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• Ph. D. pursuing in Urban Studies from VNIT Nagpur (Since July 2019)
• M.A. in Sociology from RTMNU Campus (2019)
• UGC-NET in Sociology (December 2018)
• B. E. Electronics Engineering from YCCE (2016)

• July 2022 to till date – Adjunct Assistant Professor, IIIT Nagpur

• Professional Ethics: 5^th Semester – All Branches
• Technology, Innovation and Society: 6^th Semester – All Branches
• Policy, Governance, and Development: 7^th Semester – All Branches
• Role of Leadership in Social Change: 8^th Semester – All Branches

AREA OF RESEARCH

• Urban Studies
• Urban Policy Analysis
• Urban Sociology
• Smart Cities Mission of Government of India
• Social Media
• Technology and Society

• Dhenge, V., Paikane, M., & Deshpande, H. (2024). Adaptability to Clouds of Change: Study of Engineering Students Pursuing Technical Education in Online Mode. IAFOR Journal of Education, 12(3). https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.12.3.08
• Dhenge, V., & Nimbarte, G. (2024). Governance, ease of living, and citizens’ perception: Components for quality-of-life assessment in mid-sized smart cities. International Journal of Human Capital in Urban Management, 9(2), 235-254. doi: 10.22034/IJHCUM.2024.02.04
• V. Dhenge and K. S. Dorshetwar, "Overview of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence: Using Case Studies Approach," 2024 IEEE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Technology and Management for Social Innovation (IATMSI), Gwalior, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IATMSI60426.2024.10502940.
• Dhenge, Vikrant and Nimbarte, G.N. (July 2024) Impact Assessment of Citizen Participation and Service Quality on Citizen Satisfaction in Mid-sized Smart Cities in India. Sustainable Resilient Built Environment, Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements, Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-8811-2
• Dhenge, Vikrant and Nimbarte, G.N. (Dec 2022) Smart Cities in India: The Study of Interlinkage between Smart Solutions and Social Factors. Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Planning, Design and Management. (pp 112-118) 2022.

• Member of Institute’s NIRF Ranking Committee.
• Member of Institute’s Ek Bharat Sheshth Bharat Committee.
• Member of Institute’s Annual Magazine Committee.

WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/CONFERENCES ORGANIZED

• A seminar on “Viksit Bharat: Role of Youth Leadership in Amrit Kaal” on the occasion of National Youth Day celebration 2025
• Coordinator of Five Days Online STTP on Gender Equality is a Myth! During 30^th December 2024 – 3^rd January 2025.
• Co-coordinator of Five Days Online STTP on Women at Workplace – Globalization, Liberalization and Gender Equality during 18^th December – 22^nd December 2023.
• Co-coordinator of Five Days Online STTP on Gender Discrimination and Equality Promotion at Workplace during 19^th – 23^rd September 2022.
• Co-coordinator of celebration of Aazadi ka Amrut Mahotsav under Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat program held during 12^th August 2022.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Secured A+ grade (94%) in a six months certification course “LaTeX for Scientists” organized by IIT Bombay from 15^th July 2020 to 15^th December 2020.
• Secured 7^th rank in Merit List of M.A. Sociology, RTM Nagpur University 2019.
• Secured A+ grade in M.A. Final Semester Dissertation on “Impact of Social Media on Engineering Students”.
• Received first prize in the Inter-Collegiate Inter-Disciplinary Seminar Competition organized by the Department of Sociology, RTM Nagpur University for a seminar on the topic “Social Media and Social Change”.
• Invited lecture on the topic “Research Papers and Publication” in one week Online Workshop on Interdisciplinary Research Methodology, ICT Applications & Innovations in Teaching-Learning Process organized by SFS College of Arts and Science, Nagpur on 8^th June 2020.
• Invited lecture on the topic “How to Ace in Competitive Exams” in Workshop on Youth Empowerment and Social Sensitization for Development of India organized by VNIT Nagpur on 10^th August 2020.

ANY OTHERS:

• Attended 15 days “Winter Institute in Digital Humanities” organized by IIT Gandhinagar in collaboration with University of Saskatchewan, Canada and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India during 8^th to 22^nd December 2019.

• Participated in a National Webinar on “Role of Youth in Nation Building and National Integration” organized by IIIT Nagpur, IIITDM Kurnool, VNIT Nagpur, NIT Rourkela & IGNOU Regional Centre Nagpur on 10^th July 2020.

• Participated in a seven days “Short Term Course on Research Methods & Design” organized by NIT Jaipur during 20^th – 24^th January 2020.

• Participated in a seven days National Level Workshop on “Academic Writing and Publishing in Sociology and Anthropology” organized by the Pune University in collaboration with the Indian Sociological Society and Anthropological Survey of India from 17^th – 23^rd November 2021.