Engineering Sciences and Humanities, TCET, Mumbai, July 21, 2025.
[2] One-Day Interactive Workshop for Ph.D. Guides, “Interaction with Ph.D. Guides for Effective and Useful Research Contribution to Society and its relevance to IKS & NEP 2020”, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Reginal Center Pune, May 3, 2025.
[3] Evolution of Antenna from Circuits and Transmission Lines, SFIT, Mumbai, December 15, 2022.
[4] “Student Leadership: TCET Outreach Program for students”, TCET, Mumbai, August 28, 2021.
[5] “Opportunities for creating Intellectual Property and procedure for patent filing,” FDP lecture TCET, Mumbai, August 26, 2021.
[6] “Technology Vision 2035 Comprehensive national Power,” FDP lecture, TCET, Mumbai, June 23, 2021.
[7] “Implementation of National Education Policy (NEP 2020),” FDP lecture, TCET, Mumbai, April 29, 2021.
[8] “Physical significance of mathematics to solve engineering problems,” Holistic development during pandemic 2020; A fight for future, TCET, Mumbai, June 30, 2020.
[9] “Opportunities for intellectual property rights (IPR) and Patent,” One-week STTP on innovative technology to minimize disaster impact, TCET, Mumbai, December 24, 2018.
[10] “Out of the box thinking,” One-week STTP on innovative technology to minimize disaster impact, TCET, Mumbai, December 21, 2018.
[11] “ABL: Design, development and deployment,” Academic leadership meet: building professional engineers through activity based learning (ABL), TCET, Mumbai, August 4, 2017.
[12] “Intellectual property rights,” K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education & Research, Nashik, December 10, 2016.
[13] “Reconfigurable antennas,” State level workshop on Design and analysis of modern antenna, K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education & Research, Nashik, December 10, 2016.
[14] “Wireless Networks and Internet of Things for Smart City,” ISTE approved STTP on wireless Networking & Internet of Things, Kalsekar Technical Campus, New Panvel, May 6, 2016.
[15] “Effective thesis writing for post graduate and Ph.D. program,” Faculty development program, TCET, Mumbai, July 8, 2014.
[16] “Effective thesis writing for post graduate program,” Engineering colloquium for post graduate students and doctoral scholars, MULTICON-W 2014, TCET, Mumbai, March 1, 2014.
[17] “Pre-requisite for research,” Engineering colloquium for post graduate students and doctoral scholars, MULTICON-W 2013, TCET, Mumbai, February 23, 2013.
[18] “Formulating effective research,” one week ISTE approved workshop on research methodology and related open source tools, K. J. Somaiya Institute of Engineering & Information Technology, Sion, Mumbai, December 21, 2012.
[19] “Formulating effective research,” Two week ISTE-IITB workshop on research methodologies, TCET local activity, Mumbai, June 30, 2012.
[20] “Basic stapes for research in microwave and antenna,” International conference and workshop on emerging trends in technology 2011, TCET, Mumbai, February 26, 2011.
[21] “3-D Simulation for design and understanding of antenna,” Conference on bridging the gap between industry and technical educational institutes using electronics and electrical design automation software”, Taj Mahal Hotel Resorts and Palace, Gateway of India, Mumbai, organized by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra State, February 14, 2011.
[22] “Stress management,” Faculty development program, TCET, Mumbai, September 18, 2010.
[23] “Art of conducting laboratory,” Workshop on art of conducting laboratory, DJSCOE, Mumbai, September 03, 2005.
Conferences/Seminars/Workshops Organized
[1] Convener, MULTICON-W 2025, Thakur College of Engineering and Technology (TCET), Mumbai, February 21-22, 2025.
[2] Convener, MULTICON-W 2024, TCET, Mumbai, February 23-24, 2024.
[3] Convener, MULTICON-W 2023, TCET, Mumbai, February 24-25, 2023.
[4] Convener, International Conference on Trends in Electronics & Communication (IC-TELCON) 2020, TCET, Mumbai, February 28-29, 2020.
[5] Convener, International Conference on Trends in Electronics & Communication (IC-TELCON) 2019, TCET, Mumbai, February 22-23, 2019.
[6] Convener, One-week STTP on innovative technology to minimize disaster impact, TCET, Mumbai, December 21-31, 2018.
[7] Convener, Conference in electronics and telecommunication engineering (CETE) 2018, TCET, Mumbai, February 23-24, 2018.
[8] Programme committee member, Academic leadership meet: building professional engineers through activity based learning (ABL), TCET, Mumbai, August 4, 2017.
[9] Convener, International conference & workshop on electronics and telecommunication engineering (ICWET) 2017, TCET, Mumbai, February 24-25, 2017.
[10] Convener, International conference & workshop on electronics and telecommunication engineering (ICWET) 2016, TCET, Mumbai, February 26-27, 2016.
[11] Secretary, two day workshop on “Engineering colloquium for post graduate and doctoral students”, MULTCON-W 2015, TCET, Mumbai, February 27-28, 2015.
[12] Secretary, two day workshop on “Engineering colloquium for post graduate and doct- orrral students”, MULTCON-W 2014, TCET, Mumbai, February 28- March 1, 2014.
[13] Secretary, two day workshop on “Engineering colloquium for post graduate and doctoral students”, MULTCON-W 2013, TCET, Mumbai, February 22-23, 2013.
[14] Coordinator, two day workshop on “Engineering colloquium for post graduate and doctoral students”, ICWET 2012, TCET, Mumbai, February 24-25, 2012.
[15] Coordinator, conference sponsorship and workshop, ICWET 2011, TCET, Mumbai, February 25-26, 2011.
Institute-Institute Interaction
Initiated the establishment of IIT Bombay Remote Center at Thakur College of Engineering & Technology and worked as Remote Center Coordinator from May 14, 2012 to till date. Conducted 23 STTPs/workshops for 628 participants and received total funding of Rs. 20.12 lakh by the National Mission on Education through ICT (MHRD, Government of India) for conduct of workshops. The workshops are conducted as follows:
[1]ISTE-IIT Kharagpur STTP on CMOS Mixed Signal and Radio Frequency VLSI Design, January 30- February 9, 2017.
[2]Half day orientation program on Smart-India Hackathon 2017, January 16, 2017.
[3]Two-week ISTE-IIT Kharagpur STTP on Introduction to Structural Engineering, online during October 10- November 13, 2015 and at remote center January 4-9, 2016.
[4]Two-week ISTE-IIT Bombay STTP on Engineering Physics, December 8-18, 2015.
[5]Two-Week ISTE-IIT Bombay STTP on Technical Communication, online during October 8- November 11, 2015 and at remote center November 30- December 5, 2015.
[6]Two week ISTE-IIT Bombay STTP on Environmental Studies, June2-12, 2015.
[7]Two-week ISTE-IIT Kharagpur STTP on Design on Algorithms, one week online and at remote center May 25-30, 2015.
[8]Two week ISTE-IIT Bombay STTP on Pedagogy for Effective use of ICT in Engineering Education, online during January 8-18 and January 22-31, 2015 and at remote center January 5-7 and January 19-21, 2015.
[9]Two week ISTE- IIT Kharagpur workshop on Control Systems, December 2-12, 2014.
[10]Two day ISTE-CSI e-Seminar on Steps 2 Research, September 19-20, 2014.
[11]Two-week ISTE-IIT Bombay workshop on Cyber Security, July 10- 20, 2014.
[12]Two-week ISTE-IIT Bombay workshop on Computer Networking, online during May 22- June 29, 2014 and at remote center June 30- July 5, 2014.
[13]Two-week ISTE-IIT Bombay workshop on Computer Programming, online during May 11- June 15, 2014 and at remote center June 16-21, 2014.
[14]Two-week ISTE-IIT Kharagpur workshop on Fluid Mechanics, May 20-30, 2014.
[15]Two-week ISTE-IIT Kharagpur workshop on Signals & Systems, January 2-12, 2014.
[16]Two-week ISTE-IIT Bombay workshop on Engineering Mechanics, November 26- December 6, 2013.
[17]Half day ISTE workshop on Green Building Awareness, August 24, 2013.
[18]Two-week ISTE-IIT Kharagpur workshop on Analog Electronics, June 4-14, 2013.
[19]Two-week ISTE-IIT Bombay workshop on Database Management Systems, May 21-31, 2013.
[20]Four days IIT Bombay workshop on Aakash Tablets Android Application Programming Workshop for Students, February 23-24 and March 2-3, 2013.
[21]Two days ISTE-IIT Bombay workshop on Research Methods in Educational Technology, February 2 & 9, 2013.
[22]Two days IIT Bombay workshop on Aakash Tablets for Education, November 10-11, 2012.
[23]Two week ISTE-IIT Bombay workshop on Introduction to Research Methodologies, June 25 to July 4, 2012.
Auditor and Examiner
[1] Certified Examiner for Quality Management for the IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award criteria, July 1, 2016.
[2] Internal Auditor for ISO 9001:2015, October 10, 2015.
Professional Body Membership
[1] Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Membership no. 95665218, June 17, 2022
[2] Member of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Membership no. 1100427503, May 11, 2015.
[3] Life member of The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), Membership no. LM28684, May 2000.
[4] Member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Membership no. 529921, August 14, 2025
Other Interests/Activities
Patent Agent for Indian Patent office, Patent agent number IN/PA/5457.
Achieved awards for best actor, director in Marathi and Hindi dramas.
Fond of Indian classical music, playing flute.
Personal Details
Date of Birth June 3, 1976
Language Known Marathi, Hindi, English, Sanskrit
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