Durga Toshniwal
Durga Toshniwal
Associate Professor
durgafec[at]iitr.ac.in
+91-1332-285687
Areas of Interest
- Data Mining and Databases, Mining Time Series,Data Streams & Social Media Data,Privacy Preserving DM,Soft Computing in DM,
Professional Background
| From | To | Designation | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | On Going | Associate Professor | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee India, Dept of Computer Science & Engg. |
| 2006 | 2012 | Assistant Professor | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee India |
| 2005 | 2006 | Guest Faculty | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee India |
| 2002 | 2005 | Research Scholar | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee India |
| 1996 | 1998 | Software Engineer | BirlaSoft India |
| 1999 | 2001 | Senior Software Engineer | BirlaSoft, USA |
Honors and Awards
| Award | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Faculty Award | IBM Corporation, USA | 2012 |
| IBM Faculty Award | IBM Corporation, USA | 2008 |
| IBM Shared University Research Award | IBM Corporation, USA | 2009 |
| Notable Research Paper | UNESCO Chair in Data Privacy | 2010 |
| Visiting Research Faculty | University of Minnesotta at Minneapolis | 2010 |
| Best Research Paper Award | International Conference on Meta Computing | 2010 |
| Foreign Travel Grant for attending IEEE International Conference in USA | CSIR | 2005 |
| Best Short Paper Award | Micro Soft Academic Summit | 2005 |
| Research work has also been covered in Dataquest in the article entitled TOWARDS A GREENER PLANET | Data Quest | 2010 |
| Foreign Travel Award | TIFR Mumbai | 2005 |
Educational Details
| Degree | Subject | University | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | Computer Science Engg | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee India | 2005 |
Participation in seminars
| Name | Place | Sponsored By | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13th International Conference on Database Theory (ICDT 2010) | Lausanne, Switzerland | EPFL Switzerland | March 22-2 |
| International Conference on Knowledge Systems Engineering (ICKSE 09) | Rome Italy | IEEE Europe | April 28 - |
| International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE 09) | Las Vegas, NV, USA | IEEE USA | June 22 - |
| International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA 04) | Louisville, Kentucky, USA | IEEE USA | December 1 |
| 4th International Joint Conference on Information and Communication Technology (IJcICT 2012) | Bhubaneswar, India | IRNET | 08-01-2012 |
| 10. 3rd Annual International American Business Research Conference (AABRC 2011) | New York, USA | American Business Research Institute | 06-06-2011 |
| Grace Hopper Women in Engineering India Conference 2011 | Bangalore, India | Google India | 14-12-2011 |
| 8. International Conference on MetaComputing (ICoMeC 2010) | Goa, India | National Institute of Oceanography, Goa | 16-12-2010 |
| International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE 08) | Los Angeles, CA, USA. | IEEE USA | June 30 -J |
| International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN 2007) | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | IEEE USA | June 25 - |
| 16th Australasian Database Conference (ADC 2005) | Newcastle, Australia | Australian Computer Society | Feb 2-3, 2 |
| 4th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Design and Applications (ISDA2004) | Budapest, Hungary | IEEE, Europe | Aug 2004 |
| National Seminar on Advances in Computer Communication Networks | IIT Roorkee, India | Institution of Engineers | Feb 2004 |
Memberships
- IEEE, Member
- ACM, Member
Teaching Engagements
| Title | Course Code | Class Name | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Mining and Warehousing | EC-559 | B Tech IV, IDD CSI IV, M Tech I | Spring |
| Object Oriented Programming and Design | EC-500 | M Tech I | Autumn |
| Advanced Database Management Systems | EC - 521 | IDD and M Tech CSE, IT and MCA | Autumn |
| Data Mining and Warehousing | EC - 559 | UG and PG | Spring |
| Selected Topics in IT | EC - 561 | IDD CSI and M Tech | Spring |
| Analysis & Design of Algorithms | EC - 321 | U.G. | Autumn |
| Object Oriented Programming & Design | EC - 500 | P.G.(including Pre Phd Course) | Autumn |
| Computer Networks | EC - 326 | U.G. | Spring |
| Management Information Systems | EC - 623 | P.G.(including Pre Phd Course) | Spring |
| Object Oriented Programming and Design | EC - 500 | P.G.(including Pre Phd Course) | Autumn |
| Object Oriented Programming Lab | PEC - 271 | U.G. | Autumn |
| Programming Lab | EC - 520 | P.G.(including Pre Phd Course) | Autumn |
Projects and Thesis Supervised
| Title of Project | Names of Students |
|---|---|
| Time Series Data Mining | Pallav Roxy |
| Reconfigurable Systems | Archana Kokkula |
Research Scholar Groups
| Scholar Name | Interest |
|---|---|
| B M Patil | Time Series Data Mining |
PHDs Supervised
| Topic | Scholar Name | Status of PHD | Registration Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification and Clustering of Complex Data | B M Patil | A | 1 |
| Data Mining in Soft Computing Framework for Biological Data | Nagamma M Patil | A | 1 |
| Privacy Preserving Data Mining Techniques | Keshavamurthy B N | O | 1 |
| Knowledge Discovery in Databases | Yogita | O | 1 |
| Event Detection from Data Streams | Arun Chauhan | O | 1 |
Visits to outside institutions
| Institute Visited | Purpose of Visit | Date |
|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesotta at Minneapolis | As Visiting Research Faculty | June 2010 |
| Graphic Era University | Invited Talk | 18-11-2012 |
| Quantum Global Campus Roorkee | Invited Talk | 08-08-2012 |
| Dr Babasaheb Marathwada Ambedkar University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra | Invited Talk at the National Workshop on Data Warehousing & Data Mining (NWDWDM 2010) | Feb 25-27, |
Refereed Journal Papers
Clustering Time Series Data Using Second MomentsBy: Durga Toshniwal, R C Joshi
Published in: International Transactions on Computer Science and Engineering Vol: Vol. 17 Number 1 (Pg 17-28) Date: 09/2005
Using Cumulative Weighted Slopes for Clustering Time Series Data
By: Durga Toshniwal, R C Joshi
Published in: International Transactions on Computer Science and Engineering Vol: Vol. 20 Number 1 (Pg 29-40) Date: Oct 2005