Computer Engineering

Established in : 1999

Programs Offered

Department Strength

The Department of Computer Engineering strives to be at the forefront of innovation and technical excellence, preparing students for dynamic careers in the ever-evolving field of technology. Through a blend of rigorous academic coursework, cutting-edge research, and hands-on experience, the department aims to develop proficient engineers equipped with the knowledge and skills required to solve complex real-world problems.

Our mission is to foster an environment that encourages creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration, while ensuring that students are well-versed in the fundamentals of computer science, software development, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things, and cybersecurity. The department is equipped with compute intensive laboratories. We have signed MoUs with GROK, Cloud Counselage, Cerebranium, University 3.0, Value 3 advisory for internship and collaborative projects. By emphasizing both theoretical and practical learning, we aim to nurture engineers who can adapt to the fast-paced advancements in technology and contribute meaningfully to society.

With a strong focus on industry collaboration, research excellence, and ethical leadership, the Computer Engineering Department commits to producing graduates who excel in their technical fields and lead with integrity, innovation, and responsibility.

Department has two student chapter committees for organizing technical activities

Various technical activities at VIT Computer Engineering Department include Workshops, Seminars, Guest Lectures and Industrial visits for the students as well as faculty members.

The department has Research Center for pursuing doctoral degree in Technology under University of Mumbai.

ABOUT OUR FACULTY

We have well balanced group of young, dynamic, and experienced faculty members with majority of them PhD qualified from reputed Institutes. The faculty members have adequate competency in their respective domains. Many faculties practice innovative pedagogies like Problem-based Learning, Gamification, collaborative learning etc. To bridge the gap between academia and industry we arrange guest lecture sessions where speakers from industries conducted workshops and seminars. Many of the faculty members have a lot of publications at their credit and multiple patents published in their name. The faculty members have the expertise to encourage students to engage in research work. As a result, many students’ project ideas are converted to technical papers and published at the National/International conferences.

Dr. Ravindra Sangle

Associate Professor

Department of Computer Engineering understands that steady and rapid advances in computing technologies shorten the life of tools and techniques prevalent today and also aware of enormous talents and creativity which the students have. We explore their talent by organizing co-curricular activities like Group Discussion, Debate, Extempore, Programming contests, Projects competition etc. Every year we observe lots of achievements by our students in academics, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

The primary focus of the Department is to impart technical knowledge to students, pro-mote their problem development & solving skills and innovation of new technologies. The course contents are supported with relevant beyond syllabus activities like Workshops, Seminars, Coding competitions, Quiz competitions, keeping in mind new technological developments and industrial requirements. Our enviable placement record reflects the success story of the department.

FACULTY PROFILES

Amit Aylani

Assistant Professor

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Amit Nerurkar

Assistant Professor

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Devendra Pandit

Assistant Professor

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Divya Surve

Assistant Professor

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Kavita Shirsat

Assistant Professor

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Mandar Sohani

Associate Professor

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Pankaj Vanwari

Assistant Professor

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Prakash Parmar

Assistant Professor

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Ravindra Sangle

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Sachin Bojewar

Professor

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Sachin Deshpande

Associate Professor

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Sanjeev Dwivedi

Assistant Professor

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Sneha Annappanavar

Assistant Professor

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Snehal Andhare

Assistant Professor

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Suja Jayachandran

Assistant Professor

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Suvarna Sapre

Assistant Professor

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Swapnil Sonawane

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Umesh Kulkarni

Professor

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EMINENT SPEAKERS VISITED

Research & Student Achievements

To promote the research environment, we have IEEE library subscription, and Turnitin for plagiarism checks. Many of our department faculties have presented in renowned National and International Conference and published papers in Scopus/SCI/UGC care indexed journals. Many of our faculties also serve as reviewer in Scopus indexed journals. The combination of Faculty Experience and the students synergy has set the momentum and will enable us to cross the milestones.

With a strong belief in ‘Teach them the way they learn’, ‘Challenge their imagination and creativity’, ‘Offer them the choice’, ‘Provide conducive Learning environment’, ‘Empathize with them’ and ‘Improve their Emotional Quotient’. We at Department of Computer Engineering-VIT provide lot of opportunities ranging from technical, cultural, social, sports, recreational, health and welfare to ensure overall development of student in their formative phase of life.

Srishti Shekhar Agarwal participated and won the second position in the Designathon 2022 by Lollypop Design Studio, sponsored by BYJU’s.
Aadit Chavan, Adwait Godbole, Amit Sharma, Yash Malode, Abhishek Jadhav, Priyal Dupare won first prize in Smart India Hackathon SIH Kavach 2023 competition held at Bhopal, India from 8th to 10th August 2023.
Suyog Havare, Vibodh Bhosure, Harsh Naik, Ashuraj Herode won the National Agrifunds Hackathon (NABARD Hackathon) competition in September 2023 and won a prize of 1 Lakh.

Technical ACTIVITIES

Students of Department of Computer Engineering at VIT are involved in lot many activities other than their academics. They not only organize events but also participate in the same. Students of the Department of Computer Engineering have organized events such as national conferences (CyberFrat, Protocol 1.0, etc), Flagship events such as Internship Fair,Mini Marvel Project Exhibition. They have also organized TED talk (TEDxVIT) at our campus.

Student Projects

INTERNSHIPS

Department of Computer Engineering being very keen at the overall development of students provides enormous opportunities to the students for internship. Department always emphasizes on industry orientation in academic study.

Students from Department of Computer Engineering thus have exposed themselves to many reputed IT companies such as LTI, Relaince Jio, OLA Tech Solutions, TCS,Carwale,Cerebranium,Tata Power,JPMorgan Chase & Co, Indian Oil Corporation Limited,Oracle etc. by doing internships. They didn’t stop at reputed companies but also tried, tested their knowledge at various government organizations such as IIT Roorkee, Central Railway, Tata Institute of Social Science, etc.

Department of Computer Engineering believes in the fact that ‘If you tell me I may forget, if you teach me I may remember and if you involve me I learn’

Top-notch Placement Support

Department with support of institute’s Training and Placement Cell bridges the gap in matching the available talent with the Job profile. Students are asked to specify their inclination for dream companies and sector in second year of undergraduate course and accordingly various activities are conducted till their graduation to ensure students do get placed in their dream companies.

Department is pleased to inform that with collaborative effort of Training and Placement Cell and students , we are able to place our graduates repeatedly in prestigious companies like Works Applications and Uniqlo with package of 35-38 lacs p.a. Our students are also placed in companies like Google, Meta, Toppr.com, Jaro Education, Amazon Web Services, Barclays, Indian Navy, Carwale, Seclore Technologies, TCS Digital, Just Dial,Media.net and Purple.com with package ranging from 6 lacs p.a. to 12 lacs p.a.

2017-2021

List of Students placed

2018-2022

List of Students placed

2019-2023

List of Students placed

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Students of Department of Computer Engineering at VIT are involved in lot many activities other than their academics. They not only organize events but also participate in the same. Students of the Department of Computer Engineering have organized events such as national conferences (CyberFrat, Protocol 1.0, etc), Flagship events such as Internship Fair. They have also organized TED talk (TEDxVIT) at our campus.

Our students have not only excelled in technical competitions, but they have also proven themselves at non-technical platforms too. Esha Acharya and Sourav Sinha were the speakers for TEDxVIT 2018 and 2019 respectively. Esha Acharya have also won many dance competitions at Inter Collegiate and National level. Our students Phaneesh Barwaria and Shreyash Suryavanshi stood third in Hindi Drama titled “Sutradhar Ki Jubani” at state level competion. Prasad Aware got selected for All India Inter University Gymnastics Tournament which was held on 1st to 5th February 2017 at Chandigarh.

Successful Alumni

Like a tree which has its branches spread far and wide, it’s our privilege that the foundation and the roots provided by the department are so strong that they always keep us grounded and connected.

Department of Computer Engineering has been working to fortify its connection with our alumni over the past years. We are extremely proud that our alumni are contributing to the society by occupying key positions in different verticals. All our alumni have a special position in our hearts and we are always eager to see them growing in multitudes.

Rushabh Sanghavi

Vice president, Urban Ladder

Linkedin Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rushabhsanghavi/?originalSubdomain=au
Chandravadan Raut

Director, Rajmudra Prakashan Pvt.Ltd

Linkedin Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandravadan-raut-3a7251166
Kedar Patil

Senior Python and ETL Developer at Cigna Healthcare USA.

Linkedin Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kedarrpatil

Top notch Laboratories

Department laboratories are equipped with infrastructure to enable students and faculty members to learn in a real-world environment, function as team members, discuss the planning of experiments, and share ideas about the analysis and interpretation of data. Department encourages students to design, analyze, and build their own creation.

Department has dedicated lab with required infrastructure to support almost every domain in computer engineering like Operating System Laboratory, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Big Data Laboratory, Cloud Computing Laboratory, Database Systems Laboratory, Web Technology Laboratory, Computer Graphics and Image Processing Laboratory and Network Laboratory.The department is equipped with compute-intensive laboratories. The Labs are equipped with 64 GB GPU-enabled machines, Windows server 2022 Data Centre 64-bit, OMEN by HP 45L Gaming Desktop GT22-1xxx, 13th Gen Intel (R) Core (TM) i9-13900K (32 CPUs) ~ 3.0 GHz. Using these facility students can perform data-intensive tasks, run complex algorithms, and use advanced programming environments, benefiting from the processing power and memory capacity of high-end machines. With access to high-performance machines, students can develop and test applications, simulate real-time systems, and perform network simulations, leading to better project outcomes. These labs often facilitate collaborative work environments where students and researchers from different fields can work together on projects, enhancing interdisciplinary learning and creativity.

ADMISSIONS TO PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES

Department of Computer Engineering believes in grooming students to become global professional. We understand that higher education from prestigious institutes will lead to prosperous career in research and product based Global Industries. Department conducts variety of seminars under Career Counselling Committee to expose students to different higher education options in India and abroad. Department is pleased to inform that with collaborative effort of Career Counselling Committee and students , we are able to admit significant numbers of graduates to Master’s program in prestigious universities like IIT’s, IIM’s in India and in Foreign Universities like University of Maryland , Columbia University , University of Southern California , Carnegie Mellon University etc .

Collaborations with Industry

We are associated with GROK, CyberFrat,Cloud Counselage, Cerebranium, University 3.0, Value 3 advisory and Kids Galaxy. Our association equips students and faculty members with practical benefits to help them grow and achieve professional goals. Regularly students and faculty members will work on technology transfer, collaborative projects, internship and IPR.

AWARDS

The quality of performance is the key to success. The true essence of performance is felt when, along with our own family, people outside adores it.The activities taken up by faculty members at Department of Computer Engineering, Vidyalankar Institute of Technology are recognized and awarded at plethora of events and platforms round the globe.

Team Kalki,Pradip Garhwal(Team leader),Chinmay Mhatre ,Khushil Bhimani ,Shivam Mahadik received first prize in the Agnethon 2024 competition on March 2nd at the Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology , Vashi.

Prof. Swapnil Sonawane received Gold Medal at Aavishkar Intercollegiate Research Convention conducted by University of Mumbai in December 2023 for his contribution in his PhD research work.

Team MediPal-Namita Warang,Janhavi Karpe and Shruti Patil under the guidance of Dr. Suja Jayachandran won the consolation prize at the final round of the 18th Aavishkar: Inter-Collegiate/ Institute/ Department Research Convention, 2023 for the project titled- MediPal- A medicine reminder app.

Abhishek Chavan received first prize in Fashion show at IES Management college and Somiya Vidavihar and received Certificate of Appreciation for securing first runner up position in Glitterati by student activity forum. He also got Certificate of Appreciation for securing runners up in Fashion show at SIES Nerul, Certificate of Achievement for securing first place in Fashion show at Vasantdada Patil Prathishthtan college in May 2023. Shivani Herlekar successfully participated in Maharashtra Olympic Games and she won Vanita Samaj Yonex Sunrise State Level open Badminton Tournament Women Singles. And the list goes on.

Lakshita Pillay and Harsh Jain won 1st prize at state level hackathon at MHSSSCE, Mumbai and grab prize money of Rs 25000 in March 2020 Preyash Gothane, Anamika Kundu, Swapnil Ghule guided by Prof. Sanjeev Dwivedi secured 2nd Position in Blockchain Hackathon held at E-Summit IIT Bombay in February 2020

Prof.Swapnil S. Sonawane, Secured FIRST rank (GOLD Medal) at the 18th Aavishkar: Inter-Collegiate/ Institute/ Department Research Convention, organized by the University of Mumbai. He participated in and presented a Research Project titled “Modelling blockchain technology-driven practices to be integrated into FinTech enterprises” at the PPG Level.He Secured SECOND rank at the 16th Aavishkar: Maharashtra State Inter-University Research Convention, organized by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. He participated in and presented a Research Project titled “Blockchain technology for FinTech Operations” at the PPG Level

AWARDS

Prof. Swapnil Sonawane received Gold Medal at Aavishkar Intercollegiate Research Convention conducted by University of Mumbai in December 2023 for his contribution in his PhD research work.

AWARDS

The quality of performance is the key to success. The true essence of performance is felt when, along with our own family, people outside adores it. Yes..!!! That’s what we are constantly experiencing and proud to share. The activities taken up by faculty members at Department of Computer Engineering, Vidyalankar Institute of Technology are recognized and awarded at plethora of events and platforms round the globe.

VISION

To be recognized as a Centre of Excellence in the field of Computer Engineering where learners are nurtured in scholarly environment to evolve into competent Computer Engineering professionals to benefit society.

MISSION

Evolve a curriculum which emphasizes on strong engineering fundamentals with the flexibility to choose advanced courses of interest and gain exposure to tools and techniques in Computer Engineering.

Facilitate creation and dissemination of knowledge through a digitally-enabled learning environment.

Develop academic and infrastructural facilities with modern equipment and other learning resources and encourage reciprocal sharing with other institutes through networking.

Establish a centre of excellence to enhance academia – industry partnership and work on collaborative projects.

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

To enable the pursuit of knowledge in the field of Computer Engineering and contribute to the profession and employability of the students.
To engage in research, generate the employment through entrepreneurship and work effectively in multidisciplinary environment.
To understand the human, social, ethical and environmental context of their profession and contribute positively to the needs of individuals and society at large.

Computer Engineering Programme must demonstrate that graduate understands concepts of programming languages, discrete mathematics, algorithm analysis, data base systems, computer networks, microprocessors, and software engineering principles to analyse and design solutions for real world problems.
Computer Engineering Programme must demonstrate that, graduate has the capability to comprehend technological advancement in the usage of modern tools to develop systems considering professional ethics, environmental, health, safety, cultural and societal issues.
Computer engineering Programme must demonstrate that graduate can have adaptability to new technologies in multidisciplinary fields and communicate effectively as an individual or in a team while managing the projects.

Engineering Knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.

Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences

Design/development of Solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate considerations for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations

Conduct Investigations of Complex Problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions

Modern Tool Usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations

The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice

Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development

Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice

Individual and Team Work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings

Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions

Project Management and Finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects in multidisciplinary environments

Life-long Learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in the independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change