Natural Language Processing for Healthcare: The Rise of Intelligent Assistants

Dr. Laxmi Shaw is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Texas State University, specializing in adversarial machine learning, large language models, and healthcare fraud analytics. She previously volunteered as a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at UT Austin’s Dell Medical School, focusing on predictive biomarker modeling and inflammation detection using HPC. With over six years of industry and research experience at Samsung R&D and Carrier Corporation, her expertise includes AI-driven product development, IoT analytics, and digital twin modeling. Dr. Shaw earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (AI/ML) from IIT Kharagpur, India, and holds advanced degrees from Jadavpur and Sambalpur Universities. She has authored three books and over 35 peer-reviewed papers on AI/ML security, EEG processing, IoT anomaly detection, and GPU-accelerated healthcare analytics. A Senior IEEE member and award-winning researcher, she actively reviews for leading journals and is committed to ethical, explainable, and secure AI, especially in healthcare and adversarial contexts.

Dr. Shubham Mahajan, a distinguished member of prestigious organizations such as IEEE, ACM, and IAENG, boasts an impressive academic and professional background. He earned his B.Tech. degree from Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, his M.Tech. degree from Chandigarh University, and his Ph.D. degree from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) in Katra, India. Dr. Mahajan has a remarkable track record in the field of artificial intelligence and image processing, holding an impressive portfolio of eleven Indian patents, as well as one Australian and one German patent. His contributions to the field are further evidenced by his extensive publication record, which includes over 100+ articles published in peer-reviewed journals, conferences and 10+ books. His research interests span a wide array of topics, encompassing image processing, video compression, image segmentation, fuzzy entropy, nature-inspired computing methods, optimization, data mining, machine learning, robotics, and optical communication. Notably, his dedication and expertise have earned him the 'Best Research Paper Award' from ICRIC 2019, published by Springer in the LNEE series. In recognition of his exceptional achievements, Dr. Mahajan has received numerous accolades and honours throughout his career. These include the Best Student Award in 2019, the IEEE Region-10 Travel Grant Award in 2019, the 2nd runner-up prize in the IEEE RAS HACKATHON in 2019 (held in Bangladesh), the IEEE Student Early Researcher Conference Fund (SERCF) in 2020, the Emerging Scientist Award in 2021, and the IEEE Signal Processing Society Professional Development Grant in 2021. His commitment to excellence in research was further underscored by his receipt of the Excellence in Research Award in 2023. Dr. Mahajan's impact extends beyond the realm of academia. He has served as a Campus Ambassador for IEEE, representing esteemed institutions such as IIT Bombay, Kanpur, Varanasi, Delhi, as well as various multinational corporations. His active engagement in fostering international research collaborations reflects his enthusiasm for advancing the frontiers of knowledge and innovation on a global scale.

Dr. Kamal Upreti is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR, Ghaziabad, India. He holds a B.Tech (Hons) from UPTU, an M.Tech (Gold Medalist), a PGDM (Executive) from IMT Ghaziabad, a Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering, and completed a postdoc at National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan, funded by MHRD. With over 15 years of teaching, research, and corporate experience, Dr. Upreti has published 50+ patents, 32 magazine issues, 110+ research papers, and authored or edited 45+ books with publishers like CRC Press and Oxford. His expertise spans modern physics, data analytics, cybersecurity, machine learning, healthcare, embedded systems, and cloud computing. He has worked with organizations including HCL, NECHCL, Hindustan Times, and various academic institutes. Notable projects include Japan’s “Hydrastore, India’s Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), and a significant ICMR-funded cardiovascular disease prediction project (₹80 Lakhs) in collaboration with GB Pant and AIIMS Delhi. He has secured funding from DST SERB (₹5 Lakhs) for ICSCPS-2024 and AICTE-IBIP (₹10 Lakhs) for 2024-2026. Dr. Upreti frequently serves as a session chair, keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and faculty developer. He has been honored as Best Teacher, Best Researcher, and Gold Medalist in his M.Tech program.