Our Team

SIDDHARTH K. JABADE, PhD (IIT Bombay)
Founding Vice Chancellor, Vishwakarma University, Pune, India
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Professor Jabade has multi-faceted experience in education, research, intellectual property rights,technology commercialization, and administration. He understands, from years of experience, how to navigate the Quadruple Helix of ‘academia, industry, government, and social institutions’ so that vital collaborations are established above and beyond expectations.He has experience in innovation, internationalization and entrepreneurship. Under his leadership, Vishwakarma University is being transformed into an award-winning model for the progressive development of Indian institutions with strong ties to industry, social business, and the community.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vice Chancellor, Vishwakarma University (VU), Pune, India Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune Dean, Alumni and International Relations, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology Site Director, USA-NSF, Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems, with SUNY Binghamton Director, Innovation & Intellectual Property Rights, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Qualified Patent Agent in India (Registration Number: IN/PA/969) (300+ patent applications drafted)—Technical Expert in Patent Litigation Cases.

INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT

Technical Advisory Group, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sanitation Program (2014) International Expert on Innovation & Intellectual Property, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman (2017) Advisor, Information Communication Tech., Prime Minister’s Office, Bamenda University (2016) International Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Sanitation business plans for South Asia (2014) International Expert, UNESCO, Innovation & Intellectual Property, Water Challenges (2015) International Consultant, National Policy for Science & Technology Innovation, Cambodia (2013) Advisor Business Development, Innovation & IPR, Neon Infotech, Bangkok, Thailand (2013).

VISHWAKARMA UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENTS AND INTERNATIONALIZATION

Vishwakarma University ranked among the top 200 world universities in the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021 for the work related to Affordable and Clean Energy—VU is the youngest and the only private university from the western region in India to secure this top rank—Student mobility and research and collaboration with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore, Hof University of Applied Sciences (Germany), SUNY Binghamton (USA), Korea Advanced Institute of Technology (KAIST), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and Harvard Business School.

BOOKS, PATENTS, PUBLICATIONS

Siddharth K. Jabade et al., Nanotechnology Intellectual Property Rights: Research, Design and Commercialization; CRC Press, Boca Raton, (2012); S.K. Jabade, G.L. Hornyak, W. Kanok-Nukulchai and Karma Rana; The Knowledge Drivers, Sage Spectrum Publishers, (Manuscript under submission), Expected publication date: 2023 January. Other publication details are provided in the detailed CV