Department
Computer Engineering
Designation
Assistant Professor
Qualification
Pursuing PhD
Experience
12 years
Interest Areas
Data Structure & Algorithms, Machine Learning, Thermal Image Processing
Academic Profile :

Paper Publications:

[1] Gaikwad, A. (2024). Pomegranate Thermal Images (Version 1). Mendeley Data. 

[2] Ashvini Gaikwad, Manoj Deshpande, Varsha Bhole, Dataset creation of thermal images of pomegranate for internal defect detection, Data in Brief,Volume 60,2025,111538,ISSN 2352-3409, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2025.111538.

[3] Gaikwad, A., Deshpande, M., & Bhole, V. Thermal Imaging Device to Detect Fruit Quality. Indian Patent Design No. 451602-001. 

[4] Fruits defect detection: A review with image processing techniques :Proceedings of the International Conference on Responsible Consumption and Production: Agriculture Sustainability and Food Security by Taylor & Francis Gaikwad, A., Deshpande, M., & Bhole, V

[5] A. Gaikwad, M. Deshpande and V. Bhole, "Thermal Imaging based Defect Detection in Pomegranate with Background Removal Technique," 2025 International Conference on Future Technologies (ICFT), Sangli, India, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICFT66708.2025.11336549. 

[6] A. Kamble and S. Bhutad, "Survey on Internet of Things (IoT) security issues & solutions," 2018 2nd International Conference on Inventive Systems and Control (ICISC), Coimbatore, India, 2018, pp. 307-312, doi: 10.1109/ICISC.2018.8399084. 

[7] A. Kamble and S. Bhutad, "IOT based Patient Health Monitoring System with Nested Cloud Security," 2018 4th International Conference on Computing Communication and Automation (ICCCA), Greater Noida, India, 2018, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/CCAA.2018.8777691. 

[8] Patel, K., Pandey, A., Nigam, S., Pal, P., Patil, P., Gaikwad, A. (2025). EquiKey: A Blockchain-Based Real Estate Solution. In: Verma, A., Zhang, J., Chandra Pandey, A. (eds) Business Intelligence and Data Analytics. BIDA 2024. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 413. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7717-4_25 

[9] Yadav, S. M., Todkar, T. S., Thorat, S. B., Siddibapa, M. J. S., Gaikwad, A., & Nikam, R. (2024). A comparative analysis of machine learning techniques for fruit defect detection systems. Journal of Image Processing & Pattern Recognition Progress, 11. STM Journals. 

[10] V. Kothari, A. Menon, I. Mathane, S. Kumar and A. Gaikwad, "Happiness Is Homemade: Website For Elderly People," 2022 International Conference on Smart Generation Computing, Communication and Networking (SMART GENCON), Bangalore, India, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/SMARTGENCON56628.2022.10083772. 

 

 

List of Certifications:

  • AI Pragyan – Faculty Build-A-Thon on Generative AI — SmartBridge in collaboration with IBM SkillsBuild

  • Zscaler Zero Trust Associate (ZTCA) Certification — Zscaler

  • Fundamentals of Cybersecurity (EDU-102)

  • Fundamental Algorithms: Design and Analysis - NPTEL- IIT khargpur

  • Design and Analysis of Algorithms - NPTEL IIT Madras

  • Virtual Faculty Buidathon - AI/ML with Cloud - IBM SkillBuild

  • Faculty Build-A-Thon 2022 in Applied Data Science — IBM Skillbuild

  • Data Analysis with Python — Cognitive Class, issued by IBM

  • Data Visualization with Python — Cognitive Class, issued by IBM

  • Python 101 for Data Science — Cognitive Class, issued by IBM

  • Image Processing Onramp Course — MATLAB

  • Machine Learning Onramp Course - MATLAB

  • IoT, Wireless & Cloud Computing: Emerging Technologies — Coursera

Awards & Achievements:

Invited Speaker for an International Webinar on "From topic Selection to Thesis submission : A Complete PhD Journey" 06/2026 Organised by Veer Maheshwar Charitable Trust Latur, ,Maharashtra ,India

 

STTP and FDP Attended:

  • Integrated Research Skills "From Systematic to Scholarly Publishing”, Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra, Mumbai, 6 July 2026 to 10 July 2026.

  • “Python for Modern Applications”, A. P.Shah Institute of Technology Thane, 22 June 2026 to 30 June 2026.

  • Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud Security, ATAL FDP By Edu Skills hosted by A. P. Shah Institute of Technology, 12 Jan to 17 Jan 2026.

  • Full Stack Development & Java Programming, Thadomal Shahani Enginnering College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 07 July 2025 to 12July 2025

  • Generative AI and Prompt Engineering: The Future of Intelligent Systems, Thakur College of Engineering and Technology, Kandivali (East), Mumbai - 400 101, 8 Dec to 13 Dec 2025.

  • Deep Learning and Big Data Analytics Tools”, DMCE, Airoli, 8 July 2024 To 12 July 2024.

  • "A Deep Dive into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Its Application Workflows Using

  • MATLAB" 15 July 2024 to 19 July 2024

  • Next-Gen Computing: Advances in HPC and Quantum Technologies for Data-Driven Insights at A. C. Patil college of Enginnering , 9 December 2024 to 12 December 2024

  • AI Evolution: From Foundations to Generative AI under TechSaksham from 1st January 2024 to 5th January 2024.