Resource Persons
A Group of Experts That Care!
Dr. Ambati Nageswara Rao
Assistant Professor of Social Work | Former Dean, | Research & Publication Division, Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar, Gujrat
- Visiting Research Fellow at Freie University, Berlin
- Visiting Faculty at Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management, Ahmedabad
- Visiting Faculty at Ganpat University, Mehsana, Gujarat
- Director, GNLU Legal Incubation Council
- He has over 12 years of teaching and research experience at GNLU. He holds a Ph.D from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
- He has more than 20 research paper publications in the area of social entrepreneurship and disability studies. Some of his articles are published with SAGE, Wiley, Routledge, Elsevier, Rawat, etc.
- He has done seven research and consultancy projects funded by various organizations including the British Council, NCPCR, Legal Department, Government of Gujarat, MHRD, NCERT, ICSSR, AICTE, MGNCRE etc.
- He is extensively involved in training Social Entrepreneurship, Social Business Models, Research Methodology, Data analysis using SPSS, AMOS, NVIVO, HR Analytics etc.
Monalisa Pattanayak
- Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Majhighariani Institute of Technology & Science (MITS) in Rayagada, Odisha.
- Possesses research interests focused on Digital Marketing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML).
- Successfully completed an M.Phil. in Marketing Management from Gangadhar Meher University in Sambalpur, Odisha.
- Holds an MBA degree with dual specializations in Marketing (Major) and HR (Minor) from Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, Odisha.
- Earned an M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Utkal University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology (Honours) from Utkal University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Recognized with multiple awards for accomplishments in the field.
- Actively participated as a Resource Person in various national-level events.
Shaukat Kotwal
Founder of Innoovatum:
Shaukat Kotwal is the lead engineer at Innoovatum, a startup he co-founded. Innoovatum aims to revolutionize the engineering education system in India by providing practical approaches to learning1.
The startup focuses on empowering engineering students with hands-on experience, problem-solving skills, and valuable insights.
Record-Breaking Workshops:
Shaukat has conducted over 100 tech workshops across India, covering topics like IoT, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Web Programming, and Development.
Notably, he organized and successfully conducted three world’s biggest one-day web development workshops with his team. One of these workshops, held in December 2022, set a record by hosting 1025 websites in a single day with over 1500 participants at the National Institute of Engineering, Mysore1.
Featured in TIME Magazine:
Shaukat Kotwal was featured in TIME magazine as part of an article titled “50 Global Entrepreneurs Recommend 50 Books That Forever Impacted Their Lives.” His ideas, thoughts, and competency leadership caught the attention of readers worldwide1.
His achievements include launching a total of 1025+ websites and training 1500+ participants in a single day on live servers, setting a remarkable record
Seemab Akhtar
- Specializes in groundwater modeling, contaminant transport, Modflow modeling, numerical groundwater modeling and Geostatistics
- M.Tech in Mineral Exploration from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Computer Programming Teacher at Aliah UniversityProject Researcher at IIT Dhanbad (Aug 2018 – Dec 2022), SRF and JRF positions.
- Lecturer at Pakur Polytechnic College
Proficient, and geostatistical modeling.
Skilled in software like Isatis, Leapfrog, Surfer, Surpac, ArcGIS, QGIS, Python, R, and C++.
- Extensive geological field training across India.
Published research (International & National) on geostatistical modeling of groundwater levels and sustainable resource management and Best Poster at 3rd International Conference of Environmental Research.