Umesh Hodeghatta Rao
Faculty, CPS
Umesh R. Hodeghatta is an engineer, a scientist, and an educator. He is a faculty member at Northeastern University specializing in analytics, AI, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing (NLP), big data analytics, and cyber security. He is also a data science/AI practitioner and consulting advisor to various organizations, including Walmart, United Health Group, AT &T, Greenwich.HR, ThoughtData, etc. He has over 25 years of work experience in technical and senior management positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Cisco Systems, McAfee, and Wipro. He was also a faculty member at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, and Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, India. He has a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) from Oklahoma State University, USA and a PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur.
Hodeghatta has published many journal articles in international journals and conference proceedings. In addition, he has authored books titled “Practical Business Analytics Using R and Python” and “The InfoSec Handbook: An Introduction to Information Security,” published by Springer Apress. Furthermore, Hodeghatta has contributed his services to many professional organizations and regulatory bodies.
He was an executive committee member of IEEE Computer Society (India); academic advisory member for the Information and Security Audit Association (ISACA), USA; IT advisor for the government of India; technical advisory member of the International Neural Network Society (INNS) India; and advisory member of Task Force on Business Intelligence & Knowledge Management. He is listed in Who’s Who in the World in the year 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. He is also a senior member of the IEEE, USA. Further details about Hodeghatta are available at http://www.mytechnospeak.com
Hodeghatta was instrumental in setting up a high-speed optical network, with the integration of telephony and data, for the Xavier University campus. He designed the data center and set up a digital university.
In his free time, he loves playing golf, flying airplanes, and nature photography.
Research Overview
Hodeghatta’s research interests are in applying AI and deep learning techniques to solve cyber security challenges and social and economic problems in agriculture, health sciences, etc.
Recently, he received grants from NASA Spaceport for autonomous UAVs for crop monitoring in the state of Maine.
Areas of Expertise
- AI and Deep Learning
- Responsible AI
- Business Analytics
Publications
- Hodeghatta, Umesh Rao and Nayak, Umesha. “Practical Business Analytics Using R and Python”, Springer Apress, USA, April 2023, ISBN: 978-1484287538 (https://link.springer.com/book/9781484287538)
- Hodeghatta, U. R., & Haritsa, S. V. (2021, August). Covid-19 Twitter Sentiments Across the United States in August 2020. In CS & IT Conference Proceedings (Vol. 11, No. 13). CS & IT Conference Proceedings.
- Hodeghatta, Umesh Rao and Nayak, Umesha. “Business Analytics Using R – A Practical Approach”, Springer Apress, USA, Feb 2017, ISBN: 978-1-4842-2514-1 (http://www.springer.com/br/book/9781484225134)
- Hodeghatta, Umesh Rao and Nayak, Umesha. “Infosec Handbook: An Introduction to Information Security”, Springer APress USA, Sept 2014, ISBN: 978-1-4302-6382-1 (Print) 978-1-4302-6382-8 (Online) http://www.amazon.com/The-InfoSec-Handbook-Introduction-Information-ebook/dp/B00K6N4JUI
- Hodeghatta, Umesh Rao, and Sahney, Sangeeta. “Understanding Twitter as an e-WOM.” Journal of Systems and Information Technology , Vol. 18, No. 1, 2016, pp. 89-115.
- Thakurta, Rahul, and Hodeghatta, Umesh Rao, “Airosonic Travels Private Limited: staying competitive through IT development.” Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Vo.l 5, No. 6, 2015, pp. 1-19.
- Hodeghatta, Umesh Rao and Thakurta, Rahul. “Examining Risks with Outsourcing Decisions: A Case Study”. Journal of Services Research, Journal of Services Research, Volume 15, Issue 1, April 2015.
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