Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
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Research Projects
Sr. No. | Name of candidate | Title of Ph.D. Thesis |
1 | K.V.R.B. Prasad | Genetic algorithms for optimum design of turbo-alternator (January 2012) |
2 | Raghavendra D. Naik | Stability, Resonance and Bifurcation in Vehicle Suspension System (October 2014) |
3 | Kiran D. Mali | Vibration Analysis Perforated Plates (January 2016) |
4. | D.K.Mohanty | Effect of Fouling on the Performance of a Heat Exchanger (July, 2012) |
5. | Varinder Singh | Development of Models for Analysis and Design of Integrated Manufacturing System. ( October, 2013) |
6. | Amit Rajput | Preparation and characterization of polybenzoxazine-ferrite based magnetic nanocomposite, Prof. N.N. Ghosh (Supervisor), Prof. P.M. Singru(co-supervisor) ( October, 2013) |
7. | Vivek Chandran | Gyro-less Attitude and Attitude-Rate Estimation For A Satellite Using Non Linear Models and Star Vector Observations. Supervisor: Dr. N.S. Manjrekar, EEE., Co-supervisor (Prof. P.M. Singru) (Submitted thesis on July 22, 2023) |
8. | Chandrashekhar Chauhan | An acoustic study, characterization and Standardization of Sarswati Veena: Co-supervisor: Prof. Radhika Vathsan, Physics , (August , 2023) |
9. | Ramesh Bhat | Vibration Based Ship Propeller Condition Monitoring using Machine Learning (Ongoing), Co-supervisor: Prof. R.S. Joshi, Computer Science (Joined August 2023) |
10. | Avdhut Jakhi | Feature Engineering for Condition Monitoring of Machines Using Vibration Signature Analysis using Machine Learning (ongoing), Co-supervisor: Prof. R.S. Joshi, Computer Science (Joined November 2023) |
Project/Fellowship | Funding Agency | Year | Project Type |
MASTIC: ML-Aided Secure SoC and Analytics (Role: PI) | Axiado | 2021-2024 | R & D |
MUT-DROCO: Multipath Networking Test-bed for Drone Communications (Role: PI) | DST-SERB, Govt. of India. | 2020-2022 | R&D |
NANCY: Neural Adaptive Network Coding methodologY for video distribution through wireless networks (Role: Advisor) | TCS, India | 2019-2023 | Fellowship for PhD Student |
Real Time Performance Analysis of Network Coding Implementation (Role: PI) | BITS Pilani, India | 2020-2022 | R&D |
Network Coding for Multipath Transport (Role: PI) | AnsuR, Norway | 2019-2020 | R&D |
Visiting Researcher Fellowship, Oslo, Norway (Role: Research Fellow) | AnsuR, Norway | 2019 | Fellowship |
Network Coding with Deterministic Coefficients for Unreliable Networks (Role: PI) | AnsuR, Norway | 2018-2019 | R&D |
HENCSAT: Highly Efficient Network Coding for Satellite Applications (Role: Work Package Manager) | European Space Agency, Netherlands | 2016-2019 | R&D |
SatNetCode: Satellite Network-Coding for High Performance, Semantic-Aware Mission Critical Visual Communications (Role: Work Package Manager) | European Space Agency, Netherlands | 2015-2018 | R&D |
PhD fellowship (PIF) from Government of Spain, UAB, Barcelona, Spain (Role: Research Fellow) | Government of Spain, Barcelona, Spain. | 2009-2014 | Fellowship |
Visiting Researcher Fellowship, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada (Role: Research Fellow) | Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. | 2008 | Fellowship |
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Fellowship | National Council of Educational Research and Training, India. | 2002 | Fellowship |
2024–2026
Physiological and pharmacological significance of formate-nitrite transporters in Toxoplasma gondii: ICMR Research Grant, ca. INR 7 million
2022–2024
Biosensor monitoring in Toxoplasma gondii: Indo-Japan Scholar Mobility Program by DST-JSPS (co-PI, Takeharu Nagai @ Osaka University, Japan), ca. INR 1 million
2022–2025
Pyruvate homeostasis in Toxoplasma gondii: DST-SERB Core Research Grant, ca. INR 6 million
2021–2025
Lipid and cyclic nucleotide signaling in Toxoplasma gondii: IA/S/19/1/504263 by Wellcome Trust – DBT (India Alliance) Senior Fellowship, ca. INR 45 million
2019–2021
A novel lipid-regulated calcium homeostasis in Toxoplasma gondii. GU1100/4-3 from German Research Foundation, ca. 260,000 €
2019–2020
Functional and physiological significance of phosphatidylethanolamine biogenesis in Toxoplasma gondii: GU1100/15 from German Research Foundation, ca. 10000 €
2017–2020
Cyclic nucleotides-mediated ion homeostasis in the malaria parasite: IRTG2290 from German Research Foundation; co-PI: Alexander Maier (ANU), ca. 230,000 €
2016–2020
Metabolic basis of obligate intracellular parasitism: GU1100/8 & GU1100/13 from German Research Foundation, ca. 520,000 €
2015–2018
Optogenetic dissection of cyclic NMP signaling T. gondii: GU1100/7 from German Research Foundation, co-PI: Peter Hegemann, ca. 197,000 €
2015–2021
Cyclic NMP signaling and metabolic regulation in T. gondii: GRK2046/A2 from German Research Foundation, ca. 460,000 €
2014–2017
Synthesis vs. import of host-derived phospholipids by T. gondii: GU1100/4-1 from German Research Foundation; co-PI: Maik Lehmann, ca. 320,000 €
2013–2016
Carbon metabolisms of acute and chronic stages of T. gondii: GU1100/3-1 from German Research Foundation, ca. 160,000 €
2010–2012
Phosphatidylcholine synthesis as a drug target in T. gondii: Young scientist grant from European Society of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, 20,000
2009–2014
Biogenesis of inositol-lipids in T. gondii: GRK1121/A7 from German Research Foundation, co-PI: Andreas Herrmann (HU, Berlin), 362,000 €
2009–2013
Modeling of lipid biogenesis in Toxoplasma-infected human cell: SBF618/C7 from German Research Foundation, co-PIs: Herrmann Holzhütter (Charité, Berlin) and Richard Lucius (HU, Berlin), ca. 411,000 €
2009–2011
High-throughput anti-coccidian drug screening using YFP-parasite, Novartis Animal Healthcare, co-PI: Richard Lucius (HU, Berlin), ca. 33,000 €
2009–2011
In vivo parasite-host interactions in the Eimeria-mouse model. Manuela Schmid (doctoral student) & Nishith Gupta (host PI), Helmholtz Foundation, ca.120,000 €
2008–2010
Central carbon metabolism of T. gondii. Martin Blume (doctoral student) & Nishith Gupta (host PI), Helmholtz Foundation, ca.120,000 €
Topic: Development of Intelligent System for Sustainable Micro-manufacturing of Microneedle Arrays of Difficult-to-cut Materials with an Application to Bio-fabrication
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Agency: SERB
Funding sanctioned: 22.37 Lakhs
Duration: 2023-2026
Topic: Simulation and analysis of cellular materials against blast loading
Role: Principal Investigator
Agency: CVRDE (DRDO)
Funding sanctioned: 9.77 Lakhs
Duration: 2021-2023
Topic: Novel casting approach to improve quality of aluminum alloy casting
Role: Principal Investigator
Agency: DRDL
Funding sanctioned: 9.84 Lakhs
Duration: 2017-2020
Topic: Studies related to control of porosity in casting
Role: Principal Investigator
Agency: ISR
Funding sanctioned: 8.03 Lakhs
Duration: 2016-2019
Topic: Novel minimal SLM application method for performance improvement in turning
Role: Principal Investigator
Agency: DST-SERB
Funding sanctioned: 40.16 Lakhs
Duration: 2013-2017
Topic: Solid lubricant coated tools for sustainable machining
Role: Principal Investigator
Agency: CSIR
Funding sanctioned: 18.52 Lakhs
Duration: 2012-2015
Topic: Development of novel coated tools for green machining
Role: Principal Investigator
Agency: BITS-SG
Funding sanctioned: 11.80 Lakhs
Duration: 2011-2013
Design and Simulation of Improved Polysaccharide based Membranes, the Future Must for Food Packaging
Design and simulation of oligosaccharide wrapped super-paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles as promising theranaustics
Investigation of the folding of Cysteine-rich Neurotoxins in Ionic Liquid by Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Quantum Mechanical Calculations
"Treating waste water using pilot plant ", Sponsored by Ocean Corner Water Treatment Equipment & Chemicals (L.L.C) Dubai, UAE (As Co Investigator).
Sponsored Research Projects
Title: Concrete and value-added chemical production, Role: PI, 2023-2025, BITS- Leeds University Joint Project, Amount: 47 Lakhs (Ongoing)
Title: Alternative Construction Technology for the Seismic Prone Areas, BITS-NIT Trichy Joint Project, 2022-25, Amount:21.46 Lakhs (Ongoing).
Title: A potential supplementary cementitious material, BITS-IIT Bombay Joint Project, 2023-26, Amount:50 Lakhs (Ongoing).
Title: Eco friendly concrete and value-added chemical production, 2023-25, Role: PI, Amount:20 Lakhs (Ongoing).
Title: Sustainable concrete construction -An engineering education perspective; Role: PI, BITS- Clarkson University USA Joint work; 2023 (Completed)
Title: Bagasse and Its Sustainable Utilization as a Raw Material in an Innovative Industrial Process, BITS- Kyushu University Japan Joint project, 2019-2023, Amount: 32 Lakhs (Completed)
Title: "Learner-centric Outcome based Pedagogy project. Construction materials and Technology” Role: PI; Amount: Rs 7 lakhs (Completed)
Title: Assessment of Pozzolanic Performance of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash from Different Disposal Sites, Sponsor: BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Duration: 2016 - 2018, Amount: 2 Lakhs (Completed).
Devolvement of low carbon ternary cement for durable and sustainable cement, Duration: 2016 - 2018, Role: PI, Amount: 9.25 Lakhs (completed)
Consultancy projects
Sponsor: Nilgiri Oil & Allied Industries, Hyderabad. Duration: Aug 2018-Nov 2018
Amount: 4.13 Lakhs (Completed)
Sponsor: Star Cement Co. L.L.C.
Duration: July 2019 -Sept 2019
Amount: INR 5.15 Lakhs (Completed)
Sponsor: Star Cement Co. L.L.C.
Duration: INR 4.6 Lakhs, June 2020 - Dec 2020, (Completed)
Finding Agency | Project Title | Approved Fund | Duration |
DST SERB-CRG | Therapeutic potential of endogenous peptides in hypertension | 36 Lakhs | 2021-2024 |
ICMR | Role of novel endogenous peptides in cardiometabolic disorders | 29 Lakhs | 2021-2024 |
ICMR | Therapeutic potential of novel MAD2 inhibitors in ovarian cancer | 35 Lakhs | 2022-2025 |
ISSAR Pharmaceuticals | Pre-Clinical Efficacy Evaluation of synthetic Peptides For the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Sepsis | 29 Lakhs | 2020-2023 |
Department of Science and Technology (DST) and SERB Under Young Scientist Scheme) | Role of double stranded RNA dependent protein kinase (PKR) in hypertension: Mechanism and prevention | 27 Lakhs | 2015-2018 |
CSIR | Pharmacological evaluation of novel double stranded RNA dependent protein kinase (PKR) inhibitors for diabetic cardiomyopathy”.
| 24 Lakhs | 2015-2018 |
BITS (Under additional Competitive grant) | Evaluation of novel pharmacological agents targeted at methylglyoxal in diabetic cardiomyopathy | 10 Lakhs | 2015-2017 |
UGC | Evaluation of pharmacological agents targeted at double stranded RNA dependent protein kinase (PKR) in type 2 diabetes mellitus | 6 Lakhs | 2014-2016 |
BITS (Research Initiation Grant) | Role of methyglyoxal in diabetic cardiomyopathy | 2 Lakhs | 2014-2016 |
Conversion of sustainable biomass materials for biomedical applications
S. No. | Sponsoring Agency | Project Title | Role & Other investigator(s) | Duration | Budget in Rs. |
9. | Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF) at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad | Design of Catalysts and Reactors for Green Hydrogen via photo- and photoelectro-catalysis | PI Co-PI: Prof. Sounak Roy | 2 Years (2024 - 2026) | 20,00,000/- |
8. | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) | Harnessing the Duality of Mesoporous Core-shell Materials for CO2 Capture and Methanation | PI Co-PI: Prof. I. Sreedhar | 3 Years (2023 - 2026) | 25,77,696/- |
7. | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) - Core Research Grant (CRG) | 'Single step' conversion of CO2 from Thermal Power Plant Exhaust to Dimethyl Ether | Co-PI PI: Prof. Sounak Roy Co-PI: Prof. B.M. Reddy | 3 Years (2022 - 2025) | 44,69,696/- |
6. | DRDO - Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) | Synthesis and characterization of vrantage VW 10200 FRP | Co-PI PI: Prof. D. Purnima Co-PI: Dr. Chanchal Chakraborty | 1.5 Years (2022 - 2024) | 15,20,000/- |
5. | Department Level Project | - |
Co-investigator for DST-FIST (Level-I) | Project approved in March 2022. | 1,35,00,000/- |
4. |
University Level Project | - | Co-investigator for DST-PURSE Project | 4 Years (2022 - 2026) | 23,40,12,320/- |
3. | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) - Core Research Grant (CRG) | Mechanistic insights of CO2 methanation using core-shell catalysts | PI Co-PI: Prof. I. Sreedhar | 3 Years (2021 - 2024) | 32,04,660/- |
2. | Additional Competitive Research Grant (ACRG) at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad | Synthesis of Core-Shell Nanoparticles (CSNs) for Photocatalytic Reforming | PI | 2 Years (2019 - 2021) | 10,00,000/- |
1. | Research Initiation Grant (RIG) at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad | Nanocomposites Synthesis and Stability Enhancement for Methane Combustion | PI | 2 Years (2018 - 2020) | 2,00,000/- |
Research Projects: Completed/Ongoing/Approved/Sanctioned
(i) DST Fast track project titled ‘Synthesis and spectral, redox and solid state coordination properties of asymmetric and highly functionalised thienyl- and furyl- porphyrins’ (SR/FTP/CS-57/2007) (Completed, 19.9 lakhs)
(ii) CSIR project titled ‘An investigation on derivatives of meso-tetrathienylporphyrin as dyes in dye sensitised solar cells (DSSCs)’ (02(0076)/12/EMR-II) (Completed, 16.18 lakhs)
(iii) SERB project titled ‘Steric and Conformational Influences on the Performance of Nonplanar and Highly Functionalized Phenyl- And Heteroaryl- Porphyrins in the Sensing of Anions and Heavy Metal Ions’ (EMR/2016/002367) (Completed, 28.2 lakhs)
Title of the Project: Challenging the representation of women in the matrilineal communities of Kerala through selected fiction.
Funding Agency: Research Initiation Grant (Bits-Pilani )
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount Sanctioned: 2 Lakhs
Status: Completed
PI: Dr. SAYAN KANUNGO
Funding Agency: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India
Amount: INR 21 Lakhs.
Duration: August 2018 to July 2023;
Present Status: Completed.
PI: Dr. SAYAN KANUNGO
Project Title: Investigation of Van der Waals Hetero-structures of Transition Metal Di-Chalcogenides (MX2) and Tin Di-Chalcogenides (SnX2) for Broad-band Photodetector Design
Funding Agency: DST-SERB, Govt. of India.
Amount: INR 11.2 Lakhs
Duration: January 2021 to January 2023;
Present Status: Completed
Lead PI: Dr. SAYAN KANUNGO (BITS-Pilani)
PI: Prof. ING KONG (La Trobe)
Project Title: Field Enhanced Volatile Organic Compounds Detection in Doped Platinum Di-chalcogenides- Theoretical Investigation to Experimental Realization
Funding Agency: La Trobe University, Melbourne, and Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India.
Amount: INR 20 Lakhs (Approx.)
Duration: July 2023 (Approved)
Present Status: Ongoing
Lead PI: Dr. SAYAN KANUNGO (EEE Department)
PI: Dr. NILANJAN DEY (Chemistry Department)
Project Title: Precursor Design and Optimization for Atomic Layer Deposition of Two-Dimensional Semiconductors on Different Inorganic Oxide Surfaces- an Ab- initio Theoretical Calculation and Experimental Realization based Complementary Approach
Funding Agency: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India
Amount: INR 20 Lakhs.
Duration: November 2023 to November 2025;
Present Status: Ongoing.
5. BITS-RMIT Joint Ph.D. Program
Lead PI: Dr. SAYAN KANUNGO (BITS-Pilani)
PI: Prof. RAVICHANDAR BABARAO (RMIT)
Project Title: Theoretical Investigation of Pollutant Gas Sensing using Engineered Novel 2D-Materials
Funding Agency: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, and Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India.
Amount: INR 20 Lakhs (Approx.)
Duration: November 2023 (Approved)
Present Status: Ongoing
Project Title: Design and Development of MEMS Gyroscope for NAVAL Applications
Funding Agency: DRDO-NAVAL RESEARCH BOARD (NRB)
Duration: October 2020- December 2023
Project Total cost: Rs. 46.5 lakhs
I am interested both in experimental and theoretical research.
My current research interest focuses on understanding fundamental features that control the electronic structure and properties of transitional metal-doped pure and hybrid semiconductor nanoclusters, superatoms, nanotubes, lithium-ion batteries, and pollution control using nanoclusters and nanotubes, water electrolysis, hydrogen storage, and hydrogen fuel, etc. I use different wave function-based methods in 'quantum chemistry' and 'Density Functional Theory (DFT)' based on the problems.
My experimental research is on studying magnetism at low temperatures using Mossbauer spectroscopy. Most of my experimental work is closely related to industrial materials, metallurgy, minerals sciences, and fuel research.
I also have a pretty good contribution to calculating the Ti-C-based ternary alloys phase diagram, which is helpful in defense.
I am regular reviewer of the following journals in different fields:
Broad Research Interest: Microbial Biotechnology, Nano-biotechnology, Nano-fertilizers, Nano-adsorbents, Fungal Secretome, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Microbial degradation of plastics, Polyhydroxyalkanoates production by microbes, Plant-microbe interactions, Rhizosphere biology.
Note: Interested candidates are welcome to join my research group. Candidate having own fellowship (CSIR-NET-JRF, DST-Inspire, PDF etc.) are encouraged to apply and can join anytime in a year. Please contact by sending email to jpanwar@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in.
Ongoing Research:
1. Microbial assisted plastic degradation: We aim to identify novel microbial isolate(s) having potential for plastic-degradation and to elucidate the mechanism behind plastic-degradation which could significantly expand their applicability in controlling the worldwide problem of plastic pollution.
2. Myco-remediation of waste water: Our lab is interested to test the potential of metal-tolerant soil fungi towards multiple heavy metal ions and dye removal and to explicate the in-depth mechanistic aspects that could provide possible solution to control the wastewater pollution at industrial scale. For this, we intend to design & develop column based system for continuous operations in order to fulfil the real time industrial scale perspectives.
3. Polyhydroxyalkanoates production by microbes: We aims to explore the potential of novel extremophiles towards PHA production by utilizing cheaper carbon source and to elucidate the underlying mechanism.
4. Mycosynthesis of nanoparticles (NPs): Our lab has developed efficient, cost-effective and eco-friendly protocol towards mycosynthesis of metal and metal oxide (viz. silver, iron oxide and zinc oxide) NPs and tested their applications as nano-fertilizer, nano-adsorbents, catalyst and antimicrobial agents. We intend to elucidate the actual synthesis mechanism by identification and detailed characterization of proteins involved in NPs synthesis and/or in their stability. The proteomic studies provide valuable and novel information regarding protein-NPs interactions.
5. Applications of NPs: Our research work is directed to study the potential of NPs as antimicrobial agents and deciphering the molecular mechanism behind antimicrobial activity. We are also interested to understand the agricultural importance of nanoparticles. In addition, efforts are on to develop the nano-adsorbent system for continuous removal of heavy metals from textile industry effluents.
6. Applications of fungal secretome: Unveiling the potential of extreme environmental fungal isolates for efficient production of various industrial enzymes is another research area of interest. It will lead to the development of optimized and cost effective protocols for enhanced enzyme production for commercial uses.
8. Title: “Doubling farm women’s income: Entrepreneurship development through post-harvest and technology integration in arid zones”
Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, New Delhi (SEED-ASACODER scheme).
Duration: 3 Years (June 2021- May 2024)
Consortia Partners: BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus and CAZRI, Jodhpur
Amount: 2.3586541 Crore (BITS Pilani Grant 70.20481 Lakh)
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
7. Title: “Development of a Real Time Crop Advisory System Exploiting Nanotechnology based Nitrogen Sensor with Internet of Farming (IoF) Framework”
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Duration: 3 Years (April 2021-March 2024)
Amount: 46.15240 Lakhs
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
6. Title: “Integrated approach for the efficient removal and recovery of heavy metal catalyst (Zinc) used in viscos fiber industries”
Funding Agency: BITS, Pilani and Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Pvt. Ltd. (ABSTCPL), Mumbai
Duration: 2.5 Years (June 2018-November 2020); Completed in March 2020
Amount: 49.42 Lakhs
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
5. Title: “Mechanistic studies on extracellular biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles”
Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, New Delhi (Nano Mission scheme).
Duration: 4 Years (February 2013- January 2017)
Amount: 50.14566 Lakh
Principal Investigator (PI)
4. Title: “Investigations on metal tolerance ability of soil fungi and their potential towards nanoparticle synthesis”
Funding Agency: University Grant Commission (UGC), Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Duration: 3 Years (April 2013 to March 2016)
Amount: 15.05800 Lakh
Principal Investigator (PI)
3. Title: “Nano technology for enhanced utilization of native phosphorous by plants and higher moisture retention in arid soils”
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Govt. of India, New Delhi (NAIP scheme).
Duration: 6 Years (July 2008-March 2014)
Consortia Partners: BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus; IIT, Mumbai; PAU, Ludhiana; IISS, Bhopal and CAZRI, Jodhpur
Amount: 6.147119 Crore (BITS Pilani Grant 41.539 Lakh)
Consortium Co-Principal Investigator (CCPI)
2. Title: “Natural and Engineered Lipases for Biodiesel Production”
Funding Agency: Aditya Birla Group (ABG), Mumbai.
Duration: 2 Years (October 2011-September 2013)
Amount: 10 Lakh
Co-Principal Investigator (CPI)
1. Title: “Conservation of some endangered medicinal plants of Indian Thar Desert by arbuscular mycorrhizae”
Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, New Delhi (Young Scientist scheme).
Duration: 3 Years (February 2003-September 2005)
Amount: 11.28 Lakh
Principal Investigator (PI)
Research Initiation Grant (RIG), BITS Pilani:
1. Research Initiation Grant (RIG), BITS Pilani:
Title : Testing the Hypothesis that the Null is the Union of Multiple Cones
Duration : 19.05.2021 to 18.05.2023
Amount : 2 lakhs
Research Initiation Grant (RIG), BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
PI: Sushil Bhunia
Title: Conjugacy classes of centralizers in algebraic groups.
Duration: August 2022 to July 2024.
Amount: 2,00,000 INR.
Title: Simulation-based optimization framework for waste cold recovery in LNG regasification terminals.Role: PI || Funding Agency: DST-SERB || Amount: Rs. 15.05 lacs || Duration: 2022-2024
Title: De novo design of antibacterial peptides to combat antimicrobial resistance.Role: PI || Funding Organization: BITS Pilani || Amount: Rs. 27 lacs || Duration: 2 years [2023-2025]Other Principal Investigators:1. Prof. Swati Biswas (Department of Pharmacy, BITS Pilani-Hyderabad Campus)
2. Dr. Debirupa Mitra (Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani-Hyderabad Campus)
Title: Technoeconomic feasibility analyses of sustainable energy systems using simulation based optimization paradigm.Role: PI || Funding Organization: BITS Pilani || Amount: Rs. 2 lacs || Duration: 2 years [2020-2022]
Sponsored Research Projects
1. Principal Investigator for DST project titled "Fourier Analysis and Development of Two-Dimensional Finite Element Schemes for Shallow water equations and Transport Related Systems" (July 2012-July 2015, Amount: Rs. 11,00,000)
Project 1
Title: Public transport policies and women’s mobility in Indian cities
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Azim Premji University’s Research Funding Programme 2021
Grant Amount: INR 10,00,000
Project 2
Title: The co-benefits of expanding water supply in urban India - Evidence from a quasi-experiment
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics-International Centre For Integrated Mountain Development (SANDEE-ICIMOD)
Grant Amount: USD 25,000
Project 3
Title: A Study on Factors Affecting Students’ Academic Performance
Role: Joint Investigator
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani
Project 4
Title: Women’s Falling Participation in Labour Force in India: A Ground Level Investigation into Factors and Obstacles in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Human Rights Commission, India
Grant Amount: INR 11,86,290
Project 5
Title: Socio-Economic Impacts of Cyclones and the Coping Strategies of the Local Communities in Odisha, India with a Special Focus on Women
Role: Team Member
Funding Agency: Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute under Shastri Institutional Collaborative Research Grant (SICRG) 2020-21
Grant Amount: INR 10,00,000
Project 6
Title: Urban Low-Income Households’ Savings: Understanding Issues and Challenges in Indian Context
Role: Lead Researcher
Funding Agency: Dvara Research under Household Finance Research Initiative, 2020
Grant Amount: INR 14,05,000
Project 7
Title: Sustainability of Cashless Banking in Unorganized Retail Sector: A Comparative study of two districts of Telangana
Role: Joint Investigator
Funding Agency: Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, under Macro Research Proposals for the year 2018-19
Grant Amount: INR 2,50,000
Project 8
Title: Does Financial Awareness lead to Better Financial Inclusion Outcomes? An Investigation
Role: Co-Project Director
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, under IMPRESS Scheme, 2019
Grant Amount: INR 4,50,000
Project 9
Title: An investigation into child nutrition in India
Role: Principle Investigator
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus under Research Initiation Grant, 2018
Grant Amount: INR 1,90,000
Related Publications
1. Keerthi C.J., S. Halder, S. Siraj, C. Chakraborty, P. Sahatiya, Subhradeep Pal*, "A MoSSe/MXene-based High-Performance UV-Vis-NIR Photodetector," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 35, no. 14, pp. 801-804, July 2023, doi:10.1109/LPT.2023.3281637 [IF: 2.6].
2. Soumi Saha, Keerthi C. J., S. Roy, P. Sahatiya, S. S. Dan and Subhradeep Pal*, "Engineering Oxygen Vacancies in CeO2 for High-Performance UV-Vis Photodetector," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 35, no. 22, pp. 1207-1210, November 2023, doi: 10.1109/LPT.2023.3311869 [IF: 2.6].
8. Performance Evaluation of Problematic Soils Treated with Different Bacterial Strains as a Foundation Material - Funded by BITS Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF), sanctioned September, 2023, start date 28th Nov, 2023), jointly with Prof. A. Guha Roy, Prof. S. Ganesh & Dr. A. Raghuram.
7. Development of a wound dressing material with a simultaneous dual function of antibacterial and visible colorimetric detection of infection - DST SERB CRG, (Sanctioned date 19th June, start date 9th Aug, 2023 -2026), PI.
1. In situ Wittig-Horner reactions in dioxygen: Direct and facile access to versatile vinylene-linked small and polymeric π-conjugates as potential molecular materials
2. Testing on-spot food quality focusing with detection of mainly biogenic amines for the defense personnel using simple fluorophores
3. In search of unsymmetrically substituted anthracenyl π-conjugates as tunable mechanofluorochromic small molecules
4. Investigations on naphthalene and anthracene based phosphonates/ phosphates: important sources for alkene based new AIEgens and polyarylalkanes
5. Investigations on synthetic and catalytic reactions of unsaturated organophosphonates with oxaziridines
6. Finding Aggregation-Induced Emission Active Materials: Design, Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of Sterically Hindered Triarylethenes and Tetraarylethenes
Completed Projects: |
Title: Women's Falling Participation in Labor Force in India - A Ground Level Investigation into the Factors and Obstacles in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana Role: Co-Investigator Grant Amount – 11.86 Lakhs
Title: Socio-Economic Impacts of Cyclones and the Coping Strategies of the Local Communities in Odisha, India with a Special Focus on Women Role: Principal Investigator (In collaboration with Professor Dolagobinda Pradhan, Kwantlen Polytechnic University) Grant amount Rs.10 Lakhs
Title: Impact of Modern Organized Multi Brand Retail Trade (MOMBRT) on Street Vendors: Case Study of Two Capital Cities (Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar) Role: Principal Investigator Grant Amount Rs. 4,50,000
Title: Urban Low-Income Households’ Savings: Understanding Issues and Challenges in Indian Context Role: Co-Investigator Grant Amount – 14,05,000
Title: Sustainability of Cashless Banking in Unorganized Retail Sector: A Comparative Study of Two Districts of Telangana Role: Principal Investigator Grant Amount: Rs. 2,50,000/.
Title: Role of Informal Institutes for Small and Micro Entrepreneurs: An Empirical Assessment Role: Principal Investigator Grant Amount: Rs.1,82,000 |
Ongoing Projects:
Title: Post Maternity Health Literacy (PMHL) among Working Women of Low Economic Strata in India: Challenges, Effects and Intervention through Training Role: Principal Investigator (In collaboration with Dr. Bidisha Banerjee, BITS Pilani, Goa Campus Grant Amount: Rs.20,000,00/- on the topic, “” (2023) |
Broad Theme: Global Trade and Economic Recovery in the Post Pandemic World Duration: 2022-2023 Research Team: Mini Thomas, Archana Srivastava and Keerti Mallela
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(1) Broad Theme: Sustainable Development Goals: Midway Assessment and the Road Ahead
Duration: 2023-2024
Status: Ongoing
Principal Investigator: Prof. Mini P. Thomas
Co-PI: Dr. Sanjeev Vasudevan (Madras School of Economics)
Funding Agency: Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
(2) Broad Theme: Global Trade and Economic Recovery in the Post Pandemic World
(3) Title: "Financial Inclusion through Urban Cooperative Banks: An Exploratory Study of Telangana State"
(4) Title: "Determinants of Total Factor Productivity Growth in India’s Service Sector"
Sponsored by: Science and Engineering Research Board, India
Sanctioned Amount: 3,300,000 INR
Duration: 2 years (2022-2024)
Status: Ongoing
Sponsored by: BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus
Sanctioned Amount: 600,000 INR
Duration: 2 years (2021-2023)
Status: Ongoing
Sponsored by: BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus
Sanctioned Amount: 200,000 INR
Duration: 2 years (2021-2023)
Status: Ongoing
ONGOING
PROJECT 1
· Title: Impediments to Women Entrepreneurship in India: a multi-stakeholder, multi-stage, multi-state perspective
· Role: Principal Investigator
· Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Human Resource, 2022
PROJECT 2
· Title: Women’s Falling Participation in Labour Force in India: A Ground Level Investigation into Factors and Obstacles in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana
· Role: Co-Principal Investigator
· Funding Agency: National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC), India
COMPLETED
PROJECT 1
· Title: Evaluation of Determinants of Iron Deficiency Anemia among the SC/ST Non-Pregnant Women of Mancherial District of Telangana State followed by Intervention and Analysis of its Reach & Efficacy”
· Role: Co-Principal Investigator
PROJECT 2
· Title: Post-COVID Workplace: Implications of Long-Term Work from Home in India’s IT/ITES Sector
· Role: Principal Investigator
· Funding Agency: GOA Institute of Management, Research grant
· Completed: Feb 2021
PROJECT 3
· Title: Investigation of Knowledge on Dengue Fever Followed by Education and its Post Impact Behavioral Changes Among the Rural Communities of Shameerpet Mandal of Ranga Reddy District of Telangana State.
· Role: Co-Principal Investigator
· Funding Agency: ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)- ICSSR joint project
· Completed: April 2019
PROJECT 4
· Title: Determinants of Women Empowerment and Trickle-Down Effect of the Same on Children’s Overall Educational and Health Development: Challenges, Effects and Intervention through Training
· Role: Co-Principal Investigator
· Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Human Resource
· Completed: April 2019
PROJECT 5
· Title: Career Persistence of Indian Women Professionals in Information Technology (IT) Sector: Brakes, Accelerators, Challenges and Opportunities
· Role: Principal Investigator
· Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Human Resource
· Completed: August 2018
PROJECT 6
· Title: An examination of Conflict style preferences in India
· Role: Principal Investigator
· Funding Agency: BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus under Research Initiation Grant, 2018
· Completed: March, 2018
Projects Awarded (Ongoing)
DRDO Project
Methodology for Specifications generation and system identification of environmental control system based on requirement analysis and system modelling,
PI: Prof. Chennu Ranganayakulu,
Co-PI: Prof. Manoj Kumar Soni, Amount: 22.335 Lakhs,
Agency: DRDO
Projects completed
Industrial Project:
Project Title: Design and Development of Fixed and Floating Solar PV Installations for Water Management Infrastructures,
PI: Prof. R.K. Mittal
Co-PI: Prof. Manoj Kumar Soni
Amount Rs. 11.36 Lakhs
Industry: First Green Consulting Pvt Ltd, MA 74, DLF Ph III Gurgaon Haryana 122002
Consultancy Project:
Project Title: National Mission Project on Education through ICT: Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes (Energy Technology) intellectual calibers and research in e-learning - Anchored by IIT Kharagpur
Association: Developer
Sponsoring Agency: MHRD
Amount: Rs. 0.7 million
Project Status: Completed
Executive Training programs
Objectives: The primary objective is to develop a Finite-Element based transient 3D electrothermal-mechanical model considering the instantaneous contact surface(s) behavior and validate against the measured data on nugget diameter, maximum voltage and dynamic resistance for a Strip-On-Strip and Wire-On-Wire Resistance Spot Weld (RSW) joints. Subsequently, extend the validated model and test the weld schedules of three differently configured resistance weld joints (Spacer-pad to clad tube, End-cap to clad tube and End-plate to end plug) of Fuel Assembly used in Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR). Finally, minimize the quality variation band by optimizing the respective weld schedules.
PI: Jeevan Jaidi
Sponsored by: Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), DAE
Project duration & amount: 3 years & Rs. 49.96 lakh (proposal seminar given on 22/08/2022
Objectives: Design the hybrid tool profile with optimum process parameters for FSW butt-joints of AA2219-T8 thick plates (up to 15 mm) with enhanced welding speeds (up to 1000 mm/min).
PI: Jeevan Jaidi
Sponsored by: Aeronautics Research and Development Board, DRDO
Project duration & amount: 3 years (Sept 2021-Sept 2024) & Rs. 33.12 lakh
Objectives: To design and suggest the optimum coolant conditions such that the maximum temperature (hot spot) on Cell (or Pouch) surface lies within the permissible limit of 25-30°C and the variation of maximum temperatures across the battery is less than 5°C.
Role: Principal investigator
Sponsored by: HBL Power Systems Pvt Ltd., Hyderabad
Project duration & amount: 6 months (Jan 2018- June 2018) & Rs. 5.31 lakh
Objectives: To perform detailed thermal simulations and predict the “Hot Spots” on Controller-Shell surfaces for different motor speeds, Controllers (Derlin and MOSFET) and Controller capacities. Subsequently, based on the predicted peak temperatures on Controller surface, suggest the reliable and economical Controller for the 300kW Motor-Controller used as part of underwater propulsion system.
Role: Principal investigator
Sponsored by: HBL Power Systems Pvt Ltd., Hyderabad
Project duration & amount: 3 months (May - July 2016) & Rs. 2.5 lakh
Objectives: To redesign the Flotation Cell process parameters by comparing the proposed CFD based predictions with the experimental data in terms of the air bubble size, dispersion and residence time. Subsequently, propose and develop the process maps for large size Flotation Cells using the concepts of scale-up.
Role: Principal investigator
Sponsored by: Tenova Delkor India, Bangalore
Project duration & amount: 12 months (Dec 2014- Dec 2015) & Rs. 33.16 lakh
Objectives: To develop three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model and predict the water-air bubbly flow dynamics in terms of air bubble size, dispersion and residence time in industrial Flotation Cell. Subsequently, to optimize the design and process parameters for maximum dispersion and residence time of air-bubbles and thereby enhance the Flotation Cell process efficiency. Finally, the selection of best macro-scale models for turbulent two-phase water-air bubbly flow used for scale-up.
Role: Principal investigator
Sponsored by: Tenova Delkor India, Bangalore
Project duration & amount: 4 months (June 2014- Sept 2014) & Rs. 7.83 lakh
Objective: To elucidate dynamic contact angle (DCA) effect on drop characteristics (size and velocity) formed at a commercial piezo-electrically driven drop-on-demand printhead.
Role: Principal investigator
Sponsored by: DuPont R&D, U.S.A
Project duration & amount: 3 months (Year 2006) & Rs. 12 lakh
Objective: To design optimum process cycles for carburization of different auto components in continuous carburizing and heating furnace (CCHF).
Role: Co-Principal investigator
Sponsored by: Tata Motors, Pune
Project duration & amount: 6 months (Year 2005) & Turnkey project (Rs. Not Available)
Objective: To design optimum process cycles for annealing bundles of high speed steel (HSS) rods in a roller hearth furnace.
Role: Principal investigator
Sponsored by: GKW Steels Pvt Ltd., Titlagarh, Orissa
Project duration & amount: 6 months (Year 2004) & Turnkey project (Rs. Not Available)
Objectives: To study the heat effects on weld pool geometry and final micro-structures in low-carbon alloy steel weldments.
Role: Doctoral Scholar under Prof. Pradip Dutta, IISc, Bangalore
Sponsored by: DST, India
Project duration & amount: Year 2003
Associate Professor, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, India Mar 2023 – Till date
Assistant Professor, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, India July 2015 – Feb 2023
FUNDED RESERACH PROJECTS: 2
DST SERB Research Grant: Improving the seismic performance of dynamically similar buildings using damper connected control technique July 2017- Jan 2021
DST CRG Research Grant: Low-cost fibre reinforced elastomeric isolation using locally available materials - design methodology, numerical and experimental investigation Dec 2021- Nov 2024
Ph.D. Thesis Guided: 2
Ongoing Ph.D. Thesis: 2
Post Graduate (PG) Thesis Guided: 7
Under Graduate (UG) Thesis Guided: 5
Post Graduate (PG) Research Practice Guided: 17
Research Lab/Equipment’s Established:
Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India July 2010 – Aug 2014
Research Assistant, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India July 2006 – June 2008
Industrial collaborations
Academic collaborations
Government collaborations
other collaborations
Sl No. | Project Title | Role | Duration | Amount in Lakh (₹) | Funding Agency | Status |
1 | Investigation of the weldability of the mild steel during A-TIG welding | PI | 2019-2021 | 2 | BITS-PILANI | Completed |
2 | Investigation of the mechanical properties of A-TIG welded mild steel and Ti6Al4V alloy | PI | 2019-2021 | 9.5 | BITS-PILANI | Completed |
3 | Development of the Ti6Al4V alloy structure using wire arc additive manufacturing process for aerospace application | PI | 2021-2024 | 18.3 | SERB | Ongoing |
4 | Designing a low-cost additive manufacturing technology for magnesium-based implants | PI | 2023-2025 | 28.106 | DBT | Accepted |
Core Research Grant (2023-2026) (Ongoing)
Funding Agency- SERB (Govt. of India)
Amount - 17 Lakhs (Approx.)
Duration - 3 Years
Title - A novel phase field framework for microstructure driven crack propagation in polycrystalline materials
Research Initiation Grant (RIG) by BITS Hyderabad (Completed)
Amount - 2 Lakhs
Duration - 2 Years
Title - Effect of fillers on the mechanical performance of adhesively bonded joints
The Effect of Mantras on the Human Mind, Personality and Life.
Period: 2 years (Sept, 2013-Sept, 2015)
Co-Investigator: Reach Beyond NGO #495/2011 Centre for Positive Psychology
Number of ongoing Projects | Number of Completed Projects | Number of Projects under Review |
05 | 03 | 05 |
Sanctioned Amount: INR 2,00,000, Role: PI,Project Title-Development Effect of Inherent Non-linearity on operational Failure of Damaged Structural Elements.Duration: from 02/11/2019 to 01/11/2021.
Sanctioned Amount: INR 9,76,000, Role: Co-PI, (PI: Dr. Sabareesh GR)Project Title- Fabrication and Vibration Testing of 3-D Printed Polymer StructuresDuration: 2021-2022.
Sanctioned Amount: INR 10,00,000, Role: PI,Project Title-Development of a robust and efficient crack detection technique for wind turbine rotorblades using nonlinear vibration response characteristics,
Duration: from 02/11/2020 to 01/11/2022.
Ongoing
Amount: INR 1,892,236.80 Role: PI,Project Title- Design and Development of a Miniature Broadband Vibration Energy Harvester to Power Biomedical Implantable DeviceStatus: Ongoing
Amount: INR 2569600 Role: Co-PI,
Project Title- Development of a meta-material based vibration isolation frame for housing fuel bundlesStatus: Ongoing
Amount: INR 4118000 Role: Co-PI,
Project Title- Development of Robotic-Milling System using Topology Optimization Method
Status: Ongoing
Amount: INR 1765280Project Title- Development of an integrated software and hardware-based system to estimate the axialstresses in hangers used in network arch bridgesStatus: Ongoing
Amount: INR 2,13000
Project Title- Development of Image processing method for casting industry
Status: Approved
Additional Competitive research grant (8.5 lakhs INR), 2020, BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus, for research titled “ Minority investor protection and Business group ownership structure in India.” (Completed)
R.I.G. Grant, of 2 lakhs, 2019, BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus, for research proposal titled “ Mobilizing Clean energy finance.” (Completed)
S.No | Project Title | Investigators | Funding Agency | Amount | Duration |
1 | Designing a low cost additive manufacturing technology for magnesium based implants | Dr. Pavan Kumar P (Co-PI) | DBT | Rs 28,00,000 |
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2 | Developmental studies on influence of temperature on Carbon/Epoxy composites
| Dr. Pavan Kumar P (PI) | ASL-DRDO | Rs.45,78,518 | 2022-2025 |
3 | 3D printing of graphene based nanocomposites for energy storage applications | Dr. Pavan Kumar P (PI) | SERB-DST | Rs.24,30,040 | 2019-2022 |
4 | Linear Contraction measurement in aluminum alloys during solidification | Dr. Pavan Kumar P (PI) | BITS-Pilani | Rs.2,00,000 | 2017-2019 |
5) Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN) (Duration: 2021-2025) - Project Title: "Feasibility Studies for reusing Construction and Demolition Waste for Smart Cities", Role: Indian PI, Australian PI: Dr. Aboel Naga Hossam (LaTrobe University, Australia), Indian Co-PI: Dr. G.V. Ramana (IIT Delhi) - on-going
4) Indo-Austria Scientific and Technological Cooperation between WTZ (Austria) and DST (India) (Duration: 2019-2021) - Project Title: "Implementation of plants and treated natural fibers to enhance the strength properties of soft soil and to decrease the rate of surface erosion (Nat-Treat)", Role: Indian PI, Austrian PI: Dr. Wei Wu (Universität für Bodenkultur BOKU), Indian Co-PI: Dr. A. Kar, Austrian Co-PI: Dr. M. Acharya (BOKU) (Amount: INR 6.40 lakhs) Project ID: INT/AUSTRIA/BMWF/P-22/2018 - completed
3) Early Career Research Award (DST - SERB) (Duration: 2016-2020)- Project Title: "Performance Evaluation of Backfill Soils partially replaced with Building Derived Materials" Role: PI - Project ID: ECR/2016/000522 (Co - PI: Dr. A. Kar, BITS Hyderabad and Dr. N. James, IIT Ropar) (Amount: INR 24.43 lakhs) - completed
2) Additional Competitive Research Grant for New Faculty (Duration: 2016-2018) - Project Title: "Performance of Building Derived Materials on Bearing Capacity of Soft Soil under Static Loading Conditions". (Amount: INR 9.2 lakhs) Role: PI - completed
3) Team Member for conducting Work Time Motion studies under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for Govt. of Telangana and Govt. of Andhra Pradesh - completed
2) Team Member for Proof-checking of design of retaining walls for "Rehabilitation and Upgrading to 2-lanes/2-lane with paved shoulder configuration and strengtheninh of Birpur-Bihpur section of NH-106 in the state of Bihar under Phase 1 of NHIIP on EPC basis", Sponsor: IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd. - Amount: INR 9.5 lakhs (total cost) - completed
Other grants
Long-term interests: Auditory Neuroscience and Pharmacology
How do we hear the person of interest at a noisy party?
What causes tinnitus (ringing in-ears)?
How do we rescue hearing in aging adults above 60 years of age or people with occupational hazards?
Are there any pharmacological therapies for those mentioned above?
Findings from the early 1900s by Jasper, Penfield, Magoun, and Morruzi (considered among the most eminent scientists in neuroscience for their work) led to a series of questions on the role of the brainstem and cortex. It is still unclear from the sensory perspective on the role of these brain regions, how inter-dependent these structures are, what they code, and how they work together to form a sensory perception? Our lab is interested in answering these questions from the auditory perspective. To this end, we plan to use aging and tinnitus (pathology of the central auditory system) models and answer the questions on:
How are the brain dynamics affected? (using electrophysiology/ microiontophoresis/ optogenetics/ behavior/ molecular biology tools - Collaborations with Drs. Sanket Goel and Ramendra Kishor Pal for tool development and Dr. Pranesh Bhargava for designing auditory attentional studies - BITS Hyderabad)
What does the altered brain dynamics mean? (Using computational models and deep neural networks – a collaborative work with Dr. Rajagopalan – BITS Pilani/ Hyderabad)
Could we intervene by pharmacological targeting?
Short-term goals: Studying aging enables parsing the role of de novo aging from pathological conditions such as tinnitus that develop over time. Age-related hearing loss affects 30-50% of the population above 60 years of age (estimated to be 10- 15% of the Indian population – ~18 crore people). Older individuals consistently have difficulty understanding speech and their ability to attend to speech in a noisy environment. Older individuals may maintain speech understanding to a certain extent despite age-mediated degradation of ascending temporal information, using attentional and cognitive resources. Cholinergic mechanisms are critical to these processes. My research efforts are to devise pharmacological or training approaches to enhance speech understanding in the elderly population. These experiments will be vital to address the long-term goal of understanding how various brain regions interact to form a sensory perception and designing interventions.
Agency
CCRH-AYUSH
Amount Sanctioned
30.32580 Lakhs
Duration
2018 - 2022
Role
Co-PI
Agency
DST-TSCOST
Amount Sanctioned
4.0 lakhs |
Duration
2022-2023
Agency
DST - CRG
Amount Sanctioned
33.91540 lakhs
Duration
2021-2024(ongoing)
Agency
ICMR-ICSSR
Amount Sanctioned
10.89792 lakhs
Amount Sanctioned
2017-2019
Agency
DST
Amount Sanctioned
24.39363 lakhs
Duration
2017-2020
Agency
CSIR
Amount Sanctioned
21.026 lakhs
Duration
2012-2015
Agency
BITS-RIG
Amount Sanctioned
2.0 lakhs
Duration
2012-2014
Agency
UGC
Amount Sanctioned
10.53842 lakhs
Duration
2011-2014
Total Number of Approved/Ongoing Projects: 07 | ||||
Total Research Grant Sanctioned: Rs. 2,13,78,368 (PI: Rs. 1,26,98,308 & Collab/Co-I: Rs. 86,80,060) | ||||
Title of the Project | Funding Agency | Fund Sanctioned | Duration | Role |
Development and characterization of injectable biologics | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, India | Rs.5,00,000 | 2023-2026 | Principal Investigator |
Preclinical development of long acting delivery systems to treat posterior uveitis. | Department of Health Research (DHR), India | Rs.49,00,028 | 2023-2026 | Principal Investigator |
Biomimetic corneal patch for treating fungal keratitis | Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India | Rs. 24,98,280 | 2022-2025 | Principal Investigator |
Investigate natural drugs as a non-invasive therapeutic option in mitigating keratoconus | Velux Stiftung, Switzerland | Total budget sanctioned: 1,59,82,620; BITS: 44,80,060 | 2022-2024 | Collaborator |
Therapeutic potential of drug loaded light-responsive sustained release gel depot in treating diabetic retinopathy | Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India | Rs. 28,00,000 | 2021-2024 | Principal Investigator |
Nanocarriers for delivery of ocular therapeutics to treat ocular infection | Parenteral Drug Association, India Chapter | Rs. 20,00,000 | 2020-2023 | Principal Investigator |
Novel Therapeutic Approaches for the treatment of Leukemia | Department of Health Research (DHR), India | Rs. 42,00,000 | 2020-2023 | Co-Investigator |
Research Projects Completed
Total Number of Completed Projects: 04 | ||||
Title of the Project | Funding Agency | Fund Sanctioned (Rs) | Duration | Role |
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of new chemical entities for ocular diseases | Incilia Therapeutics | Rs. 8,14,200 | 2019-2022 | Principal Investigator |
Screening of Novel Chemical Entities for Dry Eye Disease | Incozen therapeutics private limited | Rs. 1,20,360 | 2021-2022 | Principal Investigator |
Fate of Drug Encapsulated Lipid Vesicles after Subconjunctival Delivery | BITS Pilani, Hyderabad (Competitive research grant) | Rs. 10,00,000 | 2019-2021 | Principal Investigator |
Optimization and characterization of deformable vesicle nanocarriers for ocular therapeutics | BITS Pilani, Hyderabad (Research Initiation Grant) | Rs. 2,00,000 | 2018-2020 | Principal Investigator |
There are several ongoing projects in our lab. Please contact me for more information.
Currently working on
Steady/ unsteady flows of non-Newtonian fluid through rigid/ elastic circular pipes with applications in Human Circulatory system.
Approximate analytical solutions / numerical solutions to Heat transfer problems in porous media
Fluid flow problems in non-conventional coordinate systems
Data Analysis
Karthik A.
A Study of Fluid flow in Tapered Elastic Pipes with Applications in Human Arterial System. (Thesis Defended)
Title | Agency | Duration | Amount | Role |
Bio-CPS Device Security | DST, Govt. of India (National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems) | 2022-2024 | 28.68 lakhs | C R Hota (PI), Sameera Muhammed Salam (Co-PI) |
Title | Agency | Duration | Amount | Role |
Correctness, Safety and Neutrality of Fine-Tuned Data for AI-based Multilingual Chatbots | DST-RSF (Indo-Russian) | 3 years | 1.14 crores | C R Hota (PI), Maxim Bakadev (PI from Russia), Saikishore J (Co-PI) |
A Graph-Based Approach to Detect Cyberattacks in IoT Networks | DST CRG, Govt of India | 3 years | 77.43 lakhs | C R Hota (Co-PI), Apurba Das (PI) |
Title | Agency | Duration | Amount | Role |
Building Lightweight Tamper-proof Codes for IoT Devices | MeitY, Min. of Electronics & IT, Govt. of India & NWO,Netherlands | 2015-2020 | 42.94 lakhs | PI |
Automated Detection of Security Threats in P2P Networks | DeitY, Govt. of India | 2012-2015 | 61.95 lakhs | PI |
Designing & Implementing Efficient Overlay Networks over IP | UGC, Govt. of India
| 2011-2014 | 12.78 lakhs | PI |
Completed
Students Projects
Sponsored Projects
Open questions for future research: Floquet Anderson insulators and higher-order analogues, translation activity in presence of defects, application to twisted systems and many more ...
Prime examples: 1. Electrical Hall and thermal Hall conductivities in Weyl semimetal where Berry curvature plays crucial role (chiral anomaly mediated transport), 2. linear and non-linear conductivity tensors (planar Hall conductivity, circular photogalvanic effect), 3. Landauer Buttiker technique (scattering matrix formalism), Landau levels and Kubo formula (quantum regime) and many others: see publications 16, 23, 27, 36, 41 for example.
Open questions for future research: Current through Josephson junction, Boltzmann transport in superconductor, effect of non-Hermiticity, twisted systems, and many more ...
Central question: How magnetism and superconductivity emerge in an interacting system? How does the localization property change in an interacting many-body disordered systems?
Open questions for future research: Develop new techniques such as Gutzwiller mean field, renormalization group analysis (analytically) and DMRG (numerically), application to various twisted systems, long-range models, interplay between drive and many more ...
Central question: How to engineer high-entangled states and characterise them with appropriate measures? How to prepare such states from solid-state systems even in the presence of disorder?
Open questions for future research: Quantum correlations, entanglement for various quantum spin, fermionic models in equilibrium and out-of-equilibrium, non-Hermitian counter parts, explorations in spin liquid and spin glass systems, and many more ...
1.Title: Photovoltaic Fed Microgrids: Integrated Intelligent Harmonic Control to Enable Electric Vehicle Charging
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding agency: Central power Research Institute, Banglore
Amount: 20.55 Lakhs
Duration: Two years (Feb 2023-Jan 2025)
Status: Ongoing
2.Title:Modelling the Drivers and Barriers of Electric Vehicle Penetration in Emerging Economy: A study of Indian Market
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding agency: ICSSR-IMPRESS, New Delhi
Amount: 5.25 Lakhs
Duration: Two years (Sept 2019-2021)
Status: Completed
3. Title: Design and development of an efficient soft-switching converter with adaptive maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller for a standalone photovoltaic power generation system
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding agency: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), New Delhi
Amount: 29.39 Lakhs
Duration: Two years, 2014-2016
Status: Completed
4. Title: Inter-area oscillation control using embedded energy storage in interconnected power system with distributed generation
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding agency: Seed Grant Scheme, BITS, Pilani
Amount: 11.15 lakhs
Duration: Two years, March 2011-2013
Status: Completed
I'm currently working on the apicoplast of Plasmodium vivax. We are the first group to report complete sequences of some major coding regions from P. vivax apicoplast Genome where we have characterized the differences between the major coding regions of apicoplast genome of P. vivax in comparison with that from P. falciparum and other Plasmodium species.
My group is also looking into various nuclear encoded proteins that are hypothesized to be targeted to the apicoplast and may be invovled in the various metabolic pathways believed to be functional within the organelle.
DST-TIDE: “Design and development of a power assistive hybrid e-trike (PAH e-trike) for differently abled person in rural and urban regions of India.” (Joint project with Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, CEERI -Pilani),
Duration: 2017-2021
Total sanctioned amount Rs. 67.76 Lakh as Co-PI
UGC Major Research Project: “Design and Development of Test Rig to understand Dynamics of Nanorobots”
Duration: 2012-14
Grant of Rs 9.37 Lakhs as Co-PI
*Candidates with INSPIRE/ CSIR/ ICMR/ UGC - JRF/SRF fellowships and interested to work in the area of Pharmacognosy / Phytochemistry / Natural Products/ Pharmacology of herbal drugs/ Formulation and Analysis of herbal drugs, can contact by sending curriculum vitae to Dr. Atish T. Paul (atish.paul@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in)
1. An Empirical Study on Accountability and Learning Outcomes in Public School Systems in Rajasthan.
(Co-Principal Investigator)
Amount: 10 Lakhs
Grant Agency: IMPRESS-ICSSR (2019-2021) COMPLETED
2. Awareness, Uses and Implications of Web2.0 in Supplementing Classroom Teaching at Undergraduate Level
(Principal Investigator)
Amount: 7.84 Lakhs
Grant Agency: UGC (2013-15) COMPLETED
3. Integrating New Media Technologies in Teaching at Higher Education
(Principal Investigator)
Amount: 1.95 Lakhs
Grant Agency: BITS Pilani [Research Initiation Grant] (2012-13) COMPLETED
4. Developing Teaching Modules for English Learning Through Multimedia Technology for Rural Children from Class V-VIII
(Co-Principal Investigator)
Amount: 4.50 Lakhs
Grant Agency: UGC (2009 - 2011) COMPLETED
Completed
Ongoing projects
1. Title: Calpain mediated disruption of axon-glia interaction in peripheral neuropathies
Funding agency: DST INSPIRE Faculty fellowship
Fund sanctioned: Rs. 35 lakh
Duration: 2021-2026
Role: Principal Investigator
2. Research Initiation Grant
Funding agency: BITS
Funds sanctioned: Rs 2,00,000
Duration: 2022-2024
Role: Principal Investigator
3. Title: Calpain mediated disruption of axon-glia interaction in peripheral neuropathies
Funding agency: ICMR
Fund sanctioned: Rs. 73 lakh
Duration: 2023-2026
Role: Principal Investigator
Completed projects
1. International Society of Neurochemistry (ISN) CAEN 1B award
Funding agency: International Society of Neurochemistry (ISN)
Fund sanctioned: USD 4919 (INR 3,80,000)
Duration: 2022-2023
Role: Principal Investigator
2. Title: Exploring the therapeutic role of Panax ginseng in drug-induced peripheral neuropathies
Funding agency: The Korean Society of Ginseng (KSG), South Korea
Fund sanctioned: KRW 5 million (INR 3,12,000)
Duration: 2022-2023
Role: Principal Investigator
1) ADE-DRDO Project on Methodology for Specification generation and system identification of Environmental Control System for new Aircraft Program, Cost Rs 23.5 Lakhs – Duration 2.5 Year till June 2024.
2) M/s Rangsons Aerospace Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, Consultancy guidance of Thermal projects, Rs 21.24 Lakhs for 3 years starting September 2021.
3) ARDB-DRDO Project on "Development of All-Electric Environmental Control System for Fighter Aircraft", Cost Rs. 58.2 Lakhs, till Feb. 2025.
4) CASDIC-DRDO Project on "Development of Graphene/ Graphite Encapsulated high thermal conductivity heat sinks", Cost Rs. 28.72 Lakhs, till Jan. 2025.
During Second Semester 2021 - 22, I would be offering the projects under the umbrella topics of:
If interested to work as project student (as Thesis/SOP/LOP/COP), send me a mail. For it, you must have done Computer Network course and "preferably" Network Security course. Please mention your current CGPA in your EMail.
Project Title: Wireless Network Virtualization: IEEE 802.11 Test-Bed Implementation and wireless NIC virtualization
PI: Vishal Gupta
Total Funding: 8.50 Lakh
Duration: 2 years [February 26, 2016 to February 25, 2018]
Consultancy Project Title: Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes, intellectual calibres and research in e-learning" under National Mission Project on Education through ICT.
Sponsor: Mininstry of HRD, Government of India (through IIT Kharagpur).
PI: Vishal Gupta
Total Funding: 7 Lakh
Status: The project is complete
1. Principal Investigator (September 2018 onwards)- "Efficacy & Effectiveness of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities for Health Awareness and Promotion Among Women in Rajasthan: Towards a HOPE Approach" [Sanction No.16/2016/ICMR-ICSSR-SBR] (Amount Mobilized: INR 25,11,490/-)
2. Co-Principal Investigator (September 2018 onwards)- "Development & Validation of a Prototype of a Web/Mobile App Based Positive Psychological Intervention for Adolescents" [Sanction No.24/2016/ICMR-ICSSR-SBR] (Amount Mobilized: INR 17,01,650/-)
1. UGC sponsored project entitled “Writing Competence: An Assessment of Tribal Students.”
2. A video documentary entitled "Parivartan: Women Empowerment in Rural Shekhawati Region" Sponsored by UGC Centre of Women's Studies, BITS Pilani.
Project Title : Hyper spectral Image analysis and Machine learning for germ detection and precision agricultural
Role : Principal Investigator
Funding Agency : Short Term Project Scheme of Technology Development Programme (DRISHTI CPS/TDP-ST/SL/2022/003) from IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation.
Amount : Rs. 9,90,000/-
Status : On-going (2022-2023)
Project Title : Multimodal Biometric based person Identification System
Role : Principal Investigator
Funding Agency : Additional Competitive Research Grant, BITS Pilani
Amount : Rs. 9,00,000/-
Status : Completed (2016-2018)
Project Title : Person Re-identification (Re-ID) for Video Surveillance Applications
Role : Principal Investigator
Funding Agency : Research Initiation Grant, BITS Pilani
Amount : Rs. 2,00,000/-
Status : Completed (2015-2017)
Sl. No. | Title of Project | Cost of Project | Duration of Project | Role | Collaborators | Date of Approval | Sponsoring Agency |
1 | Low-cost empathetic robotic solution for caregiving (LERSCe) | - | - | Co-PI | Dr. Abhijit Das (CSIS, BITS), Dr. Aritra Mukherjee (CSIS, BITS), Dr. Abhishek Sarkar (ME, BITS), Prof. Simon Egerton (CSIT, La Trobe) | July 21, 2023 | BITS-La Trobe University ASCRIN Program |
2 | Design, development and control of a low cost AI enabled 3-DOF compliant manipulator for intelligent Manufacturing | 20 laks | 2 Years | PI | Abhishek Sarkar (ME, BITS), Dr. Abhijit Das (CSIS, BITS) | September 15, 2023 | BITS CDRF |
Projects as PI
Sanctioned Projects. Awaiting Fund Release.
1. ICMR 2022. Elucidating the role of Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β) regulated long-non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and as therapeutic targets for Oral Cancer.
Completed Projects
1. DBT RLS Fellowship- Identification and characterization of long non-coding RNAs involved in Genome stability. Dec 2016- March2022
2. DST SERB ECR-Understanding the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) pathway in Glioblastoma. Dec2018-March 2022
3. DBT-Elucidating the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in neuronal cell death during Japanese Encephalitis (JE). March 19- July 21.
1. “Study of cosmological models in bimetric theory of gravitation”, funded by University Grants Commission (UGC) F.41-1385/2012 (SR), Govt. of India, New Delhi: (2012-2014) , 1,80,000 INR.
2. DAAD - Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) Worldwide – 2018, 2019, 2023
IN-PH-3348 - Theoretical study of compact stars and wormholes in modified gravity
2018: Intern: Ms. Annika Kirschner, Nürnberg - Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm during 01-08-2018 to 26-09-2018.
2019: Intern: Mr. Daniel Krogmann, Berlin - Technische Universität Berlin during 11-08-2019 to 12-10-2019.
2023: Intern: Ms. Marlene Funck, Hannover - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover during 12-08-2023 to 24-09-2023.
3. “Cosmic acceleration with observational constraints of the universe in modified gravity”, funded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), 03(1454)/19/EMR-II Dt.02/08/2019, Govt. of India, New Delhi (2019-2022), 19,21,496 INR
4. “Astrophysical objects in modified theories of gravity: theoretical predictions and observational perspective”, funded by National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM), 02011/3/2022 NBHM(R.P.)/R&D II/2152 Dt.14.02.2022, Govt. of India under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), (2022-2025), 16,80,900 INR
5. Working group member of CA21136-Addressing observational tensions in cosmology with systematics and fundamental physics (CosmoVerse) by EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (ECOST) from 21-10-2022 to 20-10-2026
6. “Study of late-time cosmic acceleration in curvature-less and torsion-less theories of gravity with recent observations”, funded by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), CRG/2022/001847, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, New Delhi (2023-2026),21,48,696 INR
7. Co-PI of “A Fundamental Study on Cosmic Acceleration in Modified Gravity Approach”, funded by Ministry of Higher Education, Govt. of Malaysia, (2023-2026) FRGS/1/2023/STG07/UM/02/3, RM109600.
8. Working group member of CA22113-Fundamental challenges in theoretical physics (THEORY-CHALLENGES) by EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (ECOST) from 10-10-2023 to 09-10-2027
Industry Projects
Project 1 - CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF RAW MILL FOUNDATION - FIELD AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
Status - Completed.
About the project - The project assess the level of damage of the foundation of a vertical grinding mill at STAR CEMENT CO. L.L.C. Clinkerisation Unit- Ras Al Khaima. The multi- phased approach includes a comprehensive field and laboratory investigation. Includes:
1. Detailed visual inspections to point out a qualitative and preliminary estimate of damage state as well as to identify key locations for detailed investigations.
2. Field investigation includes:
• Non-destructive testing with Acoustic emission, Ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), Half-cell potential (HCP), Rebound hammer, Ground penetrating radar (GPR) and break-out window test.
• Sample collections for laboratory experiments
• Topographic survey
3. Laboratory investigation includes compression tests, depth of carbonation test and chloride contamination test as well as petrographic analysis.
Project 2 – VISUAL INSPECTION OF AN UNDER PASS TUNNEL FOR AL NAKHLA CRUSHER, FUJIRA
Status - Completed
About the project – To perform a visual inspection of the external appearance of the structure as well as surface, interior and surrounding environment of the structure
Project 3 – NDT of COAL MILL FOUNDATION
Status - Completed
About the project - The project is to conduct a series of non-destructive and laboratory tests to evaluated the level of damage of the foundation of a Coal Mill at STAR CEMENT CO. L.L.C. Ras Al Khaima. Scope of the work includes:
1. Field investigations with Acoustic emission, Ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), Half-cell potential (HCP), Rebound hammer, Ground penetrating radar (GPR) and break-out window test.
2. Laboratory investigations like compression tests, depth of carbonation test and chloride contamination test as well as petrographic analysis.
S. No | Title | Cost in Lakh | Duration | Role as PI/Co-PI | Agency |
1. | Development of Theranostic Agents for Photodynamic/ Photothermal Treatment of Oral/Lung Cancer and Related Diseases | 800 | 2022 - 2025 | Co-PI | PROMOTION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE (PURSE) SCHEME of DST, India |
S. No | Title | Cost in Lakh | Duration | Role as PI/Co-PI | Agency |
1. | Metal selective fluorescence modulation of biologically important chromophores: Effect of micellar charge, pH, and solvent | 2 | 2012 - 2014 | PI | BITS Pilani |
2. | Towards metalloneurochemistry inside a niosome : a fluorescence spectroscopy approach | 24.98 | 2014 - 2017 | PI | DST-SERB |
3. | Investigations on naphthalene or anthracene based phosphonates as potential sources for useful ketones and aldehydes leading towards new AIEgens and polyarylalkanes | 16.75 | 2017 - 2020 | Co-PI | CSIR |
"I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts."
Coral reefs are a very important environment that maintain a great variety of life forms and are indicators of ocean health. Currently coral reefs are monitored using divers and researchers have been collecting data periodically on environmental conditions. The current system does not provide real-time data through all seasons. In addition, it is invasive in nature. The main objective of the proposal is to develop an underwater acoustic sensor network which can be deployed for monitoring the regional coral reef non-intrusively and through all seasons. For deployment of this network, series of underwater nodes would be developed with the capability of sensing, communication, data processing and networking. Using these nodes an ad hoc self-configuring underwater acoustic sensor network will be built to monitor various parameters ocean environment using oceanographic sensors.
Govt. of Victoria (Australia) VESKI-SMRP Project (Completed): "International Making data-driven quality management accessible to small scale dairy cooperatives in India" Investigators: Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Suman Kapur (Hyd Campus), Prof. Poonam Goyal, Dr. Ashutosh Bhatia, Collaborators: La Trobe University (Australia), IIT Kanpur, SensaData Pty Ltd, & The Product Makers (TPM) Pty Ltd ( AUD $ 1,70,000 ).
United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) Project for hosting US expert under Full Bright Nehru Scheme(Completed): "High performance computing and IoT data analytics", Cordinator: Poonam Goyal ($11000)
MeitY Research Project (Completed): " A New Distributed Computing Framework for Data Mining". Investigators: Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Poonam Goyal & Prof. Sundar S. Balasubramaniam (120 Lakhs)
CRG-SERB Research Project (Ongoing): "An automatic multi-modal learning system for image/video analytics" Investigator: Poonam Goyal (35 Lakhs).
Industry (Mercedes-Benz) Research Project (Aug 2022: April 2023) "Mechanical Design using Generative AI", Investigators: Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Poonam Goyal, and Dr. Amit Singh (8 lakhs)
Industry (Adobe) Research Project (Ongoing): "Multimodal Learning" Investigator: Poonam Goyal (5 lakhs/problem/ semester)
Industry (Nucleus Software, Noida) Research Project (Ongoing): "Intent Analysis of Customers Based on Telephonic Conversations" Investigators: Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Poonam Goyal (2.5 lakhs/semester)
Industry (Founding Years Learning Solutions) Research Project (Ongoing): "Project SWATCH" Investigators: Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Poonam Goyal, Dr Manish Dave, Dr Jennifer Ranjani (21.373 Lakhs)
[2023-2025] TITLE: Green Quantum Computing: Benchmarking, Performance Analysis, Modeling and Optimization of Quantum computing algorithms and communication Protocols.
SPONSORED BY BITS Pilani,Rajastan.
AMOUNT:20 LAKHS
Ongoing:
Completed:
ONGOING PROJECTS
2. Industry Sponsored Project by Hyderabad Battery Limited
Name of the project: "Design and deploy a LoRa-based Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for precision agriculture application"
Funding Agency: Technology-Innovation Hub (TIH), IIT Bombay
Duration: 2022-2023
Status: Ongoing
Amount: Rs. 1.8 Lakhs.
Role: Mentor
Name of the project: “LoRa-WSN- based IoT Communication Platform for Precision Agriculture”
Funding Agency: Technology-Innovation Hub (TIH), IIT Bombay
Duration: 2022-2023
Status: Ongoing
Amount: Rs. 25.289 Lakhs.
Role: PI
Name of the project: Design and implementation of protocols for autonomous FANETS for search and rescue application
Funding Agency: BITS-Pilani (Additional Competitive Research Grant for New Faculty)
Duration: 2021-2023
Status: Ongoing
Amount: Rs. 10 Lakhs
Role: PI
Name of the project: Design and implementation of algorithms for drone-based surveillance application
Funding Agency: BITS-Pilani (Research Initiation Grant)
Duration: 2020-2021
Status: Completed
Amount: Rs. 1.5 Lakhs
Role: PI
Name of the project: " Computational Learning through Context Adaptation for Effective and Efficient Agriculture "
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation, USA amd Technology-Innovation Hub (TIH), IIT Bombay
Duration: 2022-2023
Status: Ongoing
Amount: Rs.2.48 Lakhs.(BITS-Pilani’s Share)
Role: Co-PI
Name of the project: " AI (Artificial Intelligence) in Soil Management for Diversified Agricultutre "
Funding Agency: ISRO Bengaluru under YUKTI-Sanchita Scheme
Duration: 2023-2024
Status: Sanctioned.
Amount: Rs.18.53 Lakhs.
Role: Co-PI
Funding Agency: ISRO Bengaluru under YUKTI-Sanchita Scheme
Duration: 2023-2024
Status: Sanctioned.
Amount: Rs.18.53 Lakhs.
Role: Co-PI
S No. | Name of Candidate | Title of the Project | Date of Completion |
1. | Isha Nagpurkar | CO2 Mitigation by Microalgae | December, 2012 |
2. | Pratibha Pal | CO2 mitigation using mixed culture | December, 2013 |
3. | Garima Verma | Development of an efficient system for defluoridation of drinking water using nano adsorbents | May, 2016 |
4. | Siva Krishna | Reactive extraction of products obtained from CO2 mitigation | May, 2016 |
5. | Harshal Dongre | Removal of trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE) using biofiltration technique | May, 2016 |
6. | Ch. Ramakrishna | LCA of biodiesel production from microalgae grown in wastewater | May, 2017 |
7. | Akshay Khandelwal | Development of Continuous Bio-mitigation of CO2 and Recovery of Products (Fatty acids and Fatty alcohol) from Leachate | May, 2019 |
8. | Shrinidhi | LCA of Recycling Spent LiBs from Electric Vehicles | May, 2020 |
8. | Aravindh N. | Bio mitigation of flue gases (CO2, SOx, NOx) through algal route | May, 2021 |
9. | Arjun S. | Experimental understanding and life cycle impact assessment of anaerobic digestion of food waste | Ongoing |
Title of the Project | Funding Agency | Participation | Amount (Lakhs) | Year | Status |
Process development for bio-mitigation of flue gases (CO2, SOx, and NOx) using chemolithotrophs and production of value-added products. | SERB | PI | 31.61 | 2019 - 2022 | Ongoing |
Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds (Chlorinated VOCs, Non methane hydrocarbons, ethylene glycol) from waste streams using Biofiltration | DST- fast-track | PI | 14.5 | 2012 – 15 | Completed |
Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater using Biofiltration | UGC | PI | 5.50 | 2012 – 15 | Completed |
Experimental Studies on Bio-mitigation of CO2 | BITS Pilani | PI | 1.2 | 2011-2013 | Completed |
Ongoing research project details:
Industry Sponsored
Government funding
PI of research funding for fellowship
Completed research Project:
Collaborators:
Acknowledgment:
I thank Director, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus for providing fund through CHDR. I also thank DBT, DST, ICMR, EON & Lady Tata Memorial Trust for sponsoring research grant/ fellowship. I sincerely thank my collaborators and highly appreciate their support in running our collaborative grants.
(1) Additional Competitive Research Grant from BITS, Pilani for Project titled "High power compact UWB TEM antenna and mode converter design " [Nov. 2018-Oct. 2020]
Role and Name of the project | Funding agency | Sanctioned | Date of completion | Amount in Rs. | Duration |
PI Remote sensing enabled public policy analysis of air-pollutants in peri-urban environments: An Indo- Australian case study – (RESPIRE) | Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN) La Trobe University | March, 2021 | March 2026 | Rs. 14,88,000 | 5 years |
Co-I Team III: Waste-to-Energy: Technology Integration for production of clean energy from organic waste | DST (PURSE 2020 program) TPN-57086 | February, 2021 | Feb 2025 | Rs. 26.0 Crores | 4 years |
Project Partner- Institutional Changes for Rural Innovation: The Civic Space and the State in India, the 1980s through 2010s | Ford Foundation | September, 2020 (Completed) | May 2023 (Completed) | Rs. 68,40,000 (US $ 95,000) | 2 Years |
Principal Investigator (PI)-
Alternative ways of understanding ecological conservation practices to enable justice for all | NALSAR, Hyderabad | September, 2018 (Completed) | 01.09.2018 to 30.06.2019 (Completed) | Rs. 2,95,000 | 8 months |
Principal Investigator (PI)-
Resistance to the Western Ghats Conservation and Undercurrents: A study of the people’s protest and the role of the local bodies in Idukki, Kerala | Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Kerala | Sept, 2018 (Completed) | 01.09.2018 to (Completed)
| Rs. 3,15,000 | 16 months |
Principal Investigator (PI)-
Political Ecology of South India
| Outstanding Potential for Excellence in Research and Academics (OPERA) | Aug, 2017 (Completed) | Aug, 2017 to Aug, 2022 (Completed) | Rs. 22,80,000 | 5 years |
Principal Investigator (PI)-
Alternative ecological ways of being | Research Initiation Grant | 28th Aug, 2018 (Completed) | Aug, 2018 to Aug, 2020 (Completed) | Rs. 2,00,000 | 2 years |
I am fascinated by the area of Integer Partitions. A partition is a natural object: it answers the question "In how many ways can we split up a positive integer n into a sum of smaller positive numbers?" Partitions have connections to a wide variety of fields like Combinatorics, Number Theory, Hypergeometric Series, Lie Algebras, Statistical Physics, and many more. As with many areas in mathematics, one of the earliest drivers of research in partitions was Leonhard Euler, and more recently, it received a fillip through Ramanujan's fundamental contributions in the first two decades of the 20th century and whose impact continues to be felt to this day. Two books for a good introduction are:
Funding: SPARKLE Grant, BITS Pilani
Ongoing Projects
Completed Projects
Funding: Research Initiation Grant, BITS Pilani
Project Title : Development of a Deterioration Model for Top-Down Cracking in Bituminous Pavements
Role: Co-PI (PI - Prof. Sridhar Raju)
Funding Agency - Ministry of Roads Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India
Grant Amount : INR 1.55 Crore
Ongoing Projects:
February, 2023- present: PI/ Understanding the onset and progression of Parkinson's disease via regulating mitochondrial dynamics. (Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India)
2020- Present: Co-PI: To study and gain mechanistic insights into the regulation of Salmonella pathogenesis by endogenous CRISPR-Cas system." PI: Prof. Sandhya Marathe, (Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani, Pilani), and Dr. Vidya Negi (NIT, Rourkela, Current Affiliation for Dr. Negi: IISER Mohali) [Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India)
Completed Projects:
2019-2021:PI/ Understanding the genetic interactions of parkin and α-Synuclein affecting pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease”. (Start Up Research Grant, from Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India)
2019-2021: PI/ Insights into genetic interactions manifesting into onset and progression of Parkinson’s Disease. (Additional Competitive Research Grant for new faculty at BITS Pilani)
2017-2019: Research Initiation Grant at BITS Pilani
''A sustainable biodegradable packaging film enhanced by date seeds extracts''-Research Initiation Grant (RIG) of Rs 1,90,000 from March 2021-March 2023
As PI - "Study of emerging Pollutants in Driniking Water Sources " Funded by BITS, Pilani under Cross-Disciplinary Research
Framework (CDRF) (Reference: C1/23/209 dated 15/09/2023) (2023-2025) ( Rs 30 Lakhs) (C0-PI - Jagadeesh Anmala, Civil Engineering, and Prof. Krishnan R, Deparment of Chemistry)
As Co- PI - CSIR project titled "Experimental and Computational studies of Surface Water Quality Parameters from Morphometry and Spectral Characteristics" (09/2019-09/2022, Amount: Rs. 41,98,080) (PI: Prof Jagadeesh Anmla ; Co-PI Dr. K Rajitha)
As Co-Investigator for “Multiobjective Evolutionary Approach for Solving Water Distribution Network Design Optimization” funded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India. (Grant No. 22(0723)/17/EMR-II dated 16.05.2017; May 2017-April 2020; Rs.18,46,000/-)
As PI - Research Initiation Grant of 2 Lakhs by BITS Pilani for the proposal titled " Suitability of available integrated surface and subsurface hydrological models with reference to India subcontinent having high evapotranspiration and large regolith storage" (2012-2014)
Team Member for Testing of index and engineering properties of soil for construction of earthen dam as a part of Palamuru RangaReddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) and Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme (DLIS), Government of Telangana - - 81.96 lakhs - completed
Pilot Time Motion studies under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for Govt. of Telangana and Govt. of Andhra Pradesh April 2018- September 2018
Sponsored Projects
1. Title of the Project: Challenges to the scalability of women-led enterprises: A case study of the MSME units in Telangana State
Principle investigator: Dr. Suchismita Satpathy
Co-PI: Dr. Pranesh Bhargava, Dr. Thota Nagaraju
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) India, Minor project 2022
Total Sanctioned amount: INR 4,00,000/ (Four Lakhs)
Duration: 1 years
Status: Ongoing
2. Title of the Project: Structured Dialogues for Sustainable Urban Water Management
WP 2 Anthropology of water
Principle investigator: Dr. Suchismita Satpathy
Co-PI: Prof. Biswanath Dash
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST) India
Total Sanctioned amount: INR 57,26,400/ (Fifty seven lakhs twenty six thousand four hundred)
Duration: 5 years
Status: Ongoing
3. Title of the Project: Understanding commercialization of Breast milk from Sociological perspective
Principle investigator: Dr. Suchismita Satpathy
Funding Agency: AIA Hyderabad
Total Sanctioned amount: INR 1,87, 000 (One lakh eightyseven thousand)
Duration: 2 Years
Status: Ongoing
4. Title of the Project: Measuring Segregation in Hyderabad: Introspecting Multiple Indexes and Multiple Pattern
Principle investigator: Dr. Suchismita Satpathy
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani Hyderabad
Amount: INR 2 lakhs (Two Lakhs)
Duration: 2 years
Status: Completed
Modeling the hydrodynamics of various wave energy converter devices in real sea conditions
Principal Investigator
Prof. Santanu Koley
Project Type
Sponsored
Agency
DST, Govt of India
Amount Sanctioned
35.00 Lakh
[01/04/2019 to 31/03/2024]
Mathematical modelling of oscillating water column wave energy converter devices under irregular and multidirectional incident waves
Principal Investigator
Prof. Santanu Koley
Project Type
Sponsored
Agency
SERB, Govt of India
Amount Sanctioned
21.87 Lakh
[25/02/2022 to 24/02/2025]
Principal Investigator
Prof. Santanu Koley
Project Type
Sponsored
Agency
BITS-Pilani
Amount Sanctioned
2.00 Lakh
[26/03/2019 to 25/03/2021]
Principal Investigator
Prof. Santanu Koley
Project Type
Sponsored
Agency
BITS-Pilani
Amount Sanctioned
7.00 Lakh
[19/09/2019 to 18/09/2021]
Principal Investigator
Prof. Santanu Koley
Project Type
Consultancy
Agency
IIT Madras
Amount Sanctioned
55,500 INR
[01/09/2018 to 31/08/2019]
Modelling and development of hybrid solar-wave energy harvester (SOLWAVE)
Principal Investigator
Prof. Santanu Koley
Project Type
Sponsored
Agency
BITS-Pilani
Amount Sanctioned
20 Lakhs (Equipment) + Manpower (JRF for Five Years with Fellowship 37000 - 42000 per month)
[15/09/2023 to 14/09/2028]
Create and use of graphics in the teaching and learning processes
Principal Investigator
Prof. Santanu Koley
Project Type
Teaching and Pedagogy Category
Agency
TLC, BITS Hyderabad
Amount Sanctioned
0.5 Lakh (Adobe Illustrator Software License)
[2023-2024 First and Second Semesters]
Multi-objective optimisation for drone propeller designs
Principal Investigator
Prof. Santanu Koley
Project Type
Sponsored
Agency
BITS-Pilani - RMIT University, Australia
Amount Sanctioned
One JRF for Five Years
1. A study on sludge minimization during the treatment of pickling effluent and sludge utilisation, Funding Agency: Aditya Birla Group, Principal Investigator, Amount: Rs. 10 lakhs.
2. GIS based characterization of ground water in Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, Principal Investigator, Amount: Rs. 18 Lakhs.
3. Development of Copper Bio-Leaching methodology/technique from tailing waste at Hindustan Copper Limited, Khetri, Funding Agency: Ministry of Mines, New Delhi, Principal Investigator, Amount: Rs. 30 Lakhs.
4. Zinc Recovery from Industrial Waste using Bioleaching, Funding Agency: BITS Pilani, Proposal under centre of Research Excellence in “Waste , Water and Energy Management”, Co-Investigator, Amount: Rs. 48 lakhs.
5. Waste Management of Generated Sludge from Indian Steel and Steel Related Plants: A Sustainable Business Model”. Funding Agency: Ministry of Steel, New Delhi. (Rs. 38 Lakhs); Co-PI
6. Development of Advanced Environmental Engineering Laboratory including a Faecal Sludge Management Laboratory (AREL-FSM); Funding Agency: Aditya Birla Finance Limited, Veraval, Gujarat; Funding Amount : Rs. One Crore; Co-PI
Project Title: Characterization of Indigenous Cow's Dung and Urine for Scientific Advancement and Development of Utility Items
Association: Co-Principal Investigator
Sponsoring Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India.
Amount: Rs. 31,04,162/-
Project Title: Biomass Pellets/Briquettes Assessment in Gujarat & Maharashtra States
Association: Principal Investigator
Sponsoring Agency: Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute, Anand
Amount: Rs. 12,49,500/-
Project Title: Modeling and Simulation of Viscose Flow through JetPack Assembly
Association: Principal Investigator
Sponsoring Agency: Aditya Birla Group, Birla Cellulosic, Kharach.
Amount: Rs. 5.52 Lakhs
Project Title: Production of hydrogen-rich fuel gas from Jatropha residue cake
Association: Principal Investigator
Sponsoring Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST) under FAST TRACK Scheme
Amount: Rs. 27.06 Lakhs
Project Title: National Mission Project on Education through ICT: Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes (Energy Technology) intellectual calibers and research in e-learning - Anchored by IIT Kharagpur
Association: Co- Developer
Sponsoring Agency: MHRD
Amount: Rs. 7.00 Lakhs
Project Title: Design and development of a novel biomass stove for cooking application
Association: Principal Investigator
Sponsoring Agency: BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus under Advanced Competitive Research Initiation Grant (ACRIG)
Amount: Rs. 9.00 Lakhs
Project Title: Experimental investigations on Catalytic Treatment of Producer Gas
Association: Principal Investigator
Sponsoring Agency: Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Amount: Rs. 7.026 Lakhs
Research Projects (as PI)
Sr. No. | Project Title | Funding Agency | Period |
1. | Synthesis and C-H bond functionalization of N-heterocycles employing novel pincer-type complexes of late transition metals | DST-SERB | Dec. 20 - Nov. 23 |
2. | Synthesis of heterocycle-fused chromenones and quinolinone through transition metal-catalyzed cascade reactions. | CSIR | July 19 - June 22 |
3. | Synthesis of novel N-fused polycyclic compounds through transition metal catalyzed cascade/C–H functionalization reactions | DST-SERB | Jan. 17-Dec 20 |
4. | Exploration of novel ionic liquid-supported sulfonyl reagents for organic synthesis | CSIR | July 13 – Dec. 16 |
5. | Novel synthetic methodologies for biologically important compounds using lanthanide triflates as Lewis acids in ionic liquids | UGC | Feb 11 – Jan 14 |
6. | Synthesis of novel ionic liquid supported reagents and their use in various organic transformations under eco-friendly conditions | CSIR | Aug 08 – March 12 |
7. | Novel safety catch linkers for solid phase synthesis of organic compounds with potential medicinal applications | DST | Sep. 07 – Oct 10 |
Research Projects (as Co-PI)
Sr. No. | Project Title | Funding Agency | Period |
1. | Targeting the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of SARS-COV2 for the development of inhibitors | DST-SERB | Aug. 2020 - Dec. 2021 |
2 | Design, synthesis, and biological studies of novel cationic porphyrin hybrids as potential anticancer agents | DST | Oct. 2007-March 2011 |
3 | Development of a novel synthetic method for anti-HIV drugs | Ranbaxy | Aug. 10 – Dec. 17 |
Case Study Developed and Published |
Published (July, 2020) in The Case Centre, Cranfield University, Wharley End Beds MK43 0JR, UK
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Published (April, 2019) in The Case Centre, Cranfield University, Wharley End Beds MK43 0JR, UK
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Reports Developed |
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“Integrating supply chains in smart cities for enhanced community service: A business and environmental sustainability approach”-Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN), La Trobe University, Australia, 2021 - 2025. This is a collaborative project between BITS Pilani and La Trobe University, Australia.
BITS Pilani: Prof. Srikanta Routroy (PI) & Prof. Prasanta Kumar Sahu (Co-PI)
LA TROBE University: Prof. Sean Arisian (PI), & Prof. Aniruddha (Ani) Desai (Co-PI)
The project will start from January 2024. The candidates having ME/MTech (Industrial/Production/Mechanical/Transportation) are encouraged to send theirs CV to Prof. Srikanta Routroy (srikanta@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in).
Lean Supply Chain Designs to Reduce Food Waste for Business and Environmental Sustainability: An Indo-Australian Study
BITS Pilani: Prof. Srikanta Routroy (PI) and Dr. Prasanta Kumar Sahu (Co-PI)
RMIT University: Professor Prem Chhetri (PI) and Prof. Mathews Nkhoma (Co-PI)
PhD Student: Joining in first Week of August 2023
Title: Eco-Friendly Solution with Metal Recovery and Value-Added Products from Stainless Steel Spent Pickle Liquor: A Zero Waste Business Model
Funding Agency: Ministry of Steel, New Delhi
Industrial Partner: Jindal Stainless Limited
Institutions involved: CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur and BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Total Sanctioned Amount: 125.164 Lakhs
Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 34.614 Lakhs
Investigators in the Project from BITS Pilani:
Anupam Singhal as Principal Investigator (PI)
Srikanta Routroy as Co-Principal Investigator (PI)
Title: Doubling Farm Women’s income: Entrepreneurship development through post-harvest processing and technology integration in arid zone
Funding Agency: DST-SEED (ASACODER), Ministry of Science and Technology, GoI
Indian Institutions involved: CAZRI Jodhpur and BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Duration: 3 Years (2021-2024)
Total Sanctioned Amount: 235.86541 Lakhs
Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 70.20841 Lakhs
Role in Project: Principal Investigator (PI)
Title: Opportunities and Challenges in Enhancing Farm Income through Farmer Producer Organizations
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR, MHRD, New Delhi).
Duration: 2 Years (March 2022-Feburary 2024)
Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 7.5 Lakhs
Role in Project: Co-Project Director
Title: “Design and development of crop residue-based roof insulation with Phase Change Materials for livestock rearing shelters: An environment-friendly business model for doubling farmer women’s income in Arid and Semi-Arid zones”
Funding Agency: DST, New Delhi.
Duration: 3 Years (February, 2023-January, 2026)
Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 40 Lakhs (Approximately)
Principal Investigator (PI): P Srinivasan; Co-Principal Investigator (PI): Srikanta Routroy
Title: Waste Management of Generated Sludge from Indian Steel and Steel Related Plants: A Sustainable Business Model
Funding Agency: Ministry of Steel, New Delhi
Duration: 3 Years (September 2018- March 2022)
Amount: 38.046 Lakhs
Role in Project: Principal Investigator (PI)
Title: Innovative technologies for improving resource utilization in the Indo-European fish value chains
Funding Agency: DBT, New Delhi
Duration: 3 Years (2018- August 2021)
Total Sanctioned funding: 800,000 Euro
Amount Sanctioned to BITS Pilani: 62.092 Lakhs
Indian Institutions involved: Amity University; BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus (Prof. Souvik Bhattacharyya (PI); Prof. MS Dasgupta (Co-PI) and Prof. Srikanta Routroy (Co-PI))
Institutions involved from other countries: SINTEF, Norway and Grupo CARINSA, Spain
Title: Development of e-waste management strategies for selected e-products in Rajasthan
Funding Agency: DST Rajasthan
Duration: 3 Years (2018- 2021)
Amount: INR 7.536 Lakhs
Role in Project: Co-Principal Investigator (PI)
Title: Design of Supplier Development Implementation Framework for Indian Manufacturing Industries
Funding Agency: UGC, New Delhi
Duration: 3 Years (2013-2016)
Sanctioned Amount: INR. 9.408 Lakhs
Role in Project: Principal Investigator (PI)
Title: Design of Healthcare Supply Chain for Enhancing Availability and Reducing Wastage of Generic Medicines for Rural Areas in Rajasthan.
Funding Agency: DST Rajasthan
Duration: 3 Years (2016-2019)
Sanctioned Amount: INR. 5.886 Lakhs
Role in Project: Principal Investigator (PI)
Title: Concurrent Evaluation of the implementation of NFSA (State: Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh)
Funding Agency: Department of Food & public Distribution, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi
Duration: One Year: Third and Fourth Quarter, 2018; First and Second Quarter, 2019
Faculty Involved: Arun Vaish, Srikanta Routroy, Krishna M
Sanctioned Amount: INR 7.2 Lakh
BE/ME Students work with me on the following broad project areas. Appropriate students with the required skills can approach me for the projects.
S.N. | Title of Project | Type of Project | Skillset Required | Outcome Expected |
1 | IoT and data-driven approach for observation and control of a power conversion system | Lab | CGPA>7.5, IoT, data-analysis, Basic Power Electronics, DSP/Micro-controller programming | Laboratory prototype |
2 | Microcontroller/DSP/FPGA-based control of Power Electronic converters for solar PV integration | Lab | CGPA>7.5, Control Systems, Basic Power Electronics, DSP/Micro-controller/FPGA programming | Laboratory prototype |
3 | Simulation-based study of a bidirectional DC-DC converter for interfacing battery energy storage | Study | CGPA>8.0, Control Systems, MATLAB programming, Basic Power Electronics | Good review paper |
I have been working in power quality and renewable energy integration.
I have the following ongoing projects in this area:
Following are completed projects:
Big Data Analytics, High Performance Computing, Stream Analytics, Parallel Data Structures and Algorithms for ML/DM, Federated Learning, Computer Vision, Materials Informatics, Human-Computer Interaction
Please send your application via email along with the details of your CGPA, grades in all the courses done so far, projects done so far, knowledge on the relevant topics related to the project you are applying for and preference order of the projects wish to apply for.
RIG - Algebraic and Computational Methods for Construction of Mixed-level Screening Designs
SERB ITS - 2015, International Travel Grant for DEMA2015, Sydney, Australia.
NBHM Travel Grant for ICIAM 2015, Beijing, China.
Research Projects
- Textile Industry wastewater treatment by moving bed biofilm bioreactors and photocatalysis” Cross Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF), BITS Pilani, Vincent Shantha Kumar& Dr. Prakash Kumar (BITS Pilani Dubai Campus); Prof. Srikanth Mutnuri (BITS Pilani Goa Campus), INR 30 Lakh (AED:132,685) Sept 2023 to Sept 2025 (Ongoing).
- Core Project Member, STINT (The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education), “Collaboration for net-zero emission targets of Sweden and India - Higher education institutions approach”, SEK 150 000 (AED 53,600), January 2023 – February 2024. (Ongoing)
- Research articles published in collaboration with the Shimadzu Middle East in high impact factor journal.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133616
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133194
- "Development of Photocatalyst Embedded Graphene based Membranes for Treatment of Dye-Containing Wastewater under Sunlight" sponsored by Aditya Birla Science and Technology Co. Pvt. Ltd (ABSTC) Mumbai, April 2018- April 2020, INR 53.2 L, Co-PI.
McWane Gulf LLC, UAE have sponsored industrial cut valves worth 4000 AED to Dr Prakash Kumar B G and Dr Amaranath G, as a token of appreciation for their safety analysis to predict TNT equivalency and potential damage to structures due to compressed gas cylinders in their industry.
- "Treating waste water using pilot plant ", sponsored by Ocean Corner Water Treatment Equipment & Chemicals (L.L.C) Dubai, UAE (PI).
- "Optimization of Selected High Yield Grass Species for Biomass and Bioenergy Applications Using Saline and Recycled Wastewater", sponsored by BPDC (Seed Grant), Feb 2017 - Jan 2020, AED 245,000, Co PI.
- Cultivation of Microalgae using Tubular Photobioreactor for biomass production. The custom built photobioreactor is used for lab scale research on high quality microalgal biomass production for applications in nutritional supplements, biodiesel production and Carbon sequestration.
- Solar Photocatalysis
- Waste Water Treatments
- Biofuels from Biomass, Activated Carbon from Biomass
- Separation Processes
- Chemosphere (Elsevier)
- Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier)
- Carbohydrate Polymers (Elsevier)
- Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (Elsevier)
- Groundwater for Sustainable Development (Elsevier)
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier)
Life Associate Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE)
Attended Process Safety Faculty Workshop, conducted by American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) on 6th to 9th Aug, 2018 at the Chemours Company, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.
Delivered an invited talk entitled "Current Developments in Mass Production of Microalgae for Industrial Applications", at symposium on Current Perspectives and Challenges in Chemical Engineering and Technologies, May 14th, 2015, Salalah College of Technology, Salalah, Oman.
B.G. Prakash Kumar*, Roseline and Lima Rose Miranda, “Photocatalytic Degradation of Remazol Brilliant Red by TiO2-UV Process”, International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ICCEE 2012), April 25-26, 2012, Paris, France.
Ankit Sachdeva, Veena V.D, Meyyappan, N, Prakash Kumar B.G* ‘Reliability of Solar Energy System’, International Conference on Harnessing Technology (ICHT), Feb 2011, Caledonian College of Engineering, Muscat, Oman.
Prakash Kumar B. G*., Gulyani B. B., Vijaikumar B., Lima Rose Miranda, ‘Chemical Activation of Mango Seed Coat (Mangifera Indica L) – Preparation and Characterization’ Proc. International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering (CBEE 2009), Oct 2009, Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore.
Groundwater Hydrology, Experimental Hydraulics, Contaminant Transport, Urban Flooding, Sustainable Water Management, Coastal Aquifers
Current Projects:
"Instabilities in Upper Saline Plume and its Interactions with Pumping Well in Coastal Aquifers" funded by BITS Pilani for Research Initiation Grant.
Research Scholar:
Sponsoring Agency | Amount |
University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi | (completed) |
FAST-Track Project, Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi [2012-2015] | (completed) |
RIG, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani [2012-2014] | (completed) |
OPERA-Grant by BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus[2014-2019] | For 5 years (completed) |
CRG, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani [2015-2017] | (completed) |
DST-SERB, New Delhi [2017-2020] | (completed) |
DST-SERB New Delhi N-PDF Fellowship project to Dr. Sateeshvarma Vanaparthi[2017-2019] | (completed) |
Praveen Lab. Pvt. Ltd., Surat[2019-21][Industrial Project] | (on-going) |
DST-SERB, CRG-Project, New Delhi [2020-2023] | (on-going) |
Design and Development of MEMS Gyroscopes for Naval Applications
Role
PI
Project Type
Extramural
Agency
NRB DRDO
Amount Sanctioned
46.70 Lakh
“Neuronal” regulation of tumor cell migration- understanding the role of semaphorins in tumor cells undergoing EMT and subjected to differential flow dynamics
Role
PI
Project Type
Extramural
Agency
SERB
Amount Sanctioned
54.16 Lakh
Design and evaluation of low-cost lab-on-chip noninvasive device for diagnosis of Psoriasis skin disorder: Investigation of skin elasticity in skin psoriatic disease condition and correlation with treatment efficacy of designed nanoformulation
Role
Co-PI
Project Type
Extramural
Agency
DHR
Amount Sanctioned
43.77 Lakh
Understanding the supercooled drop impact ice accretion dynamics under controlled environmental conditions and developing the anti-icing strategies for aerospace applications
Role
Co-PI
Project Type
Extramural
Agency
SERB
Amount Sanctioned
54.00 Lakh
Understanding the role of nuclear membrane associated proteins under differential flow dynamics driving EMT and survival of tumor cells
Role
Co-PI
Project Type
Extramural
Agency
SERB
Amount Sanctioned
40.42 Lakh
Development of lab-on-chip diagnosis tool based on electromechanical properties of skin
Role
PI
Project Type
Intramural
Agency
CDRF
Amount Sanctioned
20.00 Lakh
Other facilities in the department: Laminar Hood, Autoclave (Prof SS Baral)
ARMREB, DRDO
Prof Amit Kumar Gupta (PI), Dr Abhishek Sarkar (Co-PI), and Dr G Pardha Saradhi (Co-PI)
Defense Applications
Cross Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF), BITS Pilani
Dr. Abhishek Sarkar, Dr. Joyjit Mukherjee and Dr. Abhijit Das
Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN) Joint PhD program between BITS Pilani and La Trobe University
Dr Abhijit Das, Dr Aritra Mukherjee, Dr Joyjit Mukherjee, and Dr Abhishek Sarkar
Poddar Infratech Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
Prof Amit Kumar Gupta, Dr Pardha Saradhi G V & Dr Abhishek Sarkar
Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Program, DST
Prof Arshad Javed Dr Abhishek Sarkar, Dr Kundan Kumar Singh, Dr Brajesh Kumar Panigrahi
Additional Competitive Research Grant, BITS Pilani
Research Initiation Grant, BITS Pilani
Co-PI: Modelling of Drivers and Barriers of electric vehicle penetration in emerging economy : A study of Indian Market:Sponsored by: ICSSR: Duration in Months:24:Rs. 525000
Co-PI: Modeling of Employee performance and human capital Assessment and optimization of productivity of Indian manufacturing industry:Sponsored by: ICSSR: Duration in Months:24:Rs. 500000
S.No | Title of the Project | Funding Agency | Principal Investigator /Co-investigator | Type of project | Amount (Lakhs) |
1. | Identification and characterization of novel long non-coding RNAs in AKI-CKD transition using CRISPR/Cas9-based epigenome editing: revealing the potential of long non-coding RNAs as a biomarker and therapeutic strategy | ICMR | Principal Investigator | EMR | 41.85 |
2. | Interdisciplinary life science programme for advanced research and education in epigenetics and genome editing | DBT | Co-Principal Investigator | BUILDER | 975 |
S.No | Title of the Project | Funding Agency | Principal Investigator /Co-investigator | Type of project | Amount (Lakhs) |
1 | Klotho regulation as a novel therapeutic strategy against acute kidney injury-diabetes comorbidity: Impact of epigenetic driven and epigenetic independent reactivation of endogenous Klotho expression | SERB | Principal Investigator | EMEQ | 50.33 |
2 | To study the role of hyperglycemia on the progression of acute kidney injury | SERB | Principal Investigator | Early Carrier Research Award | 47.18 |
3 | Understanding hyperglycemia induced alterations in non-coding RNA expression pattern and post translational histone protein modifications contributing to drug resistance and progression of pancreatic cancer | DST-SERB | Co-Principal Investigator | EMR | 40.32 |
4 | Peptide decorated pH sensitive Nanoconjugate hybrid micelles for codelivery of temozolamide and an autophagy inducer, rapamycin, for treatment of glioblastoma multiforme | DBT | Co-Principal Investigator | Nanobiotechnology | 41.94 |
5 | Alternate day fasting resembles recurrent insulin-induced hypoglycemia model in rat | SERB | Mentor | NPDF | 19.20 |
6 | Role of Histone Ubiquitination & Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 in the Development of Renal Fibrosis under Type I Diabetic Condition | CSIR, Govt of India | Principal Investigator | EMR | 14.86 |
7 | Effect of Esculetin on the development of type II diabetic nephropathy | BITS | Principal Investigator | Research Initiation Grant | 2 |
8 | Effect of Esculetin on Angiotensin II in rat thoracic aorta under hyperglycaemic and hyperinsulinaemic conditions | UGC, Govt of India | Principal Investigator | Major Research Proposal | 13.43 |
9 | Understanding the Epigenetic Regulation in modulating Inflammatory Response mediated by NF-kB through AT1 or AT2 receptor in Type II diabetic nephropathy | SERB, DST Govt of India | Principal Investigator | Fast Track for Young Scientist | 22.21 |
10 | Esculetin a Therapeutic Intervention Targeted at Cardio-Renal Syndrome in Type 2 Diabetes | SERB, DST Govt of India | Principal Investigator | Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science | 39.66 |
1. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2013-2016-Completed as PI): The Role of Hippo Signaling Pathway Components in Autophagy Regulation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
2. University Grants Commission (UGC) (2013-2015-Completed as PI): Identifying miRNA signatures associated with autophagy induced chemoresistance in hepatocellular carcinoma.
3. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) (2015-2019-Completed as PI): Mutant-p53 gain-of-function: its role in regulating long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) expression and associated chemo-resistance.
4. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2017-2020-Completed as Co-PI): Evaluation of anti-tumor efficacy and pharmacokinetics of polymeric nanoparticle formulation targeted to cancer stem cells.
5. Department of Science and Technology (DST, Rajasthan) (2018-2021-Completed as Co-PI): Activity targeted nano-formulations for co-delivery of a taxane and anti-oxidant molecule, alpha lipoic acid for treating breast cancer.
6. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2018-2022-Completed as PI): Understanding hyperglycemia induced alterations in non-coding RNA expression pattern and post–translational histone protein modifications contributing to drug resistance and progression of pancreatic cancer.
7. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2019-22-Completed as Co-PI): Studying the Efficacy of ADAM Inhibitors in Treating Diabetic Nephropathy.
8. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2019-22-Completed as co-PI): Analysis of mitochondrial dynamicity (fusion/fission and mitophagy) post drug exposure in human glioblastoma cells and understanding its correlation with drug resistance.
9. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (as co-PI 2019-23): Repurposing of CNS accumulating drugs as autophagy modulators for potential treatment against glioblastoma: an in-silico, in-vitro and in-vivo study.
1. Life Sciences Research Board (LSRB, DRDO) (2019-2023): High Altitude-Hypoxia Mediates Thrombosis in Soldiers; Modulation of Autophagy as A Strategy To Combat High Altitude-Hypoxia Induced Thrombosis.
2. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2021-24): Targeting chromatin modifiers- Jumonji Histone Demethylases in tumor cells surviving acute drug stress: an in vitro and in vivo study.
3. BITS BioCyTiH Foundation (CyTIH) (2022-2024): Identification of novel biomarkers in ovarian cancer and design of appropriate prognostic probes.
4. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2023-2026) Understanding hyperglycemia induced metabolic alterations in pancreatic cancer cells and its regulation by specific long non coding RNAs.
1. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (as co-PI 2021-23): An in silico and in vitro characterization of binding affinity and internalization potential of Indian SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants with hACE-2 and identification of potential small molecules hindering the interaction.
2. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB, DST) (as co-PI 2021-24): Neuronal regulation of tumor cell migration- understanding the role of semaphorins in tumor cells undergoing EMT and subjected to differential flow dynamics.
3. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (as co-PI 2021-24): Development of novel Aggregation Induced Emission (AIE) Active iridium (III) based Near IR Emissive compounds and their encapsulation into pH sensitive nanoparticles for tumor targeting and photodynamic therapy.
4. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2021-2024, as co-PI): Exploring the role of 'Secretary Arm of Autophagy' in Glioblastoma therapy resistance: an in vitro and patient data based study.
5. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) (as co-PI 2021-24): Rapid, low cost fluorescent AIE based detection of renal dysfunction from urine samples and fabrication of portable and real time device.
1. Project Title: On the theoretical studies of vortex electron impact scattering and ionization of atoms and molecule
Funding agency: DST, New Delhi
Budget: Rs. 20.53 lacs.
1. Title: Theoretical Study of Electron impact double ionization of atoms and molecule.
Funding Agency: DST, New Delhi
Amount: 22.3 lacs
JRF under the project: Ms. Nikita Dhankhar
Duration: 2017-2019 (as a PI).
2. Title: Study of spin polarization of electrons in the relativistic (e, 3e) process on atoms.
Funding Agency: DST, New Delhi
Amount : Rs. 9.6 lacs
Duration : 2008-2011 (as a PI)
3. Title : A multiple scattering computing platform for (nano) materials
Funding Agency: European Commission (under Mari Curie-IRSES-FP7)
Duration : 2012-2016
Amount : Total fund: euro 2.69 lacs (to European institute of the network)
Job Profile: Work Package Leader 7 related to "Impact spectroscopy with in Multiple Scattering Framework" .
4. Title: Modeling of Plasmon loss in photoemission and (e, 2e) spectroscopies
Funding Agency: Region Bretagne (France)
Amount: Euro 10,000
Duration: 2018 (1 year) (as a Co-PI)
5. Title: Plasmon induced (e, 2e): Understanding the role of plasmons in the generation of secondary electrons in condensed matter physics
Funding Agency: Institute de Physique de Rennes , UR1, Rennes (France)
Amount: Euro 10,000
Duration: 2018 (1 year) (as a Co-PI)
SSr. No. | Research Project Details | Status |
1 | Project Title: Development of Graphene/Graphite Encapsulated High Thermal Conductivity Heat Sinks Duration: Fund: Rs. 24.43 Lakhs PI: Prof. Chennu Ranganayakulu Co-PI: Dr. Sachin U Belgamwar Funding Agency: DRDO | Ongoing |
2 | Project Title: Dynamic Modelling and Experimental Analysis of Double Row Deep Groove Ball Bearing with Multiple Localized Defect Duration: 2018-2020 Fund: Rs. 10 Lakhs PI: Dr. Arun Kumar Jalan Co-PI: Dr. Sachin U Belgamwar Funding Agency: AERONAUTICS R&D BOARD | Completed |
3 | Project Title: Design and development of a power assistive hybrid e-trike (PAH e-trike) for differently abled person in rural and urban regions of India. (In Collaboration with CEERI Pilani) Duration: 2018-2020 Fund: Rs. 67.76 Lakhs PI: Dr. Sachin U. Belgamwar Co-PI: Dr. Jitenra S. Rathore Funding Agency: DST;SEED/TIDE/037/2016 | Completed |
4 | Project Title: Electrical and Thermal characterization of nano-composite Duration: 2016-2017 Fund: Rs. 1 Lakhs PI: Dr. Sachin U. Belgamwar Funding Agency: BITS Pilani Research Initiation Grant | Completed |
5 | Project Title: CNT Reinforced Metal Matrix Duration: 2011-2013 Fund: Rs. 19.8 Lakhs PI: Dr. N. N. Sharma Co-PI: Dr. Sachin U. Belgamwar Funding Agency: BITS Pilani Seed Grant | Completed |
1. DST-SERB: Selenium centered hydrogen bonding interaction.
1. DST-SERB: Proton transfer process in Schiff Base molecules (2014-2017).
2. UGC - BSR: Research Start-Up Grant for newly recruited faculty (2014-2016).
3. DST-SERB: Matrix Isolation Infrared Spectroscopy of weakly bound complexes (2017-2020).
4. CSIR: Photodegradation of organic dyes (2018-2021).
Li+ NASICON-Polymer Hybrid Composites for Solid State Supercapacitor Applications
Supercapacitors store energy within the double electrochemical layer at the electrode/electrolyte interface. In the traditional supercapacitorsm an ion permeable film soaked with liquid electrolyte is placed between high surface area electrodes. Replacing liquid electrolytes with a solid electrolyte may improve their reliability for high temperature, low dimensional and environment friendly and corrosion free applications. Proposal aims at development and characterization of all-solid-state supercapacitors using NASICON-polymer hybrid membranes as separators and high surface area electrodes. Applying various hybrid electrolytes prepared from Li+ ion NASICONs and polymer hosts, Electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs), pseudo capacitors and Hybrid supercapacitors will be fabricated and characterized. Work thus would involve synthesis of Li+ ion based NASICON-polymer hybrid composite films and fundamental characterization (ii) development of button-type solid state supercapacitors (EDLC, Psudo and Hybrid) using novel NASICON polymer hybrid films as electrolytes and their characterization. And finally (iii) To understand the mechanism of charge transfer at the electrode-electrolyte interface and role of solid electrolyte in performance of supercapacitors.
Nature of the work:
Several interesting superionic/fast ionic solids have been developed, but grain boundary impedance (GBI) limits their applications to solid ionic devices. Project aims at development of novel NASICON based glass-ceramics for electrolytic applications in Li+ ion batteries. These glass-ceramics with high ionic conductivity will be prepared by a novel glass filler approach. Structure will be characterized by using FE-SEM, XRD, EXAFS and Raman spectroscopy. Further, electrical properties will be studied using impedance spectroscopy at low and high temperatures. Tailoring grain boundary impedance and exploring parameters that influence GBI will be explored. Thermal stability investigations will be performed using DSC, conductivity-temperature cycles. Finally, fabrication and characterizations of an all-solid-state battery using compositions developed in the laboratory.
Important Equipment procured under DST SERB Project:
(iii) DAE Collaborative research scheme (CRS): EXAFS Investigations on Polymer nanocomposites ( Amount: ~ 10.35 lacs (duration 3 years, January 2017-2020)
(iv) “Crystallization in AgI and CuI based superionic glasses” SR/FTP/2005/PS-77
Funding Agency : DST
Duration :3 years (2007-10)
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Title: Development of Surface Plasmon Resonance Instrument with a novel optical design
Detection of contaminants in water using functional ultrathin films
Title: Development of surface plasmon resonance array biosensor for rapid molecular drug resistance detection for MDR and XDR TB
Agency: DST, India under TDSP
Proposed Fund: ~ Rs 194 lakhs
PI: Dr. RK Gupta (Physics, BITS Pilani) & Dr. Urvashi Singh (AIIMS, New Delhi)
Co-PI: Dr. Manjuladevi V (Physics, BITS Pilani) & Dr. Hitender Gautam (AIIMS, New Delhi)
Project Title: Experimental Investigation on Structural Performance of RC Frame with Deep Beams under Gravity Loading
Sponsoring Agency: BITS Pilani Research Initiation Grant
Amount: Rs. 2 Lakhs
Project Status: Completed (October 2018)
Project description: Group works and field survey on environmental-friendly agriculture and regional development in the islands of Hiroshima will be carried out by participants rom a total of four Universities including Hiroshima University, Japan; BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, India; University of Texas at Austin, USA; and Tribhuvan University, Nepal will participate in this international collaboration from 21-29, August 2002 to be held at Hiroshima University, Japan.
Project Title: 'Efficacy & Effectiveness of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Activities for Health Awareness and Promotion among Women in Rajasthan: Towards a HOPE Approach'.
Project Director for the ICSSR Major Research Project titled, “Participatory Exclusions of Women and the Poor in Community Forestry: A Comparative Study of Implementation of the ROFR Act Across 3 States of India”.
Project Title: "Women and Equity in Higher Education: A Comparative Study of Power Dynamics in India and Dutch Academia"
Waste-to-Energy: Technology Integration for Production of Clean Energy from Organic Waste
Theme-3, Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE), Department of Science and Technology, Since March 2022).
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Sanctioned in August 2020).
Design and Development of an Automated Flow Calibration System for Fuel and Oxidizer Injectors of Reaction Control System. CAS-DRDO 2019 - 2020
AS PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: 22
1. DBT-VINNOVA [INDO-SWEDEN]: 90.64 LAKHS [5 YEARS, 2010-2015]
2. DBT-SRC [INDO-SWEDEN]: 61.92 LAKHS [3 YEARS, 2014-2017]
3. DBT-VINNOVA [INDO-SWEDEN]: 67.00 LAKHS [3 YEARS, 2017-2020]
4. DBT-COE [BITS-IISC]: 39.56 LAKHS [5 YEARS, 2005-2010]
5. DBT-ICMR [BITS-NIRT]: 51.67 LAKHS [3 YEARS, 2012-2015]
6. DST-IBSA [INDIA-BRASIL-SOUTH AFRICA]: 31.84 LAKHS [3 YEARS, 2012-2015]
7. DST: 27.61 LAKHS [3 YEARS, 2014-2017]
8. DST: 23.80 LAKHS [3 YEARS, 2010-2013]
9. CSIR-OSDD [BITS-NII]: 31.70 LAKHS [1 YEAR, 2010]
10. CSIR-OSDD [BITS-NII-IIT KANPUR]: 38.64 LAKHS [3 YEAR, 2011-2014]
11. DST-[INDO-POLISH]: 11.89 LAKHS [2 YEARS, 2015-2017]
12. DBT-TATA INNOVATION: 45.00 LAKHS [5 YEARS, 2016-2021]
13. CSIR: 16.98 LAKHS [3 YEARS, 2005-2008]
14. ICMR: 23.03 LAKHS [3 YEARS, 2004-2007]
15. CSIR: 7.96 LAKHS [3 YEARS, 2010-2013]
16. UGC: 10.21 LAKHS [3 YEARS, 2005-2008]
17. UGC: 5.32 LAKHS [3 YEARS, 2009-2012]
18. AstraZeneca: 11.11 LAKHS [2010-2013]
19. Aditya Birla Group: 12.00 LAKHS [2011-2014]
20. Karolinska Institute: 18.00 LAKHS [2021-2023]
21. ISSAR Pharmaceuticals: 29.00 LAKHS [2020-2022]
Pravi Bio: 14.20 LAKHS [2022- ]
AS CO-INVESTIGATOR: 9
1. DBT INDO-BRAZIL project - ENZYMES FROM PURINE AND PYRIMIDINE BIO-SYNTHETIC PATHWAY AS TARGETS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS DRUGS-2014-2017|
2. DST INDO-PORTUGAL project- DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEURAL COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES-2014-2017|
3. ICMR-INSERM (Indo-France) project- STRUCTURE-BASED DESIGN OF ORPHAN NUCLEAR RECEPTOR MODULATOR TO TREAT DIABETES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS BY TARGETING RORALPHA AND REV-ERBALPHA-2014-2016|
4. DST INDO-UKRAINE JOINT PROJECT-DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIEPILEPTIC LEADS TO SUPPRESS HIPPOCAMPAL EPILEPTIC SEIZURES-2012-2015|
5. DST Major Research Project- DRUG DISCOVERY OF INHIBITORS OF THE PROTEASE OF PERIPHERAL MACROPHAGES AND MICROGLIAL CELLS IN THE SPINAL CORD FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN- 2011-2015|
6. CSIR project- DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF PHARMACOPHORIC HYBRIDS AS POTENTIAL LEADS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN-2012-2015|
7. DBT Project- DISCOVERY OF NOVEL MODULATORS OF NAD(+) DEPENDENT PROTEIN DEACETYLASE SIRT1 FOR THE TREATMENT OF VARIOUS HUMAN DISORDERS -2011-2014|
8. DBT Neuroresearch Project- STRUCTURE-GUIDED DESIGN OF NOVEL NON-PEPTIDIC NONCOVALENT SELECTIVE INHIBITORS OF THE SPINAL MICROGLIAL CATHEPSIN S FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN-2011-2013|
9. CSIR project - SYNTHESIS AND NEUROPHARMACOLOGY OF 4-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID ANALOGUES-2006-2009|
PI, An interdisciplinary study in Machine Learning and Classification for Astronomy, SERB-DST, Twenty-Six Lacs Approximately, over three years. EMR/2016/005687- 2018-2021
Co-PI, PI-Jayant Murthy, IIAP Bangalore, Indo-Russian Project on Machine Learning in Multi-Wavelength Astronomy; Sixty-five Lacs Approximately, over three years, Russian Investigators: Yuri Shchekinov, Evgeniya Kalinicheva. Russian Academy Of Sciences
Co-PI, DST EMR, PI-Pritam Ranjan, IIM Indore, From Small Data to Big Data: Complex Computer Modeling and Optimization-Twenty-four Lacs Approximately, over three years, India. EMR/2017/003332
Ongoing Funded Project:
# | Title | Role | Collaborators | Funding Agency | Total Funds | Duration |
1 | High Precision, Miniaturized and Smart Colorimetric Device for Pesticide Quantification and Monitoring Applications in Food and Environment | PI | Dr. Arshad Javed (MechE) (Co PI), Dr. Sanket Goel (EEE) Co-PI | SERB (CRG) | 36.56 Lakhs | 3 Years Dec. 2022-2025 |
2 | Integrated Microfluidic/Miniaturized Electrochemical Sensing Platform for multiple bio-analytes | PI | Dr. Sanket Goel (EEE) Co-PI | BITS BiocyTIH | 18.48 lakhs | 1.5 Year |
3 | Real time Investigation of various analytes using droplet microfluidics integrated with highspeed vision | Co-PI | Dr. Arshad Javed (MechE) (PI), Dr. Sanket Goel (EEE) Co-PI | National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) | 21.22 lakhs | 2 Years |
4 | IoT and ML enabled Multiplexed Fully Integrated Portable Platform for Onsite Measurement of Water Quality Indicators | Co-PI | Dr. R. N.Ponnalagu PI (EEE) Dr. Sanket Goel (EEE) Co-PI, Dr. Manik Gupta Co-PI( Comp.Sc | SERB | 26.93 lakhs | 03 Years |
5 | Ultra-Portable  μ-fluidic Nucleic Acid Amplification System with Integrated Detection | Team member Co- Founder & Director | Mr Sohan Dudala, Dr Sanket Goel | BIRAC BIG Grant to Cleome Innovations | 50 Lakhs | 1.5 Years |
6 | Design and Development of flexible thermoelectric devices (TEDs) for various applications | Co-PI | Dr. Sanket Goel (EEE) PI, Dr. Arshad Javed (MechE) Co-PI | DRDO | 34.34 Lakhs | 2 Year |
# | Title | Role | Collaborators | Funding Agency | Total Funds | Duration |
1 | IoT enabled wearable nasal cap for air filter, viral guard and sensors for early detection of Covid-19 symptoms | PI | Dr. Sanket Goel (EEE) Co-PI, Dr. Ruchi Jain Co-PI( Bio Sc) | DST BDTD | 20.15 lakhs | 1 year |
2 | Fully Integrated Smartphone and IoT enabled Microfluidic Sensor for Real-time Quantification of Soil Macronutrients | PI | Dr. Sanket Goel (EEE) Co-PI, Dr. R. N.Ponnalagu (EEE) Co-PI | DST Agot-Tech | 18.71 | 1 Year |
3 | Modelling and Simulation of Quartz Accelerometer for Navigation System | PI | Dr. Sanket Goel (EEE), Dr. Arshad Javed and Dr. Amit K Gupta (MechE) | RCI, DRDO | 5.3 lakhs | 2years |
4 | Development of Coupled Numerical Heat Transfer Model for Predictions of Three Dimensional Billet Temperature with Growing Oxide in Reheat Furnace | PI |
| RIG BITS | 2.00 lakhs | 2years |
5 | Cardiac-Organ-on-Chip: Integrated Microfluidic Cardiac Platform for Drug Screening and Toxicity Detection. | Co-PI | (EEE) PI, Dr. Arshad Javed (MechE) and Dr. Anasuya Ganguly (BioSc) | DST-BDTD | 43.76 Lakhs | 03 Years |
6 | Smartphone-enabled, Lab-free and Onsite Multiplexed Diagnostic Device for Health Management of Rural and Underprivileged Population | Co-PI | Dr. Sanket Goel (EEE) PI, Dr. Arshad Javed (MechE) | TSCOST | 4 Lakhs | 01 Years |
# | Title | Cost | Duration | Role | Collaborator(s) | Agency |
1 | Design and development of flexible thermoelectric devices (TEDs) for various applications | 34.34 lakhs | 2 years | PI | Dr. Satish Dubey, Dr. Arshad Javed (MechE, Hyderabad) | DYSL-SM (DRDO) |
2 | Cyber-Physical System Enabled Integrated platform with Microfluidic biofuel cell and Supercapacitor for powering and monitoring biomedical implants | 24.98 lakhs | 1.5 years | PI | - | BITS BioCyTiH Foundation |
3 | Miniaturized MIP Nanomaterial Enhanced Electrochemical Devices for Insulin Detection | 10.31 lakhs | 2 years | PI | Prof. Peter Lieberzeit (University of Vienna, Austria) | DST (India-Austria) |
4 | Design and development of a portable Bio-Cyber Physical System based microfluidic cell culture platform | 34.32 lakhs | 1.5 years | PI | - | BITS BioCyTiH Foundation |
5 | Development of Wearable ECG Devices | 13.5 lakhs | 1.5 years | PI | - | Vital Probes |
6 | Shellac Mediated Laser Induced Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) Films for Studying Docking of Biomarker at Nano-Bio Interfaces | 6 lakhs | 6 monyths | PI |
| Tata Steel |
7 | Integrated Microfluidic/Miniaturized Electrochemical Sensing Platform for multiple bio-analytes | 18.48 lakhs | 1.5 years | Co-PI | Dr. Satish Kumar Dubey | BITS BioCyTiH Foundation |
8 | Integrated droplet microfluidic device for ultra-high throughput biochemical applications | ~20 lakhs | 2023 – 2026 (3 years) | Co-PI | Dr. Jayaprakash K S and Dr. Nilanjan Dey | SERB (SURE) |
9 | IoT and ML enabled Multiplexed Fully Integrated Portable Platform for Onsite Measurement of Water Quality Indicators | 26.93 lakhs | 2021-2024 (3 years) | Co-PI | Dr. Ponnalagu R N | SERB |
10 | Real time Investigation of various analytes using droplet microfluidics integrated with high- speed vision | 21.23 lakhs | 2021-2023 (2 years) | Co-PI | Dr. Arshad Javed | National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) under DST & MeiTY |
11 | Partners in Energy & Environment Engineering Education and Research for Sustainable development (PEERS) | NOK 3.6 million | 2021-2026 (5 years) | Co-PI | Prof. Bjorn Reidar Sorensen, Prof. Rajnish Calay (UiT The Arctic University of Norway), Hokkaido University (Japan), CSIR-IICT, D Y Patil School Of Engineering, Multiconsult (Norway) | Directorate for Internationalization and Quality Development in Higher Education (DIKU), Norway |
12 | Collaboration in Microbial Fuel Cell Research and Innovation Driven Graduate Education (Co-PI, PI from India), The Research Council of Norway, NOK 12.50 million (India NOK 1.24 million), 5 years (2022-2027). | NOK 12.50 million | 2022-2027 (5 years) | Co-PI | Prof. Rajnish Calay (UiT, Arctic University of Norway), Northern Arctic Federal University (Russia), IIT Kharagpur, CSIR-IICT, Lehigh University (USA), Drinkwell (USA), SINTEF (Norway) | The Research Council of Norway, NOK |
13 | High Precision, Miniaturized and Smart Colorimetric Device for Pesticide Quantification and Monitoring Applications in Food and Environment | 36.56 lakhs | 3 years | Co-PI | Dr. Satish Dubey, Dr. Arshad Javed (MechE, Hyderabad) | SERB (CRG) |
14 | Design and Development of System-on-Chip for Multiplexed Biomarker Detection | ~$12,000 | 1 year | Co-PI | Dr. Ponnalagu R N and Dr. Syed E Ahmed (EEE, Hyderabad) | Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) |
The effect of pore geometry on the denaturation of a DNA molecule during translocation
The recent years witnessed significant advances in nanopore technology and the DNA sequencing. Translocation of DNA in biological processes involves many constraints, and among them, the pore through which it translocates is worthy of attention. In this manuscript, we construct two different shaped confining wall, a cone-shaped and a cylindrical shaped, and investigate the denaturation of DNA molecule during various stages of translocation in a thermal ensemble. For the conically shaped confinement, we study the effect of the cone angle (θ) and the pore diameter (δ) on the melting profile of a DNA molecule. Similarly, for the cylindrically shaped confinement, we investigate the effect of pore diameter (r) on the melting profile of a DNA molecule. By varying the fraction of pairs (φ) that are on either side of a pore, we study the melting behaviour of DNA molecule in these two confinement geometries.
Presence of molecular crowders & effect on the melting profile of DNA
This is a known fact that about 15-20% of the total volume of cell is occupied by the molecular crowders. The crowders that surround the DNA molecule are randomly distributed along the molecule. Hence we consider the base pairs that are surrounded by crowders randomly. The presence of these crowders, reduces the free volume for the base pairs, hence the movement of base pairs is restricted. We study the thermal melting of a homogeneous DNA molecule using PBD model. The presence of crowders in the model is realized through the potential term. Using the equilibrium statistical calculations we find the melting profile and the melting probabilities of the chain. We also find a correlation between the melting temperature and the crowder density of the solution. The power law behaviour shows that the melting temperature scale linearly with the crowder density. The opening of a DNA molecule in presence of these crowders is shown through the density plots. The results display interesting features of opening of DNA molecule.
The probability analysis of opening of DNA:
We have studied the separation of a double stranded DNA (dsDNA), which is driven by either the temperature or force. By monitoring the probability of opening of entire base pairs along the chain, we show that the opening of a dsDNA depends not only on the sequence but also on the constraints on the chain in the experimental setups. Our results clearly demonstrate that the force-induced melting of dsDNA, whose one of the ends is constrained, is significantly different from the thermal melting, when both ends are free.
http://link.aip.org/link/doi/10.1063/1.3563633
Phase diagram of unzipping of DNA: role of salt concentration
The cations, in form of salt, present in the solution containing DNA play a crucial role in the opening of two strands of DNA. We use a simple non linear model and investigate the role of these cations on the mechanical unzipping of DNA. The Hamiltonian is modified in terms of cations present in the solution. We calculate the melting temperature as well as the critical force that is required to unzip the DNA molecule as a function of salt concentration of the solution. The phase diagrams are found to be in close agreement with the experimental phase diagrams.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2013.01.029
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-6301-2011
1. DNA duplex stability: Effect of salt concentration and cation valency, funded by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India, Amount: Rs. 28,12,497 /- Status: Ongoing (2023-2026)
2. Statistical Mechanics of Biopolymers in Confined Geometry, funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST-SERB), India, Amount: Rs. 23,41,979 /- Status: Completed (2018 - 2021)
3. Thermodynamic studies of force induced transitions in DNA in crowded environment, funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST-SERB), India, Amount: Rs. 18,64,866. Status: Completed (2014-17)
4. Force Induced Unzipping in Biopolymers, funded by University Grant Commission, New Delhi., Amount: Rs. 10.66 lacs Status: Completed (2009-2012).
# | Title | Cost | Duration | Role | Collaborator(s) | Agency |
1 | Smartphone-enabled, Lab-free and Onsite Multiplexed Diagnostic Device for Health Management of Rural and Underprivileged Population | 4 lakhs | 1 year | PI | Dr. Satish Dubey, Dr. Arshad Javed (MechE, Hyderabad) | TSCOST |
2 | Automated IoT based Microfluidic Electrochemiluminescence ECL Biosensing platform for various biomarker detection | 51.42 lakhs | 3 years | Co-PI | Dr. P. K. Pattnaik | SERB |
3 | Development of a Device with Optimized Circuit to Comprehend Fast Charging from Supercapacitors | 9.80 lakhs | 2021-2023 (1.5 years) | PI | - | DMSRDE, DRDO |
4 | Cardiac-Organ-on-Chip: Integrated Microfluidic Cardiac Platform for Drug Screening and Toxicity Detection. | 43.76 lakhs | 2019 – 2022 (3 years) | PI | Dr. Satish Dubey, Dr. Arshad Javed (MechE, Hyderabad) and Dr. Anasuya Ganguly (BioSc, Goa) | DST |
5 | 28S Ribosomal RNA Capture Assay for the Sensitive Detection of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax | 110 lakhs | 2020 – 2022 (2 years) | Co-PI | Dr. Ashis Das (Pilani), Dr. Sunil Bhand (Goa) | ICMR |
6 | IoT Enabled Wearable Nasal Cap for Air-filter, Viral-guard and Detection of Various Parameters | 20.15 lakhs | 2021 - 2022 (1 year) | Co-PI | Dr. Satish Kumar Dubey | DST |
7 | Digital 3D Printed Electronic Technology for Space Electronic Packaging Applications | 26.36 lakhs
| 3.5 years | PI | - | ISRO |
8 | Microfluidic Enzymatic Biofuel Cell for Energy Harvesting & Blood Parameters Monitoring | 10 lakhs | 1 year | PI | - | DSIR |
9 | Lab on a chip-based point of care device for DNA amplification for TB diagnostics (under Center for Human Disease Research, internal)
| ~10 lakhs | 3 years | Co-PI | Dr. D. Sriram (Pharmacy) | Internal |
10 | Fully Integrated Smartphone and IoT enabled Microfluidic Sensor for Real-time Quantification of Soil Macronutrients | 27.98 lakhs | 1 year | Co-PI | Dr. Satish Dubey (MechE) | DST (Agro Tech) |
11 | Modelling and Simulation of Quartz Accelerometer for Navigation System
| 5.3 lakhs | 1 year | Co-PI | Dr. Satish Dubey, Dr. Arshad Javed (MechE) | RCI, DRDO |
12 | Underwater Characterization of Solar cells and its Optimization | 9.85 lakhs | 2 years | PI | Dr. Radhika Sudha (EEE) | DMRDE, DRDO |
13 | Training and Deployment of Smart and Miniaturized Sensors | US$ 1000 | 3 months | PI | - | Swechha - US Alumni Micro Grant |
14 | Microfluidic-Diffusivity-meter: CO2 diffusivity sensor during Carbon Sequestration in the Oil reservoirs | 21.91 lakhs | 4 years (1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2017) | PI | - | DST/SERB Young Scientist Scheme |
15 | Shale Gas Modelling and Simulation (Consultancy) | 22.65 lakhs | 3 years | Coordinator | Dr. Santosh Dubey (UPES) | ABB |
16 | Micro-fluidic lab-on-a-chip sensor to detect and monitor viscosities for a variety of Biochemical applications | 70.11 lakhs | 2 years(1 Nov 2014 - 31 Oct 2016) | PI | Dr. Ajay Agarwal (CSIR-CEERI, Pilani) | DST-TSDP |
17 | Membrane less Microfluidic devices for rapid, automated and self-sustainable enzymatic biofuel cell with 3D electrodes for in vivo and ex vivo devices | 24.70 lakhs | 3 years (1 Mar 2013 - 28 Feb 2016) | PI | Dr. Ashutosh Sharma (IITK) and Dr. Gyu Man Kim (KNU, Korea) | DST Bilateral Program (Indo-Korea) |
18 | Immobilization of enzymes on various nanostructures for the fabrication of bio-sensors | Exchange visit based | 3 years (1 June 2015 – 31 May 2018) | Co-PI | Dr. Zeljko Knez (Univ of Maribor, Slovenia) | DST Bilateral Program (Indo-Slovenia) |
19 | Technical Cooperation for Energy and Environment in India | NA | Involved between 1 Jan 2014 -30 June 2015 | Consortia Member | Various people from India, Spain | European Union |
20 | Establishment & Demonstration of Hydrogen Production and Utilisation Facility through Solar Photovoltaic-Electrolyser System at NISE, Gwalpahari | 14 Crores | Involved between 1 Jan 2015 -30 June 2015 | Coordinator | Various people from UPES | MNRE |
21 | Leadership in higher Education Reforms in Renewable Energy - 2014 | EUR 10,000 | 1 Mar 2014 - 28 Feb 2015 | PI | Dr. Ahmed Addo (KNUST, Ghana) | IAU (UNESCO) |
22 | Leadership in higher Education Reforms in Renewable Energy - 2012 | EUR 10,000 | 1 Mar 2012 - 28 Feb 2013 | PI | Dr. Julius Mwobora (Univ of Nairobi, Kenya) | IAU (UNESCO) |
23 | Development of microfluidic DNA sequencer integrated with sample preparation process | S$ 750,000 | 1 Jul 2008 - 30 June 2011 | PI | - | A*STAR, Singapore |
24 | Array based Pyrosequencing (100,000 USD genome) | US$ 1.5 million | 1 Jul 2006 - 30 June 2009 | Collaborator | Dr. Mostafa Ronaghi (PI and Consortia lead) | NIH, USA |
25 | Digital Micro-fluidics based Pyrosequencing (100,000 USD genome) | US$ 4 million | 1 Jul 2006 - 30 June 2009 | Collaborator | Dr. Mostafa Ronaghi (PI and Consortia lead) | NIH, USA |
26 | Lab-on-a-chip with Integrated Optics | CA$ 100,000 | Jan 2001 – Dec 2005 | Collaborator | Dr. J. N. McMullin (PI) | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canada |
27 | Biochips with integrated microoptics for cell-sorting | CA$ 80,000 | Jan 2002 – Dec 2005 | Collaborator | Dr. J. N. McMullin (PI) | Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovation (CIPI) |
Title | Investigators & Collaborators | Funding Agency | Status |
Mechanical Design using AI | Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Poonam Goyal, & Dr. Amit Rajnarayan Singh (Mech.) | Mercedes-Benz Research & Development, India (MBRDI) Budget : INR 8.00 Lakhs Year(Duration) :2022 (10 months) | Ongoing |
Making data driven quality management accessible to small scale dairy cooperatives in India | Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Suman Kapur (Hyd Campus), Prof. Poonam Goyal, Dr. Ashutosh Bhatia Collaborators :La Trobe University (Australia), IIT Kanpur, SensaData Pty Ltd, & The Product Makers (TPM) Pty Ltd | Govt. of Victoria (Australia) VESKI-SMRP Budget : AUD $ 1,70,000 Year(Duration) :2022 (10 months) Keywords :Small scale dairy, milk quality, Artificial Intelligence, Spectroscopy, Spatio-temporal Data Analytics | Ongoing |
AI Intervened Tribal Development by improving Water Conservation, Livelihood, and Health | Prof. S K Barai & Prof. Navneet Goyal | Ministry of Tribal Affairs Budget : INR 147.392 Lakhs Year(Duration) : 2022 (03 years) | Ongoing |
Intent Analysis of Customers Based on Telephonic Conversations | Prof. Navneet Goyal & Prof. Poonam Goyal | Nucleus Software, Noida Budget : INR 2.50 Lakhs/ semester Year(Duration) :2022(1 year) | Ongoing |
Safety solutions for school kids using AI | Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Poonam Goyal & Dr. Manish Dave | Industry Funded Budget : INR 21.75 Lakhs ($ 29,000) Year(Duration) : 2021(1 year) Keywords :Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Anomaly Detection, Video Analytics, Sound Analytics, Person Re-identification, IR-NIR imaging, HAR | Ongoing |
Collating & Analyzing Multi-modal, Multi-lingual data for reducing Wildlife Crime | Prof. Poonam Goyal & Prof. Navneet Goyal Collaborator : Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Bangalore | Google Inc. – Google AI for Social Good Budget : USD$10,000 Year(Duration) :2021(1 year) Keywords : Multi-modal Learning, Multi-lingual learning, NLP, Earth Observation, GIS, Satellite imaging, Artificial Intelligence, | Ongoing |
A New Distributed Computing Framework for Data Mining | Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Poonam Goyal & Prof. Sundar B Collaborator : Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), New Delhi | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MEITY), Govt. of India. Budget :INR 1.20 Cr.($1,60,000) Year(Duration) : 2012 (3.5 years) Keywords : Automatic Parallelization, DSL, Parallelization on multicore clusters, AI, ML, Clustering, Automatically Parallelizing Compiler | Completed |
Developing a Smart Crop Management System using Data Analytics | Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Poonam Goyal & Dr. Anil Rai (IASRI) Collaborator :Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), New Delhi | IBM – Smarter Planet Initiative Budget : USD$15,000 Year(Duration) :2010(open -ended) Keywords :Crop yield prediction, Early prediction, multi-variate time series, Spatio-temporal data, multi-stage classification | Completed |