Dr. R. Priscilla, M.E. Ph. D.
Principal Incharge
St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology
St.Joseph's Group of Institutions
June
2026
Principal
St.Joseph’s Institute of Technology
June 2026 – onwards.
August
2023Professor & Head- Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
St.Joseph’s Institute of Technology
August 2023 – Onwards
March
2014Professor – Information Technology
St.Joseph’s Institute of Technology
March 2014 – July 2023
June
2012Assistant Professor – Information Technology
St.Joseph’s Institute of Technology
June 2010 – May 2012
June
2007Assistant Professor – Information Technology
St. Joseph’s College of Engineering
June 2007 – May 2010
June
2005Lecturer
Information Technology
St. Joseph’s College of Engineering
June 2005 – May 2007
November
2000Lecturer – Information Technology
Karunya Institute of Technology Coimbatore November 2000 – March 2005- D in Data mining in Bioinformatics under Information and Communication Engineering(CS), Anna University, Chennai, India, 2007- 2013.
- E., Computer Science and Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India, 2003-2005.
- E., Computer Science and Engineering, Dr. Sivanthi Adithanar College of Engineering, India, 1996-2000
Project Grant
- Received funding under AICTE – Scheme for Promoting Interests, Creativity and Ethics among Students (SPICES) (File No.: F.No.10-135/AICTE/IDC/SPICES/2021-22) with a grant amount of ₹1,00,000/-.
- Received funding under the TNSCST Student Project Scheme for the project titled “Smart Writing Pen for Children with Learning Disabilities”, with a sanctioned amount of ₹7,500/-.
- Received a Seed Fund for Humanoid Robotics, Generative AI (ChatGPT – Integration), NLP, Autonomous Navigation, Sensors and Embedded Systems with a sanctioned amount of ₹2,00,000/-.
- Coordinated an AICTE – ATAL Sponsored Online Faculty Development Programme
Professional Membership
- Life Member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
- Member of Internet Society (ISOC) Member ID: 137549
- Member of Institute for Engineering Research and Publication (IFERP)
- Member of IEEE, ACM
2026 | |
1. | Priscilla. R., J. Harshini, and G. B. Patturose, “Investigating Security Challenges and Solutions for Preserving Privacy While Sharing Data Across Networks: A Study with Reference to E-Commerce Websites,” Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS), vol. 2608, Springer, 2026. |
2. | Priscilla. R., B. Balaji, C. Aswin, and J. G. B. Patturose, “FraudX: A Machine Learning Framework for Real-Time Credit Card Fraud Detection,” in Proceedings of the Contemporary Computing Innovations Conference (CCIC 2026), 2026. |
3. | Priscilla. R., J. G. B. Patturose, and M. Naveen, “AI-Powered Scribble Analysis for Early Detection of Developmental Challenges in Special Children,” IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIP AICT), vol. 750, Springer, 2026. |
4. | Priscilla. R., J. S., and G. B. Patturose, “Hybrid Decision-Level Fusion Framework for Rice Leaf Disease Classification Using Deep Learning,” in Proceedings of the Contemporary Computing Innovations Conference (CCIC 2026), 2026. |
5. | Priscilla. R., A. S., A. W., and J. G. B. Patturose, “AI-Powered Predictive Maintenance System for Smart Agriculture Using IoT and Cloud Computing,” in Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Computing and Intelligent Technologies (ICOECIT 2026), IEEE, 2026. |
6. | Priscilla. R., D. P., B. K. P., and J. G. B. Patturose, “FedCare+: A Privacy-Focused AI System for Smart Remote Patient Monitoring with Real-Time Alerts,” in Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Technology and Management for Social Innovation (IATMSI 2026), IEEE, 2026. |
7. | Priscilla. R., D. Vigneshraj, J. Rohith Amalan, and J. G. B. Patturose, “Hybrid Emotion Recognition and Multimedia Recommendation System,” in Proceedings of the Contemporary Computing Innovations Conference (CCIC 2026), 2026. |
8. | Priscilla. R., P. Durga, and R. Haseena Barveen, “Explainable AI Chatbot for Animal Behavioral and Medical Triage,” in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Intelligent Data Communication Technologies and Internet of Things (IDCIoT 2026), 2026. |
2025 | |
9. | Rajasekar, D., Sethuraman, R., Rajadurai, P., & Subbaraj, S. (2025). Addressing security threats using attention recurrent bidirectional network-based crossover prairie dog algorithm interconnected systems. IETE Journal of Research, 71(8), 2566–2577. |
10. | Jeevia Harshini, M., Gold Beulah Patturose, J., & Priscilla, R. (2025). Investigating Security Challenges and Solutions for Preserving Privacy While Sharing Data Across Networks – A Study with Reference to E-Commerce Websites. In Recent Trends in Advanced Computing (ICRTAC 2024) (pp. 273–292). |
11. | Priscilla, R., Gold Beulah Patturose, J., & Naveen, M. (2025). AI-Powered Scribble Analysis for Early Detection of Developmental Challenges in Special Children. In Computational Intelligence in Data Science (ICCIDS 2025) (pp. 171–184). |
12. | S. Srija, K. J. Vijithaa, R. Priscilla, and J. Gold Beulah Patturose (2025), “Data-Driven Visual Defect Detection and Analysis in Manufacturing,” in Proc. 6th Int. Conf. Electronics and Sustainable Communication Systems (ICESC), IEEE, Sept. 10–12, doi: 10.1109/ICESC65114.2025.11212454. |
13. | B. M. Frinifa Babu, M. Aarthi, R. Priscilla, and J. Gold Beulah Patturose, (2025) “YOLO-GreenBin: A Real-Time Multi-Modal Smart Waste Monitoring System Using YOLOv8 and Sensor Fusion with Live Geo- Mapping,” in Proc. 6th Int. Conf. Electronics and Sustainable Communication Systems (ICESC), IEEE, Sept. 10–12, doi: 10.1109/ICESC65114.2025.11212305. |
2024 | |
14. | Rajasekar, D., Moorthy, V., Rajadurai, P., & Ravikumar, S. (2024). From leaf to harvest: Achieving sustainable agriculture through advanced disease prediction with DBN-EKELM. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 104(13), 8306–8320. |
15. | Joel, R., Navaneethakrishnan, M., Priscilla, R., & Jabakumar, G. G. (2024). Fast fuzzy C-means clustering and deep Q network for personalised web directories recommendation. International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, 47(3). |
16. | R. Chandru, R. Antony Vincent, and R. Priscilla, (2024) “Video Integrity Detection with Deep Learning,” in Proc. Int. Conf. Advanced Computing and Communication Systems (ICACCS), IEEE, Mar. 14–15, doi: 10.1109/ICACCS60874.2024.10717096 |
17. | J. Gold Beulah Patturose, R. Priscilla, (2024) M. Vijay Karthick, and P. S. Jayasurya, “Ingeleze: Advanced AI Solution for English Mastery,” in Proc. Int. Conf. Advances in Computing, Communication and Materials (ICACCM), IEEE, Nov. 22–23, doi: 10.1109/ICACCM61117.2024.11058704. |
18. | T. A. Mohanaprakash, S. S. Aladakatti, S. Kanimozhi, C. Tamilselvi, R. Priscilla, and R. S. Rashika, (2024) “Robust Framework for Detecting Heart Stroke Using Advanced Machine Learning Techniques,” in Proc. 5th Int. Conf. Smart Electronics and Communication (ICOSEC), IEEE, Sept. 18–20, doi: 10.1109/ICOSEC61587.2024.10722096. |
19. | R. Priscilla, J. Gold Beulah Patturose, J. M. Jerrish Bright, M. Sanjay, P. Rahul, and T. Kalyani, (2024) “Decentralized Voting Application Using the ERC-4337 Standard,” in Proc. 2024 Int. Conf. Communication, Computing, Smart Materials and Devices (ICCCSMD), IEEE, Dec. 19–20, doi: 10.1109/ICCCSMD63546.2024.11015202 |
20. | R. Priscilla, J. Gold Beulah Patturose, J. Ayana, and V. Priyadharshini, (2024) “Building Trust in Digital Transactions: An Ensemble Machine Learning Approach for Fraud Detection,” in Proc. 2024 Int. Conf. Communication, Computing, Smart Materials and Devices (ICCCSMD), IEEE, Dec. 19–20, doi: 10.1109/ICCCSMD63546.2024.11015217 |
2023 | |
21. | Deepa, R., Priscilla, R., Pandi, A., & Renukadevi, B. (2023). An early prediction model for chronic kidney disease using machine learning. In Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Networking and Communications (ICNWC) (pp. 1–10). |
22. | Priscilla, R., Deepa, R., & Pandi, A. (2023). Agriculture-based automation with recommendation systems based on AI models. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Smart Systems. |
23. | Priscilla, R., Siva, T., Karthi, M., Vijayakumar, K., & Gangadharan, R. (2023). Baseline modeling for early prediction of loan approval system. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering. |
24. | Karthi, M., & Priscilla, R. (2023). Forest fire detection: A comparative analysis of deep learning algorithms. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering. |
25. | Kasonda, D. G. S., & Priscilla, R. (2023). Improving heart disease detection and prediction through deep and machine learning algorithms in computed tomography (CT) imagery. A Journal for New Zealand Herpetology, 12(1), 970–977. |
2022 | |
26. | Priscilla, R., Kathrine, G. J. W., Rubavathi, M., & Sruthi Krithika, T. (2022). Blockchain-based decentralized e-voting system using smart contract. In Disruptive Technologies for Big Data and Cloud Applications: Proceedings. |
2021 | |
27. | Rajadurai, P., & Kathrine, G. J. W. (2021). An Intelligent deep learning-based wireless underground sensor system for IoT-based agricultural application. In Applied Learning Algorithms for Intelligent IoT (pp. 291–324). |
28. | Dornadula, B., Geetha, S., Phamila, A. V., Priscilla, R., & Vijayakumar, K. (2021). Forecasting lung diseases from radiography scans with hybrid transfer learning techniques. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovative Computing and Intelligent Communication. |
29. | Karthi, M., Muthulakshmi, V., Priscilla, R., Praveen, P., & Vanisri, K. (2021). Evolution of YOLO-v5 algorithm for object detection: Automated detection of library books and performance validation of dataset. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovative Computing and Intelligent Communication. |
30. | Vijaya Prabhu, R., Anslam Sibi, S., & Priscilla, R. (2021). Modified particle swarm optimization in wireless sensor network for clustering and routing. In International Virtual Conference on Industry 4.0: Select Proceedings |
31. | Priscilla, R. (2021). A smart decentralised framework to track patients’ health information using electronic health record with blockchain technology. International Journal of Future Generation Communication and Networking, 13. |
2020 | |
32. | Karthi, M., Priscilla, R., & Jafer, K. S. A. (2020). Novel Content Detection Approach for Handwritten English Letters. Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 172, pp. 1016–1025. |
33. | Priscilla, R., Karthi, M., & Siddharth, N. (2019/2020). Detection of copyright infringement of audio in on-demand systems using audio fingerprinting. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 9(1S3). |
34. | Priscilla, R., & Geetha, S. (2020). A Smart Decentralised Framework to Track Patients Health Information Using Electronic Health Record with Blockchain Technology. International Journal of Future Generation Communication and Networking, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 1911–1919. |
35. | Priscilla, R. (2020). A Blockchain Framework for Secure Transactions in Health Care. Presented at the International e-Conference on Information, Communication and Networking (IECICN-2020), July 10–11, 2020. |
2019 | |
36. | Priscilla, R. (2019). A Novel Content Detection Approach for Handwritten English Letters. Presented at the 9th World Engineering Education Forum, November 2019, Chennai. |
2018 | |
37. | Priscilla, R. (2018). Usage of Bioinformatic data for remote authentication in wireless networks. ICTACT Journal on Image and Video Processing, 9(1). |
38. | Karthi, M., & Priscilla, R. (2018). Anticipating veracity of rail mishaps using text mining and ID3 algorithm. International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 119(15), 1753–1759. |
39. | Karthi, M., Priscilla, R., & Benila, E. (2018). The Patrons for Predicting Veracity of Rail Mishaps Using ID3 Algorithm. In Proceedings of the 6th World Conference on Applied Science, Engineering and Technology, 2018. |
2015 | |
40. | Ramya, N., & Priscilla, R. (2015). XML Tree Pattern Minimization Optimization Technique. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research (IJAER), Vol. 10, No. 66, pp. 315–321. |
2013 | |
41. | Priscilla, R., & Swamynathan, S. (2013). A Semi-Supervised Hierarchical Approach: Two Dimensional Clustering of Microarray Gene Expression Data. Frontiers of Computer Science China. DOI: 10.1007/s11704-013-1076-z. |
42. | Priscilla, R., CN, P., & Swamynathan, S. (2013). Analysis of gene expression data using MATLAB software. IEEE. |
2012 | |
43. | Priscilla, R., & Swamynathan, S. (2012). Efficient two-dimensional clustering of microarray gene expression data by means of hybrid similarity measure. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics, pp. 1047–1053. (Indexed in ACM Digital Library) |
44. | Rajadurai, P., & Sankaranarayanan, S. (2012). A Fast quad-tree based two-dimensional hierarchical clustering. Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, 6. Vol. 6, pp. 265–274. DOI: 10.4137/BBI.S10383. |
45. | Priscilla, R., & Swamynathan, S. (2012). A high-speed two-dimensional hierarchical clustering of microarray gene expression data. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems Design and Intelligent Applications, pp. 539–546. (Indexed in SpringerLink). |
2011 | |
46. | Priscilla, R., & Swamynathan, S. (2011). An efficient hybrid clustering approach of microarray gene expression data. In Proceedings of the World Congress on Information and Communication Technologies, pp. 556–561. (Indexed in IEEE Xplore). |
2010 | |
47. | Priscilla, R., Prashantha, C. N., & Swamynathan, S. (2010). Analysis of Gene Expression Data Using MATLAB Software. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on VLSI, Communication, Computation and Security, pp. 53–58. |
2009 | |
48. | Ramya Vairamani, M., Priscilla, R., & Swamynathan, S. (2009). Analysis of Gene Expression Data Using Data Mining Techniques. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems and Software Engineering, pp. 218–222. |
2005 | |
49. | Priscilla, R. (2005). Load Balancing of a Mobile Cellular Network. In Proceedings of the National Conference on Bioinformatics Computing (NCBC’05), March 18–19, 2005.
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NPTEL Courses Attended :
8 Weeks Online Certification Program on “Steam and Gas Power Turbines” from Feb – Apr 2019 – Elite (FDP)
12 Weeks Online FDP Program on “Energy Conservation and Waste Heat Recovery ” from • 12 Weeks Online FDP Program on “Energy Conservation and Waste Heat Recovery ” from July – Oct 2019 – Elite (FDP)
Faculty Development Programme Attended/ Workshops Attended :
19 (Details given in the Table below)
S No. | WORKSHOP | TOPIC | DATE | ORGANIZERS |
1 | ISTE Winter School | Modern trends in Food Preserving Technologies | Mar 18-29, | Anna University |
2 | MNES Workshop | Absorption Cooling Systems suitable for Low Grade Heat Sources | Sep 29, | I I T Madras, Chennai |
3 | AICTE Sponsored | Reliability of Renewable Energy Systems with Special Reference to Wind Energy | Nov 17-18, | G R T Convention Centre |
4 | HIDECOR | Alternative Refrigerants and Cycles | Dec 19-21, | Anna University |
5 | RENET | Renewable Energy Community Development & Showcase Workshop | Sep 27-28, | I I T Madras, Chennai |
6 | Indo-German Workshop | Energy Research in India and Germany: The Challenges for the Future | 20-21, June 2007 | Institute for Energy Studies, Anna University, Chennai |
7 | National Conference | National Conference on Refrigeration and Air-conditioning | 8-10 January, 2009 | I I T Madras, Chennai |
8 | ISHRAE Seminar | BEE Energy Star Labeling and Energy Efficiency Improvements in Buildings | Nov 7, 2009 | Anna University, |
9 | ASHRAE | Technical Seminar on Service related Topics | Sep 24-25,2010 | G R T Convention Centre |
10 | National Level Seminar | Quality Initiatives in Making Higher Education Learner Centric | Mar 30-31,2012 | MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai |
11 | ASHRAE Seminar | Seminar on Refrigeration and Cold Storage Systems | Aug 18 2012 | The Rain Tree Hotels |
12 | Workshop | Stress Counseling & Guidance Skills | Aug 1-2,2015 | ISMA, Chennai |
13 | International Conference | International Conference on Polygeneration | Feb 18-20, 2015 | Anna University, Chennai |
14 | National Conference | 4th National Conference on Refrigeration and Air-conditioning | Oct 28-30, 2015 | Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai |
15 | One Day Workshop | Intellectual Property Rights and Innovations | Oct 10, 2010 | R & D Centre, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering |
16 | AICTE – ISHRAE Refresher Course | ISHRAE Certified Faculty in HVAC & R | Dec 04 – 08, 2017 | R&AC Division, CEG, Anna University, Chennai 25 |
17 | AICTE | Human Comfort and Indoor Air Quality | Nov 20 – 25, 2019 | IIT Madras, Chennai |
18 | National Seminar | ACRESERVE 2019 – A National Seminar on Service Related Topics in AC&Refrigeration | Dec 14, 2019 | ASHRE & ISHRAE, Chennai |
19 | FDP | Recent Innovations and Futuristic Scope for Research in I C Engines | June 29 – | Department of Mech Engg |
Patent Published : 2
No. of UG Projects Guided : 36
No. of PG Projects Guided : 3
