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Research to Technology
Research to Technology
Dr Salil Verma
Research to Technology pathways undergo various steps from problem/need identification, probable solutions, refinement/development/ research activity, proof of concept (Lab to actual application) to commercialization. The steps involved and the pathway followed will be discussed.
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Interaction
Prof Sabu Thomas
About the Speaker: Prof. Sabu Thomas is the former Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is a Professor at the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and Full Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. His ground-breaking research has covered the areas of polymer science and engineering, polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites and nanocomposites, nanomedicine and green nanotechnology. Prof. Thomas has received several national and international awards in recognition for his work, and received Honoris Causa (DSc) from the University of South Brittany, Lorient, France, in recognition for his contributions to polymer science and engineering. Prof. Thomas has published over 1500 peer-reviewed research papers, reviews and book chapters. He has co-edited more than 210 books. Currently he is having an H index of 137 and more than one lakh citations. Prof. Thomas has been ranked 114th in the list of the world’s best scientists that has been compiled by Stanford University in the US.
The Mindful Researcher: Cultivating Mental Well-being in Academia
The Mindful Researcher: Cultivating Mental Well-being in Academia
Ms Himanshi Singh
In "The Mindful Researcher: Cultivating Mental Well-being in Academia," we delve into the unique challenges faced by researchers and academics. This session emphasizes the importance of mental well-being and offers practical strategies for maintaining balance, reducing stress, and enhancing resilience. Through interactive discussions and mindfulness exercises, participants will learn to navigate academic pressures while prioritizing self-care and mental health.
Key Points to be Covered:
Understanding Academic Stressors: Identifying common sources of stress in academia, including publishing pressures, grant applications, and work-life balance.
The Importance of Mental Well-being: Exploring the impact of mental health on research productivity, creativity, and overall career satisfaction.
Mindfulness Techniques: Introducing practical mindfulness exercises tailored for academics to reduce stress, improve focus, and promote emotional balance.
Building Resilience: Strategies for cultivating resilience to cope with setbacks, rejection, and the competitive nature of academia.
Creating a Supportive Environment: Discussing the role of mentorship, peer support, and institutional resources in promoting mental well-being.
About the Speaker:
Ms Himanshi Singh, is a Clinical Psychologist. She has been extensively trained in various forms of psychological assessments and psychotherapy including individual therapy (eg., Cognitive behavior therapy, mindfulness, behavior therapy and family therapy. She has expertise in providing therapy for depression, anxiety, academic stress, OCD, adjustment, substance use (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, opioids, etc.), trauma, anger issues, relationship issues, issues related to transition and change, uncertainties about goals, concentration issues, etc. Along with on-site intervention, she is also well-versed with the online mode of therapy.
Targeting Bone Disease Conditions with Advanced Functional Materials
Targeting Bone Disease Conditions with Advanced Functional Materials
Prof Ashok Kumar
Bone is a diverse connective tissue possessing complex structural hierarchy and serving as a natural shield for the body. Though bone possesses remarkable self-healing capacity, it is also most prone to damage. At times, the damage due to trauma, pathology or infection impede normal bone repair process and thus, warrant surgical intervention. Current clinical practices like autografts suffer several limitations and ethical considerations. Addressing current limitations, tissue engineering is emerging as an innovative field aimed at designing advance biomaterials as scaffold, implants, and effective carriers to augment bone repair. Working in this domain our lab has developed different bioactive ceramics, injectables bone filler, 3D printed bone implants and composites to treat injuries like critical bone defect, pathologies like osteomyelitis, and osteosarcoma, and augment bone repair under pathological conditions like diabetes. We have fabricated cell free membrane for periosteum healing, Mg based implants for fracture treatment, various biocomposite cryogels to treat different osteopathologies and defects. We have developed an injectable bioactive ceramic based biomaterial with wide range loading capacities which has been loaded with antibiotics, anticancer drugs to eradicate the infections and kill cancer cells in bone infectious models and xenograft bone tumour models, respectively. To enhance the osteoactivity of the bioactive ceramic, we have used bioactive molecules like BMP-2 and ZA as functionalizing molecules to promote bone healing in the surgically debrided site. Recently, we ventured into examining the bone nerve cross talk by developing reduced graphene oxide substituted nanohydroxyapatite and demonstrating its therapeutic efficacy under hyperglycaemic condition. The electrical stimulation acted as an interface and augmented bone repair and nerve regeneration in chronic diabetic rats.
About the Speaker:
Prof. Ashok Kumar is currently a Professor of Bioengineering at the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering and Director of IIT Kanpur and La Trobe University, Australia Research Academy. He is also head of the Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering and coordinator of Centre of Excellence for Materials in Medicine at Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology, IIT Kanpur. He serves as visiting Professor at Aalto University, Finland and Adjunct Professor at IIT Jammu. He is the President of the Society of Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, India (SBAOI). Prof. Kumar’s current research interests are in the area of biomaterials and regenerative medicine, nanotechnology and drug delivery. Some of his research achievements in the regenerative medicine have been designing of functional implants, biomaterials and therapeutic approaches for critical defect healing of soft and hard tissues and developing bioartificial liver support system using cryogel matrices. He has published over 250 research publications and has edited six books and has around 35 patents, some of which has been licensed. Over the time he has transferred technologies to industry that include, cryogel filter for leukocyte depletion for safe blood transfusion and hydroxyapatite based bioactive bone substitutes for bone healing. Moreover, his lab-driven start-up "RegenMedica" is currently working to develop synthetic alternatives for bone substitutes and skin grafts and hemostatic agents. He has been conferred with honorary doctorate, D.Sc (Tech) by Aalto University, Finland. He is recipient of TATA innovation fellowship from DBT, India; academic award from National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) and is the elected fellow of International Union of Societies of “Biomaterials Science and Engineering” (FBSE).
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023: Attosecond Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023: Attosecond Physics
Dr S. R. K. Chaitanya Indukuri
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 was awarded to Prof. Pierre Agostini, Prof. Ferenc Krausz, and Prof.Anne L’Huillier "for experimental methods that generate attosecond (1×10−18 s) pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter". The state-of-the-art experiments, conducted by the three Nobel Laureates separately, have given humanity new tools (attosecond pulses and attosecond spectroscopy) for exploring super-fast dynamics of electrons inside atoms and molecules. This talk touches upon the history of attosecond physics and the basics of attosecond physics mostly focusing on how attosecond pulses are generated, measured and possible applications.
About the Speaker: Dr. Chaitanya is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics at IIT Jammu. He has done a post-doc at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He received a PhD from IISc Banglore in 2016 and an M.Sc. from BHU, Varanasi, in 2009. His research interests include Hyperbolic Metamaterial applications, Single plasmonic nanoparticle spectroscopy, Optical Topological Quantum materials, and nonlinear optics of nanomaterials.
Access to Justice and Legal aid: Opportunities and Challenges
Access to Justice and Legal aid: Opportunities and Challenges
Dr Nitan Sharma and Dr Kartika Bakshi
Legal Aid is a significant part of our country’s justice system. Given our understanding of the economic situation of most of the members of society, we recognize that a large portion of the population of our country cannot afford a lawyer and may not be even aware of the availability of legal aid. Many people are unaware of their rights as outlined in the Constitution of India. The provision of free legal aid to those who cannot afford it is intended to ensure access to justice for all, regardless of their knowledge on their own rights or their financial circumstances. There seems to be a gap between legal practitioners and those who cannot afford legal representation. We need to inform litigants about their rights and provide them with the necessary legal assistance. The aim is to disseminate legal education to various segments of society and help the marginalized and uneducated communities understand their rights and utilize them for their own benefit. The community benefits from access to free legal services that they might not otherwise have access to.
About the Speakers:
Dr. Nitan Sharma is Phd/Net (Law) and is currently working as Assistant Professor at The Law School, University of Jammu. He has previously worked with Amity University, Noida as Assistant Professor and was actively involved with the Legal Aid Cell of Amity Law School. He has authored and edited many books on contemporary issues of socio-legal relevance and successfully conducted a webinar series on transgender rights with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. He is also the host of Dhwani JU- the community radio station of University of Jammu.
Dr. Kartika Bakshi is Phd , Net-JRF (Law) and has worked with Amity University Noida and MIET School of Law as Assistant Professor. She holds a gold medal in her Masters and has authored and edited many books on human rights and environmental law. She has also worked on a project of Childline and Ministry of Woman and Child Development regarding the mapping of child care institutions in Jammu district.
Metal Fused Filament Fabrication of Ti-6Al-4V: Materials, Processings and Design
Metal Fused Filament Fabrication of Ti-6Al-4V: Materials, Processings and Design
Prof Sundar V Atre
Building end-use functional metal parts from metal fused filament fabrication (MF3) is an emerging extrusion process in additive manufacturing. MF3 involves extrusion of polymer filaments that are highly filled with metal powder to print three-dimensional parts, followed by debinding and sintering to eliminate polymer and get a fully dense metal part. Material properties, part design and processing conditions have a significant influence on the quality of printed MF3 parts. Part distortion and dimensional variations are significant quality challenges that hinder the acceptance of printed parts in potential functional applications. However, trial-and-error experiments to find the best conditions for defect avoidance are time-consuming and expensive. Hence, computational simulation and design solutions are required for MF3. This seminar investigates the quantitative influence of material properties on printed part quality using a thermo-mechanical simulation platform for MF3. The simulation results of a Ti-6Al-4V filled polymer were compared to experiments to effectively explore the material-process-geometry space.
About the Speaker: Sundar V. Atre is the Endowed Chair of Manufacturing & Materials at the University of Louisville where he is Director of the Kentucky MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center, a national center funded by the US Department of Commerce. Sundar obtained his PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the Penn State University, following a B.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Sundar’s research focuses on the interactions between materials, manufacturing and design and has generated over 220 publications, 7 issued and licensed patents, and over 20 intellectual property filings. Sundar has led a start-up company and helped establish 8 other new businesses during the last 20 years. One company focused on portable kidney dialysis is listed on NASDAQ with a market cap of over $1.3B.
The Dying Art of Lecturing
The Dying Art of Lecturing
Dr Gaurav Ashok Bhaduri
Lecturing is not just an art, it is a skill. Over the last few decades, lecturing has become nothing but a mere recitation of the textbook or reference books. The current session provides an overview of the preparation required for delivering a lecture. The use of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to help cater to the class. Active learning principles for effective lecturing. Lecture notes and their conversion to text books. In-situ evaluation and use of teaching aids for effective student based learning. By the end of the session, you would be able to hone your skill of lecturing and convert it into a learning cycle.
About the Speaker: Dr Gaurav A Bhaduri is an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering. He has a BE in chemical engineering from Pune University and PhD from University of Newcastle upon Tyne. During his PhD he has been associated with Prof Glassey (ex-director European Engineering Education Society) as a part of the Teaching Scholarship awarded by University of Newcastle upon Tyne. One of his research interest has been in class room instruction, student evaluation and curriculum design.
Invasive and Non-Invasive Technologies for Neural Engineering
Invasive and Non-Invasive Technologies for Neural Engineering
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Towards Multimodel Intraoperative Probe for Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Towards Multimodel Intraoperative Probe for Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Dr Hardik J Pandya
Microengineered devices have become integral to a spectrum of smart healthcare technologies and solutions over the past few years. The recent advances in material science have aided the development of flexible, biocompatible, and bioresorbable devices with improved spatio-temporal resolution. The applications of these devices include low-power sensing for wearable devices, assistive technologies for rehabilitation, long-term implants for chronic monitoring and therapeutics, surgical robots, and highly integrated systems for diagnosis at the point of care. These devices range from implantable microchips for neural stimulation and recording to microchips integrated into soft-robotic probes for brain tumor delineation. The talk will focus on clinical challenges in neural oncology, neurophysiology, and neurotherapeutics, for which integrated solutions have been developed based on microengineered devices and electronic systems engineering.
Breast cancer, the most common malignancy among women, demands precise intraoperative margin assessment for optimal surgical outcomes. However, current methods based on visual inspection and frozen section pathology suffer from limitations in accuracy and timeliness. The recent advances in the Optical (Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), Polarization-sensitive Near-infrared Spectroscopy (PS-NIRS)), and Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) technology hold promise for revolutionizing breast cancer margin assessment.
About the Speaker: Dr. Pandya is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Division of EECS, and an Associate Faculty Department of Design and Manufacturing, Division of Mechanical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Dr. Pandya heads three laboratories in ESE focused on developing a new class of biomedical devices and technologies. Before joining IISc, he worked as a postdoctoral scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maryland Robotics Center, University of Maryland, College Park (2012- 2016) and in the Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital-Harvard Medical School (2016- 2017). He obtained his Ph.D. in microengineering systems from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (2013).
A polymer composite with enhanced piezoelectricity: A promising approach for tissue engineering in regenerative medicine
A polymer composite with enhanced piezoelectricity: A promising approach for tissue engineering in regenerative medicine
Dr Nitu Bhaskar
About the Speaker: Remarkable crossover from fundamental toxicological research to the biomaterials field: A scientist with more than ten years of experience in the interdisciplinary research field of biomaterials, in vivo studies, stem cells, and tissue engineering. Her current research is focused on the development and evaluation of smart materials and drug delivery strategies that can be employed for a wide range of healthcare applications. She is passionate about working on cutting-edge science and biomedical engineering projects.
National Science Day 2024 Celebrations
National Science Day 2024 Celebrations
Re4M celebrated our flagship event, National Science Day 2024, as a poignant tribute to Prof. CV Raman and his contribution to science at IIT Jammu.
It was an honour to delve into the realms of science and innovation through collaborative efforts and inspiring presentations by our IIT fraternity Dr. Biswanath Chakraborty Dr. Pratik Kumar, Dr. Divyesh Varade, Mr Pratayksh Mahajan, and demonstrations by students of Air Force School, Jammu.
Evaluating student learning: parameters and tools
Evaluating student learning: parameters and tools
Dr Gaurav Ashok Bhaduri
Students learn different skills in many different ways. The idea that "one size fits all" is a flawed philosophy that is highly detrimental towards student evaluation. The talk introduced the audience to different learning styles that one may encounter in a class. Based on this fact, how would one design a student evaluation strategy? The role of taxonomy in designing student evaluation. Setting course objectives and matching them with the evaluation tools and parameters. This would be exemplified using a few subject types, theory and laboratory.
About the Speaker: Dr. Bhaduri is an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering. He has a BE in chemical engineering from Pune University and a PhD from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. During his PhD, he has been associated with Prof Glassey (ex-director European Engineering Education Society) as a part of the Teaching Scholarship awarded by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. One of his research interests has been in classroom instruction, student evaluation and curriculum design.
New Generation of CALPHAD Simulation Tools for ICME Applications
New Generation of CALPHAD Simulation Tools for ICME Applications
Dr Kamalnath Kadirvel
Computer simulation has played an important role in accelerated materials design and development. Amongst various types of science-based models and methods, the CALPHAD approach has been recognized as a key building block of ICME due to its successful application to technically important multi-component alloys. Although CALPHAD was originally intended to predict multi-component phase diagrams, its application has been extended well beyond phase diagrams such as solidification simulation, TTT diagrams and one-dimensional diffusional calculations. It has reduced the time scale for new alloy development from several decades to a few years. Computherm LLC (since 1996) developed Pandat software (www.computherm.com) with the goal to empower materials scientists and engineers with intelligent, reliable, user-friendly CALPHAD tools for alloy design. New features of the Pandat software for high throughput calculation, processing and visualizing the simulated results through Python, and integration with Phase Field simulation will be shown in this presentation. Application examples will be presented for a variety of alloys, including Al-based alloys, Ni-based alloys, as well as high entropy alloys.
About the Speaker: Dr. Kamalnath Kadirvel graduated from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore with both BS and MS in materials science. He received his Ph.D in 2022 from the Ohio State University, Columbus (USA). During his PhD, he worked with Prof. Yunzhi Wang on the design of microstructurally engineered multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) via CALPHAD calculations and phase-field simulations. During his Ph.D, he also worked with Computherm LLC to develop a phase-field codes that couples directly with CALPHAD databases. These phase-field codes were later commercialized and incorporated into Pandat software (www.computherm.com) as PanPhaseField module. After graduation, he joined CompuTherm LLC to further develop and manage PanPhaseField module. He is also actively involved in the development of other PANDAT modules and python integration with Pandat.
Analysis of Electrical Power Quality on Utility & Industrial Perspective
Analysis of Electrical Power Quality on Utility & Industrial Perspective
Dr S. Parthasarathy
Power Quality (PQ has become the concern of power producers, renewable energy, industries, commercial and domestic customers. PQ is defined as the set of parameters about the power supply properties and characteristics. The recent technologically influenced non-linear devices and loads widely used for specific applications will create distortion in the sinusoidal wave, leading to PQ problems. Poor PQ adversely affects the effective operation of the power system and industrial sectors, it directly distresses the country's economy in an immense way. More initiatives are expected from the concerned parties and regulating bodies to take corrective measures for maintaining a better quality of power for utilities and end users. This seminar provides a vivid insight into technical issues related to power quality, harmonics, and related world standards through industrial case studies.
About the Speaker: Dr. S. Parthasarathy, Harmonic Consultant and Prof / EEE, K.L.N. College of Engineering have 12 years of industrial consultancy experience in the field of Power Quality & Harmonic Audit with 90+ industrial clients across PAN India. He has completed 7 research projects funded by DST, AICTE & IEl. He accomplished an international research project (BIRD scheme) with the industries in Israel & the USA.
Biomedical Engineering: Application Medicine and Sports
Biomedical Engineering: Application Medicine and Sports
Dr Subham Badhyal
About the Speaker: Dr. Subham Badhyal serves as the Technical Director and Motion Analysis Engineer at the Bubba WOrthopedic Biomechanics, Design and Manufacturing of Orthopedic Implants, Rehabilitation Devices, and Biological Materials Characterization Arizona, USA. His research interests encompass Human Motion Analysis/Gait Analysis, Sports Biomechanics, Orthopedic Biomechanics, Design and Manufacturing of Orthopedic Implants, Rehabilitation Devices, and Biological Materials Characterization & Mechanics.
Communication Failures in Sexual Relationships
Communication Failures in Sexual Relationships
Prof Noam Shpancer
Participants answered questions related to issues they have communicated--or failed to communicate--during sexual encounters, and their reasons for doing so. Qualitative analysis of participants' open-ended responses revealed that most communication failures involved failures of either self-assertion or self-protection. Participants' reasons for failing to communicate centered on threats to partner and self. Additionally, participants often failed to communicate for fear of "ruining the moment." Overall, participants rated the issues they failed to communicate as equally important as the ones they ended up communicating. The results and their implications are discussed.
About the Speaker: Noam Shpancer received his BA from the University of Houston, and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Purdue University. He is currently a Professor of Psychology at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, where he teaches various courses including abnormal psychology, personality, lifespan development, and human sexuality. His research interests center on issues of childcare and development. He is also a licensed, practicing clinical psychologist with the Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders. funded by DST, AICTE & IEl. He accomplished an international research project (BIRD scheme) with the industries in Israel & the USA.
Accreditation and its relevance to quality assessment of higher education
Accreditation and its relevance to quality assessment of higher education
Prof Duru Arun Kumar
Accreditation of higher educational institutions in India is being promoted by government agencies as a mandatory requirement for continuation of academic programmes and their financial and administrative approvals and support. This is primarily aimed at improving the quality of higher education and increasing the demand and employability of the graduating students. Is accreditation helping in improving the quality of education or is it creating another hierarchy within an already hierarchically divided systems in India? This study attempts to explain the nature and process of accreditation, relevance to teaching and learning ecosystem and its larger socioeconomic implications based on empirical evidence and my experiential learning as an educationist.
About the Speaker: Duru Arun Kumar has a PhD in Sociology of Science from Bombay University. She has over thirty years of teaching and research experience in colleges affiliated to Bombay University and Delhi University. She has taught various courses in Sociology, Technical and Business Communication, Engineering and Science Ethics, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management. Her interests are Cultural and Social studies of Science and Technology and Higher education 2021.
Chandrayaan-3: A Testament to India's Space Excellence
Chandrayaan-3: A Testament to India's Space Excellence
Mr Chinni Prabhunath G
ISRO carries forward the vision of Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, the father of the Indian Space Program, who stated, "We must be second to none in the application of advanced technologies to the real problems of man and society". ISRO has taken up the Lunar Exploration mission and achieved the objectives of the mission by the successful soft landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander 'Vikram' and the further scientific probes carried out using the Rover 'Pragyan' in August 2023. The mission starts with defining the program's goals and objectives and transforming them to system Specifications-Design-Configuration, Launch Vehicle Readiness, Spacecraft Readiness, Ground Station Readiness and ultimately the applications, end use and its outcomes. Mr. Chinni Prabhunath would like to provide a glimpse into the Ground Station which carried out the Chandrayaan-3 mission operations (TTC) from ISTRAC/ISRO Bangalore and the electronics from his lab and the research prospects.
About the Speaker: Mr. Chinni Prabhunath George working as Scientist/Engineer SF, Division Head, Digital Systems Groups, Radar Development Area, ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network, Banglore since 2006. He is also pursuing Ph.D. (Off-campus) at IC-ResQ Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Jammu since 2021.
Echoes from Zangskar: Insights from my Odyssey of Documenting an Isolated Language
Echoes from Zangskar: Insights from my Odyssey of Documenting an Isolated Language
Mr Maaz A. Shaikh
The rich tapestry of human language is under threat, with many languages facing endangerment or extinction. Among these are Zangskari, an endangered and un(der)-documented Tibetic language spoken in the remote Zangskar valley of Ladakh. This talk will chronicle my endeavors in documenting and revitalizing Zangskari, emphasizing its linguistic and cultural significance and the pressing need for its preservation. Drawing from my on-ground experiences in Zangskar, I highlight the methodologies employed, challenges, and successes. Emphasizing the synergy between traditional linguistic approaches and modern technology, we discuss creating resources that serve academic researchers and the native community. The presentation underscored the role of interdisciplinary collaborations in safeguarding linguistic heritage, especially at tech-forward institutions like IIT Jammu.
About the Speaker: Mr. Maaz is committed to creating comprehensive records of endangered languages and aiding communities in their revitalizationterests span Language Documentation and Description, Language Revitalization, and Historical Linguistics, with a specific focus on the Tibetic Language of Ladakh. Maaz is committed to creating comprehensive records of endangered languages and aiding communities in their revitalization.
Engineering Biomaterials for the Treatment of Internal Tissue Defects
Engineering Biomaterials for the Treatment of Internal Tissue Defects
Dr Avijit Baidya
Biomaterials are built with macromolecules using chemistry as a toolbox. Careful selection of functional domains on these macromolecules enables us to design the molecular interactions inside the materials’ scaffolds, which eventually introduce desired tissue-mimicking mechano-chemical properties. Therefore, controlling the properties of biomaterials via molecular engineering has become essential to explore their applications for the treatment of different internal tissue defects. For instance, to support the minimally invasive therapeutic procedure of fatal brain aneurysms (one of the major reasons of fatal brain stroke), biomaterial needs to be easy catheter-injectable (liquid like properties) while significantly strong (solid like properties) to avoid material’s fragmentation under blood flow. To address the challenge of introducing two complimentary properties in a single material, a non-Newtonian fluid- based shear thinning biomaterial was developed with enhanced cohesive interactions. Developed biomaterial could provide better and safe treatment procedure as compared to the current methods of coiling and clipping, which are complex and proven to be inefficient. Meanwhile, for the treatment of injured conductive tissues, biomaterials need to provide a biocompatible electroconductive microenvironments to mimic physiological conditions. Similarly, the treatment of dynamic tissues, such as lung and heart, demand reversible deformation of the biomaterial while adhere to the wet tissue surface to support their cyclic expansion and compression. In short, treatment of different internal tissue defects requires different types of biomaterials with specific properties, which are solely controlled by molecular functional domains and their interactions. Chemistry is the biggest tool to engineer these biomaterials where we can play with molecules and chemical functionalities to regulate materials’ chemical microenvironment, control molecular interactions, and finally, tune materials’ functions. This enables “chemistry” to customize materials depending on our need and recognize itself as a tool for “Make as you like”. In this talk, the speaker showcased how we can design macromolecules with added spices in terms of functional moieties and develop tissue-friendly biomaterials for the treatment of internal tissue defects.
About the Speaker: Dr. Avijit Baidya is affiliated with the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Harnessing metabolic liabilities in kidney cancer for targeted therapy
Harnessing metabolic liabilities in kidney cancer for targeted therapy
Dr Anirban Kundu
About the Speaker: Dr. Anirban Kundu studies epigenetic, epitranscriptomic, and metabolic alterations in Renal cell cancer (kidney cancer). He has used various bioinformatDefensels, in vitro and in vivo model systems to identify and intervene in druggable axes in kidney cancer. His research goal is to find metabolic and signaling liabilities in kidney cancer that can be targeted with utmost potency using mono-or-combination therapies. Dr. Kundu's research in kidney cancer has yielded multiple original manuscripts published in prestigious journals like the Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Matrix Biology, Journal of Clinical Investigation, etc. He has also earned numerous national and international accolades. Based on his research on kidney cancer, he has been awarded multiple research grants from the American Urological Association and the Department of Defense.
Organoid Design and It's Use for Drug Testing
Organoid Design and It's Use for Drug Testing
Dr Vishnu Goutham
More than 110 million animals are killed in the U.S. alone annually for experimentation purposes. For more than 50 years, the United States Federal Drug Administration (Forganoid and organ on a chip platforms and methods to develop robust organoiduman clinical trials. But in December 2022, the FDA waived that requirement. Now, drugs thoroughly tested using either animal or non-animal models-including organs-on-a-chip, organoids, and computer models can proceed to clinical trials, upon FDA approval. As a result, organoids have emerged as a promising new model for drug discovery and development. Organoids are self-organized three-dimensional tissue cultures derived from stem cells, and can match the complexity of an organ, or express certain aspects of the organ. Human cell-derived organoids can catch toxicities and exhibit features that mice and other animal models might not possess. Organoids derived from patient cells enable researchers to identify human-specific drug targets and disease mechanisms. Researchers can even develop patient-specific organoids to determine the best treatment for an individual patient - allowing for personalized medicine, which is the future of medicine, especially in domains such as oncology. The current presentation will focus on new advancements in the field of organoid and organ on a chip platforms and methods to develop robust organoid models and organ on chip platforms.
About the Speaker: Dr Vishnu Goutham Kota is a physician, engineer and a researcher, focusing on developing organoid and organ on chip platforms for studying complex multisystem diseases like Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and Non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). His research interests also include studying the liver muscle axis in NASH, the progression of NASH to hepatocellular carcinoma and studying the liver heart axis and associated crosstalk in metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis.
National Science Day 2023 Celebrations
National Science Day 2023 Celebrations
Re4M celebrated its flagship event, National Science Day 2023, as a poignant tribute to Prof. CV Raman and his contribution to science at IIT Jammu.
It was an honour to delve into the realms of science and innovation through collaborative efforts and inspiring presentations by our IIT fraternity Prof Cengiz Acarturk, Dr. Ankit Kathuria, Mr Piyush Kumar Jha, Mr Prem Kant, Ms Nivedita Shahi, Ms Diksha Agarwal and Ms Sneha Ahuja.
Redefining Protection Of Power Systems Using Modern Communications
Redefining Protection Of Power Systems Using Modern Communications
Dr Gopal Gajjar
The protection of power systems is an established field. Yet, it falls more on the side of 'Art' than 'Science'. With rapidly changing energy scenario through integration of renewable sources and battery storage systems the challenges to protection system have also multiplied. Fortunately, developments in communication systems have come to aid of the protection engineers. In this talk I will give a broad overview of the requirements of a good protection system. How the traditional protection system is getting transformed through the usage of different types of communications. How the communication system is getting influenced from the demands of power systems. I will end the talk with an example of our research that encompasses the above theme.
About the Speaker: Dr Gopal Gajjar is director of IIT Bombay startup Power Anser Labs. Pvt. Ltd. He obtained PhD in 2015. He has 9 years of industrial experience. His research interest is in power system protection, operation and control, electromagnetic transients and wide area monitoring.
Electricity Markets: Design and Decision making
Electricity Markets: Design and Decision making
Dr Yogesh Bichpuriya
Electricity has been considered as commodity to trade in an open market. The market design varies across geographies. A typical market includes sellers and buyers of electricity along with market operator/system operators, regulators etc. These markets are complex in nature considering variety of actors and their interactions. Decision making in the complex environment is becoming difficult. We will discuss important decisions support analytics with practical implications. Also, the challenges in future scenarios will be touched upon.
About the Speaker: Dr. Yogesh Bichpuriya is a Senior Scientist with TCS Research for last 7 years. He is a PhD in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay. He has long experience in R&D and consultancy in power utilities domain. He has 20+ Research publications and has filed many patents. He has been invited as invited speaker in many premier colleges and workshops. In TCS, he has been leading analytics research and development in a research program, ELVACS (Electricity Value Ecosystem Studio). He has done PoC with many customers including Newcrest Australia, DEWA Dubai, Total Energies France, National Grid UK.
Hydrodynamic Stability
Hydrodynamic Stability
Mr Piyush R. Olivkar
This presentation will discuss the hydrodynamic stability of fluids and the role of the Reynolds number in predicting stability. The Reynolds number is a dimensionless quantity that is used to measure the ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces in a fluid system. It is a useful tool for understanding the behavior of fluids and for predicting the occurrence of instabilities. The presentation will include a discussion of linear stability analysis and the various criteria used to predict stability. The goal of this presentation is to create research awareness in IIT Jammu about the projects and thesis topics related to the principles of hydrodynamic stability and how they can be applied to the field of fluid mechanics.
About the Speaker: Piyush Olivkar is a second-year M-Tech student from the Mechanical Engineering Department's Thermal and Energy System. He is completing his thesis under the guidance of Dr. Navneet Kumar and two co-guides from IIT Delhi, with the topic of "Instabilities in Flow Between Two Rotating Toroid". He has published a review paper in the "Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews" with an impact factor of 14.98 and got 13 citations within 1 year. Piyush's research interests lie in the domain of Fluid Mechanics, heat transfer and related fields.
Learn to host your own professional GitHub Website
Learn to host your own professional GitHub Website
Dr Sadbhawna
The talk covered several important topics, including the significance of personal websites and the different options available for website hosting. Attendees received a basic introduction to CSS and HTML, along with examples of professional website templates to guide them in creating their own sites. The session also delved into practical aspects, such as how to create and host a website using GitHub Desktop. Additionally, attendees learned tricks to enhance the Google Search index of their websites, ensuring better visibility online.
About the Speaker: Dr. Sadbhawna defended her Ph.D. thesis last week under the supervision of Dr. Vinit Jakhetiya from the Department of CSE, IIT Jammu. Her primary work includes Image Processing, Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Among these, she mainly focused on analyzing and enhancing the perpetual quality of 3D synthesized views. She is also the recipient of a Ph.D. Industrial Exposure Fellowship-2021 offered by the Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC).
Various Fellowship Opportunities for Master's/PhD Students
Various Fellowship Opportunities for Master's/PhD Students
Ms Sadbhawna Thakur
There are several avenues for fellowships abroad, particularly for internships during M.Tech or Ph.D. programs, as well as for higher studies. These fellowships often provide funding opportunities to support research work. Drawing fromaximizing experience as an IGSTC PIEF Fellow in 2021, the speaker discussed the valuable opportunities and support available through such programs. Additionally, staying updated on current research trends in the field of AI is crucial for maximizing the benefits of these fellowship opportunities.
About the Speaker: I am a Ph.D. Research scholar being advised by Dr. Vinit Jakhetiya in the CSE Department at IIT Jammu since 2018. I primarily work in Image Processing, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning. My main focus ® includes analyzing and enhancing the perceptual quality of 3D synthesized views. I am the recipient of a Ph.D. Industrial Exposure Fellowship, 2021 offered by the Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC).
Webpage: https://sadbhawnathakur.github.io/
Curve Fitting through Machine Learning
Curve Fitting through Machine Learning
Dr Karan Nathwani
Machine learning is an exciting topic about designing machines that can learn from examples. The current talk and demonstration covers the necessary theory, principles and algorithms for machine learning in curve fitting problems. The methods are based on statistics and probability, which have now become essential to designing systems exhibiting artificial intelligence.
About the Speaker: Dr. Karan Nathwani is currently associated with IIT Jammu as Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Department. Before joining lIT Jammu, Dr. Karan Nathwani was Postdoctoral researcher in France at Telecom Paris Tech and Inria-Nancy. He was also a research scientist at Oxford University in the UK. His area of research includes speech enhancement, speech pathology intelligibility improvement, speech recognition, underwater signal processing, Machine learning and Artificial intelligence.
The Plasma and the Universe
The Plasma and the Universe
Mr Sachin Sharma
This talk will give an introduction to plasma and its applications in the real world. Plasma is known to be the fourth state of matter. Not to be confused with blood plasma, it is a collection of charged species: electrons, ions, and neutrals. More than 99% of the known universe is plasma. The applications of plasma are widespread and cover almost all the interdisciplinary fields like Medical Science for cancer diagnosis and wound healing, Textile, Agriculture, Semiconductor industry, and as energy Source (Nuclear fusion) etc.
About the Speaker: Sachin is working with Dr Sanat Kumar • Tiwari as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at Shivalik Plasma Lab IIT Jammu. He has done his Masters of Science in Physics from the University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir. His research area includes the study of “Collective dynamics of dusty plasmas in DC glow discharge experiments”.
Political Polarization & Democracy
Political Polarization & Democracy
Mr Sumit Sikdar
What is polarization?' - Despite being a regular topic of discussion in politics, there is no straight answer to this question. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that polarization affects our daily lives. Especially when we live in a time called the post-truth era, where factuality fails to govern the political and social understanding of truth, the problems caused by polarization are more prominent than ever. A critical analysis of the concept of polarization can enable us to identify mechanisms of different kinds of polarization and acknowledge the problems it poses for liberal democracies worldwide. In this discussion, I would like to argue that the effects of political polarization are causing functional difficulties to democracy by undermining its ethos. I would also like to discuss how political polarizations can destroy the epistemic ability of a democracy.
About the Speaker: Sumit Sikdar is a Ph.D. scholar of politics in the HSS Department at lIT Jammu, India. His research focuses on the political and epistemological nature of post-truth and its relation with democracies worldwide. Sumit received his B.A. & M.A. in Philosophy from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has also worked as a research assistant at the same university after his post-graduation for three years.
Contesting Histories and the Making of Historiography of the Jammu Region
Contesting Histories and the Making of Historiography of the Jammu Region
Prof Shyam Narayan Lal
The presentation would attempt to trace the context in which the historiographic tradition of Jammu originated and the nature of bearing the context of origin had on defining the orientation that it acquired over time. One would begin by discussing how, unlike the region of Kashmir and Ladakh, Jammu suffered from the conspicuous absence of any organized historical discourse or textualized narrative the domain of historiography largely existed as an uncharted space, till at least, as late as the fourth decade of the nineteenth century. This uncharted space historiography, however, was sought to be appropriated and hegemonized, in the second half of the 19th century, by two contending powers. On the one end stood the new royal house of the newly created state of Jammu and Kashmir and on the other end was located the Colonial authority. Interestingly enough, both the powers engaged themselves in the project of the recovery, representation, and construction of the past of Jammu at the same time and also with a matching sense of urgency. However, since the purpose of the production, and also of consumption, of the knowledge of the past by the two powers were diametrically diverse, the historical narratives produced by them were also drastically dissonant. Thus the domain of historiography of Jammu turned into a contested one right from the days of its inception. What is noteworthy is the fact that despite the contesting narrativization of the past, the contending powers were on the same page in terms of thematic and temporal orientation. The continuing contestation had an important bearing on defining the agenda of its central concerns which, barring cosmetic variations continues to exist even in the contemporary historiography of the region. One would take the arguments further to bring out how the continuity of historiographic concern also defines the nature of sources to be used for the construction of the past.
About the Speaker: Prof. Shyam Narayan Lal is Professor in the Department of History, University of Jammu. He is also the Director of Centre for History and Culture of Jammu and Ladakh. Presently, he is heading the department of Journalism and Media Studies as well. His areas of research include Ancient and Early Medieval Indian History.
Beyond 5G Communications: Questions And Some Answers
Beyond 5G Communications: Questions And Some Answers
Prof Chandra R. Murthy
This talk will provide an overview of recent research activities at the Signal Processing for Communications Lab, ECE Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in the area of 5G communications and beyond. Specifically, the following topics will be briefly discussed: cell-free massive MIMO communications, mmWave channel estimation, channel tracking in massive MIMO systems, grant-free random access for massive machine - type communications intelligent reflecting surfaces, and new waveforms for 5G and beyond. The presentation will focus on the key questions and provide answers to some of them.
About the Speaker: Dr. Chandra R. Murthy is a Professor in the department of Electrical Communication Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. His research interests are in the areas of sparse signal recovery, energy harvesting based communication, performance analysis and optimization of 5G and beyond communications.
Hydrophonics an Advanced Techniques: An Alternative for Agriculture
Hydrophonics an Advanced Techniques: An Alternative for Agriculture
Prof Gurdev Chand
Hydroponics is the modern solution for modern problems. Due to extensive traditional agriculture and various man-made activities like deforestation. Fertile and arable land is decreasing day by day. While transporting the food we eat, so much of fossil fuels goes into transportation. The volume of water which is used in conventional farming is shocking. For the irrigation in these conventional farming, large volume of water is needed and water is one of the most crucial resources to be saved. Loads of chemical fertilizers and pesticides that are used in conventional farming flows into the water bodies and make them polluted. To tackle these problems hydroponics can be used as the effective method. In hydroponics plants are grown in a room without the use of any soil. Plants do not require soil for their growth all they need is water and various micro and macro nutrients that are present in soil. In hydroponics water and these nutrients are provided to the plants directly. With the effect of which plants do not have to spend their energy in the expansion of their root system for the search of water and minerals. The use this energy for the production of better food products. Hydroponics have numerous advantages over soil base farming. There are many advantages of growing plants under hydroponics compare to soil culture. There is no soil borne diseases, soil pest attack to the hydroponic cultivated plants. It also helps in temperature control; reduce evaporative water loss and protection against changing weather. The root and shoot length were significantly retarded due to the concentration of polluted water and duration of the plant exposure to it. In the future, hydroponics could be emerging techniques for the supplying of food to the world-wide population.
About the Speaker: Dr. Gurdev Chand is a professor and HOD at Division of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, SKUAST-J, Main Campus, Chatha Jammu (J&K). His areas of specialisation include Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants, Hydroponics, Aeroponics and Aquaphonics.
Structural Health Monitoring: An Introduction
Structural Health Monitoring: An Introduction
Mr Saurabh Agarwal
The world depends extensively on infrastructure: Roads, buildings, Bridges. The life of the structure suffers due to the negligence of timely repairs and maintenance because of the damages that occurred due to environmental conditions or man-made factors. Structural health monitoring (SHM) has the potential to transform the construction industry by providing additional information to inform decisions about the design, operation, and management of structures throughout their lifespans. There remain numerous technical challenges to overcome when deploying SHM systems; however, the most important issues to consider are how to decide what information is required and then how to develop a strategy to deliver this information in a form that is easy to interpret and can inform decision making. This talk will give an introduction to the uses and current capabilities of SHM.
About the Speaker: Saurabh Agarwal is a Research scholar at lIT Jammu. He has done bachelor's in civil engineering and master's in structural engineering from RTU. His research interest includes SHM.
How To Stop Worries From Ruining Your Life And Help Improve Your Productivity
How To Stop Worries From Ruining Your Life And Help Improve Your Productivity
Prof Rakesh Singhai
We all get worried sometimes or even keep worrying for long durations. These periods of worry cause stress, make life miserable and one can't even conduct basic tasks efficiently. There are some very simple time tested techniques available, which if practiced regularly can either eliminate worries or at least reduce them very substantially. In this talk, we will be discussing these very techniques which will help you get rid of worries and thus make you happy and improve your productivity. These techniques will be illustrated with real examples and this session will be very interactive. One can start practicing the concepts immediately and start benefiting from them in one's personal and professional life.
About the Speaker: Prof. Singhai is presently working as a Dean (Continuing Education Programs / Skill and Outreach) and also as a senior professor at IIT Jammu. Before joining academics, he spent 36 years in the manufacturing industry and worked with design, production, and management functions, where dealing with people is more important than technical knowledge. He loves to teach and therefore he opted to become a teacher at the age of 63. He hopes that he can make a significant positive difference to the lives of his students.
Patents, Patentability, and Filing Process
Patents, Patentability, and Filing Process
Prof Vidya Ramadas
In the current competitive world, it is not only important to carry out high quality innovative and translational research and it is also equally important to protect every useful invention and generate a high value out of it to benefit the society in large. The talk will cover the basics of patents, why it is important to file patents, key requirements to file a patent, the components and classification of patents and thorganizationvolved in filing and protecting the patents. Having the idea of these basic aspects of intellectual property rights and protection will help in making the right decisions at right time to benefit the inventors, organization and the society at large.
About the Speaker: Prof. Ramadas is a trained synthetic organic chemist with 20 years of experience in medicinal chemistry and pre-clinical drug discovery. She completed her Ph.D. from University of Hyderabad in 2000. After her post-doctoral research at University of Kansas, USA, she started her career in the pharmaceutical sector in 2003. During her stay at pharmaceutical companies (Dr. Reddy's, TATA Advinus and Lupin), she has delivered several developable pre-clinical drug candidates for different therapeutic conditions. She is a coauthor in 19 publications and co-inventor in 16 WO patents and ten are granted in US.
Radioactive Aerosol Control and Decontamination in the Decommissioning for Nuclear Power Plant
Radioactive Aerosol Control and Decontamination in the Decommissioning for Nuclear Power Plant
Dr Avadhesh K Sharma
In the decommissioning of damaged Fukushima Daiichi reactors, the melted and re-solidified fuel debris in the bottom of the reactor pressure vessel and primary containment vessel need to be cut into small pieces before removing them from the reactor. Thermal cutting methods such as lasers and plasma cutters are employed for cutting the melted fuel debris. During the decontamination operations, generated submicron radioactive aerosol particles need to be removed to ensure the radiation safety of workers. In the pool scrubbing, particle-laden bubbles are passed through a water pool to retain the radioactive fission products from being released into the containment atmosphere. The bubble hydrodynamics can be divided into 3 regions: Initial globule formation, Globule break up region, and Swarm region. The objective of this research is to first evaluate the initial bubble diameter and bubble rise velocity, and compare these with the experiments and given correlations to validate the model.
About the Speaker: Dr. Avadhesh Kumar Sharma is a Project Researcher (Postdoctoral fellow) at the Graduate School of Engineering. The University of Tokyo, JAPAN. Dr. Sharma is working to evaluate the sub-micro particle behavior through the gas/water interface through numerical and experimental investigations for decommissioning project of Fukushima-Daiichi NPP, Japan. Dr. Sharma did his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at lIT Indore in 2020.
Looking into the Mind
Looking into the Mind
Dr Amitash Ojha
Mind is complex and mysterious. Can we look into it? If yes then how?
In this talk, I will discuss changes in bio and brain signals that indicate functioning of mind. How, by analyzing these signals such pupil size, blink rate, GSR, temperature, heart rate, etc. give an insight into the various cognitive processing and how can they be used in enhanced active human computer interaction.
About the Speaker: Dr. Amitash has received a Master's in Philosophy from the University of Hyderabad, a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from IIIT Hyderabad, Post Doc at Kyungpook National University, Korea, Research Fellow at the University of Cagliari, Italy. Currently an assistant professor of Cognitive Science, IIT Jammu and the Head of the Department, HSS, IIT Jammu.
WASTE: Nascent Resource
WASTE: Nascent Resource
Dr Gaurav A Bhaduri
The earth has been a resource for human development over the last few decades and this resource is depleting. Humans in our rise of comfort, have plundered and misused the resources available with no regard for its equity and regeneration. This has led to a lot of resources piling up as waste materials. Today, the need is to rethink our stand as a society with social responsibility for the future generations. This has led to the idea of a circular economy, encouraging public and private enterprise to look at more sustainable solutions. The talk would highlight the research initiatives in our research group towards looking at efficacy and efficiency to develop technology reducing and reusing domestic and industrial wastes for sustainable growth.
About the Speaker: Dr. Bhaduri is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at lIT Jammu. He has a BE from Pune University and PhD from Newcastle University, UK. Previously he has been associated with institutes like NCL, Pune; Shanghai Jio Tong University, China; Newcastle University, UK; Northumbria University, UK; IT-Kharagpur; and Manipal University Jaipur. His research interest includes Process Intensification; Biochemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering.
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Convolutional Neural Networks
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Convolutional Neural Networks
Dr K Ram Prabhakar
Over the past few years, deep learning has shown tremendous success on many problems, from image classification to speech and text processing. Among various deep learning techniques, convolutional neural networks (CNN) are prominent and have been extensively researched. Thanks to the availability of massive data and high-speed graphics processing units, CNNs have shown state-of-the-art performance in various applications. This talk will outline the development and advances in convolutional neural networks, emphasizing computer vision tasks. Several key concepts such as layer formation, activation function, and backpropagation will also be presented to help practitioners understand CNNs.
About the Speaker: K Ram Prabhakar received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from KLNCE, Madurai in 2010, the M.Tech degree from NIT Rourkela in 2014, and his Ph.D. degree from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 2021. He worked as a Test Engineer at Aricent Technologies from 2010 till 2011. Currently, he is working as a Researcher at TCS Research - Bangalore. His research focus lies in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, and Remote Sensing. He has published papers in leading computer vision venues like CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, BMVC, etc.
Uncertainties in Additive manufacturing
Uncertainties in Additive manufacturing
Mr Jairam Raigar
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a new emerging technology for manufacturing end-use components with complicated geometries. Apart from having numerous potential benefits, AM technologies still present some unresolved challenges that hinder their widespread adoption, such as Higher process variability, unsatisfactory part quality, and lack of standards. These arise from the uncertainties in the AM process parameters and material properties. Point of discussion includes:
Factors affecting due to the uncertainties
Sources of uncertainties in the AM
How to minimize uncertainties/ variability in the AM process
About the Speaker: Mr. Jairam Raigar is a doctoral candidate and associated with the Additive manufacturing research laboratory (AMRL) at lIT Jammu. He is post-graduated in Manufacturing Technology from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar and graduated in Mechanical Engineering from IITDM Jabalpur. His area of research is selective laser sintering (SLS) of advanced polymer composites and in-situ process.
Entrepreneurship in Technology
Entrepreneurship in Technology
Dr Neha Sharma
During the session, we will cover several key points essential for aspiring entrepreneurs. Firstly, we'll delve into the significance of entrepreneurship and its potential benefits. Next, we'll explore the fundamental skills required to thrive as an entrepreneur, focusing on traits like creativity, resilience, and adaptability. Additionally, we'll discuss strategies for transforming an idea into a market-ready product or service, including market research, product development, and marketing. Finally, we'll provide a concise overview of the initial steps involved in launching a tech startup, highlighting key considerations and potential challenges along the way.
About the Speaker: Dr. Neha Sharma is an Entrepreneurship Expert & Faculty, Certified Design Thinking Practitioner, Researcher, Business Consultant, Trainer and Management Professional with more than a decade of experience in crosspractice research and multiple domains of business processes. She is a startup ecosystem enabler working closely with stakeholders like enterprises, startups, academia, researchers and policy makers. She has worked extensively in the area of Industry 4.0 with NASSCOM where she helped manufacturing enterprises in accelerating technology adoption with the help of solution providers and deep-tech startups. She mentored and guided 100+ startups and MSMEs in their entrepreneurial journey. Recently she has been recognised and awarded as one of the top 100 Women Leaders of India, 2022 by GlantorX and Zee News. Since the beginning of her career, Neha has worked across multiple-industry functions, ranging from technical roles of technical analyst and research analysts to business management roles of business development & marketing, project management and client servicing. She has worked with the Government, an MNC and a couple of technology start-ups in different roles.
Role of Geosynthetics in Sustainable Infrastructure Development
Role of Geosynthetics in Sustainable Infrastructure Development
Dr Riya Bhowmik
Our world is going through unprecedented changes owing to the rapid growth in population, industrialisation, and urbanisation. The resulting climate change and scarcity of resources has affected millions of lives in the form of geo-hazards and stunted infrastructural growth. The present talk will explore ways in which Geosynthetics offer solutions to this challenge. The talk will also discuss the potential of Geosynthetics in realising the targets of UN Sustainable Development Goals towards protecting our environment, mitigating natural disasters, connecting people, and bringing economic solutions.
About the Speaker: Dr. Riya Bhowmik is presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil EngineerinGeoenvironmentalInstitute of Technology (IT) Jammu. She has obtained her Ph.D. from IIT Delhi, and her expertise lies in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. her present research interests are in investigating sustainable mitigation measures to geo-hazards.
Procurement Facility at lIT Jammu
Procurement Facility at lIT Jammu
Dr Srishilan C
Procurement is also one of the challenging task in the public sector, with the available budget and sets of rules and guidelines prescribed by the government. The rules and guidelines by the Govt are formulated with a goals to minimize the arbitrary favouritism and ensure the value for money. The intervention of E-procurement using Govt websites have achieved the breakthrough in transparency, considering the general requirements. The E-governance and the features available in the portal, used by lIT Jammu, has facilitated the automation of procurement process, to a great extent, at present.
About the Speaker: Dr. Srishilan C is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering at IIT Jammu. His research interest is, Iron and Steel Making, and Computational modelling. He was ex-Procurement coordinator at IIT Jammu in FY 2021-22.
Molecular Communications: A New Paradigm in Communication
Molecular Communications: A New Paradigm in Communication
Dr Gaurav Sharma
Molecular communication (MC) is an emerging bio-inspired field where the exchange of information between various nano-machines is experienced based on the chemical exchange. The chemical exchange leads to transmission, propagation, and reception of information systematically between transmitter and receiver. Nowadays MC is proposed as a promising option for the communication of information molecules among various nano-devices. These nano-machines, are used to perform various tasks such as sensing, computing and actuating at the micro- and nano-scale levels. MC is basically motivated from nature, where cells implement MC for communication at intracellular and intercellular levels. MC finds a variety of applications in biological environments, especially in human healthcare scenarios, where MC can be used for target drug delivery, human body monitoring, defence, industrial applications and lab on chip.
About the Speaker: Dr Gaurav Sharma, received the B.E degree in Electronics and Communication from University of Jammu, in 2014, M.Tech degree in Electronics and Communication from SMVDU, Katra, in 2018 and PhD from the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT, Jammu, in 2022. His research interests include molecular communication.
Ubiquitous Machine Learning and it's Application
Ubiquitous Machine Learning and it's Application
Dr Karan Nathwani
Machine learning (ML) is the study of computer algorithms that can improve automatically through experience and by the use of data. It is seen as a part of artificial intelligence. Machine learning algorithms build a model based on sample data, known as training data, in order to make predictions or decisions without being explicitly programmed to do so. Machine learning algorithms are used in a wide variety of applications, such as in medicine, email filtering, speech recognition, and computer vision, where it is difficult or unfeasible to develop conventional algorithms to perform the needed tasks.
About the Speaker: Dr. Karan Nathwani is currently associated with IIT Jammu as Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering department. Before joining IIT Jammu, Dr. Karan Nathwani was Postdoctoral researcher in France at Telecom ParisTech and Inria-Nancy. He was also a research scientist at Oxford University in the UK. His area of research includes speech enhancement, speech pathology intelligibility improvement, speech recognition, underwater signal processing, Machine learning and Artificial intelligence.
Demystifying Stealth Fighter Plane Technology and its RCS Characteristics
Demystifying Stealth Fighter Plane Technology and its RCS Characteristics
Mr Pankaj Chawla
Stealth technology, also termed low observable technology (LO technology), is a sub-discipline of military tactics and passive and active electronic countermeasures, which covers a range of methods used to make personnel, aircraft, ships, submarines, missiles, satellites, and ground vehicles less visible (ideally invisible) to radar, infrared, sonar and other detection methods. It corresponds to military camouflage for these parts of the electromagnetic spectrum (i.e., multi-spectral camouflage). Too many sophisticated techniques are employed in order to achieve this like proper shaping of crafts, using EM resistant coating etc. In the new generation stealth fighter planes, metamaterials are deployed to serve the purpose of reducing RCS as low as possible.
About the Speaker: Pankaj Chawla is a PhD research scholar at IIT Jammu. He has two national and one international granted patents. He has two DRDO and one ISRO certifications. He is certified by lIT (BHU) in associations with Chung-Ang University South Korea and also by TIFR on Radio waves. He is also a member of IEEE quantum committee.
Orientation Session for Research Scholars of IIT Jammu
Orientation Session for Research Scholars of IIT Jammu
Dr Rani Rohini
Gundula Bosch, Senior scientist and Director: R3 Centre for Innovation in Science Education, Johns Hapkins-Bloombergs who were still to take their comprehensive exam. Dr. Rohini, who conducted this session, also briefed about the various research scholarships like PMRF/TCS etc. available for the research scholars.
"Train your PhD student (for supervisor) and yourself (for research scholars) to be thinker not just specialist" by Dr. Gundula Bosch, Senior scientist and Director: R3 Centre for Innovation in Science Education, Johns Hapkins-Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore-USA
About the Speaker: Dr Rani Rohini is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu. She has research interest in hybrid carbon fiber composites, nanostructuredrest in hybrid carbon fiber composites, nanostructured material design for thermal management, development of sustainable polymer based coatings.
Technology Readiness Level Assessment for Research Project
Technology Readiness Level Assessment for Research Project
Dr Rajkumar Velu
New technologies enable new capabilities in engineering and science research. Transitioning new technology to applications elements is complex and introduces risk but finding the right balance between benefit and risk leads to advancement for the appropriate application. clear understanding of the risks of new technology can create an environment where innovation is nurtured rather than avoided. The Technology Readiness Level (TRL) was developed as a metric for the maturity of new technology, but, in the past, assessing the TRL was often done informally, and consistent reviews were not applied. This frequently led to discrepancies between the TRL as perceived by the technologist and that perceived by a project. Therefore currently TRL assessment is focused on all researchers to understand their maturity level in a systematic approach.
About the Speaker: Dr Rajkumar Velu is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu. Priory worked as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Laser Aided Intelligent Manufacturing (CLAIM), University of Michigan, USA. Also, worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre (DManD), Singapore University of Technology and Design. He completed his PhD thesis at the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, in Additive Manufacturing technology on composites. Dr Velu's research interest encompasses a holistic approach that incorporates the design, model, and development of additive manufacturing processes adopting various advanced materials for high-value applications such as the medical and aerospace industry.
Measuring Blood Pressure - Hidden Difficulties Inside the Box
Measuring Blood Pressure - Hidden Difficulties Inside the Box
Prof Suresh Devasahayam
Blood pressure, a basic clinical measurement, is commonly measured using an inflated cuff around the arm, and indirectly estimating the maxima-minima. The accuracy of measuring blood pressure is critical, considering the large amount of medication that is prescribed based on these readings. Direct and more accurate measurements involving insertion of a sensor into an artery is done only in intensive care units. This is a truly interdisciplinary area requiring doctors, engineers and others to work closely together. Some pros and cons of these methods, and a new improvement using an adaptive filter will be discussed. This talk is based on some work done in the last few months at IT-Jammu and at CMC-Vellore.
About the Speaker: Prof. Suresh is currently a Professor of Electrical Engineering at IIT-Jammu. He was previously a Professor of Bioengineering at CMC-Vellore for 20 years, and before that Associate Professor at IIT-Bombay where he was for 12 years. His formal training in engineering was at Guindy and Illinois followed by a 9-month postdoc at Alberta. His areas of research include medical instrumentation, medical signal processing, transducers and measurement, systems modelling in physiology, and neuromuscular assessment. Among his duties at lIT-Jammu is that of Dean, Academics.
National Science Day 2022 Celebrations
National Science Day 2022 Celebrations
Re4M celebrated our founding day with our flagship event, National Science Day 2022, as a poignant tribute to Prof. CV Raman and his contribution to science at IIT Jammu.
It was an honour to delve into the realms of science and innovation through collaborative efforts and inspiring presentations by our IIT fraternity Dr Sayantan Mandal, Dr Sanat K. Tiwari, Dr Dharitri Rath, Ms Palak Dobal, Mr Mohit Teacher and Mr Premveer Singh and Mr Lakshya Devani.
Inspiration From Insects' Legs in Bioengineering
Inspiration From Insects' Legs in Bioengineering
Mr Shubham Sharma
Insects appeared first on earth, about 500 million years ago. Legs, their primary organ of locomotion is modified according to their living habitats. For instance, the legs of the insects living inside the water are modified in ore-like shapes, which helps them swim. Similarly, the legs of the honeybees help them in collecting the pollen. This understanding paves the possibilities for intensive research in robotics, including exploration to develop robot-bees which could help in artificial pollination. Therefore, this talk dwells on looking into insects as a source of inspiration for engineering applications.
About the Speaker: Shubham recently completed his master's in Agricultural Entomology from SKUAST Jammu (2021). During his master's, he was awarded the ICAR-JRF fellowship. He submitted his dissertation titled "Management of major insect pests of citrus with emphasis on safety on beneficial insects." Shubham is passionate about insects and is currently exploring various opportunities for higher studies.
Reflecting on the past Talks and Events: Year 2021
Reflecting on the past Talks and Events: Year 2021
At Club Re4M, we believe that every event is an opportunity to learn, connect, and grow. Over the year 2021, our members have had the privilege to attend a series of enlightening talks and engaging dinners that have not only enriched our understanding but also fostered a sense of community.
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