Dr. Shashikant Patil is a Director and Professor at Atlas SkillTech University with over 28 years of experience in academia. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and is recognized as a Senior Member of both IEEE and ACM, along with Fellow of IET UK, IETE India, IEI India, ISDS Japan, IBE India. His research focuses primarily on Signal Processing, Imaging, and AI/ML, resulting in more than 103 publications in international journals and conferences. Dr. Patil previously served as department head at NMIMS Shirpur, where he established the 5 Crore Bosch Rexroth Centre of Excellence in Automation Technology. He served as Vice President of the IEEE RFID Council and Chair of the IEEE Bombay Section ComSoc Chapter. Throughout his career, he has reviewed over 5000 plus technical articles and maintains editorial positions on numerous scientific journals. He is Advisor for IEEE Maharashtra Section and appointed as IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor Class 2025 and Distinguished Contributor Class 2024