Dr. Dheeraj Sanghi joined Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh as Director today. With a blend of experience in administration, academics and research, Dr Sanghi has joined PEC on lien from IIT Kanpur. At IIT Kanpur, he is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and has been Dean of Academic Affairs at IITK from 2011-2014. Graduating from IIT Kanpur in 1986, he received his doctoral degree from University of Maryland College Park, USA.
He has been the Director of the LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur and Dean of External Relations at IIIT-Delhi. Dr. Sanghi is passionate about technical education in the country and has written numerous articles and blogs on related issues. His research interests include computer networks and network security.