Hafeez Basha

After a remarkable personal transformation, he embarked on his journey as a researcher, presenting papers during his B. Tech and winning prizes in every symposium he attended. This early recognition led to a position as Research Engineer Trainee at Pentagram Research Centre (P) Ltd. His final year project on Waste-to-Energy at the Global Renewable Energy Research Institute, SELCO International Ltd., India’s first-of-its-kind thermal power plant, marked a turning point. He started his corporate career upon graduation as GIS Engineer at Satyam Computers, working on NAVTEQ projects of NOKIA Corporation. Later while serving as Research Analyst at Thomson Reuters he was sponsored for higher education i.e. M. Tech through their ‘Learn While You Earn’ program.  He was the recipient of ‘Young Scientist Award’ for his research outcomes and journal publications while pursuing his masters.

Subsequently, he was awarded the prestigious ‘Monbukagakusho Scholarship’ by the Japanese Government to pursue his Ph. D at Kumamoto University, where he even received the ‘Dean’s Award for Research Excellence’ at his convocation. He also holds the track-record of receiving highest funding especially in the form of travel grants, thereby completing Summer School at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam and Winter School from Blaise Pascal University, France. He visited 13+ countries without spending any money from his pocket within the first ten years of his illustrious career. Upon returning to India, he emerged as Dean / Director at Engineering Colleges & Business Schools accomplishing himself as a prominent Academic Leader. He was even invited by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as Expert to prepare prelims question papers for Civil Services Examinations.