About HALE Lab

The Healthcare Analytics and Language Engineering (HALE) Lab, at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, comprises a dedicated group of data science enthusiasts, researchers, doctoral students, graduate and undergraduate students of NITK Surathkal. The lab is headed by Dr. Sowmya Kamath S..

Recent News

• Oct 2021: Veena's paper Multi-scale convolutional neural network for accurate corneal segmentation in early detection of fungal keratitis accepted for Journal of Fungi, MDPI
• Jul 2021: Best paper award for Deep Learning based detection of Diabetic Retinopathy from Inexpensive Fundus Imaging Techniques, at IEEE CONECCT 2021
• Feb 2021: Best paper award for Sketch-based Image Retrieval using Convolutional Neural Networks based on Feature Adaptation and Relevance Feedback at EAIT 2020

Research

Our research focuses on improving health data management systems and practices, through the application of Artificial Intelligence, machine learning and knowledge discovery based methodologies. We aim to leverage Healthcare Analytics, Visual Informatics and Medical Image Computing for bringing about wide-spread changes in the way healthcare is delivered and managed.

Recent Events

Special Session on Healthcare Analytics and Language Processing (HeAL) 2020
Co-located with FICTA 2020
Go to Website

National Workshop on High Performance Computing and Applications (HPCA 2019), Aug 12-17, 2019
Coordinators: Dr. Sowmya Kamath S & Dr. Geetha V.
Go to Website     Download Brochure

One Week Workshop on Predictive Analytics & its Applications (PAA 2019), Jan 14 - 18, 2019
Coordinators: Dr. Sowmya Kamath S & Dr. Geetha V.
Download Brochure