Santhosh John

22 yrs. plus experienced academic professional seeking a senior position in an International university of United Kingdom or United States/Satellite campus/Overseas campus in GCC or India to practice exceptional and innovative approaches in teaching & learning, training and research with higher education learners in the core areas of Computing and Information Technology. Demonstrated evidence of professional growth with an interest in contributing to the academic community through higher education, applied research, upskilling and consultancy. The career objective is to develop young professional who could contribute to the society and are life- long learners with sustainable skills.

A committed, focused, talented and hardworking higher education professional with internationally proven track record in vivid roles of higher education with a passion to brace the challenges of effective Industry academia collaboration for employability and research. Senior Academician in Computing, Active Researcher with strong publications profile, award winner of Innovative Teaching and Learning Practices, research grant recipient, best research paper presenter in international conference, ICT consultant, ICT training consultant, Team lead in the formation of first skills development establishment in Oman operating from the leading HEI with a blend of knowledge and Skills, Project lead of the first HEI in Alwusta region of Oman ( Duqm University College-under formation) development are a few to name as roles. Out of two decades plus years of experience in higher education domain,18 years attached with leading and premium private higher education institutions of India, Malaysia, Sultanate of Oman and United Kingdom as academic faculty in Computing &Information Technology and 4 years in ICT skills development sector as the director of academics. Outstanding expertise in Transnational Education with UK universities since 2001 with a wide array of roles played ranging from Module Leader to Head of the Department, Center for PG Studies and Consultancy. Experienced Higher education academic management professional with solid experience in programme, institutional and Quality Assurance accreditations with national and international bodies. Efficient & reliable professional with excellent communication skills and proven leadership qualities in both academic and administrative arenas. Research interest areas are Software Engineering, Distributed Software architecture, Object Oriented Software Engineering, Ontology Engineering and Data Science.

Completed Ph.D. in ComputerScience (2019) fromCoventry University, UnitedKingdom

 with highest possible result in the defence of research. The research was fully funded by Middle East College, Oman under the Faculty Development Programme offered for outstanding professionals with proven research interest.

Master of Computer Applications (MCA): Completed from MCA University of Madras-Chennai-India