Ms. Kanica Sachdev has been declared qualified for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science and Engineering by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU). The candidate has worked on the topic, titled “ Improved Computational Techniques For Predicting Drug- Target Interaction & Drug Side Effects”, under the supervision of Dr. Manoj Kumar Gupta, Associate Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, SMVDU, Katra. Ms. Kanica Sachdev has published her research findings in SCI and SCOPUS journals of repute and also presented papers in international and national conferences.The candidate has expressed her gratitude to the School of Computer Science and Engineering and SMVD University for providing all facilities for carrying out the research work.