Government Funded Research and Developmental Projects

1. Title: Support for Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development of SMEs through Incubators
   Funding Agency: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, New Delhi, India
   Duration: 3 years (September 2010 - September 2013)
   Grant Amount: INR 80 Lakhs yearly (First sanction: INR 17.624 Lakhs)
   Role: Secretary
   Status: Sanctioned
   Remark: The initial three proposals amounting to INR 17.624 Lakhs (including institutional overhead) were sanctioned under the project for a duration of three years. Further, more proposals (up to a maximum of 10 proposals in a year with each proposal amounting to INR 8 Lakhs or less) could be submitted periodically with a maximum limit of INR 80 Lakhs per year. Please refer to page 8 of BITScan, Issue 15, a publication by BITS Pilani available online at https://web.bits-pilani.ac.in/uploads/Pilani_Upload/BITScan/I%20Semester%20%202009-2010.pdf, which is a testimonial to this grant.
2. Title: Application of Fuzzy Logic in Simulation of 3-D Visualization of Landscape using Remote Sensing Data
   Funding Agency: University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India
   Duration: 2.5 years (October 1999 - April 2002)
   Grant Amount: INR 3,000
   Role: Principal Investigator
   Status: Completed

Industry Sponsored Research and Developmental Projects

Completed 9 (3 supervised and 6 coordinated) industry-sponsored R&D projects for the Technology Innovation Centre (TIC) of BITS Pilani.

1. Title: Enhanced Training Capabilities through Video "YouTube like" Technology
   Sponsor: Sabre Travel Network, Bengaluru, India (Subsidiary of Sabre Corporation, Southlake, TX, USA)
   Duration: 5 months (January 2011 - May 2011)
   Grant Amount: Confidential
   Role: Supervisor
   Status: Completed
2. Title: Augmented Reality for Maintenance and Repair
   Sponsor: John Deere, Pune, India
   Duration: 5 months (August 2010 - December 2010)
   Grant Amount: Confidential
   Role: Supervisor
   Status: Completed
3. Title: Semantic Technology Research
   Sponsor: John Deere, Pune, India
   Duration: 5 months (August 2010 - December 2010)
   Grant Amount: Confidential
   Role: Supervisor
   Status: Completed
4. Title: Related to the Health 2.0 SMS Service using txtWeb Application
   Sponsor: RedMed Health Systems, Bengaluru, India
   Duration: 5 months (January 2012 - May 2012)
   Grant Amount: Confidential
   Role: Coordinator
   Status: Completed
5. Title: Model Based Testing Approach
   Sponsor: Sabre Travel Network, Bengaluru, India (Subsidiary of Sabre Corporation, Southlake, TX, USA)
   Duration: 5 months (January 2011 - August 2011)
   Grant Amount: Confidential
   Role: Coordinator
   Status: Completed
6. Title: Cloud Based Testing in a Quality Environment
   Sponsor: Sabre Travel Network, Bengaluru, India (Subsidiary of Sabre Corporation, Southlake, TX, USA)
   Duration: 5 months (January 2011 - August 2011)
   Grant Amount: Confidential
   Role: Coordinator
   Status: Completed
7. Title: Standardized Alerting Solution Using Open Source Logging Software
   Sponsor: Sabre Travel Network, Bengaluru, India (Subsidiary of Sabre Corporation, Southlake, TX, USA)
   Duration: 5 months (January 2011 - August 2011)
   Grant Amount: Confidential
   Role: Coordinator
   Status: Completed
8. Title: Maximizing Quality Assurance Efficiency
   Sponsor: Sabre Travel Network, Bengaluru, India (Subsidiary of Sabre Corporation, Southlake, TX, USA)
   Duration: 5 months (January 2011 - August 2011)
   Grant Amount: Confidential
   Role: Coordinator
   Status: Completed
9. Title: Deliver an Efficient Data Storage and Retrieval Algorithm for Complex Data in Heterogeneous Formats
   Sponsor: Sabre Travel Network, Bengaluru, India (Subsidiary of Sabre Corporation, Southlake, TX, USA)
   Duration: 5 months (January 2011 - August 2011)
   Grant Amount: Confidential
   Role: Coordinator
   Status: Completed

Consultancy Projects

1. Title: Management Information System (MIS) for Technological Institute of Textile and Sciences
   Sponsor: Technological Institute of Textile and Sciences, Bhiwani, India
   Duration: 2.5 years (August 1995 - January 1998)
   Grant Amount: INR 60,000
   Role: Principal Investigator
   Status: Completed
2. Title: Management Information System (MIS) for Chenab Textile Mills
   Sponsor: Chenab Textile Mills, Kathua, India
   Duration: 2 years (July 1995 - June 1997)
   Grant Amount: INR 38,000
   Role: Principal Investigator
   Status: Completed