Dr. Meenakshi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, NITTE (Deemed to be) University, Bengaluru, India. With over 20 years of academic and industry experience, she holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from VTU, along with an M.Tech. in Computer Networks and a B.E. in Information Science. Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Explainable AI, Edge AI, Cloud Computing, and Data Science. She is dedicated to advancing AI education through research, innovation, and practical learning.