Mrs. Sandhya R Savanur

Assistant Professor in CSE-CC, AI, BC & BS

Program Director, M. Tech – AI in Healthcare

Faculty:
Faculty of Engineering and Technology

School / Program:
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
B.Tech in Computer Science - CC, AI, BC & BS

Faculty Introduction

Mrs. Sandhya R Savanur is serving as Assistant Professor in CSE-CC, AI, BC & BS at GM University, Davangere, Karnataka, India. She is leading the GMU PG program AI in Healthcare as Program Director. With 11 years of teaching, industry and research experience, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in the field of Data Analytics. She has completed her Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science and Engineering and Master of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi. Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Sentiment Analysis, Data Analytics, Data Mining and Warehousing and Big Data. She can be contacted at sandhyasavanur@gmu.ac.in

Qualifications

• Ph.D. (CSE – Data Analytics)

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Pursuing

• M. Tech. (CSE)

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, 2013

• BE (CSE)

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, 2005

Experience

Teaching:

• 4.5 Years at GM University, Davangere, Karnataka

Industry:

• 6.5 Years at Infosys Technologies Limited
• 5.1 Years at N S Glass Planet, Tumakuru

Research

• Development of Optimized Sentiment Analysis Techniques for Predictive Modelling

Training Programs Attended

• Participated and successfully completed One Week AICTE–VTU Joint Teachers Training Programme on “Introduction to Python Programming & its Applications” from 13th to 17th March 2023 Organized by Visvesvaraya Technological University, Centre for PG Studies, VIAT, Muddenahalli, Chikkaballapur (Dist.)
• Participated in Train The Trainer Program on Java Programming conducted by Infosys Limited from June 16 - June 18, 2021

Research Interests

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Analytics
• Sentiment Analysis
• Data Mining and Warehousing

Awards & Achievements

• Received Infosys-ABNAMRO Outstanding Performance Certificate
• Received Infosys-IVS Excellence in Practice certificate twice.

Publications / Patents

• National Conference Papers: 1
• National Conference Papers: 4
• National Journal Papers: 0
• International Journal Papers: 2

Professional Membership

Administrative Responsibilities

• University Level - Program Director for GMU PG Program - AI in Healthcare

Workshops / FDPs / Seminars Attended

• Completed the Microsoft India & SAP India led Faculty Development Program on “Artificial Intelligence" under TechSaksham Program from “23rd Feb. 2023– 25th Feb. 2023
• Participated in the 5-day online FDP on the theme “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) from 28th March, 2022 to 1st April, 2022
• Participated in 12 Hours of Faculty Development Program on Android Development with Kotlin (Online Live FDP) conducted by ICT Academy on 26 Jul 2021 to 30 Jul 2021
• Attended below seminars as part of Webinar Series – IT Industry Trends organized by Department of CS&E, SIT, Tumakuru - 2021
• Webinar on “Scientific Writing for Journals” organized by VTU Consortium in collaboration with Springer Nature – 2021
• ISTE workshop on Computer Networking conducted by IIT, Bombay – 2014
• ISTE workshop on Computer Programming conducted by IIT, Bombay - 2014

Workshops / FDPs / Conferences Organized

Projects Guided

• UG Projects: 10
• PG Projects: 6

Any Other Contributions

As Program Director, co-ordinated MOU between GM University and Subbaiah Research Institute, Shivamogga on 27-Feb-2025.

Presented the innovation “LungAIzer - AI-Powered Chatbot for Chest X-ray Interpretation” in India Innovation Summit 2025, held in New Delhi on 18th and 19th March 2025.

As Program Director, facilitated 3 interactive sessions by faculty of International Universities and CEO of AI company.

Developing AI tools for Healthcare in collaboration with Subbaiah Research Institute, Shivamogga.

Club Coordinator of the Mobile Application Development Club.

BOS Member for framing GMU UG Syllabus

BOS Member for framing GMU PG Syllabus

Internal squad member for VTU examinations and IA

Department Project and Technical seminar Co-ordinator

Department KSCST Project co-ordinator