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Dr Pushpendra Kumar Rajput

Dr Pushpendra Kumar Rajput

Associate Professor , Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)

pushpendrakumar.rajput@sharda.ac.in

About

Dr. Pushpendra Kumar Rajput is currently serving as Associate Professor and Deputy Head in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Sharda School of Computing Science & Engineering, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India. In this leadership role, he actively contributes to academic planning, faculty coordination, curriculum implementation, and the overall strategic development of the department.

He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jalandhar, Punjab. He completed his B.Tech. in Information Technology (Honours) from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, and his M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT, Jalandhar, where he was awarded the Gold Medal for outstanding academic performance. He has further strengthened his academic leadership capabilities by earning a Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practices (PGCAP) from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun.

With over 15 years of experience in higher education, Dr. Rajput has held several key academic leadership and administrative positions, including Deputy Head, Year Coordinator, Placement and Internship Coordinator, Course Coordinator, Timetable Coordinator, Academic and Planning Coordinator, and Curriculum Design Committee Member. Through these roles, he has been instrumental in streamlining academic operations, strengthening industry engagement, enhancing student mentoring systems, and supporting outcome-based education practices.

Dr. Rajput has made significant contributions to research leadership and academic capacity building. He has published extensively in international journals, conferences, and edited volumes, and has served as a resource person in multiple Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) across the country. He has also led and coordinated national and international academic events, including conferences, hackathons, short-term training programs, and coding competitions, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and experiential learning.

His research focus lies in Intelligent Software Systems, with an emphasis on developing smart, adaptive, and scalable computing solutions aligned with emerging technological and industry needs.

Experience
  • 15+ Years
Qualification
  • B. Tech., M. Tech., PhD
Award & Recognition

  • Gold Medalist in Masters (NIT Jalandhar)
  • Received second prize in e-Yantra Robotics Teacher Competition-2014 organized by IIT Bombay.

Research

Journal Publication

  • Pushpendra K Rajput, and Geeta Sikka. "Multi‐agent architecture approach for self‐healing systems: Run‐time recovery with case‐based reasoning." Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience 35.1: e7442. (2023)
  • Pushpendra K Rajput, and Geeta Sikka. “Multi-agent architecture approach for self-healing systems: Run-time recovery with case-based reasoning”, Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience. e7442. doi: 10.1002/cpe.7442. (2022)
  • Pushpendra K Rajput, Kiran Kumar Ravulakollu, and Shailly Singhal, “An enhanced learning approach for increasing student engagement, motivation and learning using gamification in blended teaching”, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 14.1: 17-36, (2022)
  • Sudeep Varshney, Pushpendra K Rajput, Amit Singhal, Gunjan Varshney, “A review on the recent developments in the materials used for sensors”, In: Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 62.12: 6679-6683, (2022)
  • Sudeep Varshney, T.P. Singh, Amit Singh, Pushpendra K Rajput, Amit Singhal, Gunjan Varshney, “A neuro-genetic Hopfield associative memory (HAM) with improved noise immunity”, In: Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 49.8:3482-3487, (2022)
  • Pushpendra K Rajput, and Geeta Sikka. “Multi-agent architecture for fault recovery in self-healing systems”, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing 12.2: 2849-2866, (2021)
  • Pushpendra K Rajput, and Geeta Sikka. "Exploration in adaptiveness to achieve automated fault recovery in self-healing software systems: A review." Intelligent Decision Technologies 13.3: 329-341, (2019)
  • Pushpendra K Rajput, Geeta Nagpal, and Aarti, “Feature Weighted Unsupervised Classification Algorithm and Adaptation for Software Cost Estimation”, International Journal of Computational Intelligence Studies. vol. 3-No. 1, pp.74-93,(2014).
  • Aarti and Pushpendra K Rajput, “An EVCS for Color Images with Real Size Image Recovery and Ideal Contrast Using Bit Plane Encoding”, International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security 6(2),pp.54-60, (2014)
  • Aarti, Harsh K Verma and Pushpendra K Rajput, “ Ideal Contrast Secret Sharing Scheme through Meaningful Shares with Enveloping Digital Watermarking using Bit Plane based (k,n)-VCS”, International Journal Of Computer Application, vol. 46– No.9, 0975 – 8887, pp.36-41, (2012).
  • Aarti, Harsh K Verma and Pushpendra K Rajput, “An Overview of Visual Cryptography with Some Important Parameters”, Journal of Current Engineering Research. vol. 2, Issue 3, 0976-8324, pp.37-42, (2012).

Conferences:

  • Ankit Khare, Pushpendra K Rajput, Raju Pal, Aarti, “A Comparative Analysis on Computational and Security Aspects in IoT Domain”, International Conference on Advances in Data-driven Computing and Intelligent Systems (ADCIS2022)- September 23-25, 2022.
  • Pushpendra K Rajput, Aarti, Raju Pal, “Genetic Algorithm based Clustering with Neural Network Classification for Software Fault Prediction”, 3rd International Conference on Data Science and Applications (ICDSA 2022) March 26-27, 2022.
  • Aarti, Pushpendra K Rajput, Ankit Khare, “Hybrid Semi-Supervised SOM Based Clustered Approach with Genetic Algorithm for Software Fault Classification”, 1st International Conference onComputational Intelligence and Network Security, March 3-4, 2022.
  • Ravulakollu, Kiran Kumar, Pushpendra K Rajput, and Abhiram Varanasi. "Acceptance: A Forgotten Dimension of Usability in Ambient Intelligent Environments." 9th International Conference on Reliability, Infocom Technologies and Optimization (Trends and Future Directions) (ICRITO). IEEE, (2021).
  • Sudeep Varshney, Pushpendra K Rajput, Amit Singh, and Gunjan Varshney, "Routing Techniques used for Monitoring the Linear Structures using Linear Wireless Sensor Networks: An Overview." International Conference on Computing, Communication, and Intelligent Systems (ICCCIS). IEEE, (2019).
  • Pushpendra K Rajput, Geeta Sikka and Aarti, “CGANN-Clustered Genetic Algorithm with Neural Network for Software Cost Estimation”, International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology (ICAET'2014), March 29-30, 2014 Singapore.
  • Aarti and Pushpendra K Rajput, “A Novel Multisecret Sharing Scheme with MSB Extraction Using EVCS”, In Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Contemporary Computing (IC3): ISBN 978-1-4799-0190-6, pp.169-174, August, (2013).
  • Aarti, Harsh K Verma and Pushpendra K Rajput, “Multiple Secret Sharing Scheme with Grey-Level Mixing Using EVCS”, presented in International Conference on Issues and Challenges in Networking, Intelligence and Computing Technologies (ICNICT-2012) published in IJCA Special Issue on Issues and Challenges in Networking, Intelligence and Computing Technologies ICNICT(2):24-29, November 2012. Published by Foundation of Computer Science, New York, USA.

Certifications

  • Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practices (PGCAP)
  • Qualified Gate

Area of Interest

  • Intelligent Software Systems
  • Self-adaptive Softwares