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{{Short description|Indian computer scientist}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Sushmita Mitra
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| image = Sushmita Mitra c. 2020.jpg
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| caption = Mitra, {{circa|2022}}
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| birth_place = Kolkata
| citizenship = {{ubl|India}}
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[University of Calcutta]]|[[Indian Statistical Institute]]}}
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| thesis_year = 1995
| doctoral_students =
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| awards = J. C. Bose National Fellow & Fellow of IEEE, INSA, IAPR, AAAI, IASc, INAE, NASI
| field = [[Computer Science]], [[Artificial Intelligence]], Healthcare applications, [[Data Science]]
| work_institutions = [[Indian Statistical Institute]]
| family = Late Dr. Maya Mitra {d. 2006} & Late Dr. Girindra Nath Mitra {d. 1983} (parents); Somosmita Mitra (daughter)
}}

'''Sushmita Mitra''' is an Indian female computer scientist. She is currently a Full Professor (HAG) and a former head of the Machine Intelligence Unit at [[Indian Statistical Institute]], Kolkata.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.isical.ac.in/~sushmita/|title=Sushmita Mitra's Home Page|website=www.isical.ac.in|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref> Her research interests include [[data science]], [[machine learning]], [[bioinformatics]], [[soft computing]] and [[medical imaging]].<ref name=":0" /> She got recognised as a fellow of [[IEEE]] for her [[neuro-fuzzy]] and hybrid approaches in pattern recognition.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.isical.ac.in/~sushmita/images/SM-inae-story.pdf|title=Reminisces from the Past}}</ref> She is a Fellow of all three science academies and the engineering academy of India, along with several others from abroad.

== Life and career ==
=== The journey ===
Sushmita was born to Dr. Maya Mitra, a professor of Botany at [[Bethune College]] in Kolkata, and Dr. Girindra Nath Mitra, a scientist with [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (ICAR).<ref name=":1" /> Her mother did her PhD in Botany, receiving the Agarkar Gold Medal, from the University of Calcutta (1960). In those days a woman completing Ph.D. was indeed a rarity.
Sushmita's parents had the privilege of publishing research articles in ``Nature". They inspired her to achieve; whatever she is today, she owes it to their immense love and sacrifice for her.

Sushmita did her ISC from Calcutta Girls’ High School and her [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] from [[Auxilium Convent School]].<ref name=":1" /> In her high school, she was also awarded [[National Talent Search Scholarship]] by National Council for Educational Research and Training ([[NCERT]]) which continued till her master's-level education (1978–1983).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ias.ac.in/public/Resources/Initiatives/Women_in_Science/Contributors/sushmitamitra.pdf|title=How I Became What I Am}}</ref> Then she studied physics honours in [[Presidency College, Kolkata|Presidency College]], under the guidance of Prof. [[Amal Raychaudhuri]] and Prof. Shyamal Sengupta.<ref name=":1" /> Subsequently, she secured an admission to B.Tech in Computer Science of [[Rajabazar Science College]], [[University of Calcutta]] and also cleared the entrance test for Integrated five-year M.E. course of [[Indian Institute of Science]] which she did not join.<ref name=":1" /> Instead, she met the renowned Prof. Arun Choudhury who taught her the basics of electrical circuits.<ref name=":1" />

After she ranked first in her undergraduate class, she gained admission to M.Tech. at [[IIT Kharagpur]].<ref name=":1" /> However, she came back to Kolkata and pursued her M.Tech at the Science college campus of [[University of Calcutta]], where she ranked first and was awarded the University Gold Medal for her performance.<ref name=":1" />
After her M.Tech., she took up a project assistantship at [[Indian Statistical Institute]] on the topic of [[pattern recognition]] under Dr. [[Sankar K. Pal]].<ref name=":1" /> She received the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research|CSIR]] Senior Research Fellowship to work on her Ph.D. in Neuro-Fuzzy Pattern Recognition under the supervision of Prof. [[Sankar K. Pal]] in 1989.<ref name=":1" />
In 1992, she was selected for the [[German Academic Exchange Service|DAAD]] fellowship to work with Prof. H. -J. Zimmermann in [[RWTH Aachen University]] in [[Germany]] from 1992-1994.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
She completed her Ph.D. in computer science from ISI in 1995. She started working there in 1991 and has risen up the academic ladder to the level of a full professor (HAG).<ref name=":1" />

Simultaneously she has been a single parent to Somosmita, who is now doing her PhD in [[Purdue University]]. Her current pursuits include [[Meditation]] and [[Kriya Yoga school]].

=== Career and research ===
Dr. Mitra received the IEEE Neural Networks Council Outstanding Paper Award in 1994 and the CIMPA-INRIA-UNESCO Fellowship in 1996 for her pioneering work on neuro fuzzy computing and its generic hybridization with other soft computing paradigms.<ref name=":0" /> On recommendation of one of her Ph.D. examiners, she authored a book based on her publication - Neuro Fuzzy Pattern Recognition: Methods in Soft Computing.<ref name=":1" /> published by [[John Wiley & Sons|John Wiley]]. Her research also resulted in several fellowships - which includes those of IEEE, [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA), [[International Association for Pattern Recognition]] (IAPR), [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] (IASc), [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]] (INAE), Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), and The [[National Academy of Sciences]], India (NASI).<ref name=":0" /> She is also a recipient of prestigious J. C. Bose National Fellowship in 2021 and is a member of the Inter-Academy Panel for Women in STEMM.<ref name=":0" />
She has authored several other books, including Data Mining: Multimedia, Soft Computing, and Bioinformatics; and Introduction to Machine Learning and Bioinformatics.<ref name=":0" />

Mitra was a visiting professor in the Computer Science Departments of [[University of Alberta]], [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]] in 2004 and 2007.<ref name=":0" /> She also visited [[Meiji University]], [[Japan]] in 1999, 2004, 2005, and 2007; and [[Aalborg University Copenhagen|Aalborg University]], [[Esbjerg]], [[Denmark]] in 2002 and 2003.<ref name=":0" /> She has also been associated with the editorial activity of several international journals, and has chaired many international conferences.<ref name=":0" /> Dr. Mitra has guest edited special issues of several journals; is an Associate Editor of “IEEE/ACM Trans. on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics”,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computer.org/portal/web/tcbb|title=IEEE Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics • IEEE Computer Society|website=www.computer.org|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref> “[[Information Sciences]]”,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.journals.elsevier.com/information-sciences|title=Information Sciences}}</ref> [[Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy]], [[Computers in Biology and Medicine]], and is a Founding Associate Editor of “[[Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery]] (WIRE DMKD)”.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/19424795|title=Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery - Wiley Online Library|website=onlinelibrary.wiley.com|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref>

Two of her research papers have been ranked 3rd and 15th in the list of top-cited papers in [[Engineering Science]] from India during 1992-2001, according to the [[Science Citation Index]] (SCI).<ref name=":0" /> There are more than 150 research publications in her name in refereed international journals. For the period 2014-2016, 2018-2021, Dr. Mitra was an IEEE CIS Distinguished Lecturer. She was a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence (FNAPE) Fellow in 2018-2020, and INAE Chair Professor during 2018-2020.<ref name=":0" /> She was the Chair, IEEE Kolkata Section (2021-22), and also of the IEEE CIS Kolkata Chapter.<ref name=":0" /> She has visited more than 30 countries as a Plenary/Invited Speaker or an academic visitor.<ref name=":0" /> She served in the capacity of General Chair, Program Chair, Tutorial Chair, of many international conferences.<ref name=":0" />

== Cited in ==
* A Bangla clip from ''Sananda'', August 15, 2000 <ref name=":0" />
* "How I Became What I Am" in ''Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India'', R. Godbole and R. Ramaswamy (Eds.), Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, pp. 196–197, 2008. (ISBN 978-81-8465-005-1)<ref name=":0" />
* "Reminisces from the Past" in ''The Mind of an Engineer'' (2016)<ref name="INAE2016">{{cite book |last1=Ghosh |first1=P. |url=http://www.isical.ac.in/~sushmita/images/SM-inae-story.pdf |title=The Mind of an Engineer |last2=Raj |first2=B. |date=2016 |publisher=Indian National Academy of Engineering |isbn=978-981-10-0118-5 |pages=261–266 |chapter=Reminisces from the Past}}</ref>

* Television interview from University of San Pablo, Peru (2019)<ref name="Peru2019">{{cite AV media |url= |title=Television interview clip from University of San Pablo, Arequipa, Peru |date=June 2019 |medium=Video |publisher=University of San Pablo}}</ref>

* UNESCO: ''A Braided River: The Universe of Indian Women in Science'' (2022)<ref name="UNESCO2022">{{cite book |last1=Coley |first1=C. |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000380700 |title=A Braided River: The Universe of Indian Women in Science |last2=Gressel |first2=C. |date=2022 |publisher=UNESCO New Delhi |isbn=978-81-89218-82-9 |page=21}}</ref>

* TCS: ''Real Leaders, Real Stories'' (2022)<ref name="TCS2022">{{cite book |last1=Sukhu |first1=S. |url=http://www.isical.ac.in/~sushmita/images/tcs-coffee.pdf |title=Real Leaders, Real Stories |last2=Shankar |first2=C. |date=2022 |publisher=Tata Consultancy Services Limited |pages=21–24}}</ref>

* ''Women Engineers in India, Vol. I'' (2022)<ref name="INAE2022">{{cite book |last=Ghosh |first=P. |url=http://www.isical.ac.in/~sushmita/images/INAE-book.pdf |title=Women Engineers in India, Vol. I |date=2022 |publisher=Indian National Academy of Engineering |isbn=978-81-7480-362-7 |pages=92–93}}</ref>

* IAPR (International Association for Pattern Recognition) Interview (2023)<ref name="IAPR2023">{{cite web |date=March 2023 |title=Diversity in the Pattern Recognition Community |url=https://iapr.org/aboutus/diversity.php |access-date=February 28, 2026 |website=iapr.org |publisher=International Association for Pattern Recognition}}</ref>

* INSA: ''Women Shaping Scientific Frontiers'' (2024)<ref name="INSA2024">{{cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=A. |url=http://www.isical.ac.in/~sushmita/images/INSA-book.pdf |title=Women Shaping Scientific Frontiers: From Lab Coats to Leadership |last2=Harshitha |first2=K. S. |date=2024 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy |isbn=978-81-939482-7-9}}</ref>

* ''Bigyan Bishwe Banglar Meyera'' (2025)<ref name="Mitra2025">{{cite book |last=Mitra |first=A. |url=http://www.isical.ac.in/~sushmita/images/Amitra.jpg |title=Bigyan Bishwe Banglar Meyera (Girls of Bengal in World of Science) |date=2025 |publisher=Tapati Publication}}</ref>

* "Life is a Journey" (2025)<ref name="Lilavati2025">{{cite book |last=Sharma |first=N. K. |url=http://www.isical.ac.in/~sushmita/images/SOAFAL.pdf |title=SOAFAL Mala Vol IV, Lilavati's Daughters |date=2025 |publisher=Siksha O Anusandhan |isbn=978-93-91315-34-4 |pages=102–108 |chapter=Life is a Journey: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare}}</ref>
* [[IEEE Computational Intelligence Society]] Distinguished Lecturer 2025-2027<ref>{{Cite web |title=Distinguished Lecturers and Available Talks - IEEE Computational Intelligence Society |url=https://cis.ieee.org/activities/membership-activities/dlp/distinguished-lecturers |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240622162533/https://cis.ieee.org/activities/membership-activities/dlp/distinguished-lecturers |archive-date=2024-06-22 |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=cis.ieee.org |language=en-gb}}</ref>

== References ==
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* [https://www.isical.ac.in/~sushmita/ Indian Statistical Institute faculty profile]
* [http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=PrUB1fAAAAAJ&hl=en Google Scholar Citations page]

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