The Team
Who We Are !
Dr. Parteek Bhatia
Parteek Kumar Bhatia is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Former Associate Dean of Student Affairs at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala. Currently working as a Visiting Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, USA. He is a Postdoctorate from Tel Aviv University, Israel, and a former Visting Professor at LAMBDA Lab, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
He is the recipient of the Young Faculty Research Fellowship from the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Govt. of India. He has more than twenty years of academic experience, including six years at D.A.V College Amritsar.
He has earned his B.Tech from SLIET and MS from BITS Pilani. He is a doctorate in the field of NLP from Thapar University and a post-doctorate from Tel Aviv University, Israel.
He is a well-known author and published textbooks in Databases and Data Mining. His latest book, “Data Mining and Data Warehousing: Principles and Practical Techniques,” was Published by Cambridge University Press in 2019. He is the author of popular books like “Simplified Approach to DBMS”, “Simplified Approach to Visual Basic” and “Simplified Approach to Oracle,” and “NoSQL in a Day”.
He has handled research projects of more than one crore rupees sponsored by International and National funding agencies. He is passionate about teaching the masses through modern platforms like MOOCs. He runs multiple online courses over the Udemy platform and has more than 30,000 students. He is also running his YouTube Channel, “Parteek Bhatia: Simplifying Computer Education,” for sharing video sessions on Machine Learning, Big Data, DBMS, SQL, PL/SQL, and NoSQL.
Dr. Sanmeet Kaur
Dr. Sanmeet Kaur is an esteemed Associate Professor within the Computer Science Department at Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA, USA, having previously served as an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology in Patiala, Punjab, India.
Her dedication to the ethical and secure use of technology is exemplified by her possession of the esteemed Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) certification from EC-Council USA. Her diverse research interests encompass a wide range of fields, including Network Security, Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Software Testing, and Software Engineering.
Beyond her academic contributions, Dr. Kaur is also known for her passion for teaching coding to children, utilizing an innovative and engaging curriculum designed to introduce coding concepts in a fun and accessible manner. This initiative reflects her commitment to fostering early interest and proficiency in technology among young learners.
