Prof. Archana Kotangale

Department

Computer Engineering

Designation

Assistant Professor

Qualification

Pursuing PhD

Experience

13 years

Interest Areas

Advanced Database Management
Data Science & Analytics
Big Data Security
Programming

Academic Profile :

Academic Profile:

Certified Instructor @ Oracle Academy, APSIT Thane.
Certified Instructor @ Google Cloud Foundation Program, APSIT Thane.

Global Certifications:

Completed PG-DAC from ACTS CDAC, Pune

Paper Publications:

Journal Papers

[1] A. Kotangale and M. S. Kumar, "An Iterative Quantum Chaotic Security Method Design for Big Data Deployments using a Multi-Model Framework for Key Generation, Threat Modelling, and Anomaly-Resilient Validation," MethodsX (Elsevier / ScienceDirect), vol. 15, p. 103643, 2025.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2025.103643

[2] A. Kotangale, M. S. Kumar, and A. P. Bhagat, "Improved Big Data Security Using Quantum Chaotic Map of Key Sequence," Computers (MDPI), vol. 14, no. 6, p. 214, Jun. 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/computers14060214

[3] Mishra, A., Sathe, I., & Kotangale, A. (2022). E-waste Management System using Blockchain. International Journal for Research in Engineering Application & Management (IJREAM), 8, April 2022.

[4] Apurva Patil , Komal Lonkar , Veda Kowale , Archana Kotangale, ” Multichannel Attendance Management System using QR Code and Location”, International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology IJSRCSEIT, doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/CSEIT217347

Conference Papers:

[1] A. Kotangale, S. Furtado, V. Anusha, K. Jain, and M. K. Huda, "Skin Cancer Detection Using Interpretable Deep Learning: A Comparative Analysis of CNN Architectures," in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026, doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-14038-8_7.

[2] A. Kotangale, M. S. Kumar, and A. P. Bhagat, "Analytical Perspective of Quantum Computing-Based Big Data Security Mechanisms," in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Springer Nature Singapore, 2026, doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-7526-5_27.

[3] A. Kotangale, P. M. Lohot, A. Chothani, M. Jain, V. Gupta, and P. Doshi, "Harmful Brain Activity Classification Based on Explainable EEG," in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025, doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-03558-5_12.

[4] A. Kotangale, K. Deherkar, K. Saini, A. Rawat, G. Sant, and R. Rehpade, "Crypt-IMG: Grayscale Medical Image Encryption Using DNA Encoding and 2D Baker Mapping," in Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer Nature Singapore, 2024, doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-6714-4_36.

[5] A. Kotangale and D. Rout, "An Analytical Survey of Image Encryption Techniques Used in Various Application Domains," in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (Proc. Int. Conf. Innovative Computing and Communications), Springer Nature Singapore, 2023, doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4071-4_8.

[6] D. Rout, A. Kotangale, S. Nath, and B. Roy, "An Association Based Approach to Elicit and Measure Impact of Features on Sales of a Garment Retail," in 2023 Int. Conf. Artificial Intelligence and Applications (ICAIA), Bangalore, India, 2023, pp. 1–6, doi: 10.1109/ICAIA57370.2023.10169499.

[7] A. Yadav, S. Singh, M. Siddique, N. Mehta, and A. Kotangale, "OCR Using CRNN: A Deep Learning Approach for Text Recognition," in 2023 4th Int. Conf. for Emerging Technology (INCET), Belgaum, India, 2023, pp. 1–6, doi: 10.1109/INCET57972.2023.10170436.

[8] A. Kotangale, "Quantum Chaotic Maps for Data Security," in Proc. 7th Int. Conf. Microelectronics, Computing & Communication Systems (MCCS), 2022.

[9] B. Colaco, A. Kotangale, and V. Narawde, "Sensitivity Analysis Using Social Networks to Identify Suicidal Tendencies," in Proc. Int. Conf. Advances in Science, Technology and Computing (ICASTE), Apr. 20–21, 2018.

Course Completions through Industrial Collaborations @ APSIT Thane:

Google Cloud Computing Foundations
Oracle Academy Certification on Database Foundations, Database Design and Database Programming Using SQL
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations I
Drupal (IIT Bombay Spoken Tutorial)
Linux (IIT Bombay Spoken Tutorial)

Course Completions through Academic Initiatives @ APSIT Thane:

NPTEL: Completed a Couse in Data mining for Decision Making from NPTEL with Gold Medal (Topper)
NPTEL: Completed a course in Database Management System from NPTEL with Silver Medal
Completed a course in Discrete Mathematics from NPTEL

Coursera Courses

Completed a course in Managing Big Data with MySQL from Duke University offered through Coursera.
Completed a course in Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) from University of Michigan offered through Coursera.
Completed a course in Relational Database System from University of Mexico offered through Coursera.
Completed a course in SQL for Data Science from University of California, Davis offered through Coursera.
Completed a course in Data Science Math Skills from Duke University offered through Coursera.
Completed a course in Grammar and Punctuations from University of California, Davis offered through Coursera.

Projects Guided:

Title: OCR using CRNN: A Deep Learning Approach for Text Recognition
Title: E-Waste Management using Blockchain
Title: Menu Recommendation System utilizing content-based filtering techniques
Title: Multichannel Attendance Management System using QR Code and Location
Title: Interactive Chatbot for Menu Recommendations.

Awards & Achievements:

Reviewer for Methodsx Journal of ScienceDirect by Elsevier
Organizer for the Internal Hackathon for Smart India Hackathon (SIH-2026) held on 01/09/2026.
Jury Panel member for the Internal Hackathon for Smart India Hackathon (SIH-2025) held on 12th September 2025.
Best Paper selected at International Conference on Data Analytics and Management ICDAM 2025 in June 2025.
Paper Setter for Database Management System subject at Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai, May 2024.

STTPs & FDPs attended:

FDP: Python for Modern Applications
Duration: 5 Days (22/06/2026 to 30/06/2026)
Host Institute: A.P. Shah Institute of Technology
FDP: Data Mining for Decision Making
Duration: 8 Weeks (February 2026 to March 2026)
Organized by: NPTEL
FDP: Generative AI and Prompt Engineering: The Future of Intelligent Systems
Duration: 6 Days (08/12/2025 to 13/12/2025)
Host Institute: Thakur College of Engineering & Technology, Kandivali (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra

FDP: Full Stack Development and Java Programming
Duration: 1 Week (07/07/2025 to 12/07/2025)
Host Institute: Thadomal Shahani College of Engineering, Mumbai

FDP: “High Performance & Accelerated Computing” sponsored by NVIDIA organized by Prof Ram Meghe College of Engineering & Management, Badnera 25th to 30th July 2024.

FDP: Artificial Intelligence & IoT Driven Data Analytics in Industry 5.0

Duration: 09/12/2024 to 14/12/2024.

Host institute: School of engineering & technology D Y Patil University Ambi, Pune, Maharashtra

FDP: Artificial Intelligence & IoT Driven Data Analytics in Industry 5.0

Duration: 09/12/2024 to 14/12/2024

Host institute: School of Engineering & Technology, D Y Patil University, Ambi, Pune, Maharashtra

FDP: Data Science Application using in Real world using Python

Duration: 18 March 2024 to 22 March 2024

Host institute: Indira College of Engineering and Management, Pune, Maharashtra

STTP: Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity

Duration: 18th June to 24th June 2022 (6 days, online)

Host institute: RAIT, Navi Mumbai

FDP: Research in Engineering – A Way Forward

Duration: 6th to 10th July 2020 (5 days, online)

Host institute: A. P. Shah Institute of Technology

FDP: Linux

Duration: April 2020 (1 week, online)

Host institute: A. P. Shah Institute of Technology, in association with IIT Bombay Spoken Tutorial and ISTE

FDP: Drupal

Duration: 27th April to 3rd May 2020 (1 week, online)

Host institute: A. P. Shah Institute of Technology, in association with IIT Bombay Spoken Tutorial and ISTE

FDP: Database Management System
Duration: 8 Weeks (February 2020 to April 2020)
Organized by: NPTEL
FDP: Discrete Mathematics
Duration: 12 Weeks (July 2018 to October 2018)
Organized by: NPTEL
FDP: Oracle Programming Using PL/SQL

Duration: 06 May to 10 May 2019 (5 days)

Host institute: MECOE, Pune