Executive Summary
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