Dr. Poulose Jacob K.
Ph.D. Computer Engineering, M.Tech. Electronics, B.Sc(Engg). Electrical
Professor & Dean
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Dr. K. Poulose Jacob graduated in Electrical Engineering from Kerala University with Merit Scholarship post matriculate.  He completed M.Tech in Electronics and secured PhD in Computer Engineering, both from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT).  Joining CUSAT as a faculty in 1983, he was promoted as Professor of Computer Science in 1994 and was nominated as Head of the Department of Computer Science which position he occupied until 2013 when he was appointed as Pro Vice Chancellor of CUSAT on a four-year tenure.  He was officiating Vice Chancellor of CUSAT during January – October 2014.  During the period he was on the rolls of CUSAT, he held several academic positions like Chairman of four different Boards of Studies and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering as well as Dean of the Faculty of Technology.  He has been a Member of CUSAT Syndicate for 5 years, of Academic Council for 26 years and of the Senate for 16 years.

His interest in research includes topics in Parallel Processing, Networks and Information Systems Engineering. A recognised thesis supervisor of CUSAT, he has authored around one hundred and fifty refereed Journal and International Conference Papers. Twenty five scholars have secured PhD from CUSAT under his supervision.  He is a Professional member of the ACM and life member of the CSI.

He was Chairman of the Scientific Computing Panel of the Naval Research Board under the Defence Research & Development Organisation, during 2016-2021, with the role of fostering National Defence Research. He served as ‘Accreditation Ambassador’ under the University Grants Commission Project of mentoring higher education institutions towards securing accreditation.

He occupied the “NeST Chair Professor” at RSET for a two-year tenure since July 2017. Presently, he continues at RSET as Professor and Dean (R & D).