Dr Anjali Munde
- Senior Lecturer
- School of Mathematical Sciences
Biography
Dr Anjali Munde is a seasoned academic with a PhD in Mathematics and over 20 years of teaching and research experience in higher education. She holds Bachelor and master's degree in mathematics (Honours) from Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, where she was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal. In recognition of her commitment to high-quality teaching, curriculum innovation, and student-focused learning, she has been awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) by Advance HE, UK. To augment her theoretical foundation with applied skills, she also completed a One-year Program in Data Science and Business Analytics, integrating advanced analytical methods into interdisciplinary research and practice.
Presently, she is working as a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø, Malaysia. Prior to joining ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø, she worked as an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics at University of Southampton, Malaysia. She has also worked at renowned institutions such as School of Inspired Leadership, Amity University, and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India.
She has conducted intensive interdisciplinary research that resulted in peer-reviewed publications indexed in ABDC, Scopus, and Web of Science. She has also presented technical papers at various national and international conferences, and chaired sessions, served on advisory and technical program committees in various IEEE and Soft Computing Research Society international conferences. She is a reviewer and editorial board member of several national and international journals. She has delivered several workshops and Faculty Development Programs on Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Python at prestigious institutions such as University of Delhi, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, ICMAI (The Institute of Cost Accountants of India), and many more.
She has extensive experience delivering modules including business mathematics, statistics, operations research, data mining, data analytics, machine learning, business forecasting, marketing analytics, data visualisation, predictive analytics, and many more. Her teaching embeds industry-relevant tools such as Python, R, Tableau, SPSS, and Excel to strengthen students computational, modelling, and visualisation skills. Her interdisciplinary research bridges data analytics, machine learning, predictive modelling, and text mining with applications in finance, sustainability, digital health, and consumer behaviour.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Ph.D. (Mathematics), Amity University, India. (2016)
- M.Sc. (Mathematics), Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, India. (2006)
- B.Sc. (Mathematics Honours), Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, India. (2004)
Research Interests
- Data Analytics
- Coding theory
- Machine Learning and Predictive Modelling
- Text Mining
- Fuzzy Information Measures
- Decision making and sense-making
Teaching Areas
- Mathematics
- Data Analytics
- Statistics
Courses Taught
- Data Analytics
- Predictive Analytics
- Business Mathematics
- Statistics
- Operations Research
- Data Mining
- Machine Learning
- Business Forecasting
- Marketing Analytics
- Data Visualisation
Notable Publications
- 2025 - Adoption dynamics of AI-powered medbots in healthcare: Strategic branding and communication implications. (2025). Journal of Creative Communications, 20(3), 366–382.
- 2024 - Bankruptcy prediction of manufacturing companies of India post-IBC: A comparative study between various predictive techniques. (2024). Indian Journal of Finance, 18(3).
- 2024 - Predictive modelling of customer sustainable jewelry purchases using machine learning algorithms. (2024). Procedia Computer Science, 235, 683–700.
- 2024 - Bankruptcy forecasting of Indian manufacturing companies posts the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 using machine learning techniques. (2024). In Machine Learning Approaches in Financial Analytics (Intelligent Systems Reference Library, Vol. 254, pp. 179–189.
- 2024 - Determinants of adoption of mobile health applications: A machine learning approach. (2024). Procedia Computer Science, 235, 1568–1576.
- 2022 - Corporate performance: SMEs performance prediction using the decision tree and random forest models. (2022). Corporate Ownership & Control, 20(1).
Achievements & Accolades
- Received a research grant under the University of Southampton Malaysia Seed Fund for conducting a research project, "Healthcare in Your Hands: Understanding the Drivers for Adoption of mHealth Applications", in support of health tech adoption research.
Professional Associations
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Advance HE, UK, in recognition of excellence in higher education teaching and learning practice.