Dr Venkat Bakthavatchaalam
BEng, MSc, PhD, FHEA
Darlithydd mewn Peirianneg Ryngddisgyblaethol ac Addysg Peirianneg
- Ar gael fel goruchwyliwr ôl-raddedig
Trosolwyg
Fy ngweledigaeth yw ysbrydoli dysgwyr i beiriannu systemau cynaliadwy, gwydn a chyfrifol trwy ymchwil a darlithoedd deniadol. Rwy'n academydd peirianneg ac addysg gyda hanes o ymchwil ar Ddatblygu Cynaliadwy, Cwricwlwm Peirianneg ac ar bolisïau AU.
Mae fy ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar Heddwch drwy addysg beirianneg, ymgysylltu ymchwil, polisïau ymchwil ar sail rhywedd, addysgu a dysgu trwy ddysgu seiliedig ar broblemau ac anonestrwydd academaidd.
Cyhoeddiad
2025
- Bakthavatchaalam, V. and Sivasankar, K. 2025. AI in healthcare education: a systematic review of applications in teaching and learning. In: Singh, R. et al. eds. Transforming Healthcare Sector Through Artificial Intelligence and Environmental Sustainability. Approaches to Global Sustainability, Markets, and Governance Singapore: Springer, pp. 253-274., (10.1007/978-981-97-9555-0_13)
2024
- Shivashankar, K. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2024. Chapter 2 Education policies through data driven decision making: Accelerating inclusive education for people with disabilities. In: Singh, R. et al. eds. Artificial Intelligence Enabled Management. De Gruyter, (10.1515/9783111172408-002)
- Alshammari, B. et al. 2024. Exposure to secondary traumatic stress and its related factors among emergency nurses in Saudi Arabia: a mixed method study. BMC Nursing 23(1), article number: 337. (10.1186/s12912-024-02018-4)
- Bakthavatchaalam, V. and Sa, M. J. 2024. Empowering female participation in engineering research: Unmasking constrains and developing gender-sensitive research policies. Technical Report.
- Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2024. Engineering education and its current (un)suitability in addressing Sustainable Development Goals. New York: United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Available at: https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2024-05/Bakthavatchaalam_Engineering%20Education%20and%20its%20Current%20%28Un%29suitability%20in%20Addressing%20Sustainable%20Development%20Goals%20.pdf
2023
- Alshammari, B. et al. 2023. The influence of social support on sleep and fatigue level among patients receiving hemodialysis in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional correlational design. Frontiers in Psychology 14, article number: 1272500. (10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1272500)
- Afaal, S. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2023. Assessment of policy-society interface to increase female participation: A study of aerospace engineering in the Maldives. Project Report. [Online]. United Nations - STI. Available at: https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2023-05/B74%20-%20Afaal%20-%20Assessment%20of%20policy-society%20interface%20to%20increase%20female%20participation.pdf
2022
- Shivashankar, K. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2022. Smart municipal governance system using confluence of technologies in a developing country scenario. Presented at: ICEGOV 2021, 6-8 October 2021Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance. ACM pp. 535-537., (10.1145/3494193.3494277)
- Lamere, M., Brodie, L., Nyamapfene, A., Fogg-Rogers, L. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2022. Mapping and enhancing sustainability literacy and competencies within an undergraduate engineering curriculum. Presented at: 9th Research in Engineering Education Symposium and 32nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference (REES AAEE 2021), 5-8 December 2021Proceedings of AAEE 2021. Research In Engineering Education Network pp. 298-306., (10.52202/066488-0034)
- Del Anger-Hernandez, M. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2022. Circular economy as a strategy in European automotive industries to achieve sustainable development: A qualitative study. Project Report. [Online]. United Nations - STI. Available at: https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/1.1.10-66-Del%20Angel%20-%20Circular%20Economy%20EU%20Automotive.pdf
- ElHawary, O. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2022. What can be done about the discarded face mask pandemic? An innovative engineering solution. Project Report. [Online]. United Nations - STI. Available at: https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/3.2.1-65-Omar%20-recycling%20face%20masks.pdf
2021
- Bakthavatchaalam, V., Miles, M., Machado-Taylor, M. d. L. and Sa, M. J. 2021. Academic dishonesty and research productivity in a changing Higher Education environment. The case of India's engineering institutions. Voprosy Obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow(2), pp. 126-151. (10.17323/1814-9545-2021-2-126-151)
2019
- Bakthavatchaalam, V., Miles, M., Sa, M. J., Machado-Taylor, M. d. L. and Gingele, J. 2019. Gender and research productivity of academics in South India's Higher Education Institutions. Presented at: International Conference on Gender Research, Rome, 11-12 April 2019 Presented at Paoloni, P., Paoloni, M. and Arduini, S. eds.Icgr 2019 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Gender Research. Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
2011
- Bakthavatchaalam, V., Fox, A. and Sherif, K. 2011. Overcoming failures in placements of people from parent companies to a foreign subsidiary organisation. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Management and Industrial Engineering, Bucharest, Romania, 20-21 October 2011Proceedings of the 5th International ICMIE Conference on ‘Change Management in a Dynamic Environment’. Bucharest: Niculescu Publishing pp. 338-345.
Articles
- Alshammari, B. et al. 2024. Exposure to secondary traumatic stress and its related factors among emergency nurses in Saudi Arabia: a mixed method study. BMC Nursing 23(1), article number: 337. (10.1186/s12912-024-02018-4)
- Alshammari, B. et al. 2023. The influence of social support on sleep and fatigue level among patients receiving hemodialysis in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional correlational design. Frontiers in Psychology 14, article number: 1272500. (10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1272500)
- Bakthavatchaalam, V., Miles, M., Machado-Taylor, M. d. L. and Sa, M. J. 2021. Academic dishonesty and research productivity in a changing Higher Education environment. The case of India's engineering institutions. Voprosy Obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow(2), pp. 126-151. (10.17323/1814-9545-2021-2-126-151)
Book sections
- Bakthavatchaalam, V. and Sivasankar, K. 2025. AI in healthcare education: a systematic review of applications in teaching and learning. In: Singh, R. et al. eds. Transforming Healthcare Sector Through Artificial Intelligence and Environmental Sustainability. Approaches to Global Sustainability, Markets, and Governance Singapore: Springer, pp. 253-274., (10.1007/978-981-97-9555-0_13)
- Shivashankar, K. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2024. Chapter 2 Education policies through data driven decision making: Accelerating inclusive education for people with disabilities. In: Singh, R. et al. eds. Artificial Intelligence Enabled Management. De Gruyter, (10.1515/9783111172408-002)
Conferences
- Shivashankar, K. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2022. Smart municipal governance system using confluence of technologies in a developing country scenario. Presented at: ICEGOV 2021, 6-8 October 2021Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance. ACM pp. 535-537., (10.1145/3494193.3494277)
- Lamere, M., Brodie, L., Nyamapfene, A., Fogg-Rogers, L. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2022. Mapping and enhancing sustainability literacy and competencies within an undergraduate engineering curriculum. Presented at: 9th Research in Engineering Education Symposium and 32nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference (REES AAEE 2021), 5-8 December 2021Proceedings of AAEE 2021. Research In Engineering Education Network pp. 298-306., (10.52202/066488-0034)
- Bakthavatchaalam, V., Miles, M., Sa, M. J., Machado-Taylor, M. d. L. and Gingele, J. 2019. Gender and research productivity of academics in South India's Higher Education Institutions. Presented at: International Conference on Gender Research, Rome, 11-12 April 2019 Presented at Paoloni, P., Paoloni, M. and Arduini, S. eds.Icgr 2019 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Gender Research. Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
- Bakthavatchaalam, V., Fox, A. and Sherif, K. 2011. Overcoming failures in placements of people from parent companies to a foreign subsidiary organisation. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Management and Industrial Engineering, Bucharest, Romania, 20-21 October 2011Proceedings of the 5th International ICMIE Conference on ‘Change Management in a Dynamic Environment’. Bucharest: Niculescu Publishing pp. 338-345.
Monographs
- Bakthavatchaalam, V. and Sa, M. J. 2024. Empowering female participation in engineering research: Unmasking constrains and developing gender-sensitive research policies. Technical Report.
- Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2024. Engineering education and its current (un)suitability in addressing Sustainable Development Goals. New York: United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Available at: https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2024-05/Bakthavatchaalam_Engineering%20Education%20and%20its%20Current%20%28Un%29suitability%20in%20Addressing%20Sustainable%20Development%20Goals%20.pdf
- Afaal, S. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2023. Assessment of policy-society interface to increase female participation: A study of aerospace engineering in the Maldives. Project Report. [Online]. United Nations - STI. Available at: https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2023-05/B74%20-%20Afaal%20-%20Assessment%20of%20policy-society%20interface%20to%20increase%20female%20participation.pdf
- Del Anger-Hernandez, M. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2022. Circular economy as a strategy in European automotive industries to achieve sustainable development: A qualitative study. Project Report. [Online]. United Nations - STI. Available at: https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/1.1.10-66-Del%20Angel%20-%20Circular%20Economy%20EU%20Automotive.pdf
- ElHawary, O. and Bakthavatchaalam, V. 2022. What can be done about the discarded face mask pandemic? An innovative engineering solution. Project Report. [Online]. United Nations - STI. Available at: https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/3.2.1-65-Omar%20-recycling%20face%20masks.pdf
Ymchwil
Fy niddordebau ymchwil yw archwilio croestoriad polisïau addysg beirianneg, datblygu cynaliadwy ac adeiladu heddwch.
Mae fy ymchwil yn archwilio integreiddio Nodau Datblygu Cynaliadwy (SDGs) a thu hwnt o fewn peirianneg, gan ganolbwyntio'n benodol ar gydraddoldeb rhywiol, ynni a chadwraeth dŵr, i'r cwricwlwm. Yn ogystal, rwyf wedi archwilio gwahanol ddimensiynau rôl addysg beirianneg wrth fynd i'r afael â heriau byd-eang trwy addysg ddigidol, effaith polisi ar gynhyrchiant academaidd, defnyddio AI mewn addysg a'r ffactorau cymdeithasol-ddiwylliannol sy'n dylanwadu ar ddeinameg ymchwil. Mae fy ymchwil wedi arwain at nifer o gydweithrediadau rhyngwladol, grantiau a chyhoeddiadau sydd â'r nod o feithrin arferion addysgol cynhwysol a chynaliadwy.
Addysgu
Rwy'n eiriolwr brwd dros Ddysgu Seiliedig ar Broblemau rhyngddisgyblaethol ac yn defnyddio amrywiaeth o ddulliau addysgeg. Rwyf wedi dysgu amrywiaeth o fodiwlau dros y blynyddoedd. Ychydig ohonynt sy'n cynnwys:
- Dylunio ac Ymarfer Cymhwysol (Dull Dysgu Seiliedig ar Brosiect)
- Cynaliadwyedd wrth ddylunio a gweithgynhyrchu
- Dulliau ymchwil a dadansoddi data ystadegol
- Proffesiynoldeb mewn Peirianneg
- Mecaneg Hylif a Pheirianneg
- Peirianneg mewn Cymdeithas
Bywgraffiad
Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau
- Sicrhau cyllid o £89,247 gan yr Academi Beirianneg Frenhinol fel cyd-ymchwilydd ar gyfer prosiect o'r enw 'Gwneud a Chyfnewid Gwybodaeth ar gyfer Atgyweirio a Chynaliadwyedd' (2022)
- Enillodd olynol $ 1,000 gan UNESCO yn 2017 a 2018 i gyflwyno ymchwil addysgol yng Nghynadleddau UNESCO-TECH17 a UNESCO-TECH18, (2018, 2017)
- Enillodd 'Ysgoloriaeth Iberamericanaidd Santander' o £2,500 am gynnal ymchwil gydweithredol o'r enw "Gender and academics' research productivity: A crosscultural study of India and Portugal" gyda'r Athro Machado-Taylor yn CIPES, Prifysgol Porto, Portiwgal (Ebrill 2016).
- Sicrhau cyllid € 13,408 ar gyfer rhaglen gyfnewid Erasmus ddwy flynedd rhwng Coleg City Plymouth, y DU a Klaipedos Valstybine Kolegija, Lithwania, (2016).
- Enillodd y cyllid / cyflog hynod gystadleuol i fynychu'r ysgol haf a chyflwyno ymchwil yn 'Forum Internationale Wissenschaft', Prifysgol Bonn, yr Almaen (2018).
- Ennill € 140 am gyflwyno papur ymchwil yn y Mission Responsible: Future of Education and Youth Work, 30 Tachwedd – 2 Rhagfyr, 2017, Athens, Gwlad Groeg
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
Cymrawd yr Academi Addysg Uwch
Ymrwymiadau siarad cyhoeddus
GWEITHGAREDDAU SIARAD / YMGYSYLLTU Â'R CYHOEDD:
- Dylunio a chyflwyno cyfres o raglenni cynaliadwyedd i blant ysgol yn ysgol Parkanon-Lukio, Y Ffindir (Awst 2023) a hefyd ar-lein (Hydref - Rhagfyr 2022)
- Teithiodd i ysgolion trefgordd De Affrica fel rhan o Brosiect Zulu, i addysgu a nodi eu hanghenion addysg, seilwaith. Mae hyn er mwyn datblygu prosiectau myfyrwyr sy'n effeithio ar y byd go iawn (Awst 2022)
- Trefnu a chynnal nifer o raglenni allgymorth peirianneg mewn ysgolion lleol ym Mryste (2021-2022)
- Cyflwyno rhaglen datblygu staff ar 'Ddatblygu Cynaliadwy trwy ddata mawr ac AI' yn Sefydliad Technoleg Coimbatore, India (Mawrth 2021)
- Traddodwyd darlith ar 'Ymchwil rhywedd mewn peirianneg' ar gyfer staff a myfyrwyr yng Ngholeg Technoleg SNS, India (Mehefin 2020)
- Cyflwynwyd cyfres o ddarlithoedd ar 'Ymgorffori Cydraddoldeb Rhyw a Chadwraeth Ynni mewn Gwersi' i athrawon ysgol a myfyrwyr yn Coimbatore, India (Mai – Tachwedd 2017)
- Cyflwynwyd cyfres o 6 darlith ar 'Cymhelliant ymchwil academyddion' i aelodau staff mewn gwahanol sefydliadau yn Coimbatore, India (Gorffennaf – Awst, 2015)
- Traddodwyd darlith ar 'Adolygiad o faterion ymchwil mewn sefydliadau Addysg Uwch India' yn 'Klaipedos Valstybine Kolegija', Klaipeda, Lithwania (Mai 2014)
- Cyd-drefnydd, Cynhadledd Ryngwladol ar 'Gyngres Fyd-eang ar Beirianneg, Gwyddoniaeth a Thechnoleg', mewn cydweithrediad â Phrifysgol Plymouth a Dhanalakshmi Eng., Sefydliadau, India (Mai 2011)
- Cyflwynodd gyfres o Ddarlithoedd All-lein Fideo Rhyngwladol i wahanol golegau yn India 'The Bright Way Forward Lectures' ar arferion Ysgogol a Dulliau Ymchwil. (Ebr. '11 – Rhag '11)
- 'Blwyddyn Breuddwydion Mawr – Darlithoedd 2010' Cyfres o 4 darlith i 400 o fyfyrwyr ar 'Yr Angen am Ymchwil Ansawdd – Dimensiynau a ffactorau' mewn gwahanol Brifysgolion yn India (Awst - Medi 2010)
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
Ychydig o'r meysydd eang o ddiddordeb:
- Gweithredu egwyddorion Economi Gylchol / Cynaliadwyedd / Cyfanswm Egwyddorion Rheoli Ansawdd mewn diwydiannau
- Ymgorffori SDGs mewn Peirianneg / Addysg STEM
- Ymgorffori SDGs mewn Diwydiannau
- Rhyw mewn Peirianneg
- Defnyddio AI mewn Addysg Peirianneg
- Heddwch trwy Addysg Peirianneg
- Addysgu a Dysgu Arloesol mewn Peirianneg
- Dysgu sy'n seiliedig ar broblemau / Prosiect mewn Peirianneg
Prosiectau'r gorffennol
Ychydig o'r prosiectau MSc, MEng a BEng a oruchwyliwyd:
- Cyflymu Economi Gylchol yn Ddiwydiant Modurol yr UE
- Ailgylchu masgiau wyneb ar gyfer gweithgynhyrchu FlaxPP Eco-gyfansoddion
- Asesiad o ryngwyneb polisi-gymdeithas i gynyddu cyfranogiad menywod: Astudiaeth o Beirianneg Awyrofod yn y Maldives
- Cymhelliant Diwydiant Awyrofod wrth iddynt symud tuag at gynaliadwyedd yn Ne-orllewin y DU
- Ffactorau sy'n effeithio ar gyfreithlondeb marciau laser ar arwynebau dwyn
- Cynyddu Diogelwch Ynni mewn Ardaloedd Arfordirol Gwledig gyda Wave Power
- Mecanweithiau gwydnwch a ddefnyddir gan ddiwydiannau awyrofod yn ystod COVID-19
- Cyfanswm Cynnal a Chadw Ataliol mewn Cyd-destun Gweithgynhyrchu PCB
- Sicrhau amgylchedd cynaliadwy trwy Ynni Solar: Astudiaeth achos ar uchelgais Qatar i leihau allyriadau CO2
- Adnabod a dadansoddi'r ffactorau sy'n dylanwadu ar gyfranogiad benywaidd mewn peirianneg ar lefel academia
- Astudiaeth achos ar weithredu Six Sigma mewn diwydiannau electronig bach i ganolig yn Lloegr
Contact Details
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Themâu ymchwil
Arbenigeddau
- Addysg beirianneg
- Nodau Datblygu Cynaliadwy
- Adeiladu heddwch drwy Engineering Education
- Menywod mewn STEM
- Uniondeb Academaidd