Research at the School

Questions that advance
computing and society.

The School conducts research across foundational and emerging areas of computing through faculty-led groups, doctoral scholarship, funded projects, publications and academic–industry collaboration.

Research Ideas · Evidence · Impact
Intelligent Systems
Secure Networks
Data & Cognition
Distributed Computing
Research environment

Research aligned with
academic and industry needs.

Alongside continually updated undergraduate and postgraduate education, the School engages in research across frontier areas through organised faculty-led groups.

The research environment spans algorithms, artificial intelligence, data science, cloud and distributed computing, human–computer interaction, security, image processing, software engineering, mobile systems and connected technologies.

Research groups

Five focused communities
of research practice.

The current School structure organises faculty interests into five groups covering secure systems, intelligent computing, data science, distributed computing and software design.

ML
Machine Learning Group

Computational intelligence for prediction, reasoning and automation.

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and related intelligent-computing topics.

Research leadership Prof. Satyananda Champati Rai — Coordinator Prof. Nibedan Panda — Co-coordinator Prof. Santwana Sagnika — Co-coordinator
CDS
Cognitive Data Science Group

Data, language and vision understood through computational methods.

Data science, big data, natural-language processing, cognitive science and computer vision.

Research leadership Prof. Ambika Prasad Mishra — Coordinator Prof. Mainak Bandyopadhyay — Co-coordinator Prof. Sricheta Parui — Co-coordinator
DC
Distributed Computing Group

Scalable computing across cloud, edge and emerging architectures.

Cloud computing, fog computing, edge computing, quantum computing and related systems.

Research leadership Prof. Anjan Bandyopadhyay — Coordinator Prof. Vijay Kumar Meena — Co-coordinator Prof. Dayal Kumar Behera — Co-coordinator
SSD
Software System Design Group

Reliable software systems shaped through design and engineering.

Software engineering, web design and related software-system topics.

Research leadership Prof. Jagannath Singh — Coordinator Prof. Saurabh Bilgaiyan — Co-coordinator Prof. Raghunath Dey — Co-coordinator
Research activity

From an idea
to a contribution.

The groups support a continuous research cycle involving investigation, scholarly communication, funding, interaction and collaboration.

01

Identify meaningful questions

Research begins with problems aligned to disciplinary development, societal needs and industry contexts.

02

Develop projects and proposals

Faculty members and scholars formulate projects and prepare proposals for relevant funding agencies.

03

Publish and communicate findings

Research outcomes are shared through journals, conferences, books, chapters and technical forums.

04

Collaborate and exchange knowledge

Experts, institutions and industries contribute through collaborations, workshops and faculty-development activity.

Research culture

Learning through inquiry,
exchange and creation.

The School encourages research exposure through conferences, symposiums, project contests, project exhibitions and professional student chapters.

01

Academic conferences

International conferences and scholarly forums connect the School with wider research communities.

02

Student research symposiums

Students gain opportunities to present, discuss and refine their research and project work.

03

Industry symposiums

Industry interaction helps researchers understand contemporary applications and professional needs.

04

Project contests and expos

Innovation contests and project exhibitions encourage implementation, demonstration and peer learning.

05

Professional chapters

Student chapters and professional communities create additional spaces for technical exchange.

School of Computer Engineering

Explore the people and work
shaping our research.