Dr. Alpana Prashant Adsul

Professor & Head – Computer Engineering
Passionate educator · Researcher · IEEE Senior Member · Mentor to next‑gen engineers
45+ journal papers 4 PhD scholars 1 book Top cited paper
Dr. Alpana Adsul

Biography & expertise

Academic journey

Ph.D. in Information Technology – SVKM's NMIMS, Mumbai (thesis in wireless sensor networks & energy efficiency).
M.E. Computer Engineering – Savitribai Phule Pune University.
B.E. Computer Engineering – Savitribai Phule Pune University.

Post‑doctoral research orientation in cloud‑IoT architectures. Certified Google Educator & IBM IoT Academy mentor.

Research domains

  • Wireless sensor networks & green protocols
  • Cloud computing / load balancing / SDN
  • AI + IoT for agriculture & healthcare
  • Data science & machine learning applications
20+
years of teaching
50+
UG projects
15+
PG dissertations
4
PhD scholars (2 awarded)
3
book chapters
1
patent granted

Leadership roles: Professor & HOD – Computer Engineering at Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Engineering & Innovation, Pune (since 2021). Former Head – IT, and HOD – AI & Data Science. Active in NBA/NAAC accreditation, curriculum design.

Key publications & patents

Representative papers

“Energy‑efficient clustering protocol for heterogeneous WSN” – IEEE TNSE, 2023 (Q1)
“Dynamic load balancing using hybrid optimization in cloud” – JoCC (Springer), 2022
“IoT‑based smart agriculture monitoring with LoRa” – ICPC 2021 (IEEE Xplore)
“SDN‐based traffic engineering for cloud data centers” – IJCN (Inderscience), 2020

Bibliometrics

45+ journal papers (Scopus/WoS: 30+)
20+ international conferences
1 book “Fundamentals of Wireless Sensor Networks” (Lambert, 2020)
3 book chapters (CRC / Springer)
Indian patent: “IoT flood detection system” (2023)


Top cited paper (WSN clustering) – 85+ citations.

Teaching & doctoral guidance

Core courses taught

  • Computer Networks (UG/PG)
  • Wireless & Mobile Com.
  • Cloud Computing
  • Data Science & Analytics
  • AI & Machine Learning
  • IoT System Design
  • Database Management
  • Assembly Language

Mentoring highlights

15+ M.E. dissertations.
50+ B.E. projects – many prize winners.
Mentor ACM & IEEE WIE.

Administration & recognition

Positions held

Professor & HOD – Comp Engg (2022–present) DYPCOEI, Talegaon
Professor & HOD – AI & DS (2020–2022)
Head – IT (2016–2020)
Associate Professor, Comp. (2012–2016)
BoS member (SPPU)

Honours & awards

  • Best Teacher Award – DYPCOEI (2023)
  • IEEE Senior Member (since 2021)
  • Woman Achiever – CSI Pune (2022)
  • Patent Grant (2023)
  • Distinguished Reviewer – IEEE Access
  • Keynote speaker (Malaysia, Thailand)

Memberships: IEEE (senior), ACM, CSI, ISTE. Editorial board – Int. Journal of Network Science.

Certifications & Professional Development

Professional Certifications

Get in touch

hod_computer@dypatilef.com (official)
+91 93092 46435
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Engineering & Innovation
Varale, Talegon Dabhade – 410507, India