Dr R Gandhiraj

Associate Professor,

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,

Amrita School of Engineering,

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India

Official: r_gandhiraj@cb.amrita.edu

Personal: gsr.gandhiraj@gmail.com

Official Web: https://www.amrita.edu/faculty/gandhiraj-r              

SCOPUS : https://shorturl.at/hiX16  (ID - 55150974800)

 ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9000-2354

GoogleScholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=yBgwdY4AAAAJ&hl=en


                                 The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience

-Swami Vivekanandha

EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH

Google Scholar Profile [as of Apr 2024]

Citations: 609 ; H - index: 14; i10 - index: 19

Funded Projects

        Project Title: "Design and Evaluation of DRFM Mitigation System"

        Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator- Dr. GA Shanmugha Sundaram, PhD)

        Team: Dr. GA Shanmugha Sundaram, Dr. KP Soman, Dr. T Rajagopalan, Dr. DS Harish Ram, Dr. B Binoy and Dr.R. Gandhiraj

        Funding Agency: National Instruments (funded under NI Academic Research Grant), Austin, USA.

        Duration: Three years  (2017 - 2020) 

Fund Received: USD 118000    (INR 80 Lakhs on 2017) 

        Web links: NI Source, @Career360

        Project Title:Capacity and Bit Error Rate Analysis of MIMO based Satellite Communication for Higher Spectral Efficiency"

        Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator- Dr. Kirthiga S, PhD)

        Team: Co-PI: Dr.M.Jayakumar, Dr.M.Nirmala Devi, Dr.R.Gandhiraj

        Funding Agency: ISRO, Department of Space, Ministry of Government of India.

        Duration: Two years (2017 - 2019)

Fund Received : INR 12.5 Lakhs

 Awards

Recognition & Service to the Academic Community

Current Research

PhD Research Scholars

Reviewer

Session Chair

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy  (Ph.D):

Registered in the Center for Computational Engineering and Networking (CEN)

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

Defended Thesis on 8 July 2017.

Thesis Advisor : Dr.K.P.Soman, Web: https://www.amrita.edu/faculty/soman

Thesis title: Lab@Home: A Paradigm Shift in Communication and Signal Processing Research and Academics by Software Defined Radio

PhD Thesis Web Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10603/226074

Domain: Software Defined Radio + Academic & Research 

Master of Technology (M.Tech - NIT Calicut) :

Digital Systems and Communication

National Institute of Technology Calicut

Year: 2004-2006

Thesis Advisor: Prof.Dr.P.Sathi Devi

Web: http://ece.nitc.ac.in/index.php?option=com_php&Itemid=66&uname=sathi

Thesis: Auditory-based Wavelet Packet Filterbank for Speech Recognition using Neural Network

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E ) : 

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

Year: 1995-1999.

Award: Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST) Funded Project

PUBLICATIONS

Publication in International Journals

Publications in Book [ As Book Chapters]

Publications in International Conferences 

Publications in National Conferences

Workshop Co-ordination

INVITED LECTURES

Topic 2: "Software Defined Radio Development– Architecture and Tools",

Topic 3: "Lab@Home: A Paradigm shift in Communication and Signal Processing Research and Academics by Software Defined Radio", GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks) Program on Key Enabling Technologies for 5G Wireless Networks Department of Electronics & Communication Engg., National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India, December 10, 2017. Web Link: http://www.nitc.ac.in/app/webroot/img/upload/AVB_GIAN.pdf

 COMPUTING SKILLS

Operating Systems : MS-DOS, Windows 2003 Server and XP, Linux - UBUNTU

Languages                         : J2EE, C++, C, MATLAB, Python, J2ME

Hardware Languages : VHDL, 8085, 8051, TMS320C6711, PIC, Arduino

Development Tools          : Visual Basic 6, VB.NET, ASP.NET, NetBeans, QT, GNU Radio, LabVIEW

Database tools                 : Oracle, MS-Access

Web programming : VBScript, JavaScript, HTML

ACADEMIC & ADMIN RESPONSIBLITIES

NSS (National Service Scheme) Program Officer - 2016-2018

Class Advisor

ALIVE (Amrita Learning to Integrate Values and Excellence) : Holistic Personality  

In-charge Entrepreneurship Development Cell

Department Library Incharge

Event Co-ordinator for many workshops / Dept. Events

SERVICE TO THE NATION

PROJECT GUIDANCE            

        2023 - 2024

"Design and Demonstration of Intelligent WiFi Transceiver", Sharanya Krishnamurthy, M.Tech, VLSI Design, Advisors: Dr. Manoj Kumar Panda, Dr. Ramesh Chinthala, Dr.R Gandhiraj.

"Enhancing Object Detection in Complex Environments through ML/AI -Assisted MIMO Radar System", B.Tech Project, MIRZA RIZWAN BAIG, B RUPPHAK  SAI KIRAN, N S S V PRANEETH, T SATHYA NARAYANA. 

2022 - 2023

"SELF-LEARNING BASED SCENARIO FUZZING USING CARLA", ARPIT S AGARKAR, M.Tech Automotive Electronics.

"DETECTION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN EEG SIGNALS USING DECOMPOSITION ALGORITHMS", J. AISHWARYA, M.Tech. Bio-medical Engineering.

"SEGMENTATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SKIN LESIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIERS AND DEEP LEARNING FRAMEWORKS", N. BALATHAARANI, M.Tech. Bio-medical Engineering.

"Performance analysis of novel Joint GPS Anti-jamming and Anti-spoofing detection", Balaji B, M.Tech, Communication Systems.

Performance Analysis of Anti Spoofing Capabilities of BOC Signals using SDR Framework", B.Tech Project, B V THANISH, J J CHARRUWINN GANDHANN, RISHIKARAN S, S MONIZ KUMAR.

2021 - 2022

"MULTILINGUAL TEXT EXTRACTION FROM THE TRAFFIC PANELS", K ANUDEEP CHOWDARY, M.Tech. Automotive Electronics.

"ARRHYTHMIA DETECTION USING NEURAL NETWORKS", Keerthana Krishnan, M.Tech, Bio-Medical Engineering.

"Deep Learning based enhancement of Pneumonia Detection", Thipakaran Ethiraj, M.Tech, Bio-Medical Engineering.

"IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-SPOOFING ALGORITHM FOR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM", B.Tech Project, ANJANA LAKSHMI, AVIRNENI BHAVANA, KHUSHI BHANSALI, BHAVYA BHARDWAJ.

"ENHANCING GPS POSITION ESTIMATION USING MULTI SENSOR DATA FUSION AND ERROR STATE -EXTENDED KALMAN FILTER", B.Tech Project, ARAVIND A, ASHWIN V, CHANDEEP V, YASASWI P S S S.

2020 - 2021

"Implementation and Performance Analysis of Federated Learning for Autonomous Vehicles", Aparna M P, M.Tech. Automotive Electronics.

"V2X BASED EMERGENCY CORRIDOR FOR SAFE AND FAST PASSAGE OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE", AMIT ASHISH, M.Tech. Automotive Electronics.

"TRAFFIC STATE ESTIMATION USING MOBILE PHONE DATA", RAM KISHOR PRASAD, M.Tech. Automotive Electronics.

"BEP Analysis of Multicarrier Waveforms Under IQ Imbalance", B.Tech Project, Suraj Ravikumar, Venkatesh.M, Charumathi.C, Kapavarapu Alekhya, Pradeep Raj.K

"LabVIEW implementation of RF interference suppression in the 5G spectrum", B.Tech Project, V. THAMARAI SELVI, USHA SREE KATIKALA, S. VINEELA

2019 - 2020 

'A GPS Spoofing Attack Model For Road Navigation System",  JOVNA JETTO, M.Tech Remote Sensing

"ENHANCED PERFORMANCE OF NOVEL PATCH ANTENNA SUB-ARRAY DESIGN FOR USE IN L–BAND GROUND STATION RECEIVER TERMINALS LINKED TO AEROSPACE PLATFORMS", AJITHLAL T A, M.Tech, Communication Systems.

"Machine Learning based classification of GPS Spoofing Signal",  Ashish Kumar Rath, M.Tech., Remote Sensing

"Detection of interference in C-band signals using k-means clustering", B.Tech Project,  Surya Natarajan S, Ateesh Varun R, Shivasubramanian G, Thamayandran D, Dharani M

2018 - 2019 Projects

                    "Target Recognition in SAR using Deep Learning",  Priyanka G, M.Tech (RSW)

                    "Simulation of Dual Polarization RADAR for rainfall parameter and drop size distribution", C Pratibha, K Manish Reddy,L Bharathi, M  Manasa (B.Tech Project)

                    "Data logging through independent IOT platform", Suseendiran S, T Laxmi Thrylokya (B.Tech Project)

         2017 - 2018 Projects

Emulation of Channel Model for LMS-MIMO System using Software Defined Radio (M.Tech CSP Thesis) - Mr.Amitesh Pandey

Design and Implementation of DUC/DDC in FGPA (M.Tech VLSI Thesis)- (Mr.Prakhar Aneja)

Simulation of dual polarised radar for the measurement of weather parameter using GNU Radio (B.Tech)

2016 - 2017 Projects

Time synchronisation in MIMO based SatCom using Software Defined Radio (M.Tech CSP Thesis) - Mr.Niranjan Acharya

Design and parameters measurement of Tin-Can antenna using Software Defined Radio (B.Tech) - Mr.Madhavan & Team.

2015 - 2016 Projects

        Emulation of MIMO SATCOM system using Software Defined Radio (M.Tech CSP Thesis) - Ms.Suganya.M

        ADMM based sparse signal reconstruction - VLSI realization (M.Tech VLSI Thesis) - Ms.Surya Subramaniyan

        Classification of EMI signatures for Smart Grid by Software Defined Radio - (B.Tech) - Ms.Prathija R and team.         

2014 - 2015 Projects

          Performance Improvement of Compressed Sensing Reconstruction Using Modified-AMP Algorithm (M.Tech Thesis)

          Performance analysis of Blind Carrier Phase Estimators for General QAM. (B.Tech)      

2013 - 2014 Projects

Implementation of Mixed Signal Architecture for Compressed Sensing On ECG Signal (M.Tech Thesis)

Implementation of Blind-OFDM on the USRP platform for Cognitive Radio Network (M.Tech Thesis)

Hyperspectral Image denoising by Legendre-Fenchel Transformation and Classification (M.Tech Thesis)

Lens-less Imaging by Compressive Sensing (B.Tech)

Implementation of Through-wall Motion Detection using Beam forming (B.Tech)

2012 - 2013 Projects

Design and Implementation of OFDM based Communication System in GNU Radio Platform (M.Tech Thesis)

Design and Implementation of MIMO based Communication System in GNU Radio Platform (M.Tech Thesis)

Digital Gardening using Mote based Wireless Sensor Network (M.Tech Thesis)

Linear Equation Solver using Improved Cholesky Decomposition on FPGA for Compressed Sensing Applications (B.Tech Project)

2011 - 2012 Project

Spectrum Sensing using Compressed Sensing Techniques for Sparse Multiband Signals (B.Tech Project)

2010 - 2011 Projects

Spectrum Sensing Implementations using Simulink (M.Tech Thesis)

Analog and Digital Modulations toolkit for Software Defined Radio (M.Tech Thesis)

2009 - 2010 Project

SVM based Classification of Digitally Modulated Signals for Software Defined Radio (B.Tech Project)

2008 - 2009 Projects

Multi-User Spectrum Sensing Based on Multi-taper Method for Cognitive Environments (M.Tech Thesis)

Digital Radio design using Digital Signal Processing (B.Tech Project)

2007 - 2008 Projects

Robust Speech Recognition in Noisy Environments based on sub band spectral Centroid Histogram. (M.E Thesis)

OFDM based High data rate Signals in Space. (B.Tech Project)

2006 - 2007 Projects

Speech Separation using Excitation Source Model (B.E Project)

Speech Recognition using Neural Network (B.E Project)

2003 - 2004 Projects

Digital Image Processing-based Debris Detection system (B.E Project)

Highway Accident Identification (B.E Project)

2002 - 2003 Project

Java Enabled Home appliance control through Intranet (B.E Project)

2001 - 2002 Project

8 Bit RISC Processor Design using VHDL (B.E Project)

2000 - 2001 Project

CPU Design Using VHDL (B.E Project)

ACADEMICS - Courses Handled

2023 - 2024

19CCE304 Computer Networks  - S5 BTech CCE

23ECE102 Problem Solving and Algorithmic Thinking - S1 ECE B - B1, B2

19ECE382 Communication Systems Lab - S5 BTech ECE

23EEE184 - Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering Practices

22AVP103 Mastry Over Mind - S1 ECE C - B2

19ECE311 Computer Networks - S6 ECE A

19ECE211 Digital Signal Processing - S4 ECE B 

19ECE284 DSP LAB - S4 ECE B1, B2, A1

2022 - 2023

19ECE432 Software Defined Networking -S7 BTech ECE

19CCE304 Computer Networks - S5 BTech CCE

19ECE437 Mobile Communication - S8 BTech ECE, CCE

19ECE311 Computer Networks - S6 BTech ECE

19EEE181,182 Basic Electrical and Electronics Lab

19ECE382 Communication Systems lab

2021 - 2022

15ECE345 Cellular and Mobile Communication Systems - 7 Sem ECE

19CCE304 Computer Networks - 5 Sem CCE

19ECE381 RF and Simulation Lab - 5 Sem ECE

19ECE311 Computer Networks - S6 BTech ECE

21CM615 Network on Chip and Cloud Computing - S2 MTech Comm. Systems

21CM683 NoC Cloud Computing Lab - S2 MTech Comm. Systems

15ECE402 Microwave and Antenna Lab

19CCE282 Software Defined Radio Lab

19ECE101 Introduction to IoT 

19ECE102 Electronics System Design Lab

2020 - 2021

19CM732 Big Data Analytics - M.Tech BME, Comm. Systems,

15ECE345 Cellular & Mobile Communication, S7 B.Tech ECE

15ECE311 Data Communication and Networking, S6 B.Tech ECE

15ECE481 Microwave Lab

2019-2020 Even Sem

                 15ECE11 Data Communication and Networks, 6 Sem ECE C

                 19AL702 Vehicular Networks, 2 Sem M.Tech Automotive Electronics

                 15ECE285 Digital Signal Processing Lab, 4 sem ECE C, Batch 1

                 15ECE285 Digital Signal Processing Lab, 4 sem ECE C, Batch 2

                 15EIE386 Open Lab

  2019-2020 Odd Sem

        15ECE431 - Information Theory & Coding Techniques - 7 Sem B.Tech ECE B

        15ECE312 - Digital Communication - Run time Re-do Course

        16RW702 - Fundamentals of Synthetic Aperture Radar Signal Processing (3rd Sem M.Tech RSW)

        15ECE282 - Signal Processing Lab 1 - 3 Sem ECE B (2 sessions), ECE C (1 Session)

2018-2019 Even Sem

        15CE821 - Compressed Sensing - 2 Sem MTech CSP       

        16ECE311 - Data Communication and Networks, 6 Sem B.Tech, ECE A

        15ECE285 - Digital Signal Processing Lab, 4 Sem B.Tech, ECE A, C (1 session)

        15ECE385 - Digital Communication Lab, 6 Sem B.Tech, ECE A (1 session)

2018-2019 Odd Sem

        15ECE431 - Information Theory & Coding Techniques - 7 Sem B.Tech ECE B

        15ECE345 - Cellular & Mobile Communication, 7 Sem B.Tech, ECE (A,B,C- Elective)

        15ECE282 - Signal Processing Lab 1 - 3 Sem ECE D (2 sessions), ECE B (1 Session)        

2017-2018 Even Sem

        16ECE311 - Data Communication and Networks, 6 Sem B.Tech, ECE C

        16RW601 - Wireless Sensor Networks - 2 Sem MTech RSW

        15ECE385 - Digital Communication Lab, 6 Sem, B.Tech, ECE A, B, Section (3 Sessions)

2017 - 2018 Odd Sem

        ECE431 - Information Theory & Coding Techniques - 7 Sem B.Tech ECE B, C Section

        ECE331 - Digital Communication - Run Time Redo Course

2016 - 2017 Even Sem

ECE331 - Digital Communicaion - 6 Sem B.Tech ECE

ECE393 - Digital Communication Lab - 6 Sem B.Tech ECE

16RW601 - Wireless Sensor Networks - 2 Sem MTech RSW

2016 - 2017 Odd Sem

ECE431 Information Theory and Coding Techniques - 7 Sem B.Tech ECE

16RW612 Wireless Communications and Software Defined Radio - 1 Sem M.Tech Remote Sensing

15ECE282 Signal Processing I Lab

ECE390 Micro-controller Lab

2015 - 2016 Even Sem

RW611 Wireless Communication and Sensor Networks - 2 Sem M.Tech Remote Sensing

CE614 Signal Processing II (Adaptive Signal Processing) - 2 Sem M.Tech CSP

ECE292 Digital Signal Processing Lab - 4 Sem B.Tech ECE

ECE499 Project

2015 - 2016 Odd Sem

ECE431 Information Theory and Coding Techniques - 7 Sem B.Tech ECE  

ECE390 Micro-controller Lab - 5 Sem B.Tech ECE   

ECE391 Electronic Circuits - 5 Sem B.Tech ECE 

2014 - 2015 Even Sem

RW611 Wireless Communication & Sensor Networks - 2 Sem M.Tech Remote Sensing

RW729 Software Defined Radio - 2 Sem M.Tech Remote Sensing

2014 - 2015 Odd Sem

CN718 Software Defined Networking and Wireless Communication - 3 Sem M.Tech CEN & Remote Sensing

ECE431 Information Theory and Coding Techniques - 7 Sem B.Tech ECE

ECE210 Digital System Lab - 3 Sem B.Tech CSE

EEE180 Workshop - 1 Sem B.Tech Chem

2013 - 2014 Even Sem

RW611 Wireless Communication & Sensor Networks - 2 Sem M.Tech Remote Sensing

CN703 Principles of Communication Engineering - 2 Sem M.Tech CEN

UG Project Review & DSP Lab

2013 - 2014 : Odd Sem

CN718 Software Defined Networking and Wireless Communication 3 Sem M.Tech CEN & Remote Sensing

ECE445 Wireless Communication - 7 Sem B.Tech ECE

ECE 390 Micro controller Lab - 5 Sem B.Tech ECE

2012 - 2013 : Even Sem

RW611 Wireless Communication & Sensor Networks - 2 Sem M.Tech Remote Sensing

CN703 Principles of Communication Engineering - 2 Sem M.Tech CEN

2012-2013 : Odd Sem

EC421 Wireless Communication - 7 Sem B.Tech ECE

CN715 Software Defined Radio - 3 Sem M.Tech Remote Sensing


Previously handled (Theory)

 Analog Communication

Communication Engineering

Adaptive and Optimal Signal Processing

Wireless Communication and Coding Techniques

Cellular and Mobile Communication

Electronics Engineering

Embedded Systems

Communication Theory

Digital Signal Processing

Digital Communication

Information Coding Techniques

Optical Communication

Antennas & Wave propagation

Modern Communication Technology

Digital Electronics

Microprocessors & Micro controllers Applications

Electronics & Microprocessors

VLSI Design

Electronics Circuits I,II

Network and Transmission Lines

Computer System Architecture I, II

Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing – for PG

PC Hardware & Software

Labs (Previous)

Communication Design Lab

Signals and Systems Lab

Embedded Systems Lab

Digital Signal Processing Lab

Digital Communication Lab

Digital Electronics Lab

Communication Systems Lab

Microprocessors & Microcontrollers Lab

Linear Integrated Circuits Lab

Electron Devices and Circuits Lab

Electronics lab

Electrical & Electronics Lab

WORKSHOPS / TRAINING ATTENDED

EVENTS ORGANIZED (Outside Amrita)

PROFESSIONAL BODY MEMBERSHIP

Latest Update on 27 Mar 2024.