Dr. Agarwal completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Jamia Millia Islamia Central University, Delhi, in 2009. Currently, he is associated as Professor & Dean (Engineering) at K.R. Mangalam University, Gurugram. He served as Professor & Head of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at IMS Engineering College, Ghaziabad, for 12 years.

He has a rich teaching experience of more than 21 years in reputed engineering institutions of NCR and research experience of more than 15 years. He has more than 45 research publications in international journals/conferences to his credit. He has 7 research patents to his credit, including Australian, German, and Indian patents.

His areas of interest and research include Data Science & Machine Learning algorithms, Algorithm Design & Analysis, Data Analytics, Soft Computing Techniques, with hands-on experience in ML, NLP, Computer Vision & Deep Learning with Python Programming, Tableau, KNIME, etc.

He is an IBM-certified Data Science Professional and Microsoft-certified Programmer. He has been associated as a consultant & trainer with Ureka International Learning, Oxford, U.K. He has trained international students in ML & data analytics practical courses. He has also served as a guest faculty member at BITS, Pilani, and Great Learning.

Dr. Pankaj has published books on subjects including Design & Analysis of Algorithms, Microsoft .NET, Software Project Management, Information Security, RDBMS, C Programming, etc. Five scholars have completed their Ph.D. work under his supervision, and more than 30 students have completed their MS/M.Tech. thesis work under his supervision.