Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Dr. Umesh Prasad
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Ph.D, MCA, M.Sc.(CS) 		Contact Address
Permanent Address 63-A, New A.G Co-operative Colony, Kadru, Ranchi, Jharkhand, Pin-834002
Local Address 63-A, New A.G Co-operative Colony, Kadru, Ranchi, Jharkhand, Pin-834002
Phone (Office) 9431351906
Phone Residence 9431351906
Email Id umesh@bitmesra.ac.in
Joined Institute on : 5-Dec-2001
  Work Experience
 
Teaching : 16 Years

Research : 12 Years

Individual: 2 Years
  Professional Background

PhD (Jadavpur University), MCA , PGDCA, M.Sc.(Computer Science)
  Research Areas
 

Programming Language, Artificial Intelligence, Interdisciplinary Studies
  Award and Honours
 

Jointly awarded the Research Excellence Award awarded by THE SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, registered under the ministry of SME, Government Of India on 3rd March 2023 for research work carried out with Dr. Soumitro Chakravarty, Dept. of Management, BITOC, Lalpur Ranchi.
  Publications
 

Publications in International/ National Journals

  1. Aagneya, P. alias Bhardwaj, A., Chakravarty, S. and Prasad, U. (2023), Taking Current Local Business Environment in Jharkhand towards Ecological Sustainability: A Study on JSLPS Initiatives, FOCUS WTO, Vol. 25 No. 4, October-December Issue,  pp. 35-45. http://publication.iift.ac.in/focuswto_archive.asp

  2. Umesh Prasad, Soumitro Chakravarty, Seeding Sustainability: Machine Learning Applications In Agricultural Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Journal of Informatics Education and Research’ , Vo. 4, Issue-42, Nov. -Dec, 2023 ISSN 2347-7075

  3. Preeti Aagneya, Soumitro Chakravarty, Umesh Prasad, The impact of virtual reality on student engagement and learning outcomes, ‘Journal of  Informatics Education and Research’ , Vo. 3, No. 2, December, 2023 [ABDC] ISSN 1526-4726 (Print)
  4. Preeti Aagneya, Soumitro Chakravarty, Umesh Prasad, Challenges faced by Women Professionals working from home in Ranchi, Jharkhand during the COVID-19 Pandemic, ‘Journal of Research Administration’ , Dec 7, 2023 [SCOPUS] ISSN 1539-1590 (Print)
  5. Umesh Prasad, Soumitro Chakravarty, Gyaneshwar Mahto, Lung Cancer detection and classification using deep neural networks based on hybrid metaheuristic algorithm, ‘Soft Computing’ [SPRINGER], July 7, 2023  [SCI-E]
  6. Soumitro Chakravarty, Umesh Prasad, “Covid-19 & It’s Impact Upon Mental Health:Issues & Concerns”, Journal of Survey in Fisheries Sciences 10(4S) 707-710 2023 [SCOPUS]
  7. Vandana Bhattacharjee, Ankita Priya, & Umesh Prasad. (2023). Evaluating the Performance of Machine Learning Models for Diabetes Prediction with Feature Selection and Missing Values Handling. International Journal of Microsystems and IoT, 1(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8152254, 26 June 2023
  8. Dr. Soumitro Chakravarty, Dr. Umesh Prasad, “Exploring Student’s Perception Towards Effectiveness of Online Learning Across Higher Educational Institutions in India”, KOREA REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, Volume 15, Issue 34, May 2022 [Indexed in ABDC]
  9. Dr. Umesh Prasad, Dr. Soumitro Chakravarty, “Fuzzied Approach for Demand Forecasting Model for Retail Automobile Management”, International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education (INT-JECSE) (Special Issue), DOI: 10.9756/INT-JECSE/V14I2.398, ISSN:1308-5581, Vol 14, Issue 02, 2022 [Indexed in SCOPUS & E-SCI]
  10. Dr. Soumitro Chakravarty, Dr. Umesh Prasad, "Exploring the MOOC model of Online Education in light of COVID-19 Pandemic: An enquiry", Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry (Scopus Index), Vol. 12, No. 6, Pp. 47-54, & June 2021 [An international open access peer-reviewed journal Indexed in Scopus/Elsevier]
  11. Dr. Umesh Prasad, Dr. Soumitro Chakravarty, “Emerging Role of Information And Communication Technologies in Modern Education: Issues & Concerns With Special Reference To Developing Economies”, International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology(Scopus Index), Vol. 29, No. 8, Pp. 1641-1645, & June 2020 [An international open access peer reviewed journal Indexed in Scopus/Elsevier].
  12. Dr. Soumitro Chakravarty, Dr. Umesh Prasad, “Impact Of Internet And Social Media Usage Upon Adolescents And Young Adults: A Qualitative Enquiry”, International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology,(Scopus Index), Vol. 29, No. 8, Pp. 1696-1705, & June 2020 [An international open access peer reviewed journal Indexed in Scopus/Elsevier]
  13. Gyaneshwar Mahto, Umesh Prasad, Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi, “Lockdown Due to COVID-19 Slow Down Automobile Sales: Forecasting Using Data Mining”, International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, (Scopus Index), Vol. 29, No. 9, Pp. 708-716 & May 2020 [An international open access peer-reviewed journal Indexed in Scopus/Elsevier]
  14. Dr. Soumitro Chakravarty, Dr. Umesh Prasad, Attrition, Retention and the Indian Knowledge Worker’s Experiences – A qualitative enquiry; International Journal for Research in Engineering, Application and Management; Vol-04, Issue-07, October 2018. [An international open access peer reviewed journal approved by UGC]
  15. Dr. Soumitro Chakravarty, Dr. Umesh Prasad, Exploring the underlying issues in employing Likert Scale for Social Sciences Research- A Primer for new researchers; Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research,Vol. 5, Issue 10, October 2018. [An international open access peer reviewed journal approved by UGC].
  16. Dr. Soumitro Chakravarty, Dr. Umesh Prasad & Dr. Amar NathJha, Corporate Citizenship: Contextual Issues, Trends and the Road Ahead; IUJ Journal of Management, Vol 6 No.1, 42-44 (2018) [A Bi-Annual, Referred Journal published by the ICFAI University Jharkhand, Ranchi and approved by UGC].
  17.  Gyaneshwar Mahto, Umesh Prasad, Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi, “Forecasting Automobile Retail Sales Using Data Mining: The Case of Ranchi, Jharkhand, India”, International Journal of Computer Sciences and Engineering, Vol.-6, Issue-9, E-ISSN: 2347-2693, Sept. 2018.
  18. Gyaneshwar Mahto, Dr. Umesh Prasad, Dr. Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi, Exploring The Emerging Role of Data Mining In Retail Forecasting : Need For The Retailers”, International Journal of Engineering and Computer Science ISSN:2319-7242 Volume 6 Issue 6, Page No. 21743-21745, June 2017
  19. Dr. Soumitro Chakravarty, Dr. Umesh Prasad, “ Exploring the role of Information Technology in Retail Sector: Current Scenario and Trends” in International GJRA - GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS Volume-6 issue-6  ISSN No. 2272-8160, Pp no.-167-168, June  2017, (included in the list of journals approved by UGC)
  20. Soumitro Chakravarty, Umesh Prasad, “Education in the New Millennium – The Potential of Cloud Computing with Special Reference to Developing Economies”, International Journal of Emerging Trends in Electrical and Electronics (IJETEE – ISSN: 2320-9569) Vol. 12, Issue. 11, pp. 1-4 December 2016.
  21.  Soumitro Chakravarty, Umesh Prasad, “Human Resource Practices in the Modern Era: The Evolving Role of Information Technology” in National IUJ Journal of Management, Special Issue on "People Management", a Bi-Annual Journal of The ICFAI University, Jharkhand, volume. 3, No. 2, ISSN : 2347 - 5080 November 2015. (included in the list of journals approved by UGC)
  22. Umesh Prasad, Soumitro Chakravarty, Gyaneshwar Mahto, A.K.Shrivastav, “ Exploring The Emerging Role of Data Mining and Related Technologies in Retail Forecasting: Contextual Issues & The Road Ahead” in International Research Journal of Mathematics, Engineering & IT,  Volume – 2, pp. 14-18, Issue - 6 (June 2015) IF- 2.868 ISSN: (2349-0322), A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories, http://aarf.asia. (included in the list of journals approved by UGC)
  23. Soumitro Chakravarty, Umesh Prasad, Gyaneshwar Mahto,  “Retail success in the modern era: The emerging role of Information Technology” in Ge-International Journal of Management Research Volume -3, pp- 245-250, Issue -3 (March 2015) IF-3.142 ISSN: (2321-1709), A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories, http://aarf.asia. (included in the list of journals approved by UGC).
  24. Soumitro Chakravarty, Umesh Prasad, Anant Kumar, AN Jha, “Women Empowerment through Self-Help Groups: the role of Information & Communication Technology – a case study of Jharkhand State in India” accepted for publication in “International Journal of Applied Engineering Research (IJAER)”, Volume 9, Number 24, pp. 28631-28643, ISSN: 0973-4562 (print), 1087-1090 (online) issue March-2015. © Research India Publications, http://www.ripublication.com. (Peer reviewed journal, indexed in SCOPUS, included in the list of journals approved by UGC).
  25. Soumitro Chakravarty, Umesh Prasad, AN Jha, “Enhancing the productivity of Small Scale Women Entrepreneurs and Small Farmers availing Microfinance services through Self-Help Groups – The emerging role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)” accepted for publication in “ American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences” Issue 9, Volume 2,pp. 108-109 ISSN (Print): 2328-3734, ISSN(Online): 2328-3696, ISSN (CD-ROM): 2328-3688, in December 2014-February 2015.  http://www.iasir.net.
  26. Soumitro Chakravarty, Umesh Prasad, “Exploring The Impact of Social Networking Upon Modern Day Businesses: Contextual Issues & Future Trends With Special Emphasis Upon Facebook”, in GE- International Journal of Management Research (GE-IJMR), Vol. -2 , ISSUE -11, IF- 3.142, ISSN: 2321-1709, Nov. 2014  A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories., www.aarf.asia. (included in the list of journals approved by UGC)
  27.  Archana Kumari, Umesh Prasad, Pradip Kumar Bala, “Retail Forecasting using Neural Network and Data Mining Technique: A Review and Reflection”, International Journal of Emerging Trends & Technology in Computer Science (IJETTCS), Volume 2, Issue 6, ISSN 2278-6856, November – December 2013
  28. P.S. Banerjee, G. Sahoo, Umesh Prasad, “Machine Learning Based Architecture for Rule Establishment of Web Proxy Server”, Journal of Applied Information Science, vol. no. 1, page 14-22, ISSN 2321-6115, June 2013
  29. C. K. Panigrahi, P. K. Chattopadhyay and Umesh Prasad, “Linear Programming Approach for Bidding of Generators in Restructured Power Industry” International Electrical Engineering Journal (IEEJ) Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 589-594 ISSN 2078-2365, , 2012  http://ieejournal.com
  30. Umesh Prasad, C. K. Panigrahi, “Hybrid Fuzzy Load Frequency Controller for a Two Area Interconnected Power System” International Journal of Power System and Energy Management Volume-1, pp 48-52, Issue-3, ISSN 2231-4407, 2012,. http://interscience.in
  31. Umesh Prasad, Amber , P.K.Chattopadhyaya & C. K. Panigrahi, “Synchronising Renewable Energy Sources in Distributed Generation Systems”, International Journal of Power System and Energy Management Volume-1, pp 105-118, Issue-3, , ISSN 2231-4407, 2012. http://interscience.in/
  32. C. K. Panigrahi, Umesh Prasad, P.K.Chattopadhyay, “Linear Programming Approach for Risk Assessment of Generators Bidding in a Day-Ahead Market”, “Global Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (GJEAS)”, Volume 1. No 4, 2011 pp 39-42 ISSN 2249-2631(online), 2249-2623(Print) October, 2011. www.rrjp.in

  33. C. K. Panigrahi, , N. Soren,, Umesh Prasad, P.K Chattopadhyay, R.K.Pati, “Issues and challenges in Distributed power generation systems”, Global Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (GJEAS)” Volume 1. No 4, pp 23-25 ISSN 2249-2631(online), 2249-2623(Print), 2011 www.rrjp.in

  34. Umesh Prasad, C. K. Panigrahi, P.K Chattopadhyay, “IT Approach For Energy Management In Electrical Demand” International Journal of Management (IJM), ISSN 0976-6502(Print), ISSN 0976-6510(Online), Volume 1, Number 2, pp. 20-28, September-December 2010.

CONFERENCES

Papers Published/ Presented/ Attended in National/ International Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops

  1. Participated and presented a paper on "Critical Analysis of CSR initiatives adopted by selected Indian Corporates, "International Conference organized by the Soil Institute of Business Design in association with Royal Roads University, Canada on “Design Thinking and Innovations for sustainable management practices and solutions (IC-SOBD)”, Dec 8 & 9, 2023.
  2. "Using Natural Language Processing and Blockchain for Employee Performance Evaluation," 2023 3rd International Conference on Advance Computing and Innovative Technologies in Engineering (ICACITE), Greater Noida, India, 2023, pp. 311-315, doi: 10.1109/ICACITE57410.2023.10182524. (IEEE Explore, 24 July 2023)
  3. Attended and presented a paper titled “Agricultural Water Saving through IoT Based Smart Irrigation System”, in the International Conference on Innovating Technologies & Intelligent Systems (ICITIS-2023) organized by the Department of Computer Application & Information Technology, Center for Vocational Studies, YSN College, Ranchi on 24th& 25th February 2023
  4. “Psychological dimensions of COVID-19 upon Migrant Labourers in India: Issues and Concerns”, First Online International Conference on “Continuity, Consistency and Innovation in Applied Sciences and Humanities” (ICCIASH-2020), St. Martin’s Engineering College, Secunderabad, T.S, India on 13-14 August 2020.
  5. “Multi Response Optimization of the Green Sand Moulding Process using Grey Taguchi Method”, International Conference on Computer Science, Engineering and Applications, ICCSEA 2020, pp 1-6( IEEE Xplore: 03 July 2020).
  6. “Demand of Automobile in India: Depends on Festive Season”, International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science and Information Technology(ICEECSIT) Ranchi, on 20th July 2019
  7. “The emerging role of Information technology in empowering rural poor”, in the National Conference on Start-up & Stand up India for the Socio-Economic Transformation of Jharkhand”, ICFAI University Jharkhand, on 27th September 2016
  8.  “Climate Change Adaptation in the Agriculture Sector-The Emerging Role of Information and Communication Technology”, in the National Conference on Environmental Degradation-Challenges and Remedies, Department of Geography, Nirmala College, Ranchi& Konkan Geographers Association of India, on November 5th -6th 2015.
  9. “The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in the Banking Sector-An Empirical Assessment.” in the National Conference on “People Management: Emerging Trends in the Current Milliennium”, organized by the Faculty of Management Studies, ICFAI University Jharkhand, Ranchi on 3rd September 2015.
  10. “Human Resource Practices in the Modern Era: The Evolving Role of Information Technology” in the National Conference on “People Management: Emerging Trends in the Current Milliennium”, organized by the Faculty of Management Studies, ICFAI University Jharkhand, Ranchi on 3rd September 2015.
  11. “Tapping the Untapped Potential of Information Technology to Accelerate Productivity & Economic Growth: A Case of Developing Economies” in proceedings of 56th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics(ISLE), 18-20 December, 2014 at BIT Mesra with paper presentation.(Proceeding Indexed in LINK.SPRINGER)
  12.  “An Overview of IT in Power Sector – Focus on Distribution and Communication Systems”, International Conference on Exploring New Paradigms in Business Centre for Business Administration, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India, pp 130-134  February 6-7, 2014, ISBN: 978-93-83842-10-0.
  13. “Customer Relationship Management in the Indian Wellness Industry”, International Conference on Exploring New Paradigms in Business, Centre for Business Administration, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India pp 463-473 February 6-7, 2014, ISBN: 978-93-83842-10-0.
  14.  “Demand Forecasting Using Intelligent Modelling Techniques”, National seminar on Challenges in Mathematical Sciences Under the Joint Auspices of Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India and Jharkhand Society of Mathematical Sciences, Ranchi, India, pp 3, February 8-9, 2014.
  15.  “An Overview of IT in Power Sector- Focus on Distribution Systems”, Proceedings of 1st Bi-Annual Conference of Jharkhand Society of Mathematical Sciences, UGC Academic Staff College, Ranchi University, Morabadi Campus, Ranchi, pp 19 Nov. 22-23, 2012.
  16.  “Economic Dispatch using Particle Swarm Optimization”, National Conference on Renewable Energy: Prospects and Problem in the Development, Adoption and Governance of Sustainable Technologies(REAST-2012), KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, pp 60-61, 24th March 2012.
  17. “Fuzzy Approach for energy management in electrical demand”, “National Conference on "Distributed Generation Through Renewable Energy Sources for Rural India(DGTRES-2011) , KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, page no. 30-32, ISBN: 978-81-921034-2-6 2nd April, 2011.
  18.  “Recent trends in Energy Management”, Proceedings of Workshop on Implementation of Energy Efficiency Act 2001 in the State of Bihar, BIT, Mesra (Patna Campus), pp 12-15, February, 2008.

Book Chapters

List of Publications as chapters in edited volumes

  1. Umesh Prasad, Soumitro Chakravarty, chapter titled “ASSESSING THE PROGRESS OF SDG IMPLEMENTATION IN SAARC COUNTRIES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS” in the book ‘Sustainable Development Goals in SAARC Countries: Key Issues Opportunities and Challenges’ , Volume: I, 15 June 2023, ISBN: 978-93-94819-34-4.
  2. Soumitro Chakravarty, Umesh Prasad chapter titled “CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND SDGS IN SAARC COUNTRIES” in the book ‘Sustainable Development Goals in SAARC Countries: Key Issues Opportunities and Challenges’ , Volume: I, 15 June 2023, ISBN: 978-93-94819-34-4.
  3. U. Prasad, AR Srivastava, S.Chakravarty, Chapter titled “‘Rubrics’ as a Tool for Holistic Assessment: Design Considerations and Emerging Trends,”,  in the book Transforming Higher Education Through Digitalization, Published By CRC Press, Taylor & Francis , 2021, https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003132097
  4. Chapter titled “Prediction of Green Sand Moulding Properties using Artificial Neural Network”, as chapter in edited book titled “ Advances in Science & Technology” , Published by: Empyreal Publishing House, India, October 2020, ISBN: 978-81-946375-0-9
  5. Chapter titled “An Overview of IT in Power Sector – Focus on Distribution and Communication Systems”, as chapter in edited book titled “The New Leap: Exploring new paradigms in business” published by Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, 2014, ISBN: 978-93-83842-10-0
  6. Chapter titled “Development of Demand Forecasting Model for Retail Inventory Management: A Soft Computing based Approach”, as chapter in edited book titled “The New Leap: Exploring new paradigms in business” published by Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, 2014, ISBN: 978-93-83842-10-0
  7. Chapter titled “Customer Relationship Management in the Indian Wellness Industry”, as chapter in edited book titled “The New Leap: Exploring new paradigms in business” published by Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, 2014, ISBN: 978-93-83842-10-0

 

FDP/ Short Term Training Program attended:

  1. Online FDP on "Emotional Intelligence" from 21-09-2020 to 25-09-2020 at ST. MARTIN'S ENGINEERING COLLEGE organized by AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy
  2. Online FDP on "ROAD - Response Effectiveness, Organising Self, Attitudinal Shift, Decision Making" from 7-09-2020 to 11-09-2020 at University College of Engineering, Osmania University by AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy
  3. Faculty Development Program- Student Induction on “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education”(UHV), from 28-06-2021 to 02-07-2021, organized by ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION(AICTE)
  4. Attended Short Term Training Program on LINUX Administration, from 21-11-2005 to 25-11-2005, conducted by National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh, a unit of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
  5. Attended Short Term Training Program on Use of Matlab tool boxes for real time Application in Electrical Engineering, from 16-June-2008 to 22-June 2008, organized by Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Sponsored by All India Council for Technical Education- Indian Society for Technical(AICTE-ISTE).
  Member of Professional Bodies
 

INDIAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION  (ISTE) LIFE MEMBER
  Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
 

 Patents Published

  1. “IoT enabled tool for online education system in the developing trend of smart education”, Published on 03rd June 2022. Application Number: 202211029708
  2. “Internet of Things for Home safety Applications”, Published on 10th June 2022. Application Number: 202241032207
  Fellow
 
  1. Preeti Aagneya,  topic “Exploring the Determinants of Effective Retention Policies among Knowledge Workers in India” [ONGOING]
  2. Co-Guide to Mr. Amar Kumar, Assistant Professor, BIT, Off Campus, Lalpur Ranchi (Ph.D. in Faculty of Engineering awarded under, Ranchi University from NIFFT, Hatia Ranchi, in Engineering, held, in the month of September 2023)  on the Topic: “Optimization of Parameters influencing energy conservation in Power Sector using Soft Computing Techniques”.
  3. Co-Guide to Mr. Gyaneshwar Mahto [Ph.D.(Faculty of Science) Examination in Computer Application awarded under, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag  held, in the month of June 2022]  on the Topic: “A Retail Demand Forecasting Model Based on Data Mining Techniques”
  4. Co-Guide to Ms. Archana Kumari, Assistant Professor, MCR College, Ranchi University [Ph.D.(Faculty of Science) Examination in Computer Application awarded under, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag  held, in the month of May 2022]  on the Topic: “ Study on Parametric Optimization of Moulding Sand System Using Soft Computing Techniques”