Faculty Profile

About

Dr. Sandeep is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Machine Learning, B.M.S. College of Engineering. He received his B. Tech degree in Information Technology from JNTU Hyderabad, Telangana, India in 2007. He received his M. Tech from Andhra University in 2009 and his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Systems Engineering from Andhra University in 2015. He also worked as JRF & SRF Fellowships from 2010 to 2013, Andhra University under DST SERB Project. Dr. Sandeep is a very active researcher and currently executing R&D sponsored projects of worth 52.17 Lakhs from Industry, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India & ARTPARK, IISc, in the fields of Neural Networks, Deep Learning and IOT. His research interest include Formal Verification Techniques for security protocols, Data Engineering, Software Engineering and AI. He is a also Chapter Advisor to BMSCE IEEE Computer Society Chapter, Bangalore Section.

Education

• Ph.D. - Data Privacy
  Andhra University
  Passed Year: 2015 | Program Type: FullTime
• Masters - Software Engineering
  Andhra University
  Passed Year: 2009 | Program Type: FullTime
• Bachelors - Information Technology
  JNTU Hyderabad
  Passed Year: 2007 | Program Type: FullTime

Selected Publications

• Conference | Published On : 29-10-2024
  Ramesh, Rishab; Akarsh Thejasvi Raju M; Harsha Vardhan; Varma, Sandeep
  Fine-Tuning Large Language Models for Task Specific Data, 2024 2nd International Conference on Networking, Embedded and Wireless Systems (ICNEWS), Bangalore, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICNEWS60873.2024.10730913.
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• Conference | Published On : 10-07-2023
  Sandeep Varma N, Akash Venugopal, Ayush Sharma
  Crime Scene Analysis for News Headline Generation, 4th International Conference for Emerging Technology (INCET), IEEE, 2023
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• Conference | Published On : 18-06-2023
  N Sandeep Varma, Vaishnavi Sinha, K Pradyumna Rahul
  Experimental Evaluation of Reinforcement Learning Algorithms, Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Data Engineering: ICCIDE 2022, IEEE, 2023.
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• Conference | Published On : 13-06-2022
  Sandeep Varma N, Pradyumna Rahul K, Vaishnavi Sinha
  Data augmented Approach to Optimizing Asynchronous Actor-Critic Methods, 2022 IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing and Electrical Circuits and Electronics (ICDCECE)
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• Conference | Published On : 22-12-2021
  Pushya D; Shreyas N; Shreya P; Sandeep Varma N
  FDMCA: A Novel Authentication Technique using Face Detection and Gaze-based Morse Code Entry, 2021 IEEE Mysore Sub Section International Conference (MysuruCon)
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• Journal | Published On : 01-11-2021
  Ruksar Parveen, N Sandeep Varma
  Code quality improvement for Intel Windows Graphics Driver, Global Transitions Proceedings, Volume 2, Issue 2, November 2021, Pages 273-281
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• Journal | Published On : 01-11-2021
  RuksarParveenN. SandeepVarma
  Friend's recommendation on social media using different algorithms of machine learning, Global Transitions Proceedings Volume 2, Issue 2, November 2021, Pages 273-281
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• Conference | Published On : 07-10-2020
  BV Ramya, N Sandeep Varma, R Indra
  Recommendations in social network using link prediction technique, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Smart Electronics and Communication (ICOSEC), pp.782-786
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• Conference | Published On : 22-09-2020
  R Rohan, Sandeep Varma, M Sivaramakrishna
  Blockchain-Based Solution for Proof of Pick-up of a Physical Asset, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Mainstreaming Block Chain Implementation (ICOMBI), pp.1-7
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• Journal | Published On : 12-09-2020
  Ashutosh Tiwari, Sandeep Varma
  Learning semantic Image attributes using Image recognition and knowledge graph embeddings, arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.05812
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• Journal | Published On : 08-06-2020
  Ashutosh Kumar Tiwari, Sandeep Varma Nadimpalli
  New Fusion Algorithm Provides an Alternative Approach to Robotic Path Planning, Information Engineering and Electronic Business, Vol.3, pp.1-7, MECS Press
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• Journal | Published On : 09-11-2019
  Ashutosh Kumar Tiwari, Sandeep Varma Nadimpalli
  Augmented Random Search for Quadcopter Control: An alternative to Reinforcement Learning", International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science(IJITCS), Vol.11, No.11, pp.24-33.
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• Conference | Published On : 17-03-2019
  Mahith Madwesh, Sandeep Varma Nadimpalli
  Survey on Authentication Techniques for web applications, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Emerging Trends In Science & Technologies For Engineering Systems (ICETSE-2019)
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• Conference | Published On : 08-02-2019
  Suman Patil, Sandeep Varma Nadimpalli, Pavithra K. Yadav
  Email Authorship Attribution, International Conference on Innovations in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vol.65, Pages 451-457, Springer (Book Chapter)
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• Conference | Published On : 04-11-2018
  Rajalingam Raghu, N. Sandeep Varma
  Recent Findings in Intelligent Computing Techniques, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 709, Springer (Book Chapter)
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• Journal | Published On : 10-08-2016
  Sandeep Varma Nadimpalli, Valli Kumari Vatsavayi
  Verification in Privacy Preserving Data Publishing, Computing and Informatics 35 (5), 1160-1188 - SCI Publication
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Other Information

Funded Projects:
1. Received Student Project Funding (48th Series) of 5,000/- from Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Govt. of Karnataka (Technical Support) and AI & Robotics Parks (ARTPARK), IISc (Funding Agency) for the UG Final Year capstone project entitled " Multimodal AI for Autonomous Cars", 2025, Role - Project Guide.
2. Received Funding of 36.72 Lakhs (43,867 USD) from Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences (STARS), Ministry of Education (GOI), IISc- Project Broad Area: Multidisciplinary, Status: On Going (3Years- Nov-2023 to Nov-2026) - Role : CO-PI
3. Received Funding of 12.25 Lakhs (14,633 USD) from Dassault Systemes (La foundations), Co-Funded by B.M.S. College of Engineering- Project Broad Area: Multidisciplinary, Status: On Going (18 Months Duration) - Role - PI
4. Received Funding of 6.6 Lakhs (8,744 USD) from Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technology Park, IISc, Bengaluru - Project Broad Area : Deep Learning, Status: Completed (12 Month Duration) - Role : Faculty Mentor

Consultancy Work:
1. Sucessfully Completed Consultancy for an amount of 86,400/- as a part of Samsung Prism worklet completion on "Pet Emotion Understanding and Metaverse Replication".
2. Presently engaged in executing a ₹5.5 lakhs AI product development consultancy work for Qval Consulting Startup Firm.

Research Awards:
1. Received Best Paper Award (Second Place - Cash Award of 3000/-) at IEEE International Conference ICNEWS 2024 for the Research Work on "Fine Tuning Large Language Models for Task Specific Data". - UG, Dept. of Machine Learning (AI & ML), Final Year Capstone Project Work, 2025.
2. Received Best Paper Award for the Research Work on “Proof of Delivery Using Block chain”, - ICACI-2020, Springer. - UG - Dept. of Information Science & Engineering, Final Year Project, 2020.
3. Received Best Paper Award (First Place - Cash Award -5000/-) at IEEE International Conference ICOMBI 2020 for the Research work Entitled " Block Chain Based Solution for Proof of Pick up of Physical Asset". - Collobration Work with Dept. of MCA, PG Programme, BMSCE, 2020.
4. Won Second Place (Cash Prize of 25,000/-) for Best Project Award @ BITES Competition (out of 181 Projects - All Over Karnataka) - UG - Dept. of Information Science & Engineering, Final Year Project. 2019.

Professional Body (IEEE) & BMSCE IEEE Computer Society, Awards & Recognitions:
* All the mentioned awards are won under my leadership as chapter advisor since 2021.
1. Received Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year (Co-Winner, Global Award), 2025.
2. Received Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year 2024.
3. Received Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year 2023.
4. Received Outstanding Achievement (First Runner-Up) - All India Level 2023.
5. Received Best Student Branch of the Year 2022.

Professional/Technical Certifications
1. Red Hat Linux administration trained by HCL.
2. Microsoft Certified Professional (Windows Server).

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