Man cannot discover new oceans until he has courage to lose sight of the shore - Anon 

Dr. Sanjay Singh

Principal Scientist and Group Head, 

Advanced Information Technologies Group

CSIR – Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI)

(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India)

Pilani – 333031, Rajasthan, India.

Phone No.: +91-9887435675(M)+91-1596-252214(O) / +91-1596-242294(F)

Email: sanjay.csirceeri@gmail.com / sanjay@ceeri.res.in 

Areas of Research Interest

• Algorithms: Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

• System Design: VLSI based Hardware Accelerators, Prototyping with FPGAs

• Design Methodologies: Embedded Implementations using GPUs, CPUs, and FPGAs

Professional Career

Scientific Leadership/ Managerial Responsibilities 

• Group Head, Advanced Information Technologies Group, CSIR-CEERI [July 27, 2022 - Present]

• Mission Project Coordinator, CSIR Mission Mode Project on "AI-enabled Technologies and Systems (AITS)" [May 23, 2022 – March 31, 2025]

(Total Project Activities: 18; Total Project Budget: 2348.70 Lakhs; Number of Participating CSIR Labs: 15) 

• Chief Investigator, MeitY Funded Mutli-institutional Project "Resource Constrained AI"  [February 2020 -  February 2023]

(Leading Institute: CSIR-CEERI, Participating Institutes: IIT Indore, IIT Jodhpur, and IIIT Allahabad)

• Sub-theme Vertical Nodal Scientist, Digital Health and Digital Diagnostics Sub-theme Vertical, CSIR Healthcare (HCT) Theme [October 2020 – Present]

• Sub-vertical Nodal Scientist, CSIR Societal Portal for Digital Health and Digital Diagnostics Sub-vertical [April 2021 – Present]

• Group Head, Cognitive Computing Group, CSIR-CEERI [June 03, 2019 – August 10, 2020]

• Coordinator, For Implementation of Automated Employee Attendance and Tour Management System in the Institute, CSIR-CEERI [December 2021 –  Present]

Research

• Principal Scientist [23/09/2018 – Present] Advanced Information Technologies Group / Intelligent Systems Group / Cognitive Computing Group, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India

• Senior Scientist [23/09/2014 – 22/09/2018] Cognitive Computing Group / IC Design Group, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India

• Scientist [23/09/2011 – 22/09/2014] IC Design Group, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India

• Scientist Fellow [03/02/2009 – 22/09/2011] IC Design Group, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India

• Project Fellow [14/11/2007 – 02/02/2009] IC Design Group, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India

• Visiting Researcher [01/09/2022 – 16/09/2022] Nagasaki University, Japan

• Visiting Researcher [02/09/2019 – 18/09/2019] Hiroshima University, Japan

• Visiting Researcher [11/06/2017 – 01/07/2017] Hiroshima University, Japan

Teaching

• Associate Professor [15/02/2021 – Present] in Engineering Sciences, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), India

• Assistant Professor [10/03/2014 – 14/02/2021] in Engineering Sciences, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), India

• Designated Associate Professor [18/12/2017 – 14/03/2018] in Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan

Administrative Responsibilities 

@ CSIR/CSIR-CEERI

• Member, Standing Publications, Ethics and Scientific Vigilance Committee (SEC), CSIR-CEERI [February 14, 2023 – Present]

• Member, Equipment Prioritization Committee, CSIR-CEERI [April 2023 – Present]

• Member, Safety Committee, CSIR-CEERI [April 2023 – Present]

• Member, Manpower Development Committee, CSIR-CEERI [April 2023 – Present]

• Member, Budget Monitoring Committee, CSIR-CEERI [July 2022 – Present].

• Member, Scientific Investigation Board (SIB), CSIR-CEERI [2021 – Present]

• Member, Technical & Purchase Committee/ Purchase Committee / Stores & Purchase Committee, CSIR-CEERI [June 2015 – Present]

• Member of Various Technical Sub Committees Related to Purchase [2017 - Present]

• Member, JRF/SRF/RA/Project Staff Selection/Extension Committees, CSIR-CEERI [2014 - Present]

• Member, Computer/IT/Network Committee, CSIR-CEERI [April 2019 – March 2023]

• Member,  Fact Finding Committees [2013, 2020, 2021, 2022 ]

• Member, Core Team for CSIR Societal Portal [ 2021-2022]

• Member, Screening Committee for Administrative Posts Recruitment at CSIR-CEERI [2022 - 2023]

• Member, Screening Committee for Technical Assistant and Technician Recruitment at CSIR-CEERI [2022]

• Member, Committee for Assessment of Work of Bill Section, CSIR-CEERI [2022]

• Member, Allotment Committee, CSIR-CEERI [April 2019 – March 2021]

• Committee Member for Evaluation of AI Enabled COVID-19 Detection Technology using Chest X-ray, submitted to ICMR by different Industries and Institutes [2021]

• Core Committee Member for Preparing and Updating CSIR-CEERI Roadmap Document (Available in Electronic and Print Form with CSIR-CEERI Library) [2017-18]

• Member, CEERI Senior Secondary School Management Committee [April 2013 – March 2017]

@ AcSIR

• Member, Academic Committee (AC), AcSIR at CSIR-CEERI [July 06, 2022 – Present]

• Member, Selection Committee for Admission of AcSIR's IDDP and PhD (Engineering) Students for August 2023 Session at CSIR-CEERI. 

• Member, Screening Committee for Admission of AcSIR's IDDP and PhD (Engineering) Students for August 2023 Session at CSIR-CEERI.

• Member, Selection Committee for Admission of AcSIR's PhD (Physical Sciences) Students for August 2023 Session at CSIR-CEERI. 

• Member, Screening Committee for Admission of AcSIR's PhD (Physical Sciences) Students for August 2023 Session at CSIR-CEERI.

• Member, Selection Committee for Admission of AcSIR's PhD (Engineering) Students for January 2023 Session at CSIR-CEERI.

• Member, Screening Committee for Admission of AcSIR's PhD (Engineering) Students for January 2023 Session at CSIR-CEERI.

• Member, Selection Committee for Admission of AcSIR's IDDP and PhD (Engineering) Students for August 2022 Session at CSIR-CEERI. 

• Member, Screening Committee for Admission of AcSIR's IDDP and PhD (Engineering) Students for August 2022 Session at CSIR-CEERI.

• Member, Selection Committee for Admission of AcSIR's IDDP and PhD (Engineering) Students for January2022 Session at CSIR-CEERI. 

• Member, Screening Committee for Admission of AcSIR's IDDP and PhD (Engineering) Students for January 2022 Session at CSIR-CEERI.

• Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC) Member of AcSIR Ph.D. Students. 

@ Outside CSIR

• Expert Member, Board of Studies of Department of Electronics and Communication, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India [October 2022 - Present]

• Member, JRF/SRF/RA/Project Staff Selection Committees, CSIR-NEERI [2021-22]

• Member, JRF/SRF/RA/Project Staff Selection/Extension Committees, BITS Pilani [2021]

Academic Details

• Ph. D. (2015)

  • Research Area: VLSI Design for Computer Vision 

  • Thesis Title: Hardware Accelerators for Automated Video Surveillance Systems

  • Supervisors: Dr. Chandra Shekhar, Distinguished Scientist & Former Director (From 2003-2015), CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India and Dr. Anil Vohra, Professor, Electronic Science Dept., Dean Academic Affairs, Dean R&D, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India.

  • Institute/University: CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India (Degree Awarded by Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India).

• M. Tech. (2007)

  • Microelectronics & VLSI Design

  • Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

  • First Position in University (Gold Medal)

• M. Sc. (2005)

  • Electronics (Microelectronics & VLSI Design)

  • Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

  • First Position in University (Gold Medal)

• B. Sc. (2003)

  • Electronics and Computer Science

  • Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India.

  • First Position in College

  • Fourth Position in University in overall Science Stream (Total about 110 colleges under University)

Awards / Honors / Scholarships

• CSIR-CEERI Foundation Day Research Excellence Award: Padma Bhushan Dr. Amarjit Singh Memorial Foundation Day Award for Excellence in Research (Team Leader), CSIR-CEERI, September 2022.

• Sakura Science Exchange Program Fellow, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Government of Japan, 2022.

• Best Research Paper Award, 10th International Conference on Frontiers of Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications (FICTA), Mizoram, India, June 18 - 19, 2022.

• All India Third Rank (Team Leader of Ph.D. Students Team), Engineering Student Festival, 7th India International Science Festival (IISF), December 2021.

• CSIR-CEERI Foundation Day Technology Excellence Award: Padma Bhushan Dr. Amarjit Singh Memorial Foundation Day Award for Excellence in Best Technological Solution (Team Leader), CSIR-CEERI, September 2021.

• Best Research Paper Award, 8th International Conference on Frontiers of Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications (FICTA), Surathkal, India, January 4 – 5, 2020.

• Second Prize (Team Leader of Master Students of AcSIR and Kurukshetra University) in INNOVISION-2019 Organized by Kurukshetra University Technology Incubation Centre (KUTIC). Oct. 15, 2019 to Feb. 15, 2020.

• Invited Member of Expert Group, Digital Monozukuri (Manufacturing) Education Research Centre of Monozukuri (Manufacturing) Creation Program, Hiroshima, Japan, 2018-22. 

• Sakura Science Exchange Program Fellow, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Government of Japan, 2017.

• Skoch Transformation Innovation Award for Smart Camera System Project, December 15, 2016

• Skoch Order-of-Merit Award for Smart Camera System Project, December 15, 2016

• IEEE Senior Membership Elevation, February, 2016

• CSIR Scientist Fellowship (2009-2011)

• National Merit Scholarship (2003-04, 2004-05)

• University Merit Scholarship (2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03)

• National Level Educational Scholarship from Indian Defense Educational Society (1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07)

• Merit Certificate from Indian Defense Educational Society during M. Tech. (2005-06, 2006-07)

• Gold Medal for First Position in University in M. Tech.

• Gold Medal for First Position in University in M. Sc. Honored by Governor of Haryana, A. R. Kidwai

• Second Position in State Level Electronics Quiz Contest, M.L.N. College, Yamunanagar. India. February 10, 2003

• First Position in Project Section in IT Mela, D.N. College, Hisar, India. January 28, 2003

• 100% marks in one paper of Mathematics in B. Sc. – II

• Merit Certificate for Meritious Position (In Top 10) in University during B. Sc. (2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03) from Higher Education Department, Haryana

• Merit Certificate for First Position in College during B. Sc. (2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03)

• Merit Certificate for Meritious Position in 10th from Haryana Development Authority, Narnaul, India

Collaborators 

• Prof. Idaku Ishii – Professor, Robotics Laboratory, Department of System Cybernetics, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan

• Prof. Santanu Chaudhury – Director IIT Jodhpur & Professor (On Lien), Electrical Engineering Department, IIT Delhi, India

• Dr. Aruna Tiwari – Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Indore, India

• Dr. Deepak Mishra – Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Department, IIT Jodhpur, India

• Dr. Bibhas Ghoshal – Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology at the Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad.

• CSIR-NAL, CSIR-NEERI, CSIR-CMERI, CSIR-IIP, and CSIR-IGIB

International Visits: R&D Collaboration 

• Nagasaki University, Japan

  • Visiting Researcher under Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Funded Sakura Science Program: Exposure to ongoing research work at Nagasaki University, Japan and Exploration of Collaborative Research Opportunities.

  • Visit Funding – From Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Nagasaki University, Japan

  • Duration – September 01-16, 2022

• Hiroshima University, Japan

  • Participation in CSIR-HU Joint Symposium and Represented CSIR-CEERI

  • Visit Funding – From Hiroshima University, Japan

  • Duration – December 18-22, 2019

• Hiroshima University, Japan

  • Visiting Researcher in Digital Monozukuri (Manufacturing) Education Research Centre of Monozukuri (Manufacturing) Creation Program: Collaborative Research and Participation & Paper Presentation in International Conference SICE-2019

  • Visit Funding – From Hiroshima University, Japan

  • Duration – September 01-19, 2019

• Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan

  • Exploration of possibilities of collaborative research projects

  • Visit Funding – From Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India

  • Duration – August 20-26, 2018

• Hiroshima University, Japan

  • Visiting Faculty (Designated Associate Professor): Collaborative research work

  • Visit Funding – From Hiroshima University, Japan

  • Duration – December 16, 2017 to March 14, 2018

• Hiroshima University, Japan

  • Visiting Researcher under Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Funded Sakura Science Program: Exposure to ongoing research work at Hiroshima University, Japan and Exploration of Collaborative Research Opportunities

  • Visit Funding – From Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Hiroshima University, Japan

  • Duration – June 11, 2017 – July 01, 2017

Professional Associations

• Senior Member, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), USA (February 2016)

• Member, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), USA (January 2011 - January 2016)

• Member, SSI (Semiconductor Society of India) (August 2013 - Present)