Our Faculty
Dr. Balaji A
Senior Assistant Professor
Program Chair
Email: balaji.a@vitbhopal.ac.in,
Dr. A. Balaji is Assistant Professor Grade-1 in the School of Computing Science & Engineering of VIT-Bhopal University. He has served in different academic and administrative roles in various academic institutions since 2007. He holds a doctorate (Ph.D.) from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai. He completed his Master’s (M.E) in Computer Science & Engineering from Anna University, Chennai and M.Sc.[Integrated Course] in Information Technology from Periyar University, Salem. He has publications in indexed international journals such as SCI and Scopus. His research interests include Database, Cloud Technology, Bibliometrics and VR/AR. He is a Life Member of the Computer Society of India (CSI).
Faculty
Dr. Sathish Kumar .L
Assistant Professor,
Email: sathish.kumar@vitbhopal.ac.in
Dr. Sathish Kumar .L is the Assistant Professor in Gaming Division, School of Computing Science and Engineering at VIT Bhopal University, Bhopal. Dr. Sathish completed his Ph.D., in Computer Science and Engineering, for Alagappa University, Karaikudi. He has 8 years of academic experience and has more than 29 research publications in refereed International/National Journals and Conferences. Dr. Sathish has 2 international patents and 1 design patent to his credit and has received 2 awards for his research and academic contributions. He has published 6 textbooks entitled Desktop Publishing, Desktop Publishing Second Edition, Artificial Intelligence, Data Communication and Networking, and Java Programming and Think by Python. He has completed consultancy project work in “Text Archaeology with Tagged India Languages” with Asia University, Taiwan. He is taking E-Learning courses which are Mobile Game Development Basics, Intermediate and advanced. He is a reviewer for leading SCI & Scopus Indexed Journals like Wireless Networks Journal, Springer, Alexandria Engineering Journal, Elsevier, IET Electronics Letters and Ad-hoc Sensor Wireless Networks Journal, Old City Publishing, etc. He has been a resource person/session chair for a number of International Conferences. He is a lifetime member of IEEE and a Life Member of IAENG. He is an active researcher in the field of Medical Image Processing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and Data Science.
Dr. Vikas Panthi
Assistant Professor
Email: vikas.panthi@vitbhopal.ac.in
Dr. Vikas Panthi, completed his M.Tech and PhD. from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering (Specialization: Software Engineering), National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, in 2012 and 2017, respectively. During his tenure as a PhD Research Scholar, he worked as a teaching assistant and was involved in the development of Distributed Object- Oriented System (DOS) laboratory. Dr. Panthi has an academic experience of more than 3 years in University Department, Rajasthan Technical University Kota, Rajasthan. He was active member of BOS, RTU Kota and Exam section, CSE Deptt. UD RTU Kota. He has more than 16 SCI and Scopus publications in various peer reviewed Conferences and Journals. He is a reviewer with notable journals like Information and Software Technology, Elsevier, IEEE Access, International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), TENCON-2016- 17, International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer etc. His areas of research interest include Test Case Generation and Optimization, Bio-inspired Algorithm based Optimization, MC/DC Testing.
Dr. Kannan Shanmugam
Assistant Professor, Senior
Email: kannanshanmugam@vitbhopal.ac.in
Dr. Kannan Shanmugam is presently serving as Assistant Professor-Senior Grade II in the School of Computing Science and Engineering. He has completed his Ph.D. in the specialization of Information and Communication Engineering at Anna University, Chennai during the year 2016. He has obtained his B.E and M.E Degrees in the specialization of Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University, Chennai. His research work leading to his Ph.D degree was carried out in the field of Mobile Adhoc Networks and it was highly commended by both Foreign and Indian Examiners. Dr. Kannan’s research work focuses on developing new security architectures and routing strategies for secure mobile cloud communication. He has published 24 research papers in refereed international journals indexed in Scopus, SCIE, and SCI databases. Dr. Kannan also presented 16 papers at reputed international conferences and published a book chapter with Wiley Publishers. Also, to augment his research, Dr. Kannan has 3 International and National patents under his credentials. In the year 2014, he has received the “Best performer Faulty” award from Infosys, Mysore, and recently awarded as “Best Circuit Faculty” by ASDF-India. As part of the faculty exchange program for collaborative research and Engineering Education, Dr. Kannan has visited KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (KNU), SOUTH KOREA for the period of one month in 2015. In the year 2018, Dr. Kannan has successfully completed and certified for “IUCEE International Engineering Educator Certification Program” which is focusing on improving Engineering Education. Apart from academics, Dr. Kannan successfully headed various administrative positions in his previous worked institutions like Head of the Department, IQAC coordinator, and intuitional level committees. He is an active member of various technical bodies like IEEE, ISTE, CSI, and IAENG. Dr. Kannan’s research area of interest is Mobile Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Data Analytics and Machine Learning.
Dr. Ashok Kumar Patel
Assistant Professor
Email: mailto:ashok.patel@vitbhopal.ac.in
Dr. Ashok Kumar Patel is an Asst. Professor of School of Computing Science and Engineering at VIT Bhopal. Before joining VIT, Patel was working as an Assistant Professor at C. V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar. He received his Ph.D. from NIT Rourkela. During his Ph.D., Patel has solved the problem of ore quality estimation using machine vision. His work was published in peer reviewed journals. His area of research is machine learning and computer vision. Dr. Patel holds M.Tech. in Computer Technology from NIT Raipur. He is a member of IUPRAI, ACM and IEI.
Dr. M. Maragatharajan
Assistant Professor
Email: maragatharajan@vitbhopal.ac.in
Dr. M. Maragatharajan is an Assistant Professor in the school of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT Bhopal University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He received his Bachelor degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from CSI Institute of Technology which belongs to Anna University by 2007. He has received his Master degree in Information Technology in 2010 and Ph.D in 2019 from Kalsalingam Academy of Research and Education. He has eleven years of Teaching experience and one year of Research experience. His area of research includes Networking, Network Security and Machine Learning. He is having more than 20 publications in various Journals and conferences. He has completed two consultancy projects.
