Ms Preetha DSouza

About

Academician with 12 years of teaching experience, specialization in digital electronics and communication, and active researcher in the field of remote satellite image processing.

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Education Qualifications

Sl.No	Qualification Level	University	Area of Specialization	Year of Compeltion	Awards
1	M.Tech	VTU Belgaum	Digital Electronics and Communication	2012
2	B.E	VTU Belgaum	Electronics and Communication	2010

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Responsibilities At SJEC

• Mini Project Coordinator for II year
• Department Representative of Central Purchase Committee
• Department ISO 9001 representative
• NAAC Criteria In-Charge
• College Magazine Coordinator
• Autonomy Criteria In-Charge
• Mentoring the students
• NBA Criteria in charge

 

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Work Experience

• 12 years of progressively responsible experience at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore working with a diverse population in higher education.
• Teaching & tutoring for UG and PG Programs with subjects such as Basic Electronics, Analog Electronic Circuits, Network Theory, Linear IC’s & Applications, Digital Communication, Information theory and Coding, Power Electronics, Digital System Design, GSM, Advanced Digital Communication, Object Oriented Programming using C++, Digital Circuits and Logic Design as per academic curriculum to students.
• Extensive experience in curriculum development for online and on-site instruction.
• Academic and practical experience in the successful design and development of training manuals, presentations, and videos on numerous topics including a familiarity with web design, and publications processes.
• Designed and implemented programs for personnel and responded to queries spontaneously.
• Conducted educational presentations geared toward increased productivity.
• Scheduled learning activities, including small-group studies and workshops. 
• Researched best practices and used them in all training programs.
• Aligned new learning development and solutions with the institution’s strategic goals.
• Addressed student success and combated barriers to continuing enrolment.
• Organized and chaired various conferences, technical and non- technical events.
• Directed a program-wide committee to develop an assessment plan for all areas of the division's career advancement programs, including assessments of learning outcomes, syllabi, student satisfaction, faculty satisfaction, and industry/association needs.

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Research Areas

My current research interest lies in the dynamic and impactful field of satellite image processing. This area integrates advanced computational techniques with satellite technology to analyze and interpret large volumes of geospatial data.

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Journal Publications

INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS:

1. Published paper titled “ Super Resolution Based Image Inpainting”in International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), e- journal , volume 2, Issue 2 with Paper ID: IJEDR 1402007.

2. Published paper titled “DDCT-PCA Based Image Fusion Technique” in Journal of innovative research and solutions (JIRAS), Paper ID: JJT –IC-031-2015

 

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Awards and Recognitions

Special Achievements:

• Guided a project titled “EMG based prosthetic leg” which was selected under VTU for Innovative Project of Final Year UG Students for the Year 2018-2019.

• Received CLHRD Award for having Undergone Facilitator Certification in Human Resource Development on January 18, 2020

• Completed IUCEE International Engineering Educator Certification Program.

 

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Membership in professional Bodies

DETAILS OF MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

Life Member of The Indian Society of Technical Education

DETAILS OF MEMBERSHIP IN ACADEMIC BODIES/ INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE :

Member of BOS, Member of IQAC

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Workshop/FDPs Attended

Participated In Workshop Titled:

• “LabVIEW & Multisim, an effective Teaching Aid and Project Development Tool for Engineers” Organized by Dept of ECE, SJEC in association with Tech Lab from 26th June-4th   July 2014 at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore.

• “Hands on LabView Workshop” Organized by Dean Research & Consultancy, SJEC from 12th to 16th January 2015 at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore.

• “Microcontroller Programing with TI MSP-430” Organized by Dept of ECE, SJEC in association with Cranes software International Limited (Varsity Division) during 27-29th   January 2015 at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore.

• “Hands on LabView Workshop” Organized by Dean Research & Consultancy, SJEC from 20th to 25th July 2015 at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore.

• “Virtual Laboratory” organized by Dept of ECE, SJEC from 9th to 10th January 2017

• “ARM Cortex M3 Embedded Controller” organized by Dept of ECE, SJEC from 18th to 19th January 2018

• “Point of care biomedical technologies” held on 18th January 2020 in association with IISC Bangalore at Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore.

• "Online Teaching Tools and Virtual Labs" organized by SANJOSH- The Teaching Learning Centre, CORNEA 2020 during 21st to 30th September 2020.

Participation in Faculty Development Programmes:

• Participated in the 3- day Faculty Development Program on “Linear Algebra and its Applications” organized by the department of Mathematics & Humanities from 3rd to 5th March 2011.

• Participated in the three days Faculty Development Program on “Mixed Signal Processor (MSP-430)” organized by the department of ECE, SJEC from 23rd July to 25th July 2012. 

• Attended a “Workshop on Google Apps, Spoorthi 2015” held on 24th January 2015 at St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangaluru. 

• Attended a “Workshop on OBE and New SAR, Integra 2016” held on 22nd January 2016 at St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangaluru.

• Attended 3-day FDP on “Integra 2018-Course Design and Management” held from 16th to 18th July 2018 at St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor, Mangaluru.

• Attended 5-day FDP on “Machine Learning” held during 23rd to 27th July 2018 organized by department of CSE, SJEC

• Attended 5-day FDP on “Recent Trends in Image processing using wavelet Transform” held during 1st to 5th January 2019 organized by the department of ECE, SJEC

• Attended 3-day FDP on "Deep Learning and Machine Learning Using MATLAB” held during 10th to 12 July 2019 organized by department of CSE, SJEC

• Attended 3-day FDP on “Research opportunities in Biomedical engineering” held during 8th to 10th January 2020 organized by the department of ECE, SJEC

• Participated in the 1-day FDP on "Engineering Ethics" held on 18th January 2020 organized by Department of civil, St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru

• Participated in the 3-day FDP on "Internet of Things" held during 16th to 18th July 2020 organized by Pantech E-Learning in association with NITK-STEP, NITK, Surathkal

• Participated in the 5-day FDP on "Insights of writing Research proposals and Funding opportunities" held during 20th to 24th July 2020 organized by Research and Facilities Group, St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru

 

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Conferences attended

PAPERS PRESENTED IN NATIONAL CONFERENCE:

1. Presented a paper entitled “Comparative Analysis of DCT and DWT Based Image Watermarking” at the National Conference on Design Innovations for 3Cs “Compute-Communicate-Control” (NCDI3C) organized by the Department of ECE on 4th May 2012 at MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore.

2. Presented paper titled “Exemplar Based Image Inpainting” during National Conference on Emerging Trends in Electronics and Communication (NCETEC-14), Organised by Dept of ECE, on 3rd- 4th April 2014 at BGS Institute of Technology, BG- Nagar 

3. Presented paper titled “Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease by Acoustic Feature Identification Method" in National Conference on Advances in Communication and Signal Processing (NCACSP-2016) ISBN: 978-93-81195-87-1

PAPERS PRESENTED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:

1. Presented (poster presentation) a paper entitled “Robust Digital Image Watermarking Scheme Using Wavelet Transform” during the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering (ICETE’12) held on 16th & 17th May 2012 at NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte.

2. “Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease by Low Frequency Heart Sound Signatures” during International Conference on signal processing, communication and computational research (IESPCCR), Vidya vikas Institute of engineering and technology, Mysore and Institute for Engineering Research and Publication (IFERP)

3. Presented paper titled "Smart fixture for Posture Correction" in international conference on Smart computing, communication & control-ICSC3. This paper is published in International Journal of Emerging Technology & Advanced Engineering (ISSN 2250-2459, An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal), Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2018

4. Presented paper titled” Effective Venipuncture Method for Intravenous Therapy” in 2nd International Conference of Emerging Technology, (INCET 2021). This paper is published in IEEE Explore, Electronic ISBN:978-1-7281-7029-9, DOI: 10.1109/INCET51464.2021.9456252

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