Dr. Dheeraj Sanghi

Dr.  Sanghi has been a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at IIT-Kanpur. During his association of more than 27 years with IIT K he has held various leadership positions such as Dean of Academic Affairs; Chairman Senate Under Graduation Committee; Coordinator Industry Affiliate Programs; Head of Prabhu Goel Research Centre for Computer & Internet Security to name a few.

He has also maintained various leadership positions such as Director, LNMIIT, Jaipur; Dean of Academic Affairs & Dean of External Relations at IIIT Delhi and most recently as Director of Punjab Engineering College, one of India’s oldest engineering institutions.  

He is acknowledged as a thought leader in academia and known for his student-centric approach to implementing best practices in academic systems.  He publishes a popular blog on higher education which has had more than 2 million hits so far.  
Prof. Sanghi is an avid blogger, author, social media enthusiast, and motivator. He frequently publishes his blogs in the area of academia, researches, educational policies primarily.