<p><span style="color: #000000;">In academics,</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">1. Collaborated with faculty from US universities and published a couple of papers.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">I am involved in community development projects through Rotary International, e.g.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">1. Arranged a global grant for Robotic upper limb prosthesis for eight beneficiaries in Goa</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">2. Collaborated with GDB Paint and Coating, USA, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">a global leader in the paint recycling industry, for their <strong>Caring with Color</strong> initiative for educational institutions.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Besides the above,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">1. Collaborated with international partners on various activities, initiatives, and projects during my corporate tenure. e.g. an Israeli EPC firm for a solar thermal project, an Israeli technology partner (while at Abhijeet Group), various agencies in infrastructure and sports (while at GMR), etc.</span></span></p>