Prof. Vinod T DSouza

BE, M. Tech,(Ph.D)

Assoc. Professor

Profile: Mr. Vinod T Dsouza is pursuing his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering under VTU Belagavi. He obtained his Masters degree - M. Tech in Geotechnical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University Belagavi and BE in Civil Engineering from Mangalore University. He has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience in the reputed organizations of Karnataka. He has 05 publications in reputed journals and conferences in his credit and participated in more than 15 workshops. He also had various responsibilities in the Institutions/department level like campus engineer, Coordinator of NAAC, NBA and placement coordinator. His area of interest are Geotechnical Engineering, Low cost housing and Pavement designs. He is a life member of ISTE, MIGS, MIE and ACCE(I)



  • PHD - VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY BELAGAVI ,Pursuring
  • M.Tech - VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY BELAGAVI ,2011
  • B.E - VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY BELAGAVI ,1995

    • Industry Experience
  • ARCHI TECHNICS, Mangalore , 1996-1997

  • Soil Stabilization, Environmental Geotechnic, Geopolymers

    •                 JOURNALS: 5        
    JOURNALS
    1. Vinod Dsouza and Govind Krishna, "Stabilization of laterite and shady soil using Geopolymers", International Journal Of Innovations In Engineering Research And Technology [Ijiert]. Issn: 2394-3696 Volume 4, Issue 3, Apr.-2018
    2. Vinod Dsouza, Nagaraj B, and Herkal R N "Influence of fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag on the strength properties of lithomargic clay", Indian Geotechnical Journal, Feb 2017, Vol 47 Issue-3 pp 384-392 (DOI 10.1007/s40098-017-0228-8)
    3. Vinod Dsouza, Herkal R N, Manjunath B(2017), "Strength Characterization of Lateritic Soil glass powder" Inclusion Proceedings of International Journal of Engineering Research in Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IJERMCE),2017,ISSN:2456- 1290.
    4. Vinod Dsouza, Prakash M, and Herkal R N, " Uplift capacity of horizontal strip anchors in sands", Indian Geotechnical Journal, Vol.33, No.2, April 2003, pp. 145-163.
    5. Vinod Dsouza, Shetty Arun and Rajanna K, "Study project on sewage water treatment plant at Dharmasthala", Journal of Construction Engineering, Technology and Management, Vol.2 (2), 2012

    PG: 1 (Completed)          - (In Process)
    UG: 12 (Completed)         1 (In Process)

                    PARTICIPATED: 27
    PARTICIPATED
    1. Participated in a One day International Workshop on MENDELEY AND ZOTERO: THE REFERENCE MANAGER organized @ Department of Civil Engineering and IIC, Mohamed Sathak A J College of Engineering, Chennai , 05/06/2021.
    2. Two days online national webinar on Foundations for Infrastructural Facilities:Principlea and Suatainable Practices organized @ Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, Goa in association with department of civil engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, 2 - 3 September 2021
    3. 5-day online FDP on Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education organized @ All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) , 13-09-2021 to 17-09-2021.
    4. 21 days online GIS training program using QGIS, conducted by Department of Geography @ School of Earth Sciences, Central University of Karnataka, India, jointly with State Institute of Urban Development, Karnataka, India, 13-07-2020 to 02-08-2020.
    5. One Week Online Faculty Development Program on Recent Trends in Concrete Technology organized @ ADCET, Ashta , 05th July to 09th July 2021.
    6. Attended 1 week FDP on theory & essence of bridge engineering @ K L S Gogte institute of technology, sponcered by AICTE-ISTE, 1-7, February 2022
    7. Five days International workshop on Progress in Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture in India;Barriers and Oppurtunities organised @ National Institute of Technology KArnataka, Surathkal , 25 to 29 April 2022.
    8. Attended 1 week FDP on Cooperative and collaborative teaching learning process @ SCEM, Mangalore., 6-12, April, 2021
    9. Completed 8 weeks NPTEL online certification course on Digital Land Surveying and MApping (DLS&M) @ NPTEL, Feb - April 2020
    10. Completed 4 weeks NPTEL - AICTE online certification course on "Geotechnical Engineering LAboratory @ NPTEL, June - July 2019.
    11. Completed 8 weeks NPTEL online certification course on Subsurface Exploration; Importance ansd Techniques Involved @ NPTEL, Feb - April 2019
    12. One week faculty development program on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering organised @ department of civil engineering at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, 1st to 5th March 2021
    13. participated & completed successfully AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on Smart Cities @ S R Engineering College., 2020-9-21 to 2020-9-25
    14. Attended online webinar on Empower Your Knowledge Using Sententia Tool @ A. J. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mangaluru, 15th July 2020.
    15. Participated in the 5 days online faculty development program on Emerging Technologies in Civil Engineering and Applications organized by department of civil engineering @ Vaageswari college of engineering, Karimnagar, Telangana, 22nd to 26th June 2020.
    16. Participated in Three Days International Faculty Development Program on Smart Solutions in Civil Engineering organized by the Department of Civil Engineering @ SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai-89, 21rd July to 23rd July 2020
    17. Attended one week online short term training program on :Bridge Engineering; Design, Execution, Maintenance and Rehabilitation organised @ Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune and Indian Institute of Bridge Engineers , 13th to 17th July 2020.
    18. Participated in the webinar Utilization of Polyester Fiber for Improved Properties of Concrete organised by Department of Civil Engineering @ Girijabai Sail Institute of Technology , 2nd August 2020.
    19. Participated in Three days online faculty development program on Foundation Engineering organised @ Saveetha Engineering College, Saveetha Nagar, Chennai, 23rd to 25th June 2020.
    20. Participated in a webinar on Smart Technology for Smart Construction organised @ Department of Civil Engineering, SJEC MAngalore , 14th August 2020.
    21. Attended the NBA Awareness Webinar on Outcome Based Education and Accreditation jointly organized by National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi and Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi for the Engineering Colleges and Deemed to be Universities in Karnataka. @ Visvesvaraya Technological University, 16th February 2021
    22. Participated in Two days international workshop on Case Histories in Geotechnical And Geological Engineering : Theory to Practice organised @ National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, Surathkal, 25th to 26th March 2021.
    23. Attended 5 days Faculty Development Programme on CURRENT PRACTICES IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING organized @ Department of Civil Engineering, AJIET, Mangalore, 15 to 19 June 2021
    24. Participated in the Indo-Chile workshop on Recent Advancements in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering organised @ SRKR Engineering College, Bhimavaram, India, 7 Sep – 9 Sep, 2021.
    25. Participated in the webinar on Gamification in Education organised @ St. Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru, 29th July 2020.
    26. participated in the ONE WEEK INTERNATIONAL STUDENT & FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM on Role of Transportation Engineers Towards Sustainable Roads and Traffic Safety organized @ Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women, Andra Pradesh, 22-02-2021 to 27-02-2021.
    27. Participated and successfully completed One Week Online Faculty Development Programme On Research Opportunities in Environmental Engineering organised @ Department of Civil Engineering, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), College of Engineering, Pune in association with Department of Civil Engineering Shahajirao Patil Vikas Pratishthan’s S. , 20th July 2020 to 25th July 2020

    1. Member of Placement Committee @ AJIET, 2022
    2. Member of Consultancy @ AJIET, 2022
    3. Coordinator of Event Organizing Committee @ AJIET, 2022
    4. Chairman of Maintainence Committee @ AJIET, 2019-till date
    5. Departmet NBA coordinator @ SJEC, 2007-2018
    6. Placement coordinator @ SJEC, 2007-2018
    7. Chairman of Antiragging committee @ SJEC, 2007-2018
    8. Campus Engineee @ SJEC, 2007-2018

    PROFESSIONAL MEMBER
    1. MISTE
    2. MIE
    3. ACCE(I)
    4. Licenced Building Designer of MCC