Faculty Profile

Ms. Neena K A
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)

Profile

Neena K. A. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly, and has been associated with the institution since January 2006. She is a PhD research scholar under APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU), Kerala, and her research focuses on medical image analysis. Over the years, she has taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Communication Engineering, Linear Integrated Circuits, Radiation and Propagation, Network Theory, Analog Circuits, Wireless Communication, Microwave Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic Circuits, Machine Learning, Advanced Communication Systems, Image and Video Processing, Antennas and Microwave Engineering, and Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. She has published research papers in reputed international journals and conferences and is actively involved in academic research, curriculum development, and the implementation of outcome-based education practices.

Educational Qualification

Degree Specialization Institute University Year of completion
PhD Image Processing Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University Doing
M.Tech Communication Engineering Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly M. G University 2012
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering Govt. RIT, Kottayam M. G University 2005

Experience

Designation Institution from(year) To(year)
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) FISAT October 2023
Assistant Professor (Special Grade) FISAT July2016 September 2023
Assistant Professor FISAT January 2013 June 2016
Lecturer FISAT January 2006 December 2012
Lecturer College of Engineering, Poonjar August 2005 January 2006

Awards and honours

1 Best Paper Presenter Award SSITCON-2024
2 Top 5% NPTEL course on Introduction to Machine Learning
3 ELLITE Grade for three NPTEL MOOC courses
4 Best Library user Award sponsored by central library FISAT-2022

Administrative & Institutional Support

(a) Present Responsibilities
1 Time Table Coordinator – College level and Department level
2 Subject Allocation Department coordinator
3 NBA Criteria 3 Department Coordinator
4 Group Advisor 2024 Admission ECE A Batch
5 NAAC member
6 Department Students association ECHO coordinator
7 Discipline Committee and Anti ragging committee member
8 Lab in charge of Electronic Circuits Lab
(b) Past Responsibilities
1 NAAC Department coordinator 2016
2 NBA Criteria 3 Coordinator
3 KTU audit Department Coordinator- 2018
4 NIRF Department coordinator
5 Group Advisor of four batches
6 Lab in Charges

Professional body memberships

1 ISTE Lifetime member

Research & Publications

Papers in Journals
1 Neena K.A., Anil Kumar M.N.  “An efficient deep learning framework for detecting and classifying brain tumour from DWT compressed MRI images”. Multimed Tools Appl (2025).Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-025-21034-3
2 Neena K.A., Anil Kumar M.N. ,”Haar-Initialized Parametric Wavelet Compression with Attention-Driven Lightweight CNN for Brain Tumor Classification on Edge Devices”, IOPSCIENCE, https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/ae3760.
3 Image enhancement based on stationary wavelet transform, integer wavelet transform and singular value decomposition . KA Neena, A Raj, RC Roy – International Journal of Computer Applications, 2012. doi: 10.5120/9327-3632
4 Measurement and Characterization of Long-Range Stationary and Short Range Mobile Underwater Wireless Acoustic Channels. Ponnu Sadanandan, TP Sameer Babu, KA Neena. 239-242. 2014 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Computing and Communications. IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/ICACC.2014.64
5 Single Image Dehazing – A REVIEW. 2017. Krishna Raj KR, KA Neena, PV Pearlsy. IRJET. p-ISSN: 2395-0072.
Papers in Conferences
1 K. A. Neena and M. N. Anil Kumar, “A Light Weight Deep Learning Framework for Brain Tumour Classification from Compressed MRI Images,” 2024 First International Conference on Software, Systems and Information Technology(SSITCON),Tumkur,India,2024,pp.1-6, doi:10.1109/SSITCON62437.2024.10796534.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10796534
2 N. KA and A. K. M N, “Parametric Wavelet Subband Analysis for Tumor-Specific Feature Localization and Classification in MRI Brain Images,” 2025 Advanced Computing and Communication Technologies for High Performance Applications (ACCTHPA), Ernakulam, India, 2025, pp. 1-6, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCTHPA65749.2025.11168578

FDPs/Trainings attended

1 NPTEL course on Introduction to Machine Learning July-Sep 2025
2 ATAL FDP on Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Medical Imaging Applications at KMEA ENGINEERING COLLEGE from 18/08/2025 to 23/08/2025.
3 NPTEL course on Medical Image Analysis. IITK, Jan-Feb 2024
4 AI Trends and Industry Use -cases- Contemporary and Future, Dept. of CA, FISAT
5 MATLAB and SDR hands for Communication Engineering Lab, AJCE, Kanjirappilly 27.2.2023-10.3.2023
6 ML & DL applications in Computer Vision, ASIET, Kalady 30.1.2023-3.2.2023
7 Advancement in Image Processing Applications, SCMS, Karukutty 29-08-2022 -02-09-2022
8 Technology Driven Healthcare Systems Jawaharlal Nehru College of Engg. , Palakkad, 18-01-2022 -24-01-2022
9 Recent Advancements in Wireless Communication Technologies, KTU NSS, Palakkad, 13-07-2021-17-07-2021
10 NPTEL course on Teaching and Learning in Engineering IISc, B Feb-Mar 2019 Introduction to HDL and programmable logic FISAT 18.7.2020
11 NPTEL course on Basic Electronics, IIT B Jan-Apr 2018
12 Workshop on Analog Electronics, IIT K,4-14th June 2013
13 Deep Learning Using Medical Data Finland Labs (A Unit of Revert Technology Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi) 04-10-2021-08-10-2021
14 NANOSYSTEMS: LAB TO FAB IEEE-IISc VLSI Chapter July 22, 2023
15 Mission10X, Rajagiri College of Engg.,Kakkanad 20th-24th April 2009

Resource Person

  • 1 FDP on ‘Reference Management Tool – Mendeley’ ECE Department, FISAT,Jan 2021
    2 FDP On ‘Robotics And IoT’- ECE Department, FISAT, July 2018
    3 Co-ordinator – Intercollegiate FDP on NS-2  July 2016
    4 Co-ordinator – KTU funded FDP on Robotics and IoT  16th – 20th July 2018
    5 Co-ordinated and handled one week workshop on Robotics and IoT for students June 2018
    6 Co-ordinated and Conducted Workshop on Python Feb 2019

Projects Guided

PG projects

UG Projects

  • IOT Based Digital Notice Board.
  • Voice Assisted Text Reading and Person Identification System.
  • Bomb Defusal and Disposing Robot.
  • Coconut tree climber
  • Face recognition and tracking.

Courses offered

1 Television Engineering
2 Communication Engineering
3 Linear Integrated Circuits
4 Radiation and Propagation
5 Network Theory
6 Analog Circuits
7 Wireless communication
8 Microwave Engineering
9 Biomedical Engineering
10 Electronic Circuits
11 Machine Learning,
12 Advanced Communication System
13 Image and Video Processing
14 Antennas and Microwave
15 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
16 Electromagnetics Lab
17 Analog Circuits Lab
18 Linear Integrated Circuits Lab
19 Communication Lab
20 Scientific Computing Lab

Contact

Room Number*: SB 306

Intercom Number*: 331

Mob Number: 8547274866

Email ID: neenaka@fisat.ac.in