Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

About the Department

Overview

Established in 2021, the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI & DS) is committed to developing skilled professionals and innovators in the rapidly evolving fields of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science. The department is supported by qualified faculty, state-of-the-art laboratories, and modern learning infrastructure. The department adopts project-based, simulation-based, and skill-oriented learning, enabling students to apply concepts to real-world problems. Industry collaborations, technical events, hackathons, and workshops provide opportunities for hands-on learning and industry exposure. With a strong focus on research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and higher learning, the department provides platforms through technical clubs, professional student chapters, innovation initiatives, and mentorship programmes. These initiatives foster creativity, problem-solving, ethical thinking, and technological competence, preparing students for successful careers, higher education, and entrepreneurial ventures.

Vision

To build strong technical environment and enhance problem solving abilities in the domain of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science to generate professionals who are capable of handling social and technical problems.

Mission

To facilitate students with latest tools and techniques by providing professionally committed faculty and staff.
To develop ethical values, leadership and research capabilities in students to face the global challenges.
To establish state of the art laboratories, MOU with leading industries in order to promote research and innovation activities in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science domain among students.

Programmes Offered

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B.E.

B.E. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

4 Years 60 seats

Department Faculty

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Vijaya Kumar B. P.

Head of Department

Professor and Head, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Engg.

Mrs. Shylaja V

Assistant Professor

Ms. Shilpa M I

Senior Lecturer

Ms. Swetha B N

Assistant Professor

Dr. Vaneeta M

Associate Professor

Labs & Infrastructure

AI and DS lab

The laboratory houses 70 Lenovo ThinkCentre M70T systems equipped with Intel Core i7-10700 processors, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB NVMe SSDs, and 1 TB HDDs. It provides a robust environment for programming, data analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, software development, and project-based learning, supporting hands-on education and technology-driven academic activities.

AI and DS lab

The laboratory houses 70 Lenovo ThinkCentre M70T systems equipped with Intel Core i7-10700 processors, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB NVMe SSDs, and 1 TB HDDs. It provides a robust environment for programming, data analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, software development, and project-based learning, supporting hands-on education and technology-driven academic activities.

AI and DS lab - Equipment

The laboratory is equipped with two high-performance workstations with NVIDIA RTX 3070 8 GB GPUs, providing hands-on experience in GPU computing, CUDA, and parallel programming. The facility supports GPU-accelerated AI/ML, simulation, visualization, computational applications, and project-based learning, enabling students to apply parallel computing concepts to real-world problems.

AI and DS lab - Equipment

The laboratory is equipped with two high-performance workstations with NVIDIA RTX 3070 8 GB GPUs, providing hands-on experience in GPU computing, CUDA, and parallel programming. The facility supports GPU-accelerated AI/ML, simulation, visualization, computational applications, and project-based learning, enabling students to apply parallel computing concepts to real-world problems.

AI and DS lab - Server

The laboratory is supported by a Dell PowerEdge R540 rack server with dual Intel Xeon processors, providing a platform for high-performance computing, parallel processing, virtualization, database management, and networking experiments. It enables students to gain hands-on experience with server technologies, distributed computing, and computationally intensive applications, while supporting academic projects and research activities.

AI and DS lab - Server

The laboratory is supported by a Dell PowerEdge R540 rack server with dual Intel Xeon processors, providing a platform for high-performance computing, parallel processing, virtualization, database management, and networking experiments. It enables students to gain hands-on experience with server technologies, distributed computing, and computationally intensive applications, while supporting academic projects and research activities.

5G Use Case Lab

The 5G Use Case Laboratory, established under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) 100 5G Labs initiative, provides a live environment for 5G Standalone technology, research, prototyping, and student project development. Equipped with 5G core and radio infrastructure, MEC units, IoT gateways, AI-enabled cameras, drones, XR devices, and sensors, the lab supports hands-on learning in 5G, Edge Computing, AI/ML, and IoT while fostering academia–industry collaboration and innovation.

5G Use Case Lab

The 5G Use Case Laboratory, established under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) 100 5G Labs initiative, provides a live environment for 5G Standalone technology, research, prototyping, and student project development. Equipped with 5G core and radio infrastructure, MEC units, IoT gateways, AI-enabled cameras, drones, XR devices, and sensors, the lab supports hands-on learning in 5G, Edge Computing, AI/ML, and IoT while fostering academia–industry collaboration and innovation.

Top Recruiters & Industry Collaboration

Top Recruiters

HPE Schneider Electric IBM Athena Health, Bengaluru JPMorgan Chase and Co., Bengaluru TE Connectivity India Private Limited Ericsson Accenture Morgan Stanley NVIDIA Infosys Merkle (Dentsu) Natwest Havells India Limited Fivetran Mphasis

Industry Partners / Collaborations

MoU with TCIL, Govt. of INDIA

MoU with VisionAstra Startup Academy

MoU with AI Planet

MoU with Foundation for Science Innovation and Development ( FSID)

CMTI, Bengaluru

Agrowvitz Innovations Private Limited

QpiAI INDIA Private Limited, Bengaluru

Metastart SVY LLP

Placements

2021-2025 Batch: 76% Placed, Mean CTC: 10.54 LPA, Highest CTC: 19.75 LPA, Higher Studies: 02 students are currently pursuing MS degrees abroad.
2022-2026 Batch: 78% Placed, Mean CTC: 9.75 LPA, Highest CTC: 21 LPA, Higher Studies: 02 students are currently pursuing MS degrees abroad.

Research Areas

Computational Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, High Performance Computing, Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Multi modal Data Analytics

Achievements

Dedicated Faculty with Academic and Research Expertise.
Secured Research Projects Funded by ISRO, DoT, VGST, AICTE and RIT SEED Money, with a Total Funding of ₹109 Lakhs.
Secured Consultancy Projects Worth ₹2.5 Lakhs.
Students have excelled in national and international hackathons, technical paper presentations, and project competitions, winning several prizes and accolades.
Our students actively participate in extracurricular activities and sports, winning prizes and accolades at state and national-level events and competitions.

Department Clubs

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DHARTI VARDANAM: ECOMIND AI Student Club

Our club Disseminates knowledge about 17 SDG's. Encourages and conducts activities which promotes sustainable solutions using AI in every walk of life.

Board of Studies

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