Data Analytics and Business Decisions

Research Group, Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam

Welcome

Data Analytics and Business Decisions Research Group focus on optimized strategies using descriptive and predictive analytics to produce data-driven insights that in turn generate impressive business decisions. The research group utilize state-of-the-art analytics and optimization tools and techniques to identify trends, patterns, and relationships using which businesses can make informed decisions. By conducting research and publishing findings, the group will help businesses better understand the benefits of data analytics and how to implement it effectively.

Aim:

To advance the field of data analytics and informed business decision-making through rigorous research, development, and innovation.

Objectives:

To achieve its aim, the data analytics and business decisions research group consider a range of activities, including:

  • To conduct cutting-edge research into new methods and techniques for data analysis, such as machine learning, data mining, and natural language processing.
  • To develop innovative applications of data analytics, such as predictive analytics, supply chain optimization, and customer segmentation.
  • To collaborate with academic and industry partners to share knowledge and expertise, and to develop new solutions to business challenges.
  • To provide training and education to help businesses understand the value of data analytics and how to use it effectively in their operations.
  • To contribute to the development of standards and best practices in the field of data analytics, and advocate for the use of data-driven decision-making in business.

Head

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Dr P. Victer Paul PhD

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam,

Pala, Kottayam - 686635, Kerala, India.

Email: victerpaul@iiitkottayam.ac.in

Phone: +91 04822202165 / +91 9944913170

Our Research

Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence

Research on how to extract insights and meaning from large and complex data sets, with the aim of improving business decision-making. This could involve developing new visualization techniques, data mining algorithms, or analytics dashboards.

Text and Sentiment Analysis

Text and Sentiment Analysis

Investigating methods for extracting insights and sentiments from textual data sources such as customer reviews, social media posts, and survey responses. This research area involves natural language processing, sentiment analysis, and text-mining techniques.

Predictive Analytics

Predictive Analytics

Developing and improving algorithms and models for predicting future business outcomes based on historical data. This could include techniques such as regression analysis, time series analysis, machine learning, and data mining.

Data Visualization

Data Visualization

Exploring techniques and tools for effectively communicating complex data and analysis results to stakeholders. This area focuses on developing visual representations that enhance understanding, aid decision-making, and facilitate insights.

Our Team

Head

Dr. P Victer Paul

Assistant Professor, IIIT Kottayam

Data Analytics, Optimization

Faculty Members

Dr. Ebin Deni Raj

Assistant Professor, IIIT Kottayam

Sentiment Analysis, Big Data Analytics, Social Media Analytics

Dr. Bakkyaraj

Assistant Professor, IIIT Kottayam

Mathematics, Probability and Statistics in Data Science

Dr. Selvi C

Assistant Professor, IIIT Kottayam

Data Science and Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Predictive Analytics

Dr. Vengadeswaran S

Assistant Professor, IIIT Kottayam

Data Visualization, Big Data, Machine Learning

International Collaborator

Bharathi Raja Chakravarthi

Assistant Professor, University of Galway, Ireland

Business Intelligence, Text Classification, Sentiment Analysis

Academic Collaborators

Dr C. Ganesh Kumar, PhD

Assistant Professor, Institute of Plantation Management Bangalore (IIPMB)

Business Analytics, Operations, Supply Chain Management

Industry Experts

Dr Anand Mahalingam Ph.D

Vice President, Data Labs | HDFC Life

Deep Learning, Analytics and Natural Language Processing

Senthil Kumar Manjini

Senior Software Engineer, GEICO, Washington, United States

Data analytics and Visualization

Syalini Rajasundaram

Assistant Manager, Deloitte, India

Data Analytics and Visualization, Social Media Marketing

Ashokkumar Ravichandran

Tech Arch Delivery Specialist, Accenture, United Kingdom

Data Science and Analytics

Ashwini Mahendiran

Code Czar, Pinhead Analytics

Data Scientist, Business Analyst, Data Analyst

PhD Scholars

Unnikrishnan Kalleli

Research Professor, IIIT Kottayam

Blockchains and Analytics, Optimization

Sebin Jose

Research Professor, IIIT Kottayam

Data Analytics and Bio-Inspired Computing

Anju Jose

Junior Research Fellow, IIIT Kottayam

Blockchains and Analytics, Optimization

B.Tech Students and Alumni

M G Christopher

IIITK Alumni, Data Science Associate, Cognizant

Data Analytics, Generative AI

Interns

Mr Hitesh Sharma

Bhai Parmanand Institute of Business Studies Delhi

Data Analytics

Ms Samraddhi Khare

Shri Ram Institute of Science & Technology, Jabalpur

Data Analytics

Ms Navya Baby

Rajagiri School of Engg and Technology Kakkanad

Web 3.0

Mr Sai Suhas Paruchuri

Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam

Machine Learning

Nandhana S

Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam

Data Analytics

Projects

Research Funding Sanctioned

S.NOProject Funding AgencyProject TitleFunding (Rs.)Status
1SERB CRGAI-based Mobility Model for Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) to optimize the route and Mitigate CO Emission using the prevailing AFV Fuel Infrastructure in India24 LakhsOn-going
2MSMEAutoHire - An AI- Based Automated Technical Interview Solution15 LakhsOn-going
3AICTE ATALAICTE ATAL FDP on Sensor Data Analytics93000Completed
4Volkswagen Germany, German Centre for Artificial IntelligenceFoundation AI FORA, Joint Collaborative Project of 5 nations (Germany, Estonia, USA, China, India)250 LakhsIn progress

Patents And Copyrights

S.NOPatentDate of ApplicationNational or International
1Smart Pulse Diagnostic KitAugust 2022Indian Patent

Publications

  1. P. Victer Paul, Harika Krishna and Jayakumar L. "Evolution of Data Analytics in Healthcare." Handbook of Research on Emerging Trends and Applications of Machine Learning. IGI Global, 2020. 250-275. Web. 29 Jan. 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-9643-1.ch012.
  2. Arokiaraj, Ganeshkumar, and P Victer Paul. "Innovative management system for environmental sustainability practices among Indian auto-component manufacturers." International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience, 23, no. 2 (Sept 2020): 168-182. ISSN: 1751-0252 [Scopus Indexed]
  3. Deepika N, P. Victer Paul, “Stock Market Prediction Based on Technical-Deviation-ROC Indicators Using Stock and Feeds Data", Recent Advances in Computer Science and Communications, 2021, 13, 1-9. ISSN: 2666-2558. [Scopus Indexed]
  4. Ranjeeth, S., T. P. Latchoumi, and P. Victer Paul. "Role of gender on academic performance based on different parameters: Data from secondary school education”, Volume 29, Data in brief (2020), Elsevier, p.105257. ISSN 2352-3409. [ESCI, Scopus Indexed]
  5. David, Arokiaraj and C. Ganesh Kumar, and P. Victer Paul. "Blockchain Technology in the Food Supply Chain: Empirical Analysis," International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management (IJISSCM), IGI Global, vol.15, no.3 2022: pp.1-12. http://doi.org/ 10.4018/IJISSCM.290014 [ESCI, SCOPUS indexed]
  6. S Ranjeeth, T.P.Latchoumi, P Victer Paul, "A Survey on Predictive Models of Learning Analytics", International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Data Science (ICCIDS 2019), Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, Volume 167, 2020, Pages 37-46, ISSN 1877-0509. [Scopus Indexed]
  7. N. Deepika, M.Nirupama Bhat, P. Victer Paul, “Influence of the Climate Change On The Stock Market", International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), Volume-8 Issue-11, September 2019.ISSN: 2278-3075. [Scopus Indexed]
  8. S Ranjeeth, T.P. Latchoumi and P Victer Paul, “Optimal Stochastic Gradient Descent with Multilayer Perceptron Based Student's Academic Performance Prediction Model”, Recent Advances in Computer Science and Communications (2020) [Scopus Indexed]
  9. Nalabala, D., Bhat, M.N., P. Victer Paul, “An Amalgamation of Big Data Analytics with Tweet Feeds for Stock Market Trend Anticipating Systems: A Review”, Handbook of Research on Emerging Theories, Models, and Applications of Financial Econometrics. Springer, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54108-8_17
  10. N. Deepika, P. Victer Paul. (2020) “Analyzing Effect of Political Situations on Sensex-Nifty-Rupee—A Study Based on Election Results”, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Informatics. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1090. Springer, Singapore.[Scopus Indexed]
  11. J. Vijayaraj, R. Saravanan, P. Victer Paul and R. Raju, "A comprehensive survey on big data analytics tools," 2016 Online International Conference on Green Engineering and Technologies (IC-GET), Coimbatore, 2016, pp. 1-6.[Scopus Indexed]
  12. S. Naveen Balaji, P. Victer Paul, R. Saravanan,” Survey on Sentiment Analysis based Stock Prediction using Big data Analytics”, International IEEE Conference on Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies [i-PACT-2017], Chennai, 2017, pp. 1-5.[Scopus Indexed]
  13. P. Victer Paul, S. Yogaraj, H. Bharath Ram, A. Mohamed Irshath,” Automated Video Object Recognition System”, International IEEE Conference on Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies [i-PACT2017], Chennai, 2017, pp. 1-5. [Scopus Indexed]
  14. P. Victer Paul, K. Monica, M. Trishanka,” A Survey on Big Data Analytics using Social Media Data”, International IEEE Conference on Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies [i-PACT2017], Chennai, 2017, pp. 1-5.[Scopus Indexed]
  15. Ashwini S, N.R Rajalakshmi, Victer Paul. P, Jayakumar L, "Dynamic NLP Enabled Chatbot for Rural Health Care in India," 2022 IEEE Second International Conference on Computer Science, Engineering and Applications (ICCSEA), 2022 [Scopus Indexed]
  16. Nalabala, D., Bhat, M.N., P. Victer Paul, “An Amalgamation of Big Data Analytics with Tweet Feeds for Stock Market Trend Anticipating Systems: A Review”, Handbook of Research on Emerging Theories, Models, and Applications of Financial Econometrics. Springer, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54108-8_17
  17. N. Deepika, M. Nirupama Bhat, P. Victer Paul. “Study on Indian Stock Market Performance based on Commodities: Study on Indian Stock Market Performance based on Commodities." Handbook of Research on Applied AI for International Business and Marketing Applications. IGI Global, Sept 2020. 250-275. Web. Mar. 2020. doi: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5077-9.ch0xx
  18. O. S. S. V. Sindhu and P. Victer Paul, "Computer Vision Model for Traffic Sign Recognition and Detection—A Survey", A. Kumar and S. Mozar (eds.), Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (LNEE), Vol. 500, Springer Nature, Singapore, 2018, pp. 679-691. ISBN 978-981-13-0211-4. [Scopus Indexed]

Activities

Invited Talks (last 2 Years):

  1. Delivered Expert Talk on "Genetic Algorithm Optimizer - Research Perspective" in 5-day Workshop at Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam on 25-05-2023
  2. Delivered Expert Talk on "Data Analytics and Research Opportunities" at Pondicherry Central University on 20 October 2022
  3. Delivered Expert Talk on "Research Publication Types and Literature Survey" in the SERB - Accelerate Vigyan sponsored Workshop at Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam, July 2022

Future Plan

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