Dr. Sandip Shripati Thite


Faculty Profile Overview

Name: Dr. Sandip Shripati Thite

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Computer Engineering

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Information Technology
  • M.E./M.Tech. in Computer Engineering
  • B.E./B.Tech. in Information Technology

Overview of Profile

Dr. Sandip S. Thite is an academic leader and researcher with over 17 years of experience in higher education, currently serving as an Associate Professor at MIT Academy of Engineering, Pune. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Technology and has completed postdoctoral fellowships in Agriculture and Artificial Intelligence.

He has previously held leadership roles, including Associate Dean and Head of Computer Engineering. His expertise spans AI/ML applications in agriculture, cyber-physical systems, IoT security, and academic accreditation. His academic and research contributions include Scopus/Web of Science publications, research datasets, patents, copyrights, and doctoral supervision.

Research Interests

  • Computer Networks
  • Cyber Security
  • Operating Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • AI/ML Applications in Agriculture
  • Cyber-Physical Systems
  • IoT Security

Contact Details

Email: Sandip.thite@mitaoe.ac.in

Contact Number: 020-30253500

Mobile Number: 9850988672

Experience

  • Teaching Experience: 17 Years
  • Industry Experience: 0.9 Years
  • Research Experience: 6 Years

Research Profiles


Grants and Fellowships

  • MeitY Ph.D. Incentive Grant (2022): Awarded ₹2,50,000 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, upon completing his Ph.D. under the Visvesvaraya Ph.D. Scheme.
  • SPPU Quality Improvement Programme Grant (2015–2016): Sanctioned ₹1,05,000 by Savitribai Phule Pune University to conduct a national-level workshop on Booting, Hacking, Linux and Security.
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowships: Completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Agriculture and AI at Vishwakarma University and holds an ongoing fellowship at Lincoln University College, Malaysia.

Research Guidance and Leadership Achievements

  • Successfully guided 3 Ph.D. research scholars to the award of their doctoral degrees.
  • Served as Program Chair for ICSIAIML 2025 (Springer Nature).
  • Served as Program Chair for ICRCSD 2025 (CRC Press).
  • Served as Organizing Chair for ICAIO 2025 (Springer Nature).

Research Publications

A. International Journals

  1. Mobile AI app for real-time sugarcane disease identification. Invention Disclosure Journal, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inv.2026.100053 (Scopus indexed, Q3).
  2. Tamarind health assessment dataset: Images of shelled, unshelled, and mixed tamarind pods. Data in Brief, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2025.111917 (Scopus and Web of Science indexed, Q1).
  3. A dataset revolutionizing Indian bay leaf analysis. Data in Brief, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.111024 (Scopus and Web of Science indexed, Q1).
  4. Facilitating Spice Recognition and Classification: An Image Dataset of Indian Spices. Data in Brief, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110936 (Scopus and Web of Science indexed).
  5. Exploring the natural pothole dataset generated by the abrasion and cavitation effects of river water on rocks. Data in Brief, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110873 (Scopus and Web of Science indexed, Q1).
  6. A Comprehensive Analysis of Algorithms in Multiple-Face Recognition. Nanotechnology Perceptions, Vol. 20, S8, 2024. https://doi.org/10.62441/nano-ntp.v20iS8.80 (Scopus indexed, Q4).
  7. Sugarcane leaf dataset: A dataset for disease detection and classification for machine learning applications. Data in Brief, Vol. 53, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110268 (Scopus and Web of Science indexed, Q1).
  8. Empowering agricultural research: A comprehensive custard apple (Annona squamosa) disease dataset for precise detection. Data in Brief, Vol. 53, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110078 (Scopus and Web of Science indexed, Q1).
  9. Coconut (Cocos nucifera) tree disease dataset: A dataset for disease detection and classification for machine learning applications. Data in Brief, Vol. 51, December 2023, 109690. (Scopus and Web of Science indexed, Q1).
  10. Security and QoS (Quality of Service) related Current Challenges in IoT. SSRG - International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vol. 10, Issue 4, April 2023 (Scopus indexed, Q4).
  11. SecureAuthKey: Design and Evaluation of a Lightweight Key Agreement technique for Smart Home Applications. International Journal of Information and Computer Security, Inderscience Publication, August 2022 (Scopus indexed, Q3).
  12. Key Establishment Algorithm for Secure Cyber Physical System to Prevent Cyber Attacks. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp. 3589–3594 (UGC approved Journal No. 46174 in UGC list, 2019).
  13. A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Imputation Techniques for MAR Missingness. Advances in Nonlinear Variational Inequalities, Vol. 28, No. 3s, 2025. https://doi.org/10.52783/anvi.v28.2848
  14. FASSSTeR: A Novel Framework Aligned with ISA and ISO Standards for Cyber Physical System Safety, Security, Sustainability and Resiliency. Design Engineering, 2021(02), pp. 399–411.
  15. Smart Queue Management System with Real Time Tracking Using DNN. International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), ISSN 2349-5162, Vol. 7, Issue 5, pp. 135–144, May 2020. View Publication (UGC approved journal).
  16. Elimination of Rogue access point in Wireless Network. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 4(12). View Publication
  17. Health monitoring services using wireless body area network. Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 2(1), pp. 1648–1651 (UGC Care).
  18. A Novel Approach to Filter Unwanted Words From Social Network Sites. International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology, Vol. 6, Issue 4, pp. 610–613.
  19. Evil Twin Access Point Detection And Prevention In Wireless Network. International Journal of Current Engineering And Scientific Research (IJCESR), Vol. 5, Issue 03, March 2018.

B. Books / Book Chapters

Nil.

C. International Conferences

  1. AI for Public Health: A Deep Learning and Gradio-Based System for Face Mask Compliance Detection. Advances in Intelligent Systems Research, Proceedings of ICSIAIML 2025, 2026. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-948-3_36 (Web of Science indexed).
  2. Real-Time Multiple Face Recognition Using Fine-Grained and Coarse-Grained Parallelism. Advances in Intelligent Systems Research, Proceedings of ICSIAIML 2025, 2026. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-948-3_28 (Web of Science indexed).
  3. Multilingual Fake News Detection: A Machine Learning Approach For Indian Languages. Advances in Intelligent Systems Research, Proceedings of ICSIAIML 2025, 2026. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-948-3_72 (Web of Science indexed).
  4. A Survey on the Internet of Things: Applications, Challenges and Opportunities with India Perspective. ICDSMLA 2019. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 601, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1420-3_138 (Scopus indexed).
  5. A Session Key Based Security Mechanism for Cyber Physical System. Recent Trends in Intensive Computing, IOS Press, December 2021 (Scopus indexed).

D. National Conferences

Nil.

E. Patent Details

  1. Granted (Germany): Utility model patent for "System for Remote Monitoring and Diagnosis of Cyber/Network Security Using Machine Learning," Federal Republic of Germany, Utility Model No. 20 2025 103 033.
  2. Published (India): "Innovative decentralized digital identity verification system leveraging blockchain for enhanced privacy and security," Application No. 202521081337A, September 2025.
  3. Filed / Under Examination (India): "Secure Cyber Physical Systems for Smart Home Applications," Application No. 201921021182 A.

F. Registered Copyrights

  1. Key Establishment Mechanism for Cyber Physical System to Prevent Cyber Attacks. Registration No. L-85506/2019.
  2. Design and Development of Security algorithm for Cyber Physical System to prevent Cyber-attacks. Registration No. L-88880/2020.
  3. Software for Secure Algorithm for Cyber Physical Systems. Registration No. SW-13269/2020.

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