Jithin Vachery

Jithin Vachery is a Lecturer at the School of Computing, National University of Singapore (NUS), with a research focus on social network analysis and graph mining. He previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the N-CRiPT lab at NUS and completed his PhD at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras under Prof. Sayan Ranu.

• PhD in Computer Science (2020), IIT Madras
• MEng in Computer Science and Engineering (2011), Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
• B.Tech in Computer Science (2005), Kerala University

His research spans data analytics on large networks, including knowledge graphs, social networks, and chemical compound databases. Key areas include graph indexing, optimization, and applications to fake news mitigation and network delay minimization.

Recent publications highlight trends in graph query optimization (RAQ), chemical fingerprint search (RISC), and social media interventions (fake news, emotional analysis). Collaborations include work with Prof. Mohan S. Kankanhalli and Prof. Sayan Ranu.

• IBM Best PhD Thesis Award (2020)
• Institute Research Award, IIT Madras (2019)
• Star TA Award (2017)
• TCS PhD Fellowship (2015–2019)
• All India Rank 2 in GATE (2009)

Jithin teaches courses such as CS2105 (Introduction to Computer Networks) and CG4002 (Computer Engineering Capstone Project). Prior industrial experience includes roles at inspiriSYS and alTRan, focusing on network protocols and routing systems.

He collaborates with laboratories including the N-CRiPT lab at NUS and AIDB Lab at IIT-Madras, emphasizing interdisciplinary research in computational social science and database systems.