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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Timothy A. Gonsalves
| image =
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| office = Founding Director of IIT Mandi
| term_start = 15 January 2010
| term_end = 30 June 2020
| predecessor =
| successor =
| birth_date = 20 June 1954
| birth_place = [[Ooty]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = [[Stanford University]]<br>[[Rice University]]<br>[[IIT Madras]]
| residence = Kamand, [[Himachal Pradesh|Mandi]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]
| profession = [[Professor]], [[Academic administration|Administrator]]
| religion =
| spouse =
| children =
| website = http://www.ptag.in/
}}
'''Timothy Aloysius Gonsalves''' (born 20 June 1954) is a computer scientist
and professor. During his academic career, he has been founder/co-founder of several institutions and companies. These include founder of Nilgiri Networks (P) Ltd, co-founder of NMSWorks Software (P) Ltd, co-founder of the TeNeT Group<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Telecommunications and Computer Networking Group|url=http://www.tenet.res.in/faculty|access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> and RTBI at IIT Madras, and IIT Mandi Catalyst. Most notably, he was the founding Director of [[Indian Institute of Technology Mandi|IIT Mandi]] in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh from Jan. 2010 to Jun. 2020. He is currently Professor Emeritus (Honorary) at [[Indian Institute of Technology Mandi|IIT Mandi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIT Mandi|url=https://www.iitmandi.ac.in/institute/founding_director.php|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> His academic interests include education for engineers of the future, computer networks, distributed systems, telecom software and performance evaluation among others.

==Early life and education==
Gonsalves, born on 20 June 1954, is a native of [[Ooty]], [[Nilgiris]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. He graduated from [[Breeks Memorial School]], Ooty in 1969. He completed B.Tech. (Electronics), [[IIT Madras]], 1976. He went to the US for graduate studies, receiving an M.S. (Electrical Engineering) from [[Rice University]], [[Houston]] in 1979 and Ph.D. from [[Stanford University]] in 1986.

==Early career==
After receiving his PhD, Gonsalves served as an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute|WPI, Massachusetts]] from July 1986 to December 1988. He returned to India and joined the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, [[IIT Madras]] as Assistant Professor in January 1989.

During his PhD, Gonsalves had done early research on the then novel idea of transmitting voice over Ethernet.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Tobagi|first1=F.A.|last2=Dalgic|first2=I|year=1996|title=Performance evaluation of 10Base-T and 100Base-T Ethernets carrying multimedia traffic|journal=IEEE Jour. Selected Areas in Communications|volume=14|issue=7|page=1437}}</ref> Besides simulation studies, he conducted measurements on an early Ethernet LAN at Xerox PARC that established the capability of this data network to also transmit voice.<ref group=P>{{Cite journal|author1=T. A. Gonsalves|author2=F.A. Tobagi|year=1989|title=Comparative Performance of Voice/Data Local Area Networks|journal=IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications|publisher=IEEE|volume=7|issue=5|pages=657–669|doi=10.1109/49.32329|issn=0733-8716}}</ref><ref group=P>{{Cite journal|author1=T. A. Gonsalves|author2=F.A. Tobagi|year=1988|title=On the Performance Effects of Station Locations and Access Protocol Parameters in Ethernet Networks|journal=IEEE Transactions on Communications|publisher=IEEE|volume=36|issue=4|pages=441–449|doi=10.1109/26.2768|issn=0090-6778}}</ref> In the first decade of his academic career, he broadened his research on LANs <ref group=P>{{Cite journal |author1=A. Jhunjhunwala | author2 = M. Archana Rao | author3 = B. Murugesh|author4=T. A. Gonsalves|author5=B. Ramamurthi |year=1993|title=A Reliable Fibre-Optic Ring Network for Process Control|journal=International Journal of Optoelectronics|volume=8|pages=477–491}}</ref> to include the transport layer <ref group=P>{{Cite journal |author1=T. A. Gonsalves|year=1993|title=High-Speed Transport Protocols: Design and Implementation Issues|journal=IETE Journal of Research|publisher=IETE|volume=39|issue=2|pages=99–109|doi=10.1080/03772063.1993.11437103}}</ref> and operating systems.<ref group=P>{{Cite journal |author1=S. Mahesh | author2 = C. Sivaram Murthy | author3 = T. A. Gonsalves|author4=C. Pandurangan|year=1995|title=Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Job Scheduling in Multiprocessor Systems|journal=International Journal of Computer Mathematics|publisher= Taylor & Francis|volume=58|issue=3–4|pages=221–247|doi= 10.1080/00207169508804445}}</ref><ref group=P>{{Cite journal |author1=B. Sain| author2 = T. A. Gonsalves|year=1997|title=KeRTESy: A Real-Time Event-driven Microkernel|journal=Dr Dobb's Journal |publisher=UBM Technology Group|pages=48–58}}</ref>

==Technology for society==
In the early 1990s, Gonsalves with two colleagues [[Ashok Jhunjhunwala]] and [[Bhaskar Ramamurthi]] decided to focus their research on technology for mass use in India. They founded the TeNeT Group with its motto “World-class technology at an affordable price”.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Telecommunications and Computer Networking Group|url=http://www.tenet.res.in/faculty|access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> Gonsalves worked on the software design of a number of telecom products. These include the corDECT Wireless in Local Loop system, a product of Midas Comm,<ref group=P>{{Cite journal |author1=A. Jhunjhunwala | author2 = B. Ramamurthi | author3 = T. A. Gonsalves|year=1998|title=The Role of Technology in Telecom Expansion in India|journal=Computer Communications Magazine|publisher=IEEE|volume=36|issue=11|pages=88–94|doi=10.1109/35.733480|issn=0163-6804}}</ref><ref group=P>{{Cite journal |author1=A. Balaji|author2=T. A. Gonsalves|author3=R. Kumar|year=1998|title=The Performance of the corDECT Voice/Data Wireless Local Loop|journal=IETE Journal of Research|publisher=Taylor and Francis|volume=46|issue=6|pages=489–503|doi=10.1080/03772063.2000.11416193|s2cid=14872134}}</ref> the DIAS Direct Internet Access System, a product of Banyan Networks, with its patented soft-switching design <ref group=P>{{Cite journal |author1= E. Elwin Stelzer |author2=T.A. Gonsalves |title=Embedding RMON in Large LAN Switches |journal=IEEE Network |date=1999 |volume=13|issue=1 |pages=63–72 |doi=10.1109/65.750451|issn=0890-8044}}</ref><ref>{{cite patent
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</ref> among others.

To deliver useful applications based on the Internet, he was a co-founder of n-Logue Communications and the IIT-M RTBI. In 1998-2000, on leave from IIT Madras, he founded Nilgiri Networks (P) Ltd. In the small town of [[Ooty]]. He trained local talent to develop telecom software for the TeNeT Group. This included Minnow, a Linux-based server for small ISPs,<ref group="P">{{Cite journal|last1=Manoj|first1=K.K|last2=Gonsalves|first2=T.A|date=July 2006|title=Linux/Open Source Drives Internet Penetration in Rural India|journal=CSI Communications|volume=30|issue=4|pages=43–47}}</ref> and BlueBill, a low-cost telecom billing package.<ref group="P">{{Cite journal|last=Gonsalves|first=T.A.|date=March 2006|title=Web Services for Rural India|journal=CSI Communications|volume=29|issue=9|pages=21–23}}</ref>
Based on many years of research in network management systems he co-founded NMSWorks Software (P) Ltd and designed its flagship product, CygNet.<ref group="P">{{Cite conference|author1=T. A. Gonsalves|author2=A. Jhunjhunwala|author3=H. A. Murthy|year=2000|title=CygNet: An Integrated Management for Modern Telecom Networks|conference=National Conference on Communications|pages=103–106|location=New Delhi, India}}</ref><ref group="P">{{Cite conference|author1=D. M. Divakaran|author2=H. A. Murthy|author3=T. A. Gonsalves|year=2006|title=Traffic Modeling and Classification Using Packet Train Length and Packet Train Size|conference=International Workshop on IP Operations and Management|publisher=IEEE|location=Dublin, Ireland|doi=10.1007/11908852_1}} (Best Paper Award)</ref><ref group="P">{{Cite journal |author1=C. Jagdish|author2=V. Jammula | author3=T. A. Gonsalves|year=2008|title=Low-cost DCN for rural telecom network management|journal=International Journal of Network Management|publisher=Wiley|volume=18|pages=15–26|doi=10.1002/nem.645}}</ref><ref group="P">{{Cite journal |author1=C. Jagdish|author2=T. A. Gonsalves|year=2009|title=Distributed Control of Performance Management Traffic with Accuracy Objectives|journal=International Journal of Network Management|publisher=Wiley|volume=19|issue=6|pages=465–478|doi=10.1002/nem.722}}</ref><ref group="P">{{Cite journal|author1=C. Jagdish|author2=T. A. Gonsalves|year=2009|title=Distributed control of event floods in a large telecom network|journal=International Journal of Network Management|publisher=Wiley|volume=20|issue=2|pages=57–70|doi=10.1002/nem.728}}</ref><ref group="P">{{Cite journal |author1=R. Madanagopal|author2=N. Usha Rani|author3=T. A. Gonsalves|year=2010|title=Path Computation Algorithms for Dynamic Service Provisioning with Protection and Inverse Multiplexing in SDH/SONET Networks|journal=IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking|publisher=ACM|volume=18|issue=5|pages=1492–1504|doi=10.1109/TNET.2010.2043538|s2cid=16751158}}</ref> Working with several companies incubated by RTBI on Internet-based products for rural India, his research interests further broadened to include distributed systems.<ref group="P">{{Cite journal |author1=D. Venkatesulu | author2 = T. A. Gonsalves|year=1999|title=Efficient Fault-tolerant Reliable Broadcast in a Multi-switch Extended LAN|journal=Computer Communications|publisher=Elsevier BV|volume=22|issue=3|pages=266–278|doi=10.1016/s0140-3664(98)00256-4|issn=0140-3664}}</ref><ref group="P">{{Cite journal|author1=D. Venkatesulu|author2=T. A. Gonsalves|year=2000|title=On the Performance of Distributed Objects|journal=Journal of Systems Architecture|publisher=Elsevier BV|volume=46|issue=5|pages=411–428|doi=10.1016/s1383-7621(99)00023-5}}</ref><ref group="P">{{Cite journal|author1=A. Jhunjhunwala|author2=B. Ramamurthi|author3=T. A. Gonsalves|year=1998|title=The Role of Technology in Telecom Expansion in India|journal=Computer Communications Magazine|publisher=IEEE|volume=36|issue=11|pages=88–94|doi=10.1109/35.733480|issn=0163-6804}}</ref><ref group="P">{{Cite journal |author1=R. Singh| author2=T. A. Gonsalves|year=2018|title=Using Ontologies to Share Access Control Information in Rural Business Process Outsourcing|journal=IETE Journal of Research | pages=1–10|publisher=Taylor and Francis|doi=10.1080/03772063.2018.1527259}}</ref>

From about 2006 onwards, he worked on financial systems as a consultant to [[State Bank of India|SBI]] and [[SEBI]]. He led the development of the first standards for mobile payments in India as a member of the Mobile Payment Forum India (MPFI).<ref group=P>{{Cite conference|author1=Deepti Kumar|author2=T. A. Gonsalves|author3=A. Jhunjhunwala|author4=G. Raina|year=2010|title=Mobile Payment Architectures for India|conference=National Conference On Communications|publisher=IEEE|pages=410–415|location=Chennai|doi=10.1109/NCC.2010.5430160}}</ref>

During the decade following 2010, he started to apply [[machine learning]] and [[data science]] to diverse fields such as computer networks<ref group=P>{{Cite journal |author1=S. Gupta| author2= A.D. Dileep|author3=T. A. Gonsalves|year=2018|title=A Joint Multivariate Feature Selection Framework for Resource Workload Prediction in Cloud using Stability and Prediction Performance|journal=The Journal of Super Computing|publisher=Springer|volume=74|issue=11|pages=6033–6068|doi=10.1007/s40012-020-00268-6| s2cid= 216111599}}</ref>
<ref group=P>{{Cite conference|author1=M. Sundar|author2=Sriram K.|author3=T.A. Gonsalves|year=2020|title=Benchmarking Distributed Stream Processing Frameworks for Real Time Classical Machine Learning Applications|conference=11th International Conference On Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies(ICCCNT) |publisher=IEEE|location=IIT Kharagpur}}</ref>
<ref group=P>{{Cite journal|last1=Gupta|first1=S|last2=Dileep|first2=A.D.|last3=Gonsalves|first3=T.A.|title=Online Sparse BLSTM Models for Resource Usage Prediction in Cloud Datacentres|journal=IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management|year=2020|volume=17|issue=4|pages=2335–2349|doi=10.1109/TNSM.2020.3013922|s2cid=225416177}}</ref> and agriculture.
<ref group=P>{{Cite journal|author1=Snehal Shete|author2=Srikant Srinivasan|author3= Timothy A. Gonsalves|year=2020|title=TasselGAN: An Application of the Generative Adversarial Model for Creating Field-Based Maize Tassel Data|journal=Plant Phenomics|volume=2020|pages=657–669|doi=10.34133/2020/8309605|pmid=33313564|pmc=7706316|doi-access=free}}</ref> He developed an interest in data-driven speculations on the future.<ref group=P>{{Cite journal|author1=T. A. Gonsalves|year=2020|title=Musings on change: driver for SDN|journal=CSI Transactions on ICT|publisher=Springer|volume=2020|pages=657–669|doi=10.1007/s40012-020-00268-6|s2cid=216111599}}</ref>

== Institution Building: Founding Director, IIT Mandi ==
Prof. Gonsalves took charge as the first full-time Director of IIT Mandi in January 2010. Under his leadership, IIT Mandi has grown to from an Institute with only 97 students in 2009 to one with 1655 students (2019–20) and has graduated over 1500 alumni. It has a vibrant research culture, with 125 faculty who have brought in external research funding to the tune of Rs. 110 Cr.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/efforts-on-to-take-iit-mandi-on-global-map-says-director-40934|title=Efforts on to take IIT-Mandi on global map, says Director|date=13 February 2020|website=The Tribune|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/iit-mandi-completes-10-years-2180719|title=IIT Mandi Completes 10 Years|date=15 February 2020|work=NDTV|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> among others.

From a green-field project initiated in 2009, IIT Mandi today has 1.4 lakh sq. mt. constructed space with residential, academic and recreational facilities at par with the best higher education institutions in the world.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Krishnan|first=Madhuvanti S.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/education/avant-garde-all-the-way/article19140099.ece|title=Avant garde all the way|date=2017-06-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-04-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/interdisciplinary-research-can-be-conducted-in-remote-areas/story-cc8cq8XhIW2KEUPpkAWOZJ.html|title=Interdisciplinary research can be conducted in remote areas|date=2019-07-24|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/-iit-mandi-celebrates-a-successful-decade-of-achievements-in-academics-r-d-and-innovation-1630883-2019-12-23|title=IIT Mandi celebrates a successful decade of achievements in Academics, R&D and Innovation|last1=DelhiDecember 23|first1=India Today Web Desk New|last2=December 23|first2=2019UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18|last3=Ist|first3=2019 15:49}}</ref>

In the National Framework Institute Ranking of the Government of India (2019), IIT Mandi was ranked 20th among engineering colleges in India, and best Institute among all categories in Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/engg|title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)|website=www.nirfindia.org|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> In the ARIIA 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES & CFTIS (HEIS IN TOP 10 RANK)|url=https://www.ariia.gov.in/Ranking/2020/Ranking.html|access-date=28 Sep 2020|website=Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements}}</ref> it was ranked 7th in a nationwide survey. Within a decade of its establishment, IIT Mandi has earned praise, including from the Indian Vice-President, and the Governor and Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, for establishing its unique identity in the education map of the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/iit-mandi-s-7th-convocation-276-students-including-22-phd-scholars-graduate/story-MUyyFisl9KXkGqNmzgBsON.html|title=IIT Mandi's 7th convocation: 276 students including 22 PhD scholars graduate|date=2019-10-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>

Prof. Gonsalves was instrumental in setting up IIT Mandi Catalyst, the first technology business incubator in Himachal Pradesh, in 2016. He also serves as the Chairman of its Board of Governors. Catalyst has helped over 75 startups since 2017, and is changing both the industry profile and entrepreneurial mindset in Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/iit-mandi-increases-funding-for-startups-to-rs-50-lakh/story-SIg5G7ypiWOVKShzABgvnK.html|title=IIT Mandi increases funding for startups to Rs 50 lakh|date=2019-08-27|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> So far, Catalyst has secured external funding of Rs. 24 Cr from various funding agencies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/iit-mandi-to-disburse-over-rs-10-crore-to-startups-over-next-five-years-1568799068401.html|title=IIT Mandi to disburse over ₹10 crore to startups over next five years|last=Mathur|first=Nandita|date=2019-09-18|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/education/article/iit-mandi-to-disburse-rs-10-crore-to-startups/477274|title=IIT Mandi to disburse Rs 10 crore to startups|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>

In 2019, IIT Mandi became the first IIT to introduce a B. Tech. programme in Data Science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/iit-mandi-to-launch-btech-course-in-data-science-and-engineering/article27272304.ece|title=IIT-Mandi to launch B.Tech course in Data Science and Engineering|last=Bureau|first=Our|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iitmandi.ac.in/Newspaper_reports/pdf_news/The%20Times%20of%20India%20-%20Education%20Times%20-%20IIT%20Mandi.pdf|title=IIT Mandi launches BTech programme in Data Science|website=Times of India|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://iitmandi.ac.in/Newspaper_reports/pdf_news/The%20Pioneer%20-%20New.jpg|title=New B Tech course at IIT Mandi|work=The Pioneer|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> Prof. Gonsalves has mentored other educational institutes in Himachal Pradesh by serving on their board. He has served as the Vice-Chairman of the State Higher Education Council, Himachal Pradesh (2014 – 2017), and as the Chairman, Board of Governors, Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh (2012 – 2017).

Prof. Gonsalves has been appointed the National Project Coordinator for FarmerZone, a project that harnesses artificial intelligence for crop management advisories to small and medium farmers, initially helping over 1000 potato farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. This prestigious project is funded to the tune of Rs. 9.7 cr (2018-2021) by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roy|first=Vijay C|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/business/iit-mandi-to-help-farmers-boost-potato-production-863919|title=IIT Mandi to help farmers boost potato production|date=20 November 2019|work=The Tribune|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> Another example of IIT Mandi achieving national leadership during his tenure: in 2018 IIT Mandi was nominated as the nodal institution for Germany in the nationwide SPARC (international researchers’ mobility) programme of Ministry of Human Resource Development.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Basu|first=Sreeradha|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/iit-mandi-and-leibniz-universitat-hannover-sign-mou-for-academic-collaboration/articleshow/67419184.cms?from=mdr|title=IIT Mandi and Leibniz Universitat Hannover sign MoU for academic collaboration|date=2019-01-07|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/iit-mandis-proposals-selected-under-sparc-initiative-to-boost-research/article26496747.ece|title=IIT Mandi's proposals selected under SPARC initiative, to boost research|last=Bureau|first=Our|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>

In keeping with IIT Mandi’s vision to bridge the gap between academia and the local community, Prof. Gonsalves initiated ‘Prayas’, a citizen’s forum with residents and administrators in Mandi town, and serves as its Chairman.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Sanjeev|url=http://iitmandi.ac.in/Newspaper_reports/pdf_news/The%20Statesman_facelift.jpg|title=Mandi to get a facelift, IIT to help make it a model town|date=21 November 2019|work=The Statesman|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref>

=== Initiative to increase female enrollment in the Indian Institutes of Technology ===
In 2017 he chaired the Joint Admissions Board (JAB) sub-committee for increasing female enrollment in B.Tech. in IITs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Panel recommends reservation for girl students in IITs|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jan/16/panel-recommends-reservation-for-girl-students-in-iits-1559939.html|access-date=2020-04-18|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-21|title=Women in Science and Technology|url=https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/women-in-science-and-technology/book271921|access-date=2020-04-18|website=SAGE Publications Inc|language=en-us}}</ref> The committee recommended increase in female enrollment in IITs from 8% in 2016 to 14% in 2018-19, 17% in 2019-20 and 20% in 2020-21 by creating supernumerary seats.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-27|title=IITs to increase enrolment of female students|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/iits-to-increase-enrolment-of-female-students/1113049/|access-date=2020-04-18|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>http://students.iitmandi.ac.in/~tag/doc/Report_Highlights_JAB_SC_Female_BTech_14Jun17.pdf</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Female enrolment in IITs to be increased to 20% by 2020-21 by creating supernumerary seats|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=178052|access-date=2020-04-18|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> As a result of this effort, and additional efforts at IIT Mandi including scholarships for female students and the setting up of a help-desk, IIT Mandi admitted 20.22 percent female students to its B. Tech programme for the Academic Year 2019-20. That is, there were 53 female students among a total of 262 BTech students admitted that year.This is the highest proportion of female students in a BTech programme in any of the 23 IITs.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Delhi|first1=India Today Web Desk New Delhi|last2=July 29|first2=2019 UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2019 15:45|title=53 girls out of 262 students enrolled in BTech programme at IIT Mandi|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/53-girls-out-of-262-students-enrolled-in-btech-programme-at-iit-mandi-1574805-2019-07-29|access-date=2020-04-18|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> This effort has been a national success as well: Female enrollment in BTech in all IITs more than doubled from 8% in 2016 to 18% in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Number Of Girls In IITs Grown To 18% For BTech Programmes: HRD Minister|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/number-of-girls-in-iits-grown-to-18-for-btech-programmes-hrd-minister-2188621|access-date=2020-04-18|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Percentage of Girls in IITs on the Rise: HRD Minister {{!}} CollegeDekho|url=https://www.collegedekho.com/news/iit-btech-programmes-female-enrollment-data-18855/|access-date=2020-04-18|website=CollegeDekho.com|language=en}}</ref>

=== Five Week Induction Programme for BTech Students ===
Since 2016, under Prof. Gonsalves' leadership, IIT Mandi has organized a unique, fully faculty-mentored induction or orientation programme for its new BTech students. The aim of this five-week programme is to provide training to the new students and help them in the transition from school to college, to improve their respective skills and proficiency, and to help them to appreciate the significance of engineering’s societal connect.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=September 18|first1=India Today Web Desk New Delhi|last2=September 20|first2=2018UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2018 16:21|title=6 ways IIT Mandi is redefining engineering colleges|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/iit-mandi-is-redefining-engineering-colleges-1343141-2018-09-18|access-date=2020-04-18|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Gonsalves|first1=Timothy|last2=Sethi|first2=Devika|title=A Unique Pedagogical Experiment: The 5-Week Induction Programme (5WIP) at IIT Mandi|url=https://site.ieee.org/indiacouncil/files/2018/05/p44-p46.pdf|journal=IEEE India Info|volume=13|pages=44–46}}</ref>

===Retirement from IIT Mandi===
After over 10 years of his contribution as founding Director of IIT Mandi, he stepped down on 30 June 2020, leaving IIT Mandi with a strong foundation. Thereafter, [[Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi]], Director of [[IIT Roorkee]], took additional charge as Director of IIT Mandi temporarily.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tribune India, Chaturvedi to take charge of IIT-Mandi|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/chaturvedi-to-take-charge-of-iit-mandi-106716|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Tribune India}}</ref> Prof. Gonsalves continues his association with IIT Mandi as Professor Emeritus (Honorary) since 1 July 2020.

==Personal life==
[[File:Priscilla Timothy Gonsalves Aug 2019 R16 01804.jpg|thumb|Priscilla and Timothy Gonsalves, August 2019]]
Gonsalves is married to Priscilla Tapley Gonsalves and has two daughters, Danica Gonsalves and Kartiki Gonsalves.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priscilla and Timothy Gonsalves|url=http://www.ptag.in/|access-date=4 Aug 2020}}</ref>

==Selected research publications (P)==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160502220838/http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/institute/director.html IIT Mandi Director (2010-2020) homepage]
* [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37370015000 IEEE Research and publications]
* [https://site.ieee.org/indiacouncil/files/2018/05/p44-p46.pdf T. A. Gonsalves; D. Sethi. (2018). "''A Unique Pedagogical Experiment: The 5-Week Induction Programme (5WIP) at IIT Mandi''". IEEE India Info. '''13'''. 44-46]

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