Dr. Smitha Rao M.S

Dr. Smitha Rao M.S

Professor of Computer Science

Vidyashilp University

smitharaoms@gmail.com

smitha.rao@vidyashilp.edu.in

Biography

Hi, I’m Smitha

I am a Professor in the School of Computational and Data Sciences at Vidyashilp University in Bangalore. I work in the area of Machine Learning, primarily in Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing. I have done my PhD in Intelligent Agents. I believe in interdisciplinary research. Trying to understand the application of data science to various domains like psychology, economics including fine arts. I am currently working in collaboration with couple of start-ups in researching and providing analytic solutions using Multimodal Learning, Voice Analytics and Spoken Language Understanding (SLU).

Interests
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Data Science
Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

    Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune, India

  • Master of Computer Application (M.C.A)

    Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

  • Bachelor of Science (BSc.)

    Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Professor
Vidyashilp University
Jan 2021 – Present
 
 
 
 
 
Professor and Program Chair
Presidency University
Jan 2019 – Dec 2021
 
 
 
 
 
Director, Professor
Dayananda Sagar College, Bangalore, India
Jan 2014 – Dec 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Professor
Reva Institute of Technology & Management, Bangalore, India
Jan 2010 – Dec 2014
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Lecturer & Programme Co-ordinator
MECIT, Oman
Jan 2007 – Dec 2010
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Lecturer
Higher College of Technology(HCT), Muscat, Oman
Jan 2006 – Dec 2007
 
 
 
 
 
Head of Department, Assistant Professor
Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Management & Information Technology, Navi Mumbai, India
Jan 2004 – Dec 2006
 
 
 
 
 
Lecturer (Visiting Faculty)
Institute for Technology & Management, Mumbai, India
Jan 1999 – Dec 2004