As part of his directly faculty appointment with CT State, Dr. Jagtiani is proud to have numerous contributions towards the institution's overall efforts towards increasing student engagement and the quality of the educational experience within the State of Connecticut. He maintains a high level of personal interest and professional involvement, including leadership involvement, vis-à-vis committee membership, curriculum development efforts, campus activities, student sponsorship, and various other activities.
Details of Dr. Jagtiani's academic involvement can be found in the following applications for promotion:
JJ 2022-2023 Promotion to Associate Professor - successfully promoted to Associate Professor, April 15th, 2023, Effective Fall 2023
JJ 2021-2022 Promotion to Assistant Professor - successfully promoted to Associate Professor, April 15th, 2022, Effective Fall 2022
Publications & Conference Papers
<In Progress>, D. Stallone, L. Jagtiani, "Innovative Methods of Teaching Data Science: Google's Colab Environment", Journal of Technology Education, 2023, Hartford, CT.
L. Jagtiani, C. Bach, C. Huntley, “Implementing Early-Warning Dashboards using AI to Improve Software Project Outcome”, NEDSI 2018 Conference, April 2018, Providence, RI.
L. Jagtiani, C. Bach, C. Huntley, "Leveraging Big Data from Open Source to Improve Software Project Management”, IEEE Engineering Management Review, March 2018.
L. Jagtiani, “Enhancing Software Project Outcomes: Using Machine Learning and Open Source Data to Employ Software Project Performance Determinants”, November 2017, Ph.D. Dissertation, Advising Committee: C. Bach, G. Selig, L. Frame, M. Lohle, R. Todd, C. Huntley. Program Director: E. Kongar, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.
L. Jagtiani, “Portfolio Management & PMO's of the Future - How to Build a Value-added PMO in Today's Corporate Environment”, December 2017 (est.), Keynote Speaker, PMI Southern New England Chapter Meeting. Stamford, CT.
L. Jagtiani, “Modern Portfolio and Project Management”, April 2017, Guest Lecturer, Indian School of Management & Entrepreneurship, Mumbai, India.
L. Jagtiani, “Methods to Increase the Application & Transferability of Systems & Applications Related Research by Using Open Source Data”, CMOC Symposium, University of Connecticut, April 5, 2017 Storrs, CT.
L. Jagtiani, C. Bach, C. Huntley, V. Banpel, “Gaining Software Project Management Insights from Open Source Software “, NEDSI 2017 Conference, March 2017, Providence, RI.
L. Jagtiani, N. Lewis, “Enhancing Software Engineering Curricula by Incorporating Open, Data-Driven Planning Methods”, June 27th, 2016, National ASEE Conference, New Orleans, LA.
L. Jagtiani, “Modern Portfolio Management and the PMO of the Future”, January 2016, Keynote Speaker, PMI Westchester Chapter Meeting, Elmsford NY.
L. Jagtiani, “Discovering the Role of Big Data in the Execution Performance of Software Development Projects”, Northeast Section ASEE Conference, Northeastern University, April 30 – May 2, Boston, MA, 2015.
L. Jagtiani, “Enhancing Software Engineering Curricula by Incorporating Open, Data-Driven Planning Methods”, 6th Annual Faculty Research Day, April 1, 2016, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.
L. Jagtiani, “The Impact of Big Data on the Development and Tracking of Microcontroller Software Technology”, CMOC Symposium, April 1, 2015, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.
L. Jagtiani, “The Impact of Big Data on the Management of Business Software Technology Projects”, 5th Annual Faculty Research Day, March 27,2015, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.
Blog Posts
Click Here for Dr. Jagtiani's Blog Posts on LinkedIn on various topics of interest.
Books
<In Progress>, L. Jagtiani, Business Intelligence, Vibrant Publishers, Expected 2024, Boulder Colorado
<In Progress>, L. Jagtiani, Decision Modeling Using Analytics, Vibrant Publishers, Expected 2024, Boulder Colorado
Awards
The 2017 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Ph.D. in Technology Management Program, November 27, 2017, School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport CT.
The 2015 Best Paper Award (3rd place), April 30 – May 2, 2015, “Discovering the Role of Big Data in the Execution Performance of Software Development Projects”, Northeast Section ASEE Conference, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
2016 Best Work, Honorable Mention Award, April 1, 2016, “Enhancing Software Engineering Curricula by Incorporating Open, Data-Driven Planning Methods”, 6th Annual Faculty Research Day, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.
Grant Work
Course Design Institute (CDI), Center of Academic Excellence, Fairfield University, June 2018, $1,000, Award Received.
K-12 Education Initiative – Increasing Student Engagement in Classroom – High-Altitude-Monkey (HAM) project, CT Space Grant, November 2015, $6,000, Award received.
Study of Unmanned Autonomous Flying Service Devices, CT Space Grant, May 2015, $2,500, Award received.
Academic Scholarship, Ph. D., September 2014, School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, $5,000. Award received.