0000-0002-7584-8693 About
Dr. Parteek Kumar is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University (WSU), Pullman, WA, USA.
Prior to joining WSU, he served as a Professor and Associate Dean of Student Affairs at the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India. He has also held visiting faculty positions at Whitman College, USA, and the LAMBDA Lab at Tel Aviv University, Israel.
He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Thapar Institute, a Master’s degree from BITS Pilani, and completed postdoctoral research at Tel Aviv University. He is a recipient of the prestigious Young Faculty Research Fellowship from the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India.
Research & Impact
Dr. kumar’s research focuses on Machine Learning, Explainable AI (XAI), Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI for Social Good. He has secured approximately $246,000 USD in competitive research funding and authored over 100 publications. He is a Gold Medalist at the UNL Olympiads II, III, and IV, and a Gold Tier NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Campus Ambassador. As of June 2025, he has trained 517 students worldwide through NVIDIA workshops.
Selected Research Projects
Automatic Generation of Sign Language from Hindi Text.
Digital Village: AI-based precision agriculture for small farms.
Indradhanush: Integrated WordNet for Indian Languages enabling cross-lingual semantic access.
Collaborative projects on inclusive education and sustainable agriculture.
Books Authored
Machine Learning with Python: Principles and Practical Techniques
Data Mining and Data Warehousing
Simplified Approach to Database Management System
Simplified Approach to Oracle
NoSQL in a Day
Educational Outreach
Dr. Kumar teaches online MOOCs on Udemy with over 45,000 learners. His YouTube channel, “Parteek Bhatia: Simplifying Computer Education,” features tutorials in Machine Learning, Big Data, DBMS, SQL, PL/SQL, and NoSQL.
Quick Highlights
Young Faculty Research Fellow, MeitY, Govt. of India
Gold Tier NVIDIA DLI Ambassador
$246K+ Research Funding Secured
100+ Publications | 6 Books
Global Outreach: USA, India, Israel, UK
Employment
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Washington State University Associate Professor2024 - Present
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Projects & Funding
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Publications (157)
- Transparency in diagnosis: unveiling the power of deep learning and explainable AI for medical image interpretation Save
- Artificial intelligence based cognitive state prediction in an e-learning environment using multimodal data Save
- Improving Hate Speech Classification Through Ensemble Learning and Explainable AI Techniques Save
- Tomato ripeness and shelf-life prediction system using machine learning Save
- AI-based fruit identification and quality detection system Save
- Unsupervised classification for uncertain varying responses: The wisdom-in-the-crowd (WICRO) algorithm Save
- A Systematic survey on automated text generation tools and techniques: application, evaluation, and challenges Save
- A machine learning-based decision support system for temporal human cognitive state estimation during online education using wearable physiological monitoring devices Save
- A multimodal facial cues based engagement detection system in e-learning context using deep learning approach Save
- Automated Question and Answer Generation from Texts using Text-to-Text Transformers Save