D.P. Sharma

Dr. Durga Prasad Sharma (better known as Dr. D.P. Sharma) is an Indian IT Professor, author, Scientist andOrator. Sharma has been honored by numerous awards, and laurels. He is the recipient of one of the highest civilian award ‘Sardar Patel Life Time Achievement International Award (Sardar Ratna) of the Sardar Patel Foundation, India.

In September 2017 Dr. DP Sharma was invited to extend his support as National Ambassador (academicians and youth) by Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi to the nation-wide campaign Swachh Bharat Mission. He is conferred for the award named ‘Shantidoot’ (Ambassador of Peace) by the World Peace Movement Trust India.

He is also the fellow and member of many international & national scientific committees and organizations.

Dr. D.P. Sharma was born on 1 May 1969 in Samona village, Tehsil Rajakhera, Dholpur, in Rajasthan. He earned Ph.D. (intranet-wares), M.Tech and MCA from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He also received certifications in WSAD and DB2 from IBM USA. Dr. D.P. Sharma's life is full of struggle as he is physically disabled due to the polio paralysis in the right leg and left arm.

Sharma, son of a small farmer, Ninua Ram Sharma, was born in a small village, Samona, Rajasthan. He was the second youngest in the number of 5 brothers and 3 sisters. At birth, he was normal and healthy, but at the age of 5, he got paralyzed in the left hand and right leg. After completing his primary level education, he used to travel a long distance of 18 Kilometers from his village Samona to the small town Rajakhera, every day, on foot,while doing secondary and higher secondary level schooling. He received two scholarships due to his talent, (1) RRMI Merit Scholarship (Reader's Research Modern Institute) Foundation, India and (2) PWD Scholarship from Rajasthan Government. Due to the financial crisis, none of his five brothers and three sisters had been educated up to high school. But Sharma passed all the challenges in the way of achieving higher education. After schooling, he completed his degree-level education (BSc) from Government College, Dholpur. Later, he received his Master of Computer Application (MCA), Master of Technology in Information Technology (M.Tech.) and Ph.D. (Intranetwares) from the University of Rajasthan India.

He has been serving as an International Expatriate Consultant (IT) of ILO - an autonomous institution of the United Nations. He has been serving as an expatriate research advisor at University Paris-Sud, France & Technical University of Nuremberg, Germany for external Ph.D. scholars under joint scholarship schemes. He has been serving as Expatriate International Adviser to research scholars as a member of the International advisory commission at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Education is central to individual evolution and must be a right for all individuals. It provides each person with the possibility to fully participate in society, to access the jobs and earning opportunities and to develop one's potential. Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities affirms the right to education as a fundamental right.The participation of persons with disabilities to higher educational institutions has started to be investigated more thoroughly in recent years, in various countries, particularly flow is from the developed to developing countries.Pathways to inclusion in Indian higher education systems, Dr. Sharma designed a University System Framework for contextualized education and rehabilitation schemes for persons with disabilities towards the exploration of their hidden abilities. On the basis of Sharma's recommendation, the Govt of Rajasthan is in the process of establishing an International University for Differently-abled people at Jaipur for technology-enabled training, education, and rehabilitation.

In 2015, he was declared as an International Fellow of Free Software Foundation of Europe (FSFE), Germany. Rajasthan Patrika has honored him as a freelance columnist and celebrity writer to write editorial articles on labor and disability issues and policies. Among his best-known Information Technology contributions; DPS-Yemane Shareme Model, DPS-KA-AT Framework, and the AT-DP KSPF Framework are the most known contributions. DP Sharma was also recognized and honored by the IBM-USA as National Academic Faculty Ambassador (AI) for Cloud Computing offering. He was one of the ten faculty ambassadors at the national level who were selected on 6 July 2009

His popular research on “Effectiveness of Yoga@Work Program on Neck and Shoulder Pain in Information Technology (IT) Employees” in joint association with Warwick Research Services- the UK and Yog-Kulam-UK is published by World Health Organization (WHO). He is the author of 21 books and has published over 117 publications.

D.P. Sharma is the member of editorial boards of 29 International Journals like IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, Maxwell and others. He has been invited as the keynote speaker and delivered speeches and plenary talks in many national and international educational and scientific events, symposiums and conferences held at North America, China, South Korea, Canada, Malaysia, Yemen, UK, Egypt, Dubai, Germany etc. including TEDxRTU.

He has been invited to serve (online) and support the University of the People (UOP) the USA; a university supported by the United Nations for the ‘noble cause’ i.e. access to education for poor and refugees.

• Sardar Patel Lifetime Achievement International Award "Sardar Ratna” (2015)
• Shantidoot (Ambassador of Peace) by the World Peace Movement Trust India, 2017
• Red & White Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards (2001)
• Civil Services Chronicle Award (1997)
• RRMI Merit Scholar Award (1984)
• The TGMC IBM National Award (2006)
• The Maru Gaurav Award (2002)
• Youth Vibes Award (2014)
• City Icon Award (2016)
• President Award for the Outstanding Research Contributions(2016)

• ICCCBD-2017, 2nd IEEE International Conference, Chengdu-China
• ICNEE 2012, International Conference, Kualalumpur, Malaysia
• ICFET, 2015, International Conference, Shanghai
• ICMET 2012, International Conference, Malaysia
• ICRIE 2016, International Conference, United Group, Noida India
• ICIKM 2015, International Conference, Shanghai China
• ICRTCT 2018, International Conference, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
• ICITDA 2019, International Conference at JECRC, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• ICINS, 2015, International Conference, Shanghai
• ICMET 2013, International Conference, Chengdu, China
• AMS-AET, 2015, National Conference, Poornima University, Jaipur, Rajasthan-2015
• ICYDD 2016, International Conference,Youth Development & Digitalization, Assam Central University, Silchar jointly by Bangladesh & India
• ISTAR 2019, International Seminar on Technological Adversities and Research, Arya Group of Colleges, Rajasthan India
• CTM 2014, International Conference, at SGVU Jaipur, Rajasthan India
• 3ICMRP 2016, 3rd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Practice, Ahmadabad Gujarat India
• ICNCT 2014, International Conference, Jeju Island, South Korea
• ICCET 2013, International Conference, Vancouver Canada
• ICINS 2014, International Conference, Jeju Island, South Korea
• ICITTA 2014, International Conference, Jeju Island, South Korea
• 4ICMRP 2017, 3rd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Practice, Ahmadabad Gujarat India
• NCCEE 2014, National Conference on Contextual Education and Employ-ability, Sent Xavier College, Jaipur, India