Manoj ITHARAJULA

PhD Student

MSc. Artificial Intelligence | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

About

Embarking on my PhD odyssey, I delve into the mesmerizing confluence of Large Language Models (LLMs) and literature on human gene functions, aiming to unravel the enigmatic lexicon of genes through sophisticated knowledge graphs. Driven by an insatiable curiosity and fervent passion, I aspire to illuminate the intricate symphony of our genetic code, harnessing the transformative prowess of AI to transcend our understanding of gene functions.

Project

Publications

  1. Lim, S. C., Itharajula, M., Møller, M. H., Sunil, R. S., Fo, K., Chuah, Y. S., Foo, H., Davey, E. E., Fullwood, M., Thibault, G., & Mutwil, M. PlantConnectome: A knowledge graph database encompassing >71,000 plant articles. The Plant Cell, 2025, 00, koaf169 (IN PRESS).

  2. Sunil, R. S., Lim, S. C., Itharajula, M., & Mutwil, M. (2024). The gene function prediction challenge: Large language models and knowledge graphs to the rescue. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 82, 102665. DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2024.102665

  3. Tripathi, D., Itharajula, M., Raja Prasanth, G., Neeraja, K., Varma, M. K., & Ramachandra Reddy, B. (2020). Survey on classification and feature selection approaches for disease diagnosis. In Emerging Research in Data Engineering Systems and Computer Communications: Proceedings of CCODE 2019 (pp. 567-576). Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-0135-7_52

  4. Itharajula, M. (2019). "Air Pollutants Level Detection and Control in Vehicle Using an Intelligent System." In Emerging Trends in Electrical, Communications, and Information Technologies: Proceedings of ICECIT-2018, pp. 581-589. Springer. Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8942-9_48