Assistant Professor,, Department of General Sciences
1. INSA INSPIRE Faculty Award, DST, Govt. of India (2014-2019)
Project title: Rheological dynamics of layered silicate clay and graphene polymer nanocomposites
Status: completed
2. Early Career Research Award, DST-SERB, Govt. of India (2016-2019)
Project Title: Visco-elastic, visco-plastic and thixotropic behavior of biogreases and its influence on lubrication (tribological) performance
Status: completed
3. Core Research Grant, DST-SERB, Govt. of India (2020-24)
Project Title: Predicting grease lubrication behavior: (a) novel methods to determine grease rheology at extremely large shear rates and (b) the role of nanoscale and mesoscale structure of grease in film formation inside tribocontact
Status: completed
Current Research at BITS, Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, INDIA
Name |
Agency |
Titile and status |
Amount (INR) |
Dr. Halan Prakash, PI |
DBT, Govt of India,
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Chemical modification of peptides with photosensitisers for photoenhanced antimicrobial activity, 2010-2014 Completed |
2124000 |
Dr. Halan Prakash, PI |
Aditya Birla Science and Technology Centre, Mumbai, |
Modification of biomolecules for Photoantimicrobial applications, 2011-2016. Completed |
1400000 |
Dr. Halan Prakash, Co-Principle investigator
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CSIR
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Development of low temperature magnetization measurement set-up, 2012-2014, Completed
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1400000 |
Dr. Halan Prakash, PI |
Horizon H2020 (EU) - DST |
Photo-irradiation and Adsorption based Novel Innovations for Water-treatment" (PANI). Since 31/3/2019, (4 Years), Ongoing
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20931000 |
Dr. Halan Prakash (PI), |
DST-WTI call |
Water Filtration, advanced oxidation and capacitive-deionisation treatments for removal of emerging contaminants in water, 19- dec-2020, 2 Years, ongoing |
10523036 |
Prof. Halan Prakash, PI |
Department of Science and Technology & Waste Management, Goa |
Quantification of emerging contaminants in Goa water resources by cost efficient separation materials". 3 years, 2022 ongoing |
795000 |
I was primarily involved in the synthesis of azobenzene based peptide bioconjugates for designing artificial nucleases. Metal binding peptides were attached to azobenzene based chromophores and indispensable characteristics like facile photo isomerisability and structural difference between the trans and cis isomers were explored. Metal-peptide-Azobenzene conjugates showed DNA cleavage activity and investigation on photo- control of DNA cleavage activities by these conjugates are in progress. I was also involved in the development of water-soluble photocleavable protective groups and its application for design of tumor-targeting paclitaxel prodrugs. Chemical modification of proteins (myoglobin mutants) with photo-active organic groups (nitrobenzyl derivatives, azobenzene derivatives), to photo-control the structure and functions of proteins. Proteins modified with photo-active molecules were characterized by LC-MS techniques and other spectroscopic techniques.
(II) Research work done at the Department of Chemical Sciences, TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESARCH (TIFR), MUMBAI, INDIA.
My research was focused on the Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) of proteins. We observed that the maximum positive charge state of the gaseous protein ions is directly related to the number of free surface exposed basic groups (lysine, arginine and histidine) whereas the maximum negative charge state is related to the number of free surface exposed acidic groups (aspartic acid and glutamic acid) of the protein. The free surface exposed basic groups or acidic groups are those which are not involved in any interaction with surrounding amino acids residues and have high propensity to carry formal positive or negative charge. Information on the free surfaced exposed basic groups or acidic groups of proteins were obtained from the x-ray crystal structures. Thus, we have shown a direct correlation of the crystal structure of proteins with the maximum positive and negative charge-states of gaseous protein ions produced by electrospray ionization.
I was also involved in the studies on ESI-MS of Cytochrome P450cam to probe the tertiary structural changes on heme dissociation, and Chemical modification of lysine residues of cytochrome c by acylation reaction to identify the nucleophilic character of various lysine residues in cytochrome c. Specific acylation of the lysine residues of cytochrome c was identified by Collision Induced Dissociation mass spectrometry of the tryptic digest of cytochrome c.
(III) Doctoral Research work at School of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, and National Centre for Ultra fast Processes, UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, CHENNAI, INDIA.
My doctoral thesis focus on the synthesis and photochemistry of nickel(II) azamacrocyclic complexes. Nitrogen rich azamacrocyclic ligand (nitrogen rich cyclic molecules) and its nickel complexes were synthesized. Photooxidation of nickel(II) azamacrocyclic complexes, resulted in the formation of stable trivalent nickel macrocycles. Time resolved nanosecond laser flash photolysis of the nickel(II) azamacrocylces revealed the transient hydrated electron absorption features, on UV excitation of the of nickel(II) azamacrocyclic complexes. The investigation enlightened that nickel(II) azamacrocyclic complexes posses Charge-transfer to solvent absorption character in the UV region.
Collaborative networks of marine robots are steadily achieving ocean monitoring that is robust, adaptable, and high-performing. Seamless collaboration of marine robotic systems necessitates ongoing advancements in multiple interdisciplinary fields such as cooperative control and navigation, underwater networking, and estimation techniques. An integral enabling technology for the success of these networked marine robotic systems is the Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT). IoUT is defined as the network of smart interconnected underwater objects such as AUVs, ROVs, ASVs, buoys, and ships etc. These objects collect and transmit information through underwater communication channels, offering real-time data on ocean parameters.
The project team involves BITS Goa (Dr. Sarang Dhongdi, Dr. Narayan Manjarekar), NIT Calicut (Dr. Rakesh Warier), ISR/IST University of Lisbon, Portugal (Prof. Antonio Pascoal), and University of Toulon, France (Prof. Ricard Marxer).
Funding Agency: PCPM (NSTMIS), DST, New Delhi.
Principal Investigator: Rajorshi Sen Gupta
Co-PI: A.K. Mishra
2023-2025
Funding Agency: ICSSR, New Delhi, India
Principal Investigator: A.K. Mishra
Co-PI: Rajorshi Sen Gupta, Manogna R.L., Richa Shukla
2022-2024
Funding Agency: Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS) ICSSR, New Delhi, India
Principal Investigator: Rajorshi Sen Gupta
Co-PI: A.K. Mishra
2019-2021
Funding Agency: European Union Center of Excellence, Texas A&M University, USA
Principal Investigator: Rajorshi Sen Gupta
Funding Agency: Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC), Texas A&M University, USA
Role: Research Assistant, Texas Transportation Institute
Funding Agency: Dental Council of India
Role: Senior Economist, Indicus Analytics
Funding Agency: Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India
Role: Project Assistant, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)
Research
Areas of Research Interest
Collaborative Research:
Research Projects – Ongoing
PhD Research Guidance: Completed
PhD Research Guidance - Ongoing
Editorial/Peer Reviewing Assignments
Invited by University Grants Commission (UGC) to review applications submitted for Research Grants and Post Doctoral fellowships – 2023
Joint Editor Special Issue on Dalit Women , Journal of International Women Studies, Vol 22:10 (2021)
Journal of Post Colonial Writing, Taylor and Franscis
Journal of Intercultural communication, Taylor and Francis
Journal of Commonwealth Literature, Sage
Journal of South Asian Studies, ESCI
PhD Thesis Evaluation
2016 – University of Madras - PhD Thesis titled “Gendered Passions and Masculinity Construction: Reflections on Tamil Identity during 1930’s”
2020 – University of Madras – PhD thesis titled “Writing for the Children as a Child – A Study of Ruskin Bond’s Craft of Writing”
2020 – Manomaniam Sundaranar University – PhD thesis titled “The Narratives of Amitav Ghosh: Palimpsest and Fact-Finding Dichotomy”
2022 – Mahatma Gandhi University – PhD thesis – “The Dialectics of the Anthropomorphic Subaltern: A Study of Select Texts from Contemporary Popular Culture”
2022 –Calicut University – PhD Thesis titled “Subversive Survival: Trauma and Post Traumatic Resilience in Select North-East Indian Literary Imagination"
DST-SERB funded Young Scientist Project titled "Development of beta, beta’-Edge Fused pi-Elongated Donor-Acceptor Porphyrins Possessing Near-IR Optical Spectra" sanctioned from June 2014 for a period of three years; project completed in July 2017.
Sanctioned amount was 24.87 lacs.
Title |
Biological treatment of industrial effluents using novel biofilm-membranes |
Funding agency |
The Leverhulme Trust (United Kingdom) |
Investigators |
Dr. Asma Ahmed, Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom Prof. Aravinda N. Raghavan, BITS-Pilani (Hyderabad Campus), India |
Duration |
2020-2023 (36 months) |
Amount |
£ 263,547.00 |
Nano-technology for enhanced utilization of native- phosphorous by plants and higher moisture retention in arid soils” in collaboration with IIT, Mumbai; PAU, Ludhiana; IISS, Bhopal & CAZRI, Jodhpur, funded by World Bank under National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) of ICAR, New Delhi (3.726 Crores) (2008-2012).
Senior Research Fellow Position (New)
Conservation of some endangered medicinal plants of Indian Thar Desert by arbuscular mycorrhizae” funded by DST, New Delhi under SERC Scheme (11.28 Lakhs) (2003-2005).
File No : SRG/2020/000523
Project Start Date : 31-Dec-2020
Duration : 24 months
Total Budget : 12,45,816 INR
Status : OngoingResearch Interest
DST – DDP:
Project Title: Development of Image Processing Based Portable Device to Measure Surface Strains in Sheet Metal Forming. (Feb 2019-Feb 2022)
DRDO - ARDB:
Project Title: Formability studies on Beta Titanium alloys at elevated temperatures (June 2020-Feb 2023)
DRDO - ASL:
Project Title: Evaluation of paint performance (Co-PI) (Feb 2021 to Dec 2022)
DST – SERB:
BITS-ACRG:
Project Title: Mechanical characterization of 3D printed Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites (May 2019 to May 2021)
BITS-RIG:
Project Title: Experimental and Numerical Studies on Part Quality in Incremental Forming at Elevated Temperatures. (Jan 2017 to Jan 2019)
Research Interest
Sheet metal forming
Bulk metal forming
Advanced manufacturing processes
Finite element simulation of manufacturing processes
Modeling and optimization
CAD/CAM
Title: "Impact of Remittances, Financial Development, and Institutional Structure on Poverty: An Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries"
Duration: 2 Years (2019-21)
Amount: Rs. 1.67 Lakhs
Consultancy Projects
Research Projects
Completed Projects
1. DST Fast Track for young scientist- DESIGN OF NEW ANTICONVULSANTS: SYNTHESIS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF ARYL SEMICARBAZONES AND ITS ANALOGUES- 2004-2007| Principal Investigator
2. CSIR project - SYNTHESIS AND NEUROPHARMACOLOGY OF 4-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID ANALOGUES-2006-2009| Principal Investigator
3. CSIR project- DEVELOPMENT OF NEW GENERATION QUINOLONE MOLECULES AGAINST MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS- 2005-2008|Co-Investigator
4. UGC Major project-DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NEWER GABA ANALOGUES FOR TREATING CNS DISORDERS- 2007-2010|Principal Investigator
5. ICMR project-DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF AIDS AND OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AIDS INCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS TUBERCULOSIS -2005-2008|Co-Investigator
6. OPEN SOURCE DRUG DISCOVERY (CSIR) Project-DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NEW INBIBITORS OF MTB GLMU BY MODELING & HIGH THROUGHPUT DOCKING -2010-2011|Co-Investigator.
7. DBT CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE PROJECT- VIRTUAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH (In collaboration with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore & The Foundation for Medicial Research, Mumbai)-2007-2012|Co-Investigator
8. UGC Major project-ISOCITRATE LYASE ENZYME AS TARGET IN PERSISTENT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION: SYNTHESIS OF 2-ARYLTHIAZOLIDINE-4-CARBOXYLIC ACID AND 5-NITRO-2-FUROIC ACID DERIVATIVES AND ITS ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL EVALUATION-2009-2012|Co-Investigator
9. CSIR project- DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL DNA GYRASE INHIBITORS AGAINST MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS AND OTHER NON-TUBERCULOSIS MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTIONS -2010-2013|Co-Investigator
10. 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| Principal Investigator
11. DST Project- STRUCTURE-BASED RATIONAL DESIGN AND SYNTHEIS OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS PANTOTHENATE SYNTHETASE INHIBITORS-2011-2014| Co-Investigator
12. DST INDO-BRAZILIAN_SOUTH AFRICAN-DEVELOPMENT, SYNTHESIS, AND TESTING OF NOVEL ANTI-HIV DRUGS-2011-2014| Co-Investigator
13. DBT Project- DISCOVERY OF NOVEL MODULATORS OF NAD(+) DEPENDENT PROTEIN DEACETYLASE SIRT1 FOR THE TREATMENT OF VARIOUS HUMAN DISORDERS -2011-2014|Principal Investigator
14. CSIR project- DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF PHARMACOPHORIC HYBRIDS AS POTENTIAL LEADS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN-2012-2015|Principal Investigator
15. DBT INDO-SWEDEN Project-STRUCTURE-GUIDED DESIGN OF NEW ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS AGAINST DORMANT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS-2009-2014 |Co-Investigator
16. ICMR project- DEVELOPMENT OF DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LATENT PHASE OF TUBERCULOSIS- 2011-2014| Co-Investigator
17. 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| Principal Investigator.
18. DST INDO-UKRAINE JOINT PROJECT-DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIEPILEPTIC LEADS TO SUPPRESS HIPPOCAMPAL EPILEPTIC SEIZURES-2012-2015|Principal Investigator.
19. DBT RGYI project-NON-INVASIVE DELIVERY OF siRNA TO TREAT MELANOMA-2012-2015|Co-Investigator
20. OPEN SOURCE DRUG DISCOVERY-CSIR-DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS OF NOVEL INHIBITORS AGAINST MTB GlmU- 2012-2015| Co-Principal Investigator (In Collaboration with NII, New Delhi, and IIT- Kanpur)
21. 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| Principal Investigator
22. DBT INDO-SWEDEN new project- STRATEGIES AGAINST ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS AND PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA: NEW DRUG FOR OLD TARGETS AND OLD DRUGS FOR NEW TARGETS- 2014-2017|Co-Investigator
23. DST INDO-PORTUGAL project- DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEURAL COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES-2014-2017| Principal Investigator
24. DBT INDO-BRAZIL project - ENZYMES FROM PURINE AND PYRIMIDINE BIO-SYNTHETIC PATHWAY AS TARGETS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS DRUGS-2014-2017| Principal Investigator
25. DST INDO-POLISH project- MYCOBACTERIAL TUBERCULOSIS ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE INHIBITORS: STRUCTURE-BASED DRUG DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION- Approved| Co-Investigator
Ongoing projects
Co-Investigator, DBT project entitled "MRI based non-invasive quantitative
biomarker for early diagnosis and prognosis of brain tumor"- In Collaboration with EEE/ECE Department, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus
Industry sponsored projects
1. ASTRA ZENCA, Bangalore- Development of New Antitubercular agents-2010-2013(COMPLETED)
2. ADITYA BIRLA GROUP, Mumbai- Structure-based rational design and synthesis of inhibitors of various enzymes Mycobacterium tuberculosis - 2011-2014 (COMPLETED)
3. Incozen Therapeutics Ltd, Hyderabad - Development of Novel Antiinflammatory Agents-2012-2015 (COMPLETED)
Sponsored Projects
1. Outstanding Potential for Excellence in Research and Academics (OPERA) Grant
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani, India
Amount: 22.80 lakhs (3.60 lakhs in first year and 4.80 lakhs each year for remaining four years)
Duration: 5th July, 2018-5th July, 2023 (Ongoing)
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
2. Research Initiation Grant (RIG)
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus
Title: Detection of Sleep related disorders from physiological signals using multiscale analysis and deep neural network
Amount: 2 lakhs
Duration: 10th Jan, 2019-10th Jan, 2021 (Completed)
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
3. DRDO CARS Project
Title: Design and development of an automated flow calibration system for fuel and oxidizer injectors for reaction control system.
Agency: DRDO, India
Amount: 10 lakhs
Duration: 01 Feb, 2019-31 July, 2020 (Completed)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (CO-PI)
Research Interest
Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Healthcare
Multisensor time-frequency Signal Processing
Graph Signal Processing and Vertex-Frequency Analysis
Sparse Representation and Dictionary Learning
Cardiovascular Signal Processing
Neural Signal Processing and Brain Computer Interface
Cognitive workload task classification and cognitive neuroscience
Cardio-Pulmonary Coupling and Circadian Monitoring
Electromyogram Signal Processing and Muscle Computer Interface
Multi-modal Affective Computing
Smart Health and Internet of Medical Things (IOMT)
Medical Image Processing and Automated Diagnostic system
Project 1:
Project Title: "Women’s Employment, Interstate Variations, and Time-use: A Comparative Study of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh"
Total grant: Rs.11,88,000
Duration of the project: October 2018 to July 2021
Joint Principal Investigators: Bheemeshwar Reddy A (Department of Economics and Finance) &
Sunny Jose (Council for Social Development (CSD), Hyderabad)
Funding source: Azim Premji University’s Research Grant Programme
Project 2:
Project Title: "Regional Variations in Women’s Employment in Rural India"
Total grant: Rs.200,000
Duration of the project: April 2019 to March 2021
Principal Investigator: Bheemeshwar Reddy A
Funding source: Research Initiation Grant from BITS-Pilani
Project 3:
Project Title: "Dietary diversity and anaemia among women: A study of four Indian states"
Duration of the project: Feburary 2020 - November 2020
Total grant: Rs. Rs. 6.7 lakhs
Principal Investigator: Sunny Jose (project is hosted at Council for Social Development, Hyderabad, where the PI is located)
Co-Principal Investigator: Bheemeshwar Reddy A
Funding source: SPANDAN Grant, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research,Mumbai.
Project 4:
Project Title: "Assessing multi-dimensional poverty in India for Sustainable Development Goals-adaptation and use of the Consensual Approach in South India"
Total grant: £ 35, 700
Duration of the project: December 2019 to August 2020
Investigators:
Dr. Shailen Nandy (Lead investigator, this project is hosted at Cardiff University, UK)
Cardiff University, UK
Dr. Marco Pomati (co-investigator)
Cardiff University, UK
Bheemeshwar Reddy A (partner investigator)
Prof. Sunny Jose G (partner investigator)
Council for Social Development, Hyderabad.
Funding source: Global Challenges Research Fund, Cardiff University, UK
PROMOTION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE (PURSE) SCHEME :Rs 8.2 Cr
Sponsored by :DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Project Title: Development of Theranostic Agents for Photodynamic/ Photothermal Treatment of Oral/Lung Cancer and Related Diseases
Status: Approved, yet to start.
Collaborators: Prof Manab Chakravarty, Prof Amit Nag and Prof Venkata Vamsi Krishna Venuganti
Completed Projects |
On-going Projects |
Submitted Projects |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1. Sequence based design and characterization of peptide-amyloid nano material: Exploring functionality, Funded by BRNS India, February 2018- February 2021.
2. Investigation of magneto-optical effect in composite magneto-plasmonic nanostructures for sensing applications. Funded by Department of Science and Technology-India. February 2013 - February 2016.
Research Interests :
BITS-RIG (PI) (2L)
BITS-SPARKLE (2L), SRC (Co-PI) ( 30 L)
On Going Project:
Co-PI, Structured Dialogue for Sustainable Water Governance, funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Completed Projects:
"Does Financial Awareness Lead to Better Financial Inclusion Outcomes? An Investigation", sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi under the IMPRESS scheme. It is an action research in nature. The project has been completed and we have started to get publications out of it. The first of it is Financial awareness: a bridge to financial inclusion.
Some Interesting results:
A. How has the training impacted the awareness about the PMJDY?
B. How did our training affect awareness about cashless transactions?
C. How our training affected the mode of cash withdrawals from bank account?
D. How our training affected the preferred mode of saving surplus cash?
Bio-Micro-Fluidic Sciences laboratory
The lab is truly multi-disciplinary working at both the fundamental and applied levels on the microscale fluid flows. At the fundamental level, the research is on the development of novel microdevices, integrated micro systems, and on understanding the intrinsic nature of micro flows. Essentially, this unfolds a multitude of possibilities at the applied level, particularly, in the broad fields of biology and chemistry.
Conflict and Development (with Prabal Roy Chowdhury) ISID Discussion Papers in Economics, Discussion Paper 15-05
Centralisation and Delegation: A Principal-Agent Analysis
Research Interest
Approximately supervised 30 students for First Degree Thesis and Higher Degree Dissertation. Also guided approximately 150 students of First Degree students for Special Projects, Design Projects and Lab Oriented Projects and Higher Degree students for Research Practice, etc.
Competitive extramural and other Research Grants secured at BITS-Pilani Hyderabad
Project Title: Allele mining for the epigenetic regulator NGR5 and other yield-associated genes (GID1 and GRF4) and their modulation using multiple genomic and molecular approaches to enhance rice yield under low nitrogen conditions.
Funding agency: ICAR-NASF, Govt. of India.
Duration: 3 years (2022-2025, with scope for extension).
Budget: Rs. ~1.5 crores.
Other participating institutions: ICAR-IIRR Hyderabad, ICAR-NRRI Cuttack, University of Hyderabad.
Project Title: Epigenetics of megabase-scale rRNA gene regulation and genomic instability of rDNA and telomeres.
Funding agency: SERB, Govt. of India.
Duration: 5 years (2018-2023).
Budget: Rs. 38 lakhs
Project Title: To delineate domain-specific functions of Histone Deacetylase 6 (HDA6) in gene regulation and genomic instability and- to develop a novel non-transgenic epigenetic mutagenesis tool for plant improvement via HDAC modulation.
Funding agency: Sponsored by SERB, Govt. of India,
Duration: 3 years (2021-2024)
Budget: Rs. 42,38,696 (42.38 lakhs)
Project Title: To improve the efficiency of genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9 and- to create novel sources of epigenetic variation in plants.
Funding agency: DBT, Govt. of India.
Duration: 3 years (with scope for extension).
Budget: Rs. 85 lakhs (waiting for the release of Money)
Other participating institutes (ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad, CSIR-NEIST Jorhat)
Project Title: To elucidate novel mechanisms of SnRK1-AMPK family kinases in plant antiviral defense and human metabolism regulation.
Funded by: BITS-Pilani Hyderabad campus
Duration: 2 years (2019-2021).
Budget: ~ Rs.10 lakhs
Project Title: Ribosomal RNA gene regulation in Oral cancers and development of novel anticancer tools using M1GS ribozymes.
Funded by: BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus
Duration: 5 years (2018-2023).
Budget: Variable (to support the specified objectives).
Project title: To develop engineered bacterial M1GS- ribozyme mediated cleavage of 45S rRNA as a novel anti-cancer strategy”
Funding agency: ICMR, Govt. of India
Duration: 2 years (2022-2024)
Budget: 10.5 lakhs
Project Title: Epigenetics of 45S rRNA gene regulation and rDNA genomic instability”
Funded by: BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus
Duration: 1 year (2017-2018).
Budget: 2 lakhs
12. TUTEM: Technologies for Urban Transit to Enhance Mobility and Safe Accessibility – ₹3,91,00,000, ($473,550), Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2023 – 2025
Project Team: Avijit Maji, Prasant Sahu, Arkopal Goswami, Location Mind.
This is a collaborative project between IIT Bombay, BITS Pilani, IIT Kharagpur and Location Mind, Japan – Joint Principal Investigator.
Funded through ADB’s Transport Technology Innovation Challenge High-Level Technology Application Project
11. Integrating Supply Chains in Smart Cities for Enhanced Community Service: A Business and Environmental Sustainability Approach, ASCRIN, La Trobe University, Australia, 2023 – 2027
Project Team: Srikanta Routroy, Prasant Sahu, Sean Arisian, Aniruddha Desai.
This is a collaborative project between BITS Pilani and La Trobe University, Australia – Co-Principal Investigator.
10. Lean Supply Chain Designs to Reduce Food Waste for Business and Environmental Sustainability: An Indo-Australian Study, BITS-RMIT Academy Australia, 2023 – 2027
Project Team – Srikanta Routroy, Prasant Sahu, Prem Chhetri, Mathews Nkhoma.
This is a collaborative project between BITS Pilani and RMIT University, Australia – Co-Principal Investigator.
9. Electric-assist bicycle (e-Bike) mobility planning for smart cities: Fostering active transportation to improve public health, air quality, sustainability, and efficiency during COVID-19 – ASCRIN, La Trobe University, Australia, 2021 - 2025.
Project Team: Prasant Sahu, Bandhan Majumdar, Rodrigo Rico Bini and Jayden Hunter – Principal Investigator
8. Transport policy interventions to curb particulate matter emissions in Chandigarh – £37,027, Global Challenges Research Fund, UK– GCRF-HEFCW: 2020 - 2022
Project Team: Georgina Santos, Dimitris Potoglou, Prasant Sahu, Bandhan Majumdar and Ashoke Sarkar – Indian Principal Investigator
7. Congestion Pricing: Planning for optimal strategies and commuters' behavioural implications under different pricing schemes – ₹29.39493 Lakhs, 2019-2021 - SPARC: MHRD, Govt. of India. Additional Grant: ₹11,51,000 – United Kingdom India Research Initiative (UKIERI). Total – ₹40,90,493 ($55,000)
Project Team: Prasant Sahu, Bandhan Majumdar, Ashoke Sarkar, Dimitris Potoglou, Georgina Santos and Dilum Dissanayake – Principal Investigator
6. Examination of binder loss in the bituminous mixture for in-service pavements – ₹9,90,000 ($13,500), 2019-2021 - Govt. of Telangana State.
Project Team: Sridhar Raju and Prasant Sahu – Co-Principal Investigator
5. Prevention of Hazardous Field-Firing of Bagasse and Its Sustainable Utilization as a Raw Material in an Innovative Industrial Process – ₹28,79,650 ($38,500), 2019-2021 – SPARC: MHRD, Govt. of India.
Project Team: Srinivas Appari, Bahurudeen A, Prasant Sahu, Shinji Kudo, Koji Nakabayashi – Co-Principal Investigator
4. Development of Pedestrian Facility Assessment Tool for Improving Pedestrian Safety Condition in Hyderabad – ₹1,00,000 ($1,350), 2019-2020 – Hyderabad.
Project Team: Bandhan Majumdar and Prasant Sahu – Co-Principal Investigator
3. Adoption of Battery-Electric Buses in India – £13,970, Global Challenges Research Fund, UK – GCRF-HEFCW: 2018 - 2019.
Project Team: Dimitris Potoglou, Georgina Santos, Bandhan Majumdar, Prasant Sahu and Ashoke Sarkar – Indian Principal Investigator
2. Developing Suitable Pedagogical Methods for Various Classes, Intellectual Calibers and Research in e-Learning – ₹7,00,000 ($9,500), 2016 – MHRD – Govt. of India.
Project Team: Bahurudeen A, Prasant Sahu and Nikhil Saboo – Co-Principal Investigator
1. Development of Freight Generation Model in Urban Areas, Research Initiation Grant – ₹2,00,000 ($3000), 2015 – 2017
BITS Pilani – Principal Investigator
5. Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) Study Visit Grant (SVG) – 30,000 SEK ($3,000), 2020.
To visit: CoE-SUFS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA
Funding Agency: VREF, Gothenburg, Sweden
4. Conference Grant (travel, registration, accommodation, subsistence, etc.) – ₹3,00,000 ($4,000), 2018.
To visit: VREF Advanced Studies Institutes on Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (VASI-SUFS) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 2018
Funding Agency: VASI-SUFS, RPI, Troy.
3. Travel Grant – ₹1,07,000 ($1,450), 2018. International Travel Support Scheme, Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
To visit: Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA
Funding Agency: SERB, DST, Government of India
2. Travel Grant – ₹1,25,000 ($1,700), 2017. Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Canada.
To visit: University of Regina as a Visiting Scientist for a week.
Funding Agency: Satish Sharma’s NSERC Discovery Grant.
1. Travel Grant – ₹1,60,000 ($2,200), 2016. Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Canada.
To visit: University of Regina as a Visiting Scientist for a month.
Funding Agency: Satish Sharma’s NSERC Discovery Grant.
Project Title |
Funding Agency |
Total Fund Sanctioned |
Role |
Duration (status) |
DST-SERB Govt. of India {NPDF}
|
Rs. 19,20,000/- |
Principal Investigator |
2017-2019 (Completed) |
|
2. Friction and Wear Investigation of Ceramic Coated Commercial Rotor |
BITS Pilani - Research Initiation Grant {BITS-RIG}
|
Rs. 2,00,000/- |
Principal Investigator |
2019-2021 (Completed) |
|
DST-SERB Govt. of India {SRG}
|
Rs. 12,36,400/- |
Principal Investigator |
2021-2023 (ongoing)
|
4. Understanding Tribology of Automotive Brake Pad-Disc System * |
SERB-Accelerate Vigyan Govt. of India {VRITIKA}
|
Rs. 1,50,000/- |
Event Organizer |
20th June 2022 - 31st July 2022 (Completed) |
5. High-Temperature Tribology and Their Related Characterizations* |
SERB-Accelerate Vigyan {KARYASHALA}
|
Rs. 5,00,000/- |
Event Organizer |
Under Review (Application Accepted) |
6. Controlling Emission Mechanisms of Non-Exhaust Airborne Wear Particles Generated from Automotive Brake Pad-Disc System |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) |
Rs. 41,91,000/- |
Principal Investigator |
Under Review |
In Progress
3. Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS). Consultancy Project.
Funded by: Govt. of Telangana, INR 8,000,000. 2016-2020.(As co-PI with Prof. Sridhar Raju, Prof. Vinayaka Ram, Prof. Jagadeesh Anmala, Dr. Anasua GuhaRay, Dr. Mohan SC, and Dr. Murari Varma from BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus).
6. Characterization of concrete with alkali-activated binders and correlating their properties from micro to specimen levels.
Funded by ASCE Freeman Fellowship. Amount: USD 5,000. 2012-2013.
1 | DST SERB CRG:
Title of Project: " Development of mesoporous materials with enhanced hydrogen uptake for fuel cell vehicles " Role: Co-PI Duration: March 2021- March 2023 |
2 |
Additional Competitive Research Grant, BITS Title of Project: " Design and development of an AI based Remote Fault Signature Analyzer (ReFSA) for condition monitoring of rotor bar failures in an Industrial electrical machine" Role: Principle Investigator Duration: Sept 2019- Sept 2021 |
1 |
DRDO - CARS Title of Project:" Underwater Characterization of solar cells and their optimization” Role: Co-Investigator Duration : June 2018-June 2020 |
2 |
RIG Grant, BITS Title of Project:" Wavelet based pattern recognition and motor current signature analysis of stator winding faults due to insulation failure in industrial machines" Role: Principal Investigator Duration: Jan 2018-Jan 2020 |
Title: “Numerical Modelling and Designing a Single-Point Charging Unit Integrated with Underwater Solar Panel and Micro Wind Turbine for Off-shore Marine Applications”
Role: Mentor
Students: Mr. B. Sameer (Mech. Dept.), Mr. Rithvik.D (EEE Dept.), Ms. Varaali.Ch (EEE Dept.), Ms. Soumya.S (EEE Dept.)
Duration: Jan 2020- Jan 2021
Title: “Autonomous, indoor navigation helper bot”
Role: Mentor
Students: Mr. P Keshav Sharan Reddy (EEE Dept.)
1. Student Program for Advancing Research, Knowledge, and Entrepreneurship (SPARKLE)
Sponsoring Agency: BITS, Pilani
Title of the Project: Development of light weight artificial aggregates with enhanced thermal energy storage
Investigator:
Prof. V. Vinayaka Ram (PI)
Student Investigators: 4 Members from each of year of engineering
Duration: October 2023 onwards
Grant Amount: Rs. 2,00,000
2. Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF) fund
Sponsoring Agency: BITS, Pilani
Title of the Project: Development of Next Generation Temperature Controlled Headgear Enriched with Nano-Phase Change Heat Spreader for Management of Fever in Paediatric and Adult Patients
Investigators:
Prof. R. Parameshwaran, Mechanical Engineering, Hyderabad Campus (PI)
Prof. V. Vinayaka Ram, Civil Engineering, Hyderabad Campus (PI)
Dr. Nagajyothi Kasimkota, General Sciences, Hyderabad Campus (PI)
Duration: September 2023 till graduation of the scholar
Grant Amount: Rs. 20,00,000 (Granted amount to carry out the research) Plus full research fellowship for one research scholar totalling to Rs. 24,00,000 (@Rs. 37,000/month for the first 2 years and Rs. 42,000/month for the next 3 years of research)
3. Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN) research grant for joint Ph.D. program between BITS Pilani and La Trobe University
Sponsoring Agency: BITS, Pilani, India and La Trobe University, Australia
Title of the Project: Development and testing of alkali activated pervious concrete with recycled aggregates for smart city roads in India and Australia
Investigators: ,
BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus Team: ,
Prof. V. Vinayaka Ram (PI)
Prof. R. Parameshwaran (Co-PI)
La Trobe University, Bendigo campus, Australia Team:
Prof. Ing Kong (Co-PI)
Dr. Vipul Patel (Co-PI)
Duration: 2023 till graduation of the scholar
Grant Amount: 31,14,000 (approximately) :
Full fellowship for the scholar (@Rs. 37,000/month for the first 2 years and @Rs. 42,000/month for the 3rd year of the research in India and @32,500 Australian dollars per annum at Australia for 1 year)
4. DST –SERB Core Research Grant (CRG)
Sponsoring Agency: Department of Science and Technology – Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB)
Title of the Project: Development of a novel cost effective and smart building material for indoor thermal comfort and enhanced energy storage
Investigators: ;
BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus Team: Prof. R. Parameshwaran (PI), Prof. V. Vinayaka Ram (Co-PI)
CSIR-SERC Team: Dr. S. Maheswaran (Co-PI), Dr. S. Sundar Kumar (Co-PI)
Duration: 2023 – 2025
Grant Amount: Rs. 29.49 Lakhs
5. MoRT&H, GOI - Preparation of State of the Art Report (SOAR)
Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
Title of the Project: Preparation of State of the Art Report (SOAR) on Effect of Temperature Stresses in Concrete Pavements
Investigators:
Prof. V Vinayaka Ram (PI) and
Prof. Sridhar Raju (Co-Principal Investigator)
Duration: May 2017 to November 2017
Grant Amount: Rs. 6.44 Lakhs
6. MoRT&H, GOI - Preparation of State of the Art Report (SOAR)
Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
Title of the Project: Preparation of State of the Art Report (SOAR) on Utilization of Higher percentage of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in Hot Asphalt Mixes (HAM) with Warm Mix Additives - Laboratory and field evaluation
Investigators: Prof. Sridhar Raju (Principal Investigator) and Prof. V Vinayaka Ram (Co-Principal Investigator)
Duration: July 2017 to January 2018
Grant Amount: Rs. 6.26 Lakhs
7. ABS&TC - Industry Sponsored Project
Sponsoring Agency: M/s Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company, Mumbai
Title of the Project: Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Sandwiched Modular Multilayer Self Compacted Cement Concrete Pavement
Investigators:
Prof. V Vinayaka Ram (PI),
Dr. M V N Sivakumar (Co- PI),
Prof. A. Vasan (Co-Investigator – I) and
Dr. M. Venu (Co-Investigator – II)
Duration: 2011 - 2013
Grant Amount: Rs. 10.00 Lakhs
8. MoRD, GOI - Sponsored Project
Sponsoring Agency: National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA), Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India (GOI)
Title of the Project: Rural Roads Pavement Performance Study
Investigators: Prof. V Vinayaka Ram (PI - I), Prof. A K Sarkar (PI - II)
Duration: 2006 - 2009
Grant Amount: Rs. 10.00 Lakhs
1. As PI, Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Behavior of Atom Metal-Oxide Nanoclusters, Funded by SERB, (~25 L, 2022).
2. As PI, Synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles for propellant applications, Funded by Premier Explosives Limited, (12.1 L, 2016).
3. As Co-PI, Investigation of magneto-optical effect in composite magneto-plasmonic nanostructures for sensing applications, Funded by SERB-DST-India. (32.7 L, 2013).
Sl No. |
Title of Project |
Funding Agency |
Amount (Rs) |
Date of sanction and Duration |
1 |
Evaluation of Novel Transdermal Device for Controlled Delivery of a Drug |
Medicen Devise Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad |
Rs 18.7 Lakhs |
Nov 2020, 1.5 Years |
2 |
Design and Evaluation of Novel Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems |
Transform SciTech Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad |
Rs 19.1 Lakhs |
Nov 2020, 2 Years |
3 |
Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetic Studies |
Acubiosys Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad |
Rs 10 Lakhs |
August 2017, 3 Years |
Sl No. |
Title of Project |
Funding Agency |
Amount |
Date of sanction and Duration |
1 |
Technical and Knowledge Support for Preparation and Filing of Drug Master File (DMF) as per Common Technical Document (CTD) for Sennosides USP including the Analytical Requirements |
Shasi Phytochemicals Ltd., Alwar, Rajasthan |
5.74 Lakhs |
September 2016, 2 Years |
2 |
Design, Characterization and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Nanocarriers for Antiretroviral Drug Delivery in the Effective Treatment of HIV/AIDS |
DST |
23.10 Lakhs |
April, 2012; 3 years |
3 |
Design, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Nanocarriers for Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) Delivery in the Effective Treatment of Post-menopausal Osteoporosis |
UGC, New Delhi |
7.83 Lakhs |
Feb 2011; 3 years |
4 |
Preformulation and oral pharmacokinetic studies of Rifaximin |
Daewoong Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Hyderabad |
5.79 Lakhs |
1 Year |
5 |
In-vivo evaluation of Nasal Moisturizer |
TTK LIG Ltd., Chennai |
50,000 |
1 week |
6 |
Development of a Stable Formulation for Selected Combination of Drugs |
IPCA Laboratories Ltd., Mumbai |
11 Lakhs |
2 years |
7 |
GMP System Implementation in Production Facility at Shashi Phytochemical Industries |
Sashi Phytochemicals Ltd., Alwar, Rajasthan |
4 Lakhs |
6 months |
BOOKS & RESEARCH PAPERS
Abstracts/Papers in Conference Proceedings
Completed Projects
1. Project as PI: Sustainable technological solutions for energy efficiency in jaggery industry (STEEJ), Sponsored by: Royal Academy of Engineering, UK, Duration in Months:24, Rs. 4800000 (Rs 48 lakhs)
2. Research collaboration: Spent the summer term 2016 at Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI), University of Exeter, UK on the research assignment “Viability Evaluations of Building Integrated Solar Photovoltaics” in collaboration with Prof. Tapas Mallick, Chair in Clean Technologies (Renewable Energy), ESI
Submitted Projects
2.Project as PI: Green technologies for extracting oil from oil shales, BITS seed grant, 3 years, 20 lakhs, Duration: 2 years
3.Project as CO-PI: Sustainable Built Residential Environment for Energy Demand Reduction in the UK and India: BREEDER; Submitted to: EPSRC call for Newton-Baba fund on UK-India Reducing Energy Demand in the Built Environment; total budget £1167711, BITS share Rs. 88.9664 lakhs; duration: 3 years Consortium members: Researchers from University of Exeter, UK; Loughborough University, UK; University of Nottingham, UK; IIT Madras; Tezpur University; CSIR; CEERI etc.
4.Project as CO-PI: Sustainable Tribo-Cryo System for Machinability Enhancement of Al-TiC Metal Matrix Composites, UGC Major project, 3 years, around 20 lakhs.
Title: Development of Magnetoimpedance Sensor for Biocells Detection
Funding Agency: DST SERB
Total Grant: 22.68 lakhs
Duration: July 2012 – January 2016
Magnetic thin films and nano-structures
Micromagnetic simulations
Magnetic skyrmions
Spintronics
Magnetic sensors for non-destructive testing of materials
Projects Ongoing
S. No. |
Title |
Role |
Funding agency |
Project Cost (Rs. Lakhs) |
Duration |
1 |
Design and Development of flexible thermoelectric devices (TEDs) for various applications |
Co-PI |
DRDO |
34.34 |
May 2023 May 2025 |
2 |
High Precision, Miniaturized and Smart Colorimetric Device for Pesticide Quantification and Monitoring Applications in Food and Environment |
Co-PI |
SERB |
35.90 |
Nov 2022-Nov 2025 |
3 |
Development of Robotic-Milling System using Topology Optimization Method |
PI |
DST-AMT |
41.18 |
Nov 2022-Nov 2024 |
4 |
Development of Intelligent Algorithm to Predict Surface Location Error in Micromilling of Thin-walled Ti6Al4V for Low Cost Biofabrication |
Co-PI |
SERB |
54.97 |
May 2024-May 2027 |
Completed Projects
S. No. |
Title |
Role |
Funding agency |
Project Cost (Rs. Lakhs) |
Duration |
1 |
Application of topology optimization to enhance energy efficiency and performance of industrial manipulator |
PI |
DST-SERB |
29.6 |
Aug 2017 - Nov 2020
|
2 |
Modelling and Simulation of Quartz Accelerometer for Navigation System |
Co-PI |
CARS-RCI |
5.3 |
Feb. 2018 - June 2019 |
3 |
Automation of Sample Preparation Process for Pharmaceutical Application |
Co-PI
|
Aizant Drug Research Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
15 |
June 2019- Jan 2020 |
4 |
Automated Ultraviolet-C Sterilization Robot |
PI |
BIRAC |
15 |
July 2018-Dec. 2018 |
5 |
Investigation of Performance for Topologically Optimized Planner Manipulator Link |
PI |
BITS PILANI |
2.0 |
July 2016-July2018 |
6 |
Cardiac-Organ-on-Chip: Integrated Microfluidic Cardiac Platform for Drug Screening and Toxicity Detection. |
Co-PI |
DST |
43.76 |
July 2019- July 2022 |
7 |
Real time Investigation of various analytes using droplet microfluidics integrated with high-speed vision |
PI |
National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) |
21.2256 |
March 2021-March 2023 |
8 |
Smartphone enabled, Lab-free and onsite multiplexed diagnostics device for health management of rural and underprivileged population |
Co-PI |
Telangana State Council of Science and Technology (TSCOST) |
4.0 |
March 2022-March 2024 |
Ongoing
1. Title of the project:
Developmental studies on the influence of temperature on carbon/epoxy composite properties
Principal Investigator: Dr. Pavan Kumar Penumakala
Co-Investigators: Prof. Ramesh Adusumalli
Cost & Duration: 45.78 lakhs, 36 months (Mar. 2022)
Sponsor: Advanced system laboratory (DRDO)
2. Title of the project:
Developmental Studies on evaluation of paint for Composite substrate
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ramesh Adusumalli
Co-Investigators: Dr. Kurra Suresh
Cost & Duration: 16.24 lakhs, 18 months (Feb. 2021)
Sponsor: Advanced system laboratory (DRDO)
3. Title of the project:
Developmental Studies on Environmental Conditioning of QCE Composite Materials
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ramesh Adusumalli
Co-Investigators: Dr. Mithun Mondal
Cost & Duration: 24.9 lakhs & 20 months (Dec. 2020)
Sponsor: Advanced system laboratory (DRDO)
4. Title of the project:
Comparison of phenolic resin from two sources for their Properties
Principal Investigator: Dr. Karthik Chethan V
Co-Investigator: Dr. Ramesh Adusumalli
Cost & Duration: 9.79 lakhs & 15 months (March 2018)
Sponsor: Advanced system laboratory (DRDO)
5. Title of the project:
Characterization of Fibre / Matrix interface in Advanced Composites
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ramesh Adusumalli
Co-Investigators: Dr. Karthik Chethan V, Dr. N. Jalaiah
Cost & Duration: 9.96 lakhs & 15 months (Aug. 2015)
Sponsor: Advanced system laboratory (DRDO)
6. Title of the project:
Nano-scale characterization of human hair fibres by using indentation technique
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ramesh Adusumalli
Cost & Duration: 29.89 lakhs & 3 years (Aug. 2014)
Sponsor: DST-SERB
Funding agency: BITS Pilani
Completed Projects
2017-2021
Coastal wetland characterization using L and S band polarimetric SAR data, Spon-
sored by Space Application Centre (SAC) Ahmedabad-ISRO, Role PI.
2019-2022
Experimental and computational studies of surface water quality parameters from
morphometry and spectral characteristics, Sponsored by CSIR, Role Co PI
SR | Projects | Status of the Projects | Funding Agency | Grant Amount |
1 | LULUCF sector Studies for India’s First Biennial Transparency Report (BTR-1), Fourth Biennial Update Report (BUR-2),and Fourth National Communication(4nc) | Ongoing | MOEFCC | 25 lakhs |
2 | Capacity Building for Informing India's Climate Actions – Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use | Ongoing | ISEF | 52,991dollars |
3 | Modelling Forest Phenological Parameters from Time Series Remote Sensing data(Out come of the project) | Ongoing | ISRO | 29.07lakhs |
4 | Assessing the Impact of Climate change on mountain communities in Spiti Basin | Ongoing | ISRO | 24.84lakhs |
5 | Assessment and Monitoring of tree biodiversity in semi- evergreen Forests in Goa | Completed | GSBB | 3.00lakhs |
6 | From NDCs to pathways and Policies: Transformative climate Action After Paris | Completed | IDDRI, Paris, France | 13.30lakhs |
7 | Capacity Building for modelling India's Long-term Land use emissions | Completed | ISEF | 30,643dollars |
8 | Third National Inventory: GHG emissions from the LULUCF sector | Completed | Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India, New Delhi | |
9 | Scenarios for carbon sequestration potential in India’s forest sector in context of global goals of limiting warming below 1.5degC and 2degC and in context of Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and Bonn Challenge on reclamation of degraded lands | Completed | Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India | Total budget INR 41.00 lakh in partnership with IIM Ahmedabad, BITS independent share = INR24 Lakh |
10 | The Climate Vulnerability in Mint Cropping System in Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh | Completed | IORA Ecological Solutions | 4.72Lakhs |
11 | Studying the ecology of wetland and importance of monitoring natural wetland Ecosystem | Completed | Forest Department, Govt. of Jharkhand | 17.00lakhs |
12 | Undertaking study for mapping forest arears vulnerable to climate change in India based on high resolution computer model based projections | Completed | Forest Survey of India | 9.13lakhs |
13 | Implications of Ujjawala scheme for forest conservation efforts in the state of Jharkhand | Completed | Forest Department, Govt. of Jharkhand | 9.68lakhs |
14 | Preparation of Goa state Action plan on climate change, concept note and DPR | Completed | NABARD | 3.65lakhs |
15 | Studying the climate vulnerability in peanut cropping system in Gujarat | Completed | IORA Ecological Solutions | 2.75Lakhs |
16 | Climate Change Impact Assessment in Thiruvananthapuram Division Kerala | Completed | IORA Ecological Solutions | 4.81Lakhs |
17 | Risk & Uncertainty Assessment for Railway Infrastructure due to Impacts of Climate Change | Completed | Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | 2.24Lakhs |
18 | A consortium project titled “Resilience of Ecosystem Services provided by Intact and Sustainably managed Terrestrial ecosystems (RESIST)” led by IIASA, Vienna, Austria, with BITS Pilan Goa campus listed as a National member Organization partner (NMO), has been sanctioned on 7th July 2022, for a total consortium funding of EUR 200,000/- over three years. |
Completed Projects Prior to joining BITS
Sl. No. | Client/Organisations name | Nature of project | Duration of project | Amount of grant (Rs.) |
1 | BRICS-DST/Russia-South Africa | Development of the dual inhibitors targeting Wnt signaling as colorectal cancer therapeutics | Three years | 49,48,795.00 |
2 | NMITLI/CSIR New Delhi | Dicarboxylic acids-NMITLI | Three years | 49,43,600.00 |
3 | Indus Pharmaceuticals Inc.,USA. | Pyrrolobenzodiazepine-Indus Pharma, US. | Four months | 13,90,000.00 |
4 | Acoris Research Ltd.,Pune | Exploratory studies-Acoris Research Ltd., Pune | Seven months | 4,49,440.00 |
5 | Acoris Research Ltd.,Pune | Exploratory studies-Acoris Research Ltd., Pune | Three months | 2,24,720.00 |
6 | Pidilite Industries Ltd., Mumbai | Acrylic acid- Pidilite | Eight months | 5,00,000.00 |
7 | IndUS Pharmaceuticals Inc.,USA | Drug development-IndUS Pharma | Twenty years | 2,25,00,000.00 |
8 | SERB, New Delhi | Design and synthesis of natural product analogues aimed at the discovery of anticancer therapeutics | Three years | 31,61,333.00 |
9 | SERB, New Delhi | Green, Sustainable and Flash chemistry using flow microreactors | Three years | 25,00,000.00 |
10 | DST, New Delhi | Phenotypic metabolmic and proteomic characterization of biofilm formation by staphylococcus aureus | Three years | 23,60,000.00 |
11 | SERB, New Delhi | Cardio-protective effect of garlic: Role of nitric oxide and mitochondrial biogenesis | Three years | 32,43,600.00 |
12 | IUSSTF, New Delhi | US-India consortium for development of sustainable advanced lignocellulosic biofuel systems | Five years | 12,88,86,000.00 |
13 | SERB, New Delhi | Development of novel gold-catalysed carbon-carbon bond forming reactions and rearrangements | Three years | 16,36,000.00 |
14 | UKIERI, UK | Nanomedicine-An anglo indian venture | Three years | 20,45,000.00 |
15 | DST, New Delhi | Antitubercular activity of benzothiadiazine-DST | Three years | 21,67,800.00 |
16 | UKIERI, Imperial College London, UK | UKIERI Award-UK | Three years | 28,21,923.00 |
17 | ICAR/NAIP, New Delhi. | Bio-ethanol production from sweet sorghum-ICAR/NAIP | Four years | 95,79,000.00 |
18 | DBT, New Delhi | Lignocellulosic feedstocks-DBT(UDSC/OU/IIT/IICT) | Two years | 25,43,000.00 |
19 | DBT, New Delhi | New Hybrids - DBT | Three years | 27,33,000.00 |
20 | DBT, New Delhi | Pre-Biotechnology Process generator-DBT | Three years | 2,10,30,111.00 |
21 | DST, New Delhi | Enzyme mediated resolutions-DST | Four years | 20,65,000.00 |
22 | Marubeni Chemix, Japan | Synthesis of dendrimers-Marubeni | One month | 2,16,000.00 |
23 | DST/South Africa collaboration | Biocatalytic and combinatorial approaches-DST | Three years | 13,36,000.00 |
Project duration: Aug 2024 – Aug 2027
Amount sanctioned: ₹ 49 lakhs
Funding Agency: BRNS
Project duration: May 2024 – May 2027
Amount sanctioned: ₹ 184 lakhs
Funding Agency: ICMR
Project duration: Oct 2023 – Sep 2025
Amount sanctioned: ₹ 30 lakhs
Funding Agency: CDRF - BITS Pilani
Project duration: Sep. 2023 – Aug. 2026
Amount sanctioned: ₹ 34.52 lakhs
Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, - CRG, New Delhi
Project duration: Sep. 2023 – Aug. 2026
Amount sanctioned: ₹ 36.56 lakhs
Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, - CRG, New Delhi
Project duration: Apr. 2022 – Mar. 2025
Amount sanctioned: ₹19.2 lakhs
Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
Project duration: Apr. 2018 – Mar. 2021
Amount sanctioned: ₹ 60 lakhs
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi
Project duration: Jan. 2014 – Dec. 2017
Amount sanctioned: ₹ 22 lakhs
Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, SERB New Delhi
Project duration: Nov.2012 – Oct.2015
Amount sanctioned: ₹ 21.44 lakhs
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi
Project duration: Apr. 2011 – Mar.2014
Amount sanctioned: ₹ 6.44 lakhs
Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi
Project duration: Jul. 2010 – Aug. 2013
Amount sanctioned: ₹ 18.28 lakhs
Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, Fast Track Scheme, New Delhi
Project duration: Jan. 2005 – Dec. 2007
Amount sanctioned: ₹ 4.94 lakhs
Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi
Date of Submission: 30 Jul 2024
Amount Estimated: ₹ 74 lakhs
Funding Agency: DST Indo – Italy Bilateral grant
Date of Submission: 12 Mar 2024
Amount Estimated: ₹ 81 lakhs
Funding Agency: ICMR - Investigator-Initiated Research Proposals -Small Grant
Before Joining BITS:
2023-2025 Principle Investigator PRODUTECH R3: Sensors for mixed exhaust gas characterization, Govt. PRR Portugal Funding: Total Budget: € 277,789.28
2023-2025 Principle Investigator VIAFOOD: Printed smart packaging for food industries, Govt. PRR Portugal Funding: Total Budget: € 84,999.00
2023-2024 Co-investigator GOLDMINE: Bacteriophage Cocktail-Loaded Dissolving Microneedles, Industrial Funding: TECHNOPHAGE, Total Budget: € 60,200.23
2021-203 Principle Investigator SORTABLE: Sustainable Sensor Portfolio for Wearable Applications, Funding Agency: INL-Portugal – Bar Ilan's Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA)- Israel: Collaborative project, Total Budget: € 30,000.00 (INL budget: € 15,000.00)
2021-2022 Co-investigator Tunable ionization-based multi-gas detector platform for environmental, medical, and industrial applications, Funding Agency: Global Faculty Research, UT Austin-USA Total Budget: $ 10,000.00 (in US dollars)
S. NO |
Title |
Funding Agency |
As PI /Co-P1 |
Amount (Lakhs) |
Duration & Status |
1 |
Reduction of coke deposition of Vajravega fuel |
DRDL (DRDO) |
PI |
40.4 |
completed (Sept-2022 – Mar-2024)
|
2 |
Production of fuels and aromatics from lignocellulosic biomass: An integrated bio-refinery Approach |
DBT |
Co-PI |
29.9 |
3 ongoing |
3 |
Development of Endothermic Fuel for Supersonic Vehicle Applications |
DST-SERB |
PI |
42.3 |
completed (Jan-2021 – Feb-24) |
4 |
Cracking of hydrocarbon fuel for a possible heat sink application |
DRDL (DRDO) |
PI |
40.6 |
completed (Sept-2018 – Mar-21) |
5 |
Studies on CO2 capture from flue gases using regenerable solid adsorbents |
CSIR |
PI |
23.8 |
completed (Oct-2015-Sept-18) |
6 |
Development of synthetic resin product |
DST- SERB |
PI |
22 |
completed (July-2013-July-16) |
7 |
Development of adsorbent for CO2 sequestering |
BITS Pilani |
PI |
2 |
completed (July 2012-July-14) |
8 |
Development of Resin |
Suparna Chemicals |
Co-I |
4 |
completed (2006-07) |
Consultancy for Implementation of Artificial Intelligence use-cases in Yard Operations and Onboard Ship Operations.
Principal Investigator
Ramprasad S. Joshi
Project Type
Knowledge Partnership
Agency
Goa Shipyard Ltd., GOA INDIA
Amount Sanctioned
Rs. 26.00 Lakh
[2018-2020, Completed]
"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world." Louis Pasteur
By training, I am a Theoretical Physicist and my interest ranges from small-scale high-energy and quantum physics to large-scale gravitational physics. I work in the areas of High Energy Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology. Looking for the signature of new physics in high energy particle interactions at colliderand astrophysical laboratories and finding answers to some pressing issues of early universe cosmology, e.g. inflationary expansion, non-singular bouncing, and emergent cosmology, primordial gravitational waves interests me. In particular, I am interested in
My research interests: I work in the area of High Energy Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology. In particular, I am interested in BSM physics - astrophysical and collider signature of dark matter and dark energy.
Title: Probing the (P)Reheating Epochs of the Early Universe by Gravitational Waves in Inflationary
Models
PI: Dr. Prasanta Kumar Das and Co-PI: Dr. Selvaganapathy J (NIT Bhopal)
Project Ref. No.: CRG/2023/008877
Funding agency: Core Research Grant(CRG), SERB, Govt. of India
Project duration: 30th January 2024 (Letter of Approval is received)
Sponsored Projects: Completed/Ongoing/Approved or Sanctioned
1) Title: Assessing the farmers’ participation and challenges in linking Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandi markets by e-national agricultural market (e-NAM): Evidence from the state of Goa.
Funding Agency: NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development)
Duration: One year (2023- 2024)
Role: Principal Investigator
2) Title: Impact of E- National Agriculture Market ( e- NAM) on the Farmers from Goa and Maharashtra
Funding Agency: ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi)
Duration: Two years (2022- 2024)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Project 1: Deciphering the epigenetic determinants of acquired cancer drug resistance
Title: Design of MOFs for separation of gas/vapor mixtures and CO2 conversion.
Amount: 41 Lakhs INR (48k USD).
Investigators: Himanshu Aggarwal (PI). Duration: 3 years, Feb 2023 – March 2026.
Title: Porous materials for simple, rapid, non-invasive, and low-cost colorimetric detection of modified nucleoside-based urinary biomarkers for cancer and diabetes.
Amount: 20 Lakhs INR (24k USD).
Investigators: Himanshu Aggarwal (PI). Duration: 2 years, Sept 2023 – March 2025.
Title: Synthesis of highly stable Zr-based mixed-linker metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for humidity control and gas separation.
Amount: 22 Lakhs INR (27k USD).
Investigators: Himanshu Aggarwal (PI). Duration: 2 years, Jan 2020 – March 2022.
Title: MOF based humidity sensors.
Amount: 4 Lakhs INR (5k USD).
Investigators: Himanshu Aggarwal (PI). Duration: 3 years, Sept 2021-Sept 2024.
Title: Design of highly stable fluorescent metal-organic frameworks for iodine capture.
Amount: 10 Lakhs INR (12k USD).
Investigators: Himanshu Aggarwal (PI). Duration: 2 years, Sept 2019 – Sept 2021.
Title: Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks for indoor humidity control.
Amount: 2 Lakhs INR (3k USD).
Investigators: Himanshu Aggarwal (PI). Duration: 2 years, Jan 2019 – Jan 2021.
Research Areas of Interest:
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Incubation:
Sponsored Projects:
Recently Completed Project:
Completed Projects (2012 to current):
Research projects undertaken previously (prior to 2012) as Co-PI which were sponsored by industries:
KEY AREAS OF RESEARCH
Novel Synthesis of Inorganic and Solid State Materials, Characterization, Structure-Properties Correlations and Investigation on their Potential Applications
Selected Topics of Interest:
[Sponsored Research Projects]
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Status: Completed (2)
[Name of Research Scholars as Project Staff(JRF/SRF/PA(II))]
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ramesh Adusumalli
Co-Investigators: Dr. Mithun Mondal
Cost & Duration: 24.9 lakhs & 20 months (Apr. 2019 - Dec. 2020)
Sponsor: Advanced system laboratory (DRDO ASL)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mithun Mondal
Cost & Duration: 8 lakhs & 24 months (2019 - 2021)
Sponsor: Additional Competitive Research Grant (ACRG), BITS Pilani
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mithun Mondal
Cost & Duration: 2 lakhs & 24 months (2017 - 2019)
Sponsor: Research initial grant (RIG), BITS Pilani
Project 1
Title: Assessing Game-Engagement in A Video Game Designed for Senior Citizens in Goa (Ongoing)
Principal Investigators: Rayson K. Alex and Reena Cheruvalath
Funding Agency: Cross-disciplinary Research Funding, BITS Pilani
Amount: 20 lakhs
Duration: July 2024 to July 2026
Project 2
Title: English Translation of Two Literary Works in Malayalam, Haritha Niroopanam Malayalathil (Ecocriticism in Malayalam) and Aa Aa Aanakkathakal (Those Elephant Stories) (Project Completed)
Principal Investigator: Rayson K. Alex
Funding Agency: Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (USA)
Amount: USD 1000
Duration: December 2018-2020
Remark: The first book that is translated, titled, Ecocriticism in Malayalam is contracted with Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, and the second book will be published by the original publisher of the book, Green Books, Kerala.
Project 3
Title: Socio-Economic Mapping of the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary at Chorao, Goa (Project Completed)
Principal Investigators: Rayson K. Alex & Solano Da Silva
Funding Agency: German Development Corporation and Goa Forest Department (2016)
Amount: 2 lakhs
Project 4
Title: Development and Demonstration of Two Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems
Principal Investigator: Dr. Srikanth Mutnuri, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
Co-PI: Rayson K. Alex
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani
Amount: 30 Lakhs
Project 5
Title: ePathshala (e-Content Development for PG Subjects - English)
Ref. No. 1-9/2013 (Project Completed)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tutun Mukherjee (Professor, Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad)
Funding Agency: MHRD-UGC (March 2014)
Amount: Rs.20,000
I was commissioned to create a detailed study material for the module titled “Media and Popular Culture” and “Postcolonial Theory.” The project is completed and submitted
Project 6
Title: Collection of Oral Literature of Mudugar and Kurumbar in Attappady, Palakkad District, Kerala (Project Completed)
Sponsoring Agency: World Oral Literature Project, University of Cambridge
Duration: March 2010 to March 2011
Amount: 4.5 Lakhs
Project 7
Title: Fieldwork for creating an audio dictionary of Mudugar
Sponsoring Agency: Firebird Foundation for Anthropology, USA (Project Completed)
Duration: 1.5 years (March 2011 - March 2013)
Amount: 4.5 Lakhs
Completed
• Hareesh A. G. (PI). 2021. The Ontology of Space: A Philo-Linguistic Analysis of the Construction of Sentence Meaning and the Corresponding Mental Phenomena. Research Initiation Grant (RIG), BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus.
Ongoing
• Hareesh A. G. (PI). 2023. 'A Safe and Healthy Working Environment is A Fundamental Principle and Right at Work': A Study on How Collective Understanding of Occupational Health and Safety Improves the Employer-Employee Relationship, Labour Productivity, and Economic Development. Sreeja Electricals, Verna – Goa.
• Hareesh A. G. (Co-PI/On Invitation). 2023. Public Humanities and Pedagogy in the Global South: Challenges and Directions. SPARC (GoI). Amount: 47 Lakhs.
• Hareesh A. G. (As Co-PI). 2023. Teacher-Student Eye Contacts in the Classroom and Students’ Academic Performance and Teachers Work Satisfaction: A Case Study Among Engineering and Science Undergraduates and Teachers. Teaching Learning Center – BITS Pilani. Amount. 1.97 Lakhs. (Minor study)
Proposal Submitted
• Hareesh A. G. (PI). 2022. Meaning Making Mechanism in Visually Impaired Students: A Philosophical Analysis of the Role of ‘Space’ in Braille Script. University Grants Commission (UGC).
• Hareesh A. G. (Co-PI). 2023. Ageing and Wellbeing in Rural Area of Goa: Reimagining Elder Care in a Changing Landscape. SPJIMR Regunath Research Fellowship. PI: Nilanjana Goswami.
• Hareesh A. G. (Co-PI). 2023. Teacher-Student Eye Contacts in the Classroom and
Students’ Academic Performance and Teachers Work Satisfaction: A Case Study Among Engineering and Science Undergraduates and Teachers. SERB-SURE. PI: Reena Cheruvalath.
Principal Investigator, (2023), Teacher-student eye contacts and students’ academic performance and Teachers Job Satisfaction: A Case study among engineering and Science undergraduates and Teachers, Duration: 1 year, Amount: 1, 97, 500, Agency: TLC, BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa (Ongoing).
Co-investigator, (2024), Assessing Game-Engagement in A Video Game Designed for Senior Citizens, Amount: 20 Lakh, Duration: 3 years, PI: Rayson K Alex, Agency CDRF, BITS Pilani (Ongoing)
Principal Investigator, (2023). ‘Evaluation’ as a teaching method: A new pedagogical model to improve knowledge and critical thinking among students National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Duration: 12 months, Amount: 3,88,000. (Completed).
Co-investigator, (2019). JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science), Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research on 'Language, Culture and Critical Thinking: The possibilities of measuring objectives with task,' 2019 (Completed).
Principal Investigator, Comparison of Academic Performance, Classroom Interaction and college students’ Feedback between Tele-presence and On-campus Students, Duration: 1 year, 2017, Agency: Teaching Learning Centre (TLC), BITS Pilani Goa, India, 2017 (Completed)
Consultancy: Co-PI, ‘Access the difficulty level assignment process using Bloom's taxonomy,’ Amount: Rs. 5 87, 640, Sixth Sense & AGH Advisors. (Completed)
Funding Agency: Naval Research Board (Panel: Hydrodynamics)
Period: 11-10-2023 to 10-10-2026 (Three year)
Grant Sanctioned: INR 39.21 Lakhs
Funding Agency: Research & Utilization Division, Goa Forest Department
Period: 20-01-2023 to 19-01-2024 (One year)
Grant Sanctioned: INR 4.0 Lakhs
Funding Agency: Research & Utilization Division, Goa Forest Department
Period: 05-01-2021 to 04-01-2022 (One year)
Grant Sanctioned: INR 5.0 Lakhs
Funding Agency: Aeronautics Research Development Board (Panel: Aerodynamics)
Period: 20-09-2019 to 19-05-2022 (Two years and eight months)
Grant Sanctioned: INR 23.01 Lakhs
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani
Scheme: Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF)
Period: 17-07-2024 to 16-07-2026 (Two years)
Grant Sanctioned: INR 20 Lakhs
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani
Scheme: Student Program for Advancing Research, Knowledge, and Entrepreneurship (SPARKLE)
Period: 04-12-2023 to 03-12-2025 (Two years)
Grant Sanctioned: INR 2 Lakhs
Funding Agency: Centre of Research Excellence in waste, Water and Energy management – BITS Pilani
Period: 17-02-2014 to 16-02-2017 (Three years)
Grant Sanctioned: INR 39 Lakhs
1) Research Initiation Grant (RIG): BITS- Pilani Hyderabad Campus (Duration: 2016-2018) - Project Title: “Strategies for Thermal-Aware Application-Specific and Reconfigurable Network-on-Chip Design". (2 lakhs) Role:PI, Status: Completed
2) Early Career Research Award (DST - SERB): (Duration: 2017-2020)- Project Title: "Strategies for Fault-Tolerant Network-on-Chip Design" Role:PI - Project ID: ECR/2016/001389 (Co - PI: Prof. S. K. Sahoo, BITS Hyderabad and Dr. Vasantha M. H., NIT Goa) (25.93 lakhs) Status: Completed
3) Indo-Austria Scientific and Technological Cooperation between WTZ (Austria) and DST (India): (Duration: 2018-2020) - Project Title: "Development of Methodologies for Self-Aware Network-on-Chip Design", Role: Indian PI, Austrian PI: Prof. Axel Jantsch(TU Wien), Status: Completed
4) Norwegian Research Council: (Duration: 2019-2022) - Project Title: "Indo-Norwegian collaboration in Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems", Role: One of Indian PIs (Others are from IISc, IITH, IIITH), Norwegian PI: Prof. Lingareddi C (UiA, Norway) (5620000 krones), Status: On-going
5) MHRD- Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC): (Duration: 2022-2024) - Project Title: "Network-on-Chip Design and Optimization for RISC-V based architectures", Role: PI, Foreign PI: Prof. Sri Parameswaran, University of Sydney, (35,99,350 INR), Status: On-going
Project Title: Development of a Resonant Glucose Sensor Prototype Using Smart Hydrogels and/or Polymers.
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India (DBT).
Duration: January 2024–June 2025
Project Total cost: Rs. 14.5 lakhs
Funding Agency: DST & BITS Pilani
Period: 03-05-2024 to 02-05-2029 (Five years)
Grant Sanctioned: INR 118 Lakhs
Funding Agency: DST& BITS Pilani
Period: 29-08-2012 to 28-08-2017 (Five years)
Grant Sanctioned: INR 25 Lakhs
To be updated.
Completed Projects
Project Title: “Fully Integrated Smartphone and IoT enabled Microfluidic Sensor for Real Time quantification of Soil Macro
nutrients, Conductivity and pH”
Role: Co-PI
Sponsoring Agency: DST AGRO
Duration: 2 years
Role: Principal investigator
Sponsoring Agency: BITS RIG
Duration: 2 years
Ongoing Projects
Role: Principal investigator
Sponsoring Agency: DST SERB Power grant
Duration: 3 years
Start date: July 2021
2. Project Title: “Design and Development of System on Chip for Multiplexed Biomarker Detection"
Role: Principal investigator
Sponsoring Agency: Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) India Research program (IRP) 2022
Duration: 3 years
Start date: December 2022
3. Project Title: " Sweden- India Collaboration in Higher Education and Energy Research (CHEER)"
Role: Co-PI
Sponsoring Agency: Swedish foundation for international corporation for research (STINT)
Duration: 2 years
Start date: Jan 2023
4. Project Title: "Design and Development of a Semiconductor Based Photocatalytic Fuel Cell for Air Purification and Simultaneous
Electricity Generation to Power IoT Enabled Sensor Nodes"
Role: Investigator
Sponsoring Agency: CREST (BITS)
Duration: 2 years
Start date: October 2023
5. Project Title: “Design and Development of a Spherical Surveillance Robot”
Role: Principal investigator
Sponsoring Agency: SPARKLE (BITS)
Duration: 2 years
Start date: October 2023
6. Project Title: “Structural Health Monitoring of Asphalt Pavements using Digital Twin Information”
Role: Collaborator
Sponsoring Agency: CDRF (BITS)
Duration: 2 years
Start date: June 2024
Ongoing Project:
EXTERNAL PROJECTS- 2 (1 Ongoing, 1 Completed)
Funding Agency: DST, New Delhi, India
Duration: 2013-2016 Budget: Rs. 25 lakhs
Funding Agency: BITS-Pilani, Pilani campus, India
Duration: 2011-2013 Budget: Rs. 2 lakhs
To be updated.
Collaborative Research Efforts:
Presently, our research lab is working towards understanding of biochemical targets and mechanisms in metabolic disorders, with the goal of better management of diseases, through pharmacological and nutritional approaches. We utilize cell culture models, biochemical and molecular assays, and suitable computational tools to this end. Synthetic molecules / drugs and natural products are being evaluated for their pharmacological efficacy in treating metabolic disorders, in collaboration with faculty colleagues Prof. Pankaj K Sharma (Dept. of Biological Sciences) and Prof. S Murugesan (Dept of Pharmacy), BITS Pilani.
Collaborating with Prof. Navneet Gupta (Dept. of EEE) for developing microwave-imaging based technology for early cancer diagnosis. With Dr. Udit N Pal at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, we are testing and exploring biomedical applications of cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet source, with initial leads on wound healing.
The research collaboration since 2005 with Dr. S. Krishnakumar (Department of Ocular Pathology), Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya (Chennai) involved the evaluation of molecular targets for diagnosis and therapy of retinoblastoma (a pediatric ocular cancer).The potential of fatty acid synthase (FASN) as a clinical target in retinoblastoma was evaluated using biochemical and molecular assays in primary tumor tissues and cultured cells, and bioinformatics techniques.
Since 2010, in collaboration with Dr. Padma Murali (Dept. of Mathematics, BITS Pilani), we have been developing bio-mathematical models to assess the disease burden imposed by key risk factors (co-morbidities) in the development of cardiovascular disease.
Another collaborative research effort has been with Dr. M. Surianarayanan's lab ( Senior Principal Scientist, Cell for Industrial Safety & Risk Analysis, Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI) ), Chennai, in the areas of biochemical engineering for bioremediation and industrial bioprocesses. We also explored the biomedical applications of ionic liquids, as green solvents.
Research Funding from:
Indian Council of Medical Research [ICMR] : 2 projects completed, 1 on-going
Dept of Biotechnology [DBT], Govt of India : 2 projects completed, 1 on-going
University Grants Commission [UGC] : 1 project completed
CDRF, BITS Pilani : 1 on-going
[cross-disciplinary research framework ]
1. "In-silico Characterization of Non-native Structural Ensembles of Small Proteins and Peptides and Its Implication on Protein Folding and Misfolding Processes" --- Funded by DST (2007-2010)
In brief: In this collaborative project with Prof. AK. Das, we will employ synthetic biology approaches to study protein-protein interactions at the cell surface
1. Ongoing and Approved
1.1 Key Grants
1. Competitive Research Grant, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) (2020-2023) (PI) “Enhancer of Zeste Homolog-2 role in Glomerular Endothelial Dysfunction during Diabetic Nephropathy”. (Total Cost: 33.5 lakhs)
2. Competitive Research Grant, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) (2021-2024) (Co-PI) “Rapid, low cost fluorescent AIE-based detection of renal dysfunction from urine samples and fabrication of portable and real time device”. (Total Cost: 80 lakhs)
3. Strategic Research Project, BITS BioCyTiH Foundation (2022-2024) (PI) “Development of detection system of pre-validated salivary biomarkers to determine the stages and type of cardiovascular disease”. (Total Cost: 24.46 lakhs)
4. Core Research Grant, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (PI). Exploring epigenetic regulation of Shelterin proteins and their role in Cardiovascular Diseases. (Approved, 2023)
1.2 Other Grants
1. Extramural Research Grant, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2021-2024) (Co-PI). “Targeting chromatin modifiers- Jumonji Histone Demethylases in tumor cells surviving acute drug stress: an in vitro and in vivo study”. (Total Cost: 44.14 lakhs)
2. Extramural Research Grant, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2021-2024) (Co-PI). “Design and synthesis of inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis sigma factor-RNAP protein-protein interaction as potential antimycobacterial agents”. (Total Cost: 52.86 lakhs)
3. Core Research Grant, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2021-2024) (Co-PI). ““Neuronal” regulation of tumor cell migration- understanding the role of semaphorins in tumor cells undergoing EMT and subjected to differential flow dynamics”. (Total Cost: 54 lakhs).
4. Grant-in-Aid, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2023-2026) (Co-PI). “Identification and characterization of novel long non-coding RNAs in AKI-to-CKD transition using CRISP/Cas9-based epigenome editing: Revealing the potential of the long non-coding RNAs as a biomarker and therapeutic strategy”. (Total Cost: 41 lakhs).
1.3 Cross-disciplinary Infrastructure Grants
1. DBT-Boost to University Interdisciplinary Life Science Departments for Education and Research Programme, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India (2021-2026) (PI). "DBT-BUILDER -University of Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani Campus Interdisciplinary Life Science Programme for Advanced Research and Education in Epigenetics and Genome editing". (Total Cost: 9.01 Cr)
2. Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE), sponsored by Department of Science & Technology (DST)-PURSE, Govt. of India (2021-2025) (Co-PI). “2D materials based sensor systems for rapid diagnosis of human diseases through analysis of exhaled breath”, (Total Cost: 11 Cr)
2. Completed
1. BITS, Research Initiation Grant (2017-2019) (PI). "Studying the epigenetic of high glucose mediated endothelial dysfunction during diabetic nephropathy". (Total Cost: 2 lakhs)
2. BITS, Additional Competitive Research Grant (2018-2020) (PI). " Understanding the role of long non coding RNA in glomerular endothelial cell dysfunction during diabetic nephropathy." (Total Cost: 8.5 lakhs)
3. Early Career Research Award-Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2019-2022) (PI). "Epigenetics of Endothelial Dysfunction during Cardiovascular Disease". (Total Cost: 45 lakhs).
4. Competitive Research Grant, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) (2019-2022) (Co-PI). " Development of 1-D nanomaterials based selective sensor system for non-invasive detection of complications of diabetes mellitus and asthama by breath analysis technique". (Total Cost: 46.5 lakhs)
5. Extramural Research Grant, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2019-2022) (PI). “Studying the Efficacy of ADAM Inhibitors in Treating Diabetic Nephropathy”. (Total Cost: 33 lakhs)
6. Grants in Aid, Life Sciences Research Board (LSRB) of Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) (2019-2022) (Co-PI). "High altitude-hypoxia mediates thrombosis in soldiers; modulation of autophagy as a strategy to combat high altitude-hypoxia induced thrombosis”. (Total Cost: 42.36 lakhs)
7. Extramural Research Grant, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2019-2022) (Co-I). “Antisense, Sense and Epigenetics in Severe Malaria”. (Cost: 142.5 lakhs)
8. Extramural Research Grant, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2019-2022) (Co-PI). “Repurposing of CNS accumulating drugs as autophagy modulators for potential treatment against glioblastoma: an in-silico, in-vitro and in-vivo study.” (Total Cost: 33.5 lakhs)
9. National Supercomputing Mission, Department of Science and Technology (DST-NSM) (2021-2023) (Co-PI) In silico genome wide prediction of human gut microbiota derived microRNA and exploring their association with altered gene expression in host cells during cancer and cardiovascular diseases". (Total Cost: 20.41 lakhs)
To be updated.
1. Title: Elucidating TCP interactome for directed modification of plant architecture and stress tolerance.
My Role: PI
Funded by DBT, Govt. of India (with Ramalingaswami Fellowship)
Status: Completed
2. Title: Transcriptome profiling during stem elongation in rice
My Role: PI
Funded through University of Potential Excellence funding to JNU by UGC
Status: Completed
3. Title: Whole genome transcriptomic analysis to identify key genes regulating sugar accumulation during drought stress in sweet sorghum
My Role: Co-PI
Funded by DST-SERB (ECR)
Status: Completed
4. Title: Characterization of transcriptional dynamics during male and female reproductive organ development in Sorghum
My Role: PI
Funded by DST-SERB (ECR)
Status: Completed
5. Title: Identification of key microRNA-target modules and genes involved in the determination of grain weight and micronutrient content in Sorghum bicolor using small RNA and transcriptome profiling
My Role: Co-PI
Funded by DST-SERB (CRG)
Status: Ongoing
6. Title: Identification and characterization of male meiocyte-specific promoters to facilitate germline-specific engineering in sorghum.
My Role: PI
Funded by DST-SERB (CRG)
Status: Ongoing
Funding body : BITS Pilani
Sponsored Projects
Sanctioned Projects:
Ongoing Projects:
Completed:
1. Research Initiation Grant (INR 2,00,000)
To be updated.
Government Funded
Industry Funded
Title of the research proposal |
Amount | Funding agency |
Duration |
An extensive computational development of multi-reference coupled-cluster methods for electronic structure investigations of big molecules
|
22.4 lakhs |
DST, New Delhi
|
May 21, 2012-August 20-2015 |
2. Title: Security Evaluation and Development of Malicious Client Handling System in Federated Setting using API
3. Title: Text-to-Model transformation of Big Data Programs to support Graphical Debugging
Prerequisites:
1) Theory of Computation (CS F351) course.
2) Solve the following problem:
Consider a restricted model of a Deterministic Turing Machine (we call it DTM(1, 1)) which works in two phases. In the first phase, DTM(1, 1) continuously moves to the right, possibly scanning the cells, overwriting the cells, and changing states according to its transition function like a normal DTM, until it reaches the end of its input. Now phase 2 starts in which DTM(1, 1) continuously moves to the left, possibly scanning the cells, overwriting the cells, and changing states according to its transition function like a normal DTM, until it reaches the start of its input. Prove or disprove:
The set of languages accepted by DTM(1, 1) is exactly the set of Regular languages.
References:
[1] J. E. Pin, Open Problems About Regular Languages, 35 Years Later, The Role of Theory in Computer Science, 153--175 (2017).
This project is a joint work with Prof. Kamal Sheel Mishra of School of Management Sciences, Varanasi.
Prerequisites:
1) Data Structures and Algorithms (CS F211) course.
2) Correct implementation of the ``Optimal Clustering Algorithm'' as given in Chapter 5 of the following Thesis:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YdAIFvKe9iIY4sEo95iHykB1ULuhGHEB/view?usp=sharing
References:
[1] K.S. Mishra, A.K. Tripathi, ``Task Scheduling of a Distributed Computing Software in the Presence of Faults'', International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 - 8887) Volume 72 - No. 13, June 2013.
https://research.ijcaonline.org/volume72/number13/pxc3888925.pdf
[2] K.S. Mishra, A.K. Tripathi, Task Scheduling of Special Types of Distributed Software in the Presence of Communication and Computation Faults, International Journal Of Engineering And Computer Science, ISSN:2319-7242, Volume 3, Issue 10, October,2014, Page No.8752-8764.
Project Title | Framework for Implementation of Multi-agent Robotic Systems, Year 2010 |
Agency | Center for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR), DRDO, Government of India |
Grant Received | Rs. 9.5 Lakh |
My Role | Research Personnel |
Status | Completed |
Project Title | Multi-agent based Indoor Exploration with Miniature Robots, Year 2015 |
Agency | Center for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR), DRDO, Government of India |
Grant Received | Rs. 20 Lakh |
My Role | Co PI (Principal Investigator) |
Status | Completed |
Project Title | Design and Development of Efficient Distributed Algorithms for Multi-Robot Systems for Performing Online Terrain Coverage Task, Year 2017 |
Agency | Research Initiation Grant, BITS Pilani |
Grant Received | Rs. 2.0 Lakh |
My Role | PI (Principal Investigator) |
Status | Completed |
Project Title | Exploiting background information for efficient coordination of Multi-Robot Systems dispatched for service delivery in an indoor environment, Year 2018 |
Agency | Additional Competitive Research Grant, BITS Pilani |
Grant Received | Rs. 8.0 Lakh |
My Role | PI (Principal Investigator) |
Status | Completed |
Funded Projects: [# 1, 2, 3: BITS Grant; # 4, 5, 6, 7: Grant through Sponsored Projects; # 8: Grant through Research-Consultancy Projects]
7) SERB-CRG grant File Number: CRG/2022/005809 has been approved for the project entitled as "An Experimental and CFD-DEM Study of Spouted Fluidized Bed Heat Exchanger for Non-spherical Particles (Rs. 22.24 Lakhs [proposed] with 1 JRF/SRF) for 3 years.
[Approved on 30th January 2023, started from 1st March 2023 for 3 years As a Co-PI]
6) As HoD, involved in providing consultancy to conduct the lab sessions for UG students for various laboratories during 23rd to 27th May 2022 for NIT Goa at BITS Goa campus (for which NIT paid around Rs. 1.62 Lakhs to BITS), several COVID based small projects such as development and manufacturing of Sanitizer stands, Sanitizing machine for bags etc, and other small projects such as material testing on teeth material provided by dental student, material provided by IFB India etc.
[Completed in AY 2019- 2020, AY 2020-21, AY 2021-22]
5) As HoD, I took initiative to to participate in BMW's skill next competition 2018. Received BMW Twin Power Turbo inline 4 Cylinder Diesel Engine with 8 Speed Steptronic Automatic Transmission System, Sponsored by: BMW (industry sponsored under BMW Skill Next Competition), Rs. 25 Lakhs in September 2018.
[Completed as PI -2018 as HoD]
4) DST-SERB grant has been sanctioned to develop the experimental facility at BITS Pilani - K K Birla Goa Campus. Received Grant from DST Govt. of India (Rs. 27.66 Lakhs) for 3 years, completed in February 2019. One JRF/SRF position also has been sanctioned. Project entitled as "Computational and Experimental Investigations on Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Two Phase Flow in Atmospheric Circulating Fluidized Bed Heat Exchanger with Novel Designs of Distributor Plate".
[Completed as PI - 2019]
3) OPERA Award by BITS Pilani (with worth Rs. 8.28 Lakhs for Research) in January 2015 and in May 2017.
[Completed as PI -2019]
2) ACG: Received BITS Additional Competitive Research Grant (Rs. 2.50 Lakhs) for 2 years on 4th August 2015 to perform the research work for the project entitled "Effect of Novel Design of Cyclone Separator on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed Heat Exchanger". (High Speed Computational Facility has been purchased).
[Completed as PI - 2017]
1) RIG: BITS Research Initiation Grant (Rs. 2 Lakhs), for 2 years [04/03/2014 to 03/03/2016].
"Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis of Two Phase Flow in Circulating Fluidized Bed".
[Completed as PI - 2016]
(1) Fluidized Bed Laboratory (Heat exchanger),
(2) I C Engines Laboratory
(3) Microchannel and NanoFluid engg. Laboratory
(4) Solar Drying Laboratory
Multiphase Flow Laboratory has been developed to study the fluid dynamics and heat transfer characteristics of Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) Boiler (heat exchanger) and of various micro-channels using nano-fluids.
Research Engine Set-up for Internal Combustion Engines
All required euipment to do deep research have been purchased. Equipment such as High Speed Camera, Thermal Image Camera, Data Acquisition System with NI Labview Software, Pressure and Temperature Sensors, Blower, Compressor (15 bar capacity), Cooling Tower, High Speed Computational Facility (Two Servers) for CFD Simulation work using Ansys, Mathematica, coding work using C programing language. CFB heat exchanger set-up and micro-channel test rig have been designed and developed. Some of the photographs of the laboratory are as below.
To be updated.
S No |
Title of the Project |
Funding Agency |
Participation |
Amount (Lakhs) |
Duration |
Status |
1 |
Integrated approach for the efficient removal and recovery of heavy metal catalyst (Zinc) used in viscos fiber industries |
BITS, Pilani and ABSTCPL, Mumbai |
Co-Investigator |
49.42 |
2.5 Years (2018-2020) |
Completed |
2 |
Process development for bio-mitigation of flue gases (CO2, SOx, and NOx) using chemolithotrophs and production of value-added products" |
DST |
Co-Investigator |
31.61 |
3 Years (2019-2022) |
Completed |
3 |
Zinc Recovery from Industrial Waste using Bioleaching |
BITS |
Principal Investigator |
34.5 |
3 Years (2014 – 2017)
|
Completed |
4 |
Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater Streams using Nanoparticles as adsorbents |
DST |
Principal Investigator |
21.47 |
3 Years (2013 – 2017)
|
Completed |
5 |
Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater using Biofiltration |
UGC |
Co-Investigator |
5.50 |
3 Years (2012 – 2015)
|
Completed |
6 |
Modeling and Simulation of Viscose Flow through Jetpack Assembly |
Birla Cellulosic, Kharach |
Co-Investigator |
5.52 |
1 Year (2012 – 2013)
|
Completed |
7 |
National Mission Project on Education through ICT: Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes (Process Design Decisions), intellectual calibers and research in e-learning Anchored by IIT-Kharagpur |
MHRD |
Co-Developer |
2.00 |
1 Year (2009 – 2010)
|
Completed |
8 |
Studies on Adsorption Process for the Removal of Metal Ions from Waste Water and Volatile Organic Compounds from Air by using Suitable Adsorbents |
UGC |
Co-Investigator |
7.11 |
3 Years (2007-2010)
|
Completed |
As PI:
As PI:
As Co-PI:
To be updated.
Sr. No. |
Project Title |
Funding Agency (Scheme) |
Amount |
Role |
Start Date |
End Date |
1. |
Approximate Solution to the Unsolved isoperimetric Problem |
BITS Pilani (RIG) |
₹ 1,00,000 |
PI |
Dec, 2019 |
Dec, 2021 |
2. |
Cellular Shape Sensing on the Micron Scale |
BITS Pilani (ACRG) |
₹ 4,00,000 |
PI |
Jan, 2021 |
Jan, 2023 |
3. |
Mechanical Design using AI |
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development, India (MBRDI) |
₹ 8,00,000 |
Co-PI |
Jul, 2022 |
Apr, 2023 |
4. |
AI in Soil Management for Diversified Agriculture |
ISRO (Yukti Sanchita) |
₹ 18,53,000 |
Co-PI |
Dec, 2022 |
Dec, 2024 |
Title: " Design of miniaturised 5 GHz High Pass Filter (HPF) and study of interference due to multichip Packaging in TR module/Plank"
Title: " Studies and Multiphysics Simulation of Mode Converters for Application in Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs)"
Ongoing Research Projects
Research Projects (Completed)
Project Title |
Project Type |
Modeling and analysis of thermal management system in Fuel Cell vehicles. |
Design Project |
Control methods for thermal management in Fuel Cell vehicles. |
Study Project |
Forecasting Charging Demand of Electric Vehicles Using Time-Series Models |
Study Project |
CFD analysis on Battery Thermal Management System |
Design Project |
Exergy-based modelling approach of low temperature combustion engines (Prerequisites - Course - Engines, Motors and Mobility or Similar based on fundamentals of IC engines) |
Special Project |
Coupled Metal hydride based thermal energy storage |
Design Project |
Application for the projects is OPEN: https://forms.gle/uKFzJqeaMrrnriAaA |
(Title/Sponsoring Organization/Time-frame/Sanctioned Amount )
Project title: Drivers of Sustainability Practices in SMEs: An Exploratory Study of Small Manufacturing Firms in Rajasthan (completed)
Project Title: Understanding Impact of Social Learning Forms on Environmentally Sustainable Behavior in Children. (Completed)
Project Title: Investigation & Development of an ICT Driven MIS for Small Milk Producers (Completed)
Project Title: An Empirical Study on Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Productivity in Small and Medium Textile Enterprises of Rajasthan
Study of Fracture Behaviour of Extra Deep Drawn Steel Sheets. [Experimental and Finite Element Analysis]. Guide: Prof. Ravi Prakash. Experimental work was carried out in Applied Mechanics Department at I.I.T. Delhi under the guidance of Prof. A. N. Kumar. Partial sponsorship by Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO, Jamshedpur).
Ongoing
Completed
SERB-SRG Research Grant (Funding Agency: SERB-Govt. of India, Dec 2023 - Nov 2025) worth INR 33 Lakhs.
Additional Competitive Research Grant (ACRG) (Funding Agency: BITS Pilani, Nov 2022 - Oct 2024) worth INR 10 Lakhs.
Research Initiation Grant (RIG) (Funding Agency: BITS Pilani, 2022 - 2024) worth INR 2 Lakhs.
05.2016–09.2017 |
Research Initiation Grant of amount INR 2,00,000/- from BITS Pilani for the project entitled “Earthquake Modelling from GPS Observations in Northwest Himalaya”. |
04.2017–03.2019 |
Additional Competitive Research Grant of amount INR 8,95,000/- from BITS Pilani for the project entitled “Interseismic Coupling and Asperity Distribution in Northwest Himalaya”. |
01.2018–12.2018 |
Bilateral research project entitled “Seismic Hazard Assessment of Indian Himalayan Arc by Geodetic and Seismological Data", funded by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan; Taiwan-side PI: Dr. Kuo-En Ching and grant amount: NTD 2,00,000. |
December 2020 onwards |
PI for the project entitled “Contemporary Earthquake Potential Analysis along the Central and Nepal Himalaya”, funded by ISC ROAP and IRDR ICoE-Taipei (Taiwan) of amount 15000 USD. co-PI: Dr. Yogendra Sharma (post-doc fellow, NCKU Taiwan) |
2022-2025 |
PI for the project entitled “Nowcasting Earthquakes: Understanding the Current Level of Seismic Progression of Indian Cities”, funded by DST-SERB MATRICS research grant of amount INR 6,60,000/-. |
To be updated soon.
Ongoing/Sanctioned Projects
Sponsored Project (completed and ongoing), agency, duration and grant amount
Title |
Your Role (PI or Co-PI) |
Program/Agency |
Total Direct Cost (INR, Lakhs) |
Duration |
Improving Washing Machine hygiene by reducing release of Microplastics, reuse of greywater |
PI |
IFB Ltd |
15 Lakhs |
2024-2027 |
Textile Industry wastewater treatment by Moving bed Biofilm bioreactor and Photocatalysis |
PI |
Department of Biological Sciences |
30 lakhs (10 lakh for our Lab) |
2023-2025
|
Hybrid Non Sewered wastewater treatment system for safe discharge and reuse. |
PI |
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (DST) |
87.02 Lakhs |
2023-2026 |
“Developing a Wetland Photobioreactor Microbial Fuel Cell system for Household Wastewater Treatment” |
PI |
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (DST) DST India and WTZ Austria
|
15 Lakhs |
2023-2025 |
Combination of Constructed Vertical flow Wetlands, Microalgae Photobioreactor and Microbial Fuel Cell (KIT) for wastewater treatment in small pig production farms; under India-Portugal Joint Research Projects 2022
|
PI |
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (DST) |
30 Lakhs |
2022-2025 |
"Tracking the import of SARS CoV2 and its variants by surveillance of Airport wastewater"
|
PI |
Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)
|
40 Lakhs |
2023-2024 |
Global Sanitation Graduate School
|
PI |
IHE Delft & Bill & Melinda Gates foundation
|
318 Lakhs |
2019-2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Title |
Your Role (PI or Co-PI) |
Program/Agency |
Total Direct Cost (INR, Lakhs) |
Duration |
WASH Digital Learning Collaboration With EAWAG Switzerland
|
PI |
EAWAG Switzerland |
5.75 Lakhs |
2022-2023 |
Source Separation Toilet User Interface and wastewater Treatment –Project with EOOS Next Austria |
PI |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
|
36 lakhs
|
2023-2024 |
Wastewater based Epidemiology and Screening for Covid 19 |
PI |
DBT BIRAC and Bill & Melinda Gates foundation
|
83.29 lakhs
|
2021-2022 |
Co-digestion of STP secondary sludge with organic wastes in urban/peri-urban areas; process optimization, scale up and field demonstration |
PI |
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (DST) |
5 Lakhs |
2020-2020 |
Impact of negative factors and importance of monitoring natural wetland ecosystem |
PI |
Conservator of Forests, Jharkhand.
|
17 lakhs
|
2020-2020 |
“‘Empowered septic tank as a decentralized wastewater treatment system’ - Second Phase in collaboration with Ghent University, Belgium |
PI |
DBT BIRAC and Bill & Melinda Gates foundation
|
151.92 lakhs
|
2020-2022 |
Recovery and purification of enzymes |
PI |
Zuari foods and Farms Pvt Ltd
|
7.15 lakhs
|
2019 -2020
|
Programme of Open Studies on Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste Management” (POS-WASH) - Second Phase and sub title production |
PI |
EAWAG Switzerland
|
9 lakhs
|
2019 -2020
|
Bioleaching of Limestone and clay to remove iron and other transition elements |
PI |
ABSTCPL
|
11.8 lakhs
|
2019 -2020
|
Enzymatic pretreatment for enhancing Anaerobic Co-digestion of Sewage Sludge / Septage / Food waste / MSW for energy production |
PI |
Larsen & Toubro
|
12.39 lakhs
|
2019 -2020
|
Bioremediation and Digital Documentation Towards the Conservation of Cultural Heritage |
PI |
Department of Science & Technology, Government of India |
32.8 lakhs
|
2019- 2021
|
Demonstration of River Sal cleaning by Vertical wetlands and river bed filtration |
PI |
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
|
68.85 lakhs
|
2019 -2021
|
On site electrochemical wastewater treatment and recycling technology |
PI |
Bill & Melinda Gates foundation project in collaboration with Caltech, USA
|
27 Lakhs
|
2018 -2019 |
Developing Bioactive Compound-Enriched Functional Food Ingredients from Dillenia indica and valorization of its pomace |
PI |
DBT under North EastTwinning Program in collaboration with Assam Agricultural University
|
16 Lakhs
|
2019 -2022 |
“Network on Decentralized Grey/Waste Water Treatment & Recycling” |
PI |
Indo French CEFIPRA networking project
|
|
2018 -2020 |
Demonstration of a waste to energy by anaerobic digestion of food waste and septage |
PI |
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
|
161.6 Lakhs
|
2017-2019
|
Empowered septic tank as decentralized wastewater treatment system |
PI |
DBT BIRAC – Bill & Melinda Gates foundation
|
67 Lakhs |
2017-2019
|
Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and organic fraction of municipal solid waste for the production of biogas and concomitant use of biogas as fuel for cooking |
PI |
Centre of Research Excellence in waste, Water and Energy management – BITS Pilani
|
3 Lakhs
|
2017-2019
|
PreTreatment of Nitrogenous WasteWater using Microalgae and its Utilization for Production of Biofuel and other Value added Products |
PI |
Centre of Research Excellence in waste, Water and Energy management – BITS Pilani |
11 Llakhs
|
2017-2019
|
Development and Demonstration of two decentralized wastewater treatment plants |
PI |
Centre of Research Excellence in waste, Water and Energy management – BITS Pilani
|
31 Lakhs
|
2017-2020
|
Role of environmental toxins in kidney related diseases of Canacona Taluka, Goa – Co investigator
|
PI |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
|
2 Lakhs
|
2016-2019
|
Analysis of metabolically active bacterial species in anaerobic digesters
|
PI |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research |
17 lakhs
|
2016-2019
|
Biotransformation of phosphogypsum by sulphate reducing bacteria
|
PI |
Department of Biotechnology
|
5 Lakhs |
2015-2016 |
Biocatalytic Production of a commercial textile dye - Indigo
|
PI |
Department of Science, Technology & Environment, Goa
|
5 Lakhs |
2012-2015 |
Survey of microbial in-situ PAH degradation activity based on Southern hybridization using gene probes
|
PI |
International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society’s bursary scheme
|
0.25 Lakhs
|
2012-2012 (6 months)
|
Anaerobic Digestion of food waste in a horizontal plug flow reactor
|
PI |
University Grants Commission, Government of India.
|
11 Lakhs
|
2011-2014
|
Expression of cyclodextrin glucosyl transferase gene in hydrocarbon degrading bacteria for enhancing bioremediation
|
PI |
Department of Biotechnology |
21 Lakhs |
2011-2014
|
Genetic diversity of polyaromatic hydrocarbon degrading bacteria and their role in biodegradation
|
PI |
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India |
9.9 Lakhs
|
2011-2013
|
Experimental pilot scale horizontal plug flow reactor for anaerobic digestion of food waste
|
PI |
Goa Energy Development Agency & BITS |
10 Lakhs
|
2010 -2013 |
Cunsaltancy Project |
|
|
|
|
Pilot testing to capture performance data with commercial partner engagement for Cranfield University developed Reinvented the toilet Unit |
PI |
Cranfield University, UK and Gates Foundation |
57 lakhs |
2024 |
Generation 2 Reinvented Toilet (G2RT) third phase |
PI |
Georgia Tech, Bill and Melinda Gates foundation |
211.56 Lakhs |
2022-2023 |
Utilization of Palm oil effluent and solid sludge for protein production so as to use it as feed additive for animals |
PI |
Godrej Agrovet Ltd |
15.23 Lakhs |
2021-2022 |
Generation 2 Reinvented Toilet (G2RT) |
PI |
Georgia Tech, Bill and Melinda Gates foundation |
74.22 Lakhs |
2020-2021 |
Mobile Treatment Unit (MTU) Field Study” with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute) |
PI |
WASH Institute |
10 Lakhs |
2020-2022 |
Reviewing the course Developing Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) business options in the sanitation sector |
PI |
International Water Management Institute |
3.62 Lakhs |
2019 (21 days) |
Screening of Coliforms and Helminthes eggs in some of the samples of sludge that are treated using their technology |
PI |
Tide Technocrats Pvt Ltd |
0.5 Lakhs |
2019 (15 days) |
Recovery and Purification of enzymes from Spent Mushroom Substrate |
PI |
Zycon Biosciences Pvt Ltd |
7.15 Lakhs |
2019 - 2020 |
Vitamin D increase in Mushrooms by exposing to UV light |
PI |
Tropical Mushrooms private limited |
3.06 Lakhs |
2018 (6 months) |
“Resource recovery from the spent mushroom substrate. |
PI |
Zuari Foods & Farms Pvt. Ltd |
0.6 Lakhs |
2016 (2 months) |
Technical advice on construction of biogas plants. |
PI |
DeerTree Technologies Pvt Ltd |
0.75 Lakhs |
2013 -14 |
Knowledge transfer, technical support, research, development as well as for dissemination and commercialization of the Sequencing Batch Reactor. |
PI |
Tide Technocrats Pvt Ltd |
4.9 Lakhs |
2017 -2018 |
To establish COD(Cr) quality testing method for sea water |
PI |
Hitachi India Pvt Ltd |
27.41 Lakhs |
2013 -2016 |
Hybrid Electrochemical-MFC Waste Processing: Functional blocks for low energy disinfection and denitrification of human waste streams. |
PI |
Bill & Melinda Gates foundation project sub contracted by RTI international |
27 Lakhs |
2017-2018 |
Analytics Sensor Test-Kit for Advanced Process Control |
PI |
Bill & Melinda Gates foundation project in collaboration with Cranfield University, UK |
85 Lakhs |
2016 – 2018 |
Pilot study, testing the use and production of Terra Preta and other soil improving products like Struvite / PROM |
PI |
German Technical Cooperation |
55 Lakhs |
2016 -2017 |
Bioleaching of Limestone and clay to remove iron and other transition elements (titanium, chromium,manganese, nickel and zinc). |
PI |
Aditya Birla Science and Technology Pvt Ltd |
10 Lakhs |
2019 - 2020 |
Bioremediation of red mud using acidogenic fermentation and by Biopiling |
PI |
BITS Pilani and Aditya Birla Science and Technology Pvt Ltd |
71.5 Lakhs |
2018 - 2020 |
Waste to Energy Project in Nashik |
PI |
German Technical cooperation |
10.23 Lakhs |
2011 |
Total funding brought = Rs 1822.56 lakhs
Research projects = Rs 1204.95 lakhs
Consultancy projects = Rs 617.73 lakhs
"Analytic Models, Dilations, Wandering Subspaces and Inner Functions", sponsored by Department of Science and Technology", 2021-2026.
Ongoing projects:
Completed projects:
To be Updated Soon
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Research Projects (as Principal Investigator)
Research Projects (as Co-Principal Investigator)
Featured among the world’s top two percent scientists to be the most cited as per the list curated by researchers from Stanford University, USA in the “single recent year data –2021”.
H Index: 26 i10 index: 45 Citations 4011
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PhD Research Work
Ph.D. Thesis Title
Study of Restructuring Decisions and Complexity of Lean Manufacturing Systems
The fundamental contribution of the thesis is the development of new methods of analysis for more effective quantitative comparison and analysis of restructuring decisions in manufacturing systems. The new methods are proposed based on the physical interpretation of the existing quantitative methods of coefficients of dissimilarity based on the results of graph theoretic models in a multi-dimensional Euclidian space and have a focus on complexity reduction in lean manufacturing systems. The study investigated the case of work flow restructuring in a steel plant and two cases of work flow restructuring in a packaging equipment industry for implementing lean philosophy and it used graph theoretic modeling for analysis. The real performance indicators such as improvement in on-time delivery performance from industrial case studies indicate a strong correlation with the values of proposed indices of complexity based on graph theoretic modeling.
Sponsored Research
Collaborative Industrial research project 2017-2020
Defined outlay Rs. 27.435 lakh
Title of Project: Study of lubricant and application method for enhanced surface finish and reduced draw load on cold drawn steel tubes
Client organization: Tube Investments of India Ltd, Chennai (Murugappa Group)
Brief about the company
Tube Investments of India is a flagship company of multi billion dollar conglomerate of Murugappa Group. It is a market leader in the area high quality cold drawn welded (CDW) and electric resistance welded (ERW) tube products.
Main Contributions/Achievements (Link to Poster)
Through this project, three major alternative lubrication systems have been investigated for tube drawing process namely
Improvements in the surface finish to the order of 40 percent have been achieved through these investigations.
PI
Dr. Varinder Singh, Dep of Mech Engg, BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus
Co PI's:
Prof. Amit Kumar Gupta, Dep of Mech Engg, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus
Prof. Srinivas P Regala Dep of Mech Engg, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus
Dr. Tufan Chandra Bera, Dep of Mech Engg, BITS Pilani Pilani Campus
Mr. Mahesh Patil joined the project as JRF on Sep 6, 2017
Research Guidance
PhD Research work supervision
Dr Mahesh Patil 2017PHXF0439G (Thesis defended on June 17, 2022 and Degree Awarded)
Thesis Title:
Improving the Quality of Cold Drawn Steel Tubes using Alternative Lubrication Systems and Ultrasonics towards Manufacturing Excellence
Mr Ravindra Singh Saluja 2016PHXF0419G (Thesis submitted on Jan 27, 2023 and Degree Awarded)
Thesis Title: Development of a robust MADM Method and Applications in Welding Process Selection
Mr Abhay Kuber Magdum 2020PHXF0076G (Proposal accepted in Sem I 2022:Thesis work Ongoing)
Research Topic: Parametric optimization of the microwave welded Hastelloy X joints
DAC Member for following PhD candidates
Mr. HASAN SHAROOF S (2023PHXP0019U) Dubai Campus
Mr. Mullya Satish Anand
Mr. Nikhil Rajendra Kadam
Mr. Harugade Mukund Laxman
Mr. Amal S Siju
Mr. Rajavamsi Ganjipamula
M.E. Thesis (BITS G629T) and B.E.(Hons) Thesis (BITS F421T)Supervision
Guided a number of PG as well as UG students for their thesis as well as projects
Future Research Directions
Investigating possibilities in the following directions
1. Project Title: Mechanistic approach to design composite metal-carbon nanofiber oxygen electrodes for high-performance metal-air batteries
Funded by: Early Career Research Award (ECR) – SERB-DST
Funding received: INR 45,59,920/-
Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI: None.
Status: Completed (2018-2023)
2. Project Title: Aqueous rechargeable metal-air batteries for large-scale energy storage
Funded by: Additional Competitive Grant – BITS Pilani
Funding received: INR 8,77,000/-
Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI: None.
Status: Completed (2018-2021)
3. Project Title: Electrospun metal-carbon nanofiber composites for high-performance supercapacitors
Funded by: Research Initiation Grant – BITS Pilani
Funding received: INR 2,00,000/-
Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI: None.
Status: Completed (2017-2019)
To be updated.
Research Project completed:
Projects ongoing:
Photoluminescence studies on undoped and transition metal doped ZnO nanoparticles (PI)
Funding Agency: DST (Fast Track)
Funding Amount: 22.34 lakhs
Project Duration: 2012-2015 (3 years)
Development of low temperature magnetization measurement set up (co-PI)
Funding Agency: CSIR
Funding Amount: 13.55 lakhs
Project Duration: 2012-2014 (2 years)
Ecofriendly flexible CZTS solar cells (PI)
Funding Agency: SERB
Funding Amount: 29.26 lakhs
Project Duration: Aug 2017- Feb 2021 (3.5 years)
Awarded Research Initiation Grant by BITS-Pilani (Rs. 2,00,000/- for equipments for the project entitled ‘Photoluminescence studies on Mn doped ZnO nanoparticles’)
Sustainable Hydrogen Production Through Seawater Electrolysis: Defect Engineering in Non-Noble Nickel-Based Bi/Tri-Metal Sulfide Catalysts with Enhanced Sea Water Stability and Chlorine Evolution Suppression
Funding Agency: CDRF, BITS
Funding Amount: 20 lakhs
Project Duration: Jul 2024- Jul 2027 (3 years)
Projects Ongoing
1 | ARMREB |
Title: Residual life estimation of metallic/composite structures such as PCB’s used in aerospace systems subjected to dynamic and thermal loading | |
Role: Principle Investigator | |
Co-Investigator: Dr Sudha Radhika | |
2 | DST-CRG |
Title: Digital twin based solutions for improving reliability and efficiency of multi-stage wind turbine gearboxes | |
Role: Principle Investigator | |
Co-Investigator: Dr Inturi Vamsi | |
3 | BRNS-DAE |
Title: Development of a meta-material based vibration isolation frame for housing fuel bundles | |
Role: Principle Investigator | |
Co-Investigators: Dr Brajesh P, Dr.Kundan Singh | |
4 | ICMR |
Title: Design and development of miniature broad band vibration energy harvester to power biomedical implantable device | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
5 | Consultancy Project: |
Title: Development of an integrated software and hardware-based system to estimate the axial stresses in hangers used in network arch bridges | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
6 | Tokyo Polytechnic University- Joint Usage Research Centre-Collaborative Research Projects 2022 |
Title: “Determining design wind loads on typical structures exposed to tornado like flow” | |
Role: Principle Investigator | |
Co-Investigators: Prof.Masahiro Matsui, TPU, Japan, |
Projects Completed
1 |
DRDO-DYSL Fabrication and vibration testing of 3-D printed polymer structures Role: Principle Investigator Co-Investigators: Dr Brajesh, Dr Kundan Singh Duration: Jan 2022-June 2022 |
2 |
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory(LIGO) (Funded by : DAE-DST/ IUCAA) Title of Project: "Studies on wind resistant design for proposed LIGO India Observatory " (Part of a Mega-Science Project of Govt of India) Role: Principle Investigator Co-Investigators: Dr.Rahul Nigam, Dr.K.R.C. Murthy Duration: Jan 2019- Jan 2022 |
3 |
Tokyo Polytechnic University- Joint Usage Research Centre-Collaborative Research Projects 2020 Title: “Determination of wind loads acting on different standard building models and comparison with identical scenario obtained using results from other tornado simulators” Role: Collaborator Co-Investigators: Prof.Masahiro Matsui, TPU, Japan, Prof. Partha P Sarkar , Iowa State University, USA, Prof.Shuyang Cao, Tongji University, China Duration: April 2020- March 2021 |
4 |
Tokyo Polytechnic University- Joint Usage Research Centre-Collaborative Research Projects 2019 Title: Benchmark Studies on tornado induced wind loads between different tornado simulators worldwide Role: Collaborator Co-Investigators: Prof.Masahiro Matsui, TPU, Japan, Prof. Partha P Sarkar , Iowa State University, USA, Prof.Shuyang Cao, Tongji University, China Duration: May 2019- March 2020 |
5 |
DST Fast Track Project Title of Project: Studies on remaining useful life prediction considering multi-component failures in a wind turbine using prognostic health monitoring techniques" Role: Principle Investigator Duration: March 2016- July 2019
|
6 |
DRDO-DMDE Title of Project: Development of meta-material base support Role: Principle Investigator Co-Investigator: Prof.Y.V.D.Rao Duration: April 2017- July 2018 |
7 |
NSFC Research Grant No: 51478358 Title of Project: " Characteristics and modeling of tornado-induced wind loading on low-rise buildings" Role: Research Collaborator from India for the Project, Other Collaborators: Tongji University, China and Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan Duration : Jan 2015-Dec 2018 |
8 |
Mytrah Energy- Consultancy Projects As Principle Investigator-1 As co-investigator-1 Duration: Jan 2017-April 2017 |
9 |
Competitive Research Grant, BITS Title of Project:"Structural health monitoring of wind turbines using a comprehensive condition monitoring scheme, Vibration Signature Analysis, Acoustic Emission Analysis and Lubricating Oil Analysis Role: Principle Investigator Duration : July 2015-July 2017 |
10 |
RIG Grant, BITS Title of Project:"Condition Monitoring of gear systems in wind turbines using machine learning and pattern recognition techniques" Role: Principal Investigator Duration: Oct 2014-Oct 2016 |
S. No. |
Title |
Funding Agency |
Amount (lakh) |
Duration |
|
COMPLETED |
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1. |
Nano-carriers for co-delivery of small molecules and oligonucleotides |
BITS, Pilani |
2.00 |
2014-1026 |
|
2. |
Development of Nano-Carriers for Improved Drug Delivery. |
BITS, Pilani |
9.90 |
2015-2017 |
|
3. |
Combination delivery of small molecules and microRNA for treatment of locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer. |
DST-SERB |
27.20 |
2015-2018 |
|
4 |
Exploring the synergism of PPARγ agonist and HDAC inhibitor or on reversal of Alzheimer's type of dementia and developing their brain targeted nano-carrier system for effective treatment. |
DST-Nanomission |
31.13 |
2017-2020 |
|
5. |
Nanotechnology based pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and cosmetics: development of platform technology. |
Incisive Element LLC, USA |
21.37 |
2017-2020 |
|
6. |
Peptide-decorated pH-sensitive nano-conjugate hybrid micelles for co-delivery of temozolamide and an autophagy inducer, rapamycin, for treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. |
DBT-Nanobiotechnology |
41.962 |
2018-2021 |
|
7. |
cRGD decorated lipo-polymeric nanoplexes of CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) for the management of retinal dystrophic conditions |
DBT-Nano-intervention in Management of Opthalmic Diseases |
125.214 |
2018-2022 |
|
8. |
Actively targeted nano-formulations for co-delivery of a taxane and antioxidant molecule, alpha lipoic acid, for treating breast cancer. |
DST-Rajasthan |
11.136 |
2018-2021 |
|
ONGOING PROJECTS (As Principle Investigator) |
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1 |
Setting up a DST supported Technology Enabling Center (TEC) at BITS Pilani |
DST-TDT Division (As co-ordinator) |
Recommended |
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2. |
Methylated cfDNA as a pathological biomarker for the development of a CRISPR/Cas based molecular diagnostic tool |
DST Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) |
38.5712 |
15th Sept 2022- 14th March 2023 |
|
3. |
DBT-BUILDER -University of Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani Campus Interdisciplinary Life Science Programme for Advanced Research and Education in Epigenetics and Genome editing |
DBT-BUILDER (As PI team member) |
901.80320 |
25th Sept 2021- 24th Sept 2026 |
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Self-assembling, pH-sensitive temozolomide conjugate nanomedicine for treatment of glioblastoma multiforme, |
ICMR |
25.22 |
24th Sept 2019- 24th Sept’ 2022 |
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As co-investigator |
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1. |
Gel-based composite formulation containing asiaticoside and neurotensin for rapid healing of diabetic wounds. |
ICMR |
29.83 |
2019-2022 |
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2. |
Peptide-tethered multifunctional cationic nanocomplexes for delivery of IL-1 receptor antagonist for |
DST-SERB |
40.4695 |
2020-2023 |
Project Title | Role (PI/COPI) | Funding Agency | Worth (Lakhs) | Duration | Status |
Experimental and Numerical Study of Spring-back in Bending Process for Austenitic Stainless Steel (ASS) 316 | PI | BITS-Pilani (RIG) | 2 | 2 Years (2016-2018) | Completed |
Formability Study of Inconel 625 alloy at Elevated Temperatures for Aerospace Applications | PI | SERB-ECR | 31.43 | 3 Years (2017-2020) | Completed |
Design and Indigenous Development of a Biaxial Tensile Test Setup on Uniaxial Machine for Sheet Metal Forming | PI | BITS-Pilani (ACRG) | 10 | 2 years | Completed |
(2019-2021) | |||||
Enhancement of Mechanical Properties and Forming Behavior of AZ31 Alloy using Shear Deformation Techniques for Automotive & Aerospace Applications | COPI | SERB-CORE | 26.66 | 3 years | Ongoing |
(2021-2024) | |||||
Investigation on dynamic deformation behaviour of Tungsten Heavy Alloys (WHAs) for defence applications | PI | DRDO-ARMRED | 40.74 | 3 years | Ongoing |
(2021-2024) |
High Performance Operating Systems for HiPC and Cloud:
Low Power Embedded Architecture:
Ongoing/Approved Projects | |||
As PI
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1 | Neurobiology: DBT BUILDER-BITS Pilani (Hyderabad Campus) Interdisciplinary Life Science Programme for Advanced Research and Education | 2021-2026
(Rs 29100000)
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DBT |
2 | HDAC3 and its functional role in the progression of cognitive deficits as a secondary complication to chronic kidney disease |
2023-2026
(Rs 3100000)
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ICMR |
3 | Therapeutic potential and functional role of RIP-1/RIP-3 mediated necroptosis pathway in the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma | 2023-2026 | DST (SERB) (Approved) |
As co-investigator | |||
1 | Therapeutic potential of spironolactone loaded light-responsive sustained release gel depot in treating diabetic retinopathy. PI-Dr.Nirmal J | 2021-2024 | ICMR |
2 | Investigation of functional role and therapeutic potential of nesfatin-1 in Chronic Kidney Disease. PI- Prof. Arti Dhar | 2021-2024 | ICMR |
3 | Synthesis of novel coumarin-based lignans targeting pro-inflammatory cytokines for the treatment of chronic kidney diseases. PI- Prof.A. Sajeli Begum | 2021-2024 | DST (SERB) |
4 | Preclinical development of long acting subconjunctival steroid-sparing agent to treat posterior uveitis. PI-Dr.Nirmal J | 2022-2025 | DHR |
5 | Development of epigenetic modulators as therapeutics for cognitive deficit associated with psychosis using novel selective histone deacetylase-3 inhibitors. PI-Prof Balaram Ghosh | 2023-2026 | ICMR (Approved) |
6 |
Development of sensors for studying changes in zinc homeostasis in different cellular events. PI-Prof Anupam Bhattacharya
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2023-2026 |
DST (SERB)
(Approved) |
Completed Projects | |||
As PI | |||
Sr. No | Research area | Duration | Funding agency |
1 | Role of immune cell mediators in peripheral nerve injury and regeneration |
2015-2017
(Rs 1000000)
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BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus |
2 |
Regulation of IL-1beta in diabetic wound healing and regeneration
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2016-2019
(Rs 2700000)
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DST (Young Scientist) |
3 |
Functional role of HDAC5 in chronic kidney disease and renal fibrosis
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2016-2019
(Rs 4600000)
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DBT (IYBA 2015) |
4 | Determination of wound healing (pro-angiogenic) properties of peptide conjugate |
2018-2020
(Rs 800000)
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INMAS (DRDO) |
5 |
Functional role of histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) in the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma: regulation of IL-1β expression, autophagy and epithelial-mesenchymal-transition (EMT)
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2019-2022
(Rs 2600000)
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ICMR |
As co-investigator | |||
Sr. No | Research area | Duration | Funding agency |
1 | Development of smart capsule to target colorectal cancer. PI- Dr. VVK Venuganti | 2017-2020 | DST (SERB) |
2 | Investigation on pro-inflammatory cytokine inhibitory low molecular weight metabolites of Pseudomonas sp. ABS-36 for the treatment of renal injury. PI- Prof.A. Sajeli Begum | 2017-2020 | DST (SERB) |
I am currently the PI of a project under the SERB CRG, entitled, "Spin-dependence in hyperon production in proton-antiproton collisions: A model-independent analysis", with a grant of about Rs. 17 Lakhs.
Project Approved:
Major Research project: Digitization of Environmentally Sustainable Practices of the Bishnoi Community for Wider Knowledge Dissemination and Effectiveness
Project Agency: Science and Heritage Research Initiative(SHRI) DST, Govt. of India Duration: 3 years, INR: Rs. 44 lakhs 57 thousand.
PI: Prof Sushila Shekhawat
Co-PI's :Prof R Swarnalatha(IIT Madras ) and Prof Rayson K. Alex,KK Birla Goa Campus.
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Project Title |
Role (PI/Co-I) |
Funding Agency |
Amount (in Lakhs) |
Duration |
1 |
Design and characterization of enteric coated lipid nanoparticles for anti-HIV drug delivery |
PI |
BITS Pilani |
2.00 |
2014-2016 |
2 |
Development of nanoemulsion based formulations of bioactives |
PI |
Ananta Medicare |
5.10 |
2017-2019 |
3 |
Development and evaluation of lipid based nanoparticles of Quinapyramine and Isometamidium chloride for treatment of trypanosomiasis in camels |
PI |
DBT-Nanobiotechnology |
44.72 |
2018-2021 |
4 |
Rod-shaped polymeric nanoparticles for targeted delivery of artemisinin-derivatives to plasmodium-infected erythrocytes for improved intravenous therapy of cerebral malaria |
PI |
SERB-Early Career Research Award |
44.30 |
2019-2022 |
5 |
Development and evaluation of endophytic actinobacteria based formulation against clinical MRSA and VRSA strains |
Co-I |
DST-SYST |
21.10 |
2019-2022 |
Name of Project |
Duration |
Funding Agency |
Budget |
Major Grant
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Structure-function relationship in lupin leghemoglobin pertinent to a new, ubiquitous class of heme proteins with yet unknown physiological function |
2008-2011 |
DBT |
78.268 Lakhs |
Spectroscopic Characterization / Screening of Hemoglobin Disorders |
2008-2011 |
DBT |
23.02 Lakhs |
Structure-function relationship in Dopamine Beta hydroxylase and neuroglobin (as Co-Coordinator; part of COE grant to Prof. B.K. Thelma;) |
2008-2013 |
DBT |
32.50 Lakhs |
Characterizing Novel Globins Across Species and Deciphering their Stress Response and Interacting Partners: An Integrated, Holistic Approach for Function Elucidation (as Coordinator) |
2009-2012 |
DU-DST PURSE |
252.885 Lakhs (My share: 41.52 Lakhs) |
Functional properties of plant hemoglobins embedded in nanoporous silica gels |
2008-2009 |
University of Parma, Italy |
Student exchange programme |
Mossbauer Spectroscopy of Mammalian and other Novel Hemoglobins |
2007-2012 |
Research Collaboration with Ural State Technical University-UPI, Ekaterinburg, Russia |
Student exchange programme and academic collaboration |
Development of potent small molecule inhibitors against dopamine beta-hydroxylase to combat cardiovascular diseases (as Coordinator; co-PI Prof. N.G. Ramesh, IIT, Delhi) |
15.06.2015 to 14.06.2018
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DBT |
Rs.51,65,500 (Total budget Rs.78,90,300)
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Systems biology of complex diseases: From genetic findings to lead molecule development for Rheumatoid arthritis- Centre of Excellence in Genome Sciences and Predictive Medicine (Phase II) (as co-Coordinator;Coordinator Prof. B.K. Thelma) |
21.12.2015 to 20.12.2021
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DBT
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Rs.60.62 Lakhs |
Screening Lead Molecules Identified by Structure‐based Rational Drug Design Methods against Cytochrome b5 Reductase 3 and Dopamine Beta Hydroxylase in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat Models for Antihypertensive Effects (as Coordinator;co-PI- Dr. C.C. Kartha, RGCB, Trivandrum) |
22.06.2017 to 21.06.2021
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DBT
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Rs. 87,52,800 /- (my share – Rs. 25,60,400) + Rs.60 lacs as special grant |
Development of Hemoglobin based artificial oxygen carrier: Engineering recombinant and packaged hemoglobin (as PI; Co-PI – Prof. Alo Nag) |
13.06.2018 to 12.06.2021. |
DRDO (Life Sciences Research Board) |
Rs.65,43,392 |
Minor Project
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Understanding the structure of Leishmania major phosphopantetheinyl transferase (LmjPPTase) and its interaction with cognate ACP (Phase II) |
27.3.2015 to 31.3.2019
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UGC-DAE Consortium of Scientific Research |
Rs.13,17,000 |
Understanding the structure of Leishmaniaamajor Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase (Lmj PPTase) and its interaction with cognate ACP |
1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019 |
UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research |
Rs.2,63,400 |
List of Funded Projects:
S. No. |
Title of the project |
Funding agency |
Duration |
Funds /sanct (Rs., Lakh) |
1 |
PI: Possible mechanisms of attenuation of the cardioprotective and neuroprotective effect of Ischemic preconditioning |
Research Initiation Grant, BITS Pilani |
2012-14 (Completed) |
2.0 Lakhs |
2 |
PI: Exploring pharmacological potential of GSK-3β and HDAC inhibitor alone and in combination... |
University Grants Commission |
2013-2015 |
6.0 Lakhs |
3 |
PI: Exploring neuroprotective effect and molecular mechanisms of remote limb ischemic post-conditioning... |
Department of Science and Tech (DST) |
2013-16 |
26.99 Lakhs |
4 |
Co-PI: Evaluation of standardized formulation of Trigonella foenum-graecum in controlling the blood sugar... |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) |
2017-2018 |
30.62 Lakhs |
5 |
PI: Exploring the synergism of PPAR-Y agonist and HDAC inhibitor for reversal of Alzheimer |
DST: Nanomision |
2017-2020 |
32.13 Lakhs |
6 |
PI; Formulation development and determination of repeat dose chronic toxicity... |
Etica Clinpharm |
2016-2017 |
2.25 Lakhs |
7 |
PI: To study the protective effects of Herbal formulation against Myocardial Ischemia- reperfusion injury.... |
Etica Clinpharm |
2016-2017 |
4.0 Lakhs |
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On- Going Projects |
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8 |
Co-PI: Exploring the effects of polyamine and associated metabolic regulation of hypothalamic GnRH-GnIH.... |
DSR-SERB |
2018-2021 |
34.35 Lakhs |
9 |
PI: Role of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (ECDs) in Maternal and Child Health : Joint Research project with AIIMS |
ICMR |
2018-2021 |
66.23 Lakhs |
10 |
PI: In vitro-In Vivo study design: Evaluation of Cardio-reno Protective Effect of Herbal extract and its mol. mech (Role of NO-cGMP pathway) |
Etica Clinpharm |
2017-2019 Ongoing |
9.92 Lakhs |
11 |
PI: Pharmacological and Safety Evaluation of Ketogenic Diet.....STZ induced Alzheimer |
Zeon Life Science Ltd |
2021-2022 |
13.5 Lakhs |
12 |
PI: Exploring the mechanism(s) of gut microbiota link to Parkinson Disease..... |
ICMR |
2020-2023 |
42.50 Lakhs |
13 |
Joint-DBT Builder "Epigenetic and genome editing- Co-PI |
DBT -Builder |
2021-2026 |
*9.18 crores |
14 |
Pharmacokinetic & Pharmacodynamic Evaluation..... |
Zeon Life Science Ltd |
2023-2024 |
8.85 Lakhs |
15 |
Pharmacodynamic and P,cokinetic comparative efficacy study of tablets vs liquid Polyherbal formulation |
Zeon Life Science Ltd |
2022-2023 |
12.76 Lakhs |
16 |
Preclinical Comparative Efficacy Study of Formulations ………Neuropathic Pain in Wistar Rats |
Leiutis Ltd
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2023-24 |
10.03 Lakhs |
To be Updated Soon
Grant : Research Initiation Grant
Sponsoring Agency : BITS Pilani
Amount : ₹ 2 Lakhs
3. Image Stitching based decision making for Virtualization of Visual Sensor nodes..... for real time situational awareness (Broad Area- Robotics/IoT) - Additional Competitive Research Grant (BITS Pilani), Role PI
4. "Crime Analysis and study for safe cities with emphasis on women safety using technology and societal participation" under Impactful Policy Research in Social Science (IMPRESS)- Funding Agency- ICSSR (Role - Co-PI)
5.Design and Development of a real time system for positioning in GPS denied environments.
(Research Initiation Grant: BITS Pilani)
6. Topic : Development of techniques for deployment of Swarm of Robots in Surveillance: NVIDIA GPU Grant (Area- Robotics/IoT)
PI: Dr. Amol Holkundkar, Co-PI: Dr. Jayendra N Bandyopadhyay
DST-SERB MATRICS Project
PI: Dr. Jayendra N Bandyopadhyay
(1) Investigating Dynamical and Topological Properties of Floquet Systems: A comparative study of perturbative schemes
PI: Dr. Jayendra N Bandyopadhyay, Co-Pi: Dr. Tapomoy Guha Sarkar (March, 2017 - 2020)
(2) Generation and Characterization of Attosecond Pulses with Specific Polarization and its Applications
PI: Dr. Amol Holkundkar, Co-PI: Dr. Jayendra N Bandyopadhyay (March, 2017 - 2020)
PROJECT TITLE : Investigating Dynamical and Topological Properties of Floquet Systems: A comparative study of perturbative schemes.
SPONSORING AGENCY : Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India)
Principal Investigator : Dr. Jayendra N Bandyopadhyay
Co-PI: Dr. Tapomoy Guha Sarkar
PROJECT TITLE : The study of post-reionization HI distrbution using the redshifted 21 cm signal and Ly-a forest towards understanding cosmic acceleration.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR :
Dr. Tapomoy Guha Sarkar
Department of Physics
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Pilani Rajasthan 333031.
BROAD AREA OF RESEARCH : COSMOLOGY ( THEORY )
SPONSORING AGENCY : Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India)
Amount : 2 lakhs
As a Principal Investigator (PI)
As a Co-Investigator (Co-I)
Jain DS, Gupte SR, Aduri R. “A Data Driven Model for Predicting RNA-Protein Interactions based on Gradient Boosting Machine” Sci. Rep. 8: 9552 (2018; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27814-2)
A Reusable Machine-Constructed Feature Representation for Protein Sequences
Multi Purpose Protein Prediction Vector (MP3vec) representation is constructed from a protein’s sequence and its PSSM profile using all the available high resolution protein structural data with the aim to aid in 'transfer learning' to overcome the 'small data' problem in developing predictive models for biomacromolecular interactions. Please refer to the Readme file and the binary can be downloaded as a zip file.
"Efficient Integration of Molecular Representation and Message-Passing Neural Networks for Predicting Small Molecule Drug-like Properties" by Shreyas Bhat Brahmavar, Mrunmay Mohan Shelar, Revanth Harinarthini, Bandaru Hemantha Sai krishna, Nahush Harihar Kumta, Ojas Wadhwani, Raviprasad Aduri (Manuscript submimtted)
PseMA
Pseudouridine site predictor
1] Project Title: GaN gratings-on-diaphragm based optical pressure sensing in harsh environments
Funding Agency: SSPL, DRDO
Amount: 11.40 Lakhs
PI: Dr. Rahul Singhal Research Associate: Dr. Nagarajan N
2] Project Title: Sensitive Explosive Detection in Vapor Phase with cyclometalated Iridim (III) and Platinum (II) based Aggregation Induced Emission Active Nanoprobes
Funding Agency: ARMREB, DRDO
Amount: 32.73 Lakhs
PI: Prof. I R laskar
Co-PI: Dr. Rahul Singhal
Details of Projects being On-going / Completed as PI / Co-PI
1. Project Title: A Dual Mode Hybrid Memory Computing Array for High Performance Applications using conventional CMOS technology and emerging ferromagnetic technology
Project Status: On-going
Cost : 22.26 Lakh
Role : Principal Investigator (PI)
Duration : 2021-2023
Agency :DST-NSM-MeiTy
2. Project Title: Design and Development of soft robotic harvesting system for selective harvesting of coffee cherries
Project Status: On-going
Cost : 40 Lakh
Role : Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Duration : 2020-2023
Agency :DST-SYS
3. Project Title: Design Of Non-Volatile Asynchronous SRAM Cell for hybrid Cache Architectures Using CMOS-FDSOI/FinFET Technologies for IoT
Project Status: Completed
Cost : 5.25 Lakh
Role : Principal Investigator (PI)
Duration : 2017-2019 years
Agency :Additional Competitive Grant (CRG), BITS, Pilani
4. Project Title: Design Of Non-Volatile Asynchronous Circuit Using CMOS-FDSOI/FinFET Technologies
Project Status: Completed
Cost : 1.5 Lakh
Role : Principal Investigator (PI)
Duration : 2016-2017
Agency : Research Initiation Grant (RIG), BITS, Pilani
Seed Grant Scheme, BITS, Pilani, 11.15 Lakhs, Year 2011-13.
Involvement: As a Co-Investigator
Status: completed
Output: Development of d-space based laboratory experiments for research purpose
Output:
Publications:
Involvement: As a chief technical advisor
Status: completed
Status: completed
S. No |
Title of the Project |
Funded by |
1. |
Empowering rural women in Telangana through systematic study, training, and development of a chatbot for fostering adoption and secure usage of digital applications (with Prof. Barsha Mitra, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems) - ongoing |
BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus |
2. |
Women’s Falling Participation in Labour Force in India: A Ground Level Investigation into Factors and Obstacles in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana (with Prof. Rishi Kumar, Prof. Archana Srivastava, Prof. Swati Alok) - completed |
National Human Rights Commission, India |
3. |
Impediments to Women Entrepreneurship in India: a multi-stakeholder, multi-stage, multi-state perspective (with Prof. Swati Alok) - completed |
ICSSR |
4. |
Credit access and employment opportunities for women with disabilities (In collaboration with Dr. Amrita Roy, IIT Palakkad) - completed |
ICSSR |
5. |
Post-COVID Workplace: Implications of Long-Term Work from Home in India's IT sector (with Prof. Swati Alok; Dr. Sreerupa Sengupta, Goa Institute of Management; Dr. Ananya Chakraborty, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru) |
Goa Institute of Management |
6. |
Urban Low-Income Households’ Savings: Understanding Issues and Challenges in Indian Context (Prof. Rishi Kumar, Prof. Archana Srivastava ) - completed |
Dvara Research |
7. |
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 (with Prof. Swati Alok) - completed |
ICSSR |
8. |
Career Persistence of Indian Women Professionals in Information Technology (IT) Sector: Brakes, Accelerators, Challenges and Opportunities- (with Prof. Swati Alok)- completed |
ICSSR |
9. |
A Comprehensive Study of Determinants of Quality of Education in Private & Government Schools: A case study of the schools of Burdwan, West Bengal- completed |
BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus |
1. "Photovoltaic Fed Microgrids: Integrated Intelligent Harmonic Control to Enable Electric Vehicle Charging"
Role : Co-PI
PI : Prof. Hari Om Bansal
Sponsor Agency : CPRI - Bangluru,
Duration : 24 Months ;
Approved Grant Amount : 22.5 Lacs.
Sanctioned Amount : 13.27 Lacs, (Ist Installment)
Status : On going ( Starting Date : July -2022)
1. Project Title : "Embedded System for Compressed Air Consumption Monitoring in Aluminium Smelter Plant"
2. National Mission Project on Education through ICT: Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes intellectual calibers and research in e-learning
Title of Course: Advanced Electrical Machines
Sponsor Agency : Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development Programme (RE-RTD-2022) MNRE , GOI.
Role : PI
Sponsor Agency : DST- Pilani Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Society(PIEDS).
Sponsor Agency : Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development Programme (RE-RTD-2022) MNRE , GOI.
4. Design and Development of robust hydrogen sensor based on Porous- Ga2O3 Nanostructures
Sponsor Agency : DST SERB-SURE
Role of alternativesplicing in metabolic disorders: Alternative splicing is a major source of diversity in the human proteome, which can modulate protein function and affinities for the assembly of heteromeric complexes & also alter mRNA stability.
Evidence on the roles of splicing and alternative splicing in various diseased conditions is emerging. However, the role of alternative splicing linking signaling pathways to gene regulation and the onset of various metabolic syndromes, for example, type II diabetes, is not well understood. It is important to know the genes involved in these diseases and their mode of regulation. Knowledge at the molecular level would thus provide the future foundation of research and drug discovery.
The objective of the current study is to identify genes that undergo changes in alternate splicing upon receiving different stimuli that contribute towards metabolic syndromes like obesity, insulin resistance, and type II diabetes and study their molecular mechanism(s) of actions. This study will help link signal transduction and gene regulation by alternative splicing and diseased conditions and will thus be important for clinical research and drug discovery.
Role of alternative splicing in stem cell differentiation:This study is aimed to investigate whether alternative splicing, one of the major sources of gene regulation and protein diversity, plays a role in the process of differentiation of pluripotent and multipotent stem cells. Manipulating the expression of one or more splicing regulators may accelerate the rate of differentiation into specific lineages, which is a major goal in regenerative medicine.
Targetedgene delivery as potential therapeutics: The main aim of this collaborative work is to manipulate gene expression profiles as potential therapeutics by long-term silencing/overexpression of genes of interest using biocompatible nano-vehicles for gene delivery.
Amount: INR 57.77 Lakhs
CSIR-CEERI, Pilani: Dr. S. A. Akbar (PI), Dr. Sanjay Singh, Dr. B. A. Botre
Funding Agency: DST Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical System (DST-ICPS) under Multi Institutional & Multi Disciplinary Consortium mode.
CSIR-CEERI, Pilani: Dr. K. S. Raju (PI), Dr. P. K. Tanwar
Funding Agency: DST-Scheme for Young Scientists and Technologist
PI: Mr. Jyotirmoy Bhardwaj (Joined Cognizant in Norway)
Amount: INR 14.2 Lakhs
Mentor: Prof. K. K. Gupta
Duration: 2019-22.
5. Soft Computing Framework based Integrated Multi Sensor Array for Water Quality Assessment: Targeting Fluoride as major parameter
Amount: INR 38.7 Lakhs
Funding Agency: DST under Water Technology Initiatives (DST-WTi).
PI: Prof. K. K. Gupta
Duration: 2017-21
Amount: INR 73 Lakhs
Funding Agency: Centre of Excellence in Waster, Water and Energy Management
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.
Involvement: As a Co-investigator
Duration: 2014-17
Amount: INR 1.5 Lakhs
Funding Agency: Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), UK
Project Director:
Prof Anu Gupta, Professor, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science- Pilani, Pilani Campus- Rajasthan-333031
Project Co-Directors:
1. Prof. Rajiv Gupta
2. Dr. Meetha V Shenoy
Design characterization-
Parameters |
Specifications for the Application |
Proposed ADC Achieved Results |
Resolution |
Medium |
8 bit |
Sampling Rate |
Low-Medium |
0-5 MS/s Variable |
External Clock |
No |
No |
Power Dissipation |
Low |
30 mW at 5 MS/s |
Area |
Low |
0.8544 mm2 |
SNDR |
High |
48 dB |
DNL |
Low |
0.9 LSB (max) |
INL |
Low |
1.9 LSB (max) |
ENOB |
Same as Resolution |
7.68 bits |
SFDR |
Very High |
54.68 dB |
Signal to Noise Floor |
Very High |
72 dB |
ONGOING PROJECTS
Silk-based Flexible Electronics and Sensors
We are developing an all-water-based strategy to create flexible electronics, sensors, and drug-delivery devices for physiological applications. This work is in collaboration with Prof. Srinivasa K Prasad from the Department of Pharmacy @BPHC.
Cold Plasma-based Advanced Oxidation Process
We are studying the effect of cold plasma on the oxidation of antibiotic residues in water. This work is in collaboration with Prof. G. R. Abhijith from the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Kanpur and Dr. Neethu Bhasker from KSCSTE.
Non-enzymatic Glutamate Sensors
In this project, we are developing copper nanoparticle-based glutamate sensors.
Development of Bacteria Detection Sensors
In collaboration with Prof. Debirupa Mitra, we are trying to develop point-of-care diagnostic tools for detecting infection in wounds.
Shape-memory polymers
We are currently studying the effect of water uptake on the actuation performance of shape memory polymers. This work is going on in collaboration with Prof. Punnag Chatterjee from the Department of Mechincal Engineering at IIT Dharwad.
SPONSORED PROJECTS
DBT BME: [2023-2025]
Title: A Point-of-Care Tool for Monitoring Bacterial Infection in Wounds
Funding Organization: DBT
Amount: Rs. 22,50,000
Role: PI
DBT BME: [Approved for funding]
Title: Development and Validation of Sensor-augmented Pump (SAP) for Glutamate Tracking and Grabbing in Neurological Disorders
Funding Organization: DBT
Amount: Rs. 36,00,000
Role: Co-PI
Cross-disciplinary Research Fund: [2023-2025]
Title: Neurocomputational analyses of electrophysiological recordings using silk-based soft electrodes in noise-induced hearing loss
Funding Organization: BITS Pilani
Amount: Rs. 10,00,000
Role: Co-PI
Additional Competitive Research Grant: Duration: [2022-2024]
Title: Cold Plasma-based Dry and Chemical Residue-free Sanitation of Surfaces
Funding Organization: BITS Pilani
Amount: Rs. 10,00,000
Role: PI
Research Initiation Grant: [2021-2023]
Title: Silk-based Bioelectronics for Health Monitoring, Modulation, and Therapeutics
Funding Organization: BITS Pilani
Amount: Rs. 2,00,000
Role: PI
Completed:
Senior Research Fellow Position (New)
Ongoing (2022-2024)
Role: Principle Investigator
Title of the Project: Do Fiscal Risk matters for Fiscal sustainability? Evidence from Indian State
Funded under Research Initiation Grant (RIG) of BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Amount: Rs. 2,00,000/- (Two Lakh Only)
Completed (2018-2021)
Collaborative Research Project with FLAME University Pune and NIT Sikkim
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Title of the Project: “Innovation and Sustainable Decision Support System for Drinking Water Security in Indian Himalayan Region of Sikkim and West Bengal”
Sponsor Agency: National Mission on Himalayan Studies
Amount: Rs. 49,30, 200/- (Rupees Forty Nine Lakh Thirty Thousand Two Hundred Only).
v Awarded to Conduct a Ten Days Research Methodology workshop, 22nd -31st August, 2022 as a course co-Director sponsored (Rs. 5,50,000) by ICSSR.
I take an experimental approach to innovate solutions and seek answers to the fundamental questions related to human health and the environment. The broad vision of my research is to gain a deeper understanding of redox processes, develop devices that generate redox species, and probe biological processes using redox methods for monitoring human health and the environment. Toward this end, I focus on three distinct research directions:
Electrochemical sensors for physiological and environmental monitoring
Electrochemical biosensors use electroanalytical (or redox) tools to probe specific biomolecules in multi-analyte systems. Application of electrochemical sensors includes clinical and medical diagnostics, environmental and health monitoring, and food industries. These sensors allow miniaturization, fast read-out, online monitoring, and simultaneous sensing capabilities. This research effort will investigate the modification of biosensor surfaces to impart anti-biofouling properties and smart integration of nanomaterials to improve selectivity and sensitivity of electrochemical sensors.
Cold plasma-based therapies and inactivation of pathogens
Cold plasma, the fourth state of matter, refers to partially ionized gas consisting of charged species, excited atoms and molecules, and high-energy photons. The ions and uncharged molecules are at significantly lower temperatures than the electrons, resulting in the plasma staying at a low temperature. The novelty of this technology lies in its non-thermal, economical, versatile, and environmentally friendly nature. The reactive species produced during plasma produce oxidative stresses on biological moieties. The plasma medicine field explores the application of cold plasma for therapeutic purposes. My research aims to understand the specific redox processes occurring in biological systems when exposed to cold plasma and tune the exposure to achieve therapeutic outcomes. Also, various studies have shown the efficacy of cold plasma against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, yeast, fungi, spores, biofilms, and viruses. I develop cold plasma-generating devices that can inactivate pathogens on surfaces and in air or liquids.
Natural polymer-based bioelectronics
Natural polymers are biocompatible, biodegradable, bio-conformable, and sustainable. They also provide biorecognition, self-repair, and stimuli response, which are beneficial for the systems that interact with biology and ecology.
Bioelectronics employs the principles of electronics to monitor and stimulate biological activities. The prime requirement for bioelectronic systems is biocompatibility. Therefore, natural polymers are material for choice for integration of electronics for biological applications. My research involves developing natural polymer-based functional materials and hybrid microfabrication processes to create biocompatible and biodegradable electronics.
S. No |
Title |
Cost in Lakh |
Duration |
Role as PI/Co-PI |
Agency |
1 |
Design and synthesis of coordination polymers for conduction |
17.14 |
Three years (2021- ) |
PI (Madhushree Sarkar) |
CSIR under EMR scheme |
S. No |
Title |
Cost in Lakh |
Duration |
Role as PI/Co-PI |
Agency |
1 |
Guest Exchange Dynamics of Porous Metal-organic Frameworks |
14.65 |
Two years (2011-2013) |
PI (Madhushree Sarkar) |
BITS Pilani |
2 |
Crystal Engineering of Metal-Organic Frameworks using Organic Linkers derived from Template-Controlled Solid-State Reactions |
23.40 |
Three years (2012-2015) |
PI (Madhushree Sarkar) |
DST |
Nano-technology for enhanced utilization of native- phosphorous by plants and higher moisture retention in arid soils” in collaboration with IIT, Mumbai; PAU, Ludhiana; IISS, Bhopal & CAZRI, Jodhpur, funded by World Bank under National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) of ICAR, New Delhi (3.726 Crores) (2008-2012).
Senior Research Fellow Position (New)
Conservation of some endangered medicinal plants of Indian Thar Desert by arbuscular mycorrhizae” funded by DST, New Delhi under SERC Scheme (11.28 Lakhs) (2003-2005).
To be Updated Soon
Co-Principal Investigator
Total Project Cost: Rs. 14400000
To be Updated Soon
S. No. |
Project name (PI/Co-PI) |
Funding agency |
Amount ($/INR) |
1. |
AI in soil management for diversified agriculture (PI) |
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), India
Awarded in Jan 2023 |
18.53 lacs |
2. |
AI-enabled drone based remote health assessment of PMGSY roads (Co-PI) |
National Rural Infrastructure Development Authority (NRIDA), Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India
Awarded in December 2021 |
17.58 lacs |
3. |
Watershed-based optimized decision support model for conservation practice placement using remote sensing (PI) |
ACRG, BITS Pilani
Team: Dr. Rallapalli Srinivas
Awarded in Feb 2021 |
4.5 lacs |
S.No. |
Project name |
Funding agency |
Amount ($/INR) |
1. |
LiDAR sensors-based watershed modeling for optimizing pollutant reductions across spatio-temporal scales |
BITS Pilani, India
Team: Dr. Rallapalli Srinivas |
2 lacs |
2. |
Quantifying the Scaling Effects on Measurable Water Quality Environmental Outcomes for aiding One Watershed, One Plan. (Co-PI) (2019-2020) |
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), U.S.A.
Team: Prof. Joe Magner and Dr. Rallapalli Srinivas, University of Minnesota; Mr. Matt Drewitz, BWSR |
$ 70, 000 |
3. |
Assessing the impact of hydro-conditioning on watershed modeling outcomes (Co-PI) (2020)
|
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), U.S.A.
Team: Prof. Joe Magner and Dr. Rallapalli Srinivas, University of Minnesota; Mr. Matt Drewitz, BWSR |
$ 20, 000 |
4. |
NVIDIA Academic GPU grant for applying deep learning in Hydrology (PI) (2018) |
NVIDIA, India |
1.5 lacs |
To be updated.
1. Development of New Methodology Using Density Functional Theory (DFT) Based Reactivity Descriptors to Predict the Regioselectivity of Large Chemical and Biological System
Funding agency: Scientific and Engineering Research Council, DST(DST Ref. No: SR/S1/PC-28/2004)
Duration: July, 2005 to January, 2009
2. Conceptual Density Functional Theory Based Modeling of Biomolecular Systems
Funding agency: Scientific and Engineering Research Council, DST(DST Ref. No: SR/S1/PC-41/2008)
Duration: October, 2009 to March, 2013
3. Development and Application of Density Functional Reactivity Theory Based Modeling Techniques to Understand the Energetics of Reactive and Non-Reactive Interactions
Funding agency: Scientific and Engineering Research Council, DST(DST Ref. No: SB/S1/PC-067/2013)
Duration: August, 2014 to 8th February, 2018
4. Investigating the Correlation Between Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters Through Density Functional Reactivity Theory (DFRT) Based Approach
Funding Agency: Scientific and Engineering Research Board (SERB) - DST
(DST Ref. No. CRG/2019/00956)
Duration: February, 2020 onward
Sponsored Research Projects:
Recent Consultancy Projects:
To be updated.
Principal Investigator | Title of the Project | Funding Agency | Amount in lac rupees & Duration |
Anshuman | Potential of Marble Slurry as a Mineral Admixture in Concrete |
DST, New Delhi
|
28.38, 3 years, Up to 31-03-2018 |
Funding Agency: State University Research Excellence (SURE), SERB-DST, New Delhi
Project Title: Investigating membrane degradation and its mitigation for enhancing the performance of green hydrogen powered proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)
Grant Amount: 25 Lac
Duration: Oct, 2023- Sep, 2026 (03 Years)
Funding Agency: HINDALCO Industries Limited, Birla Copper, Dahej, Gujarat
Project Title: Copper cathode quality improvement & reduction in bleed to ETP.
Grant Amount: 41 Lac
Duration: Feb, 2024- Jan, 2026 (02 Years)
Funding Agency: New Faculty Seed Grant (NFSG), SRCD, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Project Title: Design & Development of active and stable electro-catalyst for low temperature PEM fuel cell
Grant Amount: 18 Lac
Duration: Nov, 2023 - Oct, 2025 (02 Years)
Funding Agency: Research Initiation Grant (RIG), SRCD, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Project Title: Design & development of polymeric membrane and methanol-tolerant electro-catalyst for direct methanol fuel cell.
Grant Amount: 2 Lac
Duration: June, 2022-May, 2024 (02 Years)
MPhil & PhD Guidance as Supervisor
Student |
Degree |
Thesis title |
Status |
Harsha, S (2021) |
M.Phil. in Liberal Arts |
“Exploring the lived experience of the psycho-physical transition among the performers of the Kottuvili Kalamezhuthu Pattu in Kerala: A Phenomenological Study” |
Completed |
Neethu, P (2018-2023) |
Ph.D. |
“Effectiveness of Expressive Art Therapy as an Intervention for Mental Health, Emotion Regulation and Resilience of Destitute Children Residing in Child Care Institutions in Goa, India” |
Completed |
Sandhya Basu (2018-2023) |
Ph.D. |
“Effect of Visual Brainwave Entrainment on Cognition of Children with and without Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder” (Co-supervisor: Prof. Punit Parmananda, IIT Bombay) |
Completed |
Asawari R Nayak (2021–present) |
Ph.D. |
Proposed thesis title: “Social representations and everyday socio-legal experiences of sexual violence among women survivors in Goa: A critical constructivist grounded theory exploration.” |
Ongoing
|
Shivani Keny (2022-present) |
Ph.D. |
|
Ongoing |
Aresh Naik (2023- present) |
Ph.D |
|
Ongoing |
PhD Guidance as Co-Supervisor
1. Research Initiation Grant
PI: Mohit Garg
Amount: 2 lakh
2. Additional Competitive Research Grant for New faculty
PI: Mohit Garg
Amount: 5.5 lakh
3. Start-up Research Grant (DST-SERB)
PI: Mohit Garg
Amount: 32.5 lakh
Project Title |
Sustainable alternatives to Carbon intensive rice straw burning and air pollution in India: Paddy waste based concrete and value added chemical production to boost the income of rural farmers |
Role |
Co-Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, New Delhi- Under SPARC- phase II (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration) |
Amount |
INR. 42,72,511 |
Status |
On-going (2023- 2025) |
Project Title |
Prevention of Hazardous Field-Firing of Bagasse and Its Sustainable Utilization as a Raw Material in An Innovative Industrial Process |
Role |
Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, New Delhi- Under SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration) |
Amount |
INR. 28,79,650 |
Status |
Completed (2019 - 2021) |
Project Title |
Dual Catalytic Monolith Reactor for Biogas Reforming |
Role |
Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Additional Competitive Research Grant (ACRG), BITS- Pilani |
Amount |
INR. 8,25,000 |
Status |
Completed (2017 - 2019) |
Project Title |
Syngas production by reforming of biogas over Ni- based catalytic monoliths |
Role |
Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Research Initiation Grant (RIG), BITS- Pilani |
Amount |
INR. 2,00,000 |
Status |
Completed (2015 - 2017) |
1. Project title: Hydrogen Production from Ethanol by Low Temperature Reforming Methods Using Modified NiSn/Al₂O₃ and NiSn/CeO₂ Catalysts.
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Funding agency (Ref No): SERB ( EMR/2016/002148)
Project cost/Amount (INR): 1902690
Start-End: 11 January, 2017 to 10 January 2020
Present status: Completed
2. Project title: Study of the Conversion of Agricultural Residues to Catalysts for Renewable Energy Source Production.
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Funding agency (Ref No): SERB (SPF/2021/00000)
Project cost/Amount (INR): 3810000
Start-End: 24 March, 2021 to 23 March, 2024
Present status: Ongoing
3. Project title: Development of different grades of PVDF hollow fiber membranes for the development of in-house water filtration systems.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Funding agency (Ref No): Gujarat Fluorochemicals ltd
Project cost/Amount (INR): 800000
Start-End: 10 May, 2022 to 10 Nov, 2022
Present status: Ongoing
3. DIgital FoREnsic Knowledge InTegration and INTELligence (DIREKT-Intel) in collaboration with IIT Indore, India and NTNU Gjøvik, Norway under SPARC scheme. Grant received 6.5 million INR from MHRD, Government of India (2019-2021) (Completed) Role: Co- Principal investigator
Research Interests
Sponsored Projects
Ongoing
Completed
Development and validation of deep learning algorithm using ultra-wide-field Optos images for early detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in 45-degree single-field, as Co-PI,
Funded by UNSW School of Optometry and Vision Science: Diabetes Research Grant from the Elizabeth O'Beirne and Robert and Emmy Mather Trust Fund, Ongoing.
Mobile App for assisting Indian farmers in improving yield by automatic identification of plant diseases (Rice and Tomato) [ Funded by DST SYST, Ongoing] as PI.
India suffers from annual crop loss of many crores of rupees owing to pest and disease infestation, according to a study by Assocham and Yes bank. Different plants are infested by different diseases; while some are caused by fungi, some are caused by bacteria and some by viruses. This project aims in automatically identifying key diseases in specific plants using mobile application, so that the farmers can be benefitted. The image database pertaining to the Indian subcontinent, would be employed to train a model that can automatically predict plant diseases. Both traditional image processing techniques as well as the recent advances in convolutional neural networks would be employed for this purpose.
India Innovation Growth Program 2.0 [Funded by DST - Lockheed Martin - TATA Trusts, completed]
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sundaresan Raman
Team: Faraaz Ahmad, Sashakt Tripathi, Harshit Awasthi
Food Sense: A Framework for Safe Storage, Preparation and Delivery of Food [Funded by BITS Pilani, Completed] as PI.
Research Interest
Role: PI
Sponsoring Agency: BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus (Additional Competitive Research Grant)
Awarded Cost: 8 Lakhs
Role: PI
Sponsoring Agency: BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus (Additional Competitive Research Grant)
Awarded Cost: 8 Lakhs
Role: PI
Sponsoring Agency: BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus (Additional Competitive Research Grant)
Awarded Cost: 8 Lakhs
Role: PISponsoringAgency: BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus (Research Initiation Grant
Research Initiation Grant (2021-24) by BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus on the project "The Ritualistic Theatre of Uttarakhand: A Study of Ramman."
Findings of this grant were published in a journal article (check my publications) and in the documentary on Ramman. Ramman is the folk performance tradition and festival celebrated in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. My documentary on Ramman can be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISJ3Mnea0MU&t=1692s
BITS Pilani students looking for project type courses such as SOP/LOP/DOP/RP/SAT/etc.. under me, please see below:
I do not offer projects to students outside BITS Pilani.
Project Title: Development of AI-Empowered Vision-Based Driver Support System for Autonomous Vehicles
Sponsored Agency: DRISHTI CPS Foundation, IIT Indore
Sanctioned Amount: 19.48 Lakhs
Project Members: Shashank Gupta (PI), Oshin Rawlley (Chanakya Fellowship Awardee)
Project Duration: 3 Years (August, 2022 to August, 2025)
Project Status: Ongoing
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Project Title: Development of Low-Cost Federated Learning Empowered Digital Twin Framework for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Roads and Bridges built under PMGSY
Sponsored Agency: I-DAPT HUB FOUNDATION, IIT (BHU), Varanasi
Sanctioned Amount: 11.88 Lakhs
Project Members: Shashank Gupta (PI), S.N. Patel (Co-PI), Gaurav Watts (Co-PI)
Project Duration: 2 Years (Sep, 2023 to March, 2025)
Project Status: Ongoing
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Project Title: Development of Transfer Learning-Based Smart Structural Damage Assessment Controller for Autonomous Prediction of Damage Scenarios in Digital Twin-Generated Population of Civil Structures
Sponsored Agency: BITS-Cross Disciplinary Research Forum (CDRF)
Sanctioned Amount: 30 Lakhs
Project Members: Shashank Gupta, Devendra G. Patil, S.N. Patel
Project Duration: 2 Years (Aug, 2023 to March, 2025)
Project Status: Ongoing
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Project Title: A Secure Vision-based Driver Support System for Internet of Vehicles (IoV) with Object Detection Technique and Optimal RSUs Deployment
Sponsored Agency: AI and Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK), IISc Bangalore
Sanctioned Amount: 3.86 Lakhs
Project Members: Shashank Gupta, Debjani Ghosh (Fellowship Awardee)
Project Duration: 1 Year (September 2021 to August, 2022)
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Project Title: Development of Deep Learning-Based Intrusion Detection System for Defending Android-Based HTML5 Web Applications against Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attack
Sponsored Agency: Data Security Council of India (DSCI)
Sanctioned Amount: 5.9 Lakhs
Project Members: Shashank Gupta (PI), Amit Dua (Co-PI)
Project Duration: 1 Year (December 2020 to November 2021)
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Project Title: A Web Browser-Based Extension for Defending HTML5 Web Applications against Script Injection Vulnerabilities on Cloud and Fog Computing Infrastructures
Sponsored Agency: Research Initiation Grant (RIG), BITS Pilani
Sanctioned Amount: 2 Lakhs
Project Member(s): Shashank Gupta (PI)
Project Duration: 2 Years (November, 2017 to October, 2019)
6. Title: Study of the technological advancements in the manufacture and market trends in the utilization of calcium silicate bricks used as building material.
5. Title: Novel self healing concrete using electric arc furnace slag based alkali activated materials
4. Title: Innovative accelerated carbonation process for the preparation of ready mixed recycled aggregate concrete
3. Title: A feasibility study on development of Fire Resistant Geopolymer Composites
2. Title: A feasibility study on utilizing locally available fly ash to produce geopolymers for structural fire resistance applications
1. Title: AI techniques for structural health monitoring
Project Areas
Sl. No. |
Project Title |
Amount sanctioned (lacs) |
Sponsored Organization |
PI/ Co-PI |
Year of Start/ Completion |
1. |
Aakash Ganga – A Social Enterprise Model for RWH and Agriculture of low water demanding economically important plant |
61.96 |
Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi |
PI |
2011/ 2014, Completed |
2. |
Bio-diesel Production from Microalgae |
16.40 |
CSIR |
Co-PI |
2010/ completed |
3. |
Design and development of Static Sunshade for thermal comfort inside the building |
9.86 |
University Grants Commission, New Delhi |
PI |
2008/2011 Completed |
4. |
National Programme for Capacity Building of Engineers in Earthquake Risk Management. |
30.90 |
Ministry of Home Affairs |
Coordinator |
2004-2007/ completed |
5. |
Self-Sustaining Rooftop rainwater Harvesting Scheme |
96.00 |
World Bank, Washington, USA |
Co-PI |
2006/2009/ completed |
6. |
Design of a New Shading Device for Energy Efficient Windows for Tropical Regions in India |
4.35 |
KK Birla Academy, New Delhi |
PI |
2004/2007/ completed |
7. |
Self-Sustaining Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Scheme |
25.00 |
Rajasthan Association of North America |
PI |
2003/2006/ completed |
8. |
A study of Sludge minimization during the treatment of pickling effluent and recovery of metals from the treated sludge |
10.00 |
Aditya Birla Group, Mumbai |
Co-PI |
2011/ 2014 completed |
9. |
GIS Based Characterization of ground water in Shekhawati Region of Rajasthan |
18.00 |
Department of Science and Technology, |
Co-PI |
2011/ continuing |
10. |
Training on Watershed Management; 8 months |
4.50 |
Himachal Pradesh Government |
Coordinator |
2000/2001 |
11. |
Facility management using GIS and Genetic Algorithm |
19.99 |
Department of Science and Technology, |
PI |
March 2013-2015 |
12. |
Design, development and implementation of a building integrated photovoltaic system for rural application |
123 |
State Innovation Council |
Co-PI |
Sanctioned 43 lacs |
13. |
Roof top Rainwater Harvesting for Safe, Potable and Healthy Drinking Water and Ground Water Replenishment for BITS Pilani, Pilani campus |
91.00 |
Centre of Excellence, in Waste, Water and Energy Management, BITS, Pilani |
PI |
Feb. 14 - Jan.17 |
14. |
Assessment of Water Resource Management interventions implemented by Ambuja Cement Foundation, Chirawa
|
5.37 |
Ambuja Cement foundation Chirawa (Raj.) |
PI |
May 2014-Sep. 2015 |
15. |
Costs and remediation of groundwater contamination in India |
$2.50 |
College of Arts and Sciences at University of Virginia, USA |
PI (India) |
2016 |
16. |
Conjunctive use of Rainwater and Groundwater to provide safe drinking water with intervention of Advanced Technology |
204.13 |
Department of Science and Technology + Samgra Sewa Sansthan |
PI |
Oct. 2016 |
17. |
Preparation of State-of-the-Art Report (SOAR) on Fog vision system for Roads (F. No. RW/NH-35083/62/2016/S&R(R), dated 31 March 2017 |
4.35 |
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India |
PI |
Final Report submitted; Money was never received even after signing the agreement with CE |
18. |
Structured Dialogues for Sustainable Urban Water Management (SDSUWM) DST/TM/EWO/WTI/2K19/UWS-04 (AMU, BITS-Hyderabad, Pilani, Amrita Engg)
|
1. Development of A Real Time Crop Advisory System Exploiting Nanotechnology Based Nitrogen Sensor With Internet of Farming (IoF) Framework
Amount: INR 46,15,240/-
Sponsored by: Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi.
Role: Principal Investigator
Status: Completed (Duration: 31 Mar 2021 - 30 Mar 2024)
2. Development of robust adaptive control algorithm applied to process control loops having stiction nonlinearity
Amount: INR 2,00,000/-
Sponsored by: BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus (Research Initiation Grant)
Role: Principal Investigator
Status: Completed
Research Interest
Electron Momentum Density
Electrical Transport in CNT and CNTFET
Density Functional Theory
Image Compression
NFSG Project
Early Career Scholar Award [International]
Agency
Amount Sanctioned (in Rupees)
1.00 Lakh
July 2023-Present
Agency
Amount Sanctioned (in Rupees)
2.00 Lakh
October 2023-Present
Agency
Amount Sanctioned (in Rupees)
20.00 Lakh
November 2023-Present
BITS Pilani team
Agency
Amount Sanctioned (in Rupees)
2.00 Crore
March 2024-Present
Project Title: Wearable Visual Assistant with Semantic Feature Recognition and Recommendation System for the Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) individuals
Funding Organization: AutoNxt Automation Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
Principal Investigator (PI) : Dr. Virendra Singh Shekhawat
Co-Investigator (Co-PI) : Dr. Avinash Gautam
Amount: INR 22.50 Lakh, Duration: 2021-2025
Brief Description of the Project: Design and Development of an end-to-end system, which is a wearable visual assistant that will assist BVI person to achieve orientation and navigation in a large unknown GPS denied indoor environment. An integral component of the system will be recognition and detection of semantic environmental features to improve system efficiency in terms of accurate navigation, search and recommendation provided to the BVI person.
Project Title: Wearable Visual Assistant with Semantic Feature Recognition and Recommendation System for the Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) individuals
Funding Organization: AutoNxt Automation Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
Principal Investigator (PI) : Dr. Virendra Singh Shekhawat
Co-Investigator (Co-PI) : Dr. Avinash Gautam
Amount: INR 22.50 Lakh, Duration: 2021-2025
Brief Description of the Project: Design and Development of an end-to-end system, which is a wearable visual assistant that will assist BVI person to achieve orientation and navigation in a large unknown GPS denied indoor environment. An integral component of the system will be recognition and detection of semantic environmental features to improve system efficiency in terms of accurate navigation, search and recommendation provided to the BVI person.
Project Title: Wearable Visual Assistant with Semantic Feature Recognition and Recommendation System for the Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) individuals
Funding Organization: AutoNxt Automation Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
Principal Investigator (PI) : Dr. Virendra Singh Shekhawat
Co-Investigator (Co-PI) : Dr. Avinash Gautam
Amount: INR 22.50 Lakh, Duration: 2021-2025
Brief Description of the Project: Design and Development of an end-to-end system, which is a wearable visual assistant that will assist BVI person to achieve orientation and navigation in a large unknown GPS denied indoor environment. An integral component of the system will be recognition and detection of semantic environmental features to improve system efficiency in terms of accurate navigation, search and recommendation provided to the BVI person.
S. No. | Project Title | Sponsoring Agency | Role | Status |
8 | Optimum Mechanical Design of Hydraulic System Components for Industrial Automation | WIPRO-WIN | PI | Ongoing (2024-2029) |
7 | Wearable devices for nicotine monitoring in smokers | CDRF/BITS Pilani | Co-PI | Ongoing (2024-2026) |
6 | Enhanced Strength-to-weight Ratio INCONEL-718 Alloy Structures Made by Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications | DST/SERB/CRG | PI | Completed (2021-2024) |
5 | Surface Finish Improvement in Tube Drawing | TIIL, Murugappa, Chennai | Co-PI | Completed (2017 -2020) |
4 | Develop and Test Certain 3D Printing Technologies To Produce Innovative Limbs At Affordable Costs for the Disabled in India | BIG-5, BIRAC, DBT, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India | PI | Completed (2015-2017) |
3 | Rapid Incremental Forming of Extra Deep Drawing (EDD) Steel Sheet Metal Parts with Asymmetric Geometry | UGC Major Project, UGC, New Delhi, Govt of India | PI | Completed (2011-2014) |
2 | Setup planning for machining of prismatic parts | UGC/BITS | PI | Completed (2000-2001) |
1 | Solar Energy Driven Vehicle | DST, Rajasthan | PI | Completed (2005-2006) |
Ongoing:
Completed:
BITS Pilani Sparkle Grant
Title: A software for floorplan building layouts
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: October 2023-2025
Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN)
BITS Pilani – La Trobe Joint Project
Title: Advanced Geometric Algorithms For Network Optimisation And Architectural Layout Design
PI: Myself, Marcel Jackson; Co-PI: Manjanna Basappa, Michael Payne
Duration: July 2021-2025
SERB-DST Early Career Research Award
Title: Mathematics-aided Architectural Design Layouts
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: July 2017-2020
RIG Grant, BITS-Pilani
Title: Rectilinear Arrangement Of Rectangles
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: August 2016-2018
Sr No |
Title of project |
Sponsoring Agency |
Amount |
PI/Co-PI details |
Duration |
Status |
1. |
Miniaturization and enhancement of MIMO antennas for future generation higher data rate communications |
RIG (BITS) |
2.00 |
PI: Sourav Nandi |
2 Years (26 July 2019-25 July 2021) |
Completed |
2. |
Design of commercially viable compact and efficient planar multi-port antennas for WLAN and 5G applications |
ACRG (BITS) |
10.00 |
PI: Sourav Nandi |
2 Years (2 Nov 2020-1 Nov 2022) |
Completed |
3. |
Design of Phase Locked Loop Dielectric Resonator Oscillators for Frequency Synthesizers |
DLRL-CARS |
9.93 |
PI: Sourav Nandi Co-PI: Harish V Dixit |
1 Year (26 Jan 2020-1 Dec 2021)*
*extended due to Covid-19 |
Completed |
4. |
Design and development of miniaturized MIMO antennas with high isolation at sub-6 GHz and millimeter wave for 5G MIMO and massive MIMO systems applications |
DST-SERB SRG |
12.69 |
PI: Sourav Nandi |
2 Years (24 Dec 2021-23 Dec 2023) |
Completed |
5. |
Design and simulation of high efficiency UHF Klystron for accelerator applications |
BRNS (DAE) |
39.98 |
PI: Sourav Nandi Co-PI: Harish V Dixit |
3 Years (31 Jan 2024-30 Jan 2027) |
Ongoing |
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani
National/International Research Project Completed/Ongoing as Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI
Workshop/Seminar Conducted
Professional Experience
1-Economist, at Centre of Excellence in Fiscal Policy and Taxation (CEFT), Govt. of Odisha, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Nature of Work: Working in the UNICEF-CEFT Research Project on “Strengthening Public Finance for Children in Odisha (Child Budgeting) and Odisha Gender Budgeting as well as Odisha Nutrition Based Budgeting Analysis and Odisha SDG Budget Analysis” for bringing the major policy documents for the state during 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 period. Further assisted in preparing the “Handbook on Gender and Child Budgeting” published by UNICEF, CEFT and the Finance Department Government of Odisha (May-2019 to April-2021).
2-Research Assistant at Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum (Kerala), in the Project “Evaluation Study of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2006-07 to 2010-11”, Nature of Work: NSSO EUS unit level data analysis and Primary Data analysis and report writing (Aug.-2013 to July-2014)
3-Worked as a Consultant on a part-time basis at the Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi during March 2020 to April 2020. Research-related activities (March-2020 to April-2020)
4-Worked as a Consultant on a part-time basis at Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in the research study titled “Diagnostic for Health System Transformation in Odisha”, during October 2019 to March 2020. Research-related activities (October-2019 to March-2020)
5-Academic Associate at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, Research and Academic related activities ( Jan-2011 to July-2011)
6-Research Assistant for Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi, on a part-time basis in the Project “Changing Prospective of Women work in India: A Case Study of Odisha”, Nature of Work: NSSO EUS unit level data analysis and Primary Data analysis and report writing ( March-2016 to Aug.-2016)
Cancer growth, invasion, and metastasis are influenced by the complex interactions within the tumor microenvironment (TME), which comprises various cell types, including cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), immune cells, and vascular networks, along with the extracellular matrix. These components collectively regulate tumorigenesis, making the TME a promising target for therapeutic intervention. Our research efforts converge on unraveling this complexity, with the following aims:
Investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the activation of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment during the transition from premalignant to malignant states. Focus on delineating the intricate interplay between intrinsic factors, such as nuclear structure and chromatin organization, and extrinsic factors, including growth factors and hormonal signaling, to understand their collective impact on CAF activation.
Utilising advanced technologies, including advanced imaging techniques, spatial transcriptomics, mass spectroscopy imaging, as well as with 3D in vitro tumor models,we aim to comprehensively characterize the components of the tumor microenvironment that contribute to tumor progression and treatment resistance. This involves mapping the spatial distribution of various stromal cell types, deciphering their molecular profiles, and identifying key signaling pathways and metabolic signatures implicated in tumor-stromal interactions.
Development of novel therapeutic strategies targeting the tumor stroma with a specific focus on exploiting vulnerabilities in the signaling networks that regulate CAF activation. This includes identifying druggable targets within the tumor microenvironment, designing precision therapies to disrupt tumor-promoting functions of CAFs, and assessing the efficacy of these interventions in preclinical models and clinical trials to enhance the overall effectiveness of anticancer therapies.
Investigate sex and gender disparities in cancer incidence, progression, and treatment outcomes, with a particular emphasis on elucidating the role of sex hormone signaling in non-reproductive tissue cancers. Utilizing epidemiological data, molecular profiling, and experimental models we aim to dissect the underlying mechanisms driving sex-specific differences in cancer susceptibility and therapeutic responses and developing personalized approaches for cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Approved externally funded project as PI
Approved Externally-funded project as co-PI
Approved Internally (BITS Pilani) funded project as PI/ coPI
Research Interest
Laboratory for Supramolecular Chemistry and Biomaterials
Sl. No. |
Funding Agent |
Title of the Project |
Amount (Rs) |
Role |
Status |
Ongoing Projects |
|||||
28 |
Scheme for Promotion of Academic & Research Collaboration (SPARC) Prof. Swati Biswas (PI) Prof. Adam Mechler (La Trobe, Australia) Prof. Jimmy Hsia (NTU, Singapore). |
Formulation-based strategy to design membrane targeting antimicrobial peptide-based therapeutics for cancer and eye infections |
Rs. 71.16 Lakhs |
Co-PI |
Recommended (01, April 2024) (2 years) |
27 |
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under Joint DBT-NMPB, Ministry of AYUSH Call for Proposals on Biotech Interventions in Medicinal Plants [Dr. Vidya Rajesh, Dept of Biology and Dr. Onkar Kulkarni, Dept of Pharmacy] |
Molecular Studies on Bacopa monnieri to evaluate the modulation of neuronal receptors for schizophrenia using cell based and mouse models: Submitted on January 30_2020 |
Rs. 30 Lakhs |
Co-PI |
May 2024 to April 2027 (3 years) |
26 |
Hetero Lab Limited, R&D Jeedimetla, Hyderabad, Telangana – 500037 India. [Dr. Swati Biswas]
|
Human serum albumin –based nanoparticles as an |
Rs. 5.0 Lakhs |
Joint PI |
Sanctioned 2024-2027 (3 years) |
25 |
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India. [Dr. Swati Biswas, Dept. of Pharmacy] |
3D-Bioprinted Contact Lens Embedding Host-Defense Peptide S100A12 as Precision Medicine for Bacterial Keratitis
|
39.10 Lakhs |
Co-PI |
Sanctioned (1.5 years) |
24 |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India [Dr. Swati Biswas, Dept of Pharmacy] |
Revolutionizing Phototherapy with Hypoxia-Reversing Photothermal/ Photodynamic Nanoparticles-Laden In Situ Gel for Non-Invasive Tumor Ablation in Oral Cancer
|
53.13 Lakhs
|
Co-PI |
Sanctioned (3 years) |
23 |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India [Dr. Swati Biswas, Dept. of Pharmacy] |
Antibacterial Nanozyme-Laden in situ Light-Responsive Hydrogel for Tissue Regeneration and Quorum-Sensing Inhibition to Revert Antimicrobial Resistance in Diabetic Foot Ulcers |
48.02 Lakhs
|
Co-PI |
Sanctioned (3 years) |
22 |
Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences (STARS) for promoting translational, India-centric research in Sciences, to be implemented and managed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore [Dr. Swati Biswas, Dept of Pharmacy and Dr. Sayan Das, Dept. of Mech. Engg] |
Carbon dioxide-fueled Janus Motors for Targeted Delivery of Therapeutic Cargo in Helicobacter pylori Infection
|
43.15 Lakhs
|
Co-PI |
Sanctioned Jan 2024 (3 years) |
21 |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India. (Proposal ID: IIRP-2023-5411) [Dr. Chanchal Chakraborty, Dept. of Chemistry] |
Development of Self-Powered Electrochromic Smart Display for Visual Detection of Folate Receptor Overexpressed Cancer Cells |
Rs. 41 Lakhs |
Co-PI |
Sanctioned Feb 1, 2024 (3 years) |
20 |
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (CRG-SERB) File Number: CRG/2023/003045 [Dr. Tanmay Chatterjee, Dept. of Chemistry] |
Electrochemical green synthesis of medicinally potential organo-chalcogenides and chalcogenoxides and evaluation of their anti-cancer activities in search of novel anti-cancer agents |
Rs. 43.486Lakhs |
Co-PI |
Jan 19, 2024 ( 3 years) |
19 |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India |
Development of epigenetic modulators as therapeutics for cognitive deficit associated with psychosis using novel selective histone deacetylase-3 inhibitors |
34.84 Lakhs |
PI |
Ongoing 25.03.2023 – 24.03.2026 (3 years) |
18 |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India [Dr. Onkar Kulkarni, Dept. od Pharmacy] |
HDAC3 and its functional role in the progression of cognitive deficits as a secondary complication to chronic kidney disease. |
31.16 Lakhs |
Co-PI |
Ongoing; 01.03.2023 to 28.02.2026 (3 years) |
17 |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India {DR. Swati Biswas, Dept of Pharmacy] |
Tailor-made, Tumor-Targeted Vitaprotein Nanoparticles of Lapatinib and Letrozole as NanoChemo-Cocktail. for Hormone-Receptor-Amplified Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancers Treatment. |
28.82 Lakhs |
Co-PI |
Ongoing; 27.01.2023 – 26.01.20226 (3 Yrs) |
16 |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India [Dr. Nilanjan Dey, Dept. of Chemistry] |
Design and development of portable acidosis kit for the rapid, trace-level detection of Ketone bodies in biological samples |
34.366 Lakhs (Co-PI: Rs. 6 Lakhs) |
Co-PI
|
Ongoing; 01.04.2023– 31.03.2026 (3 Yrs) |
15 |
Department of Health Research (DHR-ICMR). Government of India |
Development of Epigenome Targeted Therapeutics with Improved Selectivity and Drug-ability for the Treatment of Cancer |
30.483 Lakhs |
PI |
Ongoing (15.12.2021 – 14.12.2024; ( 3 Years)) |
14 |
DBT-BUILDER (Boost to University Interdisciplinary Life Science Departments for Education and Research). Government of India |
Interdisciplinary Life Science Programme for Advanced Research and Education |
300 Lakhs |
PI |
Ongoing (22.07. 2021 – 21.07.2026 [5 years] |
13 |
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India [Dr. Tanmay Chatterjee, Chemistry Dept] |
Development of Cost-effective, Electrophilic Trifluoromethylating Reagents and Their Application to the Syntheses of New Classes of Medicinally Potential Trifluoromethylated Heterocycles |
25 Lakhs |
Co-PI |
Ongoing (01.04.2021 – Ongoing 31.03.2024 (3 Yrs) |
Completed Projects |
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12 |
BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus |
Validation of therapeutic activity in preclinical models |
20 Lakhs |
PI |
Jan 2023 to Dec 2023 |
11 |
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Government of India |
Bifunctional Gene-Expression Modulating Chemotherapeutic Agents as Improved Treatment Strategy for Cancer |
26.06 Lakhs |
PI |
Completed( 2019-2022) |
10 |
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (SERB-DST) |
Near-Infrared Light Degradable Nanomicellar Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy using Aerobic Chlorin e6 Conjugate for Oropharyngeal Carcinomas |
30.72 |
Co-PI |
Completed (2019-2022) |
9 |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India |
Functional role of histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) in the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma: regulation of IL-1 beta expression, autophagy and epithelial-mesenchymal –transition (EMT) |
26 Lakhs |
Co-PI
|
Completed(9.9.2019-8.9.2022) |
8 |
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratory (DRL), Hyderabad |
Formulation development and physico-chemical/in vitro/in vivo characterization of a nano-suspension formulation of an anticancer drug. |
8.01 Lakhs |
PI |
Completed (2018-2022) |
7 |
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (SERB-DST) |
Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of HDAC3 Selective Inhibitors as Long Term Memory Enhancers |
29.87 Lakhs |
PI |
Completed (28.08.2017-27.08.2021 |
6 |
SUN PHARMA ADVANCED RESEARCH COMPANY LTD. (SPARC), India |
Chemically modified epigenome targeted anticancer drug development |
29 Lakhs |
PI |
Completed (2016-2018) |
5 |
Daewoong Pharmaceuticals, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
Development for sustained release injectable formulations |
22 Lakhs |
PI |
Completed (2015-2017) |
4 |
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India |
Cell penetrating peptide octa-arginine anchored, multifunctional poly(amidoamine) dendrimer to promote delivery of chemotherapeutics in cancer |
37 Lakhs |
Co-PI |
Completed (2014-2017) |
3 |
Additional Competitive Research Grant: Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani |
Design and Development of Isoform Selective HDAC3 Inhibitors for the Enhancement of Long-term Memory |
9 Lakhs |
PI |
Completed (2015-2017) |
2 |
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India (Indo-Belarus joint proposal). |
Tumor targeted nanomedicines for photodynamic therapy |
10 Lakhs |
Co-PI |
Completed (2015-2017) |
1 |
Research Initiation Grant: Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani at Hyderabad Campus |
Development of Cognitive Enhancers that Inhibit Histone Deacetylase Activity and Modulate Chromatin-mediated Neuroplasticity |
2 Lakhs |
PI |
Completed (2013-2015) |
Sponsored Project for SRF Fellowship:
Sl. No. |
Student |
Funding Agent |
Years |
Status |
Role |
Amount (Rs.) |
1 |
Prakruti Trivedi |
CSIR-SRF |
2017-2019 |
Completed |
PI |
10,81,600 |
2 |
Sravani Pulya |
CSIR-SRF |
2018-2021 |
Completed |
PI |
16,22,400 |
3 |
Tarun K Patel |
ICMR-SRF |
01.07.2022-30.06.2024 |
Ongoing |
PI |
17,11,680 |
4 |
Sripathi Nikhitha |
DST-INSPIRE |
01/01/2023 to 31/12/2027 |
Ongoing |
PI |
3071800 |
To be updated soon.
Sr. No. |
Title of the project |
Role |
Sanction No. |
Funding Agency |
Duration |
Funds sanctioned (Rs., Lakh) |
1 |
Design and Synthesis of Novel Agents for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis |
PI |
37-117/2009 (SR) |
University Grants Commission |
1/4/2010-31/3/2013 |
8.35 |
2 |
Design and Synthesis of Novel Agents for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis |
PI |
SR/FT/CS-100/2009 |
Department of Science and Technology |
1/9/2010-31/8/2013 |
19.03 |
3 |
Analysis of herbal extracts and formulations for antioxidant activity |
PI |
|
Vedic Life Sciences, Mumbai, India |
2006-07 |
0.5 |
4 |
Verifying the structural evidence for the presence of Sennosides |
PI |
|
Shashi Phytochemicals Limited, India |
2012 |
0.5 |
5 |
Design, synthesis, and biological evaluations of b- secretase inhibitors as anti-Alzheimer's agents |
Co-PI |
DST/INT/Pol/P-21/2016 |
DST Indo-Polish Joint Research Programme. Project No. DST/INT/Pol/P-21/2016. Indian PI: Dr. Ruchi Malik, Central Univ of Rajasthan and Polish PI: Prof. Slawomir Filipek, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland |
7/6/2017-6/6/2020 |
19.84 |
6 |
DBT-BUILDER -University of Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani Campus: Interdisciplinary Life Science Programme for Advanced Research and Education in Epigenetics and Genome Editing |
Co-PI |
BT/INF/22/SP42545/2021 |
Department of Biotechnology |
24/9/2021-23/9/2026 |
901.8 |
7 |
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel dual inhibitors of Angiotensin-II type 1 receptor and Neprilysin for the treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy |
PI |
CRG/2022/004698 |
Science and Engineering Research Board |
07/09/2023- 06/09/2026 |
33.02 |
8 |
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel dual inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPPIV) and Neprilysin for the treatment of diabetes |
PI |
IIRP-2023-6880 |
ICMR |
6/5/2024 to 5/5/2027 |
41.12 |
Develop metal-based catalysts for the generation of chemical fuels.
Investigate reactive intermediates with suitable mimics of active sites of metalloproteins.
*Development of hybrid nanoparticles containing potential surfactants and silica nanoparticles for gene delivery to cancer cells.
*Study on the role of chemical structures of non-viral vectors in the gene delivery to cancer cells.
*Development of photo-triggered cancer drug delivery systems with real-time monitoring through the NSET mechanism.
*Development of fluorescent surfactant-based nucleic acids detection and gene delivery systems, and bioimaging.
*Applications of fluorescence properties of novel host-guest complexes toward the development of molecular logic gates for the detection of toxic anions in the ppb range.
*Study on protein-surfactant, nanoparticle-conjugated protein-surfactant, and DNA-surfactant interactions.
*Design and synthesis of new fluorescent probes sensitive to the polarity and rigidity of microenvironment and their applications toward biological systems (For synthesis collaborating with Prof. Tanmay Chatterjee, Professor in the Deptt. of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus)
ONGOING MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT:
UGC-DAE Consortium For Scientific Research, Mumbai Centre, B.A.R.C., Mumbai.
Investigation of Compaction of DNA by Some Potential Surfactants in Presence of Nanoparticles and Decompaction Induced by Cyclodextrins using Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Small Angle Neutron Scattering Techniques. Funded by UGC-DAE Consortium For Scientific Research, Mumbai Centre, B.A.R.C., Mumbai. Duration: 2022-2025.
BITS-RMIT Research Project:
Design and development of hybrid organic-inorganic nanoparticles for co-delivery of DNA and a chemotherapy drug in cancer treatment (Project ID: BITSRMIT024B001261). Supervisors: Prof. Subit Kumar Saha, Prof. Charlotte Conn; Associate Supervisors: Prof. Kumar Pranav Narayan, Prof. Calum Drummond. Duration: 2024-2028. |
BITS-CDRF Research Project:
Phenanthrene-based new fluorescent molecules for probing protein-surfactants interactions, DNA detection, gene delivery to cells, and bioimaging. Principal Investigators: Prof. Subit Kumar Saha, Prof. Sankaranarayanan Murugesan, Collaborators: Prof. Tanmay Chatterjee, Prof. Balaram Ghosh. Duration: 2024-2026.
MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT COMPLETED:
Minor research projects (UGC) completed:
Research Fellow | Monash University, Australia
Research Projects:
Research Interests:
1. Sequestration of heavy metals using multi-functional biodegradable natural polymers, As Co-Investigator, (CSIR). (2021-2024). (ongoing)
2. Efficacy of appropriately tailored biopolymer and carbonaceous adsorbents for the separation and recovery of Europium, DST SERB, 29 lakhs (2017-20).
3. Development of suitably customized polymers and clay based adsorbents for the effective removal of chromium from e-waste, DST-SERB, 42 lakhs (2013-16).
4. Laboratory investigation and field application towards the effective defluoridation of water using appropriately tailored sorbents, DST under WTI scheme, 26 lakhs (2012-16).
5. Chemically modified polymeric sorbents for the removal and recovery of precious metal palladium from industrial waste, Funded by UGC, 4.7 lakhs (F.41-212/2012(SR)) (2012-2015).
6. Chemically modified adsorbents for the pre-concentration and separation of toxic heavy metal ions from industrial wastes and environmental samples, DST-SERC, 22.5 lakhs (2008-2011).
7. Study of the extraction behavior and speciation of chromium using various long chain amines and its application in treatment of electroplating waste water, UGC, 4.17 lakhs (2007-2010).
Sponsored Projects under Supervision as Principal Investigator and Fundings Received:
Performance Evaluation of Sintered Fly Ash Lightweight Aggregate in Concrete, Sponsored by National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) India. Ref: Dean Research and Innovation, BITS Pilani, Whatsapp message dated 19th March, 2024. Funding has alreday been received by BITS Pilani; Duration: 3 years (April 01 2024-March 31, 2027)
Behavior of SHCC Elements under Shear Loading,
INDIA-JAPAN COOPERATIVE SCIENCE PROGRAMME, Recommended for Sanction through email
dated July 6, 2023, File No. DST/ICD/JSPS/2022/613]
Study of Structural Behavior and Failure Characteristics of FRP-Concrete Composite
Beams, File Number: CRG/2022/000731, SERB, DST New Delhi, Approved for sanction on Nov. 28, 2022.
Development of Functionally-Graded Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites for High-Strain Rate and Elevated Temperature Aeronautical Applications (PIs: Dr. Vasant Matsagar (IIT Delhi and Dr. S.B. Singh (BITS Pilani), Approximate cost: INR 91,05,600/- (Sanction No. ARDB/01/1082030/M/I dated 15th February 2022.
Project Title: Study of Structural Response and Strengths of Thin-Walled FRP Composite Girders,” sponsored by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (Extra Mural Research Division), CSIR Complex, Pusa, New Delhi, 2014-2017 (Ref. No. 22(0631)/13/EMR-II.
Project Title: “Development and Usage of Innovative Ductile Composite Materials for Repair and
Retrofitting of Concrete and Masonry Structures,” sponsored by Department of Science and Technology
(DST), New Delhi, 2013-2016 (Ref. No.SR/S3/MERC/0051/2012).
Project Title: “Development and Usage of Innovative Ductile Composite Materials for Repair and Retrofitting of Masonry Structures,” sponsored by Aditya Birla Group (ABG), 2011-2014.
Project Title: “Response and Micromechanics Based Design of Engineered Cementitious Composite Structures,” DST, New Delhi, 2007-2010 (Ref. No. SR/S3/MERC/25/2007).
Project Title: “Experimental Investigation of Failure and Stability of Laminated Composite Plates with Cutouts,” CSIR, New Delhi, 2007-2012 (Ref No. 22/(0442)/07-EMR-II).
Project Title: “Failure and Stability of Laminated Composite Plates with Cutouts,” K.K. Birla Academy Projects, BITS, Pilani, 2007-2010.
Project Title: Sustainable High Performance Concrete Infrastructures
Indian Research Team Leader: Dr. Shamsher Bahadur Singh
UK Research Team Leader: Prof. Ravindra Dhir
Project Title: “Flexural Strengthening of Concrete Structures using Near Surface Mounted (NSM) Fiber
Reinforcements, Sponsored by UGC, New Delhi, under Category of Major Research Project, 2008-2011 (Ref.
F.34-389/2008 (SR)).
Project Title: DST-FIST Project for Development of Structural Engineering Lab, DST New
Delhi, 2012-2017, 5 years.
Project Title: UGC-SAP Project for Structural and Transportation Engineering Research Lab
Developments, UGC-New Delhi, 2012-2017 (5 years).
Sponsored Projects under Supervision as Co-Investigators:
Project Title: Polyethylene Engineered Cementitious Composites (PE-ECC) for High Resilient Infrastructure, approved by the Mission Steering Group (MSG) of Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, Collaborative project with NIT Puducherry, approved on September 20, 2022 (F. No. 01/09/2022-NTTM dated September 01, 2022)
Project Title: “Machine Learning Based Unified Seismic Vulnerability Prediction Model for the Heritage Minarets of India”. Collaborative project awarded to CDRI Fellows: Vinay Shimpi, S.V.R. Madappa, M. Nidhi (NIT Puducherry); S.B. Singh (BITS Pilani), and Nikolaos Nikitas (University of Leeds, UK)
Project Title: Fire Resistance Guidelines for Hybrid FRP Structural Components made of Cellulose Fibers Derived from Agricultural Waste; Sponsored by University of Nebraska at Omaha: Partnership-2020 for Enhancing US-India Collaboration between Michigan State University (MSU), BITS Pilani, and IIT Delhi; Period: August 2020- June 30, 2022
Project Title: Structural Health Assessment and Rehabilitation Framework based on Cyber Physical System,). (Multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary project)
Project Title: Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Selected Heritage Structures in the State of Himachal Pradesh adopting output only Vibration Testing and Fragility Curves”, (MoES/P.O.(Seismo)/1(296)/2016)
Project Title: Investigation of the Effect of Carbonation on the Properties of Concrete, 2012-15 (Ref. SR/S3/MERC/0064/2011).
Project Title: Durability and Environmental Evaluation of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Reinforced Concrete Bridges, Ohio Department of Transportation, USA, 4 years, 2000-2004.
Project Title: Response of CFRP Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Box-Beams, Ohio Department of Transportation, USA, 4 years (2000-2004).
Project Title: Investigation into the Behavior of Coupling Beams, Seed Grant, BITS Pilani, 2012-2015.
Project Title: Dynamic Bucking Response of Composite Structures, Seed Grant, BITS Pilani, 2012-15.
IMPORTANT CONSULTANCY PROJECTS EXECUTED:
(Only those projects with value more than 0.46 Lakhs are given here:)
Ongoing Projects:
Completed Projects:
Sr. No. |
Project Title |
Funding Agency |
Duration |
Budget in INR |
Role |
1 |
Computationally efficient 3D ray tracing program for analysis of radome enclosed antennas |
BITS Pilani |
2 Years |
2 L |
Principle Investigator |
2 |
Design of a streamlined ablatable radome for airborne applications |
DRDO |
3 Years |
16.87 L |
Principle Investigator |
Title of Project: Comparison of phase velocities of Rayleigh waves, Love waves and Torsional waves in various anisotropic geo-media
Duration: May 2017-2020
2. NSFC Research Grant No: 11471087 (Harbin Engineering University, China)
Title of Project: Research on Ptential wells and its application
Role: Research Collaborator from India for the Project.
Title of Project: Study of Seismic Wave Propagation in Heterogeneous Medium
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: August 2014-2016
1. Submitted a Project Proposal to SERB titled "Design and Development of Decision Support Systems for the Disease Management and surveillance of Covid-19". [ Result :Not accepted for Funding]
Please follow the links for more information on Kathryn's research:
Funded by: Singh Plasticisers and Resins (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (Consultancy – Industry)
Role: Principal Investigator (PI) [Co-PI: Prof. S. D Manjare]
Status: Ongoing (Started in 2024)
Funded by: Goa Carbon Ltd., Goa (Industry Sponsored)
Role: Principal Investigator (PI) [Co-PI: Prof. S. D. Manjare]
Status: Ongoing (Started in 2023)
Funded by: Department of Science and Technology (Technology Mission Division), Government of India (Under Mission Innovation Call by DBT- DST as a part of “Carbon Capture Innovation Challenge”)
Role: Co-PI (Co-Principal Investigator) (PI: Prof. Srinivas Krishnaswamy)
Status: Completed (2024)
Funded by Additional Competitive Research Grant (ACG), BITS Pilani K. K. Birla Goa Campus
Role: PI (Principle Investigator)
Status: Completed (2021)
Funded by: Research Initiation Grant (RIG), BITS Pilani K. K. Birla Goa Campus
Role: PI (Principle Investigator)
Status: Completed (2020)
Government Funded Research and Developmental Projects
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.
Consultancy Projects
UGC-JRF, ICMR-JRF or GATE(HSS) Qualified candidates may write an email directly to: rajneesh.choubisa@gmail.com
BITS Pilani Seed Research Grant (2 Lac) - Development of general purpose robotic head with multimodal learning capability
BITS Pilani New Faculty Seed Grant (18 Lac) - "Playing God": generation of virtual environment through masked autoencoders and diffusion technique
BITS-RMIT joint PhD Project (with Dr. Abhijit Das and Prof. Fabio Zambetta (RMIT, Melbourne, Australia)) (1 Phd scholar) - Development of diffusion-based photorealistic augmented reality engine for outdoor training
ISRO - Development of deep learning framework for auto quality certification of all IRS optical Satellite Images (23.5 Lacs, 1 PhD scholar)
Co supervisor in a ISI-TiH funded project, a DST-CEFIPRA project (Both on deep fake detection) and a join Phd project under ASCRIN scheme with La Trobe University, Australia
I am supported by the following projects:
a) BITS-Pilani New Faculty Seed Grant
B) OPERA Grant for Research Excellence
Waste-to-Energy: Technology Integration for Production of Clean Energy from Organic Waste
(Principal Investigator of Theme-3, Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE), Department of Science and Technology, March 2022).
Feasibility Studies to Assess the Use of Spent Grains as Feedstock for Biomethanation
(Principal Investigator, GPS Renewables, January, 2022).
Technology Integration for the Production of Clean Energy from Organic Waste (Biomethanation, Catalytic Conversion, Photocatalysis and Fuel Cell)
(Principal Investigator, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, February 2021).
Industrial-scale Thermophilic Biomethanation of Food Waste and Sewage Sludge for the Production of Bioenergy and Biofertilizer
(Principal Investigator, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Sanctioned in August, 2020)
Integrated physical-biological treatment of biopharmaceutical fermentation wastewater for ensuring environmental safety and circular economy
(Principal Investigator, Department of Science and Technology)
Co-treatment of domestic septage and municipal solid waste landfill leachate using dry-thermophilic anaerobic digestion for the production of bioenergy and biofertilizer
(Principal Investigator, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, A Government of India Enterprise).
Maintenance of Sanitation and Solid Waste Management for Swachh Andhra Pradesh
(Principal Investigator, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh).
Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and organic fraction of municipal solid waste for the production of biogas and concomitant use of biogas as fuel for cooking and spent slurry as fertilizer.
(Principal Investigator, Centre of Research Excellence in Waste, Water & Energy, BITS Pilani).
Novel biomarker responses to validate acute toxicity of engineered nanoparticles and their physicochemical interactions in earthworms as a model bioindicator of nano(eco)toxicology.
(Principal Investigator, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India).
Studies on the characterization of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and their toxicological and biochemical effects on Eisenia foetida earthworms.
(Principal Investigator, Research Initiation Grant).
Improvement of the existing systems for disposal of municipal solid waste in tsunami-affected coastal villages at Karaikal & Nagapattinam districts, Tamil Nadu, India.
(Principal Investigator, Swiss Red Cross).
To develop design criteria for high-rate vermicomposting systems based on experimentation, mathematical modelling, and optimization.
(Senior Research Fellow, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India).
Pro-Poor Public Private Partnership for Pondicherry Urban Environment, PURE.
(Consultant, ADEME, France).
Asia Pro Eco Programme.
(Consultant, European Commission).
Asia Urbs Programme.
(Consultant, European Commission).
Ward Adoption Programme.
(Project Associate, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India).
As Principal Investigator
As Co-Principal Investigator
Development of suitable systems for safe handling of solid waste in educational institutions
Akkiraju Kavya Bharadwaj (2008B1A3602H)
BITS C323: Study Oriented Project
November 2010
Production of bioplastics precursors, polyhydroxyalkanoates from municipal sludge using sequencing batch reactors
Nikitha. B (2008B1A5584H)
BITS C323: Study Oriented Project
November 2010
A wireless sensor network approach to monitor process temperature in composting heaps
Mathews N. John (2009B1AA616H)
BITS C323: Study Oriented Project
November 2011
Sustainability and survivability of tree plantation in BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Rajkishan KU (2008A3PS203H)
BITS C331 Computer Projects
November 2011
Integrated solid waste management on the campus
V. Ravish Kumar (2008B4A2430H)
BITS C324 Study-Oriented Project
November 2011
Energy usage of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus
P. Krishna Chaitanya (2008A3PS207H)
BITS C313 Lab-Oriented Projects
April 2012
Design of bioprocess systems for handling biodegradable waste
V. Ravish Kumar (2008B4A2430H)
BITS C313 Lab-Oriented Projects
April 2012
Diphasic anaerobic treatment of organic waste
T. A. Sri Sowmya (2009A1PS347H)
Ravi Prakash (2009A1PS430H)
BITS C314 Lab-Oriented Project
November 2012
Technological advancements in UASB reactor
Sunil Kumar (2009A1PS174H)
BITS C323: Study Oriented Project
November 2012
Nanobiosensors for environmental monitoring of emerging contaminants/toxicants/pollutants
Rohit Mehta (2009B1A3739H)
BITS C323: Study Oriented Project
April 2013
Waste management using multispectral and hyperspectral image processing
R. Murali Krishna (2010B1AA216H)
BITS C323: Study Oriented Project
November 2013
Algal biofuels: Opportunities and challenges
Sarayu. M (2011B1A1703H)
BIO F266: Study Project
April 2014
A baseline assessment of key pollinators of Lantana camara and to recommend its control measures in KBR National Park, Hyderabad
Aditya Tibrewal (2010B1A7656H)
BITS C421T: Thesis
November 2014
Modelling environmental fate of engineered nanomaterials in wastewater treatment plant
Arjun Vijayvargiya (2012B1A7733H)
BIO F376: Design Oriented Project
April 2015
Design of a prototype to detect the presence of a person using Bluetooth and implementing Internet of Things to monitor certain environmental parameters using Azure cloud service
Srujan Jha (2012B1A7744H)
BIO F376: Design Oriented Project
April 2015
Vermicomposting of Parthenium with and without co-digestion
P. Shiva Kumar (2011B1A2722H)
BIO F376: Design Oriented Project
April 2015
Cost-effective simplification in the design of bioreactors: Studies on geometry and kinetics
T. Vaishnavi (2011B1A173H)
BIO F376: Design Oriented Project
April 2015
Study on recycling potential of solid and liquid residue emulating from anaerobic digestion
Siddharth Maheshwari (2012A1TS486H)
BITS C421T: Thesis
November 2015
Synthesis of value-added products from microalgal biomass used to treat nitrogenous wastewater effluent
Sarayu. M (2011B1A1703H)
BITS C421T: Thesis
November 2015
Biomethanation of organic waste
Mukesh Kumar (2013A1PS598H)
BIO F366: Lab Oriented Project
November 2015
Remote monitoring system for biogas reactors
Shubham Jain (2012B1AA741H)
Srujan Jha (2012B1A7744H)
BIO F366: Lab Oriented Project
April 2016
Characterization of human hair fibres using nanoindentation technique
Bibhu Prasad Tripathy (2011B1A1713H)
BITS F421: Thesis
April 2016
Physicochemical characterization and ecotoxicity assessment of dendrimers: A report on toxicological evaluation and biochemical responses in earthworm, Eisenia Fetida
Lagan Kankane (2011B1AA723H)
BITS F423: Thesis
April 2016
Stability analysis of flutter in articulated fluid conveying pipes
Dhruv Pramod Ghiya (2011B1A4737H)
BITS F423: Thesis
April 2016
Anaerobic digestion of food waste and study of factors affecting the biogas production
Vinay Keche (2011B1A4736H)
BITS F423: Thesis
April 2016
Biochemical response in earthworm Eisena fetida exposed to polystyrene nanoparticles via dermal contact
T. Vishaka (2011B1A4724H)
BITS F423: Thesis
April 2016
Role of curvatures and constraints in cell mechanobiology
Aditya Rane (2012B1A2894H)
BITS F421: Thesis
November 2016
Systems modelling for sustainability assessment of waste reutilization using thermodynamic metric to measure sustainability
VVS Gargeya (2012B1AB961H)
BITS F421: Thesis
November 2016
A microfluidic platform for studying the interaction between immune cells and spheroids in 3D tumor microenvironment
Shreya Kumar (2012B1A3586H)
BITS F421: Thesis
November 2016
Application of Internet of Things for environmental management
Ayan Bharadwaj (2013B1A7579H)
BIO F377: Design Oriented Project
November 2016
Assessing genotoxicity of engineered nanoparticles
Suma Chinta (2013B1A4903H)
BIO F366: Laboratory Project
November 2016
Designing a Remote Monitoring System for environmental management
Ayan Bharadwaj (2013B1A7579H)
BIO F366: Laboratory Project
April 2017
Steady-state operation of thermophilic anaerobic digesters treating food waste
G. Nikhitha (2014B1A1787H)
BIO F266: Laboratory Project
April 2017
Remote Monitoring System: Hardware
Ansa Zaiba SM (2014B1A70659H)
BIO F366: Laboratory Project
November 2017
Remote Monitoring System: Software
Abhijay Jayaswal (2015B1AA839H)
BIO F366: Laboratory Project
April 2018
Application of Internet of Things for environmental management
Ayan Bharadwaj (2013B1A7579H)
BITS F421: Thesis
April 2018
Aerobic Composting
Mayank Gupta (2016B1A40619H)
BIO F266: Study Project
November 2018
Optimization of wastewater treatment plants using machine learning
Kunal Agarwal (2014B1A20784H)
BITS F423T: Thesis
April 2019
Reinventing the water closet
Aditya Agarwal (2016B1A20958H)
BIO F376: Design Project
November 2019
Remote monitoring system for biogas digesters
Raj Singh Gaur (2017A3PS0537H)
BIO F376: Design Project
November 2019
Creating a design system to reduce carbon footprint
Pragyan Shukla (2016B1A40954H)
Venkumahanti Chandrahaas (2015A7PS0010H)
BIO F376: Design Project
June 2020
Integration of AI systems into the waste sorting and management process
Rweetam Bhattacharya (2016B1A20938H)
BIO F266: Study Project
June 2020
Microplastics: Major problem in packaged drinking water?
Vaadeendra Kumar Burra (2017B1A11156H)
BIO F266: Study Project
June 2020
Microplastics in Wastewater Treatment Plants
Vaishnavi K N (2017A2TS0947H)
BITS F421: Thesis
November 2020
Some studies on the design and treatment systems for municipal solid waste landfill leachate
Abhay Gupta (2017B1A41762H)
BIO F376: Design Project
November 2020
Studies on the occurrence and Characteristics of Microplastics in drinking water and FMCG
Aditya Shukla (2018B1A40560H)
BIO F266: Study Project
November 2020
Studies on steady-state performance of MBBR using GPS-X 8.0 and other resources
Rishi Raj Verma (2017B1A11758H)
BIO F266: Study Project
November 2020
Studies on biofilm formation in the carrier elements of MBBR system
Aman Lahoti (2018B1A40752H)
BIO F266: Study Project
April 2021
Remote monitoring of biogas systems
Deepanshu Mody (2018B1A70949H)
Rachana Srikruthi Venukumahanti (2017A7PS0086H)
BIO F376: Design Project
April 2021
Physical, chemical and biological technologies for upgrading biogas to biomethane
Jai Arora (2017B1A30876H)
BIO F266: Study Project
April 2021
Rapid anaerobic digestion of organic feedstock
Akash S Rajeev (2018B1A30491H)
BIO F266: Study Project
December 2021
Identification and characterization of microplastics in FMCG
Chanda Sai Keshav (2018B1A70757H)
BIO F266: Study Project
December 2021
Simulation of anaerobic digestion process using various anaerobic digestion models
Lakshay Tomar (2018B1AA0578H)
BIO F376: Design Project
December 2021
Validation of protocols for the isolation of microorganisms from landfill leachate
Shibasis Dutta (2018B1A40768H)
BIO F266: Study Project
December 2021
Control of acidification in anaerobic digesters treating food waste
Shrinivas Reddy (2018B1A40761H)
BIO F266: Study Project
December 2021
Digital Pollution
Velma Gourav (2019B1AA0782H)
Kathan Naik (2020A7PS2082H)
BIO F266: Study Project
April 2022
Assessment of ecotoxicity caused by metal and metal oxide nanoparticles in earthworms
Ashwini Sri Hari (2012H129008H)
BIO G540: Research Practice
April 2013
Production of algal biofuels by tubular photobioreactor
Swasti Dhagat (2013H129003H)
BIO G540: Research Practice
April 2014
Assessment of titanium dioxide nanoparticle toxicity in earthworms
Ashwini Sri Hari (2012H129008H)
BITS G629: Dissertation
April 2014
Biofuels
Swasti Dhagat (2013H129003H)
BITS G513: Study in Advanced Topics
November 2014
Isolation of cellulose and lignin-degrading microorganisms from termite gut
Aarathi Menon (ID No. 2014H129002H)
BIO G540: Research Practice
April 2015
Extraction of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) from Lantana camara with its final disposal as vermicompost
Komal (2014H129008H)
BIO G540, Research Practice
April 2015
Application of bioprocess technology for the treatment of organic waste
Asim Sandeep Joshi (2013H129001H)
BITS G629: Dissertation
April 2014
Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste and Characterization of the Digestate Obtained
Komal (2014H129008H)
BITS G629: Dissertation
November 2015
Nanotoxic effects of gold nanoparticles on animal cells
Aarathi Menon (ID No. 2014H129002H)
BITS G513: Study in Advanced Topics
November 2015
To design a novel bioreactor to compost spent slurry emanating from anaerobic digester fed with food waste and organic fraction of municipal solid waste
Rishabh Malhotra (2015H129005H)
BIO G540: Research Practice
April 2016
Toxicity assessment of gold nanoparticles using earthworm as sentinel
Aarathi Menon (ID No. 2014H129002H)
BITS G629: Dissertation
April 2016
Optimization of granular photobioreactors for large-scale wastewater treatment
Komal (2014H129008H)
BITS G629T: Dissertation
April 2016
Analysis of volatile fatty acids
Rishabh Malhotra (2015H129005H)
BITS G513: Study in Advanced Topics
November 2016
Anaerobic co-treatment of landfill leachate and domestic septage
N. Anand (H201619006H)
BITS G540: Research Practice
April 2017
Effect of pH on single-stage anaerobic digestion
N. Anand (H201619006H)
BITS G513: Study in Advanced Topics
November 2017
Strategies for bromelain isolation and purification from pineapple waste
Shreya Kulkarni (2016H129002H)
BITS G513: Study in Advanced Topics
November 2017
Anaerobic bioreactor design for leachate treatment
N. Jyothi (2017PHXP0416H)
BITS G540: Research Practice
April 2018
Co-Biomethanation of domestic septage and municipal solid waste landfill leachate
N. Anand (H201619006H)
BITS G629T: Dissertation
April 2018
Effect of bromelain on DNCB-induced, atopic dermatitis-like symptoms in mice
Shreya Kulkarni (2016H129002H)
BITS G629T: Dissertation
April 2018
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors
Sourav Debsarma Biswas (2018H1290004H)
BITS G540: Research Practice
April 2019
Characterization of Substrates and optimization of ratio of substrates in anaerobic co-digestion of landfill leachate and sewage sludge
Srinjoy Roy (2018H1290007)
BITS G540: Research Practice
April 2019
Studies on application of Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) for municipal sewage treatment
Sourav Debsarma Biswas (2018H1290004H)
BITS G513: Study in Advanced Topics
November 2019
Anaerobic co-digestion of landfill leachate and sewage sludge
Srinjoy Roy (2018H1290007)
BITS G513: Study in Advanced Topics
November 2019
Design and fabrication of Lab scale MBBR and its performance evaluation using GPS-X 8.0
Sourav Debsarma Biswas (2018H1290004H)
BITS G629T: Dissertation
July 2020
Studies on source, occurrence, and toxicity of microplastics in landfill leachate
Srinjoy Roy (2018H1290007)
BITS G629T: Dissertation
July 2020
Interaction of microorganisms with microplastics and consequent biofilm formation in the aquatic environment
Megha Ukil (2019H1290065H)
BITS G540: Research Practice
November 2020
Some studies on microbiological and biochemical processes of moving bed biofilm reactor treating domestic sewage
Nehaa K (2019H1290066H)
BITS G540: Research Practice
November 2020
Studies on community structure and functions of biofilms colonizing microplastics
Megha Ukil (2019H1290065H)
BITS G629T: Dissertation
April 2021
Study of biofilm formation and concomitant nitrogen removal in MBBR system
Nehaa K (2019H1290066H)
BITS G629T: Dissertation
April 2021
Anaerobic treatment of faecal sludge
Levaku Akhil Reddy (2020H1510350H)
BITS G540: Research Practice
June 2021
Lab-scale studies on treatment of municipal sewage using moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR)
Sunaina Nag (2020H1290009H)
BITS G540: Research Practice
June 2021
Techno-economic evaluation of greywater management system at Himalayan region of India
Levaku Akhil Reddy (2020H1510350H)
BITS G629T: Dissertation
December 2021
Study on anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and landfill leachate with pre-treatment
Rishita Bonu (2020H1510349H)
BITS G629T: Dissertation
December 2021
Interaction between plants and fungi for bioremediation of MSW landfill leachate
Sandhya Kumari Gupta (2021PHXP0100H)
BITS G529: Research Project
December 2021
Design of vertical flow constructed wetlands (VFCW) for the treatment of landfill leachate using macrophytes
Sandhya Kumari Gupta (2021PHXP0100H)
BITS G513: Study in Advanced Topics
December 2021
Modelling of carrier elements on the performance of moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) treating municipal sewage
Sunaina Nag (2020H1290009H)
BITS G513: Study in Advanced Topics
December 2021
A technological and economic evaluation of greywater management system in the Indian Himalayas
Levaku Akhil Reddy (2020H1510350H)
BITS G653T: Dissertation
May 2022
Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and sewage sludge
Rishita Bonu (2020H1510349H)
BITS G653T: Dissertation
May 2022
Role of microplastics as biofilms and concomitant induction of antimicrobial resistance
Nitya Dwivedi (2021H1290006H)
BITS G540: Research Practice
May 2022
Study on possible induction of antimicrobial resistance by biopharmaceutical fermentation wastewater
Roshni Raj (2021H1290008H)
BITS G540: Research Practice
May 2022
Hybrid phytoremediation wetlands with the combination of plants and microalgae for the treatment of landfill leachates
Sandhya Kumari Gupta (2021PHXP0100H)
BITS G529: Research Project-II
May 2022
Toxicity evaluation of TiO2 nanoparticles in earthworm (Eisenia fetida)
Bitragunta Siva Prasad (2011PHXF0006H)
Graduated in March 2018
Bioprocessing of leachate emanated from municipal solid waste landfill and concomitant recovery of value-added products
N. Anand (2016PH290006H)
Graduated in July 2023
Development of a field operable testing system for ensuring quality of milk
Harsha Bharwani (2018PHXF0007H)
Started in August 2020
Co-digestion of organic municipal solid waste and slaughterhouse waste through triphasic dry biomethanation and concomitant recovery of value-added products
Atun Roy Choudhury (2019PHXP0100H)
Started in November 2020
Effect of microplastics on anaerobic digestion of domestic sewage sludge
Sandhya Kumari Gupta (2021PHXF0100H)
Started in November 2022
Augmenting anaerobic co-digestion of organic wastes by regulating total soluble product concentration for improves energy recovery
Hemapriya S (2022PHXF0007H)
Started in July 2023
Our research work focused on tracing enzymatic activity for diagnosis of diseased cells. Enzymes catalyze the most challenging and fascinating transformations in the living beings. Our research interest leverages the immense synthetic potential harbored in staggering inventory of enzymes to provide solutions to outstanding problems at the frontiers of chemistry and biology. Central to this research endeavor is to bring new concepts to biosensing catalysis by drawing inspiration from mechanistic connections between synthetic and biocatalytic systems. We developed interdisciplinary approaches that integrate organic synthesis, chemical biology, protein engineering, and biochemical analysis to sense reaction space beyond their current catalytic repertoire. These enzymes not only provide powerful tools for numerous synthetic and biological applications, but also offer a fertile ground to enrich our fundamental knowledge of biochemical reactions and enzymatic catalysis. These biochemical reactions were monitored using fluorescence spectroscopy.
Projects Under Review
Early Career Research Grant by SERB (2019-2022) “Rod-shaped polymeric nanoparticles for targeted delivery of artemisinin-derivatives to plasmodium-infected erythrocytes for improved intravenous therapy of cerebral malaria” as PI, 44.30 Lakhs.
DBT sponsored R&D project (2018-2022)” Development and evaluation of lipid-based nanoparticles of Quinapyramine and Isometamidium chloride for treatment of trypanosomiasis in camels” as PI, 44.72 Lakhs
Consultancy:
Workshop:
Project
Title: Equation of state for the massive neutron stars with antikaon condensates.
Title: Equation of state of Dense matter for core-collapse supernova
Title: Gravitational waves from oscillations and instabilities in neutron stars
Title:"Fundamental Physics in Strong Gravitational field of Neutron Stars"
Title:” Bayesian Analysis of Neutron Star Equation of State”
Project 1.
Principal Investigator: Prasanna Kumar
Funding Agency/Amount: Elsevier Mathematical Sciences Sponsorship Fund (E-MSSF)/ $2000/( Two thousand American Dollars )
Duration: 1-year (January-2017 to December-2017)
Title of the Project: A Study on the Inequalities Involving Complex Polynomials
Funding Agency/Amount: National Board for Higher Mathematics/ 13.041 lac ( Indian Rupees thirteen lac four thousand and hundred )
Duration: 3-years (April-2017 to March-2020)
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Project 3.
Principal Investigator: Prasanna Kumar
Title of the Project: Bernstein Type Inequalities for the Polar Derivative of a Polynomial
Funding Agency/Amount: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt of India / Rs 16.46 lac
Duration: 3-years (April-2017 to March-2020)
1. Title: Investigating the role of electronic cigarettes in oral cancer using 3D tissue engineered human oral mucosa model
Funding agency: Al Jalila Foundation Research Grants, UAE
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Amount: AED 300,000
Duration: 2024-2026 (2 years)
2. Title: Cloning, protein expression and verification of Collagen Types III, II and other commercially important recombinant collagens in E.coli and Pichia pastoris
Funding agency: Human Biosciences Inc, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Amount: AED 536, 000 (1 Crore, 19 lakhs INR)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Duration: 2022-2024 (2 years)
Projects done by M.Sc. Chemistry students |
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THEORETICAL STUDY OF PHOTOCHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF PROTONATED SCHIFF BASES AND COUNTER ION EFFECTS ON THEIR PHOTOISOMERIZATION PROCESSES |
Nitish Pal (DST-INSPIRE summer project student from NISER, Bhubaneshwar) |
Photoisomerization of azobenzene and its derivatives |
Shuja Jameel Siddiqui |
Isomerization in Rhodopsin and Bacteriorhodopsin |
Pranav Anil Upadhyay |
Radiative and non-radiative paths of molecular rotor systems |
Namrata Rajesh Ahuja |
Photo-isomerization through OBF, HT and BP motions |
R Harshith Harithsa |
Study of Properties of Spin-Trapping Agents |
Abhinav Verma |
A study on the Rhodopsin Protein and its photo-isomerization channels |
Sukhlecha Aditya Vijayraj |
Isomerization Paths of Push-Pull systems |
Anmol Agarwal |
Various Methods in Computational Chemistry |
Prasann Agarwal |
Hula-Twist (HT) and One-bond-flip (OBF) motions during photo-isomerization processes |
Rakshit Chandra |
Effects of solvents on the planar and twisted excited states of some fluorescent push-pull systems |
Rakshit Chandra |
Environmental effects on molecular Rotors |
Adithya R. |
Theory and applications of conical intersections |
K. Kartikeyan |
A study project on radiative emission processes |
Anmol Agarwal |
A computational study of some Molecular Rotors systems |
Riddhish Pandharkar |
A study of hybrid ONIOM methods |
Harshita Lulla |
Computational Study of Push –Pull effect on conjugated polyenes by varying substituents on both sides of Polyenes |
Harshil Garg |
A spectroscopic study of the Fluorescent Molecular Rotors |
Riddhish Pandharkar |
Different Mechanisms of Fluorescence Quenching Processes |
Harshil Garg |
Electronic spectra of some biologically important chelate complexes-a computational study |
Jayanti Jain |
Study of spectroscopic properties of Ground State and some low lying excited states of halonium ions |
Pranav Triguna |
A spectroscopic study of the low-lying electronic states of 2, 4-Pentadien-1-iminium cation |
Popuri Sathya Sriamrutha |
A study of different basis sets and basis set errors |
Govindwar Rahul Pramod |
Projects done by Computer Science students |
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Application of Machine Learning in Computational Chemistry |
Devansh Dixit |
Predicting Molecular Energy Using Neural Networks |
Tarun Chordia |
Regression ML technique in Computational Chemistry |
Chintan Sharma |
Funded by Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA)
Amount- Rs24,40,000
Investigators- Prof. R. Vivek, Prof. S.D. Manjare and Dr. Jayita Chopra
Durations- 3 Years
and its waste pulp – An
Economic boost to cashew farmers
Extra-mural projects as principal investigator (Completed and ongoing)
Sr. No |
Title of the projects |
Funding Agency |
Funds |
Duration |
1 |
Antibacterial Nanozyme-Laden in situ Light-Responsive Hydrogel for Tissue Regeneration and Quorum-Sensing Inhibition to Revert Antimicrobial Resistance in Diabetic Foot Ulcers |
ICMR |
48.02 L |
2023-2026 |
2 |
Revolutionizing Phototherapy with Hypoxia-Reversing Photothermal/ Photodynamic Nanoparticles-Laden In Situ Gel for Non-Invasive Tumor Ablation in Oral Cancer |
ICMR |
53.13 L |
2023-2026 |
3 |
Brain-Targeted Antibacterial Nanomedicine to Revolutionize the Existing Therapy for Bacterial Meningitis |
ICMR |
55.08 L |
2023-2026 |
4 |
3D-Bioprinted Contact Lens Embedding Host-Defense Peptide S100A12 as Precision Medicine for Bacterial Keratitis |
DBT |
39.10 L |
2023- Feb 2025 |
5 |
Carbon dioxide-fueled Janus Motors for Targeted Delivery of Therapeutic Cargo in Helicobacter pylori Infection |
MoE-STARS |
46.85 L |
2023-2026 |
6 |
Tailor-made, Tumor-Targeted Vitaprotein Nanoparticles of Lapatinib and Letrozole as NanoChemo-Cocktail for Hormone-Receptor-Amplified Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancers Treatment |
ICMR |
29.76 L |
2023-2026 |
7 |
Near-Infrared Light Degradable Nanomicellar Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy using Aerobic Chlorin e6 Conjugate for Oropharyngeal Carcinomas |
DST-SERB-Core research Grant |
30.72 L |
2019-2022 |
8 |
Understanding the role of antimicrobial peptide S100A12 (Calgranulin C) in Host Defense during Pseudomonas Keratitis and Developing nano-tools for efficient Delivery of S100A12 |
DST-SERB
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55 L |
2017-2020 |
9 |
Development of paclitaxel nano-formulation (CONSULTANCY) |
Dr. Reddy's Laboratory, Hyderabad, India |
8.27 L |
2017-2019 |
10 |
Development of epigenomes-targeted liposomes for the cancer-specific delivery of chemotherapeutic drug |
Sun Pharmaceutical Advanced Research Company, Vadodara, India |
29 L |
2016-2019 |
11 |
Sustained release injectable depot formulation |
Daewoong Pharmaceuticals, Hyderabad, India |
22 L |
2015-2017 |
12 |
Tumor-targeted nanomedicines for photodynamic therapy |
DST (Indo-Belarus) |
9.58 L |
2015-2017 |
13 |
D-α tocopherol conjugated copolymer-based micelles for improved delivery of chemotherapeutics with reversal of multiple drug resistance |
DST-Fast Track |
22.4 L |
2014-2017 |
14 |
Cell-penetrating peptide octa-arginine anchored, multifunctional poly(amidoamine) dendrimer to promote the delivery of chemotherapeutics in cancer |
DBT-BIO-CARe |
37.04 L |
2014-2017 |
Extra-mural finding as Co-PI
Sr. No |
Title of the projects |
Funding Agency |
Funds |
Duration |
1 |
Bifunctional gene-expression modulating chemotherapeutic agents as an improved treatment strategy for cancer |
CSIR |
19.14 L |
2018-2021 |
2 |
Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of HDAC Selective Inhibitors as Long-term Memory Enhancers |
DST-SERB-CRG |
21.6 L |
2016-2019 |
As PI:
2022-24 : SERB-Start-up Research Grant (SRG)
Funding Agency: DST-SERB, India.
2022-2025: ICMR -Ad hoc Grant (Two)
Funding Agency: ICMR, India.
2020-2025: Outstanding potential for excellence in Research and Academics (OPERA) Fellowship
Funding Agency: BITS-PILANI (Hyderabad Campus), India.
2023-2025 : SPARKLE
Funding Agency: BITS-PILANI (Hyderabad Campus), India.
As C0-PI:
2022-24 : SERB- SURE
Funding Agency: DST-SERB, India.
2021-23: Additional competitive RIG
Funding Agency: BITS-PILANI (Hyderabad Campus), India.
2020-22: Research Initiation Grant (RIG)
Funding Agency: BITS-PILANI (Hyderabad Campus), India.
Title: Modelling and Forecasting the Effects of Long Term Interventions on COVID-19 using Network-based Approach
Funding Agency: DST- SERB (MATRICS Special Call)
Duration: 1 year, 2020-2021
Title: Modeling of Recurrent Infectious Diseases: Understanding the Sustained and Non-periodic Epidemic Patterns
Funding Agency: DST- SERB (MATRICS)
Duration: 3 year, 2021-2024
It is been over three decades now that statistical physicists started paying continual attention to the failure and breakdown properties of disordered materials. Primarily its importance lies in the extreme nature of the statistics, translating into safety and integrity issues for large as well as small structures. It also has the fascinating aspect of universality in its response statistics that opened up new applications of concepts of phase transition and criticality in this field [Phil. Trans. Royal Society A, vol 377, Issue 2136 (2018)]. One of the interesting questions in this regard is the forewarning of breakdown [Sci. Rep. vol 5, no 13259 (2015)]. Other than the nature of the acoustic signals [Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 3423 (1994)] (Fig.1) emitted prior to a breakdown, even simply the duration of such signals is crucially important. It is well known that a higher disordered sample has more prior warnings of its imminent breakdown. A brittle material (like glass), on the other hand, will have an understandably shorter time window for such signals. The system size scaling, and the probability distribution functions of the failure times of disorder materials have been actively pursued questions.
During my Ph.D. (with Prof. Purusattam Ray) I have extensively explored statistical disordered systems, focusing on their rheological response under external stress and predict the nature of failure (brittle vs ductile), to eventually provide a warning of catastrophic events. Using methods such as Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics simulations, I was able to explain the mode of failure [Europhysics Letters, Volume 112, Number 2, pp 26004 (2015), Phys. Rev. E 96, 042142 (2017)] and spatial correlation of damage during crack propagation in a discrete or continuum media [Phys. Rev. E 91, 050105(R) (2015), Front. Phys. 9, 752086 (2021), Phys. Rev. E 105, 055003 (2022)]. We exposed the existence of two main parameters, (i) strength of disorder and (ii) stress release range, that control the dynamics and determine if the failure process is brittle or ductile as well as if it is nucleating or percolating [Phys. Rev. E 96, 063003 (2017), Physica A 569, 125782 (2021)] (Fig.2). Above two parameters has a significant role as the formal depends on material property like crystal defects, impurities, micro-crack, etc., while the latter is related to the span of fracture process zone and the stress concentration. These papers provided a through understanding of fracturing and failure at the microscopic scales.
We used the combination of computational and experimental techniques to develop a novel thermodynamic framework for flow through porous media [Front. Phys. 8, 4 (2020)] which is consistent with theoretical and experimental data of relative permeability [Transport in Porous Media 143, 69 (2022)], the main characteristic of flow in porous media used in the industry. This framework is highly relevant and thus highly useful for the upscaling process (Fig.7) that links pore-scale, Darcy scale and field scale to each other.
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Title of the Project: Promoting Mathematical Sciences in Goa
Funding Agency/Approx.Amount: Elsevier Mathematical Sciences Sponsorship Fund (E-MSSF)/ $2000/( Two thousand American Dollars )
Duration: 1-year (2017)
Completed Research Projects
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Title
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Cost in Lakh
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Duration
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Role as PI/Co-PI
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Agency
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1 |
Investigation of magneto-optical effects in composite magneto-plasmonic nanostructures for sensing applications |
32.70 |
2013 - 2016 (3 years) |
Kannan Ramaswamy (PI) |
DST – SERB (EMR) |
2 |
Investigations of the effects of photon up-conversion materials on the electrical performance of ferroelectric semiconductor heterojunction photovoltaic devices |
35.6
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2018 – 2021 (3 years)
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Kannan Ramaswamy ( PI) |
DST- – SERB (EMR) |
Total Amount: Rs.12, 69,360/-
Reference No. CRG/2018/0025236.
Total Amount: Rs.19, 54,832/-
Long-term interests: Auditory neuroscience, Structure and function of neural circuits, Pathophysiology, biomedical devices, and drug discovery
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 Profs. Sabareesh and Ramendra Kishor Pal for tool development and Prof. Sajeli Begum - (Pharm. Chemistry) BITS Hyderabad)
What does the altered brain dynamics mean? (Using computational models and deep neural networks – a collaborative work with Profs. Venkateswaran R and STP Srinivas – BITS Pilani/ Hyderabad).
Short-term goals:
Total Research Grant Sanctioned: Rs. 1,13,18,696 (PI: Rs. 1,03,18,696 & Co-I: Rs. 10,00,000) |
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Title of the Project |
Funding Agency |
Fund Sanctioned |
Duration |
Role |
Status |
1 |
Bioinspired patterns to improve the mucoadhesion of polymeric patch on the corneal surface |
Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF), BITS-Pilani |
Rs. 20,00,000 |
2 years (2023-2025) |
Co-Investigator |
Ongoing |
2 |
Influence of wetting regime on evaporative drying of a sessile drop on a topographically patterned surface |
SERB CRG |
Rs.56,68,696 |
3 years (2022-2025) |
Principal Investigator |
Ongoing |
3 |
Development of superomniphobic surfaces for self-cleaning and antimicrobial applications |
DST INSPIRE |
Rs.35,00,000 |
5 years (2017-2022) |
Principal Investigator |
Completed |
4 |
Underwater superoleophobic surfaces for oil/water separation |
Additional Competitive Research Grant, BITS Pilani |
Rs. 9,50,000 |
2 years (2019-2021) |
Principal Investigator |
Completed |
5 |
Soft lithographic fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces and durability studies |
Research Initiation Grant, BITS Pilani, |
Rs. 2,00,000 |
2 years (2018-2020) |
Principal Investigator |
Completed |
UG 2nd/3rd year students for SOP and RP (ME) 2024-25: [Please visit me for discussion with prior email notification. ]
1. RIG [PI (2L)] AI-ML Applications for Sports and Dance Postures Project Page
2. NFSG [PI (7.5L)] AI-ML Applications for Agriculture ( 2 semester duration)
3. AI-ML Applications for Biomedical Signal Processing ( 2 semester duration)
Prerequisites: Fundamental knowledge of Algorithm Design, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision. Coding proficiency in Tensorflow.
Note: Interested students may send me one page brief idea/knowledge/study in any one of these areas along with their relevant details for the next session.
Principal Investigator
Co-investigators
Amount Sanctioned
Agency
Duration
2024-2026
Principal Investigator
Co-investigators
Amount Sanctioned
Agency
Duration
2024-2027
Principal Investigator
Amount Sanctioned
Agency
Scheme
Duration
2023-2026
Principal Investigator
Amount Sanctioned
Scheme
Duration
2023-2025
Principal Investigator
Amount Sanctioned
Agency
Scheme
Duration
2019-2021
Publications from the Project
Watts, G., Kumar, R., Patel, S. N., and Singh, S., 2021. Dynamic instability of trapezoidal composite plates under non-uniform compression using moving kriging based meshfree method. Thin-Walled Structures, 164,107766.
Watts, G., Singh, S. and Pathan, F., 2020. Meshfree analysis of non-rectangular sandwich plates based on refined C0 higher order shear deformation theories. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 120, pp.180-194.
Completed Projects (4)
Ongoing Projects (2)
SERB / DST Core Research Grant (CRG)
Title: 'Single Step' Conversion of CO2 from Thermal Power Plant Exhaust to Dimethyl Ether (2022 - 25) (Co-PI)
DST / IC-IMPACTS Centres of Excellence Canada
Title: Valorization of CO2 to Fuel over MOFs derived SACs: A Machine Learning Guided Experimental Approach (2023 - 25) (Co-PI)
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India
Title: Single Step Hydrogenation of CO2 to Ethanol with H2 from Water-splitting over Single Atom Catalysts & Single Atom Bimetallic and Trimetallic Alloys in Flow Reactor (2023 - 26) (Co-PI)
India-Taiwan Programme of Cooperation in Science & Technology / INAE-DST
Title: Solar Fuels: Green H2 via Solar Thermochemical Splitting of Water and Conversion of CO2 to CO over Reducible Oxides (2024 - 27) (Co-PI)
Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC) / DST and BMBF Funding
To organize Indo-German Workshop on "Catalysis for Circular Economy towards Sustainable Energy” at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus during 20 - 23 September 2023 (Co-Convener)
Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA) / DST
To organize Indo-French Workshop on "Cross Fertilization between Academia and Industry: Towards Safer and Efficient Catalytic Processes" at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus during 24 - 26 October 2024 (Co-Convener)
SERB-SRG (Start-up Research Grant)
DRDO-Naval Research Board
Sr. No |
Project Title |
Funding Agency |
Grant Amount (₹) |
Duration/Status |
1 |
Design, development, and performance investigation of neck exoskeleton in prevention and reduction of the neck pain. |
Department of Health Research, Govt of India |
51.96 Lakhs |
2023-26 (Ongoing) PI |
2 |
Design of knee unloader braces to improve outcomes of surgical knee procedures using a musculoskeletal simulation-based approach. |
Industry-CSR |
22 Lakhs |
2022-24 (Ongoing) PI |
3 |
Investigating the performance of neck exoskeleton in reducing neck pain. |
Delsys De Luca Foundation, USA |
2.45 Lakhs (USD 3000- Equipment) |
2020-22 (Completed) PI |
4 |
Investigation of roll-over shape in healthy older individuals. |
UCRCA, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA |
USD 5000 |
2019-20 (Completed) PI |
Sr. No |
Project Title |
Funding Agency |
Grant Amount (₹) |
Duration/Status |
1 |
Design and development of a cost-effective multi-grasp myoelectric upper limb prosthesis. |
CDRF- BITS Pilani |
20 Lakhs |
2023-25 (Ongoing) Co-PI |
2 |
Development of Reverse Engineered Computer Aided Modeling and Manufacturing (RECAMM) approach to improve ankle-foot orthosis fabrication. |
ACRG- BITS Pilani |
10 Lakhs |
2021-23 (Completed) PI |
3 |
A computational simulation study on the effects of joint misalignments in lower limb orthoses. |
RIG-BITS Pilani |
2 Lakhs |
2020-22 (Completed) PI |
SERB Matrics grant titled "Irreducibility of GLP and related Diophantine problems"- Ongoing from January 2023-2026.
Ongoing
“Measuring Digital Capability among the Rural Women in the Post COVID Era: A Study from Rural Odisha”. Co-Principal Investigator, Funding Agency: ICSSR, New Delhi, Duration: 2023-24.
1. SERB sponsored SRG (Start-up Research Grant) project titled “Development of a high-efficiency, all-weather Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) comprising of low-temperature-swing driven desiccant coated fin-tube heat exchangers” (29.7 lakhs)
2. BITS sponsored project titled "Low-grade heat driven desiccant-dehumidifiers for hyper-efficient air-conditioning" (9.59 lakhs)
3. BITS sponsored project titled "Simulation study of desiccant-wheels coated with desiccant-material having a non-conventional sorption-isotherm" (2 lakhs)
Duration of the project : 2 Years (Dec-2019 to Mar-2022)
1.Project under BITS Pilani Cross Disciplinary Research Fund (CDRF)
Project Title: Virtual Reality Assisted Mobile Manipulators for Industrial Applications
Collaborators: Dr. V. Kalaichelvi(EEE) (PI), Dr. Sujala D. Shetty(CS) (PI) , Dr. R. Karthikeyan (Mechanical)(PI)
Amount: INR 30 Lakh
Duration: 2 Years
DST SERC Fast-Track: Synthesis of some selected nitrogen based heterocycles as potential anti tubercular agents [June 2010-July 2013]
CSIR: Synthesis of modified TosMIC & BetMIC for use as key reagents in the synthesis of boronated heterocycles [Nov 2013-Nov 2016]
CSIR: Design and synthesis of diverse pyrrole-pyridine based molecules as selective sensors for Zn2+ and F- [June 2019-June 2022]
DST-SERB (CRG): Development of sensors for studying changes in zinc homeostasis in different cellular events [July 2023-onwards]
Inter departmental Projects (02) – (EEE-Mech-CS)
1.Development of Computer Application for Prediction of Cement StrengthSave changes
2.Development of Mobile Application for Raw Mix & Fuel Cost Optimization
BITS-CDRF (Cross-Disciplinary Research) funded project
Project Names: APP based learning for Python program
• Funding Agency: Sixth Sense Ltd.
• Amount:15.81 L (INR)
• Role: Co-PI
• Remarks: Expertise: Development of an efficient pedagogical approach for the question builder module of the APP and analysis of the suitability and the requirements of customers' use of the system based on their socio-cultural and economic background and its influence on their learning outcome.
Project Name: Revisiting employment relations in domestic work from a socio-economic perspective in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Funding Agency: Goa Institute of Management
• Amount:4.9L (INR)
• Role: Co-PI
1. Funding Agency: SERB, DST
Title: Photocatalytic NOx abatement: From mechanism and material properties to catalytic performance (2014-2017) (Principal Investigator)
2. Funding Agency: Competitive Research Grant, BITS Pilani
Title: Photocatalytic hydrogen production (2015-2017) (Principal Investigator)
3. Funding Agency: CSIR
Title: Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to biofuels (2017-2020) (Principal Investigator)
4. Funding Agency: CSIR
Title: CO2 capture from flue gases using regenerable solid adsorbents (2015-2018) (Co- Principal Investigator)
5. Funding Agency: HBL Power Systems Limited (Industry)
Title: Preparation and characterization of electrode material for Lithium ion Batteries (2018-2020) (Principal Investigator)
6. Funding Agency: HBL Power Systems Limited (Industry)
Title: Zn Air Battery (2019-2021) (Principal Investigator)
7. Funding Agency: SERB, DST
Title: ‘Single step’ Conversion of CO₂ from Thermal Power Plant Exhaust to Dimethyl Ether (2022-2025) (Principal Investigator)
8. Funding Agency: DST, International Cooperation Division
Title: Valorization of CO2 to Fuel over MOFs derived SACs A Machine Learning Guided Experimental Approach (2023-2025) (Principal Investigator)
9.Funding Agency: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Industry)
Title: Single Step Hydrogenation of CO₂ to Ethanol with H₂ from water-splitting over Single Atom Catalysts & Single Atom Bimetallic and Trimetallic Alloys in Flow Reactor (2023-2026) (Principal Investigator)
10. Funding Agency: INAE, India-Taiwan Program of Cooperation in Science & Technology Joint Research Project
Title: Solar Fuels: Green H2 via Solar Thermochemical Splitting of Water and Conversion of CO2 to CO over Reducible Oxides (2023 - 2026) (Principal Investigator)
Funding Agency: Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani
SPARKLE Grant Award 2023
Title: Do batteries breathe? Identifying state-of-health of Li-ion batteries using acoustic sensing & machine learning
Amount: Rs. 2 Lakhs
Project-01
Title: Prediction of Friction and Wear Properties During Different Material Interactions Using Vibration and Acoustic Measurement
Duration: 4 Years (August 2024- July 2028)
Research Team:
BITS Pilani: Prof. Arun Kumar Jalan (PI) and Prof. Sharad Srivastava (Co-PI)
RMIT University, Australia : Prof. Reza Nakhaie Jazar (PI)
Project-02
Title: Non-Invasive Intoxication Detection through Computer Vision & AI
Funding Agency: WAISL Limited, New Delhi
Duration: 2 Years (April 2024- March 2026)
Amount: 23.01 Lac
Role in Project: Co- Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Title: Detection Development of a fault diagnosis scheme for Aero-Bearing with multiple localized defect using non-linear mathematical modeling and experimental analysis
Funding Agency: AR&DB (Aeronautics Research & Dev. Board)
Duration: 3 Years (October 2018- October 2021)
Amount: 15.55 Lakhs
Role in Project: Principal Investigator (PI)
Title: Design and Development of Condition based Monitoring of Pipelines using Wireless Sensor Networks
Funding Agency: Gas Authority of India ltd. (GAIL)
Duration: 3 Years (2012- 2014)
Amount: 71.36 Lakhs
Role in Project: Co- Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Title: Condition monitoring of dynamic systems by vibration response analysis
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani
Duration: 2 Years (2011- 2013)
Amount: 2 Lakhs
Role in Project: Principal Investigator (PI)
Funding Agency, Title of Project [Year], Amount in Rs.
Trust Areas of Research:
Advanced nanostructured materials: Development of Novel but Cost-effective synthesis routes to prepare nanomaterials and Demonstration of the performances of the synthesized materials and lab scale fabricated prototypes/ devices. Some of the synthesized nanostructured materials are: (i) varieties of single phase ferrites, (ii) hard-soft ferrite nanocomposites, (iii) pure metal and metal alloy nanoparticles, (iv) TiO2 (v) nanoparticles with engineered bandgap energy, (vi) nanoparticle loaded porous materials, (vii) reduced graphene oxide-nanoparticle based nanocomposites, (viii) biomass derived porous carbon- nanoparticle based nanocomposites, (ix) graphitic carbon nitride (gC3N4)- nanoparticle based nanocomposites, (x) polymer based nanocomposites, etc.
Advanced Materials for the Wastewater and Contaminated Water Treatment Technology : Advanced photo-catalysts to treat wastewater, discharged from dye- based industries under natural sunlight irradiation.
Materials for Defense Applications: Microwave absorbing smart nanocomposites.
Fundamental Science: Use of Quantum Mechanical Calculations (DFT) for designing the nanomaterials and, to predict and explain their properties.
Some representative developed materials and prototypes
Sponsored Research Projects
Number of Sponsored Projects: Total: 24 (i) National Project: 21 and (ii) International: 3
As PI: 16, Coordinator: 1, and as Co-PI: 7
Received grants from different National Funding Agency (DST, CSIR, DRDO, BRNS, DAE-UGC, DBT- Builder) International Funding Agency (Royal Academy on Engineering, UKIERI), BITS Pilani, and Industry (Aditya Birla Group), Dempo.
(A) Ongoing Projects
24) Project Title: “DBT- Builder BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus Interdisciplinary Life Science Program for Advanced research and Education” (BT/INF/22/SP42543/2021)
Funding amount: Rs 8.43 crore
Funding Agency: DBT
Role of Dr. N N Ghosh: Deputy Co coordinator (for Goa Campus), Research Group Leader (Biomaterials Group)
Status: Sanctioned Started November 2022
Duration 5 years
23) Project Title: Development of New and Novel Nanostructured Materials
Funding amount: Rs 35 lakhs
Funding Agency: Dempo Charities Trust
Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Collaboration: Dempe College of Arts and Science
Status: Ongoing (Started March 2023)
Duration 5 years
22) Project Title: Development of high performance supercapattery device: synthesis of novel electrode materials, electrolytes, and simulation study (C1/23/121) (Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF) scheme)
Funding amount: Rs 20 lakhs
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani
Coordinator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Other team members: Dr Anshuman Dalvi, Tribeni Roy
Status: Ongoing (Started October 2023)
Duration 2 years
21) Project Title: a-IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide) based technology for biosensors (under Center for Research Excellence in Semiconductor technology)
Funding amount: Rs 20 lakhs
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani
Coordinator: Dr. Abhijit Pethe
Other team members: Dr N N Ghosh, Dr Sunil Bhand
Status: Ongoing (Started October 2023)
Duration 2 years
20) Title: Radioactive Ion Beam irradiation of a multifunctional nanocomposite composed of multiferroic BiFeO3 nanoparticle and semiconducting graphitic carbon, for tuning its electronic structure and properties and its application in the fabrication of high-performance mechanically flexible all-solid-state supercapacitor device and photo-catalyst for Industrial dye-containing wastewater treatment under natural sunlight and solar power generated simulated solar light.
Sanction reference no. is: CRS/2021-22/02/522
Funding Agency: University Grant Commission and Department of Energy (UGC DAE) Consortium For Scientific Research
Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Principal Collaborator from UGC-DAE CSR: Dr. Sandeep Sitaram Ghugre (Director, Kolkata Center)
Status: Sanctioned (30th March 2022), Started 1st April 2022
Duration 3 years
(B) Completed Projects
19) Title: Investigations on synthesis of a polymer which will exhibit photoresponsive features and its structural characterization
Funding Agency: BITSAA
Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Status: Started 2nd May 2022
18) Development of Novel Biolilm Resistant Coat for Implant Devices from Moringa Leaf Extract
Name of Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Funding agency: Indian Council of Medical Research
Status: Ongoing (Starting December 2019)
17) International Project: Newton Research Collaboration Programme award (Reference NRCP/1415/244, code: FEFE.RSDP18534)
Funding Agency: The Royal Academy Of Engineering (UK)
Amount: £4635
Name of Scientist (India): N N Ghosh
Name of Scientist (UK): Professor Gerard Franklyn Fernando (University of Birmingham)
Status: Completed (2015- 2016)
16) International Project: Title: Development and characterisation of nanomaterials for biosensors and biocatalysts (reference number INT/UK/UKIERI/P-41/2013)
Funding agency: UKIERI (DST and British Council)
Amount: Rs 91 lakh
Status: Starting May 2013
Completed (March 2016).
Indian Lead scientist: Dr Narendra Nath Ghosh,
UK lead scientist: Prof. Paul Anthony Millner, University of Leeds
15) International Project: The Royal Academy Of Engineering for Research Exchanges with China And India Award (2010)
Funding Agency: The Royal Academy Of Engineering (UK)
Name of Scientist (India): N N Ghosh
Amount : GBP 2870
Name of Scientist (UK): Professor Gerard Franklyn Fernando (University of Birmingham)
Status: Completed (2011)
National Projects:
14) Title: Development of Mesoporous Silica (or Alumina)- SiC-metal nanoparticle based nanocomposites for Radar Absorption Application at High Temperature (ERIP/ER/201803003/M/01/1737)
Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India
Amount: Rs 15 lakhs
Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Status: Completed Sanctioned (October 2018- August 2022)
13) Title: Development of Photocatalyst embedded Graphene based membranes for Treatment of Dye containing waste water under sunlight.
Funding Agency: The Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Private Limited and BITS Pilani
Amount: Rs 53 lakhs
Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Status: (Starting June 2018)
Completed (31st march 2021)
12) Title: Design and synthesis of graphene oxide based AIE-sensor for selective detection of Hg(II) and organic mercury in aqueous medium
Funding Agency: DAE-UGC consortium, India
Amount: Rs 7 lakhs
Name of Principal Investigator: Dr Amrita Chatterjee
Name of Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Status: Starting March 2017
Completed 31st March 2020
11) Title: “Investigation on microstructures of hard-soft ferrite nanocomposites and influence of microstructure on their properties” (Ref: CSR-KN/CRS-68/2014-15/ 508)
Funding Agency: University Grant Commission- Dept. of Atomic Energy Consortium for Scientific Research, India
Amount: Rs 7,00,000/-
Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed
starting 2014
Completed March 2017
Duration: 3 years
10) Title "Development of Polymer-Ferrite (and/ or Graphene Nanocomposites having High Thermal Stability and Microwave Absorption Property for Radar Absorbing Coating Applications (ERIP/ER/1305004/01/1523)
Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India
Amount: Rs 14,59,000/-
Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed
(starting 2014)
(Completed 2017)
Duration: 3 years
9) Title: “Preparation of Magnetically Separable, Mesoporous TiO2 Catalysts and Study of their Catalytic Properties” CSIR Sanction letter No 02(147)/13/EMR-II)
Funding Agency: CSIR, New Delhi
Amount 16,30,000/-
Principal Investigator: Dr. Narendra Nath Ghosh
Status: Completed
(Staring date: 1st December, 2013)
Completed December 2016
Duration: 3 years
8) Title: Development of Nanostructured High Surface Area Alumina and Silica based adsorbent with Tailored Pore structure for Removal of Fluoride ions from Ground Water (Sanc no: 2010/37C/2/ BRNS/ 827)
Funding Agency: Board of Research in Nuclear Science (BRNS), India
Amount: Rs 29,07,150/-
Name of Principal Investigator.: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed (2014)
Duration: 3 years
7) Title: Imprinted polymer for sensing and removal of selected antibiotic and pesticide residue”Project no. NFBSFARA/PHT-4007/2013-14
Funding Agency: National Funds for Basic and Strategic Research in Frontier Areas of Agricultural Science, ICAR, New Delhi
Principal Investigator: Prof. Sunil Bhand
Co-Investigator :Prof. NN Ghosh
Cooperating Centre PI: Dr. Y.S. Rajput
Cooperating Centre PI: Prof Sudhir Chandra
Total Sanctioned Amount: Rs. 125.25511 Lakh,
Status: Completed (1st October 2013 to 31st March, 2015).
6) Multi-institute Consortium Project entitled “Development of biosensors and micro techniques for analysis of pesticide residues, aflatoxin, heavy metals and bacterial contamination in milk Project no. Comp 4/C10125.
Funding Agency: National Agricultural Innovation Project, ICAR, India & The World Bank USA.
(Consortium PI) Prof. Sunil Bhand BITS, Pilani-KK Birla Goa Campus
Co-Investigator (Prof. NN Ghosh) BITS, Pilani-KK Birla Goa Campus
NDRI Karnal: Dr. Naresh Kumar Consortium (partner)
IIT Delhi: Prof Sudhir Chandra & Prof Ratnamala Chatterjee (partner)
Punjabi University Patiala: Prof Neelam Verma (partner)
Total Revised funding ₹ 3107.318 lakh (USD 5 Million)
BITS, Pilani-Goa Campus funding share Rs. 450.4799 lakh
Project Funding Period: Feb 2008- June 30, 2014.
5) Title: "Development of a novel aqueous solution based “one pot” synthesis route for hard-soft-ferrite nano-composites and their properties.”
(ERIP/ER/0904500/M/01/1204)
Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India
Amount: Rs 14,98,000/-
Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed (2013)
4) Title: Preparation and characterization of Nano- Ferrite Powders and Polybenzoxazine-Nanoferrite Composite (ERIP/ER/060/5042/M/01/929)
Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India
Amount: Rs 16,53,300/-
Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed (2010)
3) Title: Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica and Alumina based Oxide Materials (SR/S1/IC-39/2006)(SERC)
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India
Amount: Rs 21,79,400/-
Name of Principal Investigator.: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed (2010)
2) Title: Studies on Moulding Compounds and Compression Moulding Techniqes for Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Fasteners
Funding Agency: DST, India
Principal Investigator: Prof. B G C Babu (Dept of Mechanical Engineering)
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Total Amount: 19,51,200/-
Status: Completed (2010)
1) Title: Techno-economic feasibility studies on an alternative process route for removal of methanol, ammonia and carbon di-oxide from process condensate in an ammonia fertilizer plant.
Funding Agency: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizer, India
Principal Investigator: Prof. Srinivas Krishnaswamy (Dept of Chemical Engineering)
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Total Amount: Rs. 86,98,800/-
Status: Completed (2010)
Project Title |
Hyper spectral Image analysis and Machine learning for germ detection and precision agricultural |
Role |
Co-Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation |
Amount |
Rs. 9,90,000/- |
Status |
On-going (2022-2023) |
Project Title |
Development of A Real Time Crop Advisory System Exploiting Nanotechnology Based Nitrogen Sensor with Internet of Farming (IoF) Framework |
Role |
Co-Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India., New Delhi |
Amount |
Rs. 46,15,240/- |
Status |
On-going (2021-2024) |
Project Title |
Intelligent planning of Prosumer Microgrid (PMG) Load Management in Smart Cities for Optimal Energy Consumption |
Role |
Co-Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
BITS Pilani and La Trobe University (Australia) under Asian Smart Cities Research Innovation Network (ASCRIN) Scheme |
Amount |
Approx. Rs. 12,00,000/- (Fellowship of a full time Ph.D. scholar) |
Status |
On-going (2022-2026) |
Project Title |
IoT Based Energy Management System of a Microgrid with Vehicle to Grid (V2G) Feature |
Role |
Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi |
Amount |
Rs. 47,53,100/- |
Status |
On-Going (2019-2023) |
Project Title |
Management of Distributed Energy Resources in Smart Cities: Challenges and Advanced Control Strategies |
Role |
Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, New Delhi- Under SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration) |
Amount |
Rs. 42,50,000/- |
Status |
On-Going (2019-2022) |
Project Title |
Development of Improved Design and Control Techniques for Unified Power Quality Conditioner with Distributed Generation (UPQC-DG) |
Role |
Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore under Ministry of Power, Govt. of India. |
Amount |
Rs. 21,09,000/- |
Status |
Completed (2019-2022) |
Project Title |
National Mission Project on Education through ICT: Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes intellectual calibers and research in e-learning Title of Course: Advanced Electrical Machines |
Role |
Principal Developer |
Funding Agency |
Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, New Delhi |
Amount |
Rs. 7,00,000/- |
Status |
Completed (2016-2017) |
Project Title |
Inter-area oscillation Control using Embedded Energy Storage in Interconnected Power System with Distributed Generation |
Role |
Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Seed Grant Scheme, BITS, Pilani |
Amount |
Rs. 11,50,000/- |
Status |
Completed (2011-2013) |
Thesis Evaluation:
Sl. No. |
Project Name |
Principal Investigator |
Funding Agency |
Sanctioned Amount |
Duration |
1 |
Self and Social Exclusion: Representation of Parsi community in Theatre and Films |
Dr.M.G.Prasuna |
UGC |
Rs.7,28,600 |
3 years |
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) (January, 2024) |
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 |
Topic: To Predict Surface Location Error in Micromilling of Thin-walled Ti6Al4V for low cost Biofabrication
Topic: Development of Intelligent System for Sustainable Micro-manufacturing of Microneedle Arrays of Difficult-to-cut Materials with an Application to Bio-fabrication
Topic: Simulation and analysis of cellular materials against blast loading
Topic: Novel casting approach to improve quality of aluminum alloy casting
Topic: Studies related to control of porosity in casting
Topic: Novel minimal SLM application method for performance improvement in turning
Topic: Solid lubricant coated tools for sustainable machining
Topic: Development of novel coated tools for green machining
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: Ship-building in Folklores: Orality and Memory in Tottam Pattu of Marakkalathamma
Funding Agency: ICSSR
Principal Investigator: Prof Maya Vinai
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Tony Sebastain
Amount Sanctioned: 24.9 Lakhs
Status: Ongoing
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: Naval Research Board (NRB), DRDO.
Duration: October 2020–May 2024
Project Total cost: Rs. 46.5 lakhs
Passionate about both experimental and theoretical research, my current focus revolves around unraveling the fundamental intricacies governing the electronic structure and properties of transitional metal-doped pure and hybrid semiconductor nanoclusters, superatoms, nanotubes, lithium-ion batteries, and their applications in pollution control. I delve into water electrolysis, hydrogen storage, and hydrogen fuel, employing various wave function-based methods in 'quantum chemistry' and 'Density Functional Theory (DFT)' to address these multifaceted challenges.
In the realm of experimental research, I specialize in studying magnetism at low temperatures through Mossbauer spectroscopy. My experimental endeavors are closely intertwined with industrial materials, metallurgy, mineral sciences, and fuel research, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of these fields.
Furthermore, I take pride in my substantial contribution to calculating the Ti-C-based ternary alloys phase diagram, a pivotal aspect with implications in defense. This diverse research portfolio reflects my commitment to advancing knowledge and addressing real-world challenges at the intersection of materials science, physics, and engineering.
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
1. 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 (2 years).
Amount: 2,00,000 INR.
2. New Faculty Seed Grant (NFSG), BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
PI: Sushil Bhunia
Title: Conjugacy classes of centralizers in exceptional and solvable groups.
Duration: November 2023 to October 2025 (2 years).
Amount: 17,00,000 INR.
3. Mathematical Research Impact Centric Support (MATRICS), SERB, Govt. of India.
PI: Sushil Bhunia
Title: Conjugacy classes of centralizers in solvable algebraic groups.
Duration: January 2024 to December 2026 (3 years).
Amount: 6,60,000 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"
Title: Conditional pathogenesis: understanding why potentially beneficial rhizobacteria turn pathogenic under certain environmental conditions.
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Status: Completed
4. Cross Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF)
Sponsored by: BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus
Sanctioned Amount: 10,00,000 INR
Duration: 2 years (2023-2025)
Status: Ongoing
3. Start-up Research Grant (SRG)
Sponsored by: Science and Engineering Research Board, India
Sanctioned Amount: 3,300,000 INR
Duration: 2 years (2022-2024)
Status: Ongoing
2. Additional Competitive Research Grant (ACRG)
Sponsored by: BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus
Sanctioned Amount: 600,000 INR
Duration: 2 years (2021-2023)
Status: Ongoing
1. Research Initiation Grant (RIG)
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
1. Research Initiation Grant (RIG)-Rs 2 Lakhs, sponsored by BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Project Title: “Placement of FACTS device: Interline Power Flow Controller, in Multi-machine Power System to increase the power system stability”
2. ITS travel grant granted from SERB to 53rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2018), Glasgow, Scotland. Presented two conference papers.
3. Project Title: “Management of Distributed energy resources in smart cities: Challenges and Advanced control strategies” MHRD (SPARC), Rs 42,55,900, Dr. Hitesh Datt Mathur, Dr. Bijoy Mukherjee, Dr. Alivelu M Parimi, Prof. Houria Siguerdidjane, Centralesupelec, France, 2019-2023, Two years project extended.
4. Project Title: “Intelligent planning of Prosumer Microgrid (PMG) Load Management in Smart Cities for Optimal Energy Consumption” Approved proposal for ASCRIN Scheme between LaTrobe and BITS Pilani for joint collaboration on supervising a PhD student, March 2021: Collaborators: Dr. Alivelu M Parimi, Prof. Mathur (Indian Campuses) and Prof. Abdun Mahmood and Prof. Naveen Chilamkurti. Starting date Jan 2022.
5. Project Title: “Design and development of a multisensory system for health monitoring of defence stored article” Center for Advanced Systems (CARS) project Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Rs 10 Lakhs, 18 months from Jan 24th 2022 to July 23 2023 Prof Sandip S Deshmukh, Dr. Parikshit Sahatiya, and Dr. Alivelu M Parimi.
6. Project Title: “Prediction of RUL (Remaining Useful Life) of the Lithium-Ion Battery pack using machine learning techniques for second life usage”, HBL, Rs. 13,22,600, August 2022 for two years, Dr. Alivelu M Parimi, Dr. Parikshit Sahatiya, Dr. Ankur Bhattacharjee, Prof Sandip S Deshmukh.
7. Project Title: “Regeneration of Graphite anode and Li Metal recovery from used LFP Batteries”, HBL, Rs. 15,56,300 August 2022 for two years, Dr. Afkham Mir, Dr. Alivelu M Parimi, Dr. Ankur Bhattacharjee, Prof Sandip S Deshmukh
8. Project Title: “Fault Prediction Modeling, Power system dynamics and stability study in digital substation solutions integrated with DER”, ABB, Rs 18 Lakhs, August 2023 for three years, Dr. Alivelu M Parimi and Dr. Mayukha Pal (ABB).
9. Project Title: “Development of a prototype model for optimal load balancing strategy in a Peer-to-Peer energy trading network of renewable energy prosumers with economic benefits”, Cross Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF), Rs 20 Lakhs approved Sept. 2023, for two years, Prof Sandip S Deshmukh, Prof. Alivelu M Parimi
10. Project Title: "Computer vision-based search and surveillance system for detecting human activity", ARDB DRDO, Rs. 4976925 December 2023 for three years, Prof. Sandip S Deshmukh, Prof. Alivelu M Parimi, Aruna Malapati, Dr. Paresh Saxena.
Industrial collaborations
Academic collaborations
Government collaborations
other collaborations
Hardware:
Tru control |
Solar Panel |
Wind and PV Emulator |
PV Emulator |
AC and DC Data Logger |
dSPACE |
Battery charger and discharger |
Softwares:
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 bundles
Status: 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
CDRF Project (20 lakhs INR), 2024, BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus, for the project titled " Next Generation Financing Recommendation Engine for WomenPreneurs" (Ongoing)
SPARKLE fund (2 lakhs INR), 2023, BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus, for the project titled " Corporate Bankruptcy prediction." (Ongoing)
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 |
|
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
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
Sponsored Research Projects & Sponsored Fellowships
Total Number of Ongoing Projects as PI: 8 |
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Total Research Ongoing Research funding: 5.04 Crores (4.24 Crores as PI) |
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Title of the Project |
Funding Agency |
Duration |
Role |
A platform delivery system to tackle ophthalmic infections. |
Velux Stiftung, Switzerland |
2024-2028 |
Principal Investigator |
An alternative approach to treat keratoconus. |
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). India |
2023-2026 |
Principal Investigator |
Development and characterization of injectable biologics |
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, India |
2023-2026 |
Principal Investigator |
Preclinical development of long acting delivery systems to treat posterior uveitis. |
Department of Health Research (DHR), India |
2023-2026 |
Principal Investigator |
Biomimetic corneal patch for treating fungal keratitis |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India |
2022-2025 |
Principal Investigator |
Research Projects Completed
Total Number of Completed Projects: 09 |
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Total Research Grant Sanctioned: Rs. 1.2 Crores. |
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Title of the Project |
Funding Agency |
Year of Completion |
Role |
Therapeutic potential of drug loaded light-responsive sustained release gel depot in treating diabetic retinopathy |
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India |
2024 |
Principal Investigator |
Investigate natural drugs as a non-invasive therapeutic option in mitigating keratoconus |
Velux Stiftung, Switzerland |
2024 |
Collaborator |
Determining the safety and ocular pharmacokinetics of the NCE formulation. |
Serentrix, USA |
2024 |
Principal Investigator |
Nanocarriers for delivery of ocular therapeutics to treat ocular infection |
Parenteral Drug Association, India Chapter |
2023 |
Principal Investigator |
Novel Therapeutic Approaches for the treatment of Leukemia |
Department of Health Research (DHR), India |
2023 |
Co-Investigator |
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of new chemical entities for ocular diseases |
Incilia Therapeutics |
2022 |
Principal Investigator |
Screening of Novel Chemical Entities for Dry Eye Disease |
Incozen Therapeutics Private Limited |
2022 |
Principal Investigator |
Fate of Drug Encapsulated Lipid Vesicles after Subconjunctival Delivery |
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad (Competitive research grant) |
2021 |
Principal Investigator |
Optimization and characterization of deformable vesicle nanocarriers for ocular therapeutics |
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad (Research Initiation Grant) |
2020 |
Principal Investigator |
Sponsored Fellowships to Postdoc & PhD Scholars
Total Fellowship Amount: Rs. 1.91 Crores |
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Title of the Project / Candidate Name |
Funding Agency / Fellowship |
Duration |
Role |
Topical products to treat various ocular diseases. (PhD candidate: Susmit Prashant Nikam) |
BITS Pilani, School of Interdisciplinary Research & Entrepreneurship (SIRE) |
2024 - 2028 |
Supervisor |
Drug eluting nanocarrier loaded ocular drug delivery system for treating keratoconus. (PhD candidate: Shridula Sankar) |
CSIR, India (Senior Research Fellowship-Direct) |
2024-2026 |
Supervisor |
Novel molecular targets for ocular diseases. (PhD candidate: Kendre Sandhya Rani) |
UGC, India (Junior Research Fellowship) |
2023-2028 |
Supervisor |
Long-acting injectable to treat chorioretinal diseases (PhD candidate: Sai Shreya Cheruvu) |
LTMT, India (Junior Research Scholarship) |
2023-2028 |
Supervisor |
Ocular drug delivery and ocular pharmacokinetics. (PhD candidate: Paulkar Suraj Srihari) |
CSIR, India (Junior Research Fellowship) |
2022-2027 |
Supervisor |
Injectable in-situ gel for peptide delivery. (Postdoc candidate: Dr. Rohit Bisht) |
DBT, India (Research Associate) |
2020-2022 |
Mentor |
Role of physico-chemical properties of nanocarriers in the ocular clearance of drugs. (PhD candidate: Ridahunlang Nongkhlow) |
ICMR, India (Senior Research Fellowship) |
2020-2023 |
Supervisor |
Transporter targeted drug delivery for ocular therapeutics. (PhD candidate: Priyadarshini Sathe) |
ICMR, India (Senior Research Fellowship) |
2020-2023 |
Supervisor |
Artificial intelligence and experimental studies to delineate ocular toxicity. (PhD candidate: Manisha Malani) |
UGC, India (Senior Research Fellowship) |
2019-2024 |
Supervisor |
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 |
Adoption of Generative AI Models in Business Processes |
Mindmap Digital Private Limited, Hyderabad |
1 year (Sept 2024 -Sept 2025) |
INR 3,54,000 |
C. R Hota (Consultant PI) |
Bio-CPS Device Security |
DST, Govt. of India (National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems) |
3 years (2022-2024) |
INR 28,68,000 |
C. R Hota (PI), Sameera Muhammed Salam (Co-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
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
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
Project Title : Digital Restoration of Heritage Paintings of Shekhawati Havelis: Restoring the Past Glory Using Advance Machine
Learning Algorithms.
Role : Principal Investigator
Funding Agency : Cross-disciplinary Research Funding (CDRF), (C2/24/201), BITS Pilani.
Amount : Rs. 20,00,000/-
Status : On-going (2024-2026)
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 : Completed (2022-2024)
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 |
One of the most significant realizations in the field of genome biology for the last decade has been that the human genome is pervasively transcribed and codes for a large number of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). They play critical roles in regulating gene expression in almost all cellular processes by interacting with RNA-binding proteins(RBPs) or other coding and non-coding RNAs.
My lab is interested in understanding the role of lncRNAs, miRNAs and circRNAs as potential therapeutic targets in Cancer (Brain and Oral Cancer) and host-pathogen (virus) interaction. Our work utilizes cutting-edge technologies from the fields of genomics, molecular biology, biochemistry, and computational biology.
These studies will provide insights into fundamental biological mechanisms and lay the foundation for novel diagnostics and treatments for human diseases.
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, 2024
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.
2024: Intern: Mr. Niklas Loewer, Leipzig - Universität Leipzig during 27-07-2024 to 13-09-2024.
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."
This collaborative research project between BITS Goa (Dr. Sarang C. Dhongdi), CSIR-NIO Goa (Pramod Kumar Maurya) and NIT Calicut (Dr. Rakesh R. Warier) aims to explore deep sea plumes with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). The project focuses on various aspects such as underwater communication and networking techniques, co- operative control of multi-vehicular fleet, and effective navigation and localization techniques for the exploration of deep-sea underwater plumes.
Collaborative networks of marine robots are steadily achieving ocean monitoring that is robust, adaptable, and high-performing. Seamless collaboration of marine robotic systems necessitates ongoing advancements in multiple interdisciplinary fields such as cooperative control and navigation, underwater networking, and estimation techniques. An integral enabling technology for the success of these networked marine robotic systems is the Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT). IoUT is defined as the network of smart interconnected underwater objects such as AUVs, ROVs, ASVs, buoys, and ships etc. These objects collect and transmit information through underwater communication channels, offering real-time data on ocean parameters.
The project team involves BITS Goa (Dr. Sarang Dhongdi, Dr. Narayan Manjarekar), NIT Calicut (Dr. Rakesh Warier), ISR/IST University of Lisbon, Portugal (Prof. Antonio Pascoal), and University of Toulon, France (Prof. Ricard Marxer).
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.
Ministry of Education, Government of India: "Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture" Prof. Navneet Goyal (Chief Project Manager), Prof. Poonam Goyal (Project Manager), Prof. Sanket Goel, Prof. Santonu Sarkar, Prof. Sravan Danda, Prof. Aneesh S Chivukula, and Prof. Rajesh Mehrotra, Consortium: Iowa State University, International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Space Application Center (SAC), Wadhwani AI, Pixxel, IFFCO Kisan Suvidha Limited, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Duration: 1 Year ( INR 2C).
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)
CRG-SERB Research Project (Ongoing): "An automatic multi-modal learning system for image/video analytics" Investigator: Poonam Goyal (35 Lakhs).
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)
Industry (Mercedes-Benz) Research Project (Jan 2024: Dec2024) (Phase II) "Mechanical Design using Generative AI", Investigators: Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Poonam Goyal, and Dr. Amit Singh (24.75 lakhs)
Industry (Adobe) Research Project (Ongoing): "Multimodal Learning" Investigator: Poonam Goyal (5 lakhs/problem/ semester)
Industry (Micron Technology) Research Project (Jan 2024: Dec 2024): Layout Automation Tool using Generative AI, Graph NN, and Deep Reinforcement Learning, Investigators: Prof. Poonam Goyal, & Prof. Navneet Goyal, (Budget: 22.40 Lakhs)
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)
Industry (Mercedes-Benz) Research Project (Aug 2022: April 2023) (Completed) "Mechanical Design using Generative AI", Investigators: Prof. Navneet Goyal, Prof. Poonam Goyal, and Dr. Amit Singh (8 lakhs)
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)
[May 2022-23] The following research proposal has been selected to grant credits for research work under Quantum Computing Applications Lab (QCAL), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY).
Title: Quantum Algorithms for Efficient Wireless Energy Transfer in Renewable Sensor Networks.
Team: Sainath Bitragunta (PI), Shantom Kumar Borah, Taha Raja, Raj Bhattacherjee
AWS Credits: $ 4,200.00
Title: Modeling, design, and performance analysis of device-to-device (D2D) wireless communication system
Amount: 1,00,000 /-
Sponsor: BITS Pilani, Pilani campus, Rajasthan.
Projects currently in progress
TITLE: Green Quantum Computing: Benchmarking, Performance Analysis, Modeling and Optimization of Quantum computing algorithms and communication Protocols.
SPONSORED BY BITS Pilani, Rajasthan.
AMOUNT:20 LAKHS
Team: Prof. Ashutosh Bhatia, Prof. Sainath Bitragunta
TITLE: Joint Radiometry and Interferometry using Sky Watch Array Network (SWAN)
SPONSORED BY BITS Pilani, Rajasthan.
AMOUNT:2 LAKHS
Mentor: Prof. Sainath Bitragunta
Ongoing:
Completed:
ONGOING PROJECTS
2. Industry Sponsored Project by Hyderabad Battery Limited
Funding Agency: BITS-Pilani (Research Initiation Grant)
Duration: 2020-2021
Status: Completed
Amount: Rs. 1.5 Lakhs
Role: PI
Funding Agency: BITS-Pilani (Additional Competitive Research Grant for New Faculty)
Duration: 2021-2023
Status: Ongoing
Amount: Rs. 10 Lakhs
Role: PI
Funding Agency: Technology-Innovation Hub (TIH), IIT Bombay
Duration: 2022-2023
Status: Ongoing
Amount: Rs. 25.289 Lakhs.
Role: PI
Funding Agency: Technology-Innovation Hub (TIH), IIT Bombay
Duration: 2022-2023
Status: Ongoing
Amount: Rs. 1.8 Lakhs.
Role: Mentor
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
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 Mapping Institutions, Rules, and Norms Defining Commons |
Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)
|
July 2024 |
June 2025 |
Rs. 24,50,000 |
1 year |
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 |
February 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 |
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) |
June 2019 |
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 |
September 2018 (Completed) |
March 2020
|
Rs. 3,15,000 |
16 months |
Principal Investigator (PI)-
Political Ecology of South India
|
Outstanding Potential for Excellence in Research and Academics (OPERA) |
August 2017 (Completed) |
August 2022 |
Rs. 22,80,000 |
5 years |
Principal Investigator (PI)-
Alternative ecological ways of being |
Research Initiation Grant |
August 2018 (Completed) |
August 2020 |
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: Le Gazole Plus Eco Solutions Private Limited (Consultancy project)
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) (Joint PIs - Jagadeesh Anmala, Civil Engineering, and Prof. Krishnan R, Department of Chemistry)
As COPI -"Integrated physical-biological treatment of biopharmaceutical fermentation wastewater for ensuring environmental safety and circular economy" Funded by DST, Water Technologies Cell (WTC) under Optimal Use of Water in Industrial Sectors(OUWIS) for an amount of 41.93 Lakhs- (Nov 2023 - 2025) (PI -Prof. Sankar Ganesh, Department of Biological Sciences; Other investigators Prof. Mithun Mondal, Department of EEE and collaboration with Biological-E limited, Hyderabad)
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
Conference Funding
An International Conference- Sustainable Urban Water Management For Fast Growing Cities. Dated: 21-Oct-2024 to 23-Oct-2024; Assistance to Professional Bodies & Seminar / Symposia Scheme by SERB, Govt. of India. Fund: INR 2,00,000/
Sponsored Projects
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
Modeling the hydrodynamics of the oscillating water column wave energy converter (OWC) device in real sea conditions
Principal Investigator
Dr. Kshma Trivedi
Co Principal Investigator
Prof. Santanu Koley
Project Type
International Sponsored Project (Joint Research 2024, RIAM)
Agency
RIAM, Kyushu University, Japan
Amount Sanctioned
3.00 Lakh JPY
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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Project On-Going (09)
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Project 01
Title of the Project: Design of Green Logistics System for Milk Supply Chain: A Business and environmental Sustainable Approach
Funding Agency: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Project Investigators: Srikanta Routroy & Subhasis Pradhan
Collaborators: Dr. Suvanjan Bhattacharyya and Dr. Sushil Yadav
Sanctioned Amount: As per 2nd Cross Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF) Call
Duration: 02 Years
Project 02
Title of the Project: Study of the warehouse operations and services parameters to frame guidelines and requirements for Non-Agri warehousing service providers.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Indian Standards, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Govt. of India
Project Investigators: Prof. Satyendra Kumar Sharma (PI), Srikanta Routroy (Co-PI) & Krishna Manyur (Co-PI)
Sanctioned Amount: 6.6 Lakh
Duration: Six Months
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Project 03
Title of Project : Encapsulated PCM-based Magnetic Nanoparticles and AI Applications for Optimising Separation of Carcinogenic Industrial Solvents Using Solar Energy: Shaping Towards Sustainable Development
Research Team:
Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Suvanjan Bhattacharyya (BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus)
Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PIs): Prof. Ranjan Dey (BITS Pilani, Goa Campus); Prof. Srikanta Routroy (BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus) and Dr. Saket Verma (BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus)
Duration: 01/04/ 2024 to 31/03/2026
Proposed Budget: 73,20,000 (INR)
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Project 04
Title of Project: 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.
Research Team:
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)
PhD Student: Selected to join in 01 August 2024
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Project 05
Project Title: Lean Supply Chain Designs to Reduce Food Waste for Business and Environmental Sustainability: An Indo-Australian Study
Research Team:
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: Rishabh Gupta
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Project 06
Title of Project: 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:
Prof. Anupam Singhal as Principal Investigator (PI) and Prof. Srikanta Routroy as Co-Principal Investigator (PI)
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Project 07
Title of Project: 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 (April 2021- March 2025)
Total Sanctioned Amount: 235.86541 Lakhs
Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 70.20841 Lakhs
Role in Project: Prof. Srikanta Routroy [Principal Investigator (PI)]
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Project 08
Title of Project: 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- 2024)
Total Sanctioned Amount to BITS Pilani: 7.5 Lakhs
Role in Project: Prof Srikanta Routroy [Co-Project Director]
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Project 09
Title of Project: "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): Prof. P Srinivasan; Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI): Prof. Srikanta Routroy
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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: 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: 2018- 2022
Amount: INR 7.536 Lakhs
Role in Project: Co-Principal Investigator (C0-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: Sept 2016-January 2021
Sanctioned Amount: INR. 5.886 Lakhs
Role in Project: 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: 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, Federated Learning, Computer Vision, Materials Informatics, Human-Computer Interaction Studies for Education
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.
International Travel Award - For delivering an invited talk and chairing a session at the Conference on Experimental Design and Analysis (CEDA 2023).
Funding Agency: Organizing Committee CEDA2023, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
Amount: NTD 36106 + Accommodation and Registration Fee.
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.
Are you looking for :
Visiting Scholars/ Researchers Program
Research Collaborations - Send a mail for an interaction
Research Projects
- Research articles published in collaboration with the CleanCo, AbuDhabi, UAE in high impact factor journal.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124692
- 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)
Ongoing Projects: 03
Completed Projects: 08
1. Development of 2D Material Based Microwave Imaging Flexible Antenna for Solid Tumor Detection: A Non-Invasive Diagnostic / Theranostic approach
2. Design and Fabrication of Miniaturized Ultra Wide band (UWB) Flexible and Wearable Antenna for Breast Cancer Detection: A Non-invasive, Reliable and Low-Cost Approach
3. Implications of Inelastic Scattering and Spin Dephasing Mechanisms in Graphene Nano Ribbon-Based Spintronics
4. IoT based energy management system of a Microgrid with V2G (Vehicle to Grid) feature
5. Investigation of Elastic and Inelastic Dephasing in Carbon Nanotube FET.
6. Carbon Nanomaterials for Chemical Sensing Applications.
7. Design and Analysis of Metamaterial Based Antenna for Wearable Application.
8. Study on Electronic Transport Behaviour of Carbon Nanotube Based Field Effect Transistors.
9. Development of Nanostructured Graphene as a Transparent and Current Spreading Electrode in Solar Cells.
10. Study of Electrical Behaviour of Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin-Film Transistor (nc-TFT).
11. Modeling and Study of Polycrystalline Silicon for Solar cells and Thin-Film Transistors.
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
PI, “Assessing the impact of environmental education on Pro-environmental behavior among the students of Higher Education Institutions in India” sponsored by: ICSSR (5 Lakhs).
PI, “Value Chain Analysis of Isabgol in select districts of Rajasthan”, sponsored by: CCS NIAM, (Rs. 7.31 Lakhs)
PI, “A Study on the problems and prospects of Agro-tourism in Rajasthan State”, sponsored by: CCS NIAM, (Rs. 5 Lakhs)
Co-PI: "Modelling of Drivers and Barriers of Electric Vehicle penetration in emerging economy : A study of Indian Market", Sponsored by: ICSSR under IMPRESS Scheme (Rs. 5.25 Lakhs)
Co-PI: "Modeling of Employee performance and human capital Assessment and optimization of productivity of Indian manufacturing industry", Sponsored by: ICSSR (Rs. 5 Lakhs)
S.No | Title of the Project | Funding Agency | Principal Investigator /Co-investigator | Type of project |
Amount (Lakhs)
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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
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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
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DBT | Co-Principal Investigator | Nanobiotechnology | 41.94 |
5 |
Alternate day fasting resembles recurrent insulin-induced hypoglycemia model in rat
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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
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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) ( 2019-23-Completed as co-PI): Repurposing of CNS accumulating drugs as autophagy modulators for potential treatment against glioblastoma: an in-silico, in-vitro and in-vivo study.
10. Life Sciences Research Board (LSRB, DRDO) (2019-2023-Completed as PI): High Altitude-Hypoxia Mediates Thrombosis in Soldiers; Modulation of Autophagy as A Strategy To Combat High Altitude-Hypoxia Induced Thrombosis.
11. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2021-23-Completed as co-PI): 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.
12. BITS BioCyTiH Foundation (CyTIH) (2022-2024-Completed as PI ): Identification of novel biomarkers in ovarian cancer and design of appropriate prognostic probes.
13. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2021-24-Completed as co-PI): Neuronal regulation of tumor cell migration- understanding the role of semaphorins in tumor cells undergoing EMT and subjected to differential flow dynamics.
14. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2021-24-Completed as PI): Targeting chromatin modifiers- Jumonji Histone Demethylases in tumor cells surviving acute drug stress: an in vitro and in vivo study.
1. 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.
2. Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF) “Exploring the efficacy of chemo-photodynamic combination therapy for skin cancer and design of nanocarriers for their site-specific delivery”
1. 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.
2. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (as co-PI 2021-2024, ): Exploring the role of 'Secretary Arm of Autophagy' in Glioblastoma therapy resistance: an in vitro and patient data based study.
3. 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.
4. Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) (as co-PI 2024-2027): Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Stimuli Responsive Molecular Scaffolds for Bio-analyte Sensing and Cancer Diagnostics
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
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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
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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
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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).
Cost: INR 37.21 lacs (CRG/2023/002411)
Title: All-solid-state supercapacitors using Li+ ion garnet-polymer hybrid composites
The project aims to develop all-solid-state supercapacitors using Li+ ion conducting garnet-polymer hybrid membranes as electrolytes, eliminating liquid electrolytes. Garnet-type Li+ ion conductors are considered the most promising solid electrolyte for all-solid-state batteries, and this work aims to incorporate them into all-solid-state supercapacitors. The project involves developing various compositions of garnet polymer hybrids and thoroughly characterizing them. Finally, 2032 and laminated cells will be developed and tested under various temperature and load conditions to assess their performance.
*JRF position is available.
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. The project aims to develop novel NASICON-based glass-ceramics for electrolytic applications in Li+ ion batteries. These glass-ceramics with high ionic conductivity will be prepared using a novel glass filler approach. The 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:
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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 |
16 |
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) |
15 | Sweden-India Collaboration in Higher Education and Energy Research (CHEER) | 150,000 SEK (12 lakhs) | 2 years | PI |
Dr. Shrikant Joshi (University West, Sweden) and Dr. Ponnalagu R N
|
STINT, Sweden |
14 |
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 |
13 |
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) |
12 |
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 |
11 |
Development of Wearable ECG Devices |
13.5 lakhs |
1.5 years |
PI |
- |
Vital Probes |
10 |
Development of this novel POC diagnostic device |
15 lakhs |
12 months |
PI |
- |
TruEnergy Inc. |
9 |
Integrated Multiplexed IoT Enabled Microfluidic Point of Care Sensing Platform for various Explosives
|
53.51 lakhs | 3 years | Co-PI |
Dr. BVVSN Prabhakar Rao and Dr. Satish Dubey (MechE, Hyderabad)
|
DRDO |
8 |
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 |
7 |
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) |
6 |
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 |
5 |
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 |
4 |
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 |
3 |
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 |
2 |
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) |
1 |
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 |
28 | Shellac Mediated Laser Induced Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) Films to study Docking of Biomarker at Nano-Bio Interfaces | 6 lakhs | 6 months | PI | - | Tata Steel |
27 |
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 |
26 |
Automated IoT based Microfluidic Electrochemiluminescence ECL Biosensing platform for various biomarker detection
|
51.42 lakhs
|
3 years | Co-PI |
Dr. P. K. Pattnaik
|
SERB |
25 |
Development of a Device with Optimized Circuit to Comprehend Fast Charging from Supercapacitors |
9.80 lakhs |
2021-2023 (1.5 years) |
PI |
- |
DMSRDE, DRDO |
24 |
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 |
23 |
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 |
22 |
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 |
21 |
Digital 3D Printed Electronic Technology for Space Electronic Packaging Applications |
26.36 lakhs
|
3.5 years |
PI |
- |
ISRO |
20 |
Microfluidic Enzymatic Biofuel Cell for Energy Harvesting & Blood Parameters Monitoring |
10 lakhs |
1 year |
PI |
- |
DSIR |
19 |
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 |
18 |
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) |
17 |
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 |
16 |
Underwater Characterization of Solar cells and its Optimization |
9.85 lakhs |
2 years |
PI |
Dr. Radhika Sudha (EEE) |
DMRDE, DRDO |
15 |
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 |
13 |
Shale Gas Modelling and Simulation (Consultancy) |
22.65 lakhs |
3 years |
Coordinator |
Dr. Santosh Dubey (UPES) |
ABB |
12 |
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 |
11 |
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) |
10 |
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) |
9 |
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 |
8 |
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 |
7 |
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) |
6 |
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) |
5 |
Development of microfluidic DNA sequencer integrated with sample preparation process |
S$ 750,000 |
1 Jul 2008 - 30 June 2011 |
PI |
- |
A*STAR, Singapore |
4 |
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 |
3 |
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 |
2 |
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 |
1 |
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)
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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
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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 |
Besides the above, few minor research projects have been completed in the past.
Examined 12 PhD Thesis from Different Universities
As a Doctoral Advisory Committee Member (DAC) guided and examined more than 12 PhD theses
Fifteen Students did their First Degree thesis in the area of Entrepreneurship, capital markets and Financial Management, Manpower Planning in Power Sector etc.
Sixty Students have undertaken project studies spread over a semester each in the areas of – Entrepreneurship, Capital Markets, Financial Management, Banking etc.
Papers and Books Reviewed
Regularly was reviewing 6-8 papers for Biannual Journal Business Perspective brought out by BIMTECH, Greater Noida, Quarterly Journal brought out by ISS, University Jaipur, Journal brought out by IMS, Greater Noida, Abhigyan, Management Journal from FORE School of Management New Delhi, Reviewed research paper for Metamorphosis, Journal of Management Research, IIM Lucknow. and Journal brought out by Council of Social Development Southern Regional Center, Hyderabad,
Reviewed the book titled Financial Management by Rajiv Srivastava and Anil Misra brought out by Oxford University Press, 2010.
Reviewed the book titled “Understanding Strategic Management” by Anthony E. Henry , Oxford University Press ,Second Edition with a view to adapt it for Indian context in the month of July August 2014.
Reviewed the book titled “Investments” By Bodie, Kane, Marcus and Mohanty, McGraw Hill ,11th ed.
S.No | Project Title | Funding agency | Period of funding | Amount |
1. | An Agent-Based Tool for Prediction, Analysis, Reporting and Dispensing of Climate Data (PI) | University Grants Commissions (UGC) | 3 Years (July 2012- June 2015) | 8.85 lakhs |
2. | Design and Development of Opinion Mining Framework (PI) | Department of Science & Technology(DST) | 3 Years (July 2013- Jan 2017) | 13.26 lakhs |
3. | Roof top Rainwater Harvesting for Safe, Potable and Healthy Drinking Water and Ground Water Replenishment for BITS Pilani, Pilani campus(CO-PI) | Centre of Excellence, in Waster, Water and Energy Management, BITS- Pilani | 4 Years (July 2014- June 2017) | 91 lakhs |
3. | Design and implementation of Content Based Recommender System for effectively answering Web based User Queries.(PI) | Department of Science & Technology(DST) | 3 years and 9 months (July 2019- March 2023) | 46.07Lakhs |
4. | Multilingual Conversational AI to Enhance Customer Experience (PI) | C-Zentrics Pvt. Ltd, Gurgaon(India) www.c-zentrix.com | 3 years (Aug 2021 – July 2024) | 18.60 lakhs |
5. | Designing Optimal and Targeted Advertisement Campaign Strategy for Online E-Commerce Platforms using AI and Machine Learning(PI) | CommerceIQ (rBoomerang Retail Commerce Technologies India Private Limited) Bengaluru, India https://commerceiq.ai/ | 3 years (Jan 2022 – Dec 2024) | 36.28Lakhs |
6. | Big Data Management and Privacy Preservation for Wearable Biosensor Data in Healthcare Monitoring Using Feature Vector Store And Federated Deep Learning (CO-PI) | MapMyIndia Pvt. Ltd. https://www.mapmyindia.com/ | 3 years ( Apr 2022 – Mar 2025) | 18.85 lakhs |
8. | Efficient domain-specific storage and query system for High-speed IP flow Analysis(CO-PI) | CAIR-DRDO, CV Raman Nagar Bengaluru -560 093 | 3 years (July 2022 – June 2025) | 45.95Lakhs |
Note : If you wish to work on any of the projects, you need to work with me one semester informally
Project title: Determinants of mis-pricing in Indian Initial Public Offerings
Funding agency: Research Initiation Grant (BITS, Pilani)
Status: Completed, Year 2021
Sponsored Research/Consultancy Projects
S No |
Title |
Duration |
Amount (in lakh) |
Type |
Sponsored By |
Role |
Status |
1 |
Age Invariant Automatic Speech Recognition |
Oct 2023 - Sep 2024 |
4 |
Academic Sponsored |
University of Galway |
Co-PI |
Ongoing |
2 |
Non-Invasive Intoxication Detection through Computer Vision & AI |
April 2024- March 2026 |
25 |
Industry Sponsored |
WAISL Pvt Ltd. |
Co-PI |
Ongoing |
3 |
Multisensor Fusion Toolbox for Edge-AI Computing to Support IoT and MIoT driven Building Automation and Management Applications’ |
Dec. 2023 – Nov 2025 |
45 |
Sponsored |
TIH IITB |
Co-PI |
Ongoing |
4 |
Green Quantum Computing: Benchmarking, Performance Analysis, Modeling and Optimization of Quantum computing algorithms and communication Protocols |
July 2023- June 2025 |
20 |
Sponsored |
BITS |
PI |
Ongoing |
5 |
Efficient domain-specific storage and query system for High-speed IP flow analysis |
Oct-2022-Dec 2024 |
45 |
Research Project |
CAIR-DRDO |
PI |
Ongoing |
6 |
Big Data Management and Privacy Preservation for Wearable Biosensor Data in Healthcare Monitoring Using Feature Vector Store And Federated Deep Learning |
April 2022- March 2025 |
18 |
Industry Sponsored |
MapmyIndia |
Co-PI |
Ongoing |
7 |
Designing Optimal and Targeted Advertisement Campaign Strategy for Online E-Commerce Platforms using AI and Machine Learning |
Dec 2021- Nov 2024 |
36 |
Industry Sponsored |
CommerceIQ |
Co-PI |
Ongoing |
8 |
Multilingual Conversational AI to Enhance Customer Experience |
July 2021- June 2024 |
18 |
Industry Sponsored |
C-Zentrics Pvt. Ltd |
Co-PI |
Ongoing |
9 |
Classification of Medical Conditions |
Jan 2022 – July - 2022 |
15 |
Consultancy Project |
liveSmart KK Japan |
Co-PI |
Completed |
10 |
Development of Real-Time Multi-Objective Route Recommender System using AI |
Jan 2020 – Dec - 2021 |
8 |
Industry Sponsored |
MapmyIndia |
Co-PI |
Completed |
11 |
Information Gathering from Encrypted Mobile Phone Applications |
Aug 2018 - Oct 2019 |
9 |
Research Project |
CAIR-DRDO |
PI |
Completed |
12 |
Solutions for Virtual Farming |
Aug 2022 – Dec 2022 |
4.4 |
Industry Sponsored |
KSKT Agromart Private Limited |
PI |
Completed |
13 |
Realization of SDN-based VANETS |
Dec – 2016 – Nov 2017 |
2 |
Sponsored |
BITS Pilani |
PI |
Completed |
14 |
Making data driven quality management accessible to small scale dairy cooperatives in India
|
Dec 2021 – Nov 2022 |
AUD 27,500 |
Sponsored |
Victorian Government, Australia (Veski - SMRP) |
Co-PI |
Completed |
Applications are invited for Project type courses (SOP/LOP/Thesis/SAT) to be offered in the First Semester 2023-24 for the research problems described below.
How to Apply?
Send an e-mail at vsshekhawat@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in with your credentials and interest. One can fill the Online Application Form on ERP portal after receiving a formal approval from me.
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Project Title: Indoor Obstacle finding and avoidance for visually impaired people
Project Description: Indoor spaces are busy with activity and assumption of static environment for navigation of a VI user may not be convenient. Mapping of the environment helps improve navigation. Static objects temporarily placed in the environment can hinder navigation of the user. Similarly, sections of the environment may be blocked for cleaning, maintenance, etc. These cannot be addressed apriori and can only be detected in real-time during navigation.
Project Title: Performance Evaluation of BBR Protocol
Project Description: Bottleneck Bandwidth and Round-trip Propagation Time (BBR) is a congestion-based congestion control protocol developed by Google as an open-source. Unlike TCP, BBR prevents congestion in the network by estimating BDP using bottleneck bandwidth and Round-trip Propagation time estimation. The first version of the protocol (BBRv1) was released in 2016. Many studies have reported performance issues through empirical and experimental analysis studies. Some of the major issues reported by the researchers are RTT unfairness, coexistence with loss-based algorithms (e.g., CUBIC and Reno), excessive packet loss in shallow buffers, and unfairness between BBR flows, and so on. Google is developing a new version of BBR, BBRv2, to resolve the performance issues of BBRv1, and the alpha version of it was released in 2019. A few studies have also been conducted to evaluate BBRv2 performance and its comparison with BBRv1. These studies indicate that some of the issues listed above still exist. The BBR protocol is in its experimental stage and requires more exhaustive analysis, experimentally and simulated under different use case scenarios before being declared a de facto standard for use.
Project Title: Performance Analysis of QUIC Protocol in Wi-Fi Networks
Project Description: QUIC is relatively new and still under development. Its performance in real-world wireless networks has not been rigorously investigated. In particular, the interplay between transport layer attributes like packet acknowledgments and congestion window growth and MAC layer features such as frame aggregation can significantly affect the overall throughput. Research in this direction is critical to improve the performance of QUIC in Wi-Fi networks.
Project Title: Vulnerability Analysis of QUIC Protocol
Project Description: The QUIC is an encrypted, multiplexed, and low-latency transport protocol designed by Google from the ground up to improve transport performance for HTTP2 traffic. QUIC has been globally deployed at Google on thousands of servers and serves traffic to a range of clients, including a widely-used web browser (Chrome) and a popular mobile video streaming app (YouTube). Like TCP, QUIC is also vulnerable to different types of attack such as Web Fingerprinting and DoS. The objective of this project is to reveal QUIC protocol vulnerabilities
Project Title: Performance Evaluation of HTTP/2 and QUIC
Project Description: The primary goals for HTTP/2 are to reduce latency by enabling full request and response multiplexing, minimize protocol overhead via efficient compression of HTTP header fields, and add support for request prioritization and server push. Unlike TCP, QUIC inherits the stream multiplexing of HTTP/2 at transport layer and enables asynchronous data transfer from server. Therefore, it would be interesting to see the combined effect of HTTP/2 and QUIC on the network traffic load and the server load.
Routing in Delay Tolerant Networks:
Project Description: Delay-Tolerant Networks (DTNs) have the potential to interconnect devices in regions that current networking technology cannot reach. The idea is that an end-to-end connection may never be present. To make communication possible, intermediate nodes take custody of the data being transferred and forward it as the opportunity arises. Both links and nodes may be inherently unreliable and disconnections may be long-lived. The routing solutions in DTNs are based on two aspects, one is replication of messages and another is amount of knowledge (e.g., mobility, contact time, contact duration, etc.) assumed about the nodes in the network. A good routing solution achieves maximum message delivery with minimum replication and least amount of network information desire.
Traffic Engineering Solutions for Software Defined Networks:
Project Description: The emerging network architecture concept of Software-Defined Networking possesses unique characteristics that make SDNs well-suited for developing sophisticated Traffic Engineering (TE) systems. A TE framework usually consists of a traffic measurement and a traffic management component. The traffic measurement component collects status information from the network that could include information about the network structure, its current performance or about the traffic transmitted through it. The traffic management component, which runs at the SDN controller, utilizes this information to equip the network with certain desired functionalities by implementing them as network services.
Internal grants from BITS
2. OPERA award (INR 9 lakhs, 2013-16 completed)
External grants
Title : Development of Dielectric Resonator based Displacement Sensor
Sponsoring agency : Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB)
Role : Principal Investigator
Duration : 3 years (14/09/2018 to 13/03/2022)
Amount : INR 20.75 lakhs
Status: Completed