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Dr. Latharani T R

Associate Professor

  • School/College

    Faculty of Engineering and Technology

  • Department

    Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Dr. Latharani T. R. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru. She holds B.E., M.Tech. (Digital Electronics), and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi. With over 18 years of academic experience and research background, her interests span intrusion detection in wireless sensor networks, Smart IoT applications, Cybersecurity, AI in system security, machine learning, Generative AI and Agentic AI

She has published multiple papers in Scopus-indexed international journals, contributed to national conferences, and filed patents on innovative systems such as a secured IoT container for delivery systems and an economical third umpire solution for cricket. A dynamic academician, she has been invited as a resource person for technical talks and hands-on workshops, and actively contributes to curriculum development through roles such as course coordinator and BoE member for VTU Centre for Distance and Online Education, Mysuru.

Her initiatives in student development are evident through her curated YouTube channel featuring 46+ technical video lectures and organization of national-level hackathons, tech fests, and skill-based workshops. She has also been recognized as an Active SPOC by NPTEL and received multiple appreciation certificates for her coordination and outreach efforts bridging classroom knowledge with real-world applications.

Invited Talks

  • Delivered Technical talk on IoT fundamentals and applications on 14/10/2022, at Davan Institute, Davangere.
  • Delivered Technical Talk on IoT and its applications on 12/06/2023 at Don Bosco Degree College, Chitradurga.
  • Conducted Workshop on Getting started with IoT: Hands-on workshop featuring Tinkercad on 22/04/2024 at Akshaya Institute of Technology, Tumkur.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D.

    VTU, Belagavi. 2025

  • M.Tech

    Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur. 2011

  • B.E.

    Shridevi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Tumkur. 2007

Experience

Total Years of Experience

18 Years

Academic Experience
  1. Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of CSE, Jain Institute of Technology, Davangere from 25/05/2022 – 10/07/2025
  2. Worked as Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, in Sha-Shib College of Engineering, Chikkaballapur District, from 20/11/2020 to 25/05/2022
  3. Worked as Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, Acharya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru from 29/07/2013 to 20/11/2020
  4. Worked as Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur, from 18/07/2007 to 27/06/2013

  • IoT
  • Cybersecurity
  • Generative AI and Agentic AI

  • Active SPOC Jan-Apr 2024 by NPTEL
  • Active SPOC Jul-Dec 2023 by NPTEL
  • Special Active Local Chapter Award by NPTEL
  • VTU e-Content Review committee has recommended as a course expert for online degree programme for OBA104- Computer Networks and OBA104- Computer Networks courses. I have recorded course videos in VTU Centre for distance and online education studio, Mysuru and developed the study materials and conducted interactive online sessions for students.
  • BoE member for Computer Applications department of Centre for distance and online education, VTU.
  • Curates and maintains a personal YouTube channel with 46+ informative video lectures aimed at enhancing student learning.

International Conference Papers
  1. Latharani, T. R., Roja, D. C., Tejashwini, B. R., Divya, G. C. & Madhusudhan, Hovale (2023) ‘Brain stroke prediction using machine learning’, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 11(05), ICEI 2023 conference proceedings (May)
  2. Latharani, T. R., Meghana, G. R., Basavanagowda, T. N., Harshapatel, R. G., Sanjana, A. C. & Sharath, J. M. (2023) ‘Child tracking using IoT device’, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 11(05), ICEI 2023 conference proceedings (May).
International Journal Papers
  1. Latharani, T. R., Mouneshachari, S. (2024) ‘Leveraging Machine Learning for Behavioral Analysis and Mitigation of APT Attacks in WSNs’, Journal of Electrical Systems, 20(11s), pp. 2174–2181.
  2. Mouneshachari, S. Latharani, T. R. (2024) ‘Intelligent Model Using CGAN and RL for Efficient Contextual Dataset Generation’, International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering, 12(23s), pp. 1051
  3. Latharani, T. R., Suresh Babu, G. N. K. (2019) ‘Intrusion detection system in wireless sensor networks using optimized algorithm’, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, 6(1), January, pp. 113–119.
  4. Latharani, T. R. & Suresh Babu, G. N. K. (2019) ‘Intrusion detection in wireless sensor network with the use of Iyengar-Marzullo’s sensing technique’, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 6(1), January, pp. 1155–1161.
  5. Latharani, T. R. & Veena, H. (2014) ‘An efficient method for classification of rice grains using morphological process’, International Journal of Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering (IJIRAE), 1(1), April.
  6. Latharani, T. R., M.Z. Kurian & Chidananda Murthy, M. V. (2011) ‘Various object recognition techniques for computer vision’, Journal of Analysis and Computation, 7(1) (January–June), pp. 39–47. ISSN: 0973-2861

  • ISTE (INDIAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION) - LM55583
  • IAENG (International Association of Engineers) - 115573

  • Title: Secured IoT Container for Product Delivery System.
    Application No: 202241072555
    Status: Published
  • Title: Economical Third Umpire for Cricket
    Application No: 202341002993
    Status: Published

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ADDRESS

Vidya Soudha (Heritage Block)

M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences,

Gnanagangothri Campus

New BEL Road

MSR Nagar, Bangalore - 560054