About
Since July 2019, Prof. (Dr) Hiren B. Patel has been working as Principal at Vidush Somany Institute of Technology and Research (www.vsitr.ac.in), a constituent institute of Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya, under the aegis of Sarva Vidyalaya Kelavani Mandal. He had been associated as Professor & Head in Computer Engineering Department at LDRP Institute of Technology & Research (www.ldrp.ac.in), Gandhinagar from January-2017 to June-2019. Before joining LDRP-ITR, he worked for S. P. College of Engineering (www.spcevng.ac.in) as Professor and Head of Computer/IT Department for more than 11 years. He also acted as Incharge Principal at the institute. He was also a Dean – Faculty of Computer Science at Sankalchand Patel University (www.spu.ac.in) and Chairman, Board of Studies for Computer Engineering & Information Technology. He was also Chairman, BoS for Computer Engineering at North Gujarat University Patan (http://ngu.ac.in/). He completed his Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surat with Cloud Computing as the major domain for research, Post-Graduation (M.E. with specialization in Microprocessors) from M. S. University and graduation (B.E. – Computer Engineering) from Sardar Patel University (BVM). Having around 22 years of experience, he has more than 60 research papers in various conferences & journals of national and international repute. One of his papers has been awarded as Elsevier’s best paper award. He has successfully supervised two Ph.D. candidates. Apart from delivering numerous expert talks at the various organization, he has also spared his services to IIT, Gandhinagar as a guest faculty for two semesters. He also acted as reviewer & session chairs for many conferences. Few of his main subjects of interest are Cloud Computing, Parallel Programming, Computer Networking, Research Methodology, Information Security, Technical Communication, IoT and Blockchain. He spared his services at Gujarat Technological University as Subject Expert & VC Nominee for Interviews, Co-chair academic for Mehsana Sankul, Member of Board of Sport & Cultural, Member of Gujarat Technological University (GTU) Alumni Association, Member GTU’s NSS Advisory Board. He has delivered numerous expert talks at various institutes.
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Skills
Experience
Vidush Somany Institute of Technology and Research (VSITR KADI)
Sep-2020 to PresentSankalchand Patel University (SPU)
Jan-2007 to May-2015
Education
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (SVNIT Surat)
Ph. D. in Computer Engineering
Passout Year: 2013The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSUB)
M.E in Microprocessor
Passout Year: 2001Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College (BVM)
B.E in Computer Engineering
Passout Year: 1997
Publication
Blockchain state-of-the-art: architecture, use cases, consensus, challenges and opportunities
Journal: Journal of King Saud University Computer and Information Sciences
Blockchain state-of-the-art: architecture, use cases, consensus, challenges and opportunities
Journal: Journal of King Saud University Computer and Information Sciences
An Extensive Survey on Consensus Mechanisms for Blockchain Technology
Journal: Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies
Role in Research Journals
Projects
Automatic Class Attedance Management System for University Students Using Multiple Face Detection an...
Jan-2023 to PresentFunded by M. M. Patel Research Cell KSV
Cloud Computing: Trends, Technology & Research
Jun-2017 to Jun-2017Funded by GUJCOST
Race Time Management System
Jan-2021 to Jan-2021Funded by Institute of Research & Development, Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad
Conference/Seminar/STTP/FDP/Symposium/Workshop
Security Concerns for Boarder Gateway Protocol – A Survey
ICCCNT 2010 International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies ,
Karur, Tamil Nadu, IndiaTradeoffs Between High Performance And Security in Data Communication
Institute of Science and Technology (ISTK), Klawad ,
Yamunanagar, Haryana, IndiaINTERNET UNLEASHED
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (SVNIT Surat) ,
Surat, Gujarat, IndiaNANOTECHNOLOGY: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE IN GUJARAT
LDRP Institute of Technology & Research (LDRP-ITR), Gandhinagar ,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IndiaRESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
G H Patel College Of Engineering & Technology (GCET), CVM University ,
Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, IndiaLINUX NETWORKING AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
Computer Society of India (CSI) ,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indiae-GOVERNANCE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION
Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) ,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaOBJECT ORIENTED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN USING UML WITH FUNDAMENTALS OF RATIONAL ROSE
IBM Software Group ,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaMACHINE LEARNING AND SOFT COMPUTING TECHNIQUES
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (SVNIT Surat) ,
Surat, Gujarat, IndiaINTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Visnagar ,
Visnagar, Gujarat, IndiaCRYPTOLOGY
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (SVNIT Surat) ,
Surat, Gujarat, IndiaRESEARCH IN ENGINEERING: PERSPECTIVE AND METHODOLOGY
Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Visnagar ,
Visnagar, Gujarat, IndiaPROGRAMMING IN ANSI C AND OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING WITH C++
Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training (GCERT) ,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IndiaPATENTING IN ENGINEERING
Gujarat Technological University (GTU) ,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaICT4U – TOUCHING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE
Computer Society of India (CSI) ,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaWINTER INTERACTIVE & REFLECTIVE ENGLISH DEVELOPMENT (WIRED) PROGRAM
Sankalchand Patel University (SPU) ,
Visnagar, Gujarat, IndiaPATENTING IN ENGINEERING
Sankalchand Patel University (SPU) ,
Visnagar, Gujarat, India6th IFIP WG 11.11 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRUST MANAGEMENT (IFIPTM-2012)
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (SVNIT Surat) ,
Visnagar, Gujarat, IndiaCUBE 2012 INTERNATIONAL IT CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
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Pune, Maharashtra, IndiaINTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CLOUD & SERVICES COMPUTING
NITK Surathkal (National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal) ,
Surat, Gujarat, IndiaSTTP on MULTICORE COMPUTING: CONCEPTS AND CHALLENGES
Institute of Technology - Nirma University ,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaISTE Workshop on DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
IIT Bombay (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay) ,
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India4th Annual Leadership Excellent Summit
Gujarat Technological University (GTU) ,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaCOORDINATORS' WORKSHOP ON TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
IIT Bombay (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay) ,
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaNatural Language Processing
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ,
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Certificates
Membership
Chairman, Board of Studies (CE/CSE/IT)
The Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya (KSV), Gandhinagar
From year 2023 to Presenthttp://www.vsitr.ac.in/dr-hiren-b-patel/
Dean of Faculty of Computer Science
Sankalchand Patel University (SPU)
From year 2016 to 2017https://spu.ac.in/
Chairman, Board of Studies, Computer Sciences
Sankalchand Patel University (SPU)
From year 2016 to 2017Chairman, Board of Studies, Computer Engineering
Sankalchand Patel University (SPU)
From year 2016 to 2017Chairman, Board of Studies of Information Technology
Sankalchand Patel University (SPU)
From year 2016 to 2017Chairman, Board of Study, Computer Engineering
Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU Patan)
From year 2008 to 2011Member, Academic Counsel
Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU Patan)
From year 2008 to 2011Co-chair (Academic), Mehsana Sankul, GTU Innovation Council
Gujarat Technological University (GTU)
From year toCo-chair (Academic), Mehsana Sankul, GTU Innovation Council
Gujarat Technological University (GTU)
From year toMember
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
From year toMember
Computer Society of India (CSI)
From year toLife Member
Indian Society For Technical Education(ISTE)
From year toMember
GTU NSS Advisory Committee
From year toMember
GTU Alumni Association
From year toMember
GTU Board of Cultural Activities
From year toMember
The Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC)
From year toMember
International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
From year to
Invited Position
Fundamentals of Mobile Computing and Mobile Computing Architecture
Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Visnagar
From year 2017 to 2017United States – India Educational Foundation (US-Fulbright Programme)
Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Visnagar
From year 2019 to 2019National Conference on Technology and Management (NCTM-2012)
Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Visnagar
From year 2012 to 2012National Conference on Advances and Challenges in Engineering & Science NCACES-2012
The Laljibhai Chaturbhai Institute of Technology, Bhandu (LCIT)
From year 2012 to 2012International Conference of Contemptory Issues
Merchant Engineering College (MEC)
From year 2014 to 2014Second National Seminar and Workshop on Advances in Open Source Mobile Technologies (SABAR-AOSMT-2014)
Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA)
From year 2014 to 2014Cloud Computing: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities” in Two Days State Level Seminar on Emerging Trends and Research Directions in the Domain of Computer Engineering and Information Technology
Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Visnagar
From year 2015 to 2020Cloud Computing: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges
G H Patel College Of Engineering & Technology (GCET), CVM University
From year 2015 to 2015Research Opportunities in Information and Network Security and delivered (i) Key Note speech on "Communicating Your Research" and (ii) Expert Talk on "Security Issues in Cloud"
Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College (BVM)
From year 2015 to 2015Transforming ICT to IoT
SAL Institute of Technology and Engineering Research (SITER)
From year 2016 to 2016Network and Cloud Security
Raksha Shakti University
From year 2016 to 2016Research Perspectives with CloudSim Toolkit by means of Hands-On Experimentations
Ganpat University - Department of Computer Science
From year 2016 to 2016Technical Communication” in National Workshop entitled “Research Methodology
Ganpat University, Kherva
From year 2016 to 2016Information Security
Merchant Engineering College (MEC)
From year 2016 to 2016Acted as a Session Chair at International Conference Research and Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology Sponsored by TEQIP-II
Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College (BVM)
From year 2017 to 2017Acted as a Reviewer at International Conference on Research and Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology Sponsored by TEQIP-II
Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College (BVM)
From year 2017 to 2017Research Methodology and Statistics
Sankalchand Patel University (SPU)
From year 2017 to 2017Project Expo – 2017
Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar (GEC-Gn)
From year 2017 to 2017Cyber Privacy and Ethical Hacking
Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College (BVM)
From year 2017 to 2017Information and Communication Technology
Adani University (AU)
From year 2017 to 2017Acted as a Session Chair in Second International Conference on Smart Trends for Information Technology and Computer Communication (SmartCom-2017)
From year 2017 to 2017Network and Cloud Security
Raksha Shakti University
From year 2017 to 2017Cloud Computing: Masters
Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT), Anand
From year 2018 to 2018Acted as Judge for GTU Zonal TechFest Quench-2018
Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar (GEC-Gn)
From year 2018 to 2018Fundamentals and Applications of IoT, Big Data and Machine Learning
L. D. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (LDCE) , AHMEDABAD
From year 2018 to 2018Acted as a Session Chair in International Conference on Advances in Engineering & Technology (AIET-2018)
Silver Oak College of Engineering & Technology (SOCET)
From year 2018 to 2018Assisting the Post Graduate Dissertation @ RSU
Raksha Shakti University
From year 2018 to 2018Technical Program Committee, International Conference on Intelligent Computing
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru
From year 2018 to 2018http://web-blr.amrita.edu/ICIC/prgc.php
Expert Talk on “Blockchain Technology” during Two Days workshop on "Recent Trends of Big Data Processing Tools & Techniques"
SVBIT Degree Shankersinh Vaghela Bapu Institute of Technology
From year 2018 to 2018Emerging Trends in Research and Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICRISET-2018)
Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT), Anand
From year 2018 to 2018Emerging trend on Blockchain and its application, issues, and challenges in SmartCom-2019 (Third International Conference on Smart Trends for Computing and Communications)
From year 2019 to 2019Acted as Guest of Honor in the Annual Day Celebration
Bholabhai Patel College Of Computer Studies (BPCCS)
From year 2019 to 2019Acted as a reviewer in International Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics – 2019 (ICSTEM-2019)
Vibrant Gujarat 2019 Summit
From year 2019 to 2019Delivered an expert talk titled “Cryptography and Information Systems Security” in a Workshop on Information Security And Cyber Law (ISCL)
IICP-Indukaka Ipcowala College of Pharmacy, CVM University
From year 2019 to 2019Acted as an Expert Evaluator for "Open House/Project Expo 2019"
Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar (GEC-Gn)
From year 2019 to 2019Delivered an expert talk titled “Blockchain Implementation” in an STTP on Blockchain and Its Application
Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College (BVM)
From year 2019 to 2019Coordinator at LDRP to establish Supercomputer the facility
Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST)
From year 2019 to 2019Appointed as Expert of Selection Committee for faculty recruitment of various institutes
Gujarat Technological University (GTU)
From year toAppointed as VC Nominee for Selection Committee
Gujarat Technological University (GTU)
From year toDelivered expert sessions on “Blockchain Implementation” in GUJCOST Sponsored Workshop on “Blockchain Technology and Crypto-Currency”
Ganpat University - U. V. Patel College of Engineering (UVPCE)
From year 2019 to 2019Delivered two separate expert talks on “Blockchain Technology” during Expert Lecture Series
GTU - Graduate School of Engineering & Technology (GSET)
From year 2019 to 2019Delivered a talk on “Blockchain Technology” during National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Computer Applications
Faculty of Science(FOS), The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda(MSUB)
From year 2020 to 2020Delivered a talk on "Blockchain Technology in Cyber Crime" during a Program on "Investigation of Cyber crime Cases"
Raksha Shakti University
From year 2020 to 2020Delivered two sessions on "Blockchain Technology: Research Opportunities" during the online faculty development program on "Blockchain Technology: Challenges and Opportunities" under Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) Project Phase-II
GTU - Graduate School of Engineering & Technology (GSET)
From year 2020 to 2020Conducted a session on "Blockchain and Research" in AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Sponsored one-week Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Blockchain"
Gurukul Kangri University (Deemed to be University) (GKV)
From year 2020 to 2020Delivered a talk on “Emerging Trends in Cloud Computing” during 4th GESIA DMC 2021 - “Powering a secure Digital Future on the Cloud”
GESIA ORG
From year 2021 to 2021https://youtu.be/Hu8m29so3Bg
Delivered a talk on “Blockchain Technology: Consensus and Mining” in AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on “Security in Blockchain and Cyber-Physical Systems Design”
Government Engineering College, Rajkot (GEC)
From year 2022 to 2022https://youtu.be/obnzVHXQCY4
Delivered two expert sessions in the Workshop "Blockchain: Introduction to Application"
Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT), Anand
From year 2022 to 2022Delivered an expert session on "Blockchain Technology and Its Impact"
NFSU Gandhinagar (National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar)
From year 2022 to 2022Acted as a Session Chair in AICTE and GUJCOST sponsored 2nd International Conference on Data Science and Intelligent Applications (ICDSIA-2023)
Gandhinagar University
From year 2023 to 2023Member of National Advisory Committee for International Conference on Recent Advancements in Engineering and Technology (ICRAET-2020)
From year 2020 to 2020http://icraet.in/national-committee.php
Member of National Advisory Committee, The International Conference on Science Engineering and Technology (ICSET-2020)
From year 2020 to 2020http://icset.co.in/national-advisory-committee.php
Member, Advisory Committee, International Conference on Emerging Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICETEEE)
From year 2020 to 2020https://iceteee.net/advisory-committee.php
Member, Advisory Committee, 2nd International Conference on Advancing Knowledge from Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Engineering & Technology,
From year 2020 to 2020https://www.icakmpet.com/international-advisory-committee.php
Expert Member, Board of Studies (Computer Engineering)
Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College (BVM)
From year 2020 to 2022Member, Board of Studies in Computer Engineering
Charutar Vidya Mandal University (CVM University)
From year 2020 to 2023Acted as a Reviewer at 2nd International Conference (Digital) on Research and Innovations in Science, Engineering & Technology ICRISET - 2020
Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College (BVM)
From year 2020 to 2020Acted as a Reviewer at International Conference on Security, Privacy and Data Analytics (ISPDA 2021)
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (SVNIT Surat)
From year 2021 to 2021
Honours & Awards
Doctoral and Master Thesis Guided
