Nilanjan Dey
Nilanjan Dey is a professor of computer science and engineering in Kolkata whose research centers on medical imaging and machine learning. He earned a B.Tech. in 2005 and an M.Tech. in 2011 in information technology, then a PhD from Jadavpur University in 2015, and taught at JIS College of Engineering, Bengal College of Engineering and Technology, Techno International New Town and JIS University. In 2018, he coedited Machine Learning in Bio-Signal Analysis and Diagnostic Imaging, and in 2021 he coauthored an Applied Intelligence paper on detecting COVID-19 from lung CT scans with deep transfer learning. Since 2024, he is a professor at Techno International New Town, a visiting fellow in the University of Reading's Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence.
Timeline
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2005–2015
A PhD at Jadavpur University
He earns a B.Tech. in 2005 and an M.Tech. in 2011 in information technology from West Bengal University of Technology. In 2015, he completes a PhD in electronics and telecommunication engineering at Jadavpur University in Kolkata.
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2011–2020
Three assistant professor posts
He joins JIS College of Engineering as an assistant professor in 2011 and moves to Bengal College of Engineering and Technology in 2014. In 2015, he joins the information technology department at Techno International New Town, where he stays until 2020.
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2016–2021
Co-editing two journals
From 2016 to 2021, he serves as co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Synthetic Emotions and the International Journal of Natural Computing Research.
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2018–2019
Edited books on health technology
In 2018, he coedits Machine Learning in Bio-Signal Analysis and Diagnostic Imaging with Surekha Borra, Amira S. Ashour and Fuqian Shi, a book on supervised and unsupervised machine learning for biomedical signals and images. In 2019, he coedits Sensors for Health Monitoring with Jyotismita Chaki and Rajesh Kumar.
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October 2020–August 2022
Associate professor at JIS University
He holds an associate professor post at JIS University from October 2020 to August 2022.
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2021
COVID-19 detection from CT scans
In 2021, he coauthors "Deep transfer learning-based automated detection of COVID-19 from lung CT scan slices" in Applied Intelligence with S. Ahuja, B. K. Panigrahi, V. Rajinikanth and T. K. Gandhi.
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2023
Deep learning explainability paper
In 2023, he coauthors "Challenges of Deep Learning in Medical Image Analysis—Improving Explainability and Trust" in IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society with Tribikram Dhar and Surekha Borra.
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Since August 2024
Professor at Techno International New Town
In August 2024, he becomes a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Techno International New Town in Kolkata. He is a visiting fellow at the WC Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Reading, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence, and, since 2024, Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society.
Career
- Since 2024Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of ReadingVisiting Fellow
- Since 2015Techno International New TownAssistant Professor, Professor
- 2020–2022JIS UniversityAssociate Professor
- 2014–2015Bengal College of Engineering and TechnologyAssistant Professor
- 2011–2014JIS College of EngineeringAssistant Professor
Education
- 2015Jadavpur UniversityPhD
- 2011West Bengal University of TechnologyM.Tech.
- 2005West Bengal University of TechnologyB.Tech.
Sources and credits
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