Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
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10th Convocation
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Official Website     Last Updated: 22nd Jan, 2025
10th Convocation

Ratna Chandra

Professor & Head of School
ratna.chandra[at]smvdu.ac.in, ratnachandra[at]rediffmail.com
01991-285524, Extn.: 2389
School of Biotechnology
Educational Qualification
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science – University of California, Berkeley (2012)
    Specialization: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • M.S. in Computer Science – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2007)
    Specialization: Software Engineering
  • B.S. in Computer Engineering – Stanford University (2005)
    Specialization: Networking and Operating Systems
Teaching Experience
  • Associate Professor, Computer Science Department
    Stanford University (2017–Present)

  • Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department
    University of Texas at Austin (2012–2017)

  • Research Fellow, AI Lab
    Google Research (2010–2012)

Administrative Experience
  • Head of Department, Computer Science – Stanford University (2020–Present)

  • Director, AI Research Center – Stanford University (2018–2020)

Research Experience
  • Principal Investigator – AI and Machine Learning Research Lab, Stanford University (2018–Present)

  • Co-Investigator – NSF-Funded Project on Autonomous Systems, University of Texas at Austin (2015–2017)

Research Projects
  • AI for Healthcare Diagnostics (2018–Present)

  • Autonomous Vehicle Navigation Systems (2015–2017)

  • Natural Language Understanding for Conversational AI (2012–2015)

  • Reinforcement Learning in Multi-Agent Systems (2007–2012)

Journal Publications
  • “Deep Learning for Early Disease Detection: Applications in Healthcare”
    Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, 2022.

  • “Optimization of Autonomous Vehicle Navigation Using Reinforcement Learning”
    IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2017.

  • “Advancements in Natural Language Understanding for Conversational AI”
    Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 2015.

  • “Multi-Agent Systems: A Reinforcement Learning Perspective”
    ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems, 2012.

Conference Publications
  • “A Novel Approach to Deep Learning in Medical Image Analysis”
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), 2023.

  • “Reinforcement Learning for Real-Time Autonomous Vehicle Control”
    Proceedings of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), 2016.

Book/Chapters Written
  • “Deep Learning Applications in Healthcare”
    Chapter in “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Theory and Applications”, Springer, 2022.

  • “Autonomous Systems: Algorithms and Techniques”
    Chapter in “Advances in Robotics and Autonomous Systems”, Wiley, 2017.

Research Supervision
  • Ph.D. Students Supervised – Stanford University (2018–Present)

    • Supervised 5 Ph.D. candidates in AI, machine learning, and natural language processing.
  • Master’s Thesis Advisor – University of Texas at Austin (2015–2017)

    • Mentored 10 Master’s students in data science and autonomous systems research.
Patents
  • Ph.D. Students Supervised – Stanford University (2018–Present)

    • Supervised 5 Ph.D. candidates in AI, machine learning, and natural language processing.
  • Master’s Thesis Advisor – University of Texas at Austin (2015–2017)

    • Mentored 10 Master’s students in data science and autonomous systems research.
Conferences/Courses Organized
  • “System and Method for Real-Time Autonomous Vehicle Navigation”
    Patent No. US 9,876,543 B2, Issued 2017.

  • “Deep Learning-Based Medical Imaging Analysis for Disease Detection”
    Patent No. US 10,123,456 B1, Issued 2020.
Expert Talks
  • “AI in Healthcare: Revolutionizing Diagnostics”

  • “Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Systems”

Consultancy

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International and National Exposure

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Honors & Recognitions Achieved

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Profile Last updated: January 15, 2025
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