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Dr. Basant Agarwal

Associate Professor and Head

Ph.D. (CSE) from MNIT Jaipur, M.Tech. (CSE) from MNIT Jaipur, B.E.(Information Technology) from MBM Engineering College Jodhpur.

basant@curaj.ac.in

Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing

  • Ph.D. from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur.
  • M.Tech. (CSE) from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
  • B.E (IT) from MBM Engineering College Jodhpur.

Dr. Basant Agarwal is currently working as an Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering at Central University of Rajasthan, India. Dr Basant Agarwal holds a M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur, India. He has more than 9 years of experience in research and teaching. He has worked as a Postdoc Research Fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway, under the prestigious ERCIM (European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics) fellowship in 2016. He has also worked as a Research Scientist at Temasek Laboratories, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. He has worked on exploring the methods for knowledge extraction from text using deep learning algorithms, Convolutional Neural Network, Recurrent Neural Network etc. He has published more than 60 research papers in reputed conferences and Journals. His research interests include Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Sentiment Analysis, Sentic Computing.

S. No. Authors Title of Article Journal/Conference Details Journal/Conference Publication Year
1 Basant Agarwal Financial Sentiment Analysis Model Utilizing Knowledge-base and Domain-specific Representation Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer Journal 2022

System for monitoring and intellectual analysis of web “Safe web space".

Role: PI

Funding: Rs. 14,66,400/-

Duration: 2023-2025

Agency: Department of Science & Technology (International Bilateral Co-operation Division)

Scheme: Indo-Belarus Bilateral Scientific and Technological Cooperation

 

Cross-lingual knowledge transfer for social media analysis in less-resourced languages during COVID-19

Role: PI

Funding: Rs. 16,64,640/-

Duration: 2022 - 2024

Agency: Department of Science & Technology (International Bilateral Co-operation Division)

Scheme: India-Slovenia Bilateral Scientific and Technological Cooperation

 

Early and automated diagnosis of dysgraphia using deep neural network

Role: PI

Funding: Rs. 18,00,900/-

Duration: 2021 - 2023 (Ongoing)

Agency: DST New Delhi

Project Website: https://tild.co.in/

 

Technology dissemination through massive open online courses for skill enhancement and supporting higher education with advanced learning analytics for effective teaching

Role: PI

Funding: Rs. 28,75,000/-

Duration: 2022 - 2024 (Ongoing)

Agency: RISL, Government of Rajasthan.

Project Website: https://eldalab.in/

 

Social media analysis using explainable artificial intelligence(AI) based techniques for less-resourced languages

Role: PI

Funding: Rs. 7,55,000/-

Duration: 2022 - 2024 (Ongoing)

Agency: RISL, Government of Rajasthan

 

Supporting collegiate youth and teachers by integrating meaningful analytic data with massive open online courses

Role: Co-PI

Funding: Rs. 19,91,000/-

Duration: July 2020 - March 2022 (Completed.)

Agency: HG Foundation

Project Website: http://eldalab.in//

 

 

A Deep Network Model for Cross-Lingual Plagiarism Detection for Indian Languages

Role: Co-PI

Funding: Rs. 2,40,000 Lakh/-

Duration: July 2019 - June 30, 2020 (Completed)

Agency: NPIU, TEQIP-III

 

IoT enabled wireless monitoring & prediction system for heart patients to prevent fatal heart attack

Role: Co-PI

Funding: Rs. 2,40,000/-

Duration: July 2019 - June 30, 2020 (Completed)

Agency: NPIU, TEQIP-III