Mukesh Pund

Designation: Senior Principal Scientist

Qualification:

M.S.Software Systems

B.E. Computer Science and Engg

Area of Interest:

  • Software Design and Development; Information Technology & Information  Management; Open Source Software; Cloud Computing; Digital Libraries; Human Resource Development

Phone Number: 9868628874

Email: mukeshpund@niscpr.res.in

Projects Undertaken

1. National Knowledge Resource Consortium (NKRC)

  • Project code:        MLP001 and MLP002      
  • Role: Project Leader/ Coordinator since  26 June 2019

National Knowledge Resource Consortium is one of the earliest formed consortia in the country. The project began during the X Five Year Plan, then called CSIR e-Journals Consortium, has been providing access to information resources since 2002. The National Knowledge Resource Consortium (NKRC) has been facilitating comprehensive access to world class R & D journals and databases thus enabling CSIR scientists and researchers to engage in competitive high science. All CSIR  and  DST institutes are part of National Knowledge Resource Consortium (NKRC). CSIR-NIScPR is functioning as Nodal Laboratory for the Consortium.  Today, NKRC facilitates access to 5,000+ e-journals of all major publishers, patents, standards, citation and bibliographic databases.

2.  Development of Digital Platform for ISTAD to Connect Global Indian S&T Community with CSIR

Name of the Digital Platform: PRABHASS- Pravasi Bharatiya Academic and Scientific Sampark (https://prabhass.gov.in)

  • Project Code: IST0002 at CSIR-NISCAIR
  • Role:  Principal Investigator             
  • Duration: 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2023

Digital platform is developed and being enhanced  to invite and encourage Indian Diaspora to come forward and join hands with India to help solve challenges being faced by Indian people thereby making an impact on society at large and many Diaspora using the platform. Serve as National Digital Platform to effectively collaborate with Global Indian S&T Community for collectively promoting inclusive growth in India, strengthening Indian innovation ecosystem and contributing towards nation building.

3. CSIR Knowledge Gateway & Open Source Private Cloud Infrastructure (KNOWGATE)

  • Project code: ISC0102
  • Role: Principal Investigator
  • Duration: 07.01.2013 to 31.03.2017

CSIR Knowledge Gateway & Open Source Private Cloud Infrastructure (KNOWGATE) is 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) Network Project under Information Sciences cluster. All 39 CSIR laboratories participated in the project.  There were three major modules below:

  • CSIR Virtual Union Catalogue: Currently, CSIR Virtual Union Catalogue contains around 15 lakh records
  • CSIR Private Cloud:  Open source storage service using GlusterFS
  • CSIRTrend: Automated system for analyzing the research & technology data of CSIR at consolidated level

4. CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative-Phase I & Phase II and Development of Jigyasa web portal for CSIR 

  • Project code: NWP100
  • Role: Nodal Principal Investigator/ Head, HRD

More than 100 short term training programmes were conducted and 1000+ participants are trained with emphasis mainly on the scientific information dissemination, science communication, digital repositories, open source software,  data science etc. during FY2015-16

The portal for Jigyasa for analysis and statistics on programmes conducted at various  CSIR labs was also developed. The Web Portal will help to promote organizational awareness and increase visibility by offering information on training programmes/ skill Development Programmes being held by CSIR laboratories on different technologies.  

5. SAARC Gender Info Base

  1. Role: Technical Administrator  for Software  Development and Content Management
  2. Project Duration: 2009-2015

Endorsed and supported by the countries in the SAARC region, the SAARC Gender Info Base (SGIB) was one of the key goals of the MoU between the SAARC and UN-Women. The SGIB  was created for SAARC Documenation Centre, New Delhi for providing   information and data on Violence against Women (VAW), health issues, including HIV/AIDS;and feminization of poverty

.6. National Science Digital Library  

  • Project code: Tenth Five Year Plan Network Project
  • Role: Software Coordinator for content creation and management software 
  • Project Duration: 2004-2008

Objective of National Science Digital Library (NSDL) was to provide comprehensive S&T information to students of science, engineering and technology in the country. NSDL was the only one of its kind that provides curriculum based content to address the information needs of the undergraduate students of science. Authored by eminent teachers and validated by renowned faculty in Indian universities and colleges, NSDL brought about 580 ebooks available in open access at http://nsdl.niscair.res.in.

7. Electronic Roll Project

  • Role: Software Coordinator for software development and data management for the project.
  • Project Duration: 2000-March 2001

The project involved computerisation of electoral rolls of 40 Assembly Constituencies and 50 lakh electors of Delhi and to create a database of electors and printing of the rolls as per guidelines of Election Commission of India (ECI) in English and Hindi. A software was developed for creation of elector roll and printing of electoral rolls, various statistics in both the national languages. The software had feature to automatically transliterated English data into Hindi.  

8. Electronic Photo Identity Card Project

  • Role: Software Coordinator for software development and data management for the project; Project Duration: 1996-1999;
  • Sponsor: Election Commission of India

9. Computerisation and Networking of Police Libraries- A Feasibility Report 

  • Role- Co-Project Leader;  Duration:  2000-March 2002

The feasibility report  for establishment of National Police Information and Documentation Centre, automation and networking  of 227 police libraries   was  submitted to the office of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).

10. Automation of CFSL, GEQD and CDTS Library, Hyderabad-Feasibility Report 

 

  • Role- Project Leader; Duration:  Aug 2001-March 2002
  • Conducted feasibility study and submitted project proposal for automation.

 Education and Trainings:

  • Served as Resource Person for several  National and International Workshops organised at various SAARC countries
  • Faculty-Associateship in Information Science Course (1997-2010) 
    • Paper-5: Fundamentals of information technology
    • Paper-7: Data processing and management techniques
    • Paper-8: Computer networking- services & technology
  • As an Academic Counsellor for MCA and BCA programmes of IGNOU during 1998-2005, conducted counselling classes at INSDOC for MCA programme for:
    • CS-01  Computer architecture
    • CS-02  Introduction to software
    • CS-03  Programming in COBOL
    • CS-05 System Analysis and Design
    • CS-06-Database Management System
    • CS-10 Software Engineering
    • CS-14 Artificial Intelligence
    • Programming languages practical for MCA students: C, C++, Fortran, COBOL, 80x86 Assembly, LISP
    • Many MCA final year students have carried out their major project work under my guidance