Profile
| Name : | Prof. Palak Desai |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | B.E.(Information Technology), M.E. (Computer Engineering) |
| Designation: | Assistant Professor |
| Department: | Information Technology |
| Experience: | 13+ Years |
| Email: | palak.desai@scet.ac.in |
| Courses / Subject involved: | Machine Learning, Deep Learning, GenAI, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Database Management Systems, Object Oriented Programming |
Extra Duty
Research Projects
Patents/Copyrights
Books Published
Research Publications
| International Conference | |
| 1 | Palak Desai and Dr. Devendra Thakor “Privacy Preservation Techniques and Models for Publishing Structured Data”, Springr, International Conference on Security, Privacy and Data Analytics (ISPDA 2021), SVNIT |
| 2 | Priya Naik, Palak V. Desai and Supriya Pati, "Location Based Place Recommendation using Social Network " at IEEE 5th International Conference for Convergence in Technology (I2CT), 2019. |
| 3 | Palak V. Desai, “A survey on big data applications and challenges” at IEEE sponsored International Conference on Inventive Communication and Computational Technologies, April 2018. |
| 4 | Kinjal Gharia, Palak Desai and Monali Gandhi, “Review paper on Novel Recommendation”, IEEE sponsored International Conference on Computing Methodologies and Communication, February 2018. |
| 5 | Bansari Patel, Palak Desai and Urvi Panchal, “Methods of Recommender System: A Review”, IEEE sponsored International Conference on Innovations in information Embedded and Communication Systems, 2016. |
| 6 | Nikunj Thakor, Palak Desai and Niyanta Desai, “A review on High-utility Itemset Mining Algorithms”, IEEE sponsored International Conference on Innovations in information Embedded and Communication Systems, 2016. |
| 7 | Shruti J. Patel and Palak V. Desai “A Survey of Online Credit Card Fraud Detection using Data Mining Techniques”, International Journal for Scientific Research & Development, December 2015. |
| National Conference | |
| 1 | Isha Vajani and Palak Desai, “Ethics and role of Teachers in Indian Education System”, 20th ISTE State Annual Faculty Convention, October 2015. |
| 2 | Palak Desai and Arpit Rana, “Efficient Clustering on High Dimensional Dataset”, National Conference on Emerging Vistas of Technology in 21st Century, April 2013. |
Expert Lectures Delivered
| 1 | Delivered an expert session on ‘Basic to Breakthrough: Tech Roadmap’ on 24th July 2025 for B.Tech. IT & AI students during the Student Induction Program at SCET. |
| 2 | Delivered an expert session on the topic ‘How to Write a Thesis and Paper Using Application Software’ during a Two?Day Workshop on ‘The Art of Writing a Technical Paper’ on 8th April 2017. |
Achievements / Awards
| 1 | Secured 2nd Position in “National Conference on Emerging Vistas of Technology in 21st Century (NCEVT)” for paper on “Efficient Clustering on High Dimensional Dataset”, May 2013. |
Administrative Duties
| 1 | Arranged an Expert session on the topic "Menstrual Health and Hygiene Session" for girl students of Institute. |
| 2 | Coordinated "AI-Quiz" and "LOGO Hunt" events in Converse 2024. |
| 3 | Department Representative in "Women Development" Committee since 2024. |
| 4 | Institute Activity Data Compilation, Coordinator since March, 2024. |
| 5 | Department Representative in "Art and Intellect" Committee since 2023. |
| 6 | Department coordinator of "100-points activity" Committee since 2023. |
| 7 | Member of "IT Solution" committee since 2023. |
| 8 | Initiated and established the new branch “B.Tech. Cyber Security” in 2020 at CGPIT, Bardoli |
| 9 | Served as Head of the IT Department from A.Y. 2019 to 2021 at C. G. Patel Institute of Engineering & Technology (CGPIT), Bardoli. |
| 10 | Worked as "Training & Placement", University Coordinator for CE & IT branches from 2019 to 2023 at CGPIT, Bardoli. |
| 11 | Initiated the "Computer Society of India" (CSI) Institute Chapter and served as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) at CGPIT from 2019 to 2022. |
| 12 | Served as a member of the Board of Studies (BoS) in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology from 2019 to 2023 at CGPIT, Bardoli. |
| 13 | Served as a member of the Syllabus Review Committee from 2018 to 2023 at CGPIT, Bardoli. |
| 14 | Worked as Institute Co-convener of the NBA Committee from 2018 to 2022 at CGPIT, Bardoli. |
| 15 | Served as a member of the Virtual Lab – An MHRD Initiative at CGPIT, Bardoli. |
| 16 | Served as a member of the University Advisory Committee of the National Service Scheme (NSS) from 2017 to 2020 at CGPIT, Bardoli. |
| 17 | Served as a member of the NAAC Accreditation Committee – Criteria 2 from October 2016 to December 2019 at Uka Tarsadia University. |
Membership of Professional Bodies
| 1 | Lifetime Member IEI (AM166384-7) |
Workshop / Seminar / STTP
| 1 | Attended Five days GUJCOST and DST Sponsored STTP on "Recent trends in Information Security and Privacy at SCET. |
| 2 | Attended National Webinar on "Revised Assessment and Accreditation process of NAAC for Higher Education Institutions" at Uka Tarsadia University. |
| 3 | Attended Three Days GUJCOST Sponsored "Python for Data Science" at SCET. |
| 4 | Attended AICTE Sponsored Faculty Development Program (FDP) for "Student Induction Program" at Vishwakarma government engineering college, 2019 |
| 5 | Attended Five Days Faculty Development Program on "Fundamentals of Presentation and Preventability" at Uka Tarsadia University. |
| 6 | Attended Five Days STTP on “Big Data Analytics” at SVNIT, Surat. |
| 7 | Attended Two Weeks Faculty Development Program at Uka Tarsadia University. |
| 8 | Attended GUJCOST sponsored 3 Days workshop on “Future Trends and Research Opportunities in Cyber Security” at SCET, Surat. |
| 9 | Attended Two Days GUJCOST Sponsored Workshop on "Outcome based Education and NBA Accreditation" at S. N. Patel Institute of Technology. |
Participation in Other Activities
| 1 | Mentored a 6 member project team that was selected as a Global Nominee in the NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2024. |
| 2 | Paper Reviewer in International Conference on Advanced Network Technologies and Intelligent Computing (ANTIC-2021), Banaras Hindu University, during December 17-18, 2021. |