Renu Vig
Dr. Renu Vig is an Indian academic and professor, who currently serves as the 14th vice-chancellor of Panjab University.[1] She is the first woman vice-chancellor of Panjab University.[2][3] With over 35 years of teaching, research, and administrative experience, she is known for her contributions to artificial intelligence, neural networks, fuzzy logic, and engineering education.
Education
[edit]Renu Vig completed her B.E. from Punjab Engineering College in 1985, where she received a Gold Medal for securing the highest rank across departments. She earned her Ph.D. in 1997, specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks. For her academic contributions, she was honoured with the N.K. Iyengar Memorial Prize (2003) for her paper on fuzzy modelling for ignition timing control, and the Corps of Engineers Prize (2005) for her work on a fuzzy diagnostic system for coronary artery disease. She was conferred the "Eminent Engineer Award" by the Institution of Engineers (India) in 2018.[4][5][6]
Career
[edit]Vig began her teaching career as a Teaching Assistant at Punjab Engineering College and later served as a Lecturer there. She was an Assistant Professor at the Technical Teachers' Training Institute (now NITTTR) from 1997 to 2003. She joined the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Panjab University, as Reader in 2003 and became a Professor in 2005.
She has guided 13 Ph.D. and 2 postdoctoral candidates and is currently supervising 3 Ph.D. students. Her research areas include fuzzy logic, signal processing, and AI applications in biomedical systems. She has authored over 120 Scopus-indexed publications, 40 SCI-indexed papers, and has an H-index of 19.
She has held several leadership roles at Panjab University, including:
- Vice Chancellor (Current, since Mar 2023)
- Dean of University Instruction (Feb 2022 – Mar 2023)
- Dean Research (Feb 2022)
- Director, UIET (2009 – 2018)
- Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology (multiple terms) [7]
Research and Innovation
[edit]Vig was Principal Investigator for multiple funded projects, including:
– "Robust Automatic Segregation of Defective Fasteners" in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University
– UGC-SAP project on Active Noise Control (Rs. 46 lakhs)
– Co-investigator in DIT-funded projects on software protection tools and nano-scale MOSFET simulation
Additionally, she holds a patent for a distress-signal-based criminal activity detection and prevention system (2022).
In 2005, she received an appreciation letter from Dr M. P. Ravindra, Vice President and Head, Education and Research Dept., Infosys Technologies Ltd for Sabbatical Project undertaken at Infosys Technologies Ltd.
References
[edit]- ^ "Prof Renu Cheema Vig Appointed as Vice Chancellor of Panjab University". Panjab University. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Panjab University, Chandigarh, gets 1st woman Vice-Chancellor". The Tribune. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Singh, Jaspreet (30 March 2023). "Renu Vig becomes 1st woman VC of Panjab University, will have 3-year term". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Vice Chancellor". Panjab University. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Panjab University, Chandigarh, gets 1st woman Vice-Chancellor". The Tribune. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Singh, Jaspreet (30 March 2023). "Renu Vig becomes 1st woman VC of Panjab University, will have 3-year term". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Vice Chancellor". Panjab University. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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