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Mentors

Technology Experts

Mentor

Prof. Rintu Banerjee

Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Enzymology, Bioenergy, Protein Chemistry

Mentor

Prof. H N Mishra

Director ABIF IIT Kharagpur, Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Formulation & processing RTE / RTC / RTD, Non-thermal processing of high value perishables, Extraction & microencapsulation of food bioactive, Shelf-life extension of foods through modified atmosphere packaging & controlled atmosphere storage, Food safety & quality control

Mentor

Prof. P P Srivastava

Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Functional Food Development, Design of food processing machineries

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Prof. D K Swain

Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Sustainable Production Agriculture, Crop Modeling and Simulation, Organic Farming & Crop Quality

Mentor

Prof. H Raheman

Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Renewable energy operated agri-machinery, Unmanned agricultural machinery, renewable energy resources

Mentor

Prof. P S Rao

Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Processing of Food and Beverages, Mechanical operations in Food Engineering etc.

Mentor

Prof. T K Goswami

Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Food processing and preservation

Mentor

Prof. Rajendra Machavaram

Vice-Chairperson Centre of Excellence in Precision Agriculture & Food Nutrition, Associate Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Precision Agriculture, Evolutionary Algorithms, Machine Design, AI, ML, Cognitive Science,

Mentor

Prof. Somsubhra Chakraborty

Associate Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Soil Science, Digital Soil Mapping, Smartphone-based affordable soil testing

Mentor

Prof. Jayeeta Mitra

Associate Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Food Packaging and Storage, Encapsulation of Bioactives, 3D printing of Food, Biodegradable and active packaging

Mentor

Prof. Kanishka Bhunia

Assistant Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Smart and Functional Food Packaging, Microbial Food Safety & Risk Assessment, Nonthermal Surface Sanitization of Food, Food Stability and Shelf life, Process Modeling and Simulation

Mentor

Prof. Praveen Kumar Sappati

Assistant Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Post Harvest & Food Process Engineering, Fuctional Food Development, Blockchain for Food Traceability, High Altitude Food Processing

Mentor

Prof. Brajesh Kumar Panda

Assistant Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Post Harvest & Food Process Engineering, Grain Storage and Handling, Product and Process Development, Engineering Properties of Food Materials, Food Compositional Analysis

Mentor

Prof. Prithwiraj Dey

Assistant Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Natural Fibre Production, Nutrient management, Sustainable agricultural systems, Carbon Capture & Storage in Cropping sys

Mentor

Prof. G D Bhowmick

Assistant Professor Agricultural and Food Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Aquaculture

Mentor

Prof. Manoj Kumar Mondal

Assistant Professor Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Primer for startup Finances: Valuation and term sheet

Mentor

Prof. Pabitra Mitra

Professor Computer Science & Engineering IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:AI & ML

Mentor

Prof. Sangeeta Sahney

Professor VGSoM IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Marketing managment, Consumer Behavior, Services Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Quality Management

Mentor

Ms. Padmavati Manchikanti

Professor Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Intellectual Property Rights

Mentor

Prof. Mrigank Sharad

Assistant Professor Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:IOT Application Development, AI and Computer Vision, Rural Edtech, Digital Agritech, Rural Entrepreneurship Development.

Mentor

Prof. Sreeraj Puravankara

Assistant Professor Energy Science and Engineering Department IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Energy materials, Structural Chemistry, Sodium ion batteries, Lithium-ion battery modelling

Mentor

Prof. Biswarup Ghosh

Visiting Faculty VGSoM IIT Kharagpur

Area of Expertise:Marketing managment, Services Marketing

Mentor

Prof. Himanshu Shekhar Srivastava

Assistant Professor (Marketing) Chairperson Entrepreneurship IIM Raipur

Area of Expertise:Market research, analytics and strategy

Industry Experts

Mentor

Mr. Rajneesh Kumar

Technology Transfer Officer (University Wide) Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani

Area of Expertise:Technical & Technology description for startups, Pitch refinement

Mentor

CS Madhuchhanda Pradhan

M. Pradhan & Associates Co-founder Prowiz Facilitators Pvt. Ltd.

Area of Expertise:Company formation, startup registration and DPIIT recognition, Taxes and other compliances

Mentor

Ms. Sonali Jha

Founder & CEO Cunomial Technologies

Area of Expertise:Business Model canvas, Lean model canvas

Mentor

Mr. Abhilash Varma

Founder & CEO Handel Social Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

Area of Expertise:Go to Market Strategy

Mentor

Dr. Navneet Singh Deora

Chief Technology Officer Blue Tribe Foods

Area of Expertise:Product positioning

Mentor

Mr. Manish

CEO Utopia Ville & Dehaat

Area of Expertise:Defining the Business Growth Plan for startups

Mentor

Mr. Vishal Singh

Founder KVSS

Area of Expertise:Customer Discovery & Pricing Strategy for Startups

Mentor

Mr. Ashish Mishra

CEO Krishi Network

Area of Expertise:Creative Problem solving for Innovators

Mentor

Mr. Tauseef Ahmed Khan

Co-founder & CEO Gramophone

Area of Expertise:Importance of Networking, Storytelling & Branding for Startups

Mentor

Mr. Deepak Kumar

DGM More Retail Pvt. Ltd.

Area of Expertise:Buying and merchandising, private label branding, SCM

Mentor

Mr. Shankar Nikam

Sr. Manager Namdhari Seeds Pvt Ltd

Area of Expertise:Quality control, quality inspection, production planning etc

Mentor

Mr. Abhijit Das

Founder Musa Agro Industries

Area of Expertise:Manufacturer of banana fiber extraction machine.

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