Dr. Sonam Lata is an accomplished academician, researcher, and educator specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science & Analytics, Explainable AI, Wireless Sensor Networks, Cryptography & Cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT), and Data Security. With over a decade of experience spanning academia and industry, she has made significant contributions to teaching, interdisciplinary research, and the development of intelligent and secure computing solutions. Her research focuses on leveraging AI and data-driven technologies to address real-world challenges in healthcare, cybersecurity, and smart systems. She has published extensively in reputed SCI/Scopus-indexed journals and international conferences, authored scholarly book chapters, secured research funding, and holds patents in AI-enabled healthcare and cybersecurity applications. A passionate mentor and academic leader, Dr. Sonam actively guides student research, innovation projects, and hackathons while promoting industry–academia collaboration and fostering a culture of innovation, ethical AI, and technology-driven societal impact.

Educational Qualification:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 
• M.Tech., National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra 
• B.Tech., HCST, Mathura 

Research Grant:

Recipient of an internationally funded research grant worth ₹8 lakh for research on secure data transmission in Wireless Sensor Networks using cryptographic techniques and clustering algorithms.

Administrative Responsibilities:

• SPOC for School of Computer Science & Engineering Events
• Organized AI Winter School, AI Design Sprint, expert talks, faculty development programmes, and innovation workshops
• Coordinator for various AI-focused academic and outreach initiatives
• Active contributor to curriculum development, student mentoring, and industry–academia collaborations

Awards and Recognitions:

• Best Paper Award in International Springer Conference
• Internationally Funded Research Grant
• Multiple SCI-indexed Publications
• Patents in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare
• Contributor to National Centre of Excellence (DSCI) Report on Federated Learning in Healthcare

Research and Scholarly Publications

• Title of Patent: Cyber attack prevention system for automotive system based on artificial intelligence 
• Title of Patent: Breast Cancer Detection Device using Micro Calcifications
• Title of Patent: IoT-enabled campus safety companion app and device for student affairs management.
• Sonam Lata, Shabana Mehfuz, “Robotics Process Automation: Security Challenges and Future Trends,” has been published as part of the National Centre of Excellence National CoE (NCoE) Reports by Data Security Council of India (DSCI) with the Affiliation of IILM University, Gurugram.
• Sonam Lata, Shabana Mehfuz, “Federated Learning in Healthcare: Security Challenges and Solutions,” has been published as part of the National Centre of Excellence National CoE (NCoE) Reports by Data Security Council of India (DSCI) with the Affiliation of IILM University, Gurugram. 
• S. Lata, S. Urooj and F. Alrowais, “ADCS-IoT: Anomaly Detection with Cryptographic”, Security Framework for the Internet of Things, IEEE Conference, Australia
• Lata, S., Dubey, P., Alrowais, F., Bilal, B., Urooj, S. (2026). Advanced Feature Selection Techniques Using PCA-RFECV for Accurate Data Driven Prostate Cancer Diagnosis. In: Bhateja, V., Yang, XS., Pham, H.V., Omar, Z. (eds) Signal Processing, Telecommunication & Embedded Systems: AI and ML Applications. ICMEET 2025. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1599. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-20318-2_1
• Sonam Lata, Priya Dubey, “Transforming Gender-Based Healthcare with AI and Machine Learning” 2024 ImprintCRC Press, Pages19, ISBN9781003473435
• Sonam Lata, Shabana Mehfuz, Shabana Urooj, “Secure and Reliable WSN for Internet of Things: Challenges and Enabling Technologies”, in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 161103-161128, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3131367. (SCI indexed)
• S. Lata, S. Mehfuz, S. Urooj and F. Alrowais, “Fuzzy Clustering Algorithm for Enhancing Reliability and Network Lifetime of Wireless Sensor Networks,” in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 66013-66024, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2985495.
• Sonam Lata, Shabana Mehfuz, Shabana Urooj, Asmaa Ali, Nidal Nasser, “Disjoint Spanning Tree Based Reliability Evaluation of Wireless Sensor Network”, in MDPI Sensors, 2020, https://doi.org/10.3390/s20113071.
• AI powered Facial Recognition Based Identification System for Missing Children at Indian Railway Stations and Public Fairs
• Deep Learning Techniques for Biomedical Image Analysis  A Focus on Lung Cancer Images and Napari Visualization
• Sonam Lata, Shabana Mehfuz, “Machine Learning based Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Network”, IEEE International conference on Power Electronics, Control and Automation, 16th-17th November, 2019
• Sonam Lata, Shabana Mehfuz, “Lossless Compression Algorithm for Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Network”, IEEE International conference on Power Electronics, Control and Automation, 16th-17th November, 2019
• Sonam Lata, Shabana Mehfuz, “Source to Multiple Sink Capacity Related Reliability of Wireless Sensor Networks”, IEEE International conference on “Computing for Sustainable Global Development”, 13th-15th March, 2019
• Sonam Lata and Shabana Mehfuz, ” Reliability Issues of WSN: A Survey”, IEEE International conference on Nanotechnology for Instrumentation and Measurement (Nanofim), Nov 2017, GautamBudh University, Greater Noida.
• Sonam Lata, G.L. Pahuja, J.K. Quamara, “Source to terminal reliability of flow networks” National Conference on Advancement in Electrical Engineering and Energy Sciences (AEEES-2016) held at National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur during 24th- 25th, May 2016.
• Sonam Lata, G.L. Pahuja, J.K. Quamara, “SAT reliability of flow networks”, National Conference on Nanoscience and Instrumentation Technolgy (NCNIT-2016), held at National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra during 4th-5th June 2016.
• Sonam Lata, Shabana Mehfuz, Sonal Kumar, “Capacitated Reliability Evaluation of Wireless Sensor Networks”, International E conference on Recent Innovations in Engineering and Technology, INCRIET 2021 organised by ADGITM, Delhi on 26th – 27th May 2021.
• Nayani Jain, Ritika Tomar, Riya Singh, Taniya Garg, Sonam Lata, “OTP BASED WIRELESS SMART LOCKING SYSTEM”, International E conference on Recent Innovations in Engineering and Technology, INCRIET 2021 organised by ADGITM, Delhi on 26th – 27th May 2021.
• Poorva Tuteja, Shreshth Jain, Sameer Tomar, Adhyan Kaushik, Sonam Lata, “DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTELLIGENT SHOPPING CART SYSTEM”, International E conference on Recent Innovations in Engineering and Technology, INCRIET 2021 organized by ADGITM, Delhi on 26th – 27th May 2021.
• Aditya Kumar, Umesh Kumar, Karan Aryan Singh, Archit Kumar, Sonam Lata, “WIRELESS POLLUTION SENSOR NETWORK”, International E conference on Recent Innovations in Engineering and Technology, INCRIET 2021 organised by ADGITM, Delhi on 26th – 27th May 2021.

Research Projects

• AI-powered Facial Recognition-Based Identification System for Missing Children.
• Deep Learning Techniques for Biomedical Image Analysis (Lung Cancer).
• Personalized Drug Therapy Design using Artificial Intelligence.
• Healthcare Analytics using Machine Learning.
• Secure IoT Architectures using Cryptographic Frameworks.
• IoT-based Smart Locker System.
• Intelligent Shopping Cart System.
• Wireless Pollution Sensor Network.
• Home Automation using NodeMCU, Google Assistant, and Blynk.
• Thermal Face Shield.
• Encryption and Decryption Using Morse Code and Flashlight.