Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra

Professor

Department: Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Phone Number: 03325809615
Institutional E-Mail: priya@klyuniv.ac.in
Web URL: NIL
Educational Qualifications:

MSc in Applied Mathematics, MCA, PhD in Computer Science and Engineering

Awards and Honours (National/International)

Received national scholarship at graduation and post graduation level.

Research Area:

Computational Geometry, Data Structure & Algorithms, Facility Location

Teaching Experience:

21 Years
Teaching Experience:
During the last 21 years, I have taught the following subjects in Undergraduate (B. Tech,
BCA, BSc), and Postgraduate (M.C.A. M. Tech in Computer Science & Engineering, MSc. in
Computer Science, and MSc. in Data Science) levels.
Subjects taught:
Data and File Structures, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Operating Systems, Computer
Languages (C, C++, Java), Software Engineering, Computer Oriented Numerical and Statistical
Methods, Operations Research.
Design of Curriculum:
2 Years MCA course, 3 Years MCA course, BCA, BSc Honours and General courses in Com-
puter Science, BSc. Major Course in Computer Applications of University of Kalyani, BSc CBCS
courses for Honours and General in Computer Science, MSc CBCS courses in Computer Science.

Administrative Experiences

1. Automation of check printing of Finance Department, University of Kalyani was done
through a project by three MCA final year students, 2002–2003.
2. Served as a resource person in Computer Training Program for employees of my University,
2003.
3. Served as a member in the Organizing Committee of Workshop on Algorithms and Com-
putation (WALCOM) 2009.
94. Resource person, Training of Government aided school teachers in Nadia and Murshidabad
districts for using open source software (7 bathces).
5. Chairperson, Under Graduate Board of Studies in Computer Science, University of Kalyani,
from 2010 to till date.
6. Chairperson, Under Graduate Board of Studies in Computer Applications (Major), Uni-
versity of Kalyani, from 2004–2010.
7. Member, Under Graduate Board of Studies in Computer Applications (Major), University
of Kalyani, from 2010 to till date.
8. Acted as a member of the Faculty Councils, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Man-
agement.
9. Member, All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), University of Kalyani during
2014-2015 and 2015-2016.
10. Nodal Officer, All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), University of Kalyani from
2016 to January 2021.
11. Member, All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), University of Kalyani from
January 2021 to till date.
12. Convener, E-Waste Management, University of Kalyani from 2016 to till date.
13. Member, Under Graduate (UG) Cell, University of Kalyani from 2017 to till date.
14. Member, Open Education Resource (OER) Generation Committee, University of Kalyani
from November 2017 to till date.
15. Head, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Kalyani, from Septem-
ber 2018 to December 2020.
16. Chairman, Post graduate board of studies in Computer Science and Engineering, Univer-
sity of Kalyani, from September 2018 to December 2020.
17. Member, Court, University of Kalyani, from September 2018 to December 2020.
18. Member, Student Health Insurance, From December 2018 to December 2020.
19. Member, Admission Committee, University of Kalyani, from December 2020-2021.
20. Member, Committee for procurement of Computer with accessories, RUSA, from January
2021 to till date.

List of Publications(Peer-Reviewed)

1. Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, and Anirban Mukhopadhyay, A multi-
objective formulation of maximal covering location problem with customers’ preferences: Ex-
ploring Pareto optimality-based solutions, Expert Systems With Applications, Vol. 186, 115830,
2021.
2. Sang Won Bae, Arpita Baral and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Maximum-Width
Empty Square and Rectangular Annulus, Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications,
Vol. 96, 101747, 2021.
3. Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, and Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Solving
tool indexing problem using harmony search algorithm with harmony refinement, Soft Com-
puting, Vol. 23, No. 16, pp. 7407–7423, 2019.
4. Soumen Atta and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra. Population Based Improvement
Heuristic with Local Search for Single Row Facility Layout Problem, Sadhana, Springer, Vol.
44, No. 11, pp. 11–19, 2019.
5. Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra and Anirban Mukhopadhyay. Solving
Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem Using Heuristic Algorithms, International Journal
Natural Computing Research, IGI Global, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 18–50, 2019.
6. Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra and Anirban Mukhopadhyay. Multi-
objective Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem with Customers’ Preferences: Pareto-based
and Weighted Sum GA-based Approaches, Soft Computing, Springer, Vol. 23, No. 23, pp.
12347–12362, 2019.
7. Soumen Atta and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra. L(D, 2, 1)-labeling of Square Grid,
National Academy Science Letters, Springer, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 485–87, 2019.
48. Sourav Saha, Ankita Mandal, Sayantan Rana and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra.
A quasi-visibility graph based clique-extraction heuristic model for partitioning of planar
shape, International Journal of Applied Management Science, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 36–54,
2019.
9. Sourav Saha, Laboni Nayak, Saptarsi Goswami, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra. A
Graph Theoretic Model for Semantic Annotation of Articulated Shape-Parts using Zernike
Moment based Features, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 119,
No. 12, pp. 12869–12883, 2018.
10. Soumen Atta and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra. Perturbation-Minimizing Fre-
quency Assignment to Address Short Term Demand Fluctuation in Cellular Network, In-
ternational Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, Inderscience, Vol.
21, No. 3, pp. 418–443, 2018.
11. Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, and Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Solv-
ing maximal covering location problem using genetic algorithm with local refinement, Soft
Computing, Vol. 22, No 12, pp. 3891–3906, 2018.
12. Sergey Bereg, Binay Bhattacharya, Sandip Das, Tsunehiko Kameda, Priya Ranjan
Sinha Mahapatra and Zhao Song, Optimizing squares covering a set of points, The-
oretical Computer Science, Vol. 729, pp. 68–83, 2018.
13. Sourav Saha, Saptarsi Goswami and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, A Heuristic
Strategy for Sub-Optimal ThickEdged Polygonal Approximation of 2-D Planar Shape, In-
ternational Journal of Image, Graphics and Signal Processing, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 48–58,
2018.
14. Soumen Atta, Stanis law Goldstein and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra. No-hole λ-
L(k, k − 1, . . . , 2, 1)-labeling for Square Grid, Bulletin De La Société Des Sciences Et Des
Letters De Lódz. Serie: Recherches Sur Les Dé Formations, Poland, Vol. LXVII, No. 3,
pp. 9–19, 2017.
15. Sourav Saha, Sahibjot Kaur, Jayanta Basak and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra. A
Computer Vision Framework for Automated Shape Retrieval, American Journal of Advanced
Computing, Vol. II, No 4, pp. 108–122, 2015.
16. Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Partha P. Goswami and Sandip Das, Placing Two
Axis-Parallel Squares to Maximize the Number of Enclosed Points, International Journal of
Computational Geometry & Applications, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 263–282, 2015.
17. Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Variations of Enclosing Problem Using Axis Parallel
Square(s): A General Approach, American Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 4,
No. 3, pp. 197–205, 2014.
18. Joydeep Mukherjee, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Arindam Karmakar and Sandip
Das, Minimum-width Rectangular Annulus, Theoretical Computer Science, Vol. 508, pp.
74-80, 2013.
19. A. Chatterjee and G. K. Mahanti and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Design of
Fully Digital Controlled Reconfigurable Dual-Beam Concentric Ring Array Antenna us-
ing Gravitational Search Algorithm, Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, PIER C, An
International Journal, Vol. 18, pp. 59–72, 2011.
520. A. Chatterjee and G. K. Mahanti and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Phase-only
Side lobe Reduction of a Uniformly Excited Concentric Ring Array Antenna using Modified
Particle Swarm Optimization, International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology,
Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 57–62, 2011.
21. Ujjwal Chakraborty, Jayanta Paul and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Design and
implementation of a (2,2) and a (2,3) Visual Cryptography Scheme, Special Issue of IJCCT
for International Conference [ACCTA-2010], Vol. 1, pp. 128–134, 2010.

Books Published / Book Chapters

1. Joydeep Mukherjee, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Arindam Karmakar and Sandip
Das, Minimum-width Rectangular Annulus, Fifth International Frontiers of Algorithmics
Workshop (FAW 2011) and the Seventh International Conference on Algorithmic Aspects of
Information and Management (AAIM 2011) in cooperation with SIAM, Zhejiang Normal
University, Jinhua, China, LNCS(Springer), ISBN 978–3-642-21203-1, Vol. 6681, pp.
364–374, 2011.
2. Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Arindam Karmakar, Sandip Das and Partha P.
Goswami, k-Enclosing Axis-parallel Square, 11th International Conference on Computa-
tional Science and Applications (ICCSA 2011), University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain,
LNCS(Springer), ISBN 978–3–642–21930–6, Vol. 6784, pp. 84–93 2011.
3. Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, K-enclosing square or rectangle problem revisited, 3rd
International Conference on Electronics Computer Technology (ICECT 2011, IEEE Sponsored),
Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu, pp. 8–10, April, ISSN 0976-5697, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2011.
4. Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Classical Knapsack to Geometric Knapsack: A Jour-
ney, 3rd International Conference on Electronics Computer Technology (ICECT 2011, IEEE
Sponsored), Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu, pp. 8–10, April, ISSN 0976-5697, Vol. 2, No. 2,
2011.
5. Soumen Atta and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Genetic Algorithm Based Approach
For Serving Maximum Number Of Customers Using Limited Resources, International Con-
ference on Computational Intelligence: Modeling, Techniques and Applications (CIMTA-2013),
Procedia Technology, Elsevier, Vol. 10, pp. 492–497. 2013.
6. Soumen Atta and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Genetic Algorithm Based Ap-
proaches to Install Different Types of Facilities, 48th Annual Convention, COMPUTER SO-
CIETY OF INDIA , LNCS (Springer), Vol. 248, pp. 195–203, 2014.
7. Binay K. Bhattacharya, Sandip Das, Tsunehiko Kameda, Priya Ranjan Sinha Maha-
patra and Zhao Song Optimizing Squares Covering a Set of Points, International Confer-
ence on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications (COCOA), Wailea, Maui, HI, USA,
LNCS(Springer), ISBN 978-3-319-12690-6, Vol. 8881, pp. 37–52, 2014.
8. Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Smallest Square Covering k Points for Large Value of
k INformation systems Design and Intelligent Applications (INDIA-2015), LNCS (Springer)
AISC, Vol. 339, pp. 337–342, 2015.
9. Sourav Saha, Jayanta Basak and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, A Hierarchical
Convex Polygonal Decomposition Framework for Automated Shape Retrieval INformation
systems Design and Intelligent Applications (INDIA – 2015), LNCS (Springer) AISC, Vol.
339, pp. 783–792 , 2015.
610. Soumen Atta and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra. An efficient algorithm for PMFAP,
8th International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks, COMSNETS
2016, Bangalore, India, January 5-10, 2016, pages 1-8. IEEE, 2016.
11. Sourav Saha, Saptarshi Roy, Prasenjit Dey, Soumya Pal, Tamal Chakraborty and Priya
Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra. A Computer Vision Framework for Detecting Dominant Points
on Contour of Image-Object through Thick-Edge Polygonal Approximation, International
Conference on Intelligent Computing and Communication (ICIC2–2016), Springer, Sin-
gapore, Print ISBN 978-981-10-2034-6, 2016.
12. Sourav Saha, Ankita Mandal, Paras Sheth, Harshita Narnoli and Priya Ranjan Sinha
Mahapatra. A Computer Vision Framework for Partitioning of Image-Object through Graph
Theoretical Heuristic Approach, International Conference on Computational Intelligence,
Communications, and Business Analytics (CICBA-2017), Springer.
13. Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra and Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Determin-
istic and Randomized Heuristic Algorithms for Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem,
In 6th International Conference on Frontiers in Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications
(FICTA-2017), In book: Intelligent Engineering Informatics, Springer, Bhubaneswar, India,
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7563-6 22, pp. 205–216, 2018.
14. Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra and Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Solv-
ing Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem Using Monkey Algorithm, In 6th International
Conference on Frontiers in Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications (FICTA-2017), In
book: Intelligent Engineering Informatics, Springer, Bhubaneswar, India, DOI: 10.1007/978-
981-10-7566-7 8, pp. 71–78, 2018.
15. Sourav Saha, Sudipta Saha, Suhrid Krishna Chatterjee, and Priya Ranjan Sinha Maha-
patra, A Machine Learning Framework for Recognizing Hand Written Digits Using Convexity
Based Feature Vector Encoding, International Ethical Hacking Conference (eHaCon 2018),
Spinger.
16. Sourav Saha, Soumi Bhunia, Laboni Nayak, Rebeka Bhattacharyya and Priya Ranjan
Sinha Mahapatra, Multi-Level Polygonal Approximation Based Shape Encoding Framework
for Automated Shape Retrieval, In International Conference on Emerging Technology in
Modeling and Graphics (IEMGRAPH 2018), Springer, Kolkata, India, 2018.
17. Sang Won Bae, Arpita Baral and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Maximum-Width
Empty Square and Rectangular Annulus, In the 13th International Conference and Work-
shops on Algorithms and Computation (WALCOM 2019), pp. 69–81, Indian Institute of
Technology Guwahati, February 27–March 02, 2019.
18. Sandip Banerjee, Arpita Baral and Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Maximum-Width
Rainbow-Bisecting Empty Annulus, The 37th European Workshop on Computational Ge-
ometry (EuroCG 2021), Saint-Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 7–9,
2021.

Patents

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Membership of Learned Societies

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