Mr. Venugopala Rao A. S.

Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moodabidri (September 2022 to November 2023)

• Served as Head of the Department of Computer Science and Design Engineering.
• Presented the department during NAAC Peer team visit and Autonomous team from VTU Belagavi visit
• Was responsible to set up the department including laboratories, Department Library and student forum

Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology, Bantakal (July 2012 to August 2022)

• Served in the department of Computer Science and Engineering as Senior Assistant Professor
• Contributed as the branding coordinator to enhance the visibility of the institution among engineering aspirants
• Chief Editor/member of the College Annual Magazine for 8 years
•  First Training and Placement officer of SMVITM
• EDC Coordinator
• Served as Student welfare officer and introduced the concept of Teacher-Guardian which is being projected as one of the best practices of the institute.
• Served as PRO to engage the invitees, and key visitors to the institute

Srinivas School of Engineering, Mukka (July 2010 to June 2012)

• Served as Senior Assistant Professor in the department of Computer Science and Engineering

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru(October 2008 May 2010)

• Served as Lecturer in the department of Computer Science and Engineering

NMAMIT Nitte (June 2005 to June 2007)

• Served as Lecturer in the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Canara Engineering College (October 2004 to June 2005)

• Served as Lecturer in the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Pursuing Ph.D. at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

1. Chaitra, K. N., Nandini, S. R., Rao, A. V., Puthran, R., Anupama, K., & Odeyar, S. V. (2025). Wine quality prediction using artificial intelligence. In Data Science & Exploration in Artificial Intelligence(pp. 194-200). CRC Press.
2. Aithal, P. S., & AS, V. R. (2024). Infosys: A Case Study of IT Service Evolution, Technology Adoption & Innovation Strategies. Poornaprajna International Journal of Teaching & Research Case Studies (PIJTRCS), 1(2), 77-129.

1. Ramyashree and V. R. A. S, “Application of AI Technology and Image Processing to Smart Agriculture: Detection and Classification of Plant Diseases,” 2022 13th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICCCNT54827.2022.9984631.
2. V. Odeyar, C. K. N, V. R. A. S, A. K, M. M. N and L. M. C, “Advanced Exploration of Machine Learning in Cybersecurity: A Comprehensive Analysis,” 2023 3^rd International Conference on Mobile Networks and Wireless Communications (ICMNWC), Tumkur, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICMNWC60182.2023.10435798.
3. Naveed, A., Shastry, A., Kamath, G., Acharya, K., & AS, V. R. DIP TECHNIQUES TO DETECT SKIN CANCER.
4. Priya, K., Kumar, R., & Rao, V. (2024, August). SMART HEALTHCARE MONITORING USING IOT. In Information Technology & Bioinformatics International Conference On Advance It, Engineering And Management Sacaim-2023, Volume 2 (P. 225). Redshine Publication.

1. Served as convener of One Day National Conference on Emerging Trends in Management and IT held on 29 June 2024 at Poornaprajna Institute of Management Udupi
2. Served as the convener of One Day National Conference on “Sustainable Leadership and Technological Innovation for a Resilient Future” (NCSLTIRF) – 2024 held on 21 December 2024 at Poornaprajna Institute of Management Udupi
3. Contributed as the convener of 2-Days’ Indo -Kenyan International Conference on Advances in Management and Information Technology -2025 held at Poornaprajna Institute of Management from 10 May 2025 to 11 May 2025
4. Contributed as the convener of 2-Days International Conference on the Relevance of Ancient Indian Knowledge to 21st-Century Management and Technology being organized from 07 November 2025 to 08 November 2025 at Poornaprajna Institute of Management.