Ms. Reya Sharma has been declared qualified for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science and Engineering by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU). The candidate worked on the topic, titled “Enhanced Neuro-evolutionary Techniques for Handwritten Dogra Script Recognition” under the supervision of Dr Baijnath Kaushik and Dr Naveen Kumar Gondhi, Faculty, School of Computer Science and Engineering, SMVDU. Ms. Reya Sharma has published her research work in SCI/SCIE and Scopus journals, and also presented papers at international conferences. The candidate thanked SMVDU for granting her the fellowship during her PhD program.Prof. RK Sinha, VC, SMVDU, Dr. Ajay Kaul, Dean Faculty of Engineering, and Dr. Baijnath Kaushik, supervisor and Head of School congratulated the candidate and wished her a bright future ahead.