Category: Personnel

Areas of interest include – Web programming and Databases, Cyber Security, Computer networks, Distributed Systems & Cloud computing, Neural Networks, Data Mining & Warehousing, Intelligent Multimedia, UI/UX, Graphics & Multimedia systems, AR/VR

David has 20 years plus of professional work experience at the IIITM-K – upgraded to Digital University Kerala (2021), in Academics, R&D Projects and Technical areas. Presently he is the Principal Course Instructor to Web Technology (elective), Programming for Environmental Science, Co-instructor for Tech. for Conservation – Project, Programming for Cybersecurity, etc. and an Internal guide and supervisor for Mini / Final semester internship projects of students, etc. as part of the Masters, and Postgraduate courses offered by SoCSE, SoI, SoDHiLA, PMAJAY scheme.

David attended Brighton College of Technology (DFE, Gov.uk), United Kingdom full-time and achieved BTEC (Advanced) Computer Studies and Digital Electronics – (London Institute) qualifications after high school (CBSE, New Delhi XIth and XIIth with Computer Science subject) at the Indian School, Bahrain. He has Bachelors in Computer Science (First Class) and Masters in Computer Science (First Class) – Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology. He holds an MBA in Information Technology Management (First Division).

1. 2003- present, Design Engineer (Academics/Faculty member), Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala (IIITM-K/Digital University Kerala), Technopark Campus, Trivandrum 695581, Kerala, India
2. 2001-2003 Software Engineer-Multimedia, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala (IIITM-K), Technopark Campus, Thiruvanthapuram 695581, Kerala, India

• Project Coordinator to establish a Centre for Augmentation of Web based Multimedia streaming and Content development (TEL4HQE-SPB)
• Member of Technical committee Vimukthi , Digital Media Campaign project, Commissionerate of Excise, GoK, Aug. 2018

• Presently he is the Course Instructor to Web Technology (elective), and Co-instructor for Tech. for Conservation – project, Programming for Cybersecurity and an Internal guide and supervisor for Mini / Final semester internship projects of students as part of the Masters, and Postgraduate courses offered by SoCSE, SoI, SoDHiLA, PMAJAY scheme.
• Professional Member of BCS (Engineering council), UK –  2004 to present www.bcs.org
• Professional Member ACM, India – 2013 to present – india.acm.org
• Member of Technical committee Vimukthi , Digital Media Campaign project, Commissionerate of Excise, GoK, Aug. 2018
• Coordinated project team for development and implementation of Campus wide Multimedia video portal system – SAML project 2013
• Represented IIITM-K as delegate with Kerala State IT Mission Team at IITF-2016 ‘Digital India’ Dec. 13-18 Pragati maidan, New Delhi. Kerala Pavilion bags gold at the IITF
• Resource person at Inauguration of National Centre for ODL in Research and Training in Agriculture, by His Excellency Shri D N Sahaya, Governor of Tripura, Nov. 23-25, 2008, IGNOU Regional Centre -Agartala, Tripura.
• Team Member-Railtel coordination and network integration to establish Interactive classroom over longest broadband terrestrial point to point link (3800 KMS) in India between Nagaland University and IIITM-Kerala.[July,2008] 
• Team Member- technical consultant for All Weather Stations(AWS) Data Server and Systems for State Planning Board, Govt. of Kerala [2007-2010] 
• Member of IIITM-K Technical Audit Team for installation of IT Infrastructure [SECWAN] for Govt. of Kerala on request of Dept. of Information Technology, GoK [2005] 
• Interactive CD (MICE Team) – A Demonstration of Satellite based Datacasting Across Kerala [June 2002] 

• NVDIA DLI certification – Deep Learning, Real Time Video AI analytics, 2023
• Certificate – 4 days ACM India Bootcamp on Digital Experiences, IIT- Madras, Accenture Labs 27th to 30th January, 2022
• Two weeks online FDP on “Emerging Technologies for Education and Research in CS & IT” Grade A +, organised by BVICAM New Delhi, IEEE, CSI , AICTE, 13th-25th, July 2020
• Certificate – AI & Ecology for Sustainable Future, School of  EI, DUK 11th May, 2022
• He received Kerala State e-Governance Award – Multimedia and E-learning category for SAML-SPB project (2014)
• Commendation Certificate from Prof. Srivathsan, First Director, IIITM-K (2008) for contributions enhancing Multimedia streaming systems
• Appreciation Award from Kissan Kerala (project by Dept. of Agriculture and IIITM-K, GoK) (2004),
• TCS Appreciation award for Campus drive – (2015)

Research Scholarship

In 2009 he was selected (multi level South Asia) and deputed research scholarship (EURECA) training at FEW, Dept. of Computer Science VU University, Amsterdam under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Anton Eliens, Dr. Patricia Lago – Multimedia Research Group in Intelligent Multimedia Technologies.