Curriculum Vitae

Rashmi Prabha

Assistant Professor in Data Science Department
profile

Summary

Presently an Assistant Professor in Data Science Department at SIES (Nerul) College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous), Navi Mumbai. Three-plus years in project management and software development within the IT industry, and eight years as a trainer, educator, facilitator, and mentor — committed throughout to learner development and academic excellence.

current work

Research focus

Her research centres on a problem that resists easy labelling: hate speech that hides behind sarcasm, especially in Hindi-language political discourse, where hashtags and emoji rarely mark the irony — context, honorific tone, and cultural reference do instead.

"A Systematic Analysis of Sarcasm-Aware Hate Speech Detection in Low-Resource Hindi Political Text"
Presented & published at R. C. Patel Educational Trust's Institute of Management Research and Development, Shirpur, Maharashtra
teaching

Teaching experience

Assistant ProfessorJun 2025 – Present
SIES (Nerul) College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous)
Assistant ProfessorJul 2023 – Apr 2025
Changu Kana Thakur Arts, Commerce & Science College (Empowered Autonomous), New Panvel

Rated 9/10 by learners for teaching performance across 2023–24 and 2024–25.

Visiting Lecturer~1.5 years
Shri Bapusaheb D.D. Vispute College of Education, New Panvel

Taught Communication Skills, Computer Graphics, and Security in Computing for B.Sc.-IT (Semesters I, IV, VI) under the Mumbai University syllabus.

Facilitator / MentorJun 2012 – Jun 2015
Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Mumbai Study Centre

Guided PGDCSA students with academic mentorship and technical support.

industry

Industry experience

Project HeadFeb 2018 – Jul 2018
Sublime Technologies
Software Developer (PL-4)May 2012 – Sep 2015
Infotech Financials Pvt. Ltd.
Industrial Trainee, J2EEJan 2010 – Jun 2010
HPES, Noida — JSP, Servlet, Struts, MySQL. Graded A+.
publications

Research & publications

  • A Systematic Analysis of Sarcasm-Aware Hate Speech Detection in Low-Resource Hindi Political Text — R. C. Patel Educational Trust's IMRD, Shirpur, Maharashtra
  • Bias, Fairness and Explainability in Sarcasm Detection: A Comparative Study of AI Models — Jai Hind College (Empowered Autonomous), Churchgate, Mumbai · Best Paper Award
  • Integrating Indian Knowledge Systems into STEM: A Holistic Educational Approach — N.G. Acharya & D.K. Marathe College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Mumbai · Best Paper Award
  • Multimodal Emotion Recognition System Using Machine Learning Classifier — Changu Kana Thakur A.C.S. College, New Panvel (Autonomous)
  • Consumer Sentiment Insights on Smart Ring Using Supervised Classifiers: A Comparative Study — K.L.E. Society's Science and Commerce College (Kalamboli), Navi Mumbai

Book: R Programming — for F.Y.B.A.F., F.Y.B.M.S., F.Y. Biotechnology, AY 2023–24, Changu Kana Thakur A.C.S. College.

achievements

Achievements

UGC-NET Qualified — Dec 2022
Computer Science and Applications, conducted by NTA.
MH-SET Qualified — 2021
Cleared on first attempt, Computer Science and Applications.
MU-PET Qualified
Ph.D. Entrance Test (Computer Science), University of Mumbai — first attempt.
'A' Level Advanced Diploma — DOEACC Society
Grade B (65–74%), Government of India.
University Topper — MCA
Ranked first university-wide, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University.
Educator & Content Creator
CombineCS – The Extra Step (YouTube): UGC-NET/MH-SET prep in Computer Science.
service

External examiner & resource person

External Examiner for M.Sc. C.S. Part I (Compiler Designing) and Part II (Advanced Deep Learning) at SIES (Nerul).

T.Y.C.S. (Advanced DBMS) and S.Y.C.S. (Core Java) at Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science (Autonomous).

Resource Person, one-day workshop on UGC NET/SET exam preparation for faculty at Pillai College, March 2024.

education

Academia

M.C.A. — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
2010 · 79.2%, First Division with Honours
B.C.A. + 'A'-Level — Integral University
76.1%, First Division with Honours
12th (PCM) — Holy Mission High School, CBSE
75.8%
10th — Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), CBSE
75%
toolkit

Skills

LanguagesC, C++, PHP, Core Java, Advanced Java, Python, R
WebHTML5, JavaScript, CSS
DatabasesMySQL, SQL Server 2012, MongoDB, CouchDB
SystemsWindows, Android, Ubuntu, Linux, Red Hat
ToolsGit/SVN, IntelliJ, RStudio, Google Colab, Spyder, MS Project
Subjects taughtMachine Learning, Statistics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, core Computer Science subjects.