Dr. Vishal Narvani
Assistant Professor
PhD - Computer Applications, MCA, BCA
Experience: 12 years
Specialization: Mobile & Web Development, Cyber Security, Blockchain Technologies
Research Area: Text-to-Speech Technology
About
As a passionate educator and technologist with a Ph.D. in Gujarati Text-to-Speech (TTS), He specialize in bridging research, innovation, and real-world applications. His journey blends academic excellence, hands-on tech experience, and a deep commitment to mentoring the next generation of developers.
He has presented research papers at various international conferences, earned multiple research awards, and co-authored the book "Problem Solving Using Python." His consultancy work includes impactful collaborations with GUETA (serving 10,000+ users), Gujarat University, EDI, and GLS Institute of Design.
As a mentor, He has led student teams to national-level recognition — winning Smart India Hackathon and Gujarat Hackathon. He also manages FCAIT’s official Android Play Store account, guiding students to successfully publish over 10 apps.
He is driven by a passion for meaningful tech, collaborative learning, and community impact.
Vishal Narvani and Harshal Arolkar, "Text-to-Speech Conversion for Gujarati Language Using Deep Learning Technique". In: Mittal, H., Nanda, S.J., Lim, MH. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Paradigms of Communication, Computing and Data Analytics. PCCDA 2024. Algorithms for Intelligent Systems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8669-5_13
Year: 2024
Vishal Narvani and Harshal Arolkar, "Text to Speech Conversion Using Concatenative Approach for Gujarati Language", Smart Trends for Computing and Communication (SMARTCOM 2024), ISSN: 2367-3370, Series : https://www.springer.com/series/15179 Scopus Source ID: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100901469
Year: 2024
Vishal Narvani and Harshal Arolkar “Implementation of Text Pre Processing and Normalization in Gujarati Text-to-Speech Conversion”, International Conference on Mobile Computing and Sustainable Informatics (ICMCSI 2024), ISBN: 979-8-3503-9524-2
Year: 2024
Vishal Narvani, Harshal Arolkar, "Study of Text to Speech (TTS) Conversion for Indic Languages ", in Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Competitive Strategies (ICTCS 2020) held during December 11-12, 2020, Jaipur India. Vol 190. Springer, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0882-7 Print ISBN 978-981-16-0881-0, Online 978-981-16-0882-7, ISSN 2367-3370, eISSN 2367-3389
Year: 2020
Dr. Harshal A. Arolkar, Dr. Vishal Narvani, Dr. Snehal Shukla and Dr. Rachana Chaudhari, "Problem Solving Using Python", Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (ISBN: 978-81-982671-5-3)
Year: 2025
Best Book Award in Computer Science Category - Along with my co-authors Dr. Harshal Arolkar, Dr. Snehal Shukla Trivedi, and Dr. Rachana Chaudhari
Year: 2025
Honored with the Second Position for Best Research Paper at GLS University Research Day 2025.
Year: 2025
Awarded with Second Position for Best Workshop Presentation at GLS University Research Day 2024.
Year: 2024
Honored with the Third Position for Best Research Paper at GLS University Research Day 2024.
Year: 2024
Spearheaded the creation and ongoing management of FCAIT’s official Android Play Store account; mentored students through the complete app development lifecycle, leading to the successful publication of over 10 apps.
Year: 2021
Guided another team to the runner-up position at Gujarat Hackathon 2022, earning a cash prize of ₹30,000.
Year: 2022
Mentored a student team that emerged as the winner of Smart India Hackathon 2022, securing a cash prize of ₹50,000.
Year: 2022
Provided technical consultancy to prominent institutions such as GUETA (serving 10,000+ users), Gujarat University, Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), and GLS Institute of Design.
Year: 2020
No PhD students listed.