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Shantanu Arlekar holds a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) degree from NBN Sinhgad School of Computer Studies (NBN SSOCS), Pune, affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune). He is NET and SET qualified. His area of specialization is ASP.NET, and has successfully worked on multiple projects developed on the same platform.
He is certified in Big Data and Hadoop technologies, reflecting his interest in emerging trends in computing and data-driven technologies. He has served as the Head of the Training, Internship, and Placement Cell at Don Bosco College, contributing towards student career guidance and industry interaction initiatives.
Beyond academics, he has actively played a key role in organizing and managing major institutional events. He has been the Faculty In-charge of the college’s flagship inter-college event Meteora and is also the creator of Colossus, the annual IT fest of the Department of Computer Applications, which provides students with a platform to showcase their technical, creative, and organizational skills.
- CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTED
1. “The Vulnerability of Trust: Analyzing Data Bias and Its Impact on Responsible Machine Learning” at the International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Education, organised by Don Bosco College of Engineering, Goa, in association with the International House of Education, held on 2 May 2026.
2. “Blockchain-Based Digital Credentialing for Transparent Academic Certification in Higher Education: A Rigorously Engineered Framework for Privacy-Preserving Verifiable Credentials with Formal Security Proofs” at the 18th National IQAC Conference (ICON 2026), Reimagining Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Technology, Inclusion and Outcome-Based Innovation, held on 24–25 April 2026.
3. “Ethical Governance in the Indian AI Landscape and Equitable Technology Deployment” at the International Conference on Sustainable Innovation in Business: Integrating Academia, Industry, and AI for Future Resilience, held on 27–28 February 2026.
4. “AI-Driven Energy Competence for Strong Prospects Contributing Technology, Equity, and Industry to Develop SDG 7” at the International Conference on Sustainable Innovation in Business: Integrating Academia, Industry, and AI for Future Resilience, held on 27–28 February 2026.
5. “Developing IT Competencies for a Digital Economy and India’s Commitment to Building a Digitally Empowered Nation” at the national seminar Towards Viksit Bharat: The Skilling Mission for 2047, organised by the Department of Commerce, Fr. Agnel College of Arts and Commerce, Pilar, Goa, in collaboration with the Xavier Board of Higher Education, Bangalore, held on 21–22 March 2025.
- FDPs, CERTIFICATE COURSES AND WEBINARS ATTENDED
• Attended the seven-day FDP Leading Beyond Boundaries: Leadership Transformation and Innovation in Higher Education, organised by Don Bosco College, KR Puram, Bengaluru — 16–22 January 2026.
• Attended the national-level FDP Gen Z 360: The Generation Reboot from Clock-In to Catalyst—Rethinking Work, Redefining Success and Reimagining the Future of Industry, organised by Sacred Heart Institute of Management Studies, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tamil Nadu — 21–25 July 2025.
• Attended the FDP Foundations of Data Science and Its Applications, organised by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Guru Nanak Institute of Technology — 27 October–1 November 2025.
• Attended the national-level FDP Educational Transformation: Integrating AI, Technology, Pedagogy and Research, organised by the Department of Professional Management Studies, Kristu Jayanti (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru — 22–29 September 2025.
• Attended the FDP Emerging Trends and Challenges in Cyber Security, organised by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Guru Nanak Institute of Technology — 10–15 November 2025.
• Participated in the seven-day international FDP Empowering Educators for Excellence, organised by Don Bosco College, KR Puram, Bengaluru, in collaboration with St. John’s University and the Institute of International Communication, New York.
• Completed the one-month certificate course ChatGPT and AI Tools for Teaching and Stress-Free Classrooms, earning an A+ grade. The course was organised by Bharat Digital Academy, a unit of Bharat Learning Solutions Ltd., Aligarh.
• Participated in the four-day webinar series Tech Insights: Emerging Technologies, organised by Rosary College of Commerce and Arts in collaboration with CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru.
• Participated in the national-level FDP Effective Pedagogical Strategies for Computer Science Education, organised by the Directorate of Higher Education and Goa State Higher Education Council in association with the ACM India Chapter’s Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education.
• Attended the online FDP AI Tools for Teaching, organised by Star International Foundation for Research and Education.
• Attended the capacity-building workshop Leveraging Generative AI for Pedagogical Excellence in Higher Education for the Applied Science Cluster, organised by the Directorate of Higher Education, Government of Goa, and the Goa State Higher Education Council.
• Completed the NEP 2020 Orientation and Sensitisation Programme under the UGC Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme, organised by UGC-MMTTC, Goa University.
• Attended the programme Assessment and Accreditation Process for Non-Assessed Higher Education Institutions in Goa, organised by the Directorate of Higher Education in association with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) at SCERT — 24 March 2023.
• Attended the national webinar series Information Security: The Need of the Hour, organised by the IQAC and Department of Computer Applications, Don Bosco Arts and Science College, Angadikadavu, Kannur, Kerala — 15 July 2021.
• Attended the webinar Ethical Hacking, organised by the Faculty of Computer Applications, Marwadi University, Rajkot — 17 September 2021.
• Attended the webinar Three Pillars of Cyber Security, organised by Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda — 24 September 2021.
• Attended the webinar Psychometric Approach to Student Assessment under the Faculty Knowledge Sharing Programme, organised by ICFAI Business School, Bengaluru — 26 September 2021.
• Attended the webinar Navigating Pathways of Research Publishing in Scopus-Indexed Journals, organised by Vidya Prabodhini College, Porvorim — 25 September 2021.
• Attended the online web technology workshop Pedagogy and Evaluation, organised by the Department of Computer Applications, Rosary College of Commerce and Arts — 14 October 2021.
• Attended the webinar Open Science: A Multifaceted Framework to Improve Science and Health Outcomes, organised by Vidya Prabodhini College, Porvorim — 26 October 2021.
- WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
• Attended the Full Stack Development Workshop for the BCA (NEP) Programme at M.E.S. Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar, in collaboration with the Board of Studies in Computer Science and Technology, Goa University — 23 July 2025
• Attended a hands-on UI/UX design workshop at Don Bosco College, Panjim, organised by Tech Savvy Hub in collaboration with the Department of Computer Applications.
• Attended a be10x workshop on AI tools and ChatGPT — 25 January 2026.
