CURRICULUM VITAE

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name                          :           Sonam Tobgay

Sex                              :           Male

Address                      :           Langjophakha, Thimphu.

Country                       :           Bhutan

Telephone No.            :           17885687 (m) Or 77407088 (m)

Email                           :           stobgay@gmail.com

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

No.

Name of Award

Field of study

Institute and Country

Year of award

1

Doctor of Philosophy

Wireless Communications

Aalborg University, Denmark

2013

2

Master of Engineering

Computer Science

Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

2002

3

Bachelor of Engineering

Electrical and Electronics

PSG College of Technology, India

2000

4

Cisco Certified Network Associate

Networking

Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderbad, India

2004 – 2006

 WORK AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

No.

Position

Institute

Period

1

Cheif, Programme, Teaching & Learning Division

Office of the Vice Chancellor, RUB

2016 – present

2

Dean, Academic Affairs

Sherubtse College

2014- 2015

3

Dean Research and Industrial Linkages

Sherubtse College

2010

4

Officiating Dean of Academic Affairs 

Sherubtse College

2008

5

Head of Department

Mathematics and Computer Science, Sherubtse College

2006-2008

6

Course Director for PGCTIS Programme

Sherubtse College or Ministry of Education

2006-2008

7

Coordinator for BSc. Physical Science Programme

Sherubste College

2006-2008

8

Visiting Faculty

University of New Brunswick, Canada

2006

9

CCNA Instructor and Local Main Contact

Sherubtse College

2004 – 2008

10

Lecturer for BSc. Computer Science Programme

Sherubtse College

2001-2015

MEMBERSHIPS

  1. University Academic Board, Royal University of Bhutan (2014- 2015)
  2. Research Degree Committee of RUB (2013 – 2015)
  3. Institute Academic Committee, Sherubtse College (2014–2015 )
  4. Institute Human Resource Committee, Sherubtse College (2014-20015)
  5. University Academic Board, Royal University of Bhutan (2008- 2010)
  6. Institute Academic Committee, Sherubtse College (2006 –2010 )
  7. Institute Human Resource Committee, Sherubtse College (2008-2009)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  1. International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, Open Journal System
  2. International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT)
  3. The Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries

PROJECT COORDINATED

  1. Initiation of Social Work Education at the Royal University of Bhutan, funded by UNICEF Bhutan country office, 2017
  2. Online-offline systems to enhance the quality of Higher Education in Least Developed Countries in collaboration with the Lews Castle College, Scotland, 2017
  3. CHORTENS Creating Helpful Open Research Tools for Engaging New Staff in collaboration with the Lews Castle College, Scotland, 2019

THESIS PUBLICATIONS

  1. Tobgay, S., (2013). Dynamic and reliable Information Accessing and Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks”, PhD. Thesis, Center for TeleInFrastruktur (CTIF), Aalborg University, 147 p.
  2. Tobgay, S., (2002). “Symbolic Computation using XSLT”, A Master Thesis, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
  3. Tobgay, S., Dorji, K.P., (2000). “Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)”, Senior Undergraduate project. PSG College of Technology, India

CONFERENCE AND JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

  1. Tobgay, S (2021). Centre for University learning and teaching and seven good practices. Rennie, F (Ed.). Bhutan: Ways of learning and teaching.
  2. Smyth, K., Rennie, F., Davies, G. and Tobgay, S (2020). Transnational collaboration in building educational research capacity in a new university: an applied phenomenographic investigation. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice8 (2) pp 39-49. https://jpaap.napier.ac.uk/index.php/JPAAP/article/view/460/577
  3. Tobgay, S. (2015). “Sensitivity of Information Mismatch Probability on Dynamic Information Elements in Wireless Sensor Networks”, IEEE International Conference on Control Communication and Computing (ICCC, 2015), India
  4. Tobgay, S., Olsen, R.L., Prasad, R. (2014). Dynamic and reliable Information Accessing and Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks”. The Mediterranean Journal of Computers and Networks), SoftMoter Technical Journal.
  5. Tobgay, S., Olsen, R.L., Prasad, R. (2013). Information Source Selection and Management Framework in Wireless Sensor Network”, 16th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC, 2013).
  6. Tobgay, S., Olsen, R.L., Prasad, R. (2013). The Effect of Information Access Strategy on Power Consumption and Reliability in Wireless Sensor Network”, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing (PDGC’12).
  7. Tobgay, S., Olsen, R.L., Prasad, R. (2013). Adaptive Information Access in Multiple Applications Support Wireless Sensor Network”. 8th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks & Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP). IEEE Press.
  8. Tobgay, S., Olsen, R.L., Prasad, R. (2013). “Architecture for running multiple application on a single wireless sensor network: a proposal”, First International Conference on Advances in Computing and Communication. Springer, 2011.
  9. Tobgay, S., Wangmo, K., (2009). “The Usage of Internet in Teaching and Learning in Royal University of Bhutan: Opportunities and Challenges”, International Journal of Cyber Society and Education, Singapore
  10. Tobgay, S., (2008). “Network Congestion Avoidance Techniques: A Comparative case Analysis”, Sherub Doenme, Academic Journal of Sherubtse College
  11. Tobgay, S., Wangmo, K., (2008). “Can ICT (Internet) overcome the natural Geographical Barriers of Bhutan in developing the Nation”, International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, Vol. 4. No. (4).
  12. Raju,R., Binu, T., Tobgay, S.,Kumar,Th. S., (2008). “Fuzzy Clustering Methods in Data Mining: A comparative Case Analysis”, IEEE Computer Society.
  13. Balmurugan, R., Tobgay, S., (2008). “Bhutanese vis-à-vis Tamils – A cross cultural comparison” (published during Centenary Celebration)

CERTIFICATION

I, the undersigned, certify that (1) to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes me, my qualifications, and my experience; (2) that I am available for the assignment that I am applying. 

I understand that any willful misstatement or misrepresentation herein may lead to my disqualification or removal from the selected team undertaking the assignment.

Sonam Tobgay