CH. Bhavani

Work place: Department of CSE CVR College of Engineering, India

E-mail: vbhavani118@gmail.com

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Biography

CH. Bhavani is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at CVR College of Engineering, contributing to academic and research activities for nearly two decades. The author received a Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) in 2024, focusing on cervical cancer prediction using data-driven and machine learning approaches. The author completed an M. Tech from St. Mary’s ollege in 20 2 and a B.Tech from Gurunanak ngineering College in 2006. With 18 years of academic experience, the author’s research interests include ata Mining, Machine Learning, and Soft Computing, with a focus on solving real-world problems through interdisciplinary approaches.

Author Articles
Automated Tuberculosis and Lung Cancer Co-detection using Dual-Path ConvNet–ViT Hybrid Framework Architecture

By Vinutha K. CH. Bhavani Karthi Govindharaju A. V. Subbarao Spandana Shivanadhuni Tummala Ranga Babu

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijigsp.2026.05.02, Pub. Date: 8 Oct. 2026

Tuberculosis (TB) and lung cancer remain leading causes of mortality worldwide, emphasizing the need for reliable automated diagnostic systems. Existing deep learning approaches typically address segmentation and classification as independent tasks or rely on loosely coupled hybrid architectures, limiting joint optimization and interpretability. To address these limitations, this work proposes a Dual-Path ConvNet–Vision Transformer (ViT) hybrid framework for simultaneous pulmonary disease classification and lesion segmentation. Unlike fully shared multi-task models, the proposed design integrates convolutional feature extraction for classification with transformer-based global context modeling for segmentation, followed by feature-level fusion to enhance diagnostic consistency. The framework is evaluated on the IQ-OTH/NCCD dataset, achieving an accuracy of 0.950, recall of 0.951, precision of 0.947, specificity of 0.975, F1-score of 0.949, and AUC of 0.963. Results demonstrate that the proposed hybrid approach provides robust and interpretable performance for pulmonary disease co-analysis while maintaining architectural flexibility.

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