Associate Professor Stage-I
MCA, PGDCA,LLB, MBA, NET (Comp. Sc), NET (Mang.), M.Phil, Ph.D
I am Dr. Rakesh Kumar B., currently serving as the Head of the Department for MSc Big Data Analytics and Data Science at St. Aloysius Deemed to be University, AIMIT Centre. With over 22 years of post-graduate teaching experience, I have dedicated my academic career to guiding and mentoring students in the fields of technology, analytics, and personal growth.
Academically, I hold a PhD and have pursued multiple qualifications including MCA, MBA, MPhil, LLB, and UGC-NET. My multidisciplinary academic background enables me to connect diverse areas of knowledge, which I bring into my teaching and training sessions. I have published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, including five papers indexed in Scopus, reflecting my commitment to research and continuous learning.
Beyond academics, I am deeply passionate about contributing to society. I have received awards for my involvement in social service and have been actively conducting sessions on personality development, leadership, and life skills for students and professionals across Mangalore district. These programs are designed to empower individuals to discover their potential, build confidence, and lead with integrity.
I believe that education is not just about information, but transformation. My approach as an educator is holistic—focusing on intellectual, emotional, and ethical growth. I constantly strive to foster a learning environment that is inclusive, future-ready, and grounded in values.
| Sl.No | Qualification Level | University | Area of Specialization | Year of Completion | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MBA | IGNOU | HRM | 2010 | |
| 2 | MPhil | Alagappa University | Computer Science | 2010 | |
| 3 | PGDHRM | IGNOU | 2009 | ||
| 4 | MCA | IGNOU | Computer Science | 2004 | |
| 5 | LLB | Mangalore University | 2002 | ||
| 6 | PGDCA | Mangalore University | 1993 | ||
| 7 | UGC NET | ugc | Computer Science | 2013 | |
| 8 | UGC NET | UGC | Management | 2012 | |
| 9 | PhD | Tumkur University | Human Resource Management | 2021 |
Head of Department of MSc Big Data Analytics & MSc Data Science
Convener for International Conference ICAIH 2025 (Springer Conference)
Academic Advisory Committee chair person
Antiragging Committe - Coordinator
Anti-drug committee Coordinator
EPITOME - National Level IT fest Coordinator
SPOC for TCS Academic programmes related to MSc BDA course.
Time Table Committe Coordinator
Counselor for IGNOU students from 2005 to 2019
Examintion Squad, AIMIT Centre
Chief Examination Coordinator, AIMIT Centre
Total Teaching experience : 23 Years
Total Industry and other experience : 10 Years
Currently working as Associate Professor and Head of Department (HOD), MSc (BDA& DS).
For the last 21 years teaching PG students (MCA, MBA and MSc) at St. Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology, Mangalore.
Joined Institution on 09-09-2005
2001 started own startup RK Softec - Software developing firm : developed softwares especially for co-operative banking
2001 to 2004 worked as Advocate and Legal Consultant for some Co-operative banks and societies in Mangalore
March 1995 to December 2001, System Administrator and Back Office Assistant Mangalore Stock Exchange. During which attended many business and corporate seminars held in Mumbai and Bangalore.
April 1994 to March 1995 , worked as Teaching Assistant at School of Social Work , Roshni Nilaya , Mangalore
April 1993 to April 1994, worked as Teaching Assistant at AICS, St.Aloysius College, Mangalore
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Scopus Indexed & ABDC Journals
Hybrid Deep Learning Approach for Accurate and Interpretable Chest X-ray Image Classification International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Pioneering Innovations in Robotics and Electric Mobility (INSPIRE) | 979-8-3315-8644-7/25/$31.00 ©2025 IEEE | DOI: 10.1109/INSPIRE67328.2025.11300561 (Scopus Indexed)
Dr Rakesh Kumar B, The Dynamics Innovation in Human Resource Management, European Economic Letters ISSN 2323-5233 Vol 14, Issue 3 (2024) http://eelet.org.uk (ABDC)
· Rakesh Kumar B, Moral Storytelling Model Using Artificial Intelligence-Driven Image-to-Text Synthesis, IEEE Xplore (Scopus), 2024 International Conference on Data Science and Network Security (ICDSNS)
Contributed a chapter 14 – “Perceived Quality of Work Life and Its Influence on Organizational Commitment Among the Nurses of NABH Accredited Hospitals in Karnataka. India” for the book titled “PERSPECTIVES IN HUMAN RESOURCES” First Edition by Routledge Publication, Taylor and Francis Group ISBN9781032492858 (Scopus Indexed)
Determining the impact of Domain independent Ontology over Transactional user Queries”, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, vol 8, no.24, pp. 1-6, 2015 (SCOPUS)
Papers published Some of the reputed Journals
Aalyzing academic dynamics: examining the interplay among job satisfaction, turnover intention, and institutional factors in higher education institutions" , Journal of Philanthropy and Management , Vol 4 (2024), E-ISSN:2691-1361
· Rakesh Kumar, “COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: ANALYSIS, FORECASTING WITH PROPHET AND CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION USING CLUSTERING TECHNIQUES”, SACAIM 2024, VOLUME ISBN: 978-93-89476-67-5 | DOI: 10.25215/9389476674.25
· Rakesh Kumar B, “EMPLOYEE ATTRITION PREDICTION USING RANDOM FOREST, LOGISTIC REGRESSION, AND SVM”, SACAIM 2024, VOLUME 1 ISBN: 978-93-89476-67-5 | DOI: 10.25215/9389476674.35
· Exploring Academic Dynamics: Investigating the Relationships between Job Satisfaction, Turnover Intentions, and Institutional Factors in Higher Education”, Dr Rakesh Kumar/Afr.J.Bio.Sc. 6(6) (2024) 8827-8841, ISSN: 2663-2187 https://doi.org/10.33472/AFJBS.6.6.2024.8827-8841
· “Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Stroke Prediction”, SACAIM 2022,Vol – 1, chapter 4, 18-25
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“Survey On Face Detection and Recognition Algorithms Using Deep Learning”, SACAIM 2022,Vol – 1, chapter 19, 104-110
· “Classification of Price Ranges for Mobile Phones using Machine Learning”, SACAIM 2022,Vol – 1, chapter 23, 126-132
· “Comparative Analysis towards Prediction of Lung Cancer using Machine Learning Models”, SACAIM 2022,Vol – 1, chapter 35, 202-208
· “Machine Learning techniques for predicting Store sales”, SACAIM 2022,Vol – 2, chapter 2, 6-11
· “Stock Market Prediction using LSTM”, SACAIM 2022,Vol – 2, chapter 13, 89-93.
· “Utilizing Machine Learning to Predict Cardiovascular Disease”, SACAIM 2022,Vol – 2, chapter 24, 162-168.
· “Determinants of Quality of Work Life and its influence on Employee Turnover Intention among the Employees of Manufacturing Sectors in South Karnataka” in International Journal IJSRCSAMS: ISSN 23191-953
· “False Insurance Claim detection using Machine learning Classification Model”, International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science and application and Management Studies, ISSN 2319-1953
· “Quality of Work life and its influence on Perceived Job Satisfaction among employees of Health care sectors in Dakshina Kannada District”, IJREAM: ISSN: 2454-9150 DOI: 10.35291/2454-9150.2019.0380. Aug 2019
· Issues in Storage of Photos in Facebook: review of various storage techniques” International Journal of Latest trends in Engineering and Technology a Special Issue SACAIM 2016, pp.549-557 e-ISSN:2278-621X:Pages 558-566
· A study on clustering based collaborative filtering approach for big data application - e-ISSN:2278-621X
· Analysis of smart hospitals using internet of things (IOT)- e-ISSN:2278-621X
· A comparative study of KNN and SVM algorithms in IOT - e-ISSN:2278-621X
· A methodology for mining linkedin data for extracting and visualizing professional profiles - e-ISSN:2278-621X
· Survey on jamming attack in manet - e-ISSN:2278-621X
· Analysis of security and privacy issues associated with big data with reference to cloud environment e-ISSN : 2278-621X : Pages : 511-519
· “An Empirical study on Perceived Quality of Work life and Turnover Intention among the Employees of Service Sector” in the international journal IJLTET p-ISSN: 2319-3778 pages 511-519 (Special Issue SACAIM – November 2016)
· A study on clustering collaborative filtering approach for big data application – e-ISSN:2278-621-X.
Editor for the Proceedings of International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Health Care (ICAIH-2025). ISSN No.1865-0929 (In Association with Springer CCIS).
Co-Editor for the Journal titled - Information Technology & Bioinformatics, International Conference on Advnaced IT, Engineering and Management - SACAIM 2023.
Samaja Ratna Rastriya Puraskar”, by Jnana Mandara Academy, Bangalore for Educational and Social service activities
Best Lions President in 2014
Director of St. Aloysius Teacher’s Credit Cooperative Society
Former President of Lions Club, Mangalore Pandeshwar.
Member of Canara Chamber of Commerce
Managing Trustee of Suryakanthi Charitable Trust Mangalore
Secretary of Tulu Koota (R), Mangalore
Mangalore City Corporation Ward 16 Committee Member.
SPOC for TCS Academic programmes related to MSc BDA course.
Question paper setter and External Examiner for Mangalore University.
Question Paper setter and external examiner for Sahyadri college of Engineering & Management.
External examiner for St. Joseph’s Engineering College. Mangaluru
Member of BOE Kannur University and Calicut University.
Panel member of Manipal Sikkim University (Question Paper setting and Moderation)
Worked as an external Auditor for PQAIC Audit 2023, at Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management.
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