SUNITHA R. Associate Professor

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  • Department of Computer Science
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • maanila@yahoo.com

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 Ph.D. LeMoNAdE: Learner Context Modelling and Adaptation for E-Learning based on Socio-Constructivist Approach and Semantic Measures Pondicherry University 2014
2 M.Phil. Computer Science Annamalai University 2008
3 M.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering Pondicherry University 2006
4 MCA Computer Applications Madras University 1996
5 B.Sc. Computer Science Madras University 1993

Area of Specializaion

Theory of computation, Machine & Deep Learning

Awards / Prizes Conferred

S.No Name / Title of the Award Type Name of the Agency conferred the Award Year of the Award Amount for Cash Award
1 Best Teacher Award REGIONAL Pondicherry University 2018 nil
2 Best Teacher Award REGIONAL Pondicherry University 2012 NIL

Teaching Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution
1 Lecturer Computer Science Theivanai ammal College for Women
2 Lecturer Computer Science Theivanai ammal College for Women
3 Lecturer Information Technology Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College
4 Assistant Professor Computer Science Pondicherry University

Research Experience

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Industry Experience

S.No Designation Company/Corporate Nature of Work

Contribution towards Innovation

S.No Name of the Work/Contribution Specialization Remarks

Patent Details

S.No Title Status Patent Number Year of Award Type Commercialized Status

Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Journal Name Volume, Issue & Page Nos. Year Impact Factor
1 MuSeFFF: Multi-Stage Feature Fusion Framework for Traffic Prediction Arun Kumar, R.Sunitha Intelligent Systems with Applications 18 2023 Nil
2 Sentiment analysis of Malayalam tweets using bidirectional encoder representations from transformers: a study Syam Mohan E, R. Sunitha Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 29,3 2023 Nil
3 TrapNet: Traffic Prediction using Convolution and Self-Attention Network Arun Kumar, R.Sunitha Gongcheng Kexue Yu Jishu/Advanced Engineering Science 55,01 2023 Nil
4 MABSA: A curated Malayalam aspect based sentiment analysis dataset on movie reviews Syam Mohan E , R. Sunitha Data in Brief URL : https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2352340923005528 Volume 50 2023 1.2
5 Aedes Mosquito Control through Community Participation – An Android Application 2. G.Jeyakodi, R.Sunitha, Aravindhakumaran International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology 29(8), 724-733 2020 Nil
6 Survey on Aspect Based Sentiment Analysis using Machine Learning Techniques Syam Mohan E. , R.Sunitha European Journal of Molecular and clinical Medicine 7(10), 1664-1685 2020 Nil
7 A Framework for Fault Prevention and Detection in IoT using Smart Gateway T. Saha, R. Sunitha International Journal of Computer Sciences and Engineering 6(4), pp 112-122 2018 NIL
8 Collaborative Mechanism for Selfish Node Detection in MANET M.Illakkiya, R.Sunitha International Journal of Applied engineering Research 11(4). pp 679-687 2016 NIL
9 A Novel Approach for Multiple Mobile Sink Path Selection in Wireless Sensor Networks S.Maheswari, R.Sunitha International Journal of Applied engineering Research 11(4). pp 688-695 2016 NIL

Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Journal Name Volume, Issue & Page Nos. Year Impact Factor
1 Quantifying Concept Proximity Based on Semantic Measures R.Sunitha, G.Aghila Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences 9(6), pp. 360-366 2015 NIL
2 CARE - Context Aware REcommendation for E-learning: Harnessing Quantification of Learner Context R Sunitha, G Aghila International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering 3(10), pp6-10 2013 NIL
3 Performance Analysis Of Wi-Fi And Wi-Max Networks During Vertical Handover Ashish Mishra, R.Sunitha International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology 2(5), pp 2226-2229 2013 NIL
4 Semantic Relatedness Measures in E-learning: A study R.Sunitha, G.Aghila International Journal of Computer Applications 74(16), pp 39-43 2013 NIL
5 LEMOn : The Learning Efficiency Computation Model for Assessing Learner Context in E-learning R.Sunitha, G.Aghila International Journal of Technology for Education 2(3), pp 23-32 2013 NIL

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Details of Conference Publication Page Nos. Year
1 TrapNet: Traffic Prediction using CoAtNet Arun Kumar, R.Sunitha International Conference on Futuristic Computing : Trends and Challenges” 235-246 2022
2 Sentiment Analysis of Malayalam Tweets Syam Mohan E., R.Sunitha International Conference on Futuristic Computing : Trends and Challenges 345-355 2022
3 Transformer Based Twitter Sentiment Analysis On Education Before and After Covid Lockdown in India Syam Mohan E , Arun Kumar, R. Sunitha Proceedings of The International Conference on Technology Enabled Online and Distance Learning: In the Context of NEP 2020 13-18 2022
4 An online tool for Collaborative Assessment of Peer Participation and Contribution Sandipan Dutta , R. Sunitha, Syam Mohan E Proceedings of The International Conference on Technology Enabled Online and Distance Learning: In the Context of NEP 2020 144-150 2022
5 29. Prediction of Students’ adaptability level in Online Education using Deep Learning Approach Amudha T.K , R. Sunitha Proceedings of The International Conference on Technology Enabled Online and Distance Learning: In the Context of NEP 2020 220-227 2022
6 Classification Model for Identification of Country Level Tweet Prominence From Worldwide Tweets Using Location Data Jitendra Kumar, R.Sunitha Second International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Control Systems 0 2018
7 A survey on Sentiment analysis of songs Nisanth Kartheek, R.Sunitha International Conference on Research Trends in engineering, Science & Technology pp 2017
8 A Semantic Approach for implicit Topical Term identification and Ranking M.S.Sivaranjani, R.Sunitha IEEE international Conference on Engineering and Technology pp 2016
9 Detection of Malicious Node using Improved Confidant Technique in Ad-hoc Networks Nirma Devi, R.Sunitha IEEE international Conference on Engineering and Technology pp 2016
10 A Quantitative Approach to Personalized Learning Object Adaptation in E-learning: Harnessing Feature Similarity Measure R.Sunitha, G.Aghila International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering & Technology pp 2014

Books

S.No Title of the Book Name of the Authors as per the order in Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Understanding Object Oriented Programming Using C++ and Java Dr. P.Shanthi Bala, Dr. R.Sunitha Amazon Kindle 2020 979-8633873382
2 Software Architecture R.Sunitha DDE, Pondicherry university 2011 nil
3 Computer Graphics R.Sunitha DDE, Pondicherry university 2011 nil

Chapters in Books

S.No Title of the Chapters Name of the Authors Title of the Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 A Comprehensive Review on Deep Learning-Based Community Detection in Networks Naveed Ul Islam, R.Sunitha Emerging Research in Computing, Information, Communication and Applications Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 2022 18761119
2 Design of Block-Chain Polynomial Digests for Secure Message Authentication P. Karthik, P. Shanthi Bala , R. Sunitha Security Incidents & Response Against Cyber Attacks EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing 2021 2522-8609

Edited Books

S.No Title of the Book Name of the Authors as per the order in Book Publisher Year ISBN No.

Ongoing Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
1 Community behavior and its determinants in relation to Malaria prevention and control in Tamil Nadu. (Multicentric project) ICMR 2 years 29 2021

Ongoing Consultancy Works

S.No Title of the Consultancy Work Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year

Completed Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year

Completed Consultancy Works

S.No Title of the Consultancy Work Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year

Career Guidance Offered to students

S.No Name of the Scheme No. of Students Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling No. of Students Passed No. of Students Placed

List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,

S.No Name of the Programme/Scheme Date of Implementation No. of Students Enrolled Agencies Involved
1 Code Mithra Technical Training program 24-08-2020 160 ETHNUS Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd
2 Mobile Debugging & Trouble shooting 06-02-2023 153 New Technology
3 Product Ideation through IoT system & Analytics 06-03-2023 75 IobiT Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
4 IoT and its Applications 03-07-2023 90 IobiT Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

Research Guidance - PG

S.No Year Degree No. of Students Awarded Department/Centre
1 2023 M.TECH 2 Computer Science
2 2023 MCA 3 Computer Science
3 2023 M.SC 3 Computer Science
4 2022 MCA 6 Computer Science
5 2022 M.SC 6 Computer Science
6 2021 M.SC 5 Computer Science
7 2021 MCA 5 Computer Science
8 2021 M.SC 5 Computer Science
9 2021 MCA 8 Computer Science
10 2021 M.TECH 2 Computer Science & Engineering
11 2020 M.TECH 2 Network & Information Security
12 2020 MCA 4 Computer Science
13 2020 M.SC 4 Computer Science
14 2019 M.SC 5 Computer Science
15 2019 M.TECH 2 Computer Science
16 2018 M.SC 10 Computer Science
17 2018 M.TECH 2 Computer Science
18 2017 M.TECH 1 Computer Science
19 2017 M.SC 10 Computer Science
20 2016 M.TECH 5 Computer Science
21 2016 M.SC 7 Computer Science
22 2015 M.SC 12 Computer Science
23 2014 M.SC 7 Computer Science
24 2014 M.TECH 2 Computer Science
25 2013 M.SC 7 Computer Science
26 2013 M.TECH 3 Computer Science
27 2012 M.TECH 2 Computer Science

Research Guidance - Ph.D

S.No Student Name Registration Date Registration No. Thesis Title Thesis Submitted Status Thesis Submitted Date Vivavoce Completed Status Date Awarded
1 M.Arun Kumar 30-08-2017 20171106016 Aritificial Intelligence NO NO
2 Syam Mohan. E 31.07.2018 1800106006 Sentiment Analysis NO NO
3 Amudha T.K. 18-05-2021 2000106001 Multimodal Feature Fusion NO NO

Research Guidance - Post Doctoral

S.No Scholar Name Designation Funding Agency Fellowship Title Year of Joining Year of Completion

Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year

S.No Conference/ workshop attended for which financial support provided Professional body for which membership fee is provided Amount of Support Place From Date To Date Year
1 MERA India Brain Storming Session NA Rs. 24,000 ICMR Hqs. New Delhi 19-02-2020 20-02-2020 2020

E-Lecture Details

S.No E-Lecture Title Development of e-content/e-learning/delivering Member of Editorial Bodies Reviewer/Referee of
Content/Module Title Institution/Platform Year Weblink

Details of Online Education Conducted

S.No Nature of Online Course No. of Sessions Target Group Date

Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme

S.No Title of the Paper Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme Organized by Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 Effective Assessments for/of Online Learning Faculty Induction Programme UGC-HRDC-PU National 06.09.23 06.09,23 2023
2 NEP 2020 - Usecases of Technology Higher Education in the context of NEP 2020 Rabindra Bharati University Centre for Distance and Online Education International 25.02.2023 25.02.2023 2023
3 Leveraging Technology for Ease of Learning in the Digital Age Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence Tagore Government Arts and Science College State 26-04-2023 26-04-2023 2023
4 Assessment and Evaluation Faculty Induction Programme UGC-HRDC-PU National 01-02-2022 02-03-2022 2022
5 Online Educational Resources for Effective Remote Teaching and Assessments Faculty Induction Programme UGC-HRDC-PU National 23-06-2022 23-06-2022 2022
6 Online Educational Resources for Effective Remote Teaching and Assessments Faculty Induction Programme UGC-HRDC-PU National 09-09-2022 09-09-2022 2022
7 Online Educational Resources for Effective Remote Teaching and Assessments Faculty Induction Programme UGC-HRDC-PU National 28-11-2022 28-11-2022 2022
8 ICT tools for teaching, learning and evaluation Faculty Development Programme Sharadha Gangadaran College International 04-08-2021 06-08-2021 2021
9 Cyber Crime and Cyber Laws AICTE-UBA Sponsored One-day Cybersecurity Awareness Programme Pondicherry Technological University State 29-12-2021 29-12-2021 2021
10 Linear Algebra for Machine Learning Short term Course on Mathematics and Statistics for Machine Learning E&ICT Academy, National Institute of Technology, WarangalIT Warangal National 22-11-2021 02-12-2021 2021
11 Student Assessment Techniques Faculty Induction Programme UGC-HRDC-PU National 04-08-2021 02-09-2021 2021
12 Online Educational Resources for Effective Remote Teaching, Faculty Development Programme Department of Computer Science, Pondicherry University National 07-09-2020 11-09-2020 2020
13 Assessment and evaluation tools for remote learning and teaching Faculty Development Programme Srimath Sivagnana Balaya Swamigal Tamil Arts and Science College, Villupuram National 04-08-2020 04-08-2020 2020
14 Online Tools for Assessments Faculty Development Programme Periyar Arts Collge, Cuddalore National 17-08-2020 21-08-2020 2020
15 Online Educational Resources for Effective Remote Teaching Faculty Development Programme Department of Computer Science, Pondicherry u/niversity National 10-08-2020 14-08-2020 2020
16 Data Analysis using Python Workshop E.S. Arts and Science College, Villupuram National 05-03-2020 05-03-2020 2020
17 Python for Data Science Conference Sri Sarada Mahavidyalaya Arts & Science College National 28-02-2020 28-02-2020 2020
18 E-content Development Tools Short Term Course UGC-HRDC National 22.06.18 22.06.18 2018
19 Teaching and Performance Evaluation Tools Orientation Course UGC-HRDC National 07-09-2018 07-09-2018 2018
20 Education Technology Tools Orientation Course UGC-HRDC National 26-11-2018 26-11-2018 2018
21 Learning Management Systems FDP on "Innovative Pedgogy in Digital Age" Vinayaga Missions College of Nursing College 26-10-2018 26-10-2018 2018
22 Turing Machines Short Term course Pondicherry Engineering College National 23-03-2015 27-03-2015 2015

Conferences/Seminars Organized

S.No Title of the Programme Sponsors Venue & Duration Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 International conference on Technology enabled Online & Distance Leaning for Education DRDO, NewDelhi & McGraw Hill Education India Pondicherry University, 2 days International 27-10-2022 28-10-2022 2022

Workshop Organized

S.No Title of the Programme Sponsors Venue & Duration Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 Short term Course on Mathematics and Statistics for Machine Learning E&ICT, NIT Warangal Online , 10 days, 40 hours National 22-11-2021 02-12-2021 2021
2 Online Educational Resources for Effective Remote Teaching NA Online, One week National 10-08-2020 14-08-2020 2020
3 WORKSHOP ON ADVANCES IN NETWORKS & COMPUTING: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA PRACTICES Pondicherry University Department of Computer Science, Pondicherry University National 22-02-2010 26-023-2010 2010

Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies

S.No Name of the Position Agency/Organisation Duration Nature of Duties

Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies

S.No Name of the Body/Society Nature of Affiliation Year
1 UG Board of Studies/Department of Computer Science/ Pondicherry University Member 2022
2 UG&PG Board of Studies/St. Thomas College, Thrissur Member 2019
3 UG Board of Studies/ Department of Computer Science/ Madras University Member 2018
4 PG Board of Studies/Dept. of CS/Pondicherry University Member 2017

Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)

S.No Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) Duration Nature of Dutites
1 Faculty Advisor Every Academic Year Academic Counselling
2 Course cordinator Every Academic Year Academic Counselling
3 Chief Examiner/MCA Board/ Pondicherry University 2018 onwards Conduct and Verification of Examination Evaluation process
4 Admission coordinator Every Academic year Admission process
5 MSc Integrated Course Coordinator 3 Months, 05.02.2021-28.04.2021 Coordinating Academic activities of the first three years of MSc Integrated Course
6 Academic Activity Coordinator 2020 onwards Conducting Training programmes and workshops

Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)

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Collaboration with Institution/Industry

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Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)

S.No Title of the FDP Organiser Venue Duration From Date To Date Year
1 Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education AICTE Online One Week 20-02-2023 24-02-2023 2023
2 Product Ideation through IoT system and analytics Pondicherry university Department of computer Science, PU One Week 06-02-2023 10-03-2023 2023
3 Cyber Security Principles and defensive mechanisms E & ICT Academy, National Institute of Technology, Warangal Online One Week 18-01-22 28-01-22 2022
4 Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning ATAL Academy and CUTN Online One week 22-11-2021 26-11-2021 2021

Details of Executive Development Prog/Management Development Prog. conducted

S.No Name of the Programme No. of Participants Venue Duration From Date To Date Year Revenue Generated

Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme

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Enrolment under ARPIT Programme

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