PRIYA James
Assistant Professor
College Nagar Uthamapalayam Theni-Dist Tamilnadu
Summary
To obtain a Faculty position in an academic institution where I can effectively utilize my teaching skills, subject knowledge, and research interest to contribute to student development and institutional growth.
Innovative Assistant Professor bringing proven success in implementing technology-based curriculum delivery and assessment tools. Passionate about fostering academic development and success for every student.
Overview
3
3
Languages
5
5
Certifications
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Professor
Vimaljyothi Engineering College
06.2024 - Current
- Prepared lesson plans, teaching materials, and question papers aligned with university requirements.
- Mentored junior faculty and supported departmental academic activities and student development initiatives.
- Worked as the department placement coordinator.
- Scrutiny member for Introduction to Data Science, Foundation of AI, and DS subjects.
- Worked for Criteria 7 and Criteria 9 for NBA accreditation.
Assistant Professor
Nadar Saraswathi College of Engineering &Technology
05.2023 - 06.2024
- Advised students on coursework, research topics, and career readiness planning.
- Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of subject matter by attending conferences, workshops, and webinars relevant to the field of study.
- Mentored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities.
- Worked as the department placement coordinator.
- Member of the Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC).
Assistant Professor
Paavai College of Engineering
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
Assistant Professor
Mahalakshmi Engineering College
02.2019 - 03.2021
- Delivered undergraduate lectures using outcome-based education and department curriculum standards.
- Evaluated assignments, examinations, and internal assessments with consistent academic accuracy.
Assistant Professor
Mahalakshmi Engineering College
08.2016 - 05.2017
- Guided students through laboratory sessions, projects, and technical problem-solving support.
- Helped struggling students by providing support outside of classrooms and consistently checking in on progress.
Education
SSLC -
St. Joseph’s R.C. High School
Uthamapalayam01-2008
Ph.D (Part-Time) - undefined
Anna University
Chennai10-2026
M.E - Computer Science and Engineering
Agni College of Technology
Chennai01-2016
B.E - Computer Science and Engineering
Ultra College of Engineering and Technology for Women
Madurai01-2014
HSC - undefined
S.U.M Higher Secondary School
Royappanpatti01-2010
Skills
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Machine Learning (ML)
Deep Learning (DL)
Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs)
Python
Java programming
C and C programming
Database management
NumPy, Pandas and Matplotlib
TensorFlow and Keras
PyTorch
Jupyter Notebook and Google Colab
MySQL
Git and GitHub
Academic skills
Classroom teaching
Outcome-Based Education (OBE)
Course planning and curriculum development
Preparation of lesson plans, question banks and course materials
Student mentoring and academic counselling
Laboratory instruction
Literature review
Academic publishing
Research problem identification and gap analysis
Experimental design and model evaluation
Dataset collection and analysis
Communication and presentation
Critical thinking and problem-solving
Leadership and teamwork
Prioritization
Adaptability and continuous learning
Mentoring and interpersonal skills
Student research guidance
Accomplishments
- Published a research paper titled “Fusion of Palm Print and Iris for Multimodal Biometric Recognition” in International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Vol.6,Issue5,May2016 (ISSN:2250-3153)
- Presented a paper “A Novel Approach for Verifiable and Outsourced Decryption” at ICETET ’14, March 07–08, 2014
- Presented paper at IET Sponsored National Conference FTCCG-2K14, February21–22,2014
- Presented paper on “Attribute-Based Encryption with Verifiable Outsourced Decryption” at Teja Sakthi College of Engineering and Technology for Women, Coimbatore
- Attended National Level Workshop on Big Data Analysis in Cloud Environment, Agni College of Technology (03-04 Sept 2014)
- Attended International Conference on Soft Computing and its Engineering Applications (07.09.2023)
- Published Book titled “Embedded System and IoT Design”
- Published scopus, Scimago(Q1), ERIH PLUS, EBSCOhost TM ,ULRICHWEB Global Serials Directory, Academic Keys, Getty Conservation Institute Project Bibliographies, Google Scholar, Gale/Cangate research paper titled “A Unified Intelligence Framework Proactive Threat Detection in Dynamic Networked Ecosystems” in Scientific culture (ISSN: 2407-9529),Vol.12,Issue4,2026
- Published Research Paper titled “Unlocking Blockchain adoption in Healthcare: A Systematic Review of Trust Deficits, Digital Literacy Gaps, and Organizational Readiness” in International Journal of Sciences and Innovation Engineering(ISSN: 3049-0251)
- Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Affiliations
Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Certification
C Programming, Ultra College of Engineering and Technology (Talk to a Teacher Project, IIT Bombay) – 05 July 2013
TRAININGS & FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES(FDPs)
- In-Plant Training at BSNL, Madurai Secondary Switching Area(17.01.2013-19.01.2013)
- In-Plant Training at HCL(28.09.2012-30.09.2012)
- Core Java Training, Besant Technologies(Nov2016-Dec2016)
- Training Programmes at HCL:
- Hardware & Networking
- System Administration
- Android
- Blue-Eye Technology
- Software Platform
- 5-Days FDP conducted by Anna University, Chennai(12.02.2024-17.02.2024)
- 10-Days FDP on “Application of AI in Research Methods and Manuscript Drafting Process” (FDPAIRES3.0), Eudoxia Research University, USA / ERC-India (12.11.2024 - 20.11.2024)
- FDP on “Patent and IPR”, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Chemperi (21.11.2024-23.11.2024)
- FDP on “Outcome Based Education”, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College (12.12.2024)
- 10-Days FDP on “NEP 2020 Orientation and Sensitization Programme”(01.04.2025-10.04.2025)
- Five-Day FDP on “Essentials of AI and DataScience”, KMCT College of Engineering(02.07.2025-07.07.2025)
- FDP on “Blockchain and its Applications” (Jan-Apr 2026)
- Completed NPTEL course on “Blockchain and its Applications”
Timeline
Assistant Professor
Vimaljyothi Engineering College
06.2024 - Current
Assistant Professor
Nadar Saraswathi College of Engineering &Technology
05.2023 - 06.2024
Assistant Professor
Paavai College of Engineering
09.2022 - 05.2023
Assistant Professor
Mahalakshmi Engineering College
02.2019 - 03.2021
Assistant Professor
Mahalakshmi Engineering College
08.2016 - 05.2017
HSC - undefined
S.U.M Higher Secondary School
B.E - Computer Science and Engineering
Ultra College of Engineering and Technology for Women
M.E - Computer Science and Engineering
Agni College of Technology
Ph.D (Part-Time) - undefined
Anna University
SSLC -
St. Joseph’s R.C. High School