Dr. Anitha A currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Amrita School of Physical Sciences, Coimbatore Campus. She has 7 years of teaching experience. She received her Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli in the Department of Computer Applications, specialising in interpretable and scalable categorical data encoding using statistical and deep learning frameworks. She completed her M.E. and B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University, Chennai.
She has served as a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at NIT Tiruchirappalli under a DST-ICPS funded research project on healthcare data analytics and has also worked as an Assistant Professor at reputed engineering institutions. Her teaching interests include Programming, Data Structures, Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science.
Her research interests include Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Explainable AI, Categorical Data Encoding, Healthcare Analytics, and Clinical Decision Support Systems. She has published research papers in reputed journals and conferences and serves as a Peer Reviewer for the Elsevier journal Information Sciences.
| Degree | Institution | University | Duration | Details / Specialization |
| Ph.D. | National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli | NIT Tiruchirappalli | 2019 – 2026 | Thesis Title: A Study on Interpretable and Scalable Categorical Data Encoding Using Statistical and Deep Learning-Based Frameworks |
| M.E. | M.A.M. College of Engineering | Anna University | 2010 – 2013 | Computer Science and Engineering |
| B.E. | Roever Engineering College | Anna University | 2004 – 2008 | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Designation | Organization | Duration | Key Responsibilities |
| Junior Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow | National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli | June 2018 – June 2021 |
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| Assistant Professor | Jayaram College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli | June 2015 – June 2016 |
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| Assistant Professor | M.A.M. College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli | June 2010 – November 2014 |
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| Lecturer | Jayaram College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli | May 2008 – June 2010 |
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| S. No. | Year | Programme / Workshop | Organization / Institution | Venue |
| 1 | 2023 | Online Short-Term Course on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Deep Learning | NIT Warangal (with CTL) | NIT Warangal |
| 2 | 2020 | National Level One Week FDP on Python for Data Science | Madanapalle Institute of Science and Technology | Madanapalle |
| 3 | 2020 | Two-Day Workshop on Applications of Data Science | SSN College of Engineering | Chennai |
| 4 | 2019 | NPTEL Certification on Health Research Fundamentals | ICMR–NIE / SWAYAM | Online |
| 5 | 2018 | Hybrid Course on Theory and Practice of Epidemiology and Biostatistics | St. John’s Research Institute | Bangalore |
| 6 | 2014 | One-Day Workshop on Google Apps | M.A.M. College of Engineering | Tiruchirappalli |
| 7 | 2012 | Five-Day Short-Term Course on Advanced Computer Architecture (AICTE Sponsored) | IIT Madras | Chennai |
| 8 | 2012 | Three-Day Train the Trainer Workshop on FP Training Tools and Methodologies | Infosys Campus Connect, Kamaraj College of Engineering & Technology | Virudhunagar |
| 9 | 2011 | One-Day Workshop on Building a Real Time Cloud Application | M.A.M. College of Engineering | Tiruchirappalli |
| 10 | 2011 | Two-Day Skill Edge Training Programme on Data Structures | M.A.M. College of Engineering | Tiruchirappalli |
| 11 | 2011 | One-Day Workshop on Emergence of Cloud Computing | M.A.M. College of Engineering | Tiruchirappalli |
| 12 | 2011 | One-Day Workshop on Cloud Computing | M.A.M. College of Engineering | Tiruchirappalli |
| 13 | 2011 | One-Day Workshop on Cyber Space Security | CSI Tiruchirappalli Chapter | Tiruchirappalli |
| 14 | 2011 | One-Day National Seminar on Recent Trends in Computing, Informatics & Its Application | M.A.M. College of Engineering | Tiruchirappalli |
| 15 | 2010 | One-Day National Seminar on Computing Technologies (NSCT’10) | Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College | Perambalur |
| 16 | 2009 | Two-Day Workshop on Image Processing and Pattern Recognition (WIPREC’09) | Anna University Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli |
| 17 | 2009 | One-Day Workshop on Software as a Service (SaaS) | Roever Engineering College | Perambalur |
| 18 | 2009 | One-Day Workshop & Training Programme on Cloud Computing: The Next Revolution in Information Technology | M.A.M. College of Engineering | Tiruchirappalli |
| Category | Title / Role | Organization / Platform | Duration / Year | Remarks |
| Certification | Data or Specimens-Only Research – Stage 1 Basic Course | Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) | June 2018 | Score: 97% |
| Certification | Introduction to Python for Data Science | edX | July 2018 | Online Course |
| Certification | Data Visualization: A Practical Approach for Absolute Beginners | edX | July 2018 | Online Course |
| Certification | Health Research Fundamentals (NleCer 101) | NPTEL–SWAYAM in association with ICMR–National Institute of Epidemiology | Jan–Mar 2019 | 8-week Online Certification |
| Research Community Contribution | Peer Reviewer | Information Sciences (Elsevier) | 2025 | Reviewed manuscripts in the field of information sciences. |
| S. No. | Year | Paper Title | Conference | Venue |
| 1 | 2019 | Study on Various Imputation Techniques and Their Usage in Healthcare Data | National Conference on Recent Trends in Computer Applications | NIT Tiruchirappalli |
| 2 | 2019 | Best Practices of Feature Engineering for Epidemiology Data Analysis | National Conference on Recent Trends in Computer Applications | NIT Tiruchirappalli |
| 3 | 2010 | A Methodology of Grid Computing in the Field of Bioinformatics Environment | National Conference on Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology (NCIST’10) | C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering and Technology, Vellore |
| 4 | 2010 | A Method for Mobile Devices Based on Web Services Using Image Processing | National Conference on Innovations in Computing and Communication Technology (NCICCT’09) | Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal |
| 5 | 2010 | A Methodology Using an Intrusion Prevention Model for End-Users | National Conference on Innovations in Computing and Communication Technology (NCICCT’09) | Panimalar College of Engineering, Chennai |
| 6 | 2009 | Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks | National Conference on Innovations in Computing and Communication Technology (NCICCT’09) | Jayaram College of Engineering and Technology |