Department of Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering is established to cater to the needs of modern Civil Engineering fields. The doctorate programme aims to develop dynamic researchers which enable them to adapt according to the ever changing needs in the field of Civil Engineering in the years to come. The Department has excellent facilities for carrying out teaching, research and consultancy activities in various disciplines of Civil Engineering.

Research Thrust Area

Thrust Area Associated Faculty Research Scholars
Waste Management Dr. Hossiney Nabil Jalall, Dr.Sujatha Unnikrishnan, Dr. Beulah M, Dr. Raghunandan Kumar R, Dr Narsihma Murthy KN, Dr. Arvind HB, Dr. Alex Jacob -
Structural Engineering Dr.Sujatha Unnikrishnan, Dr. Beulah M, Dr. Raghunandan Kumar R, Dr Narsihma Murthy K N, Dr. Arvind H B, Dr. Alex Jacob -
Environmental engineering Dr. Shibu K Mani, Dr. Sirisha Uppaluri, Dr. Arpan Pradhan -
Composite shear wall, instability analysis of fibre composite plates, BIM, mitigating risks in construction management using fuzzy logic Dr. Aravind H B -
Sustainable materials, concrete structures Dr. Beulah M, Dr.Sujatha Unnikrishnan, Dr. Beulah M, Dr. Raghunandan Kumar R, Dr Narsihma Murthy K N, Dr. Arvind H B, Dr. Alex Jacob 1
Highway materials Dr. Hossiney Nabil Jalall 1
Image processing, sustainable materials Dr. Narasimha Murthy K N 1
Disaster risk management (DRM), sustainable development analytics (SDA) Dr. Shibu K Mani 1
Finite element analysis, seismic response of structures, structural masonry, construction materials Dr. Sujatha Unnikrishnan, Dr. Beulah M, Dr. Raghunandan Kumar R, Dr Narsihma Murthy K N, Dr. Arvind H B, Dr. Alex Jacob 3
Geomatics and water resources Dr. Uppaluri Sirisha, Dr. Shibu K Mani, Dr. Arpan Pradhan -

Research Labs

  1. Concrete Technology Laboratory
  2. Environmental Engineering Laboratory
  3. Material Testing Laboratory
  4. Structural Engineering Laboratory
  5. Structural Dynamics Laboratory
  6. Geotechnical Laboratory
  7. Surface Engineering Laboratory
  8. Computer Aided Design and Drafting Laboratory
  9. Highway Engineering Laboratory
  10. Survey Laboratory

Ongoing Research

Scholar Batch Domain Title
Raghunandan Kumar R. 2012 Structural Engineering Passive control of four storeyed Reinforced Concrete Structure subjected to blast load
Antony Varghese 2017 Structural Engineering Behaviour of coconut fiber reinforced beam column joints
Thejas H K 2017 Waste Management Characterization and strength assessment of iron ore composite brickss
Banela Kuruva Viswanath 2018 Structural Engineering A study on properties of floating concrete by partial replacement of coarse aggregate with elastomeric rubber particles
Boreddy Surya Prakash Reddy 2018 Environmental engineering Low-cost grey water treatment and reuse techniques
Sudhir M R 2018 Structural Engineering Structural health monitoring of buildings
Renitha T V 2018 Structural Engineering Study of behaviour of concrete filled double layer fiber reinforced polymer tube columns subjected to axial and lateral loads

Department of Computer Science & Information Technology

Computers are the major part in today’s life. The rapid growth of information technology has made computer industry, one of the fastest growing segments. Comprehending the knowledge of computer enables the researcher to adapt to ever changing nature in the field of computer science. The competencies inculcated during the course can be transferred to other disciplines to enrich the content of various disciplines. Technology has become a need of the hour; it touches every sphere of human life in 21st century. The Ph.D. course aims to develop a dynamic researcher which enables them to adapt according to the ever changing needs in the field of computer science in the years to come. The main objective of the program is to develop disciplined computer professionals to find out new areas for innovations and make them self-reliant.

Research Thrust Area

Thrust Area Associated Faculty Research Scholars
Image Processing and Computer Vision Dr. Ajit Danti 2
Networks and Security Dr. Aruna S K -
Networks and Security, Mathematical Modeling Dr. A V N Krishna 2
Data Science,Artificial Intelligence Dr. Balachandran K 4
Privacy Preservation, Computer Architecture Dr. Balamurugan M 2
Data Science , Computational Science, Social Networks Dr. (Fr.) Benny Thomas -
Cloud Computing Dr. Daniel D -
Internet of Things, Networks and Security Dr. Diana Jeba Jingle I -
Data Mining, Cloud Computing , Data Science Dr. Ganesh Kumar R 2
Networks , Internet of Things ,Machine Learning Dr. Gnana Prakasi O S -
Cloud Computing Dr. Jaya pandian N -
Machine Learning ,Web Caching , Internet of Things Dr. Julian Benadit P -
Data Mining , Machine Learning Dr. Jyothi Thomas J -
Machine Learning,Big Data analytics Dr. Manohar M 1
Software Testing , Networks and Security Dr. Natarajan K -
Image Processing and Computer Vision Dr. Raju G 1
Data Mining , Machine Learning Dr. Raghavendra S -
Networks and Security, cloud computing Dr. Rekha V -
Data Science, Data Mining Dr. Samiksha Shukla 2
Natural Language Processing Dr. Sundara Pandiyan S -

Research Labs

  1. Machine Learning Laboratory

Ongoing Research

Scholar Batch Domain Title
Mr. Maki Matandiko Rutakemwa 2011 Optimization Techniques Real-time Optimization of Cloud-Based Wireless Sensor Networks using cloud computing for smart embedded systems
Mr. N. Ramakrishna 2011 Software Engineering Process Model for Predicting the level of Risk in the Software Process and Project Management
Thejas H K 2017 Waste Management Characterization and strength assessment of iron ore composite brickss
Mr. Raghavendra Swamy H 2012 Optimization Techniques Planning Algorithms For Heterogeneous Platform Optimization
Mr. Kukatlapalli Pradeep Kumar 2013 Information Security Secure Provenance based Communication using Encryption Techniques
Mr. Boppuru Rudra Prathap 2014 Machine Learning Spatio Temporal Analysis on Social Media data
Mrs. Sujatha A K 2014 Machine Learning Anomaly Detection in Online Social Media
Ms. Chintureena Thingom 2015 Cloud Computing Effective Load Balancing To Enhance The Performance Of Cloud Computing
Mrs. Gokulapriya R 2015 Data Mining Behavior modelling approach for identity management system using integrated data mining techniques
Mr. Michael Moses T 2015 Computer Vision Semantic Summarization of Surveillance Videos through Performance and Learning framework.
Mr. Sibu Cyriac 2015 Network Security An Approach To Device Level Security For Constrained Devices Used In Internet Of Things Based Health Care Systems For Monitoring Patient With Chronic Conditions
Mr. Bijeesh T V 2016 Image Processing Surface Water Delineation And Analysis Using Multi-Spectral Image Processing Techniques
Mrs. Vairale Vaishali Sheshrao 2016 Network Security Development of secured personalized diet and exercise
Mr. Chinthakunta Manjunath 2017 Web Technology Web vulnerabilities
Ms. Sincy John 2018 Image Processing Investigation of 3D Faces For Forensic Analysis Using Digital Image Processing Techniques.
Mr. Yong Woon Kim 2018 IoT, Computer Vision IoT security using Block chain
Mrs. Affreen Ara 2018 Machine Learning Sentiment Prediction of music lyrics using Machine Learning
Mrs. Ancy P R 2018 Network Security A Secure Email Transfer Based on Secret Sharing – SMAIL
Mrs. Sujatha A K 2014 Machine Learning Anomaly Detection in Online Social Media
Mrs. Dilna Vinod 2018 Cloud security Data integrity checking without third party
Mrs. Girija L Sannellappanavar 2018 Data Science Case Study of analytical tools and methods in the field of Life science
Mrs. Sujatha A K 2014 Machine Learning Anomaly Detection in Online Social Media
Mrs. Priya V V 2018 IoT and Big Data Analytics Novel approach to analyze the IoT systems using data mining techniques
Mrs. Saba Tahseen 2018 Machine learning and pattern recognition Analysis of human psychological and physiological behavior based on machine learning
Mr. Denny Dominic 2018 Data Science Medical Disease prognosis using text mining based on natural language processing

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

The department is well established with state of art technology to impart knowledge for future industrial and educational needs. It is furnished with sound laboratories outfitted with hi-tech instruments, internet and computer systems. The main objective of the program is to develop disciplined professionals to find out new areas for innovations and make them self-reliant.

Research Thrust Area

Thrust Area Associated Faculty Research Scholars
Control System, Nonlinear Control, Process Control Process Control optimization Dr.Aneesh V -
Digital Geometry, Image processing, Parallel Architecture Biomedical image processing, Computer Vision Dr.Aswathakumar M 1
Material Science, Thin films, Barrier coatings, Photovoltaics Nano sensors, Novel nanomaterials Dr.Hari Murthy 1
Optical Imaging, Optics and Photonics,Signals & Image Processing, Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Optical Imaging Dr.Iven Jose 5
Microstrip arrays and filters, Transmission lines Dr.Rusan Kumar Barik -
Dielectric Resonator Antennas, Millimeter wave antennas and array, Microstrip antennas, fractal, metamaterial implantable, reconfigurable antennas, Energy harvesting antennas, Microstrip arrays and filters. Dr.Sounik Kiran Kumar Dash -
Microstrip antennas, fractal, metamaterial, implantable, reconfigurable antennas, Millimeter wave antennas & arrays, Energy harvesting rectennas, Microstrip arrays and filters, Dielectric Resonator Antennas, RF, Microwave and Satellite Communication, Biological Effects of Microwaves Dr. S Suganthi 2
Wireless Communication, Optics and Photonics, Signals & Image Processing, Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Optical Imaging, VLSI and Embedded Systems Dr.Sujatha S 1
Optics and Photonics, Microstrip antennas, fractal metamaterial, implantable, reconfigurable antennas, Millimeter wave antennas & arrays, Microstrip arrays and filters Dr.H.L.Viswanath 1

Research Labs

  1. Photonics Laboratory
  2. Embedded & VLSI Laboratory
  3. RF & Microwave Research Laboratory

Ongoing Research

Scholar Batch Domain Title
Vinay Jha Pillai 2013 Biomedical Imaging Fluorescence – Diffuse Optical Tomography: A Non - invasive Imaging Approach for the Early Detection of Cancerous Tissue
Chaithanya Raj 2014 Millimetre wave antennas Design and Development High Performance MIC Antenna in V- Band using Gi – Fi Technology
Delson T R 2014 MIMO Systems Design and Optimization of Transceiver System with Massive MIMO.
Inbanila K 2014 Signal Processing Speech Enhancement of ALT Speech using Adaptive Artificial F0 Contour and Phase Component
Shashikumar D 2015 Microstrip Arrays Design And Development Of Microstrip Antenna Array For Smart Antenna For Beam Formation
Greeshma Jacob 2017 Biomedical Imaging Non-invasive method of early level breast cancer detection using thermal Imaging
Bobby Nelson 2018 VLSI & DSP Design of a 32 bit pipe lined binary multiplier, based on Karatsuba Algorithm and Urdhva Tiryaghyam theorem optimized for low chip area
Shamath 2018 Robotics and Assistive technology Analysis of milestone monitoring system for special needs children and special purpose machines (SPM) as teaching aids and rehabilitation
Indu.K 2018 Electric Vehicle mobility Semantic Summarization of Surveillance Videos through Performance and Learning framework.

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

This Department is equipped with state of art laboratories and research facilities to impart knowledge for present and future technological requirements. The laboratories are more focused towards skill development by applying the knowledge imparted. Cloud computing and IoT integrated with Power systems, Signal Processing, Wireless networks, Renewable energy and High voltage Engineering are the thrust areas of research.

Research Thrust Area

Thrust Area Associated Faculty Research Scholars
Digital Signal Processing applications and roadband communications Dr. Joseph Rodrigues -
Power System optimization, FACTS, Distribution System,Renewable Energy Dr. Varaprasad Janamala 1
Power System Stability,High Voltage Dr. Usha Surendra 1
Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems,Energy Management Solar PV Systems Dr. Bercilin Jayaprabha 5
Microstrip arrays and filters, Transmission lines Dr.Rusan Kumar Barik -
Dielectric Resonator Antennas, Millimeter wave antennas and array, Microstrip antennas, fractal, metamaterial implantable, reconfigurable antennas, Energy harvesting antennas, Microstrip arrays and filters. Dr.Sounik Kiran Kumar Dash -
Microstrip antennas, fractal, metamaterial, implantable, reconfigurable antennas, Millimeter wave antennas & arrays, Energy harvesting rectennas, Microstrip arrays and filters, Dielectric Resonator Antennas, RF, Microwave and Satellite Communication, Biological Effects of Microwaves Dr. S Suganthi 2
Wireless Communication, Optics and Photonics, Signals & Image Processing, Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Optical Imaging, VLSI and Embedded Systems Dr.Sujatha S 1
Optics and Photonics, Microstrip antennas, fractal metamaterial, implantable, reconfigurable antennas, Millimeter wave antennas & arrays, Microstrip arrays and filters Dr.H.L.Viswanath 1

Research Labs

  1. Photonics Laboratory
  2. Embedded & VLSI Laboratory
  3. RF & Microwave Research Laboratory

Ongoing Research

Scholar Batch Domain Title
Vinay Jha Pillai 2013 Biomedical Imaging Fluorescence – Diffuse Optical Tomography: A Non - invasive Imaging Approach for the Early Detection of Cancerous Tissue
Chaithanya Raj 2014 Millimetre wave antennas Design and Development High Performance MIC Antenna in V- Band using Gi – Fi Technology
Delson T R 2014 MIMO Systems Design and Optimization of Transceiver System with Massive MIMO.
Inbanila K 2014 Signal Processing Speech Enhancement of ALT Speech using Adaptive Artificial F0 Contour and Phase Component
Shashikumar D 2015 Microstrip Arrays Design And Development Of Microstrip Antenna Array For Smart Antenna For Beam Formation
Greeshma Jacob 2017 Biomedical Imaging Non-invasive method of early level breast cancer detection using thermal Imaging
Bobby Nelson 2018 VLSI & DSP Design of a 32 bit pipe lined binary multiplier, based on Karatsuba Algorithm and Urdhva Tiryaghyam theorem optimized for low chip area
Shamath 2018 Robotics and Assistive technology Analysis of milestone monitoring system for special needs children and special purpose machines (SPM) as teaching aids and rehabilitation
Indu.K 2018 Electric Vehicle mobility Semantic Summarization of Surveillance Videos through Performance and Learning framework.

Department of Mechanical & Automobile Engineering

Mechanical and Automobile Engineering Department has good number of MOUs with industries such as FESTO, BOSCH, Tech Mahindra, Tata Advanced Materials, Mercedes Benz Research and Development India, and also with Academic institutions such as FHWS, The Catholic University of America, etc to access latest developments in the field. Designed to provide researcher with fundamental, traditional core courses coupled with specializations in a particular advanced field of interest.

Research Thrust Area

Thrust Area Associated Faculty Research Scholars
Diesel Engines, Alternate Fuels Dr. Gurumoorthy S Hebbar 4
Thermal Coating, Diesel Engines Dr. Shankar V 2
Nano coatings , Low thermal conductivity coating Dr. Parvati Ramaswamy 2
Mechanical vibrations Dr. Parthasarathy 1
High speed machining , Machining of Thin wall structures, Mechanical Vibrations Dr. Pal Pandian P 1
Tribology, Composite Materials Dr. Francis Xavier L -
Metal matrix nano composites, powder metallurgy, composite manufacturing Dr. Shijo Thomas 1
Composite Materials (MMC) Dr. Pradeep kumar G S 1
Metal cutting, Cutting fluid reduction Dr. Anil Raj 1
Active Vibration Control, Nano Composites Dr. Jangam Sasidhar -
Fluid flow and heat transfer Dr. Dileep V Nair -
Alternative fuels, Combustion modeling Dr. Satyanarayana -
Industry waste utilization Dr. Pranab Das -
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Dr. Dileep Kumar V 1

Research Labs

  1. Thermal Barrier Coating Laboratory
  2. Surface Engineering Laboratory
  3. Alternative Fuel Engine Laboratory
  4. Advanced Machining Laboratory
  5. Non Conventional Energy Resources Laboratory

Ongoing Research

Scholar Batch Domain Title
Reghu V R 2013 Thermal Engineering Thermal Barrier Coating Development On Piston Crown And Simulation Of Low Heat Rejection Engine
Praise Tom 2016 Vibration Control Design and Analysis Of Active Vibration Control System For Tractor Engine
Kiran K 2016 Fuel Engines Process Development and Experimental Investigation of Biofuel on a Multi-fuel Engine
Vivek K S 2016 Fuel Engines Experimental Investigation on the Influence of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes as Composite Anodes to Enhance the Performance of Lithium Ion Batteries
Pasupuleti Kirti Teja 2016 Fuel Engines Synthesis and Characterization of Zirconia based Pyrochlores and functionally Garded thermal barrier coatings
Gowtham Sanjai S 2016 Nano composite Synthesis, Characterization And Process Development Of Plasma Sprayed Nano Coatings
Hadiya Pritesh Dulabhai 2016 Design Static Response of Helically Wound Cables Under Bending
Harish Kumar M, Yash Yadav, Anurag shinde 2018 Composite (MMC) Fabrication of Slurry Erosive Wear Tester and Development of Erosive Wear Resistant HVOF Coatings on Aluminum alloys
Dr. Pradeep Kumar G S 2020 Composite (MMC) Development of HVOF coatings on Aluminum alloys as an alternative to hard chrome plating
Avinash Babu 2019 Composite (MMC) Development and characterization of functional graded layer composite for brake friction material application
Raldo Paul 2019 CFD CFD study on rotor blade-vortex interaction in UAV design for air taxi operation
Sharon Biju, Navaneeth 2018 - Metal matrix nanocomposites by powder metallurgy route