Sir, good evening.

Please start by introducing your professional journey in academia.

I am B mad. Working as an astute professor. In Doctor of Engineering Technology. Then the and I am having 20 years and six months of teaching experience. And now I am handling for Btech IT students. Subjects Web technology, Web essentials and full stack web development.

Thank you for sharing your background. When you introduce a new subject—like full stack web development—to a fresh batch of students, what is your preferred approach to ensure foundational understanding in the very first week?

First of all, in order to develop in full stack. We have to learn about the basic knowledge of Web essentials. So it start with simple web application development. Like HTML? CSN JavaScript. So Indian HTML. It consists of tags. From the tag. The student will able to. Define the tank and have to. You text like HTML. Head. Title, Body. And with the tech you have to design A HTML web page. So this page will be saved as dot HTML in server. And it can be run with the help of the browser. So this is the basic fundamental stepping STML. And next in order to enhance the HTML. We have to introduce the concept of. Gas cutting stage seats. So in Cascading style sheets we will give styles, for example font style. Font definition. Font the colors. Like we have to define. And the styles it can be. Stored as external, internal. And it can be stored with the name of dot CSS. So this is the basic primary steps for developing an HTML and CSS. And in order to elaborate the HTML, CSS we are in need of scripting language which is known as JavaScript. So JavaScript is a very very basic language for all basic web development frameworks. So this is the basic about web essentials. So after developing in web. Page we have to store the web page and we have to run it. In the server. So the result can be. Viewed in the help of the browser. Like Mozilla Firefox. Chrome or any other? So this is the basic fundamental step. 1st we have to give a definition of HTML. An example of. Tax and how the tax would be. Created How the tax could be opened and closed. So after. After teaching these basic terms, if the students will be able to develop a simple HTML page.

You emphasized the importance of teaching tags and structure in HTML—can you give a specific example of an assignment you use to check whether students have truly grasped how tags are opened, closed, and nested properly?

Yes, for example. If I have to. Save my login and password. So in order to develop. These the students will be used JavaScript. So for example, what are all the basic? Needs of developing an. Uh, password checking field. So here there is north regular expression and validator is needed. So in the validator we have to validate. That we have to ensure and validate that. Whether the? Field consist of. I took followed by dot. So likewise we have to code and after that coding we have to include. This in the. Script. So with the help of the script, the student will able to check whether that field consists of. And and symbol. If it is composed of these two symbols, it is. It can be considered as a. Well, with a basic e-mail. So if it is an e-mail, it can be validated and again the password will be asked. And after checking the password the the user is able to. Login and proceed to the next screen.

As in multimedia. So ultimately is nothing. It is the combination of text. Graphics, animations, video and audio. So image search in that sense if our example if there is a group or. Mass level of images. So I have to search an image such that searching in that sense I have to look at all the images whether that image is matching with my original image. So in order to search the image the basic steps I have included my research are scaling, transformation and rotation. So scaling in that sense the same image which has been enlarged to its size. Transformation is the same image which has to be for example, the the image is uh transferred from one, one place to another place in his dimension and rotation we know that it is rotated to 90 around 20. So even though there are more number more number of researchers, it is going on. But The thing is if the same is this image has been scaled, I mean if it is enlarged. There is not several algorithms to match it correctly, so my research work will find out the exact images, whether this image is scaled. Transform are rotated in the screen. So this is involved with the classroom assignments are in the UG level students for minor projects like mini project that the students will be able to apply basic algorithm. So next phase in my research work is clustering. Clustering is nothing that so if there are similarity measurements. For example if there is an one image which has been rotated to another angle. If there is less similarity, we have to cluster group based on the similarity. If the similarity value is low we have to distinguish that it is closest to the. To do, those remains are closest to each other. So based on that we are clustering and based on the number of clusters we are going to find the appropriate match. So based on this I have given many projects to students and also the algorithm they have to implement like uh. Uh, our clustering or many of the classic case algorithm classification approaches. Such that it will be able to find the closest match to the originality of the. Images. So the input image is somewhat relevant to the. Uh, well, closest. Bad courses match in the. Database it will find out and the true originality can be. Find out from the work. The database and it can be viewed to the. Output So this is the work and this work is has been given to the mini project and also main project. Some of the students did well with the. Algorithms. And also the expected output has been reached. By them.

Let’s discuss your research on image search and retrieval—how do you incorporate concepts from your MK-SIFT and cluster-based indexing work into classroom lessons for undergraduate students studying AI or multimedia?

Let’s turn to your research productivity and institutional impact. Please outline your three-year research roadmap—specifically, what major grants or external funding streams would you target to sustain your work and enhance our university’s profile?

Yeah. So the first preliminary step I have taken is. Written some proposals. 2 proposals I have written. And unfortunately one proposal it was not selected and one proposal it was under under evaluation. I hope it will be selected. So in order to enhance my research I have developed some patent like. Based on image, image and image crossing and it is also and this one is also going it is under process. And other than that, we are, we are, we are developing like courses and we are enforcing the students to improve their. Uh, research are somewhat which is relevant to their. Uh, hackathon like events. So we are trying to implement these events and after that we are converting these protocols into. EPP research project. So basically whenever a research is not for. For me for when he or she is completely project is PhD. There is a need for applying for proposals so as we enhance our profile. And also in another to improve our. Institutional profile. If suppose the proposal is granted, it is very, very uh. Very, very good thing to proceed with the proposal and. The grant is achieved. So I am trying to write proposals based on this image processing and through areas like multimedia or other communication. So basically image processing there are more number of like. Uh, what is it? The thing is for if you display for example if the same image which has been displayed in flat panel. RCRT. Or any other mobile display. There are more number of results or research work is needed in order to categorize that. Based on the screen size, the image varies. So likewise, we are doing some proposals and. Fortunately, we are going to complete and we have to. Enhance ourselves in order to update and also we have to apply for. Proposals like CSIR and the ICMR. And some other.

Which also include medical. Databases.

Let's discuss your teaching approach. For a large-enrollment undergraduate course, can you describe how you would implement an active learning model—such as a flipped classroom—without relying on traditional slides or lectures?

Thank you. Now, considering our commitment to maintaining accreditation standards, suppose you are tasked with improving the department’s research output per faculty for the next review cycle. What systematic approach would you adopt to achieve measurable progress on this metric?

Uh, firstly I have. UH categories the faculty into 3. Suppose if the faculty is in initial level. He and she will have to apply for conference. As a research paper. The paper will include as a review of all their domain specific works. And the IT will conclude with the review. So this is the basic thing. And next level those. Who are applying for PhD? How to suggest some course or paper which is similar to their research domain and also I have to? Apply them for some proposals. Basic grants are proposed seminar proposals and the third category who are doctorate have to my point of view is to insist them. To apply for proposals or grants. Similarly, if they are, if they are good in resource or research work, they are. They have to apply for they have. Uh, apply for. Some grants are also some of the proposals are otherwise some of the patents. Which is relevant to their most specific domain. And the most thing is if suppose they have, for example, the initial level of faculty, they have proved that they have some, some review paper has been done by them. The next level is to. Convert the domain or which is specific to their image proper image paper in order to enhance their skills with next level. So next level is to find out the resets gap in their specific. Domain and after finding out the research gap, we have to workout with some algorithm which is best fit and. And with which is working with the basic domains. So after finding the algorithm we have to develop. Coding for the Kalkara. So after writing coding. They have to start for the search paper. The paperwork which has been start. Faculty and after they have asked to. Develop their paper with good verbal. Good communication, Good uh. Grammar good without grammatical mistakes. They have to enhance their paper and after that it will be uploaded to the. It's on a P reviewed journal. And the the after that we have to. The the ways the comments we have to clear the comments based on the editor. A reviewer and we have to upload the next version. These are all the basic things for the teacher. In order to improve the quality of the colleges, we have to improve ourselves. We have to update everything which is happening in our computer. For example, if the category faculty belong to a computer field, you have to improve, you have to invoke all the. Changes, which is essential to survey. So the basic thing is. They we have to update everything. Which is happening in. Everything in computer science are also electrons. In any field we have to update ourselves. Until then we are not able to. Go and teach the students to equip the students to be. Fit for the professional jobs.

Let's consider a scenario: Suppose a student alleges grading bias against them, but their complaint conflicts with the department’s pressure to maintain a certain pass percentage. As an academic leader, how would you handle this situation to uphold both fairness and institutional standards?

We have to learn. We, we we does not measure all the students in one. Line so. Depend upon the individual persons. That that the learning, the learning thing. Varies, so we have to categorize the students into different levels and based on the students level you have to approach them. Suppose if there are more pressure which is given to the student, it is not possible to do all the things in a proper manner. So we have to prefer students. We have to separate students and based on the students mentality. We have to. And suppose if a student is paying, is facing some problems or some unfortunately he's having some problem, we have to counsel and he have to motivate them. In order to. Remove all the fairness. Suppose he is fear of something you have to. Remove all the failures. You have to guide. We have to sit and talk with them. We we have to motivate and motivate. Self motivation. We have to speak about self motivation. And in order to. Grade skill. You have to give some lectures or some other point of view. We have to. And one more thing is we have to make them to interest without interest. It is not possible to achieve our goal. So we have to identify his goal and. In the systematic manner. We have to obey all the rules which has been framed from our department or colleges or any other organization and based on that we have to undergo all the. Levels and we have to undergo all the rules, protocols. Which must be. Useful to us, which must be useful to department, and also which will be helpful to the student.

Thank you for your perspective. Now, given your experience and network, what specific strategies would you use to establish strong internship or employment pipelines for your students with leading companies in the IT or multimedia sectors?

Uh, simply we don't ask the students. To mug up. And moment in the examination. So The thing is. We have to. Enhance We have to equip the students. To do all the work in terms of practical exercises. So what are all the companies need and based on the needs, what are the technological? Growth and based on the growth how we are. Uh, preparing ourselves. So suppose we are simply studying the lesson, simply working out the. A problem which is given in the book it will be. Able to. Do a student to get pass mark and get the degree. And apart from that, in order to make ourselves as a professional in IIT. I mean my class I am saying I have to ask the students to go and to to learn some of the. Most advanced features advanced techniques which is happening around in and around because the company and also what are all the companies needs and necessaries which is need to. Fit for the job? So according to that, I will motivate the students, I will counsel the students, I will ask the students to learn. According to the company's prospect. So if we learn all the things which is required, which is needed for the company. Surely the company will. Uh pick up under QBs job? And we can grow up.

You highlighted counseling and practical exercises as ways to motivate students toward industry readiness; can you give a concrete example of a partnership you’ve established, or would seek to establish, with a specific company to facilitate internships or real-world project collaborations?

Yeah, yes, for example. You for uh for for example I am saying. If it is a small medium enterprise. Suppose another good example is so in most of the areas. There is no toilet facilities, so I counsel most of students. To do some uh. Practical. Uh uh. Scenarios where an E toilet is made. So and also a road map, for example during some some situations. Suppose we are new to some area. There is no proper guidance, so we have to. Develop an app like a map such that it will guide all the in in that road. Either how many Rd. How many hotels are there? How many? The rooms are there, how many toilets are there and what are all the facilities? Is there any hospitals are there? Is there any medicine shops so such that it will be able to help. So one more thing for micro, small, medium enterprises, we have to develop some projects which is basically need which is basically useful for. For example, Indian rural area. Suppose there is no medical facilities, so we have to ask the students to create an app and based on the mobile app they have to. Fill all the medicines, medicines which is needed. And also in mostly agriculture. Water management, most of the trust areas there is a need for uh. Computer field which will help to do better way. So I, I insist all my students suggest that they have to recover all the problems, which is the basic need and what are all the solutions to the needs. So, uh, my point of view, I have guided two or three students, the one on student one batch, they have developed a road map, uh, such that it will utilize, it will include all the local, uh, hotels, medicine shops, hospitals, uh, toilets and, and one more project is for agriculture. For water management is a very, very basic thing, design, growing problem and water management, I said. Some parts of students too. Provide IoT based water management so in order to. Provide good quarter and also to reduce water. Base water management. So one more thing, we have one more project now. It is undergoing such that we have. You place the students to provide E toilets. So in in most of the areas there will be no proper toilet such that there will be E toilets. Uh, so that it will be useful especially for humans?

Suppose I am. Asked to. See an invigilation in hall duty. I will find out. All the students. Such that who is fully involving nice worker. Suppose there are 30 or 30 piece students or party students in your sitting in your hall right in their theory examination. How to? Go across all the time, not only simply sitting, the individualization work, which includes not only sitting and seeing. We have to roam here and there, we have to move all the sides such that students will be able to. Uh, right. So that he, he will, uh, fear to do some mistakes and during evaluation. I would see the keyboard and based on the keyword. Suppose there are 6 or 7 lines of examples, uh six or seven lines of definition. If network, network it consists of example. I am saying network means resource saree. So if the keyboard is there I would identify EC and based on the uh. Assessment I will give. The grade to the students even there are more number of ones who are filling and writing stories are more number of pages I'm able to find out the help of. Keywords. So for every, for example, software engineering, software engineering, we write more number of examples, more number of theoretical stories. But the basic thing is a systematic approach. If he is providing systematic approach, software based estimation lifecycle model. It would be easy to identify that the paper consists of good grade systems. In networking also, so however this one is writing theoretical exams are able to interfere with the help of keywords even there are more number of students. I'm having 20 years of experience even though for one day we are able to. Uh value more than 50 papers. So but for theoretical papers, the student will be able to build 4050 number of pages that A will easily identify that what is the correct thing whichever the keyword, whether the keyword is included in that answer. It will be easy to evaluate. Father for us. To give grade system to the students.

Now I’d like to discuss some required qualifications. Can you describe your direct experience with student evaluation and exam duties, particularly how you ensure fairness and consistency when grading across large classes?

You mentioned using keywords to ensure grading consistency—can you give an example of how you handle discrepancies when two student answers use different terminology but demonstrate equivalent understanding?

Yes, for example. For example I am saying define software engineering. This is the basic question for last time I went evolution for so this is the basic question. Software Engineering. One student wrote that software engineering is the establishment and use of engineering principles. To obtain economic economically software that is reliable to use for. Machines this is 1. But in ITP definition. It is the systematic approach to develop. Operation and maintenance of software. These two seems to be character. So. They've never evaluated is good in his subject. Is able to identify these two are different answers, but these two things are only I triple EW suffer software engineering and one is the basic W suffer. If we are going for Wikipedia and other Google search this give the first answer. The second thing is I triple definition. If we see the systematic approach to develop operation maintenance software that we give to Mars. But the price thing systematic development, it is also correct so that if suppose we are good in our community, we are good in our knowledge in our. Domain knowledge. They're able to identify the correct answer even though the answer different in terms of sentence difference. In terms of writing the.

Understood. Shifting to student project supervision, can you describe a time when you guided a student research or capstone project from topic selection through to completion, and what your specific role was at each stage?

Most probably. I have given some topics which is relevant to the students domain. And the students will come and ask us to guide. So last time I have given 2 project. The first thing is uh. Uh ecommerce. So for in e-commerce field there is no. Proper, uh, chaining of transit and also. In order to include the transaction in a specific blockchain manner, so the students come across with a problem and I have given solution to the problem based on some conditions which would include security. And network transparency. So based on these two, the students have developed a code. And uh, it have been implemented. And one more thing, one more project, I think it is for water management. So water management, their abstract is to reduce water waste and improve the water level. Improve the water groundwater level in the. Land, so this also consists of some algorithm which has been a helpful to. Over them and. By mean by means of making a sensor. At device which sense that that level groundwater level. Which is the level? What are all the conditions that the level the level is going to upper the limit or the level is going through the lower limit and how we can? Improve that. So if the water is in the lower, lower limit, we don't use make use of the water. And in order to. Prevent this in order to reduce water management. We have to provide some tube like structure cell. Which will be. Feet to the across that field in agricultural field. Under a small hole will be given in the root side. So based on that that working principle. The sensor will act as a condition that wherever there is a cold, the water will be processed emerge to the. Field. Make the soil wet such that it would be helpful to the root to grow up the. So it will be helpful during summer.

So likewise we have given some problems, real time problems and the students will able to. Develop the project in different scenarios and they have successfully implemented.

Thanks for sharing those examples. For the e-commerce blockchain project you guided, how did you support the students when they encountered technical setbacks, and what specific methods did you use to ensure they maintained steady progress toward completion?

Uh, yeah, The thing is. I will find out the students. Who is struggling for? Communication. So the first thing. I my advice to those stolen is I, I, I asked them to sit in their room. If they are, if they have free time, they have to sit in the room they have to start with. Thinking of right reading the newspaper. So and that this approach helps them to study the papers conveniently such that they have some confidence. So next level is I asked them to write about themselves. To up to 5 to 6 lines without seeing any. Guide are any manuals so they are able to write with little verbal communication. So next I will go with some grammatical mistakes with. That's it. So in order to avoid those, I ask them to stalk themselves. So whenever, uh, they are having lunch time or whenever they are having some. 3 Then and my thing is to I I asked to use system to speak with English. Whenever there are any mistakes it will happens but they have to activate. So I asked them to continuously do it two or three weeks and after that there is. Good improvement across the students. And now they are able to. Speak themselves without any mistakes. Next. In order to obtain in order to write some projects or some paper research papers, I asked them to go some of the. Papers Some of the the. Previous papers which is most relevant to that area so now I insist them to do 6 or 7 research papers, research oriented papers which is most relevant to their work. So after that I asked them to conclude all the. Research 6 research papers work so with a simple single English so now they are able to communicate, they are able to sit around and read and discuss and. They are able to provide a solution with one page. And if it consists of any mistake, all all the students to sit around. And I I say my suggestion to improve. What is the mistakes? And Khavi are going through the mistakes whenever there is an improvement is needed regulated to. Do again and again such that we will achieve our goal.

Thanks for detailing your approach. What strategies do you use to ensure that students develop both strong written and verbal communication skills as part of their academic projects and classroom participation?

So by making these things, I make all the students. To be familiar with the communication. Their way of writing proposals. ABM approaching entire team. Different.

You mentioned having students review and condense several research papers as a communication exercise; can you give a specific example of a project where this process led to a measurable improvement in a student's presentation skills or written work?

I see. You mentioned students revising their work after group feedback; can you share a specific example where a student’s proposal or paper showed clear improvement after this process?

Yes, for example. Uh, some some students who are I I can categorize students into UH-3 categories like some upper uh level of students who are able to. Identify themselves, they study themselves and middle. I'm slow. So for slowness they are not able to pick. Cup or score more than out of 50, they are not able to score more than 20. So my approach is to give better example of. Giving separate manuals to the students and. According to the manual, they have to they are asked to study them. So after that they are able to conduct some. Test within my myself. So I will give two or move move. Two or three questions to write without seeing any manuals. So now the slowness are able to coming around the middle level and the middle level students will go to upper level. So now the average of all the students will for example, the last example result analysis, the average is 67 out of 100. So the slowness able to cooperate with the middle level students and they have turned up to. Middle level. So like based there is an improvement in their level of learning. Level of score. And level of achievement.

Understood. Turning to your academic background, could you specify your PhD specialization and how it directly informs your teaching or research focus?

The thing is. So in my Peak HD I did my. Research purely based on image search and retrieval. So the basic thing in image search and travel in order to find out the similarity matches. So now I, uh, improve my uh, I ask the students to go to the next level of teaching. For example, some satellite images are advances in medical image processing. So more number of algorithms are there, more number of databases are available in? Most open standards so. We have to workout with algorithms which is easily focus for medical image processing especially for. Brain tumors or some of the image image medical image processing problems so most fit image is needed. So in in order to enhance our research improve our research, we are developing our image honorary image into medical image processing and based on the medical image databases we have to. Upload all the algorithms. We have to implement all the algorithms in order to. Achieve a medical image processing domain. Which is really need of medical.

Thank you for explaining your research area. Could you share a key finding or innovation from your PhD work on image search and retrieval that you have incorporated into your teaching or recent student projects?