• Ph.D., Dept. of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, USA, 2003 - 2007.
• M.S., Dept. of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, USA, 2000 - 2002.
• M.C.A (Part I of III), International Institute of Professional Studies, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, India, 1999 - 2000.
• B.C.A, International Institute of Professional Studies, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, India, 1996 - 1999.

• Research Scientist, Parity Computing, San Diego, CA, Sep 2007 - Present
• Visiting Student Researcher, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego, May 2006 - Aug 2006

• CAP and Associates Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Spring 2001.
• Gerard P. Weeg Scholarship for Scholastic Achievement, 2003-2004.
• Gerard P. Weeg Scholarship for Scholastic Achievement, 2004-2005.
• Computer Science Department Travel Grant to Attend HLT/NAACL, 2004.
• Computer Science Department Summer Graduate Fellowship, 2005.
• ACM Travel Grant to Attend SIGIR, 2005.
• Computer Science Department Travel Grant to Attend SIGIR, 2005.
• University of Iowa Graduate Student Senate Travel Grant to Attend SIGIR, 2005.
• World Wide Web Conference Student Travel Award, 2007.
• Computer Science Department Travel Grant to Attend WWW, 2007.
• University of Iowa Graduate Student Senate Travel Grant to Attend WWW, 2007.

Student Editorial Board Member, Journal of American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) Student Editorial Board (SEB), Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

2007

• Sehgal, A.K., Qiu X.Y. and Srinivasan, P. Analyzing LBD methods using a General Framework. (Book chapter) In: P. Bruza, J.M Owen, R. van Berckelaar (eds.), Edited volume on Literature-Based Discovery. Information Science and Knowledge Management Series, Springer Verlag, To appear, 2007.
• Almquist, B., Viet, H., Sehgal, A.K., Arens, R. and Srinivasan, P. Exploring the Legal Discovery and Enterprise Tracks at the University of Iowa. Results The Sixteenth Text Retrieval Conference (TREC 2007), November 2007. [pdf]
• Sehgal, A.K. and Srinivasan, P. Profiling Topics on the Web. I3: Identity, Identifiers, Identifications -- Entity-Centric Approaches to Information and Knowledge Management on the Web, WWW 2007, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2007. [pdf]

2006

• Sehgal, A.K. Profiling Topics on the Web for Knowledge Discovery. Ph.D. Proposal Examination Report, Dept. of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, November 2006. [pdf]
• Raschid, L., Yao, W., Woei-Jyh, L., Vidal, M.E., Tsaparas, P., Srinivasan, P. and Sehgal, A.K. Ranking Target Objects of Navigational Queries. 8th ACM International Workshop on Web Information and Data Management (WIDM 2006), November 2006. [pdf]
• Sehgal, A.K. and Srinivasan, P. Retrieval with Gene Queries. BMC Bioinformatics, 7:220, April 2006. [pdf]

2005

• Sehgal, A.K. and Srinivasan, P. Predicting Performance for Gene Queries. Proceedings of the SIGIR 2005 Workshop on Predicting Query Difficulty, August 2005. [pdf]
• Sehgal, A.K. and Srinivasan, P. Manjal - A Text Mining System for MEDLINE (Demonstration). Proceedings of the 28th Annual International ACM SIGIR, August 2005. [pdf]

2004

• Eichmann D., Zhang, Y., Qiu, X.Y., Zhou, L., Bradshaw, S., Srinivasan, P., Sehgal, A.K. and Wong, H. Novelty, Question Answering and Genomics: The University of Iowa Response. Results The Thirteenth Text Retrieval Conference (TREC 2004), November 2004. [pdf]
• Sehgal, A.K., Srinivasan, P. and Bodenreider, O. Gene Terms and English Words: An Ambiguous Mix. Proceedings of the SIGIR 2004 Workshop on Search and Discovery for Bioinformatics, July 2004. [pdf]
• Srinivasan, P., Libbus, B. and Sehgal, A.K. Mining MEDLINE: Postulating a Beneficial Role for Curcumin Longa in Retinal Diseases. HLT Biolink, May 2004. [pdf]
• Sehgal, A.K. Text Mining: The Search for Novelty in Text. Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination Report, Dept. of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, April 2004. [pdf]

2003

• Eichmann, D., Srinivasan, P., Light, M., Wang, H., Qiu, X.Y., Arens, R.J. and Sehgal, A.K. Experiments in Novelty, Genes and Questions at The University of Iowa. Results The Twelfth Text Retrieval Conference (TREC 2003), November 2003. [pdf]
• Srinivasan, P. and Sehgal, A.K. Mining MEDLINE for Similar Genes and Similar Drugs. Technical Report, Dept. of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, July 2003, TR# 03-02. [pdf]
• Sehgal, A.K., Qiu, X. Y. and Srinivasan, P. Mining MEDLINE Metadata to Explore Genes and their Connections. Proceedings of the SIGIR 2003 Workshop on Text Analysis and Search for Bioinformatics, July 2003. [pdf]
• Sehgal, A.K. Exploring Concept Spaces for Text Mining. Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Report, Dept. of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, May 2003. [pdf]

2002

• Sehgal, A.K. Decision of satisfiability by proof: a case study in the theory of arrays. M.S. Thesis Report, Dept. of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, December 2002. [pdf]
• Armando A., Bonacina M.P., Ranise S., Rusinowitch M. and Sehgal, A.K. High-performance deduction for verification: a case study in the theory of arrays. In Notes of the Workshop on Verification, Third Federated Logic Conference (FLoC), July 2002. [pdf]

1999

• Sehgal A.K. and Maheshwari, V. WinShell. B.C.A. Final Report, International Institute of Professional Studies, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, April 1999.

• Sehgal, A.K. and Srinivasan, P. Gene Terms with English Meanings: Facing the Retrieval Challenge. Information and Health at Iowa: Breaking Boundaries and Building Bridges, October 2004. [pdf]
• Sehgal, A.K. and Srinivasan, P. Co-Occurrence and Similarity based Concept Neighborhood Depiction. 3rd Annual Bioinformatics Workshop (Univ. of Iowa and Iowa State Univ.), April 2003. [pdf]

• Profiling Topics on the Web for Knowledge Discovery. Ph.D. Defense, November 2007.
• Profiling Topics on the Web. I3 Workshop, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2007. [pdf]
• Profiling Topics on the Web for Knowledge Discovery. Ph.D. Proposal Examination, November 2006. [pdf]
• Retrieval with Gene Queries. University of California, San Diego, June 2006. [ppt]
• Manjal: Mining MEDLINE for New Ideas. University of California, San Diego, June 2006. [ppt]
• Gene Terms with English Meanings: Facing the Retrieval Challenge. Data Mining at Iowa Group (DMIG), The University of Iowa, November 2004. [pdf]
• Mining MEDLINE: Postulating a Beneficial Role for Curcumin Longa in Retinal Diseases. Dept. of Computer Science Graduate Student Seminar, The University of Iowa, July 2004. [pdf]
• Text Mining: The Search for Novelty in Text. Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination, Dept. of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, April 2004. [ppt]
• Exploring Concept Spaces for Text Mining. Ph.D. Qualifying Examination, Dept. of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, May 2003. [ppt]
• Decision of satisfiability by proof: a case study in the theory of arrays. M.S. Defense, Dept. of Computer Science, The University of Iowa, May 2002. [ppt]

• WebKD - Profiling Topics on the Web for Knowledge Discovery [link]
• GeneDocs - Retrieval for Gene Queries [link]
• Manjal - Mining MEDLINE for New Ideas [link]

• Help on writing a UIowa masters thesis in Latex (current as of 2002 - Graduate College formatting may have changed). [link]
• Tutorial on the SMART IR System. [link]
• Another tutorial on SMART. [link] (Currently unavailable)
• Yet another tutorial on SMART. [link]
• Introduction to UNIX and VI. [link]