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Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Nirma University

A Lost Gem – Dr Tanish Zaveri

A gem lost forever,

A star shattered,

A flame turned-off.

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6 July 2020, not only did the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering lost one of its prime
members, but the whole Electronics Engineering Community lost a treasured jewel. And such was the grave
adversity due to this loss, that along with our wet eyes, the whole sky too cried and drenched the city wet. It
rained the whole morning as if the Heavens above too were deeply saddened by this loss, the untimely demise
of our beloved Dr Tanish Zaveri.

We called him fondly as Zaveri Sir and knew him more due to his charismatic personality, his energy and
warmth, patience and calmness, and his zest to teach. Picturing him was easy as a smile never left his face and
he was always available to lend a helping hand, guidance, and support to his peers, students, and anyone who
came around.

To the whole world, he was an expert in Image Processing, but to us, he was a Professor who taught courses
like Signals and Systems, Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, etc. making every concept so lucid and easy

for the students to grasp and understand. He had dedicated more than twenty years in the teaching field.

Prof Zaveri was a graduate in EC from Sardar Vallabhbhai Regional College of Engineering, Surat, 1998 and he
obtained his MTech degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 2005.
He completed his PhD in Computer Engineering from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat in
the year 2010.

His contributions to the department, University, and the research community as a whole could never be forgotten.
With several conference and journal papers in the area of Image Fusion, Microscopic Imaging, Content-based
Image Retrieval, Blind Image Deburring, Hyperspectral Imaging, Human Activity Recognition, etc., he has immensely

contributed to the Image Processing community. Not only this, but he has guided more than ten PG dissertations,
five PhD thesis.

A favourite among students, while choosing their BTech projects, Dr Tanish Zaveri had spearheaded and
completed several research projects from ISRO and Gujarat Council Of Science and Technology (GUJCOST).

Words fall short while expressing the service and contributions of Dr Zaveri, may it be in academics or research.

It’s a void, that won’t be filled. A loss that would never be compensated, but our hearts go out while
reminiscing this unforgettable personality – Dr Tanish Zaveri (1974-2020), Professor, Department of Electronics
and Communication Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University.

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