Dr. Sathyendra Bhat holds a master’s degree in Computer Applications and is currently heading the Department of Training and Placement along with being an Assistant Professor in the MCA Department at St Joseph Engineering College. Having been associated with St Joseph Engineering College for more than a decade, he has been entrusted with various responsibilities at the college level over the years. He plays a key part in Industry Interaction, Entrepreneurship Development, Innovation and Press & Media related activities in the college. To add to his teaching experience, he has industrial experience as a Software Developer at Robosoft Technologies Pvt Ltd, Udupi and a Test Lead at Mphasis, an HP Company. His areas of interest include Application of Lean Six Sigma in Software Development, Mobile Ad-hoc Networks, Internet of Things, Mobile Application Development and Cloud Computing. In addition to his technical expertise, he is a certified Master Facilitator in Leadership and Human Resource Development. Through his association with the Indo Universal Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE), he has gained expertise in adopting innovative teaching and learning practices that assist in the improvement of the quality of engineering graduates. He is a globally certified engineering educator and an IGIP certified faculty member. An avid researcher in the field of engineering education, he has more than 15 publications in reputed journals and 2 best paper awards to his credit in international conferences. He has been a reviewer of papers submitted to leading engineering education journals and owing to his contributions in this field, he has been elevated to the post of Associate Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education Transformations (JEET). This journal has also given him the responsibility of mentoring 3 faculty members to be effective engineering education reviewers.

Lean Six Sigma in Software Development, Computer Networks, Mobile Ad hoc Networks, Internet of Things, Mobile Application Development, User Interface Design, Engineering Education