▁recommended ▁financial ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁t une ▁of ▁R s . 6 0 0 ▁c ror es . ▁As ▁director ▁of ▁C US AT ▁planning ▁& ▁development , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁XII ▁plan ▁document ▁of ▁C US AT ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁Gr ants ▁Commission . ▁ ▁His ▁research ▁interests ▁are ▁mainly ▁in ▁intellig ent ▁architect ures , ▁networks , ▁information ▁systems ▁engineering , ▁and ▁artificial ▁intelligence . ▁He ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 3 0 ▁publications ▁to ▁his ▁credit ▁listed ▁in ▁Google ▁Sch olar . ▁Tw enty - three ▁candidates ▁have ▁earned ▁their ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁under ▁his ▁guidance . ▁He ▁is ▁Ph D ▁exam iner ▁for ▁ten ▁other ▁univers ities . ▁He ▁has ▁tra ve led ▁abroad ▁extens ively , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁con ferences ▁at ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁UK , ▁ ▁Europe , ▁Australia , ▁Africa , ▁Malays ia , ▁Singapore ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁Gr ants ▁Commission , ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁policy ▁making ▁in ▁computer ▁education ▁& ▁development ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level . ▁He ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁gover ning ▁council ▁of ▁three ▁institutions ▁of ▁higher ▁learning ▁in ▁engineering . ▁He ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁editor ial ▁board ▁of ▁two ▁journ als ▁of ▁re put e . ▁ ▁Pro ▁vice - chan cell or ship ▁ ▁Jacob ▁served ▁as ▁pro ▁vice - chan cell or ▁of ▁C US AT ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁ten