Amit L. Nehete

Amit L. Nehete received his B.E. in Electrical Engineering from North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India, and his M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, India. With over 15 years of academic experience, he is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU), Pune. He is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and has published research papers in indexed journals and authored textbooks in his areas of interest, including power system protection, electric vehicles, industrial automation, and energy management. His technical expertise includes MATLAB/Simulink and Siemens PLCs. He has taught courses including PLC and Automation, Mechatronics, and Smart Grid Systems. He is also the Principal Investigator of the Agriculture & Water Technology Development Hub (AWaDH) Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Laboratory, established in collaboration with IIT Ropar Technology and Innovation Foundation. In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities, he coordinates the M.Tech. eMobility programme and departmental placement activities. As an executive team member of DIPEX, a state-level exhibition-cum-competition of working models for engineering and agriculture students from Maharashtra and Goa, he contributes to promoting project-based learning and entrepreneurship among students. He has also been deputed by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Maharashtra, on multiple occasions to support this techno-social initiative. He is driven by a vision of nation re-building through industry-institute-society interaction.