1. Research Supervisor of Kerala Technological University (KTU).
2. Session Chair , Reviewer and Programme Committee Member of various Conferences
3. Question Setter, Saintgits College of Engineering, Pathamuttom, Kottayam(Autonomous)
4. Question Paper Setter, KTU MCA Degree Examinations

• Head of the Department- Department of Computer Applications, June 2025 onwards
• Department Admission Coordinator
• Department-level Autonomy Curriculum Committee-General Chair / Chairperson
• General Chair, International Conference ICACA 2026
• General Convenor, International FDP 2026
• Chief Editor, Pixel (Department Newsletter), 2026
• Chief Editor, TechPixel (Technical Magazine), 2026
• Ph.D internal DC member of different scholars
• NBA Coordinator (2020-2025)
• DAC, PAC, CAC and DQAC member of the department
• College IPR cell member
• Anti Ragging committee member
• Department Coordinator, ISTE Student Chapter (upto 2025)
• TimeTable Coordinator(2009-2020)
• Department Representative FISTAA(2024)
• Department Representative, IEDC  cell (upto 2025)
• NAAC Criteria 6 Coordinator (upto 2025)
• Department staff coordinator -Alumni Rewind (2020-2025)
• Group Advisor of 2008, 2013, 2019 and 2023 admission batches

• ISTE | Life Member,  Indian Society for Technical Education, Membership ID: LM139874
• ACM-W | Member, ACM, Membership ID : 9593958

Research Area:

• Cryptography
• Image Encryption
• Image Processing

Research Publications

Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=3dFDt2UAAAAJ&hl=en

• “A Self-Calibrating Closed-Loop Framework for Robust Revisit Positioning in Astronomical Imaging” volume. 3 no. 2 (2026), Journal of Intelligent Decision Making and Information Science. (SCOPUS) https://doi.org/10.59543/jidmis.v3.1443.

• “Novel Chaos Based Cryptosystem Using Four-Dimensional Hyper Chaotic Map with Efficient Permutation and Substitution Techniques”, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Volume 170, May 2023, 113383 , Elsevier. (SCI Impact Factor: 9.992) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2023.113383

• “Novel Hyper Chaotic Color Image Encryption Based on Pixel and Bit Level Scrambling with Diffusion”, Signal Processing: Image Communication, Volume 99, November 2021, 116495, Elsevier. (SCI Impact Factor: 3.256)  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.image.2021.116495

• “A novel image encryption scheme using both pixel level and bit level permutation with chaotic map“, Applied Soft Computing, Volume 90, May 2020, Elsevier. (SCI Impact Factor: 8.263)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2020.106162

• “A Novel Image Encryption Technique Using Multiple One-Dimensional Chaotic Map”, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC), Vol 1383, pp.891-903, December 2020, Springer, Cham. (SCOPUS)

• “An Image Encryption Technique using Henon Map and Josephus Traversal”, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC), Vol 939, pp. 375-385, 2019, Springer, Cham. (SCOPUS)

• “An image encryption technique using logistic map and Z-order curve“, In 2018 International Conference on Emerging Trends and Innovations in Engineering and Technological Research (ICETIETR), pp. 1-6, July 2018, IEEE. (SCOPUS)

FDPs/Conferences /Workshops/Seminar

• ATAL FDP on Advanced Perspectives in IOT organised by Government College of Engineering Station Road Aurangabad from 09/02/2026 to 14/02/2026.
• ATAL FDP on Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence: Theories, Frameworks, and Cutting-Edge Applications Artificial Intelligence and Applications organised by at ST. GEORGE’S COLLEGE ARUVITHURA from 01/12/2025 to 06/12/2025.
• ATAL FDP on Cyber Security & Applications organised byVellore Institute of Technology, Andra Pradesh from 01/09/2025 to 06/09/2025.
• ATAL FDP on SMART COMMUNICATION IN IOT SECURITY & FUTURE APPLICATIONS AND POSSIBILITIES organised by ST.JOSEPH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING from 24/02/2025 to 01/03/2025.
• ATAL FDP on Advanced Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) for Sequential Data organised by PARK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  from 17/02/2025 to 22/02/2025.
• ATAL FDP on  Strategic Approaches and Emerging Trends in Data Science organised by FISAT from 10/02/2025 to 15/02/2025.
  

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• National Level FDP on  Generative AI Revolution: Navigating the opportunities and Challenges at FISAT in association with TCS, Kochi from 12/08/2024 to 19/08/2024.
• FDP on Outcome Based Education (OBE) organised by JPM Arts and Science College from 16^th to 22^nd February 2023.
• FDP on Outcome Based  Education from 10/05/2023 to 17/05/2023 organised by Nirmala College,Muvattupuzha.
• FDP on ChatGPT & AI Tools  from 14/06/2023 to 21/06/2023 organised by Marian College, Kuttikkanam
• International Winter school on Cyber Security and Threat Intelligence organized by CUSAT, Kochi from 17^th to 28^th January 2022.
• ATAL Academy FDP on Ability and Inability of AI organized by Gandhi Institute for Technology (GIFT) from 21^st to 26^th June 2021.
• ATAL Academy FDP on Stress Management organized by Rajagiri College of Social Sciences from 6^th to 9^th September 2021.
• FDP on Data Analytics in Machine Learning Techniques organized by Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering from 23^rd to 28^th August 2021.
• FDP on Fine Tune Your Research Planning organized by Govt. Engineering College, Palakkad from 22^nd to 26^th March 2021.
• Workshop on Network and System Administration organized by FISAT on 10 may 2021.
• FDP on Digital tools for Writing, Authoring and Reviewing Manuscripts organized by IIT, Guwahathi from 12^th to 23^rd July 2021.
• FDP on Deep Learning and Neural Network organized by Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology from 5^th to 9^th July 2021.
• FDP on Learning Management System organized by St. Jeoseph’s College of Engineering and Technology from 10^th to 15^th August 2020.
• FDP on IT Infrastructure and Cyber Security organized by Oriental College of Technology from 25^th and 26^th July 2020.
• FDP on Recent Trends and Advancements in Information Technology organized by FISAT from 27^th July to 1^st august 2020.
• Springer Conference on Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications (IBICA 2018) organized by Toc H Institute of Science and Technology from 17^th to 19^th December 2018.
• IEEE International Conference on Emerging Trends and Innovation In Engineering and Technological Research organized by Toc H Institute of Science and Technology from 11^th to 13^th July 2018.
• Workshop on Digital Fabrication Techniques organized by FISAT from 12^th to 13^th July 2018.
• FDP on Agile Methodology organized by FISAT on 3^rd
• Work shop on Data Analytics, Mining and Machine Learning Using R organized by School of Computer Sciences, MG University from 27^th to 31^st March 2017.
• Workshop on R-Programming organized by FISAT from 13^th to 14^th July 2016.
• FDP on Team Work organized by TCS, Cochin on 28^th April 2015.
• FDP on Diverse Learning Methods organized by TCS, Cochin 28^th April 2015.
• ISTE Workshop on Networking organized by FISAT from 30^th June to 5^th July 2015.
• ISTE Workshop on DBMS organized by FISAT from 21^st may to 31^st may 2013.
• Faculty Development Programme organized by TCS, Cochin on 9^th Oct 2013.
• Workshop on NPTEL organized by FISAT on 12^th December 2012.
• Work shop on High Impact Teaching Skills Conducted by WIPRO – Mission 10X at Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kakkanad from 20^th  to 25^th  April 2009.

1. Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (Indexed in Scopus, Web of Science and SCIE)
2. Reviewer:   Peer J Computer Science Journal (Indexed in Scopus, Web of Science and SCIE)
3. Reviewer:   Sensing and Imaging (SSTA) Journal-Springer
4. Reviewer:   Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
5.  Reviewer:   Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (BEEI)
6. Reviewer:   Journal of supercomputing- Springer
7. Editorial Board Member and Reviewer:   Proceedings of International Conference on Advancements in Computer Applications (ICACA 2021) , Department of Computer Applications, FISAT
8. Session Chair and Reviewer:  Sixth International Conference on “Advanced Computing and Communication Technologies for High Performance Applications” – ACCTHPA’23, Department of Computer Science, FISAT.

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• Income Tracker And Tax Detection, 2023 Batch
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• RENTFIX AI – A SMART RENTAL AND SPARE PARTS ECOSYSTEM, 2023 Batch
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• AI-Powered Virtual Receptionist for College, 2023 Batch
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Cryptography and Cyber Security

System Software

Advanced Operating System

Mathematical Foundations for Computimg

Computer networks

Object oriented programming

Data structures

Algorithm analysis and design

Dr. Shahna K U

Associate Professor & Head,

Department of Computer Applications, FISAT

Ph: +91-484-2725-281

hodmca@fisat.ac.in

shahnakakkatt@fisat.ac.in