Profile

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About Me

Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry is a Distinguished National Professor, Professor Emeritus, and former Dean at the Faculty of Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Jamshoro, Pakistan. He has also served as a Member of the BOG, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, and the Governing Body of the Pakistan Engineering Council. He was a Guest Scientist/Associate at ICTP (UNESCO/UNU), Italy, for 12 years and thrice an EU Erasmus Mundus Visiting Fellow.

With over four decades of teaching and research experience, his expertise spans electronics, wireless sensor networks, intelligent instrumentation, railway track monitoring, telemedicine, IoT, and structural health monitoring. He has co-edited renowned books including Wireless Networks, Information Processing and Systems (CCIS 20), Emerging Trends in ICT (CCIS 281), Wireless Sensor Networks for Developing Countries (CCIS 366) by Springer, and IoT Architectures for Smart City Applications by IGI Global, USA.

Dr. Chowdhry has been a passionate advocate for global academic exchange. Through his guidance, over 200 students from underprivileged areas secured life-changing opportunities via UGRAD, Fulbright, Commonwealth, Erasmus Mundus/Plus, and Australian Aid programs—enhancing cultural understanding and contributing to national development.

He also served as Chair of IEEE USA (Karachi Section) for six years. In his 38 years with IEEE, he has organized 1,000+ technical/social events and over two dozen IEEE-sponsored international conferences—empowering youth with emerging tech and leadership skills. A true humanist with a poetic soul and environmental consciousness, he is also a core member of the Canada-Pakistan Council for Education and an advisor to Volunteers Pakistan.

Education

PhD.(1990), School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS), University of Southampton (UK).

B.Eng Electronics (1983- Gold Medallist), Department of Electronic Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET), Jamshoro- (PAKISTAN).

Employment

Designation	Period	Duties
Professor Emeritus and Advisor (International Collaboration, MUET)	Jan 2019 – Present	Teaching, Research, Advisory role
Meritorious Professor and Dean, Faculty of Electrical, Electronics & Computer Systems Engineering	2011 – 2018	Teaching, Research, Administrative
Director, Institute of Information & Communication Technologies	2008 – Apr 2011	Teaching, Research, Administrative
*Full Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Biomedical Eng., MUET Jamshoro	1996 – 2018	Teaching, Research & Administrative
Associate Professor, MUET Jamshoro	1990 – 1996	Teaching, Research, Administrative
**Lecturer, MUET Jamshoro	1983 – 1990	Teaching & Research

Designation

Professor Emeritus and Advisor

International Collaboration MUET

Meritorious Professor and Dean

Faculty of Electrical, Electronics & Computer Systems Engineering

Director

Institute of Information & Communication Technologies

Full Professor *

Department of Electronics & Biomedical Eng., Mehran University of Eng. and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro (Sindh) PAKISTAN.

Associate Professor

MUET, Jamshoro

Lecturer **

MUET, Jamshoro

Period

Jan 2019 – Present

2011 to 2018

2008 to April 2011

1996 to date

1990 – 1996

1983 – 1990

Duties

Teaching, Research, Advisory role.

Teaching, Research, Administrative

Teaching, Research & Administrative

Teaching, Research, Administrative

Teaching & Research

**On postgraduate study leave abroad (England) between 1984-1989

* Visiting Research Fellow at School of ECS, University of Southampton, UK between 2007-2008