Research

Course Description

The University established the Department of Computer Applications to facilitate research and human resources development in the subject. The Department offers research programs leading to a Ph.D. in the areas of data science, artificial intelligence, cyber security, graph theory, image processing, cryptography, data mining etc. The department boasts laboratory facilities equipped with state-of-the-art technologies applicable to a variety of sectors and in line with the latest technology. The objective of the doctoral programs offered by the Department of Computer Applications is to cultivate exceptional educational researchers who have a broad range of research expertise, practical experience, and thorough subject knowledge in their field of study.


Research Guides

Dr. Sabu M. K.Professor


  • Rough Set Theory
  • Data Mining
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence

Dr. M. V. Judy Professor


  • Data Science
  • Business Data Analytics
  • Machine Learning
  • Computational Biology

Dr. Vinod P.Professor


  • Cyber Security
  • Malware Analysis
  • Machine Learning

Dr. Vishnukumar S.Associate Professor


  • Digital Image Processing
  • Machine Learning & Deep Learning
  • Soft Computing
  • Computer Vision

Dr. Rafidha Rehiman K. A.Assistant Professor


  • Cyber Security
  • Cryptography

Dr. Deepika M. P.Assistant Professor


  • Number Theory
  • Cryptography
  • Visual Cryptography
  • Quantum Cryptography
  • Secret Sharing
  • Information Security

Dr. Malathi S.Assistant Professor


  • Software Engineering
  • Design Thinking
  • Speech Processing
  • Universal Human Values
  • Software Quality Assurance
  • Software Project Management

Dr. Arun K SAssistant Professor


  • Computer Vision
  • Image Processing
  • Bioinformatics

 

Dr. A. SreekumarProfessor(Retired)


  • Algorithms
  • Graph Theory
  • Image Processing
  • Machine Intelligence

Dr. B. KannanEmeritus Professor


  • Algorithms
  • Graph Theory
  • Image Processing

Dr. K. V. PramodEmeritus Professor


  • Mathematics
  • Simulation & Modelling

Admissions Criteria

  • Candidates who have qualified for the department admission test (DAT) for Ph.D. conducted by the department within the relevant time frame
  • OR
  • Candidates with JRF (JRF which is valid at the time of application)

Candidates are selected based on the following criteria

  • Qualifying examination eligibility
  • Strong academic records.
  • Merit in the synopsis, the candidate intends to study
  • Vacancy availability with the research guides
If selected, the candidate is to be in a position to complete full-time course work for a duration as stipulated by the university/UGC. The stages of progress of the study are to be reviewed by the doctoral committee every six months.

Post-doctoral Fellows

Sl. No Name Mentor Area of Research Fellowship
1 Dr. Tinu Varghese Dr. Sabu M K Medical Image Processing DST - Women Scientist Scheme - A

Research scholars Awarded Ph.D.

Sl.No. Reg. No. Name Guide Title Year of award
1 6022 Sreemol R Dr. Santosh Kumar M.B & Dr. A.Sreekumar Secure Frameworks for Addressing the Challenges in Biometric Authentication Systems 2025
2 5566 Rekha K S Dr. Sabu M. K STOCK MARKET PREDICTION FROM FINANCIAL AND NEWS DATA-A DEEP LEARNING APPROACH 2024
3 5489 HARITHA K Dr. M. V. Judy Distributed Fuzzy Cognitive Maps: A Scalable Framework for Big Data Modelling 2024
4 4987 Sreekala M Dr. Varghese Paul Development of a Novel Encryption Technique for the Security Enhancement of Multimedia using Elliptic Curves 2024
5 4923 Soumya S Dr. K.V. Pramod Identification and Analysis of Sentiments from Malayalam Text using Machine Learning Approaches 2024
6 4656 Jasir.M.P Dr. B. Kannan SYNTHESIS OF RHYTHMIC SPEECH FROM MALAYALAM TEXT USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES 2024
7 4697 Parameshwaran.R Dr. M.Jathavedan SPACE TIME ALGEBRAIC APPROACH TO FLUID DYNAMICS 2024
8 3845 Malathi S Dr B Kannan Frame Works for Organized Crowdsourcing in Software Quality Assurance 2023
9 3518 Beena A L Dr. Humayoon Kabir S. Information Security Risk Analysis of Digital Libraries in South india 2023
10 5819 Sabeen Govind P V Dr. M.V. Judy Enhanced Data Hiding Algorithms for High Imperceptibility and Efficient Payload Capacity in Digital Images 2022
11 5427 Anuraj Mohan Dr. K.V. Pramod Large scale Machine Learning Approaches to Problems in Text and Social Network Mining 2021
12 5601 Shailesh S Dr. M.V. Judy Computational Frame work for identification of spatio-temporal patterns in classical dance using machine learning techniques 2021
13 5492 Rani Oommen Panicker Dr. Sabu M K Development of Algorithms for automatic detection of TB bacili from sputum smear microscopic images and to study the impact of automated system for TB 2021
14 5488 Ajitha S Dr. M.V. Judy Automatic Delineation of Diabetic Retinopathy from SLO images 2021
15 5103 Shini Renjith Dr. A. Sreekumar & Dr. M. Jathavedan An Autodidactic Algorithm for Enhancing the Performance of Review-based Recommender Systems 2020
16 3944 Unnikrishnan K Dr. K.V. Pramod Investigation On Relational Database Watermarking Services Framework For Content Security 2020
17 4668 Jestin Joy Dr. B. Kannan Design and Development of Assistive software tools for improving the effectiveness of Sign Language based learning 2020
18 4132 Deepika M P Dr. A. Sreekumar Secret sharing schemes and its Applications 2020
19 4906 Soumya George Dr. M Sudheep Elayidom & Dr. T. Santhanakrishnan A Novel Sequence Graph-based Search Engine using Subject Wise Labeling for the Academic Knowledge Base 2020
20 4131 Dhanya P M Dr. A. Sreekumar & Dr.M.Jathavedan Text Summarization Using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Hypergraphs 2019
21 4528 Shine K George Dr.Jagathy Raj V P & Dr. K.V. Pramod Ontology Based News Generation Framework Using Neural Models 2019
22 3516 Reshmi S Dr. B. Kannan A Hybrid Knowledge Base Chatbot Framework with Enhanced Inquisitiveness and Language Localisation 2019
23 3762 Jino P J Dr. B. Kannan Offline Handwritten Malayalam Word Recognition using Machine Learning Techniques 2019
24 4134 Arun Madhu Dr. A. Sreekumar Unmanned Vehicle Based Security System for Wireless Sensor Networks 2018
25 4129 Sunil Kumar R Dr. B. Kannan Studies on Betweenness Centrality of Graphs 2018
26 3958 Krishna Kumar M Dr. K.V. Pramod Frameworks for Effective Blind Source Separation of Ground Borne Signals and Their Applications 2018
27 4388 M B Santhosh Kumar Dr. B. Kannan Development of Innovative Procedures for Information Technology Articulated Agriculture 2018
28 3765 Binu Jacob Dr. K.V. Pramod Improved Data Mining Techniques in Ubiquitous Environments 2018
29 4487 Smiju I S Dr. M.Bhasi & Dr. K.V. Pramod Stakeholder Management in ERP and Core Banking Software Projects 2017
30 4133 Binu V P Dr. A. Sreekumar Secret Sharing Schemes with Extended Capabilities and Applications 2017
31 3734 Bino Sebastian Dr. B. Kannan Mathematical Morphology on Hypergraph spaces and its applications in Image Processing 2016
32 3517 Ramkumar P.B Dr. B. Kannan A Study of some Centrality measures in Graphs 2015
33 3540 Surendran Cherukodan Dr. S. Humayoon Kabir Open Source Software for Libraries 2015
34 3880 Remya A.R Dr. A. Sreekumar Efficient Watermarking Schemes for Speaker Verification Guaranteeing Non-repudiation 2015
35 3539 Jomy John Dr. K.V. Pramod Pattern Analysis Techniques for the Recognition of Unconstrained Handwritten Malayalam Character Images 2014
36 3277 Archana S.N Dr. Humayoon Kabeer Resource sharing Among Engineering College Libraries Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala: A Proposed Model 2014
37 2768 Sindhu M.S Dr. B. Kannan A data Mining Approach for the Identification of Adverse Drug Events (ADE) Resulting from Drug-Drug Interactions (DDI) to Improve Pharmacovigilance 2014
38 2767 Aysha V Dr. B. Kannan Document Image Segmentation and Compression using Artifical Neural Networks and Evolutionary Methods 2014
39 3850 Srikrishnan S Dr. M.Bhasi & Dr. K.V. Pramod Software Risk Management in Information Systems Offshoring and Outsourcing 2014
40 3848 Cini Kurian Dr. B. Kannan Analysis of Unique Phonemes and Developmen of Automatic Speech Recognizer for Malayalam Language 2014
41 3846 Simily Joseph Dr. B. Kannan Classification and Content Based Retrieval of Digital Mammograms and Placental Sonograms 2014
42 3746 Sindhumol S Dr. B. Kannan Improved Feature Extraction and Classification Techniques for Multispectral Brain Magnetic Resonance Images 2014
43 3943 Shine N Das Dr. K.V. Pramod Design and Development of Efficient Classification Schemes for Web Content Mining 2013
44 3763 Julie M David Dr. B. Kannan Statistical Machine Learning Techniques for the prediction of Learning Disabilities in School-Age Children 2013
45 2601 Manju C Dr. K.V. Pramod Algebraic Geometric Codes and their Relation to Cryptography using Elliptic curves 2012
46 2568 Ramkumar P.B Dr. K.V. Pramod A Study of Morphological Operators With Applications 2011
47 2529 Sreekumar A Dr. Babu Sundar S Secret Sharing Schemes using Visual Cryptography 2010
48 2867 Francis A.T Dr. Humayoon Kabeer Re-engineering and Re-Defining University Libraries in the context of modern Information and Communication Technologies: a study with special reference to the University Libraries in Kerala 2009
49 2868 Sweety Issac Dr. Humayoon Kabeer Internet Utilization and Academic Activities of Faculty Members in the University of Kerala: An Analytical Study 2009
50 2528 James K.N Dr. Babu Sundar S Real Time Raga Detection and Analysis Using Computer 2009

Current Research Scholars

Sl. No Registration Number Name Guide Area of Research Year
1 7159 Shaz Nazar Karumarot Dr. Sabu M.K. Deep Learning 2024
2 7276 Sumesh C Raman Dr. Deepika M.P Early Prediction Of Caprine and Bovine Diseases 2024
3 7162 Vipin Rajendran Dr. Malathi s Harnessing Machine Learning for Societal Advancement and Well being 2024
4 7161 Muhammed Shafi K P Dr. Vinod P Visual Malware Analysis with Deep Learning 2024
5 7274 Gayathri Dili Dr. Arun K.S Image Harmonization 2024
6 7160 Kshema Manu Dr. Malathi S Multimedia Forensics 2024
7 6940 Raseena P.A. Dr. Sabu M.K & Dr. Deepika M.P Artificial Intelligence Based Neuroimaging Analysis of Brain Disorders 2023
8 6957 Archana Krishnan Dr. Sabu M.K & Dr. Rafidha Rehiman K.A Extreme Weather Prediction using Advanced Deep Learning 2023
9 6962 Anita Nair Dr. Rafidha Rehiman K.A Security consideration of BYOD 2023
10 6960 Ajay Basil Varghese Dr. Deepika M.P Intelligent IoT Farming 2023
11 6978 Merin Paul Dr. Sabu M.K & Dr. Rafidha Rehiman K.A Breast Cancer Detection using Deep Learning 2023
12 6982 Anjana M. P Dr. Arun K.S Bioinformatics 2023
13 7047 Hasna Mol P Dr. Sabu M.K Advancing Personalized Healthcare through Deep Learning Predictive Models 2023
14 6859 Soumia Chandran M. Dr. Deepika M.P & Dr. Rafidha Rehiman K.A Deep Learning for IoT Security, Attack Identification and Defence 2022
15 6806 Greeshma Andrew Dr. Deepika M.P Security In IOT 2022
16 6444 Dhanya L K Dr Kannan B Natural Language Processing 2021
17 6690 Greeshma K Dr. Vishnukumar S Image Processing 2021
18 6576 Vinod Kumar P P Dr. Sabu M K Investigation on Different Approached to assess Accident Probabilities in Industries Using AI and ML Approaches 2021
19 6544 Nisa A K Dr. Vishnukumar S Image Processing 2021
20 6545 Reena Mary George Dr. Vishnukumar S Image Processing 2021
21 6575 Jeethu Joseph Dr. M.V.Judy Artificial Intelligence 2021
22 6542 Sameera K M Dr. Vinod P & Dr.Rafidha Rehiman Cyber Security 2021
23 6541 Asmitha K A Dr. Vinod P & Dr Rafidha Rehiman Cyber Security 2021
24 6543 Jishnu C R Dr. Vishnukumar S Image processing 2021
25 6540 Gayathri Soman Dr. M. V. Judy Machine Learning 2021
26 6546 Dincy R Arikkat Dr. Vinod P & Dr. Rafidha Rehiman Cyber Threat Intelligence 2021
27 6435 Bineetha Vijayan Dr. M.V.Judy Big Data Analytics 2021
28 6730 Aneurin Salim A L Dr. Sabu M K & Dr. B Kannan Cyber Security 2021
29 6434 Vivek M V Dr. M. V. Judy Big Data Analytics 2020
30 6303 Anju P Unni Dr. A. Sreekumar Network Science 2020
31 6282 Meharban M SD Dr. Sabu M K & Dr.T Santhana Krishnan Deep Learning 2020
32 6283 Nisha Markose Dr.Sudheep Elayidom Deep Learning 2020
33 6284 Asha J Vithayathil Dr. A. Sreekumar Information Security Techniques 2020
34 6280 Veena Jose Dr. Jagathy Raj V.P & Dr. Sabu M.K. Machine Learning & Information Security 2020
35 6236 Divyabarathi G Dr. M. V. Judy Digital Poompuhar 2020
36 6001 Jafseer K T Dr. A. Sreekumar & Dr. Shailesh S Machine learning 2019
37 6144 Manoj A M Dr. M B Santhosh kumar Pattern Matching In Agriculture Domain 2019
38 6178 Reshma M R Dr. B.Kannan & Dr.Jagathy Raj Computer Vision 2019
39 5954 Sowmya M R Dr. Santosh Kumar M.B Dr. Soorak K Ambat Machine learning 2018
40 5953 Sangeetha Chandran Dr. Santosh Kumar M.B & Dr. A. Sreekumar Image Processing 2018
41 5821 Bindhu M G Dr. M. K. Sabu A Novel Approach for Dimensionality 2018
42 5820 Baazil P Thampy Dr. M. V. Judy Big Data Analytics 2018
43 5633 Sruthi K S Dr. B Kannan & Dr. A Sreekumar Network Science 2017
44 5494 SOUMYA T V Dr. Sabu M. K Three-way decisions using Rough set 2017
45 5425 Selin M Dr. Preetha Mathew Cyber Security 2017
46 5402 Sruthi S Dr. Binu Paul Natural Language Processing 2016
47 5363 Ajilisa O A Dr. V P Jagathiraj Medical Image Analysis 2016
48 5065 Sukrith B Dr. Sreekumar A Cryptography 2015
49 4831 Bindhu J S Dr. K.V. Pramod Land Cover Problem using Satellite Images 2014
50 4922 Rajesh Kumar R Dr. K.V. Pramod Medical Image Processing 2014
51 4669 Vijith.T.K Dr. K.V. Pramod A Unified Approach for Detection of Image 2013