Fwd: FW: Academic forum recommendations
M. Mahendra Nayak PESIT CORI
From: Ramakrishnan Raman <ramakrish...@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 4:17 PM
Subject: FW: Academic forum recommendations
To: "ramesh...@tcs.com" <ramesh...@tcs.com>, prof Mahendra Nayak <mmn...@pes.edu>
Cc: "gupta...@johndeere.com" <gupta...@johndeere.com>, "joshi...@johndeere.com" <joshi...@johndeere.com>
From: Gupta...@JohnDeere.com
To: ramakrish...@hotmail.co.uk
Subject: Academic forum recommendations
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 06:42:07 +0000
1. Dr B R Natarajan, Vice Chancellor, Sangam University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-br-natarajan-4436b8
From LinkedIn :
Worked out the curriculum for various programs and incorporated the best practices followed in top ranking institutions.
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From 27 January 1981 - to 31 March 2010 Professor & Dean for the name to reckon with Off Campus Work Integrated Learning Programmes - WILP Division of BITS Pilani
During my tenure as Assistant Dean and Dean the on-roll enrolments for the off campus Programmes skyrocketed from just about a thousand in 1997 to 20,000 in 2010 which was more than the combined enrolments of the 4 campuses of BITS (Pilani, Dubai, Goa & Hyderabad)
generating nearly two thirds for the revenue of BITS Pilani. During my tenure, conceived of and facilitated execution of collaborations for over 50 prestigious companies ranging from Power - Pharma - Engineering - IT - Education sectors
Single-handedly spearheaded BITS Pilani’s brand building mission since 2004 through internet newswires and conceived of the slogan “Proud to be a BITSian”
As Vice President of BITS Alumni Association (BITSAA) since 2005; made the passion quotient of alumni soar high for the alma mater by networking with them in as many ways as possible.
Recipient of the Special Award at the first ever BITS Pilani Alumni Association–BITSAA Global Meet held at Gurgaon in January 2011 in recognition of my contribution in keeping the entire 50,000 + strong alumni community updated and connected to BITS Pilani
2. Dr. Vishal Sahni
Assistant Professor, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University)
3. Dr. Bakul Rao, IIT Bombay
http://www.ctara.iitb.ac.in/~bakulrao/Prof_Bakul_Rao/Home.html
4. Lalit Kathpalia, Director, Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and research
Lalit Kathpalia <lalit_k...@hotmail.com>
http://sicsr.ac.in/about/director
From: Joshi Nikhil
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 12:26 AM
To: Ramakrishnan Raman
Cc: Gupta Stueti; Surya V
Subject: RE: APCOSEC planning
Hi Ramki,
We could also invite
Prof. Kate Smith-Miles
School of Mathematics
Monash University, Australia
She is the Director of MAXIMA (Monash Academy for Cross & Interdisciplinary Mathematical Applications) and is championing interdisciplinary applications of Mathematics and models.
Regards,
Nikhil
From: Joshi Nikhil
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 12:20 AM
To: Ramakrishnan Raman <ramakrish...@hotmail.co.uk>
Cc: Gupta Stueti <Gupta...@JohnDeere.com>; Surya V <adhya...@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: RE: APCOSEC planning
Hi Ramki,
As discussed today, please consider inviting the following individuals for the Academic Forum.
1)
Prof. Larry Head
(la...@sie.arizona.edu)
Systems and Industrial Engineering (Head of Dept. 2008-2014)
University of Arizona
Represents CESUN – Council of Systems Engineering Universities
Comments: I have already spoken to him about participating in the Academic forum, and he has shown interest. We can also consider him for delivering a keynote lecture at the APCOSEC conference. If not him, we can request some other representative of CESUN,
such as Prof. Olivier DeWeck, MIT
2)
Liew Pak San
(PakSa...@SingaporeTech.edu.sg)
Program Director, Engineering Cluster
Singapore Institute of Technology
Comments: Runs a curriculum on Systems Engineering for Bachelor’s students – towards certification. On the Executive committee of INCOSE Singapore Chapter.
3)
Chan Weng Tat
(cee...@nus.edu.sg)
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Comments: Teaches in the Systems Design program at NUS (National University of Singapore)
4) Prof. Kristin Wood
Head of Pillar – Engineering Product Design
Singapore University of Technology and Design
5)
Prof. Saif Benjaafar
Head of Pillar – Engineering Systems and Design
Singapore University of Technology and Design
6)
Prof. Aditya P Mathur
Head of Pillar - Information Systems Technology and Design
Singapore University of Technology and Design
7)
Jitamitra Desai
Assistant Professor
Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Cluster
Nanyang Technological University
Regards,
Nikhil
P.S. – We should also invite faculty from India (such as someone from each IIT; someone from BITS, Pilani; someone from IISc)
M. Mahendra Nayak PESIT CORI
From: Gupta Stueti <Gupta...@johndeere.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 12:24 AM
Subject: RE: Academic forum recommendations
To: Ramakrishnan Raman <ramakrish...@hotmail.co.uk>, "ramesh...@tcs.com" <ramesh...@tcs.com>, prof Mahendra Nayak <mmn...@pes.edu>
Cc: Joshi Nikhil <Joshi...@johndeere.com>
Please consider this recommendation as well - former Dean of College of Engineering Pune, Anil Sahasrabudhe, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anil_Sahasrabudhe and now the chairman of AICET (All India Council of Technical Education). Maybe he can be invited for an opening keynote for the Academic Forum. Let me know should you need his contact details.
Best,
Stueti
From: Ramakrishnan Raman [mailto:ramakrish...@hotmail.co.uk]
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 4:17 PM
To: ramesh...@tcs.com; prof Mahendra Nayak
Cc: Gupta Stueti; Joshi Nikhil
Subject: FW: Academic forum recommendations
Hi,