Specialization

Machine Learning and Intelligent Transportation Systems

Email

nisha.chauhan@thapar.edu

Education
1.    PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
o    Title – Attention-Influenced Deep Learning Models For Traffic Flow Prediction
2.    M. Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Patna
3.    B. Tech. in Information Technology from MKRECIT, Ambedkar Nagar (State Govt. College) affiliated Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow. 
4.    Schooling from Rani Laxmibai Public School, Jhansi (U.P.).

Experience
1.    Assistant Professor (Contractual), Computer Science and Engineering Department, Thapar University Patiala, India (June 2024 - present).
2.    Guest Faculty, Department of Information Technology, Rajkiya Engineering College, Azamgarh (2019 – 2021).

Journal publications
1. Nisha Singh Chauhan, Neetesh Kumar, and Azim Eskandarian, A Novel Confined Attention Mechanism Driven Bi-GRU Model for Traffic Flow Prediction, In IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2024.3375890 (2024)
2. Nisha Singh Chauhan, and Neetesh Kumar, Novel Confined Attention enabled Hierarchical Bi-LSTM and Bi-GRU Fusion: A Multi-scale Traffic Flow Prediction Application, In IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. DOI: 10.1109/TCSS.2024.3402735 (2023)
3. Nisha Singh Chauhan, and Neetesh Kumar, CAM-RNN: Confined Attention Mechanism enabled RNN Framework to Improve Traffic Flow Prediction, In Elsevier - Engineering Applications of AI. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2024.108791 

Conference publications
1. Anuj Sachan, Nisha Singh Chauhan and Neetesh Kumar, Real-time Data-driven Smart Traffic Light Co-operative Framework for E-SIOV Mobility Management, In IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Fall). (2024)
2. Anuj Sachan, Nisha Singh Chauhan and Neetesh Kumar, Congestion Minimization using Fog-deployed DRL-Agent Feedback enabled Traffic Light Cooperative Framework, In The 23rd IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing. (2023)
3. Nisha Singh Chauhan, and Neetesh Kumar, Traffic Flow Forecasting using Attention Enabled Bi-LSTM and GRU Hybrid Model, In Neural Information Processing: 29th International Conference, ICONIP 2022, Virtual Event, November 22–26, 2022, Proceedings, Part VII (pp. 505-517). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

Peer reviewer for Journals
1. Reviewer for research articles of IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering
2. Reviewer for research articles of IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 
3. Reviewer for research articles of IEEE International Conference On Electrical, Electronics, Communication and Computers (ELEXCOM'23), etc.
 

Honours and Achievements
•    Student coordinator at exploreCSR 2023-2024: Google Research Sponsored Mentorship Program (https://explorecsriccn.github.io/)
•    Technical Program Committee member in IEEE International Conference On Electrical, Electronics, Communication and Computers (ELEXCOM'23).
•    Received Student Travel Grant to attend CODS-COMAD 2023 at IIT Bombay (2023)
•    Received Student Travel Grant to attend IndoML 2022 at IIT Gandhinagar (2022)
•    Qualified UGC NET (JRF) exam in Computer Science and Applications discipline held in JUNE (2020)
•    Qualified GATE Exam (2017)
•    Gold Medal in Institute Colours Trophy 2024 (Badminton) (2024)
•    Silver Medal in Institute Open Badminton Competition (2023)
•    Bronze Medal in Inter Bhawan Badminton Competition (2023)
•    Wellness Secretary, Kasturba Bhawan, IIT Roorkee (2023)
•    Sports Secretary (Girls) of REC, Ambedkar Nagar (2015)