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Area: Artificial Intelligence
AREA: Artificial Intelligence
Key Highlights:
Developed a novel BMFCNet architecture integrating blended multi-level feature extraction for robust detection of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) from EEG signals. Introduced a Residual-Inception module to effectively capture both low-level (LL) and high-level (HL) discriminative EEG features, enhancing representational capacity. Developed a Constraint Fusion mechanism for adaptive weighting and fusion of LL and HL features, improving feature integration and classification performance. Addressed subjectivity in MDD diagnosis by providing an automated, EEG-based framework that enhances accuracy, reliability, and clinical applicability. Validated the proposed model on benchmark datasets, demonstrating superior performance compared to 16 state-of-the-art methods in terms of accuracy and efficiency.
Mentor
Dr.M.K.Dutta
Relevant Publication/Patents:
Mohan Karnati, Geet Sahu, Gautam Verma, Ayan Seal, Malay Kishore Dutta, Joanna Jaworek-Korjakowska. "BMFCNet: Blended Multi-Level Features with Constraint Fusion Network for Depression Detection from EEG Signals", in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 74, pp. 1-14, 2025, Art no. 2511414, doi: 10.1109/TIM.2025.3545204, SCI Indexed Impact Factor : 5..6.
Area: Computer Science and Engineering
AREA: Computer Science and Engineering
• Veracity-aware fusion combines CLIP, SBERT, and NLI to capture image–text incongruity for sarcasm understanding. • Ordinal sarcasm modeling predicts intensity levels (Not, Mild, High) instead of simple binary classification. • Dual-view learning uses original and masked-text memes to reduce template bias and improve generalization. • CLIP + transformer architecture enables effective cross-modal interaction between image and text features. • Template-grouped 5-fold validation prevents data leakage and ensures realistic model evaluation. • Multi-loss training strategy (contrastive, incongruity, ordinal) improves feature alignment and detection performance.
Dr. Garima Aggarwal
Sankeerth Latheesha, Avi Bindala, Nandini Tiwari, Garima Aggarwal, “SARC-MT-CLIP++: Veracity-Aware CLIP-Transformer for Ordinal Sarcasm Intensity in Memes”, Eighth International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Networks and Computing Technologies (FTNCT08), Publisher: Elsevier Procedia Computer Science.
Area: Electronics and Communication Engineering
AREA: Electronics and Communication Engineering
• The system utilises Wi-Fi signal strength mapping to follow a designated operator, employing unique identification to ensure precise tracking in crowded environments. • Equipped with ultrasonic sensors for real-time person tracking and Bluetooth-enabled remote control for manual operation, the trolley maintains optimal distance and adapts to changes in the operator's speed. • Additionally, a load cell system ensures safe load management and alerts the user above the threshold limit of weight.
Dr Neeraj Khera
Patent: Patent is filled with application number 202511057007 Publication : Khera, N., Afzal, H., Sharma, S. (2025). Development of IoT Based Autonomous Human-Tracking Trolley. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1451. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-9979-7_8
Area: Mechanical Engineering
AREA: Mechanical Engineering
• Converts solar irradiance into chemical energy to produce hydrogen via water electrolysis, enabling renewable fuel generation. • Employs a hybrid dual-fuel engine (hydrogen–diesel blend) optimized for irrigation pumping, enhancing combustion efficiency and operational reliability. • Significantly decreases reliance on conventional fossil fuels while mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact. • Delivers a cost-efficient, low-carbon solution for agricultural irrigation with reduced long-term operating expenses. • Demonstrates high scalability and adaptability across diverse farm sizes, irrigation demands, and geographic conditions. • Achieves improved overall energy efficiency relative to conventional diesel-powered irrigation systems through hybridization.
Prof. Basant Singh Sikarwar and Dr Khushbu Yadav
Patent: Aryan Thakur, Basant Singh Sikarwar and Khushbu Yadav, “A Solar Powered Hydrogen-Based Hybrid Fuel Engine Water Pump Assembly and Working Method Thereof”, Indian patent No. 202311030753
Area: Electical Engineering
AREA: Electical Engineering
• Dual-mode operation (Heating + Cooling) in a single portable bottle • Based on thermoelectric (Peltier) effect • Manual DPDT switch-based control (no microcontroller required) • Rechargeable battery-powered system • Integrated heat sink + cooling fan assembly • Compact, portable, and self-contained design • Eliminates dependency on: Refrigerator, Kettle • Low complexity, high reliability system • Suitable for outdoor, travel, medical, and sports use
Dr. R. K. Viral , Dr. Divya Asija & Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh
Patent: Switch-Operated Dual-Mode Thermoelectric Device for Heating and Cooling Drinking Liquids and Working [Patent No- 202511114553, Filed, 20 Nov 2025].
TinyEyeNet introduces a lightweight CNN for accurate anterior segment eye disease classification Designed for high performance with low computational cost, ideal for real-world deployment Trained and validated on a custom-curated clinical eye image dataset Achieves strong diagnostic accuracy, outperforming conventional deep models Suitable for resource-constrained and portable ophthalmic screening systems Enables faster, scalable, and accessible eye disease detection
Dr. Abhishek Kaushal
Anjali Singh, Parth Mani Sharma, Abhishek Kaushal, Malay Kishore Dutta, “TinyEyeNet: An Efficient CNN for Classifying Anterior Segment Eye Conditions” 5th International Conference on Advanced Network Technologies and Intelligent Computing. Publisher: CCIS, Springer Nature Publishers
• The apparatus leverages sustainable photovoltaic energy, offering a viable alternative to traditional grid-dependent or fossil-fuel-reliant machinery in off-grid rural locations. • The design incorporates a five-tier screen configuration with diverse apertures, allowing for precise sorting and classification of harvests by dimensions and mass. • A specialised rotary transmission unit powers the oscillatory motion of the sieves, replacing the need for arduous manual labour. • Performance evaluations conducted on wheat, garbanzo beans, and mustard seeds confirmed the unit's effectiveness across various grain types and contamination levels. • Technology reached a purification rate exceeding 98%, while simultaneously lowering overhead expenses and physical strain for farmers. • Tests highlighted the machine’s structural durability and its capacity for prolonged use without thermal issues or mechanical failure.
Dr. Rajeev Kumar Singh and Dr. Basant Singh Sikarwar
Aakash Joshi, Mahesh Giri, Dr. Basant Singh Sikarwar and Dr. Rajeev Kumar Singh “Solar-Powered Multi-Sieve System for Grain Cleaning and Impurity Separation in Agriculture”, Patent Filed. Application Number: 202511042799.
Area: Civil Engineering
AREA: Civil Engineering
• The study investigates both mechanical and thermal performance of hollow core slabs, focusing on compressive, flexural strength, fire resistance, and heat insulation characteristics. • Results show that hollow core slabs provide better thermal insulation, with approximately 6°C lower temperature and improved heat efficiency compared to conventional slabs. • The U-value of hollow core slab is lower, indicating better insulating performance, and overall heat efficiency is significantly higher (~80%) than normal slabs. • Although flexural strength is slightly lower (˜10% less) than conventional slabs, hollow core slabs are found to be economical, durable, and suitable for hot and humid climates.
Dr. Prakhar Duggal
Masha Kundal, R. K. Tomar, P. Duggal, A. Dhar, and Y. Kochar, “To Study the Mechanical and Thermal Behaviour of Hollow Core Slab,” Lecture notes in civil engineering, pp. 173–188, Jan. 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6969-6_17.
• Dual-mode mobility integrating aerial and ground operation in a single platform • In-place transformation without forward motion, unlike conventional hybrid robots • Body-lift mechanism enabling smooth and controlled mode switching • Linear actuator-based transformation avoiding wheel scraping and surface friction • Reduced mechanical wear compared to servo-driven wheel rotation systems • Improved terrain adaptability by maintaining natural wheel orientation during transition • Scalable actuator design with potential for speed optimization and performance enhancement
Dr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey
Relevant Publication / Patents:
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P. Kumar, H. D. Paul, A. K. Dubey and A. Amphawan, "Design and Development of BiMorph: A Multi-Terrain Dual-Mode Robot," 2025 Eighth International Conference on Image Information Processing (ICIIP), 2025, pp. 743-747, doi: 10.1109/ICIIP68302.2025.11346223. 23 January 2026, ISBN:979-8-3315-5618-1, ISSN: 2640-074X Patent : TRANSFORMABLE HYBRID ROBOT. Patent Application No. 202511104369, 29/10/2025.
• Spider robot design enables stable movement on sand and rough desert terrain. • Equipped with sensors to identify and locate water sources accurately. • Allows operators to monitor the robot’s status and control its operations remotely via a secure wireless connection. • Integrates with cloud computing platforms for real-time data transmission, analysis, and visualization.
Dr. Richa Sharma
Patent: TEMP/E-1/63394/2025-DEL
• FarmGuard AI introduces a deep learning–based system for early plant disease detection using leaf images. • Uses CNN models for accurate and real-time crop health analysis. • Scalable and efficient, ensuring high performance with low computational cost. • Trained on diverse plant datasets for reliable and robust predictions. • Provides actionable insights, including disease identification and preventive measures. • Integrates weather-based alerts to improve decision-making. • Reduces pesticide usage through precise and timely intervention. • Promotes sustainable and precision agriculture practices.
Mr Nirbhay Kashyap
Rishi Vinod Jain, Vedansh Agrawal, Diya Kathuria, Nirbhay Kashyap “Farm Guard AI: An Intelligent Deep Learning Framework for Automated Plant Disease Detection ” 16th International Conference on Cloud Computing, Data Science and Engineering, Publisher: “Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering”, Springer Nature Publishers.
• Introduces the RAIE Transformer, a lightweight, recency-augmented architecture designed specifically for accurate cricket ball trajectory prediction using short input sequences. • Uses a curated dataset of 4,400 frames from 212 cricket deliveries, manually annotated and preprocessed for reliable spatio-temporal modelling. • Incorporates a novel Recency-Augmented Input Embedding (RAIE) that prioritizes recent motion cues while preserving long-term context to improve prediction accuracy. • Outperforms traditional models such as LSTM, RNN, Base Transformer, Informer, TimeMixer, and Graph Transformer—achieving MSE 3.95, ADE 2.35, and FDE 2.56, the best among all tested models. • Provides a fully automated end-to-end pipeline combining YOLO-based detection, interpolation, and autoregressive prediction—eliminating manual annotation requirements. • Demonstrates strong real-time potential, handling non-linear motion (swing, spin, bounce) with high efficiency and low computational cost, suitable for sports analytics and broadcast applications
Dr. Rakesh Chandra Joshi
Hitesh Reddy Dereddy, Rakesh Chandra Joshi, Ayan Harsh Sinha, Pintu Kumar Ram, Malay Kishore Dutta, "RAIE Transformer: A Recency-Augmented Transformer Architecture for Automated Sports Ball Trajectory Prediction in Cricket," 2025 IEEE 17th International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Communication Networks (CICN), 2025, pp. 2061-2066, DOI: 10.1109/CICN67655.2025.11367848.
• Employs a custom puppeteer-core web scraper equipped with a unique "Fallback Selector Algorithm," successfully bypassing modern UI obfuscation and anti-bot measures with a 98% extraction reliability rate. • Utilizes a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural network via TensorFlow.js, engineered with a 20% recurrent dropout to ignore daily market noise and predict post-sale price recoveries with a robust 60.1% directional accuracy. • Overcomes the strict memory constraints of Firebase Cloud Functions by deploying a "Singleton Pre-Trained" AI architecture, effectively reducing AI inference latency from over two seconds to under 20 milliseconds. • Solves database redundancy by implementing a "Shared Product Architecture" within MongoDB Atlas, allowing thousands of users to track the same item using a single, centralized data node. • Delivers genuine financial advantages by autonomously dispatching targeted email alerts via Nodemailer strictly when a product's live price drops to the user's specific target.
Mr. Nirbhay Kashyap
Harshit Bansal, Riya Chauhan, Nirbhay Kashyap, “PricePulse: An Intelligent E-Commerce Price Tracking and Short-Horizon Forecasting System Using MERN, Puppeteer and Machine Learning Models” 1st National Conference on Emerging Technology in Computer Applications. Publisher: LNCS, Springer Nature Publishers.
• Proposes an AI-assisted otoscope framework for automated ear disease diagnosis • Enables early and accurate detection of common ear conditions from otoscopic images • Utilizes a deep learning–based image analysis pipeline for robust classification • Reduces dependency on specialist expertise, supporting primary healthcare screening • Designed for real-time and portable diagnostic applications • Demonstrates high classification accuracy on clinically relevant datasets • Enhances accessible, scalable, and cost-effective ear healthcare solutions.
Manomay Bundawala, Aditya Tripathy, Abhishek Kaushal, Anupam Mishra, Malay Kishore Dutta, “OtoscopeNet: An Efficient and Attention-Driven Deep Learning Framework for Robust Diagnosis of Ear Diseases” 5th International Conference on Advanced Network Technologies and Intelligent Computing, IIIT – Gwalior.
• Predictive AI using a Temporal Fusion Transformer (TFT) model for Remaining Useful Life (RUL) calculation. • Multi-modal sensor array measuring temperature, humidity, vibration (shear forces), and ammonia gas. • Custom private LoRaWAN network infrastructure for secure, long-range communication. • "Store-and-Forward" data logic to prevent data loss during network dead zones. • Hybrid power management system with an internal battery backup. • Multi-level deployment architecture featuring portable end-user units and industrial bulk shipping containers. • Intelligent, context-aware alerting logic designed to prevent "alarm fatigue".
Dr. Bhupendra Singh
Vatsal Aggarwal, Shrawan Vij, Mayank Yogi, Bhupendra Singh, Sindhu Hak Gupta, Vipin Balyan, “An AI-Enabled LoRaWAN-Based Smart Cold-Chain Monitoring System for Insulin Safety and Integrity” Journal of Sensors. Publisher: Wiley (under Review)