Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
About Department
B. Tech (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) is a four year full time undergraduate programme started in the academic year 2020-21 with the skills to perform intelligent data analysis and imparting knowledge of advanced innovations like artificial intelligence, data science, machine learning, deep learning and natural language processing.
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science is one of the emerging areas out of 10 special categories identified by AICTE and MHRD which can meet the upcoming requirements of the Industrial Revolution. The industries and businesses all over the world has been undertaking massive projects to radically modify their enterprise software systems by integrating Artificial Intelligence techniques and coupled with Data Analytics
Vision

To prove excellence in Data Science research, education and innovation with AI tools.
Mission

- To contribute for greater collaboration with academia and businesses.
- To impart quality and research based education to promote innovations providing smart solutions in multi-disciplinary area of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.
- To provide eminent Data Scientists to serve humanity.
Faculty Achievements

- "Most of our staff members have completed the UHV Phase-I certification conducted by AICTE."
- "Our department staff has completed the Wipro certification."
- "Our Head of the Department, Dr. B. Kiran Bala, has received the IEI Best Teacher Award."
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

- PEO1: To create Graduates with successful career in the field of Data Science in all industries or pursue higher education and research or evolve as entrepreneurs.
- PEO2: To equip the Graduates with the ability and attitude to adapt to emerging technological changes in the field of expert systems.
- PEO3: To excel the students as socially committed engineers with high ethical values, leadership qualities and openness for the needs of society.
Program Specific Outcomes(PSOs)

- PSO1: To develop optimized AIML Solutions, through analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation to give technological solutions for real-time societal issues.
- PSO2: To employ advanced analytic platforms in creating innovative career paths to become best data scientists.
Program Outcomes (POs)

Engineering Graduates will be able to:
- Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
- Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
- Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
- Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
- Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
- The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
- Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
- Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
- Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
- Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
- Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one‘s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
- Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.
Faculty Details
S.No | Name of the Staff | Qualification | Designation |
1 | Dr.B.Kiran Bala | M.E., M.B.A., Ph.D., | HOD |
2 | Mrs.V.Sankari | M.E., | AHoD/Assistant Professor |
3 | Ms.R.Dhaaraani | M.Tech., | AHoD/Assistant Professor |
4 | Mrs.R.K.Ananthi | M.E., | Assistant Professor |
5 | Mr.M.Ponnivalavan | M.E., | Assistant Professor |
6 | Mrs.P.Geetha | M.E., | Assistant Professor |
7 | Mrs.J.Chitra | M.E., | Assistant Professor |
8 | Mrs.C.Rani | M.E., | Assistant Professor |
9 | Mrs.M.Kavitha | M.E., | Assistant Professor |
10 | Mrs.C.MuthuSelvi | M.E., | Assistant Professor |
Department Highlights

Our student Vishaal Ronaldo R from III year AI & DS Successfully clearing the Japanese Language - NAT Test

Our Student Gilbert Demain P and Nivetha S from IV year AI & DS and Abinash P and Nirup L from III year AI & DS get paid internship offer in GUVI

"Our department staff has completed the Wipro certification."

"Our Head of the Department, Dr. B. Kiran Bala, has received the Best Teacher Award from IEI TLC."

"Most of our staff members have completed the UHV Phase-I certification conducted by AICTE."

Our students Abinash P and Nirup L from III year AI & DS received cash prize in GUVI Hackathon.

"The IEI chapter has been started in our department."

"As we have signed MOUs with several companies."

"Our student, Thasleem Arifa from IV AI & DS, secured the first runner-up position in the ICT YouthTalk Regional Finals, Trichy district-level competition."

"Our student P. Abinash, L. Nirup of III Year AI & DS, and P. Gilbert, S. Nivetha of IV Year AI & DS have been selected for the GUVI Internship from the Nan Mudhalvan Hackathon (Tamil Nadu Coders Premier League) event and secured a top 20 position by developing solutions for the given problems at the MIT Campus, Anna University, Chennai.
- "Our student Megha IV AI&DS got third place in the YouthTalk Trichy district-level competition."
- "More than 33 patterns have been published from our department."
- "Most of our staff members have completed the UHV Phase-I certification conducted by AICTE."
Students Achievements
- Our students, Delin Joan P and Manoj Kumar M from the III year, and Logeshwaran S from the IV year AI&DS, participated in the Niral hackathon.
- Our student, Asha Anet Mary L, from the III year AI&DS, has participated in the first level of the Zonal ICT Youth Talk.
- Our student, Viveca Antony P, from the III year AI&DS, has participated in the first level of the Zonal ICT Youth Talk.
- Our student, Naveen Kumar M, from the III year AI&DS, participated in Hack with GDG Season 02.
- Our student, Joshini K P, from the III year AI&DS, has participated in the first level of the Zonal ICT Youth Talk.
- Our student, Joshini K P, from the III year AI&DS, has participated in zonal-level basketball.
- Our student, Akshaya L, from the III year AI&DS, has participated in the Zonal ICT Youth Talk and has been selected for the Top 10.
- Our student, Akshaya L, from the III year AI&DS, has participated in the IEEE Sustainable Solutions for Humanity.
- Our student, Harini B, from the III year AI&DS, participated in an event to discover the masterminds of code and won second place with a cash prize of ₹1,000.
- Our students Srinivasan B, Sanjay Sriram R, Balamurugan S and Aravind S from II year AIML & III year AI & DS passed in Japanese Language NAT Test.
- Our students, Namieetha R and Vijaya Sri B, from the III year AI&DS, participated in the 12th National-Level Technical Symposium – ACME-2K24 and won first place with a cash prize of ₹1,500.
- Our student, Namieetha R, from the III year AI&DS, participated in the "Code Hunter" event and won first place.
- Our student, Jeyasudarsan K B, from the IV year AI&DS, participated in the Zonals '24 Runner sports event and won a silver medal.
- Our student, Sanjay Kumar M, from the III year AI&DS, participated in the 36-Hour Hackathon.
- Our students, Delin Joan P, Manoj Kumar M, and Sanjay Kumar M, from the III year AI&DS, participated in the Sustainability Hackathon '24 and won third place.
- Our students, Delin Joan P, Manoj Kumar M, and Prabhasankar V G, from the III year AI&DS, participated in the Smart Innovators Hackathon on Robotics and AI.
- Our students, Janarthanan S and Sharukesh K, from the III year AI&DS, participated in the Hack-A-Thon 2025 organized by ICT Academy.
- "Our student, Naveen Kumar from III AI & DS, participated in a Hackathon at M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur, and secured the 6th position in the event."
- Our students, Kishore M, Nagasundar N, Msubhu V, Tamil Jeevan M, Agaramuthalvan P S, Adhiyaman K, Harish S, Hetheshsaran S, Afsheen M, Barthipa P, Dharini K, Jayashree S, Moneshaa P, Nivetha V, Saambavi P, Karthiga G, Kaviya R Y, Jeyashree J, Shubashini A, and Vidya Sri S from the III Year, won the 1st prize in March Past.
Events

Workshop on ideas to invention
The AI&DS department organized a successful "Workshop on ICT Training for School Teachers" on August 5, 2024. The workshop featured a keynote address by a distinguished guest from DIET, Trichy, who inspired participants with insights into innovation. The event was expertly coordinated by Dr. B. Kiran Bala, HoD-AI&DS/AIML Mrs. V. Sankari, Assistant Professor and AHoD-AI&DS and Ms. R. Dhaaraani, AHoD-AI&DS.

Association Inaugural
The Association Inaugural event, held on August 16, 2024, aimed to formally launch the student associations of the AI department. The event intended to foster a collaborative environment where students could actively participate in technical activities, workshops, and projects related to Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Machine Learning.

Hands on session on Artificial Intelligence
A hands-on session on Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools was successfully conducted by the Departments of AI & DS and AIML, coordinated by Ms. R. Dhaaraani and Mr. M. K. Mohamed Faizal, for the second and third-year students of National College, Trichy. The event aimed to provide practical exposure to cutting-edge AI tools and techniques, enhancing the students' technical proficiency and fostering a deeper understanding of AI applications.

Upgrad student Induction program
The Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science of K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Trichy, conducted their UpGrad Students' Induction Program for first-year students on 17.10.24. Mr. Sachin Bantwal, Director of Customer Success, Mrs. Harini Thangaraj, an expert in customer success and growth, and Mr. Praveen Ramesh, Program Manager, consented to be the resource persons. Mr. Sachin Bantwal is a highly accomplished professional with over 18 years of an illustrious career spanning various industries and domains.

Workshop on entrepreneurship and Innovation
An Entrepreneurship And Innovation workshop was successfully conducted by the Institution’s Innovation Council and Department of Artificial Intelligence And Data Science and Department of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning on 23.01.25 and coordinated by Ms.R.Dhaaraani and Mr.M.Ponnivalavan, coordinators of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science - Institition’s Innovation Council. This program aimed to provide a career opportunity and guidance for the students.

Institutions of Engineers(INDIA) Students Chapter Inauguration
The Students Chapter Inauguration of IEI was successfully conducted by the Departments of AI&DS and AIML and coordinated by Mrs. P. Geetha. The event marked the beginning of a new chapter for the Institution of Engineers (India) at KRCE, with the aim of promoting engineering excellence and providing a platform for students to develop their skills and knowledge.