In terms of academic qualifications and background, I completed my Masters of Engineering (Control Engineering) from Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) MESRA, Ranchi, India. In 2013, I completed a Doctor of Philosophy from the School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia, in the field of Software Systems and Reuse. Under the supervision of Prof. Ross Jeffery, and Dr Liam O'Brien, my PhD research considered "Building a Systematic Legacy System Modernization Approach". A systematic legacy system modernizing approach represents a new approach for modernizing legacy systems. Systematic legacy system modernization has software reuse as an integral part of modernization. We have developed a modernization approach which uses software architecture reconstruction to find reusable components within the legacy system. The practice of software development and modernization continues to shift towards the reuse of components from legacy systems to handle the complexities of software development. Modernization of a legacy system requires reuse of software artefacts from legacy system to conserve the business rules and improve the system’s quality attributes. Software reuse is an integral part of our systematic legacy modernization approach. Software should be considered as an asset and reuse of these assets is essential to increase the return on the development costs.

Visiting Professor at Netaji Subhash University of Technology, Delhi, India

Nominated for Women in Tech Award 2020

Best Poster award for “Learning Analytics in Computer Education Design” at Australasian Computing Education 2019.

Vice-Chancellors Award for Outstanding Contributions to Learning And Teaching 16 November 2017

Nominated for Tracey Bretag Academic Integrity Award 2023

1. The Conversation Article published on November 21, 2022: With record numbers of students cheating, unis should revert to old-school in-person exams. https://theconversation.com/with-record-numbers-of-students-cheating-unis-should-revert-to-old-school-in-person-exams-194341
2. UNI EXAMS: Why we should be reverting to traditional face-to-face format, with student identity card checks, arranged seating, and exam rooms monitored by staff. Writes CQUniversity's Dr Meena Jha https://www.indianlink.com.au/education/contract-cheating-in-universities/
3. The Conversation Article published on July 4, 2022: If unis stick with online assessment after COVID, they'll have to do more to stop cheating. https://theconversation.com/if-unis-stick-with-online-assessment-after-covid-theyll-have-do-more-to-stop-cheating-185762
4. Campus Morning Mail June 27, 2022: AI in teaching and student support is imminent. Josiah Koh (Open Polytechnic NZ), Michael Cowling and Meena Jha (CQU), and Kwong Nui Sim (Auckland UT) explain what’s about to happen as learning packages create the base for educational intelligence. teacher shortage and increased student enrolments mean more institutions will adopt pre-built educational packages. https://campusmorningmail.com.au/news/ways-ai-will-change-teaching-and-learning/
5. A Novel Malaria Pathogen Detection System for Rural Communities. AIC DFAT Funded project Accurate and rapid diagnosis of malaria parasites before treatment is of utmost importance to reduce malaria mortality and morbidity. https://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/faculties/SciTech/research/a-novel-malaria-pathogen-detection-system-for-rural-communities

IEEE, Member.

ACS, Member.

Recipient of ALTA ACDICT grant for the project “Incorporating Indigenous perspectives within ICT curriculum across Australian universities” ($14,316)

Recipient of CQUniversity internal research grants round 2 on “Empowering females for a successful career as a Financial Adviser” ($14,999.00)

Recipient of the Student Voice Commendation Award in the years 2021 and 2022.

President and Co-Founder of Women in Technology Society established in 2018 

Leadership in improving teaching quality. I have enhanced units to see how students are engaged with their online learning and teaching resources. This work has attracted the best poster award “Learning Analytics in Computer Education Design” at Australasian Computing Education 2019.

Leadership in course development and forward-looking view, I have developed upcoming units and introduced new technologies to our CQUniversity community. I am invited to develop a Master’s in Data Analytics and Cyber Security based on MBA (Leadership) Hyper flexible course.

Leadership in Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT). I have developed a VIRTual Assistant (VIRTA) to help students in their unit. Currently, I am working as a Chief Investigator on 10+ funded projects.

Recipient of ALTA ACDICT Grant 2020. https://acdict.edu.au/alta-special-series-grants-2020-academic-integrity-recipients/

Recipient of CQUniversity Learning and Teaching Grant, 2019

Recipient of Australia India Council (AIC) Grant through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) https://www.dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/australia-india-council/grants/australia-india-council-grant-recipients-2021-22#aic-2021-116. Total project value: $187,421.66

Recipient of Internal Round 2, funding (2022) A Lab on Chip. Central Queensland University $14,998.00

Recipient of the Cohort Supervision Funding Model (2023). Cohort Model Supervision Proposal for Lab-Based Community Style Supervision. CQUniversity School of Graduate Research. $9,847.

1. Editor for Journal: Insight - Engineering and Technology 
2. Guest Editor Special Issue: Educational Data Mining and Technology https://www.mdpi.com/journal/BDCC/special_issues/educational_data

3. Publication Chair: IEEE CSDE 2020 (Virtual Conference due to COVID-19) http://ieee-csde.org/

Consultant NextGen India, “Digital Tax Administration System” (2016);

Consultant Kings Own College on ACS Accreditation