Dr LIJO THOMAS
MSc, MHRM, Ed.D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
Sl.No. Title Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos ISSN No. Date Published
1 DREAMS After-School Programme for the Holistic Development of Children Amid Covid-19 International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments / 12 / 1 / 1 - 14 1947-8518 01-May-2022
2 Mentors perceived interest, motivation, and volunteering intention at DREAMS after school intervention programme Youth Voice Journal / / / 3 - 26 2056-2969 03-Dec-2023
3 Factors influencing career decision of undergraduate and postgraduate students: an Indian context Emerald Insight / / / - 2042-3896 02-Aug-2022
4 Let Us DreamS Migration To A Global Virtual Conference: Delivering A Social Entrepreneurial Event Event Management / / / - 1943-4308 24-Mar-2024
5 Philanthropic and Functional Motivation of DREAMS Afterschool Intervention Programme Volunteers: A Correlational Study Asian Journal of Human Services / 26 / / 60 - 73 2188-059X 30-Apr-2024
6 A Pilot Study of the DREAMS Program: A Community Collaborative Intervention for the Psychosocial Development of Middle School Students Journal of School Administration Research and Development / / / - 2470-8496 18-Apr-2024
7 University-Community Collaboration for a Sustainable School-Based Program for the Holistic Education and Wellness of Adolescents ECS Transactions / 107 / 1 / 14855 - 14866 1938-6737 19-Aug-2024
8 Virtual Community Mentoring Models for Middle School Underachievers Psychosocial Development and Well-Being During COVID-19 Journal of Learning for Development / 9 / 1 / 137 - 144 2311-1550 15-Aug-2022
9 The Heart of Education: Being Called to Teach Childhood Education / 101 / 2 / 28 - 35 0009-4056 24-Mar-2025
10 The Heart of Education: Being Called to Teach 1 Childhood Education / 101 / 2 / 28 - 35 0009-4056 24-Mar-2025
Books/ Book Chapter/Case Study
Sl.No. Title Author Names(s) ISBN No. Month Year
1 Educational Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Modeling and Management LIJO THOMAS,G S PRAKASHA (EDITOR), MARIA LAPINA (EDITOR), DEE, L.YOGESH 9798369345887 /
2 Models for Social Responsibility Action by Higher Education Institutions LIJO THOMAS,ANURADHA S, ELANGOVAN N, JOSEPH C C, SATHIYA SEELAN B, VICTOR PAUL 979-8-89113-097-5 /
3 2024 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC) PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,ABITH.K. SUNIL, IEEE 979-8-3503-4985-6 /
4 AI for Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,SUNEETA SATPATHY, SATYASUNDARA MAHAPATRA, NIDHI AG 9781032589060 /
5 AI in Agriculture for Sustainable and Economic Management PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,ANUPAM KUMAR, SIRISHA POTLURI, SUNEETA SATPATHY, SANTI SWARUP BA 9781003451648 /
6 AI in Agriculture for Sustainable and Economic Management PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,P. V. INDU, SIRISHA POTLURI, SUNEETA SATPATHY, SANTI SWARUP BA 9781003451648 /
7 Sustainable Farming through Machine Learning Enhancing Productivity and Efficiency PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,INDU PV, SUNEETA SATPATHY, BIJAY KUMAR PAIKARAY, MING YANG 9781032777498 /
8 Sustainable Farming through Machine Learning Enhancing Productivity and Efficiency PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,INDU PV, SUNEETA SATPATHY, BIJAY KUMAR PAIKARAY, MING YANG 9781032777498 /
9 Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Engineering Applications PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,G. SUCHARITHA, ANJANNA MATTA, M. SRINIVAS, SACHI, INDU PV 9781032765815 /
10 Waste Management and Treatment: Advances and Innovations JOSEPH VARGHESE ,LIJO THOMAS,ANKUR RAJPAL, ARGHYA CHAKRAVORTY, KLEIN, MARTIN, MOHARANA CHOUDHURY, SRIJAN GOSWAMI, VIMALA RAGHAVAN 978-100095217-9, 978-103219256-7 /
11 Mental, Emotional and Behavioural Needs of the General Population Following COVID-19 in India LIJO THOMAS,ASMA PARVEEN, RAJESH VERMA 9781003471189 /
12 IEEE-Xplore LIJO THOMAS,IEEE 979-833151898-1 /
13 Sustainability and Sustainable Development From Vision To Reality PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,DAMAN JEET, SACHI NANDAN MOHANTY, SANTI SWARUP BAS, MARY BIJI DIVYA, VIEW MORE EMPLOYING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 9781003638100 /
14 Education and Pedagogical Experiences: Coping with Human Emergencies and Exploring Resilience Strategies LIJO THOMAS,KENNEDY THOMAS, JOSEPH KUREETHARA, KENNEDY, CHAD LANDON, KHANNA, RADHIKA 978-104032133-1 /
15 Protecting and Mitigating Against Cyber Threats: Deploying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,INDU P.V., SACHI NANDAN MOHANTY, SUNEETA SATPATHY, MING YANG 9781394305223 /
16 Circular Economy for Manufacturing Waste Management PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,ANURAM KRISHNA, E.S 978-874380688-2 /
17 Transformations and Changing Perspectives in Higher Education India's Last Decade LEENA N FUKEY,LIJO THOMAS /
18 Global Nexus Handbook, Volume 1-3 PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,ESLAMIAN, SAEID, INDU PV 978-139424808-7, 978 /
19 Multimodal Learning Using Heterogeneous Data PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,INDU PV, SAEID ESLAMIAN 9780443275289 /
20 Multimodal Learning Using Heterogeneous Data PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,INDU PV, SAEID ESLAMIAN 9780443275289 /
21 Multimodal Learning Using Heterogeneous Data PREETHI N ,LIJO THOMAS,INDU PV, SAEID ESLAMIAN 9780443275289 /
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
Sl.No. Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium Type of Program Title of the Article Role Venue/Place Date
1 NAFSA 2025 Annual Conference And Expo CONFERENCES NAFSA 2025 Annual Conference And Expo PARTICIPANT) NAFSASAN DIEGO, USA 27/05/2025
2 Law-Society Democracy CONFERENCES Law-Society Democracy PARTICIPANT) Law and Administration at Nicolaus Copernicus University (Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, UMK) in Toruń, Poland.Northern Poland 15/05/2025
3 International Conference on Organisational Culture, Work Values and Organisational Performance in Higher Education Institutions (ICOC'25) CONFERENCES The Young Community Leadership Program (YCLP): A Facilitating Model for Transformative Leadership in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) PRESENTER) CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bangalore 06/08/2025
4 International Conference on complex system modeling, Analysis and Applications CSMA-2026 CONFERENCES Sustainable Consumer Behavior Modeling: A Complex-Systems Approach to Neuromarketing PRESENTER) CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Pune 13/02/2026
5 International Conference on Complex Systems Modeling, Analysis & Applications [ CSMA-2026 ] CONFERENCES DREAMS Intervention Program: A Web-based Classroom for Universal Human Values (UHV) PRESENTER) CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Pune 13/02/2026
6 International Conference on Complex Systems Modeling, Analysis & Applications [ CSMA-2026 ] CONFERENCES The Dynamics of Educational Change: A Complex Systems Perspective PRESENTER) CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Pune 13/02/2026
7 YCLP Service-Learning Framework Conference CONFERENCES A Qualitative Study of Collegiate Mentor Development in the YCLP Service-Learning Framework PRESENTER) CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bangalore 27/03/2026
8 Third International Conference on Trends in Quantum Computing and Emerging Business Technologies - TQCEBT'26 CONFERENCES Forecastiing Stock Price Movement through Advanced Predictive Analytics Techniques PRESENTER) CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Pune 09/04/2026
Invited Talks
Sl.No. Titel of the Program Name of the Program Date Name of the Institution
1 The Economic Times ETTech EDU 26/02/2026 CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
2 Changemaker 2025 Times Foundation change makers 2025 18/12/2025 CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
3 Empower to Employ ETEducation 19/12/2025 CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
Sl.No. Title Name of Student Institution Role Status Month Year
1 . THOMAS JACOB Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing July 2021
2 THE ROLE OF SELF-DETERMINATION IN SOCIO-CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT: AN INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE ON MIGRANT NAGA STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IMLINGANGZUK LONGKUMER Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing April 2023
3 . DEEPA R KARTHA Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing September 2024
4 COMPARISON OF DREAMS AND PERMA INTERVENTIONS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL UNDERACHIEVERS ROSELINE FLORENCE GOMES Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing April 2022
Patents
Sl.No. Title of Invention Inventor(s) Filing Date
1 ADAPTIVE INTELLIGENCE AND DEVICE COMPATILITY LIJO THOMAS, PREETHI N 04-Mar-2024
2 AI-Driven IoT Sleep Optimization System Using Environmental and Physiological Feedback LIJO THOMAS, PREETHI N 03-May-2025
3 Smart AI-Enabled Toothbrush for Oral Health Monitoring LIJO THOMAS, PREETHI N 21-May-2025
4 The Young Women’s Mental Health Difficulties Scale JAIN MATHEW, LIJO THOMAS, SRIDEVI NAIR 17-Jan-2026
Research Project
Sl.No. Name of the Research Project Investigator(s) Sponsors Internal/External
1 A Scientific Approach to Understanding and Transforming Obsession: Integrating Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Conceptual Modelling and Intervention Design. GUNAVATHI R,LIJO THOMAS,PALLAVI PANDEY Internal
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
Sl.No. Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme Name of Organiser Level Role Date
1 Case Teaching Writing and Research Institutional Participant 17/01/2019
Awards/Achievements/Others
Sl.No. Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others Description Organisation Month/ Year
1 Changemakers 2025 Times Foundation- Changemaker circle -Aligning with SDG 4 and 8 Times Foundation 15 October 2025
2 International Conference on Complex Systems Modeling, Analysis & Applications [ CSMA-2026 ]- General Chair General Chair for conducting - International Conference on Complex Systems Modeling, Analysis & Applications [ CSMA-2026 ] Binghamton university and Christ University Pune 13 February 2026
3 THE Asia Universities Summit Asia Universities Summit In partnership with THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Times Higher Education 24 April 2026
4 Institutional collaboration and exchange of ideas. He is invited to visit the University of Saint Joseph in Macao for the purpose of institutional collaboration and exchange of ideas. Date of Visit: 24 April 2026 This visit is part of our continued commitment to strengthening academic partnerships and fostering meaningful collaboration between ins Professor Alvaro Barbosa Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Academic Affairs University of Sai 24 April 2026