Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Courses Handled
Thesis Guided
Other Duties
Conferences Seminars Workshops
Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops/Webinars Organized
Papers Presented
Publications - Journals and chapter in book
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Sofia J. Jannet

Sofia J. Jannet

Assistant Professor
COIMBATORE, INDIA

Summary

Assistant Professor with 7 years of experience successfully contributing to Interior Design and Resource Management.

Have strong expertise in innovative student-centered teaching, classroom management, curriculum planning, and co-curricular activities. Experienced in integrating technology into teaching and aligning lessons with higher education standards thus contributing to the academic and professional development of the programme. Committed to fostering a positive, inclusive, and value-based learning environment in multicultural settings.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Assistant Professor

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women
COIMBATORE, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
07.2018 - Current

Core Competencies

• Industrial experience for 7 years

• Lesson Planning, mentoring, tutoring, lecturing and researching

• Leadership, critical thinking and problem solving

• Classroom, problem solving and Behavior Management

• Formative, summative Assessment Strategies and grading papers

• Co-curricular, Value Education and ability enhancement

• Skill development and outreach activities

• Technology Integration (Smart Classrooms, Digital Tools,

computer literacy and data entry)

• Communication & Parent Engagement

• Student Well-being & Pastoral Care

Designer

Kitchen World, Ideal Stores
COIMBATORE, Tamil Nadu
07.2007 - 11.2014
  • Managed multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
  • Analyzed user behavior and feedback to optimize design and user experience.
  • Streamlined design processes, resulting in increased efficiency and faster project completion times.
  • Designed eye-catching promotional materials, driving increased event attendance and participation rates.

Education

Ph.D. - Resource Management

Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
08.2017 - 03.2024
  • Thesis Title: "Exploration of Domestic Water Management Practices and Paradigm Shift Using IoT Enabled AI System for Devising Water Conservation in Ingenious Homes"
  • GPA: Obtained percentage - 84.3%

M.Phil (Ph.D course work) - Resource Management

Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher Education For Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
08.2017 - 02.2018

Master of Science - Interior Design and Resource Management

Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher Education For Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
06.2015 - 05.2017
  • First Class with Distinction - with proficiency
  • CGPA: 8.7

Bachelor of Science - Space Designing and Draftsmanship

Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher Education For Women
06.2001 - 05.2005
  • First Class with Distinction
  • CGPA: 9.15

Higher Secondary Education - Physics + Chemistry + Biology + Mathematics

T.A.Ramalingam Chettiar Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
06.1998 - 03.2000

Obtained percentage - 63%

High School Education -

Ammani Ammal Girls Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
04.1997 - 04.1998

Obtained percentage - 76%

Skills

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Courses Handled

  • Alternate Sources of Energy
  • Interior Décor
  • Studio II - Principles of Drafting (Practical)
  • Studio V - Computer Application in Designing and Presentation (Practical)
  • Principles of Ergonomics
  • Basics in Computer Applications (Practical)
  • Art in Commercial Space
  • Interior Design and the Visual Art
  • Management for Modern Living
  • Environmental Science
  • CAD Application in Building Design
  • Computer Application in Drafting
  • Indian Art and Architecture
  • Green Consumerism
  • Research Methods and Statistical Application
  • Ergonomics in Work Place Design
  • Interior Design Perspectives
  • Advanced Landscape Designing
  • Sustainable Planning - Living Space and Resource Management
  • Advanced Visual Representation - I

Thesis Guided

  • II M.Sc Interior Design and Resource Management, 18PIR012, Use of UPVC Windows in Neoteric Residential Buildings, 2020
  • II M.Sc Interior Design and Resource Management, 21PIR001, Evolution of Solar Night Lamps - A Forecast for the Future, 2023
  • II M.Sc Interior Design and Resource Management, 21PIR006, Comparative Analysis on Fuel Consumption and Life Style Modification in Selected Households, 2023
  • II M.Sc Interior Design and Resource Management, 21PIR008, Layout and Design Planning of Cube House A Revolutionary Concept of Micro-living, 2023
  • II M.Sc Interior Design and Resource Management, 21PIR009, A Comprehensive Study on 3D Concrete Printing Technology - A Novel Construction Method, 2024
  • II M.Sc Interior Design and Resource Management, 22PIR014, Exploring the Usability of Copper Vessels for Water Consumption in Selected Households, 2024

Other Duties

  • External Examiner for the practical examination held in TIPS College of Arts and Science on - 03/13/20
  • Appointed as question paper setter by Thiruvalluvar University - Vellore and Bharathiar University - Coimbatore
  • External Examiner to conduct Thiruvalluvar University PG Degree Practical Examination held in M.M.E.S. Women's Arts and Science College on - 12/02/23
  • Class tutor for - B.Sc Interior Design and Resource Management (2020 - 2023) & (2023 - 2026) Batch
  • NSS - APO (Assistant Programme Officer) for UNIT - I from the academic year 2020 - 2023.
  • NSS Programme Officer for Unit - I from the academic year 2023 onwards.
  • Life time member in Home Science Association of India - HSAI-2019-TN-480-LF

Conferences Seminars Workshops

  • Swami Vivekananda and his Mission, Regional Seminar, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 03/07/03
  • DESIGN FORUM 2005 - Design Trends in Interiors and Exteriors, Regional Seminar, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 02/23/05
  • Role of Chemicals in Modern Construction, Workshop, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Department of Engineering., 02/10/16
  • Green Energy for Sustainable Living - 2017, Regional Seminar, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 03/02/17
  • Interior and Exterior Design- Theory and Practice with Hands on Training in 3D BIM Concepts using Revit Architecture, National Training program, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 09/05/17 - 10/16/17
  • Ethical Considerations in Research, Workshop, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 12/06/17
  • Home Science Towards Young India, New India, National Conference, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 02/16/18 - 02/17/18
  • Designing - Threshold to Entrepreneurship, National Conference, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 02/27/18
  • Research Convention - Scientific Strategies for Quality Research, Regional, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 02/28/18 - 03/01/18
  • Integrated Water Resource Management Prospects and Challenges, National Conference, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, 09/19/18
  • Research Convention - Sustenance of Quality and Innovation in Research, Regional, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 02/01/19 - 02/02/19
  • Digitalization of Data Collection through e-IQAC, Regional Workshop, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 07/04/19
  • Changing Trends in Designing Life Space, National Symposium, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 09/25/19
  • Intellectual Property Rights and Patenting, Regional Seminar, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 10/11/19
  • 33rd Biennial Conference of Home Science Association of India (HSAI) - Trends for Futuristic Development in Home Science: Research and Innovation, National Conference, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 01/22/20 - 01/24/20
  • Change Your Water, Change Your Life Through AI, One-Day Regional Level Training Programme, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 02/26/20
  • International Research and Methodology Workshop on Free Publication of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Paper in Peer Reviewed Journal - MAQ 2020, International Workshop, Online, 11/12/20 - 12/14/20
  • UGC STRIDE Sponsored Training - Environmental Sustainability and Research Ethics, Training Programme, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 02/03/21 - 02/11/21
  • IQAC & EBSCO Information Services organized Webinar on EBSCO e-Books and Business Source Elite in Research & Career Development, Training Programme, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 06/24/21
  • Faculty Development Program - International Webinar on Biological Innovations for Resource Management and Sustainable Development, Faculty Development Program, Jamal Mohamed College, Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 08/24/21 - 08/26/21
  • One day virtual workshop on Attaining and Sustaining NIRF Ranking by Universities, One-day Workshop, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 09/25/21
  • 3 Day National Workshop on Hypothesis Formulation & Testing and Questionnaire Preparation, 3-day Workshop, Online workshop, 01/28/22 - 01/30/22
  • National Workshop on Nutrition Security and Entrepreneurship Through Urban Farming, National Workshop, IDP - NAHEP sponsored, 02/24/22 - 02/25/22
  • One day Training Programme on SIGMAPLOT 14.5 Data Visualization and Analysis, One-day regional training, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 04/08/22
  • Workshop on Quality Research and UGC-CARE Journals, Regional workshop, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 05/18/22
  • Attended State Youth Festival organized by Government of Tamil Nadu, State Program, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, 08/24/23 - 08/28/23
  • Attended UGC Sponsored National Conference on Innovative Trends in Interior Design organized by the department of Resource Management, National Conference, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 02/16/24
  • Attended National seminar on Inclusive Education: Addressing Diversity as per NEP Guidelines organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell & NEP Cell, Two-day National seminar, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 03/06/24 - 03/07/24
  • Attended Two-day National conference on Strategies and Solutions in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Home Science organized by School of Home Science and Home Science Association of India, Two-day National Conference, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 01/22/25 - 01/23/25

Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops/Webinars Organized

  • Changing Trends in Designing Life Space, National Symposium, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 09/25/19
  • 33rd Biennial Conference of Home Science Association of India (HSAI) - National Conference - Trends for Futuristic Development in Home Science: Research and Innovation, National Conference, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 01/22/20 - 01/24/20
  • Green Buildings - Futuristic Approach, Organizing Member, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 07/03/20
  • Work Life Balance Post COVID - 19, Organizing Member, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 07/06/20
  • Coping up Stress in Working Women, International Webinar, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 01/04/21
  • Women Entrepreneurship: A Step Forward to Empowerment and Sustainability, National Conference, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 12/01/22 - 12/02/22
  • Green Consumer Day Celebration, Organizing Member, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 10/17/23 - 10/18/23
  • Innovative Trends in Interior Design, National Conference, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 02/16/24
  • Strategies and Solutions in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Home Science, Two-day National Conference, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, 01/22/25 - 01/23/25

Papers Presented

  • Parking Facilities in Commercial/Essential Services Buildings - A Novelty (Poster presentation), UGC Sponsored National Conference on Scientific Perspectives in Home Science, 03/06/17 - 03/07/17, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore
  • Automated Parking Facilities as Effective Spatial Resource, DST CURIE sponsored National Conference on Home Science towards Young India, New India, 02/16/18 - 02/17/18, Faculty of Home Science, at Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore
  • Effective Use of Water – A Community Resource, 33rd Biennial Conference of Home Science Association of India - Trends for Futuristic Development in Home Science: Research and Innovation, 22.1.2020 - 24.1.2020, Home Science Association of India and The School of Home Science with Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore.
  • Comparative Analysis on the Fuel Consumption and Life Style Modification in Selected Households of Sivakasi and Coimbatore, UGC sponsored National Conference on Innovative Trends in Interior Design, 16.2.2024, Department of Resource Management, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore.
  • OPOD and TIPI Houses - A Revolutionary Strategy of Micro-living, Two-day National conference on Strategies and Solutions in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Home Science, 22.1.2025 & 23.1.2025, School of Home Science, jointly with Home Science Association of India, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore.

Publications - Journals and chapter in book

National Journals

1. Micro-component Review of Domestic Water Consumption in Selected Households of Coimbatore City, Psychology and Education

06.04.2021, 2021, Volume:58, Number:(4), P.p no: 2753-2764, 1553-6939 (0033-3077) Scopus Indexed: Q4, Scopus link:https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/50205.

2. An Investigation into Water Availability and Purity – A Case of Coimbatore District, Journal of Education: Rabindra bharati University, November 2021, Volume: XXIII, No:11(I), P.p no: 157 – 165, 0972-7175, UGC Care Approved

3. Gender Disparity in Fetching Drinking Water – A Case Study, Journal of Indian Water Works Association, July 2022, Volume: LIV,Number: (3), P.p no: 175 – 177, I0970-275X, UGC Care Approved

4. Water Management Practices among Urban Households of Coimbatore City, Tamil Nadu –  A Case Study, Journal of Indian Water Works Association, October 2022, Volume: LIV, Number: (4), P.p no: 263 – 267, I0970-275X, UGC Care Approved


International Journals

5. Automated Parking Facilities as Effective ‘Spatial Resource’ Alternatives, Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research (AJMR), February 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2, Spl 2, pg no:39-44

2278-4853, Impact Factor: SJIF=4.708, published by www.tarj.in

6. Design of Kinetic Parking Systems as Viable Opportunities for Service Entrepreneurship, Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research (AJMR), February 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2, Spl 3, pg no:62-66, 2278-4853, Impact Factor: SJIF=4.708, published by www.tarj.in


(Books/Book Chapters)

1. Assessment on Gender Inequality in Potting of Water, International Conference on Sustainable Management of Water Resources in India, Fifth Edition,, February 2019,, Pg no:237-239, Published by the Department of Economics, Annamalai University, Glow Plus Publishers, Chennai – 53, ISBN: 9789383587223

2. Quality of Stored Water – Observant of the hour., SERB – INDIA and ISCA Sponsored International Conference on Impact of Innovations in Science and Technology for Societal Development (IISTSD – 2019), 19-21 September 2019, Book of Abstracts – AFES – 127, Pg no:48, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore and Faculty of Technology, Mahasarakham University, Thailand.

3. Effective Use of Water – A Community Resource, Effective Use of Resources, Edited book of 33rd Biennial Conference of Home Science Association of India on “Trends for Futuristic Development in Home Science: Research and Innovation – “Effective Use of Resources”

22-24.01.2020, Pg No: 31-36., Shanga Verlag, Coimbatore, ISBN: 978- 9385604-13-3

4. Complete Book EDITORIAL BOARD, Reference Guide for Residence Stay, Bonfring, Coimbatore, ISBN: 978- 9392537-81-3

5. Comparative Analysis on the Fuel Consumption and Lifestyle Modification in Selected Households of Sivakasi and Coimbatore

UGC sponsored National Conference on Innovative Trends in Interior Design, 16th February 2024, Bonfring, Coimbatore

Awards and honours

· Proficiency for securing second rank in XI final examination at school level 1998-99

· Sri N.V.Paulose Nadakkal Award for securing first rank in M.Sc Interior Design and Resource Management

· 1st Prize – Poster competition entitled “India in 2020”

· Cleared UGC NET, eligible for Assistant Professor - January 2019

· Completed Swayam Online Course Certification – “City and Metropolitan Planning” – January 2019

· Completed Swayam Online Course Certification – “Resources and Environment” – May 2019

· IIIrd prize in Cookery Competition held during XXXVIII National Nutrition Month Celebrations – September 2019

· Certified as Runner in Throw ball held on Sports Day at Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women,      

Coimbatore on 07.03.2020

· First class in Hindi Sabha Prathamic examination held in February 2020

· Copyright obtained for the work: “Kavalai Theerum Nilamai Marum”

· Patent filed and published  for the invention “IoT ENABLED AI SYSTEM FOR DEVISING WATER CONSERVATION”.


World Records

  • Achieved World Record (ALL INDIA BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS) on Pollution Free World and Environmental Protection Event by Ilantamil Mandram on 20.01.2024
  • Kalam’s World Record - Creation of Ayya’s Rural Library in NSS-Adopted Villages Through a Book Donation Drive and Formation of a Human Logo on the theme of “Education for All” on 03.09.2024
  • Elite World Records, USA - 100Acts one Mission, UNITE, SERVE, INSPIRE on 01.02.2025

Personal Information

  • Caste: Nadar
  • Date of Birth: 01/16/83
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Religion: Christian

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Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-Site

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsHealthcare benefits4-day work weekPaid sick leave

Timeline

Assistant Professor - Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women
07.2018 - Current
Avinashilingam University - Ph.D., Resource Management
08.2017 - 03.2024
Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher Education For Women - M.Phil (Ph.D course work), Resource Management
08.2017 - 02.2018
Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher Education For Women - Master of Science, Interior Design and Resource Management
06.2015 - 05.2017
Designer - Kitchen World, Ideal Stores
07.2007 - 11.2014
Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher Education For Women - Bachelor of Science, Space Designing and Draftsmanship
06.2001 - 05.2005
T.A.Ramalingam Chettiar Higher Secondary School - Higher Secondary Education, Physics + Chemistry + Biology + Mathematics
06.1998 - 03.2000
Ammani Ammal Girls Higher Secondary School - High School Education,
04.1997 - 04.1998
Sofia J. JannetAssistant Professor