Director’s Profile
Director - Osmania TBI
Dr. E. Vidya Sagar is full Professor and Head, Department of Electrical Engineering (EE), University College of Engineering (UCE), Osmania University. Prior to this he was the Chairman – Board of Studies (BoS) and earlier Vice Principal of UCE from 2018 to 2021. He is also serving as Director – Directorate of Information Technology, Electronics and Communication (ITE&C), Osmania University since 31st January 2023 responsible for internet and WIFI services at campus and constituent colleges, website maintenance, etc.
He took charge as Director – Osmania Technology Business Incubator (OTBI) appointed by the Vice Chancellor on 6th April 2023. He is instrumental in producing startups from ideas of students and faculty members leading to success stories. In the past he successfully led the Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) at UCE when he was the Project Nodal Officer for TEQIP-II from 2013 to 2018 with funding from AICTE which later got scaled-up to OTBI at Central Facilities for Research and Development (CFRD), Osmania University.
Research Projects
- A minor Research Project worth Rs. 1.00 Lakh, titled “Reliability Improvement of Distribution Systems by Using Fault Passage Indicators”, sponsored by TEQIP-II under R&D Component during the academic year 2016-2017.
Awards
- Received Best Teacher Award in the Academic year 2006 at Kamala Institute of Technology and Science, Singapuram, Huzurabad, Karimnagar.
Corporate/Administrative Experience
Served in various administrative and academic positions at UCE, OU, some of them are:
• Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, UCE, Osmania University from March 2023 to till date.
• Director OTBI, Osmania University from April 2023 to till date.
• Director ITE & C, Osmania University from February 2023 to till date.
• Chairperson Board of Studies in Electrical Engineering (BoS), Osmania University from 2021 to 2023.
• Vice-Principal, University College of Engineering, Osmania University from 22.11.2018 to 16.12.2021.
• Member of Departmental Research Committee, Department of EE, UCE OU.
• Member of Committee for the Preparation of Institutional Development Plan, UCE OU in 2014.
• Member of Committee for the Preparation of Strategic Plan and IDP, UCE, OU for TEQIP-III World Bank Project in 2016.
• Chairperson, Board of Studies, Electrical Engineering Department, UCE, OU, from April 2017 to April 2019.
• TEQIP-II Project Nodal Officer, UCE, OU from 2013 to2018. • Co-Ordinator, Incubation Centre, from 2017 to 2019.
• Co-Ordinator Internal Quality Assurance Cell, UCE, OU in 2017.
• Co-Ordinator, Technology Development Centre (TDC Building), UCE, OU from 2016 to 2019.
• NSS Programmer Officer Unit-II, UCE, OU from 2013 onwards
• IEEE Students Advisor, UCE, OU in 2012
• Convener Techsonance 2012, Department of EE, UCE, OU.
• Faculty Advisor for M.E Power Systems from 2010 to 2013
• Departmental Convener for M.E/MTech Admissions in 2010 & 2011
• Member of the committee of BoS, EEED Appointed by Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, MGU, Nalgonda for the preparation of Rules and Regulations, Scheme and Syllabus of Four Years B.E.
• Member in the committee of BoS, EEED of Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Dindigal for the preparation of Rules and Regulations, Scheme and Syllabus of Four Years B.E degree course and Two-Year M.E
• Member of the committee of BoS, EEED of SR Engineering College, Hasanparthy, Warangal for the preparation of Rules and Regulations, Scheme and Syllabus of Four Years B.E degree course and Two-Year M.E Course.