Subhodeep Moitra | Artificial Intelligence | Young Researcher Award

Mr. Subhodeep Moitra | Artificial Intelligence | Young Researcher Award

Techno College Hooghly | India

Subhodeep Moitra is a computer science researcher focused on advancing artificial intelligence through the fusion of human-like visual perception and cognition. His academic foundation spans computer applications at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, where he built strong expertise in machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, neural networks, adversarial robustness, and cognitive modeling. His research explores self-supervised reconstruction, adversarial recovery, AGI-oriented theoretical computing, medical prediction systems, and environmental forecasting, with publications in journals, conferences, preprint platforms, and book chapters. He has contributed to projects ranging from temperature forecasting and brain-stroke detection to adversarially robust autoencoders and AGI theory. His professional experience includes serving as a visiting faculty member, teaching programming, mentoring research projects, and engaging in active collaborative work. His technical skills extend across Python, deep learning frameworks, MERN stack development, and cloud-based AI tools, supported by multiple certifications from NASA, NVIDIA, CERN, IBM, Oracle, and Coursera. He has presented papers at international conferences and earned best paper presentation awards for his contributions in machine learning–driven forecasting and adversarial perception. His long-term research interest lies in building unified AI systems capable of perceiving, reasoning, and adapting with human-inspired intelligence, aiming to push the boundaries of next-generation cognitive AI.

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Featured Publications

Moitra, S., & Banerjee, D. (n.d.). Robustness as Latent Symmetry: A Theoretical Framework for Semantic Recovery in Deep Learning. OSF.

Moitra, S., & Banerjee, D. (n.d.). Are We Even on the Right Track? A Theoretical Framework for AGI Beyond Classical Computation. Authorea Preprints.

Moitra, S., & Banerjee, D. (n.d.). Skip the Chaos: A Self-Supervised Learning-Powered Autoencoder for Adversarial Recovery. OSF.

Pintu, P., Subhodeep, M., & Deblina, B. (n.d.). The mystery of Neural Network: Linked with quantum mechanics and universe. ResearchGate.

Pal, P., Moitra, S., & Banerjee, D. (n.d.). The mystery of Neural Network: Linked with quantum mechanics and universe.

Kumar Rahul | Artificial Intelligence | Innovative Research Award

Dr. Kumar Rahul | Artificial Intelligence | Innovative Research Award

NIFTEM | India

Dr. Kumar Rahul is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Sciences at the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Sonepat, combining his expertise in software engineering, big-data analytics and food-technology research. With a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering focused on enhanced data cleaning and outlier-detection using hybrid meta-heuristics, and earlier degrees in software engineering (M.E.) and computer applications (BCA/MCA), his career spans roles in both academia and engineering. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles (including systematic reviews on big-data/AI, applications of AI and ML in food-industry and healthcare, hybrid meta-heuristic models, data-cleaning frameworks) and holds patents in sensor-network water-quality monitoring and deep–learning corner-detection algorithms. His Google Scholar h-index stands at 10 with over 500 citations, reflecting his growing research impact. His research interests include artificial intelligence and machine learning for food processing, big-data analytics and industrial systems, IoT/Edge–Fog–Cloud applications, and optimization/meta-heuristic techniques for outlier or anomaly detection. He has also contributed to applied projects such as mobile-app development for fruit-freshness checking and served as Co-PI on a funded initiative in the food-technology domain. His work has been recognised through awards including UGC-NET (LS) and strong GATE performance, and he actively participates in faculty development programs and serves as a resource-person on topics such as IoT in industries and agri-startups. In summary, Dr. Rahul brings a multidisciplinary blend of computer-science rigor and domain-specific application in food-technology, making him a valuable contributor to research and education in smart food systems and analytics.

Profile: Scopus

Featured Publications

Rahul, K., & Banyal, R. K. (Erratum). Retraction Note: Firefly algorithm: an optimization solution in big data processing for the healthcare and engineering sector [Retraction note]. International Journal of Speech Technology, 24(3), 581–592. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10772-020-09783-y

Rahul, K., Arora, N., & Arora, S. (2025). Effectiveness of blockchain and IoT in horticulture crop supply chain. In B. Sharma, D.-T. Do, S. N. Sur, & C.-M. Liu (Eds.), Advances in Communication, Devices and Networking. Springer Nature.