Shailaja Mallick
Assistant Professor
Brief Biography:
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science. I earned my PhD from the Computer Science department at North Carolina State University under the guidance of Prof. Christopher Healey and Prof. Do Young Eun. Prior to that, I earned my Master's in Computer Systems and Networks from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. My undergraduate education was from University College of Engineering, India in the field of Computer Science and Engineering.
Area(s) of Expertise:
Machine Learning: Theoretical & Applied, Visualization, Natural Language Processing, Data Science, and Network Science
Teaching Philosophy:
Based on my academic experiences, I believe that by having a respectful learning environment, helping students to develop critical and creative thinking abilities, and involving active learning methodologies, helps in enhancing the learning process for both students and instructors.