About
Rakesh Ranjan is a part-time Lecturer in the Computer Engineering Department at San José State University, teaching Enterprise Software Overview and Software Testing & QA courses. His industry expertise complements his academic role, where he focuses on cloud data services, big data analytics, and enterprise software platforms.
Ranjan holds extensive industry experience as a Cloud Engineering Manager at IBM Silicon Valley Lab, where he leads development of data and analytics services for IBM Bluemix. With over 20 years in software development, he specializes in database technologies (DB2), cloud architectures, and large-scale system design. His textbook 'Enterprise Software Platform' covers middleware, cloud computing, big data, and emerging web technologies for software engineering students.
At SJSU, Ranjan oversees innovative student projects applying Hadoop, MapReduce, and distributed systems to real-world problems. Student teams have developed solutions including social media sentiment analysis, distributed caching systems, real-time analytics platforms, and accessibility testing frameworks under his guidance.
