Home Page of Debasish Jana

djana@techna.co.in , djana@alumni.uwaterloo.ca

CURRENT AFFILIATION

• GM(Projects), Techna Digital Services Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata

INTEREST AREAS

• Programming Language Paradigms including procedural, object oriented, logic and functional paradigms
• C++, Java Technology
• Computer Architecture
• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Software Process
• Operational Research

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Master of Business Administration (Finance), IGNOU
• MMath in Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Canada
• B.E in Computer Science, Jadavpur University

TECHNICAL SKILL

• Hardware : SUN 3, VAX, B-6700, HP-9000, AT286/386/486, Pentium I/II/III/IV, RS-6000
• Operating Systems : OS/2, Windows 95/98NT/2000, DOS, UNIX/LINUX/AIX
• Languages : C++, Java, C, LISP, PROLOG, ML, ADA, BASIC, PASCAL, COBOL, ASSEMBLY of Intel 8085, M68020, PDP-11
• GUI : OS/2, MS Windows, Windows NT, Windows/9000(HP), XWindows
• Special Software : PVCS, Latex, Microsoft Office, Maple, Rational Clearcase, Rational Rose, Cognos's Powerplay

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Over 16 years of extensive experience in project management, software development, software maintenance, and teaching in India and abroad

• Worked in Inspirit Info Tech Pvt. Ltd., Millenium Information Systems Ltd., BFL Software Limited, Techna Digital Services Pvt. Ltd., Xitiz Ex-Im Pvt Ltd., Dept. of Computer Science at University of Waterloo(Canada), HP Division of Blue Star Ltd
• Has taught in Jadavpur University, BIT(Mesra) (Kolkata Extension Centre), NIMC(Kolkata), St. Xavier's College(Study Centre for MCA course of IGNOU), CSI(Kolkata)

VISITING / CONSULTANCY ASSIGNMENT

• Treasurer, Computer Chapter of IEEE Kolkata Section for 2001-2003
• Member, Administrative Committee of Computer Chapter of IEEE Kolkata Section for 2000
• Guest Faculty in
• National Institute of Management, Kolkata
• Jadavpur University, Kolkata
• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra - Kolkata Extenson Centre, Kolkata
• Examiner and paper setter in many Universities
• Speaker in a round table discussion on "Application Of Information Technology For Rural Development" organised by FOSET, Kolkata on Compterisation at Bardhaman - Sharing of Experience (November, 1999)
• Faculty in the course: Object Oriented Programming and C++ at IMPACT, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (July 1995 - September 1995)
• Participant in the lecture meeting on: Object Oriented Programming and Graphical User Interface - A Case Study at Computer Society of India, Kolkata Chapter.(June 1994)
• Member, Program Committee, Conference of Management of Data(COMAD), organised by Computer Society of India at Kolkata, India (December 1993)
• Faculty in the course: Object Oriented Software Engineering Using C++ at Computer Society of India, Kolkata Chapter, India (March 1993-September 1993, Two Batches)

PUBLICATIONS

• C++ and Object-Oriented Programming Paradigm, Prentice Hall of India, 2003
• Computerisation at Bardhaman Zilla Parishad - Technical Aspects, Thought, Magazine of Forum of Scientists, Engineers, and Technologists(FOSET), Kolkata, August, 2000
• Issues In Programming Window Based Systems, co-authored with Mr. Diptendu Dutta, CSI Communications, October, 1994 (won Best Article of the month award)
• Parallel Algorithms for Relational Database, CSI Communications, June, 1992 (won Raizada Silver Plate Award for the best article in CSI Comm. in 1992)
• PROLOG and Logic Programming, PC-Quest , published every month as part of a series from August, 1991 to June, 1992
• OS/2 and DOS, PC-Quest, October, 1990 (part of cover story)
• Object-Oriented Programming and C++, PC-Quest , August, 1990 (part of cover story)
• A Comparison Between Two Object-oriented Languages : Eiffel and Simula, PC-Quest, August, 1990 (part of cover story)