Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Head, Department of Management Studies
Puducherry Technological University
Puducherry - 605 014

fsfrancis@ptuniv.edu.in
fsfrancis@gmail.com
Month and Year
of Completion
Degree /
Standard
Specialization Institution University
2008, July Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science and Engineering Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
2002, December Master of Business Administration Human Resource Management Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
1997, December Master of Technology Computer Science and Engineering Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
1996, December Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Research Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
1993, April Master of Science Computer Science St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu
1991, April Bachelor of Science Computer Science Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur University of Madras, Tamil Nadu
1988, March Higher Secondary, Department of Government Examinations, Madras Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science Petit Seminaire Higher Seconday School, Pondicherry
1986, March Matriculation, Department of Goverment Examinations, Madras Petit Seminaire Higher Seconday School, Pondicherry
With fond memories ..... Kinder Garten at Newman Nursery School, Pondicherry - 1974-76
  • January 2012, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry
  • January 2009, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry
  • January 2006, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry
  • July 1999, Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry
  • August 1993, Lecturer, Pope John Paul II College of Education, Pondicherry

  • (Pondicherry Engineering College was elevated to Puducherry Technological University on the 05th September 2020)
  • Head, Department of Management Studies, Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry - 2022 to 2023
  • Convenor, Institute Information System, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry - 2014 to 2021
  • Training and Placement Officer, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry - 2008 to 2014 and 2016 to 2018
  • Member, CENTAC, Government of Pondicherry, Pondicherry - 2000 to 2010
  • Member, Academic Council, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur - 2012 Onward
  • Multidimensional Data Analytics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Quantum Computing
  • International Business
  • Design and Development of Information Systems


  • Pass Time Innovations and Inventions
  • Learning New Languages
  • Spirituality
  • Dr. P. Xavier, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, 07th September 2015
      Improvements to the Working Principles of R*-Tree in Distributed Environment

  • Dr. M. Maria Dominic, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, 07th September 2015
      Amelioration of an Adaptive E-Learning System Based on Learners' Profiling

  • Dr. R. Gowri Shankar, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, 29th April 2016
      Modelling of Transformations in the Temporal Continuum of Concepts

  • Dr. A. M. Rajee, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, 15th July 2016
      Forecasting Inter Cluster Migration on Data Ingress

  • Dr. R. Arokia Paul Rajan, Pope John Paul II College of Education, Pondicherry, 15th July 2016
      Request Scheduling Based on Quantification Principle Using Conjoint Analysis and
        Z-Score in Heterogeneous Distributed Systems


  • Dr. P. P. Julian Benadit, Christ College of Engineering and Technology, Pondicherry, 18th August 2017
      Enhancements to Web Page Caching Methods Using Data Mining Techniques

  • Dr. A. M. James Raj, Pope John Paul II College of Education, Pondicherry, 28th September 2018
      Enhanced Feature Selection by Applying Index Based Evolutionary Algorithms
        for Web Page Classification


  • Dr. A. George Louis Raja, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, 07th February 2019
      Construction of Lexicons from Semantically Clustered Text Documents
        and Their Partial Order


  • Dr. Saul Nicholas, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, 07th February 2019
      Analysis and Amelioration of E-Learning Recommender Systems

  • Dr. Agnes Lydia, Pondicherry Engineering College, 31st August 2021
      Multi-Label Image Classification using an Optimized Backpropagation Technique
        in Convolutional Neural Networks


  • Dr. P. Penchala Prasad, G Pulla Reddy Engineering College, Kurnool, 09th March 2022
      Ameliorations to Non-Linear Classification Methods and Applications in Disease Prediction

  • Dr. S. Puhazholi, Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry, 10th July 2025
      Ameliorations to Multi-Target Regression with Numeric Data by Learning its Output Structure Information

  • Dr. C. Swetha Priya, Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry, 25th August 2025
      Enhancing Traffic Speed Prediction in Edge-Based Intelligent Transportation Systems
        Through Feature Selection and Multi-Objective Hyperparameter Optimization
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    ResearchGate


    • God : Space, Time and Matter
    • Man : Body, Mind, Soul and Sprit
    • I am not the center of the world
    • Truth has many faces
    • There is a greater freedom in simple living
    • Decision Making
      • Not taking a decision is more damaging than taking an incorrect decision
      • Make decisions based on facts and not on opinions / heresay
      • Continuously evaluate your decisions scientifically
      • Be broad minded to receive comments on your decisions
      • Be humble enough to correct wrong decisions
      • TAKE OWNERSHIP OF YOUR DECISIONS
    • You have to go higher and higher to know how smaller we are - Felix Baumgartner
    • Time is the ultimate judge of all
    • I cannot understand and experience everything
      For example, as a male I can never understand and experience the labour pain.
      FORGIVE ME IF I DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR EXPERIENCES
    • I am good enough to forgive you every time but not foolish enough to trust you the second time
    • Listen to understand and not to respond
    • SILENCE IS LOUDER THAN SOUND.
      If you cannot understand one's silence, you cannot understand his/her words
    • Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers
    • If you are down stand up and turn to God and if you are up turn to god and kneel down
    • Donโ€™t criticize what you canโ€™t understand
    • The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg
      Itโ€™s what youโ€™re made of. Not the circumstances
    • The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence
    • Its beautiful to be alone
      To be alone does not mean to be lonely
      it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society
    • A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas,
      with assertions, with quotations is really an uncreative mind.
    ๐“Ÿ๐“ฎ๐“ธ๐“น๐“ต๐“ฎ ๐“˜ ๐“๐“ญ๐“ถ๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ฎ
    • Thiruvalluvar - Teaching me to be tactfully honest for a noble cause
    • Isaac Newton - For giving Differentiation and Integration
    • Jesus Christ - Tangential and Lateral thinking of love and forgiveness
    • Vallalar - Transcending from religiosity to spirituality
    • Lord Krishna - Master Strategist
    • Agathiar - The Teacher - Let my book vanish and your's become the first book of Thamizh
    • Stanislav Petrov - How can he be so wise and courageous!!!
    • Abdul Kalam - Our Scientist next door
    • M.S.Dhoni - Serene Captain
    • Veeramangai Kuyili - Courage, Valor and Sacrifice
    • "Bobbi" Roberta Gibb - Ran and Conquered
    ... List to continue
    • Learning and Research - Highest
    • Teaching
    • Giving Quality Time to Family and Visiting Spiritual Places
    • Games, Sports and Fitness
    • Listening to Music, Sleeping and Hibernating
    • Traveling and Meeting (Partying with) Friends
    • Talking to Interested / Interesting Groups
    • Watching TV
    • Shopping - Lowest