Dr. Devakirubai, Professor and Head, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, R P Sarathy Institute of Technology, Salem, holds a Ph.D. from Anna University, Chennai, along with a Master’s in Computer Science and Engineering and a Master of Computer Applications degree.She boasts a robust 20+ years teaching career. Her scholarly output includes several publications in international journals and conferences. Her academic excellence was recognized with the International Teaching Excellence Award in October 2024. Additionally, she authored textbooks on Cyber Security and holds patents in the field of AI. She contributes to the academic community as a reviewer for prestigious journals and for international conferences and has organized seminars on advanced computing topics. Her research interests include Vehicular Cloud, VANET, IoV, IoT and Machine Learning.