Academics

B.Sc. Data Science and Analytics - 3 Years

With the advent of portable devices, huge volumes of data are generated every second. This data explosion has resulted in the development of a new area of science, which deals with the processing of data and gaining new insights from the data. Data analytics deals with dataset processing as well as statistical analysis of datasets. Data scientists are required in every sector for carrying out statistical analysis on data.

In this context, this undergraduate Program in Data Science and Analytics is designed to provide an in-depth knowledge of big data techniques, and their applications for effective decision making. The Program develops graduates to analyze data available in any field and use it for decision making in diverse fields. With the objective of raising professionals who would be trained in decision making, the program equips students with knowledge and skills to boost business performance, improve product development, increase revenues,create statistical models and apply them in real-world.

Career Prospects

• Data Analyst
• Data Scientist
• Data Architect
• Data Administrator
• Business Analyst
• Risk Analyst
• Business Intelligence Manager
• Data/ Analytics Manager
• Project Manager
• Consultant

B.Sc./M.Sc. Information Security and Digital Forensics - Offered in Collaboration with Centre of Education in Digital Forensics, Chennai.

The threat of cyber attacks is increasingly apparent to individuals and organizations across the globe. From hacking to phishing, scamming to grooming, and botnets to cyber-terrorism, the variety and ingenuity of exploits appear to expand constantly.

In this context, these Programs address system vulnerabilities and the preventive measures that may counter cyber-attacks, prevent repeat occurrences, collect and examine digital evidence using a variety of digital and mobile forensic tools. The programs also help in developing a detailed understanding of cyber risk management practices for ensuring overall security.

Career Prospects

• Chief Information Security Officer
• Forensic Computer Analyst
• Information Security Analyst
• Penetration Tester
• Security Architect
• IT Security Engineer
• Security Systems Administrator

B.Sc. Computer Science (Specialization in AI)

B.Sc. (Computer Science) specialization in Artificial Intelligence is a three year undergraduate programme designed to provide a sound foundation in computer science with specialization in Artificial Intelligence. Since technology is growing and evolving at anincredible speed, both the data that is generated and the devices that are used to process have increased enormously in volume, demanding the need for Artificial Intelligence based systems. Artificial Intelligence forms the basis for all computer learning and makes it possible for machines to learn from experience and take decisions like human beings.

This Program provides the ability to design intelligent solutions to problems in a variety of domains and in the fields of Natural Language Processing, Robotics, Reasoning and Problem solving. Artificial Intelligence can be integrated in various sectors such as finance, national security, health care, criminal justice, transportation and smart cities.

Career Prospects

• Business Intelligence Developer
• Data Scientist
• Machine Learning Architect
• Product Manager
• AI Engineer
• Data Administrator
• Data Analyst
• AI Team Leader
• ML Applied Research Scientist

M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

The main objective of this Program is to impart theoretical and practical knowledge in the area of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. It’s a pivotal growth area, aiming to automate the completion of highly complex tasks. Artificial Intelligence is increasingly prevalent in our day-to-day life making machines act and think like human beings.

Machine Learning is the Application of Artificial Intelligence which allows machines to learn for themselves from the past data. Owing to the recent industrial revolution and technology development, the demand for Artificial Intelligence has scaled great heights over the years.

The Program specializes in making computer machines able to perform various tasks which requires human intelligence such as decision making, speech recognition, visual perception and translation of language. The major focus of this program is to equip students with cutting-edge technologies such as Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing and Reinforcement Learning.

Career Prospects

• Machine Learning Engineer
• Machine Learning Scientist
• Data Scientist
• Business Intelligence Developer
• Research Scientist
• User Experience Specialists
• Machine Learning Researchers

M.Phil./Ph.D. Computer Applications

M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes are offered both in Part time and Full time mode in Computer Applications