Mohammad Siraj B
Asst Professor
B.E., M.E., (Pursuing Ph.D.)
About
AI & ML academician, researcher, and trainer with 15+ years of experience in teaching, research, and industry-oriented AI solutions. UGC Research Fellow with expertise in Generative AI, Deep Learning, and NLP.
| Sl.No | Qualification Level | University | Area of Specialization | Year of Completion | Awards |
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| 1 | B.E | Visvesvarya Technological University | Information Science & Engineering | 2010 | |
| 2 | M.E | Anna University | Computer Science & Engineering | 2014 | |
| 3 | Ph.D (Thesis Submitted) | Visvesvarya Technological University | Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning | 2026 |
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Chair, Institution Innovation Council (IIC), St Aloysius (Deemed to be) University
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Institution Ambassador (IIC), St Aloysius (Deemed to be) University
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Co-Principal Investigator for Major Applied Research Projects
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Teaching Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning courses using industry-aligned pedagogy
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Curriculum design, syllabus framing, and Outcome-Based Education (OBE) implementation
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Research supervision and mentoring in AI, ML, and Generative AI
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Student mentoring, project guidance, and career counseling
Current
Organisation: School of Engineering, St Aloysius (Deemed to be) University, Mangaluru
Designation: Assistant Professor (Stage III)
Start Date: August 2025
End Date: Present
Previous
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Organisation: Yenepoya Institute of Technology, Moodbidri
Designation: Assistant Professor
Start Date: November 2023
End Date: July 2025 -
Organisation: Karavali Institute of Technology, Mangaluru
Designation: Assistant Professor & Head of the Department (CSE)
Start Date: February 2020
End Date: October 2023 -
Organisation: UGC – MANF (Government of India)
Designation: Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
Start Date: March 2017
End Date: February 2020 -
Organisation: UGC – MANF (Government of India)
Designation: Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
Start Date: March 2015
End Date: February 2017 -
Organisation: P.A. Polytechnic, Mangaluru
Designation: Lecturer
Start Date: September 2011
End Date: November 2017 -
Organisation: P.A. First Grade College, Mangaluru
Designation: Lecturer
Start Date: July 2010
End Date: August 2011
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Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Deep Learning and Neural Networks
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Natural Language Processing
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Computer Vision and Medical Image Analysis
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Autonomous AI Agents and Reinforcement Learning
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AI Applications in Healthcare and Agriculture
Mohammed Siraj B, and Zahid Ahmed Ansari. "ParaLeafNet-Severity: A Parallel Deep CNN with Squeeze-and-Excitation Attention for Automated Plant Disease Severity Assessment and Agricultural Health Monitoring." International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology, vol. 16, no. 15s, 2026, pp. 62–71. IJDDT, doi:10.25258/ijddt.16.15s.8. Scopus Q3.
Mohammed Siraj B, and Zahid Ahmed Ansari. "ParaLeafNet: A Lightweight Parallel CNN for Efficient Plant Disease Identification in Precision Agriculture." International Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. 11, no. 9s, 2025, pp. 135–152. IJES, ISSN: 2229-7359. Scopus, 2025. doi:10.64252/t271ak96.
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UGC Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) – Government of India
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UGC Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) – Government of India
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Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) – UGC, Government of India
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Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) – UGC, Government of India
Mohammed Siraj B, and Zahid Ahmed Ansari. "Soft Computing Based Mining of Agricultural Data for Quality Judgement and Identification of Defects in Plants." Proceedings of National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering & Technology (ETET-2016), Hyderabad, India, 2016. Conference Proceedings.
