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Ms. Prachi Ashesh Bhoir

Assistant Professor at K J Somaiya School of Engineering
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Introduction

Prachi Bhoir is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics Engineering at K. J. Somaiya School of Engineering and a Ph.D. research scholar in Electronics Engineering at Somaiya Vidyavihar University, working under the supervision of Dr. Ninad Mehendale and Dr. Jagannath Nirmal. She has over ten years of undergraduate teaching experience in Electronics and Biomedical Engineering, including earlier roles at Vidyalankar Institute of Technology and Yadavrao Tasgaonkar Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Her research focuses on low-cost embedded computer vision and machine learning systems for point-of-care urinalysis. Her work has produced multiple peer-reviewed publications, four UK Registered Designs, the First Prize at the CiiA-5 (2026) National Innovation Competition, and the IEEE PuneCon 2025 Best Paper Award.

Education

B.E. in Biomedical Engineering,Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai University,2010

M.E. in Instrumentation Engineering,Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Mumbai University,2015

Professional Experience

    Academic

  • Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics Engineering, August 2013 - June 2021
  • Yadavrao Tasgaonkar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Karjat, Lecturer, Department of Biomedical Engineering, February 2011 - July 2013

Courses/Subjects Teaching

  • Industrial Electronics Laboratory (116U05L504)

Research Specialisation

  • Image & Signal Processing
  • Automation and Artificial Intelligence

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Achievements, Recognitions & Awards

  • First Prize, CiiA-5 (Creative Ideas & Innovations in Action) National Innovation Exhibition cum Project Competition, Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai (5-7 Feb 2026). Awarded INR 1,00,000 for the project "Urine Test Strip Reader"; selected among Top 100 of 656 teams nationwide.
  • Best Paper Award, IEEE Pune Section International Conference (PuneCon 2025), December 2025, for the paper "Optimal Focal Length Selection for Point-of-Care Urine Test Strip Analysis Using Machine Vision."
  • Poster presentation: Urine Test Strip Analysis using Colorimetry as a Point-of-Care Testing, Doctoral Programme Colloquium July 2024, K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai (12 July 2024).
  • Poster presentation: Urine Test Strip Analysis using Colorimetry as a Point-of-Care Testing, Doctoral Programme Colloquium July 2025, K J Somaiya School of Engineering in association with IQAC-KJSSE, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai (11 July 2025).
  • UK Registered Design 6464327 (UK IPO, Aug 2025): "Pathology laboratory equipment for colorimetric analysis of urine test strips." P. A. Bhoir, G. R. Vaidya, J. H. Nirmal, N. D. Mehendale. Assignee: K. J. Somaiya School of Engineering.
  • UK Registered Design 6464328 (UK IPO, Aug 2025): "Camera and LED strip holder for colorimetric urine test strip reader." P. A. Bhoir, G. R. Vaidya, J. H. Nirmal, N. D. Mehendale.
  • UK Registered Design 6464329 (UK IPO, Aug 2025): "Detachable top lid for colorimetric urine test strip reader." P. A. Bhoir, G. R. Vaidya, J. H. Nirmal, N. D. Mehendale.
  • UK Registered Design 6464330 (UK IPO, Aug 2025): "Power switch holder for pathology laboratory equipment." P. A. Bhoir, G. R. Vaidya, J. H. Nirmal, N. D. Mehendale.

MDP / FDP

  • FDP (Attended): One-week Short Term Training Programme on Generative AI in Action: New Frontiers in Engineering Applications, Faculty and Staff Development Centre in collaboration with Department of Electronics Engineering, K J Somaiya School of Engineering, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai, 23-27 June 2025.

  • FDP (Attended): IBM GuruCool Program - 6 Days Training on Emerging Technologies followed by a Project Build-a-Thon, conducted by IBM India University Relations, September-October 2020 (Online).

  • FDP (Attended): 4-day Online Course on Examination Reforms, organised by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), 29 April - 2 May 2020.

Research Papers

Prachi Bhoir, Jagannath Nirmal & Ninad Mehendale.(2026).A comparative evaluation of deep learning and traditional clustering methods for automated point-of-care urinalysis.Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems,278(-):105871.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemolab.2026.105871
Prachi Bhoir, Jagannath Nirmal, Tejal Shinde & Ninad Mehendale.(2026).Machine Vision-Powered Point-of-Care Diagnostics: A Quantitative Analysis of Urine Test Strips.Annals of Data Science,Online First(-):-.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40745-026-00702-7
Tejal Shinde, Jagannath Nirmal, Prachi Bhoir & Ninad Mehendale.(2026).The Automated Paper Strip Reader (APSR): A Reliable Low-Cost Solution for Colorimetric Detection.IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics,5(5):175-185.https://doi.org/10.1109/JFLEX.2026.3677153
Vivek Patkar, Prachi Bhoir & Ninad Mehendale.(2025).Evaluation of Path-Planning Algorithms for Autonomous Navigation in Unstructured Indian Road Environments Considering the Effects of Weather and Road Curvatures.Annals of Data Science,13(5):1171-1199.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40745-025-00615-x
Vivek Patkar, Prachi Bhoir & Ninad Mehendale.(2025).Assessment of path-planning algorithms for autonomous navigation on unstructured Indian roads considering effects of weather and road curvature.International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications,10(2):490-506.https://doi.org/10.1007/s41315-025-00514-7

Proceedings

Prachi Bhoir, Jagannath Nirmal & Ninad Mehendale.Optimal Focal Length Selection for Point-of-Care Urine Test Strip Analysis Using Machine Vision.2025 IEEE Pune Section International Conference (PuneCon),Pune, India,December12-14,2025.
Prachi Bhoir, Jagannath Nirmal & Ninad Mehendale.Development of a Low-Cost Computer Vision System for Quantifying Ketone and Glucose in Urine Dipstick Tests.2024 IEEE 3rd World Conference on Applied Intelligence and Computing (AIC),Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India (hybrid),July27-28,2024.

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