Keerthana Vijayakumar is an Assistant Professor at the School of Law, RV University. She has completed her Masters in Forensic Psychology from National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat.
She has over four years of hands-on industry experience, having worked with the Delhi Police as their Senior Forensic Psychologist. She worked on over hundred plus cases from all over Delhi as it was her jurisdictional duties. Majorly, she was involved in criminal investigation to help understand psychological problems associated with criminal behaviour, forensic research, criminal profiling, and many more. While working with Delhi Police, she was deputed to work with various other law enforcement such as Chandigarh Police, Chennai Police to name a few.
In addition to her law enforcement background, she has two years of clinical experience having worked as a Psychologist (Research Assistant) on a TATA funded longitudinal Alzheimer’s study at the Centre for Neuroscience and Centre for Brain Research at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
She has also worked extensively in social counselling at Parihar(NGO), based in the Bengaluru Commissioner’s office, and has also gained practical insights into forensic psychology at the Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratory at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Her expertise extends to training and mentorship, having conducted workshops and lecture programs for police officers at the Delhi Police and led intern training programs.
Dr. Varsha Jaiswal, an esteemed Assistant Professor, at School of Business at RV University has a Ph.D. in Commerce from School of Management Studies, IGNOU, her research thrives at the intersection of entrepreneurship and marketing, with a particular focus on e-business adoption in MSMEs. She holds a Master’s degree in Commerce (M. Com) with a specialization in Marketing from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University. Additionally, she completed her Bachelor’s in Commerce (B. Com), focusing on Marketing and Economic & Fiscal Administration from the same university. Her academic path is marked by significant achievements, including her tenure as a Junior and Senior Research Fellow under the UGC NET Fellowship.
Dr. Jaiswal has served as guest faculty at esteemed institutions like the University of Delhi and KCC Institute affiliated with GGSIP University, New Delhi. Her commitment to teaching extends to skill development initiatives. She has crafted modules for entrepreneurship training in collaboration with IGNOU and the Ministry of Skill Development and also contributed to self-learning materials on MSMEs, making her knowledge accessible to a wider audience.
At RV University, Dr. Jaiswal motivates students to delve into the synergy of commerce, technology, and marketing, preparing them with the insights and skills needed to thrive in today’s fast-evolving business landscape.
Khushboo Pandey is a dedicated professional currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the School of Computer Science and Engineering at RV University. She has completed her undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Engineering and her postgraduate degree in Computer Science and Engineering from APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University in Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh). She is also pursuing her PhD at Amity University(Noida, UP). She has an overall work experience spanning over 9 years, during which she has dedicated 7 years to teaching. Additionally, she has ventured into entrepreneurship and innovation, which adds a practical dimension to her academic insights. Her pursuit of knowledge and dedication to both teaching and research underscore her role as a promising academician and researcher in her field.
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Urmila M Sis a passionate teacher with over eight years of experience in academia. She is also an ex-banker having assumed various roles during her stint at State Bank of India. She is pursuing her PhD from the Department of Commerce, Manipal Academy of Higher Education on the topic “Financial preparedness of working women for their post-retirement life. A qualitative cross-sectional inquiry.” She is passionate about exploring new pedagogies, techniques, and technologies and constantly endeavors to make learning exciting and interesting. This has led to her attending several trainings, workshops, and courses, to train herself to make learning inclusive and accessible. She is also interested in making the insights of her research public and converting them into actionable plans that could help women become financially aware and independent.
She is UGC-NET qualified in Management and a Gold Medalist in MBA from Rani Channamma University, Belagavi, Karnataka with Professional experience of 7+ years. She completed her BBA from Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka. She has presented her research papers in international conferences and has also published her research papers in ABS, ABDC and SCOPUS Indexed journals. Her broad areas of research interests include employee engagement, financial markets and behavioral finance. She has experience of handling courses such as Financial Management, Accounting, Economics, Managerial Communication, Indian Business Environment, Business Law, Organization Behavior and Human Resource Management at PG/MBA level
Dr. Balaji Bhovi has done his masters in Commerce with Accounting and Finance specialisation. Ph. D. on Venture Capital Finance at Mangalore University. Post Doctoral Research on Input Tax Credit Practices under GST Scenario at ISEC with ICSSR Fellowship.
Vandana is working as Assistant Professor (Analytics) in RVU. She is teaching subjects viz Database Management, Machine Learning, Data Visualization and Data Analytics. She has been associated with companies viz Bank of America, Mastercard, WNS and Duetsche Bank. Vandana has 14 years of Corporate Experience. Out of which, 5 years is in corporate teaching. She has extensively worked across domains like BFSI, Retail and Healthcare sector. She has taught students across diverse backgrounds of different levels (Junior, Middle and Senior). She believes that, ‘Work done is better than Work said’ and that is what she inculcates in her work.
Dr. K. Sailaja Kumar holds a Ph.D. in Computer Applications from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) and an M.Phil. from Madurai Kamaraj University. With over 24 years of academic experience and 2 years in industry, she is an Associate Professor at RV University, Bangalore. She specialises in Data Science, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Big Data.
Before RV University, Dr. Sailaja was a Senior Subject Matter Expert at UNext Learning Pvt. Ltd., providing corporate training and managing data science projects for clients like HPE, Deloitte, and Oracle. Her research, published in national and international journals, focuses on predictive analytics, recommender systems, and social network analysis.
In addition to teaching and research, she is involved in curriculum development as a Board of Studies member and has contributed to syllabus design, exam preparation, and student evaluations. She has also been actively involved in NBA, NAAC, IQAC, and NPTEL initiatives.
Dr. Sailaja is a life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), the Computer Society of India (CSI), and a member of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. She is dedicated to integrating technology into education and mentoring future data scientists.
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