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Prof. Manas Pradhan

Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Computer Science and Information Systems

AI and IOT applications, Civil–Military Systems Interoperability, Cloud Computing, Data Platforms, Data Policies, Defense Systems, Edge Computing, Federated Data Exchange, Interoperability, Mechatronics, Middleware Technologies, Smart City ICT, Standardisation, Standards and SDG Implementation
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India

R&D and R&I Projects

Public Sector Projects

 

TwinBy – Digital Twins for Bavaria

The TwinBy project focused on developing Digital Twins for the state of Bavaria, encompassing all districts and municipalities. Key responsibilities included authoring the proposal, gathering requirements, facilitating collaboration among stakeholders, designing the system architecture, and organizing demonstrations to showcase the developed digital twins.

Future City Viability Assessment – Norwalk, USA

In partnership with the city of Norwalk, USA, this pilot project centers on Data Governance and Management Assessment, alongside the development of data-driven use cases. Contributions included proposal writing, requirements collection, stakeholder collaboration, system design, and implementation of the system components.

Nationale Leitstelle Ladeinfrastruktur (NLL) NOW GmbH

The National Charging Infrastructure Coordination Center (NLL) project entailed designing technical implementation options for the transmission, processing, and storage of data to meet reporting obligations of the German Charging Network. Consultation and implementation involved establishing a cloud-based national charging framework for e-mobility.

BuildingDataTrust

Funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (MBFTR), the BuildingTrust project develops foundational components for secure and trustworthy data trustees dedicated to building data. Activities included drafting the funding proposal, formulating and implementing concepts for data exchange leveraging DKSR Open Urban Pulse (OUP), developing data connectors, and supporting centralized Data Spaces.

ASCEND

Supported by the EU under the Horizon Europe program, ASCEND strives to establish positive energy districts in European cities to achieve climate neutrality. Involvement included proposal writing, concept development and implementation for data exchange using DKSR OUP, designing data connectors, and coordinating efforts among stakeholders.

Climaborough

Climaborough, funded by the European Union and CINEA, aims to bridge the divide between urban innovation design and practical implementation. Responsibilities encompassed funding proposal preparation and providing technical assistance for system design and implementation.

KomDaTis

This initiative, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), demonstrates secure and trusted data exchange among municipal actors. Contributions included drafting the funding proposal and developing and implementing data exchange concepts utilizing DKSR OUP.

Kommunale Datenwerke (mFUND)

Sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV), this project focuses on efficient municipal data management and secure provisioning of restricted or high-value data. Involvement included proposal writing, concept development for data exchange based on DKSR OUP and PIVEAU platforms, and implementation.

KomIT (MFUND)

KomIT, another project funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV), emphasizes harmonizing asset data within a municipal infrastructure twin to optimize planning and construction processes. Work included preparing the funding proposal, providing technical assistance for system design, and coordinating among multiple stakeholders.

Twin4Resilience

Twin4Resilience, funded by the EU, leverages Local Digital Twins created through modeling and simulation technologies, utilizing datasets and models for territorial planning and governance. Contributions included writing the funding proposal and offering technical expertise for system design and implementation, engaging with various stakeholders.

 

Defense Projects

 

IST-147 (Military Applications of IoT)

German Army(Bundeswehr) and NATO Alliance

IST-176 (Federated interoperability of military command and control (C2) systems and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies)

German Army(Bundeswehr) and NATO Alliance

Dual Use of IoT

German Army(Bundeswehr)