Sankar Narayan Misra
Senior Research Fellow, IAI – TCG CREST
Sankar is currently working as a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at the Institute for Advancing Intelligence (IAI), TCG CREST. His research focuses on applying Deep Learning techniques to medical image segmentation and coregistration. He is enrolled in the Joint Doctoral Program offered collaboratively by AcSIR, India, and Deakin University, Australia.
Prior to joining TCG CREST, Sankar accumulated six years of professional experience as a Data Scientist, working across both multinational corporations and startup environments.
Research Interest:
- Medical image segmentation and classification
- Advance skull stripping and image coregistration
- Deep Learning applications in Computer Vision
Supervisor:
Dr. Sourav Bhaduri
Education:
- BSc in Mathematics from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata (2010-2013)
- MSc in Applied Statistics & Informatics from IIT Bombay (2013-2015)
- MTech in Cryptology & Security from ISI Kolkata, (2021-2023)
Academic Projects:
- Enhancing the Efficiency of Convolutional Neural Networks Using Classical Mathematical Frameworks-under supervision of Dr. Sourav Bhaduri
- Advanced Segmentation, Coregistration, and Skull Stripping for Brain Tumor Treatment Planning Using Deep Learning Techniques-under supervision of Dr. Sourav Bhaduri
- Detailed Analysis of Cryptogram Confusion Attack and Apple Wallet Relay Attack-under supervision of Prof. Feng Hao, University of Warwick and Prof. Bimal Roy, ISI Kolkata.
- A Survey Based Study on the Perception of Internet Banking and Mobile Banking Among Indians During the Early Adoption Phase of Electronic Banking-under supervision of Ashish Das, IIT Bombay. (2015)
Industry Projects:
- Hispanic purchase pattern analysis in the U.S. market at granular geographic and store levels
- CPG/FMCG brand-switching analysis among U.S. consumers using Hendry’s Market Mix Model
- Location analytics for offline store placement and cost optimization
- Election outcome prediction leveraging historical voting trends and socio-economic indicators
- Impact evaluation of TV, print, and radio advertising on CPG sales for leading Indian brands
Achievements:
- Ranked AIR 27 in Madhava Mathematics Competition (2012)
- JAM Qualified (2013)
- GATE Qualified (2015)
- Gold Recognition Award, Genpact (2019)
- First Class with Distinction, M.Tech (2021)
- Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research (GIAR) (2024)
- Educational Stipend Award, ISMRM (2025)
- Selected for AcSIR–Deakin University Joint Doctoral Program (2025)