Dr. Ankur Saxena, currently working as Director-IIICT, Indus University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. A Nagpur University alumnus. Dr. Ankur Saxena specializes in Digital Image Processing. He completed his B. Tech in Computer Technology from Nagpur University, and earned M. Tech from UPTU-Lucknow in Computer Science & Engineering. He has completed his Ph.D in Computer Science & Engineering from Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun. His area of research is Digital watermarking technique. Currently guiding three research scholars in various different domains of Computer science. He has over 23+ years of experience & involved in teaching U.G and P.G level students. His subject interests are Digital Image Processing, Advance Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, Software Engineering and Computer Networks. He is a student member of IEEE & former student branch coordinator of CSI Student Chapter. He has published 20+ research papers in International journals, National journals & International Conferences. He has published Three Indian Patents, Three Australian Patents and One German Patent published and granted.

Few achievements of Dr. Ankur Saxena:

Received “Award of Excellence in Research ” in National Faculty Award 2020-2022 on November, 2021 by National Research Academy, Puducherry, India. (A Registered Enterprise under the Govt. of India, MSME).

• Received Eminent Scientist Award for outstanding achievement in researchon December 27, 2020 by Bestow Edutrex International.
• Received GLOBAL TEACHER AWARD 2020on the 7th day at the end of TEACHER INSPIRATION WEEKin world’s biggest mega Virtual Award Show on November 22, 2020.
• Received Atal Swasthya Bhushan Samman 2019.
• Selected for the “Administrator of the Year” in “International Business and Academic Excellence Awards (IBAE-2019)” in recognition of exceptional caliber and outstanding performance in area of Academic & Research. The prestigious award “IBAE Awards -2019” will be awarded in ceremony held on 31st October 2019 at The American College of Dubai, Dubai, UAE. 
• Received International Award for Best Teacher with Huge Potentialat   10th International Conference on “Recent Advances in Science, Engineering & Management”at SAGE University, Indore; Organized by – Research Foundation of India; Sponsored by: World Federation of Science & Technology (India Chapter) during September 29-30 & October 1, 2018.
• Received Two Best paper awards at the International Conference on RICSIT-2017held on 19th May 2017 organized by Department of Computer Science in collaboration with University Institute of Information Technology (UIIT), Himachal Pradesh University at Shimla, India.