Research Areas

1. Computer Science and Engineering

(i) Data Structures and Algorithms

(ii) Graph Theory

(iii) Graph Algorithms

(iv) Parallel Algorithms

(v) Reconfigurable Computing:
To design a suitable reconfigurable fabrics to enhance the performance of the processor;

(vi) Network on Chip:
Routing issues in the multi-core environment. Effective routing mechanisms using reconfigurable hardware.

(vii) Fault Tolerant Reconfigurable Architectures:
Targeting the SEU tolerant hardware for space and military applications. Solutions are based on architectural, algorithmic and device level enhancement.

(viii) Evolvable Hardware:
Targeting evolvable hardware based cryptography to avoid the side channel attacks.

(ix) High Performance Computing
Techniques/algorithms for effective threading at hardware

(x) Knowledge Engineering guided by Evolutionary Algorithms as a design tool:
The proposed research would be concentrated on evolving new techniques in the domain of multimedia data mining encompassing text, images, video, etc., Also, exploring the possibility of genetic algorithms, tabu search, etc. in the process of knowledge extraction.

(xi) Image Processing
Image Quality Measures, Image Reconstruction from Projections Object Detection and Hardware implementation of image Processing Algorithms.

I. Design, analysis, characterization of RF/Microwave devices and Printed antennas

II. Wireless/Mobile Communications

III. Digital Communication over Fading Channels 2

IV. Cooperative Communications

V. Space Modulation

VI. Analysis and Minimization of Torque Ripple in Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Motor

VII. Simulation, Modeling and technology of Advanced VLSI devices & MEMS

VIII. Control Systems and DSP

IX. DSP Realization of Control Algorithms in Power Electronics

I. Graph Theory

II. Combinatorics and Algorithms

(i) Numerical and experimental study in flow and thermal sciences

(ii) Multi-objective optimization, Supply chain management and Reverse Logistics

(iii) An experimental study on Milling of Titanium Ti-6-Al-4V

(iv) A 5 axis experimental study on achieving Nano Finish in Free Form surfaces through STEP-NC format.

(v) Design and Manufacturing of Miniaturized Gas Turbine Engine.

(vi) Miniaturized thermal measurement devices
The research involves design, development, experimentation and testing of miniaturized measurement devices for thermo-physical properties of fluids.

(vii) Electronic cooling system
The research involves design, experimentation and testing of innovative cooling systems and coolants (nanofluids and ionic fluids) for high heat flux electronic devices.

(viii) Vapor absorption system
The research involves design, experimentation and testing of novel vapor absorption system/cycles and combined power cycles

(ix) Freeze drying
The research involves thermal design study and performance analysis of freeze dryers used in food preservation and pharmaceuticals.

I. Properties of nuclei, especially, in the context of Astrophysical bodies. Behavior of hot nuclei.

II. Application of nonlinear dynamics in physical processes.

III. Fused fiber micro and nano wires fabrication for their applications in sensing/communication/energy generation

IV. All fiber interferometric filter tuning and multi-wavelength lasing action