Speaker Bio & Abstract

LT COL GULSHAN MEHTA Indian Army

BiographyLt Col Gulshan Mehta is an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and was commissioned into Corps of EME on 09 Jun 2007.

The officer had a splendid career profile spanning 13 years having been an outstanding student during the prestigious course of M Tech in Telecommunication System Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur. The officer has tenanted various important and challenging appointments and ensured highest level of mission readiness of equipment of the Indian Army. Presently, the officer is posted with Simulator Development Division which is renowned and the only R&D establishment of the Indian Army, since Jul 2019 where in last 30 months, the officer has been instrumental in the development of 10 Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Based trial evaluated products for the Indian Army. These products have been well accepted by the field army and is being used for efficient training of the Indian Army personnel. The officer is the Subject Matter Expert in the niche technological field of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality and has contributed articles in various renowned journals.

To add on to his technical acumen, the officer has done Advance Course in Computer Technology from Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Secunderabad and UAV System Engineer Course from Air Force Training Establishment, Bhatinda.

The officer has also represented the country at Bangladesh wherein he installed and trained the Bangladesh Army on the Virtual Reality Based 84mm Rocket Launcher simulator developed by him which was recently presented by the Chief of Army Staff, Indian Army.

For his professional acumen and astute military leadership, the officer has been awarded with Army Commander ARTRAC Commendation Card.