Prof. (Dr.) Jagathy Raj V. P., currently working as Director (SMS) and Senior Professor (Operations and Systems Management area) at School of Management Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, is a Ph.D holder in Industrial Engineering and Management from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur.

Dr. Jagathy Raj completed his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from University of Kerala, and M.Tech (Electronics with Communication as specialization) and MBA (Systems and Operations Management) from Cochin University of Science and Technology. He has about 32 years of professional experience in different aspects of educational planning & administration, institution building, teaching & training, research & development, etc. in different institutions and more than 7 years of administrative experience. He is well-versed in both Engineering and Management related areas with 32 years of teaching and 27 years of research experience in Engineering and Management related areas. He has produced 15 Ph.Ds and 8 M.Phil through research in the above areas till date. He has more than 235 research publications in reputed National and International Journals and Conference.

Proceedings to his credit in Engineering and Management related areas with good citations (more than 1100 citations, h index17 and i10 index 29). He is acknowledged to be expert in computer simulation and modeling, optimization, productivity & performance improvements, Logistics and SCM, ERP and has undertaken several consulting assignments for leading business houses as well as Government and Non-Governmental organizations.

Dr. Jagathy Raj has served as (i) Member of Syndicate, Senate, and Academic Council, University of Kerala, (ii) Member Coordinator, NAAC Peer Team, UGC, Govt. of India, (iii) Member, AICTE Peer Team, (iv) Member of Academic Council, Cochin University of Science and Technology, (v) Member of various Faculties and Board of Studies of various Universities, (vi) The Director, Centre for Information Resource Management, Cochin University of Science and Technology, (vii) Joint Coordinator, Centre for Adult Continuing Education and Extension, Cochin University of Science and Technology, (viii) Subject Expert for various Universities for their CAS Promotion and Recruitment process, (ix) Subject Expert for Staff Recruitment of Public Sector organizations, (x) Subject Expert for various Universities for the affiliation and recognition process of higher Education Institutions,(xi) Member, Technology Support Group (RUSA), Kerala State Higher Education Council, Govt. of Kerala. He additionally has memberships in more than 40 National and International Professional bodies and associations.