About the Authors

Dr. Pooja Sharma, Assistant Professor, in Computer Science and Engineering has teaching and research experience of more than 17 years. She is a gold medalist in post-graduation and her other academic achievements include a fellowship for a regular PhD from UGC, New Delhi after qualifying UGC NET and JRF, several merit certificates, gold and silver medals in matric, higher secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She was awarded PhD in 2013 on Content-Based Image Retrieval under the supervision of Dr. Chandan Singh from Punjabi University, Patiala. She has several research publications in peer-reviewed International journals of Springer and Elsevier with significant Thomson Reuters impact factors. She is the author of various research book chapters and has published a book on “Programming in Python”. She is the reviewer of various International journals Elsevier, IET (IEEE Computer Society), and Scientific Research and Essays. She has participated in various conferences and workshops. Her areas of specialization include Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Content-Based Image Retrieval, Face Recognition, Pattern Recognition, and Digital Image Processing. She worked and was selected at various eminent Universities and Colleges including Central University. She had been the Head of Department at DAV University for 3 years. Currently, she holds a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IKG Punjab Technical University, Main Campus, Kapurthala.