Alka Luqman is a Senior AI Researcher and PhD candidate at Nanyang Technological University with 12 years of experience building AI and data-driven solutions across industry and academia. She has deep expertise in peer-to-peer federated learning and the privacy implications of AI models, and currently applies that research at Deepfaic while completing her doctorate. Previously she scaled cognitive solutions and enterprise search improvements at Cisco, moving from internships to senior technical roles and real-world chatbot and NLU deployments. A Singapore 100 Women in Tech 2025 honoree and President of the Society of Women Engineers@NTU, she blends technical rigor with leadership in STEM inclusion. Less obvious: her background spans both database/IT foundations (MTech) and business-focused data science training from IIM Bangalore, giving her a rare mix of systems-level depth and product-aware analytics.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Computer Science and Engineering at Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology
Master of Technology (MTech) Database and Information Technology, Master of Technology (MTech) Database and Information Technology at International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Data Science Program Data Science, Data Science Program Data Science at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Nanyang Technological University Singapore
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