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Prof. (Dr.) Ajay Rana is currently the Director General (Independent Charge), Amity University Greater Noida. With over 25 years of distinguished leadership experience in higher education, research, and industry collaboration, he has served as Vice Chancellor of Shobhit University and held senior positions within Amity Education Group. Dr. Rana has successfully guided 18 Ph.D. scholars, filed over 174 patents, published 450+ research papers, authored books, and mobilized more than ₹3600 crores in funded projects.

He is a Senior Member of IEEE and holds memberships in ISTE, CSI, IET (UK), IAENG, and other prestigious societies. His global exposure spans Oxford, Nottingham, Southampton, Taiwan, Singapore, Dubai, Cardiff, Bangkok, and Milan. Recognized with over 200 national and international awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award, Frontiers of Knowledge Award, and Italian Machine Tool Technology Award, he continues to champion innovation in education, entrepreneurship, and research through his role as Chairman of AUN Research Labs.

Educational Qualifications

D.Sc. (Germany)

Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering – Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, 2005

M.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering – Kurukshetra University, 2000 (Gold Medalist)

Current Roles

a. Academic Leader

Director General, Amity University Greater Noida (Independent Campus)

Professor, Computer Science & Engineering & Honorary Professor, ULAB

Member – Executive, Academic, IQAC and Admission Committee at many Universities

b. Board Member & Mentor

Independent Director – CBSE ( Ministry of Education founding NEP 2020)

Member Board of Directors – Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (Government of Rajasthan)

Member Board of Directors – Rajasthan Trustee Company Private Ltd (Government of Rajasthan )

c. Social Leader

President – Gramin Avam Paryavaran Vikas Sansthan (An NGO)

Independent Director – Sehaj Synergy Technologies

Chairman, IETE Sub Centre, Noida

Chairman, AUN Research Labs

d. Former Leadership Positions

Vice Chancellor – SUM (Deemed-To-Be-University)

Senior Vice President – RBEF (An Umbrella Body for all Amity)

Advisor, Amity Higher Education Group

Dean – Amit University Uttar Pradesh

Founder Dean – Amity Alumni Assocation (For Amity Education Group)

Director – Amity Institute of Information Technology

Director – Amity University Summer School (For Amity Education Group and First Time in India)  

e. Founding Director & Architect

Amity Technical Placement Centre (For Amity Education Group)

Amity School of Engineering (For Amity Education Group)

M.Tech and Ph.D in Amity University

Amity Digitial Libraury (For Amity Education Group)

Amity Youth Festiable (For Amity Education Group)

RCI / PCI programs at Amity University Greater Noida

Academic & Research Credentials

25+ years of leadership and academic experience

18 Ph.D. scholars awarded; 6 in progress

174+ patents filed and published

450+ research publications in national and international journals/conferences

12 Books authored, 3 Book chapters contributed

90+ projects completed worth over ₹3600 crores

108+ MoUs executed with global industries including CISCO, Microsoft, SAP, Infosys, Oracle, Google

Major Administrative Positions

Director General (Independent Charge) – Amity University Greater Noida (2023–Present)

Vice Chancellor – Shobhit University, Meerut (2021–2023)

Dean (Engineering & Technology), Amity University Uttar Pradesh (2019–2021)

Director – AIIT & ATPC, Amity University (2006–2021)

Senior Vice President – Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF)

Advisor – Amity Education Group

Professional Memberships

Senior Member, IEEE (SMIEEE)

Life Member, ISTE & CSI

Member, IET (UK)

Senior Member, IAENG & IACSIT

Registered with VIDWAN, ORCID, Scopus, Publons

Awards & Recognitions (Selected)

Lifetime Achievement Award – Six Sigma Healthcare

Frontiers of Knowledge Award – NIT Patna

Corona Warriors Award 2020

Italian Machine Tool Technology Award (IMTTA)

International WHO’S WHO of Professionals

Most Influential Directors of India – World Education Congress

Conferences & Leadership

Chaired IEEE International Conferences – IC3I, ICRITO, ICEIL, AICAI (Dubai)

Delivered 500+ international/national conferences, workshops, FDPs, SDPs, seminars

Keynote Speaker – STEM Summit at IIT Delhi (2019)

Research & Consultancy Grants

Principal Investigator for 34+ projects funded by DST, DRDO, CISCO, Microsoft, Coforge

Mobilized research funding of over ₹3600 crores

International Academic Exposure

Oxford University, UK – Joint Research & Student Exchange

LIUC University, Castellanza, Italy – Academic Alliance

Institute of Industrial Technologies & Automation, Milan – Joint Research

National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan – Research Collaborations

University of Southampton, Nottingham, Cardiff, Newcastle, Bournemouth, Bristol – Academic Visits

Bangkok University & Dubai/Singapore Campuses – Visiting Professor