Rittika Shamsuddin

Dr. Rittika Shamsuddin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Oklahoma State University. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Dallas and a BA in Computer Science and Biology from Mount Holyoke College. Her research focuses on improving interdisciplinary communication between computational fields and healthcare/biology through machine learning and algorithm development. Key areas include healthcare data analysis platforms, explainable AI, and addressing challenges like data scarcity and privacy in medical applications.

Education:

• PhD, Computer Science & Data Science, University of Texas at Dallas (2013–2016)
• BA, Computer Science & Biology, Mount Holyoke College (2008–2012)

Research Interests: Dr. Shamsuddin develops tools and frameworks to bridge computational and medical domains. Her work emphasizes healthcare-specific machine learning platforms, interpretable AI systems, and solutions for data scarcity. She also explores applications in rural healthcare, disease progression modeling, and ethical AI integration in medical decision-making. Recent projects include System-of-Systems ML frameworks for XAI and synthetic data generation for rare medical conditions.

Grants & Funding:

• RET Site: SecurAIty Nexus (2024–2027)
• RET Site: Big Data & Machine Learning for Educators (2021–2024)

Labs & Teams: She leads a research group focused on healthcare AI and collaborates with medical institutions. Her lab website hosts ongoing projects and tools like CEFEs for ECG interpretability and synthetic data generation frameworks.