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RK Mittal currently Dean Academic Registration & Counselling Division takes charge as Deputy Director (Administration) with effect from 01 September 2008.

Proud to be BITSian Prof RK Mittal appointed Deputy Director Administration BITS Pilani

India | Posted on September 1st, 2008

R. K. Mittal received the B. E. (Hons.) and M. E. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. degree in Software Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, (BITS), Pilani, India, in 1973, 1975, and 1992, respectively.

In 1975, he joined BITS, where he is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science. In 1990, he became an
Associate Professor and, in 1995, a Professor. For the last 29 years, he has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses, has guided several M. Tech. theses, and Ph.D. students in Robotics and Software Engineering. He is the founding Member of the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS), BITS, which was established in 1992, and was its Coordinator until 2000.

He is currently the Dean of the Academic Registration and Counselling Division, BITS. He coauthored the two textbooks Robotics & Control (New Delhi, India: McGraw-Hill, 2003) and Elements of Manufacturing Processes (New Delhi, India: Prentice-Hall, 2003). His research interests includes robust robotic designs, two-/three-dimensional robot-path planning, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), microrobots and nanorobots, nanotechnology, software engineering, and software testing.

Prof Ravi Mittal has been in global news recently for spear heading the India today's first humanoid "Acyut" which got rare reviews in Robogames USA 2008.

Dr. Mittal is also branch counselor for the IEEE Students Branch, BITS, and President of the BITS Alumni Association (BITSAA).

Alumni across the globe take pride in Proud to be BITSian Dr RK Mittal taking over as Deputy Director (Administration) BITS Pilani.

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About Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani Rajasthan which has the reputation of pioneering the online examinations for admissions through the path breaking BITSAT and setting a bench mark in industry university collaborations is one among the top ranking universities towering above the rest in various best college surveys in India today. BITS offers degrees in various disciplines presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa and Hyderabad campuses apart from an array of work integrated learning programmes for HRD of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates. The alumni of the Institute who are who is who in various professions and Proud to be BITSians peaking with Passion Quotient for Alma mater are spread across the globe from Australia to America.

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Contacts:
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)

Vidya Vihar, Pilani (Rajasthan) 333031 India

Contact Person:
Dr BR Natarajan
Professor & Vice President BITSAA, BITS Pilani Rajasthan
Phone: 91-1596-242210

Author:
Prof BR Natarajan
Web: www.bits-pilani.ac.in
Phone: 91-1596-242210

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