Sukalpa Chanda

Sukalpa Chanda is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Communication, Halden University College. His research focuses on Machine Learning with applications to Document Image Analysis, Computer Vision, and Video Image Analysis, including advanced methods like Zero-Shot Learning, Deep Learning, and Transformer Networks.

• PhD in Computer Science from NTNU
• Appointments: Postdoctoral Researcher at Uppsala University (2018-2019) and Groningen University (2016-2018)

Research Interests:
Chanda specializes in Zero-Shot and One-Shot Learning for document and image analysis, with applications in handwriting recognition, face generation, and biomedical imaging. His work bridges theoretical machine learning with practical implementations in cultural heritage preservation and healthcare diagnostics.

Scientific Collaboration:
He collaborates with institutions like Indian Institute of Technology (Pallakad/Patna) and leads the Hugin Munin Project under The Digital Society research priority area. His team includes Master’s students and research assistants working on Transformer Networks and generative models.

Key Publications:
Recent works include frameworks for zero-shot action recognition (T2L, 2025), Nordic manuscript writer identification (2023), and advanced medical image segmentation networks (PAANet, 2021). His research spans document analysis, deep metric learning, and biomedical applications.