Research Areas

Name of the Faculty Department Area of research
Abhijit Kshirsagar Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Power Electronics and Drives
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Inverters
  • EV Chargers
  • Power Supplies
Achyut Mani Tripathi Computer Science and Engineering
  • Deep Learning for Sound Classification
  • Adversarial Attacks
  • Knowledge Distillation
  • Multi-modal Learning
  • Audio-Visual Question Answering
  • Audio-Visual Scene Classification.
Amar Keshav Gaonkar Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Model order reduction
  • Thin Film Dynamics
Amarnath Hegde Civil & Infrastructure Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Geosynthetics and Ground Improvements
  • Soil Dynamics and Vibration Isolation
  • Stability of Earth Retaining Structures
  • Computational Geotechnics
Ameer Mulla Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Amlan K Barua Mathematics
Anantha Padmanabha Matikurke Shankara Narayana Computer Science and Engineering
  • Database Foundations
  • Modal Logic
  • Finite Model Theory
  • Logic in Computer Science
  • Theoretical Computer Science
Anbukkarasi Rajendran Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Welding
  • Casting
  • Corrosion
  • Materials characterization
  • Physical Metallurgy
  • Mechanical Metallurgy
Aniket Vasantrao Kataware Civil & Infrastructure Engineering
  • Pavement Materials
  • Pavement Evaluation. Pavement Management System
  • Sustainable and Resilient Pavements
  • Pavement Design and Analysis
Animesh Kumar Sahoo Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
B. N. Bharath Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Cellular networks
  • federated learning
  • bilevel optimization
  • distributed stochastic optimization
  • signal processing.
Bhalchandra Laxmanrao Tembe Chemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Yoga
  • Indian Knowledge Systems
D Narasimha Physics
Debalina Chakravarty Humanities and Social Sciences
Deepti Kalsi Chemistry
  • Surface Organometallic Catalysis
  • Photocatalysis
  • Green and sustainable synthetic transformations
  • Activation of small molecules.
Dhiraj V. Patil Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): Mesoscopic and particle based approaches as: lattice-Boltzmann method
  • discrete element method
  • for the analysis of: thermal fluid flows
  • non-Newtonian flows
  • turbulence
  • high-speed flows.
Dhriti Ranjan Dolai Mathematics
  • Random Schrodinger operator
  • Functional analysis.
Dhriti Sundar Ghosh Physics
  • Solar Cells
  • Thin-Films
Gayathri Ananthanarayananan Computer Science and Engineering
  • Hardware Performance analysis
  • Efficient deployment of Edge-AI applications on Heterogeneous Multi-processor Platforms (HMPSoCs) and security aspects of AI applications in safety critical systems.
Giridhar Rajesh Bande Civil & Infrastructure Engineering
Gopal Krishna Kamath M Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Control and Security of Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Intelligent Transportation Networks
  • Delayed Dynamical Systems
  • Communication-Control Co-Design
Gopal Sharan Parashari Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Applied Microeconomic theory, Applied game theory, Economics of Conflict, Agricuture
Group Captain Prahlad Joshi Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Hemanth Kumar Chinthapalli Civil & Infrastructure Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Structural Dynamics
  • Structural Fire Engineering
Hiranya Deka Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Multiphase Flow
  • Drops
  • Bubbles
  • Rheology
  • Thermal Safety
Jivnesh Balasaheb Sandhan Computer Science and Engineering
Jolly Thomas Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Metaphysics
  • Philosophical Logic
  • Ethics
K V Jayakumar Civil & Infrastructure Engineering
Kavita Devi Physics
  • Nonlinear optics and Photonics
  • Optical parametric oscillators
  • Nonlinear frequency conversion
  • Optical frequency comb
  • and nonlinear optical properties of novel materials.
Kedar Vithal Khandeparkar Computer Science and Engineering
  • Cyber Physical Systems
  • Data Science and Cyber Security in Smart Grids
  • Applied Machine Learning.
Keerthi M. C. Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • turbomachinery aerodynamics
  • flow control
  • experimental fluid mechanics
Konjengbam Anand Computer Science and Engineering
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Information Semantics
Koteswararao Kondepu Computer Science and Engineering
Koushik Saha Physics
  • Molecular dynamics
  • Electron-Ion Spectroscopy
  • Trapped ion dynamics
  • Remote Sensing
Meenatchidevi Murugesan Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Mohana Rao Balaga Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Currency Crises
  • International Price System
  • Exchange Rate Pass-Through and International Finance.
N Rajalakshmi Physics
Nagaveni S Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Nagesh R Iyer Civil & Infrastructure Engineering
Narayan S Punekar Biosciences and Bioengineering
Naveen Kadayinti Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Mixed signal Integrated circuits Design
  • Analog IC Design
  • Instrumentation circuits
  • MEMS
Naveen M B Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Nikhil D. Hegde Computer Science and Engineering
  • Parallel Computing
  • Scientific Computing
  • Programming Languages
Nilkamal Mahanta Chemistry
  • Bioorganic and physical organic chemistry
  • chemical biology
  • protein biochemistry
  • enzyme mechanisms
  • natural products biosynthesis
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • biofuels
Omkar Baswaraj Bembalge Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Liquid state processing of Metals and Composites
  • Establishing Manufacturability via Processing Maps and Wear Maps
  • Modelling and Constitutive Analysis of Electric Assisted Deformation
  • Severe Plastic Deformation
  • and Metal Foam Casting.
Prabuchandran K J Computer Science and Engineering
Pradeep Gururaj Yammiyavar Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Industrial Product Design & Innovation
  • UX-UI User Experience Design
  • Human Computer Interaction Design
  • Built Environment & Infrastructure Design
Pratyasa Bhui Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Power Systems
  • Smart Grid
  • Renewable Energy
Punnag Chatterjee Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Smart structures
  • vibration and dynamics
  • aeroelasticity
  • energy harvesting
R. Prabhu Physics
  • Quantum Information Theory
  • Many-body and Relativistic Quantum Information
  • Quantum Communication
  • and Quantum Optics.
Rahul Jashvantbhai Pandya Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Rajesh Mahanand Hegde Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Rajeswara Rao M Chemistry
Rajshekar K Computer Science and Engineering
  • Computer Architecture
  • Runtime Verification
  • Trusted Systems
Rajshekhar V Bhat Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Wireless communications
  • Low-latency communications
  • Machine learning for communications
  • Satellite communications
Rakesh Lingam Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Metal Forming & Plasticity
  • Incremental Sheet Forming
  • Numerical analysis of forming processes
  • Computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
  • Digital Twins in Manufacturing
  • IIoT
Ramchandra Phawade Computer Science and Engineering
Ramesh Nayaka Civil & Infrastructure Engineering
  • Structural Engineering and Materials
  • Construction Technology and Management
  • 3D Concrete Printing
Ravi Chandra Dutta Chemical Engineering
  • Gas Separation and Storage
  • Development of CO2 capture technologies
  • Development of Novel Energy Storage Devices
  • Drug Delivery using Nanoparticles
  • Molecular Dynamic and Monte Carlo Simulations
Ridhima Tewari Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Literature
  • Gender Studies
  • Modernism
  • Feminist Philosophy
Ruma Ghosh Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Resistive Gas sensors
  • Biosensors
  • Nanomaterials
  • Sensors for environmental monitoring
  • healthcare
  • and precision agriculture
S R Mahadeva Prasanna Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Speech Processing
  • Machine Learning and Deep Learning
S. H. Kulkarni Mathematics
Sagnik Sen Mathematics
Sairam Boggavarapu Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Design of Electric Motors and Transformers
  • Electromagnetic Design Aspects of Electric Vehicles
  • Computational Electromagnetics
  • Modelling and Loss Characterization of magnetic materials.
Samarth S. Raut Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Samatha Benedict Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Samba Raju. Chiluveru Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Edge computing accelerator for ML/AI applications
  • High performance deep learning accelerators
  • Inference model optimizations
  • Speech processing/enhancement
  • and Digital signal processing
Sanatkumar P Rajamane Civil & Infrastructure Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
Sandeep R B Computer Science and Engineering
  • Algorithms, Graph Theory
Sangamesh Deepak R Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
  • Static Balancing
  • Compliant Mechanisms
Santosh Kumar Physics
  • Superconductivity- Vortex Dynamics
  • Permanent Magnets
  • Single Crystal Growth
Sarbani Banerjee Belur Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Technology and Society
  • Social aspects of Technology
  • Developing community centered connectivity initiatives
  • Frugal and Local Technologies
  • Women-led social enterprises for empowerment
Saroj Mondal Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Power Management Integrated Circuits
  • Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits
  • Energy Harvesting Circuits for Powering the IoT.
Satish Naik Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Power Electronics
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Transportation Electrification
  • DC Circuit Breakers
  • Grid Integration of Renewable Energy
  • Cryogenic Power Electronics
Satyapriya Gupta Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Crystal Plasticity Modeling
  • Lightweight and High temperature Materials
  • Dislocation Dynamics
  • Deformation Mechanisms in Metals
  • Computational Materials Design
Shashaank Aswatha Mattur Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Shiv Prakash Patel Mathematics
  • Representation theory
  • Automorphic forms
  • Covering groups
Shraddha Srivastava Mathematics
  • Representation theory: Diagram algebras
  • Finite groups
  • Lie algebras
Shreedevi Masuti Mathematics
Shrikanth V Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Siba Narayan Swain Computer Science and Engineering
  • 5G and Beyond
  • Data Driven Networking
  • Blockchains
Somashekara M A Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • 3D/4D Printing
  • Gradient Objects Fabrication
  • Directed Energy Deposition
  • Smart Material (shape memory alloys)
Somil Yadav Civil & Infrastructure Engineering, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Sontti Somasekhara Goud Chemical Engineering
  • Multiphase flows
  • CFD
  • Microfluidics
  • Fluidization/Gasification
  • and Slurry transport
Sreepathi L K Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Subhash Mehto Biosciences and Bioengineering
  • Inflammation
  • Autophagy
  • and Host-Pathogen Interactions
Sudhanshu Shukla Biosciences and Bioengineering
  • Cell Biology
  • Cancer Biology
  • Genomics
  • Bioinformatics
Sudheer Siddapureddy Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • fire dynamics
  • heat transfer
  • jet impingement
  • battery cooling
Sudhir Kumar Sahoo Chemistry
  • Development of computational methods
  • Computational materials science
  • Designing of organic electrodes for battery and nitrogen reduction catalysts
Surya Prakash R. Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Atomization and Sprays
  • Multiphase Flows
  • Combustion
  • Experimental Fluid Mechanics
Surya Pratap Singh Biosciences and Bioengineering
  • Biomedical Spectroscopy
  • Label free imaging
  • Disease diagnosis
  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Biophysics
Sushanta Kumar Sethi Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Self-clean coatings
  • Multi-functional coatings
  • Graphene CNT intercalation
Suvamay Jana Chemical Engineering
  • Biocatalysis
  • Drug and Materials Discovery
  • Drug Formulation
  • Drug Delivery
  • Computational Chemistry
Swananda Marathe Biosciences and Bioengineering
  • Neuroscience
  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Alzheimer's disease
Tamal Das Computer Science and Engineering
  • Software defined networking;
  • Data center network architectures;
  • Network function virtualization;
  • Network Migration;
  • High-speed networks
Tejas Prakash Gotkhindi Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
Vandana Bharti Computer Science and Engineering
  • Machine Learning / Deep Learning for Computer Vision
  • Data Science
  • Generative AI
  • Multiobjective Evolutionary Computation
  • Quantum-Inspired Optimization
Veekesh Kumar Mathematics
  • Transcendental Number Theory
  • Diophantine Approximation
  • Applications of Schmidt Subspace Theorem
  • Irrationality of Odd Zeta values and related questions
Venkappayya R. Desai Civil & Infrastructure Engineering
Vigneshwara Raja P Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • GaN HEMTs
  • Power diodes and Transistors
  • Semiconductor Detectors
  • Trap Characterization Experiments
Vijeth J Kotagi Computer Science and Engineering
  • Wireless Communication Networks such as 4G and 5G Networks
  • Internet of Things Network
  • Vehicular Networks
  • Applied Machine Learning in Communication Networks
Vyom Sharma Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
  • Advanced Machining Processes
  • Hybrid Manufacturing
  • Electrochemical based Manufacturing Processes
  • Smart Manufacturing
  • Acoustic Metamaterials
  • Industry 4.0