Technical Activities

Technology Deployment: 

Installation of CSIR-CEERI Developed Face Recognitions based Attendance System (FRAS)

• • CSIR-HRDC, Ghaziabad (December 2020), 

  • CSIR-HQ, New Delhi (March 2021)

  • CSIR-IIMT, Bhubaneshwar (March 2021)

  • CSIR-IIIM, Jammu (April 2021)

  • CSIR-CDRI, CSIR-IGIB, CSIR-NPL, CSIR-CFTRI, ... (About 20 CSIR Labs)

  • TATA Industries, Jamshedpur (October 2022)

Invited Talks/Lectures Delivered and Workshops Conducted: 

60+ (At IIT Jodhpur, Nagasaki University Japan, ITRI Taiwan, BITS Pilani, Hiroshima University Japan, IIT Indore, Kurukshetra University, Thapar University, J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology,  …)

1. AI-based Technologies and Systems: Conducted One Session in Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on New Frontiers in Semiconductor and Quantum Technology (Hybrid mode), Organized by Amity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. May 13-17, 2024. 

2. VLSI Design and AI: Delivered Expert Lecture, Organized by Department of Engineering and Technology, Gurugram University, Gurugram, India. April 22, 2024. 

3. AI-enabled Technologies and Systems: Conducted One Session in SERB High-End Workshop (KARYASHALA) on A Practical Approach to Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Computer Vision Applications using High End Computing Resources (Hybrid mode), Organized by Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad (MNNIT Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh, India. March 15 -22, 2024 . 

4. AI-based Technologies and Systems: Conducted One Session in a one-day workshop on Introduction to Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for Generative AI (Hybrid mode), Organized by Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore), Madhya Pradesh, India. February 27, 2024.

5. AI-based Technologies and Systems: Delivered an Invited Lecture and Conducted a Panel Discussion in ARUNIMA Youth Conclave - 2024, Organized by Dundlod Shikshan Sansthan, Dundlod, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India. January 20, 2024. 

6. AI-enabled Technologies for Healthcare: Delivered an Invited Talk in Workshop on Internet of Things and Applications (IoTA), Organized by Interdisciplinary Research Platform on IoT (IDRP-IoT), Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India, August 19-20, 2023. 

7. VLSI Architectures for Video Surveillance Applications: Conducted One Session in Summer Internship Program on “Verilog Digital System Design, Synthesis and Verification”, Organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India, July 21, 2023. 

8. CSIR AI Activities: Conducted One Session in AI Workshop, Organized by CSIR – Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan, India. May 17, 2023. 

9. AI-based Technologies and Systems: Conducted One Session in Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Innovations and Research Trends in Artificial Intelligence, Organized by Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India. March 13-18, 2023. 

10. AI-based Activities at CSIR-CEERI: Delivered a Talk in Second (2nd) Topical Interaction Meeting (Topic: Physical Sciences and IT) between CSIR and National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Organized by CSIR, India. February 02, 2022 (Virtual Event). 

11. AI-enabled Technologies for Healthcare: Delivered Talk as Invited Speaker and was a Panelist for Role of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Sector in EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE, Organized by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India. December 17, 2022. 

12. AI-enabled Technologies and Systems: Delivered Keynote in International Conference on Next Generation Systems and Networks, Organized by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan, India. November 4-5, 2022. 

13. AI-enabled Technologies and Systems: Delivered Lecture in Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Funded “Sakura Science Program” at School of Information and Data Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan, September 01-16, 2022.

14. AI-based Systems for Computer Vision Applications: Delivered Invited Lecture, Hiroshima University, Japan, September 12, 2022 (Virtual Mode).

15. AI-based Technologies at CSIR-CEERI: Delivered a Talk in i-CONNECT34 Event: Technologies for Strategic and Societal Applications under the Theme Aerospace, Electronics & Instrumentation and Strategic Sector (AEISS),  Organised by CSIR, India. June 28, 2022 (Virtual Event).

16. Embedded Implementations of Computer Vision Algorithm & Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Delivered Talk in Training of Trainers on “IoT & Embedded Systems in Health Care” (For PGT, TGT Teachers & ATAL Incharge), Organized under the Jigyasa Program by CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), India. March 14-16, 2022.

17. Intelligent Embedded Systems for Computer Vision Applications: Conducted One Session in Short Term Training Program on “Cloud Computing and IoT”, Organized by Department of Electronics Engineering, J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology (YMCA), Faridabad, Haryana, India. February 07-12, 2022.

18. AI-enabled Systems and Technologies: Conducted One Session in Short Term Training Program on “Cloud Computing and IoT”, Organized by Department of Electronics Engineering, J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology (YMCA), Faridabad, Haryana, India. February 07-12, 2022.

19. Intelligent Embedded Systems for Computer Vision Applications: One Week AICTE Sponsored Online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Advances in Optoelectronics, Devices and Communication”, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India, January 17-22, 2022

20. Application Oriented AI based System: Conducted One Session in AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “VLSI Design Techniques and its Applications in AI/ML”, Organized by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India. November 15-19, 2021. 

21. Smart Sensing and Robotics - Real-time Intelligent Systems: Delivered a Talk in HU-CSIR Joint International Workshop (Online Mode), Organized by CSIR-ISTAD and Hiroshima University (HU). Participation of about Ten CSIR Labs. September 29, 2021.

22. AI based Applications of Drones/UAVs: Conducted One Session in AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Intelligent and Collaborative Robotics", Organized by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan, India. September 13-17, 2021. 

23. Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision: Conducted One Session in AICTE-RGPV Joint Teachers Training Program on “An Interdisciplinary Approach to Data Analysis and Visualization: Tools and Techniques”, Organized by IPS College of Technology & Management, Gwalior, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Madhya Pradesh, India. July 05-10, 2021.

24. Industry 4.0: Visual Computing for Industrial Environment Monitoring: Conducted One Session in AICTE Sponsored Online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Trends for Industry 4.0 Beyond 2020 | Electronics Engineering Perspective”, Organized by Department of Electronics Engineering, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA Faridabad, Haryana, India. March 15-20, 2021. 

25. Resource Constrained AI: Conducted One Sessions in AICTE Sponsored Online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Trends for Industry 4.0 Beyond 2020 | Electronics Engineering Perspective”, Organized by Department of Electronics Engineering, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA Faridabad, Haryana, India. March 15-20, 2021. 

26. Fault/Anomaly Detection in Power Lines Infrastructure using AI Techniques: Conducted One Session in Rajasthan Technical University, Kota (Rajasthan) & TEQIP-III RTU (ATU) Sponsored Online Faculty Development Program on “Renewable Energy Technologies”, Organized by B.K. Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pilani, Rajasthan, India. February 26 – March 02, 2021.

27. AI Related Research Activities at CSIR-CEERI, Delivered a Talk in CDISE-CSIR Webinar, Organised by CDISE Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech),  Russia and CSIR, India, 18 December 2020 (Virtual Event).

28. Development of Real-time Intelligent Systems for Various Computer Vision Applications: Conducted One Session in Second AICTE-AQIS Sponsored Short Term Training Program (STTP) on “Artificial Intelligence and 5G Communication Technology”, Organized by Poornima College of Engineering, Rajasthan, India. October 26-31, 2020.

29. AI based COVID-Pneumonia Detection using Chest X-ray: Conducted Online Webinar, Organized by University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. August 06, 2020.

30. AI COVID-Pneumonia Testing Tool Kit Using Chest X-Ray: Delivered a Talk in National Conference on "AI & Perception Engineering", Organized by CSIR - Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, (CSIR-CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan, India.  July 30, 2020.

31. AI and Machine Learning: Delivered Lectures and Conducted Lab Sessions in a Five Days National Workshop on "IoT & Machine Learning" at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Andaman & Nocobar, India, under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Project. 28 January – 01 February, 2020.

32. Intelligent Systems for Computer Vision Applications: Delivered Talk in Second HU-CSIR Joint Symposium at Hiroshima University, Japan, December 19-21, 2019. 

33. Digital VLSI Design and FPGA Implementation: Delivered Lectures and Conducted Lab Sessions in a National Workshop on "VLSI Design" at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK), Haryana, India, under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Project. Organized by Electronic Science Department, KUK. Nov 14-16, 2019.

34. Digital VLSI Design and FPGA Implementation: Delivered Lectures and Conducted Lab Sessions (One Week Module) in Skill Development Programme on "FPGA based System Design" at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India. June 03, 2019 – July 02, 2019.

35. Hardware Accelerator for High Speed Scene Change Detection: Delivered Invited Presentation in SICE Annual Conference (SICE 2019), Hiroshima, Japan. September 10-13, 2019. 

36. AI Applications: Delivered Lecture in a Seminar on "AI Technologies & Applications" at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, April 26, 2019.

37. Real-time Embedded AI - VLSI based Approach, Delivered Invited Talk in One-week workshop on "VLSI Front End Design", J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, India, January 2019.

38. FPGA Implementation of Image Processing Algorithms, Conducted Full Day Hands-on Training in One-week workshop on "VLSI Front End Design", J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, India, January 2019.

39. AI for Air Quality Monitoring and Smart Water Grid: Delivered Invited Lecture in CSIR India and ITRI Taiwan Joint Workshop, CSIR Science Centre, New Delhi, India (Workshop Chaired by DG CSIR), October 31, 2018.

40. Data Analytics for Air Quality Monitoring: Delivered Invited Talk at Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan, August 23, 2018.

41. Hardware Implementation of ELM: Delivered Talk in CEERI – IIT Indore One Day Symposium, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, November 07, 2017.

42. Vision and Image Analysis Application: Delivered Talk in CEERI – IIT Kharagpur Joint Workshop, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, September 24, 2017.

43. FPGA-based Smart Camera System Design: Delivered Invited Talk in NTU-India Connect Program : International Symposium on Computational Mathematics, Optimization, and Computational Intelligence (CMOCI 2017), IIT Indore, India. July 17-19, 2017.

44. Design and Development of Real-Time Computer Vision and Machine Learning based System: Delivered 112th Taoyaka Program Seminar, Hiroshima University Japan, June 20, 2017.

45. Building Intelligent Systems: Delivered Invited Talk in National Seminar on Labs-to-Land, Electronics Department, R.K.S.D. Post Graduate College, Kaithal, Haryana, India. February 27, 2017.

46. VLSI Design and Image Processing: Conducted Two Day's workshop at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK), Haryana, India, under World Bank Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Project. Organized by Electronic Science Department, KUK. February 02-03, 2017. 

47. Real-time Computer Vision and Machine Learning - Leveraging VLSI Design, Delivered Invited Talk in Research Workshop, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Indore, India. September 16, 2016.

48. Trends in Video Surveillance: Delivered Invited Talk in National Conference on Emerging Trends in Computer Science & Electronics Engineering (ETCSEE - 2016), RPS Group of Institutions, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India. April 09-10, 2016.

49. Digital VLSI Design and Computer Vision: Delivered Lectures to B.Tech. Students in Short Term Training Program Organized at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India, May-June, 2015.

50. Video Surveillance System Design: Invited Talk in National Workshop on Advances in Analog and Digital Circuit Design, SunRise University, Alwar, Rajasthan, India. May 21-22, 2015. 

51. Advanced Digital VLSI System Design: Engineer's Day Lecture at Yaduvanshi College of Engineering and Technology, Narnaul, Haryana, India. September 15, 2014. 

52. Digital VLSI Design and Computer Vision: Delivered Lectures to B.Tech. Students in Short Term Training Program Organized at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India, May-June, 2014.

53. VLSI Design & Video Surveillance: Invited Lectures and Lab Demonstrations at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, Rajasthan for M.Tech. (VLSI Design) Students of Mody Institute of Technology & Science (MITS), Laxmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan, India during their visit of CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India. February 28, 2014. 

54. Digital VLSI Design: Conducted Two days’ workshop at Institute of Engineering (IET), Alwar, Rajasthan, India, under World Bank Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Project. Organized by Electronics & Communication Engineering Department, IET, Alwar. February 18-19, 2014. 

55. Digital VLSI Design and Computer Vision: Delivered Lectures to B.Tech. Students in Short Term Training Program Organized at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India, May-June, 2013.

56. Digital VLSI Design & FPGA Implementation: Conducted Two days’ workshop at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK), Haryana, India, under World Bank Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Project. Jointly organized by University Institute of Engineering & Technology, KUK and Electronic Science Department, KUK. April 22-23, 2013. 

57. Digital Image Processing Basics: Conducted One day workshop at Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India, under Computer Society of India (CSI) Guest Lecture Series. March 05, 2013. 

58. Digital VLSI Design & Computer Architecture: Delivered Three Expert Lectures at Gurgaon College of Engineering for Women (GCEW), Gurgaon, Haryana, India. March 22, 2012. 

59. Digital VLSI Design and Computer Vision: Delivered Lectures to B.Tech. Students in Short Term Training Program Organized at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India, May-June, 2012.

60. Digital Electronics & VLSI Design: Delivered Invited Lecture at RPS College of Engineering and Technology, Mohindergarh, Haryana, India. April 15, 2011. 

61. Smart Camera Technology: Exhibited Technology in Electronics and IT Exhibition (Elitex - 2011) at New Delhi, organized by MCIT, Govt. of India. April 4-5, 2011. 

62. Smart Camera System Design: Technology Demonstration in National Workshop on Perception Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, June, 2010. 

63. Smart Camera System Design: Technology Demonstration at National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India, June, 2010. 

64. FPGA based Embedded System Design: Delivered Invited Lecture in National Workshop on Embedded Systems held at Gurgaon Institute of Technology & Management (GITM), Gurgaon, India. February 26-27, 2010.

65. VHDL and System C : Conducted the Laboratory Sessions in Instruction Enhancement Program (IEP) at Thapar University, Patiala, India under DIT/MCIT (Govt. of India) Special Manpower Development Project -Phase II (SMDP-II). December 14-23, 2009.

66. Technology Demonstration during CEERI and CSIR Foundation Day Events & in Several R&D-Industry Meets/Events [2017- Present]

Reviewer: 

• Journals

  • IEEE Signal Processing Letters, IEEE

  • The Journal of Engineering, IET

  • International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, Springer

  • International Journal of Electronics, Taylor and Francis

• Conferences 

  • ICVGIP-2023

  • VDAT-2023

  • ICONIP-2023

  • ICVGIP-2022 

  • IEEE INDICON-2019 

  • ICACCI–2018 

  • Reviewer, International Conference on Machine Intelligence and Signal Processing, IIT Indore, India during December 22-24, 2017.

  • Reviewer, 7th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), Manipal, Karnataka, India, September 13-16, 2017, IEEE Proceedings.

  • Reviewer, 5th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, September 21-24, 2016, IEEE Proceedings.

  • Reviewer, International Conference on Applied and Theoretical Computing and Communication Technology, Bangalore, India, July 21-23, 2016, IEEE Proceedings.

  • Reviewer, Symposium on Emerging Topics in Computing and Communications (SETCAC'15), Trivandrum, Kerala, India, December 16-19, 2015, IEEE Proceedings.

  • Reviewer, Second International Symposium on Signal Processing and Intelligent Recognition Systems (SIRS), Trivandrum, Kerala, India, December 16-19, 2015, Springer Proceedings.

  • Reviewer, International Conference on Computing and Network Communications (CoCoNet), Trivandrum, Kerala, India, December 16-19, 2015, IEEE Proceedings.

  • Reviewer, International Conference on Applied and Theoretical Computing and Communication Technology (ICATCCT), Davangere, Karnataka, India, October 29-31, 2015, IEEE Proceedings.

  • Reviewer, International Conference on Green Computing and Internet of Things (ICGCIoT), Greater Noida, India, October 8-10, 2015, IEEE Proceedings.

  • Reviewer, 4th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), Kochi, Kerala, India, August 10-13, 2015, IEEE Proceedings.

Involvement in Organizing Conferences/Workshops/Events: 

• Organizing  Coordinator, One-day Workshop on Artificial Intelligence (under the banner of One Week One Lab Program of CSIR-CEERI), May 17, 2023.

• Organizing Committee Member, CSIR-CEERI One Week One Lab Program, May 15-19, 2023.

• Organizing Committee Member, CSIR-CEERI Foundation Day Function and CSIR Foundation Day Function, 2022.

• Organizing Committee Member, Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 in CSIR-CEERI from October 26, 2021 to November 01, 2021.

• Organizing Committee Member, 10th International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving - SocProS 2020, Jointly Organized by Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India & Soft Computing Research Society. December 18-20, 2020. 

• Session Chair, 10th International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving - SocProS 2020, Jointly Organized by Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India & Soft Computing Research Society. December 18-20, 2020.

• Organizing Chair & Convener, National Conference on AI & Perception Engineering, Organized by CSIR - Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, (CSIR-CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan, India.  July 30, 2020.

• Session Coordinator, National Conference on AI & Perception Engineering, Organized by CSIR - Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, (CSIR-CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan, India.  July 30, 2020.

• Organizing Committee Member, CSIR-CEERI Foundation Day Function and CSIR Foundation Day Function, 2019.

• Convener, One Day National Workshop on VLSI & Integrated Electronic System Design (VIESD), CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, February 26, 2019.

• Convener, Purchase Committee, Smart India Hardware Hackathon (SIHH), CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, 2018.

• Organizing Chair, Workshop on Real-Time Stream Analytics and Machine Learning for Cyber-Physical Systems (RSM4CPS), In Association with 19th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN 2018), IIT BHU Varanasi, India, January 04, 2018.

• Technical Program Committee Member, IEEE Sponsored 7th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), Manipal, Karnataka, India during September 13-16, 2017.

• Advisory Committee Member, Two Day's workshop on VLSI Design and Image Processing, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK), Haryana, India, under World Bank Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Project. Organized by Electronic Science Department, KUK. February 02-03, 2017.

• Organizing Committee Member, Springer Sponsored 8th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction, CSIR-CEERI Pilani and BITS Pilani, Rajasthan, India, December 12-13, 2016.

• Technical Program Committee Member, IEEE Sponsored 5th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, September 21-24, 2016.

• Conference Advisory Committee Member and Session Chair, National Conference on Emerging Trends in Computer Science & Electronics Engineering (ETCSEE - 2016), RPS Group of Institutions, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India, April 09-10, 2016.

• Advisory Committee Member for National Workshop on Advances in Analog and Digital Circuit Design - 2015, SUNRISE University, Alwar, Rajasthan, India, May 21-22, 2015.

• Technical Program Committee Member, IEEE Sponsored Symposium on Emerging Topics in Computing and Communications (SETCAC'15), Trivandrum, Kerala, India, December 16-19, 2015.

• Technical Program Committee Member, Springer Sponsored Second International Symposium on Signal Processing and Intelligent Recognition Systems (SIRS), Trivandrum, Kerala, India, December 16-19, 2015.

• Technical Program Committee Member, IEEE Sponsored International Conference on Computing and Network Communications (CoCoNet), Trivandrum, Kerala, India, December 16-19, 2015.

• Technical Program Committee Member, IEEE Sponsored 4th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), Kochi, Kerala, India, August 10-13, 2015.

• Technical Program Committee Member, IEEE Sponsored 4th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), Kochi, Kerala, India, August 10-13, 2015.

• Organizing Committee Member for IEEE Sponsored International Conference on Advanced Electronic Systems (ICAES), CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India, September 21-23, 2013.

• Organizing Committee Member, SSBMT Tournament at CSIR-CEERI, March 2012.

• Organizing Committee Member, National Conference on VLSI Design & Embedded Systems (NCVDES), October 12-14, 2011.

Participation in International Conferences/Workshops/R&D Events: 

• India - Russia Scientific Webinar on Disaster Management Technologies. December 1-2, 2021.

• Indo-German Virtual Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, As Invitee and CSIR-CEERI Representative, Organized by Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC), September 6-7, 2021 

• Workshop on Technologies Developed by CSIR-CEERI, CSIR Madras Complex, Chennai, India. July 08, 2019.

• National Conference on AI Innovations and IP Trends, IIT Jodhpur, March 11-12, 2019.

• SICE Annual Conference (SICE 2019), Hiroshima, Japan. September 10-13, 2019. Delivered a Talk and attended the conference.

• Second HU-CSIR Joint Symposium at Hiroshima University, Japan, December 19-21, 2019. Delivered a Talk and attended the symposium (i.e. talks by HU Researchers and other CSIR Lab Researchers).

• NVIDIA Training, CSIR-CEERI Delhi Centre, May 16-17, 2018.

• JAPAN-INDIA International Linkage Degree Program (ILDP) Conference, Hiroshima University, Japan, January 2018.

• Summer School on Cyber Physical Systems, DAIICT Gandhinagar, April 08-12, 2017.

• Data Science and Machine Learning Workshop at ISI Kolkata, India, March 29-31, 2017.

• R&D - Industry Meet, Organized by CSIR-CEERI, Pilani at Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, March 01, 2017.

• Xilinx Workshop at Thapar University, Patiala, India, January 16-24, 2017.

• IoT Workshop at CSIR-CEERI, Chennai Centre, India, January 03-05, 2017.

• India International Science Festival (IISF), New Delhi, India, December 06-11, 2016. Demonstrated Smart Camera Technology in CSIR Technology Exhibition Booth.

• Young Scientist Conclave of India International Science Festival (IISF), 2016. Research Work Presentation.

• 8th International Conference on Intelligent Human Computer Interaction (IHCI), BITS Pilani, India, December 12-13, 2016.

• 10th Indian Conference on Computer Vision, Graphics and Image Processing (ICVGIP)-Workshop on Computer Vision Applications, IIT Guwahati, India, December 19-22, 2016. Presented a Paper.

• 46th Skoch Summit, Delhi, December 15, 2016.

• Samsung Workshop on IOTivity, November 28-29, 2016.

• Research Workshop, IIT Indore, September 16, 2016. Presented Research Work.

• DeitY/MCIT (Govt. of India) Sponsored Instruction Enhancement Programme (IEP) on System Level Design on Platform FPGAs under SMDP-C2SD Project, Organized by IIT Delhi, December 7-9, 2015. 

• 4th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI-2015), Aluva, Kochi, August 10-13, 2015.

• Synopsys Workshop, New Delhi, April 30, 2015.

• Xilinx Workshop, New Delhi, February 27, 2015.

• Indo-Japan (Hiroshima University) HiSENS Workshop, IIT Delhi, February 12, 2015.

• IEEE International Symposium on VLSI Design and Test (VDAT-2014), PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India, July 16-18, 2014.

• IEEE Sponsored International Conference on Advanced Electronic Systems (ICAES), CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India, Sep 21-23, 2013.

• PSoC Workshop at CSE Department, IIT Delhi, Organized by Cypress Semiconductor Ltd., December 11, 2011. 

• Workshops on High Speed Interconnects & Signal Integrity Issues conducted by Prof. Ramachandra Achar, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada under Special Manpower Development Programme in VLSI Design and Related Software Phase-II (SMDP-II) Project, December 2011.

• National Conference on VLSI Design & Embedded Systems (NCVDES), CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India, October 12-14, 2011.

Research Collaboration/Joint Project Formulation Related Activities:

International Interactions:

• Coordinator of CSIR-CEERI and Hiroshima University (HU) Joint Research Activities and Exchange Visits of Students and Faculties. 

  • Coordinated CEERI – HU Joint Lab creation activity at CSIR-CEERI. This is a joint lab of CEERI and Hiroshima University Japan to carry out state of the art research activities related to IoT Enabled High Speed Vision. Lab was inaugurated by Vice President of HU on December 10, 2017.

  • Three AcSIR Students of CSIR-CEERI Participated and Completed their International Linkage Degree Program (ILDP) Internship with HU (Online Mode).

  • Active Participation in Organizing HU-CSIR Joint International Workshop (Online Mode), Organized by CSIR-ISTAD and HU. Participation of about Ten CSIR Labs. September 29, 2021.

  • Coordinated CSIR-HU Joint Workshop Activities (Attended By DG CSIR, Vice President HU, Director CSIR-CEERI, Director CSIR-CMERI and other Researchers), Hiroshima University, Japan, January 2018.

  • Coordinated CSIR-CEERI Visit of Hiroshima University Japan Students under JAPAN-INDIA International Linkage Degree Program (ILDP), March 2018.

  • Visits and Interactions with Researchers of Hiroshima University, IIT Hyderabad, CSIR-NAL, NASSCOM Bangalore, CSIR-SERC, and CSIR-CRRI to Explore the Possibilities of Joint Research Work under DST India and JST Japan Funding Schemes.

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

  • Initiated Joint Research Work with Hiroshima University, Japan in the Area of High Speed Computer Vision. Explored and Done Initial Experiments with Coaxpress Camera and AVAL Data High Speed Vision Board. Hiroshima University Given these Equipments in CEERI-HU Joint Lab at CSIR-CEERI for Conducting Further Experiments. 

  • Joint Research work was Presented in SICE Annual Conference (SICE 2019), Hiroshima, Japan. 

  • Coordination of Visit of Hiroshima University Japan Students to CSIR-CEERI under JAPAN-INDIA International Linkage Degree Program (ILDP) Program.

  • Participation in Second HU-CSIR Joint Symposium at Hiroshima University, Japan, December 19-21, 2019. 

  • Delivered a Talk in Second HU-CSIR Joint Symposium and attended the symposium (i.e. talks by HU Researchers and other CSIR Lab Researchers).

  • Visited the HU Labs related to Drone Technologies, Robotic Manipulator Design, and High Speed Computer Vision & AI Applications.

  • Eleven AcSIR Students of CSIR-CEERI Participated and Completed their Sakura Science Program Internship / International Linkage Degree Program (ILDP) Internship with HU (Online Mode).

  • One HU Student Completed Internship at CSIR-CEERI (Online Mode) (January 2021 – March 2021).

  • Renewal of MoU between CSIR - CEERI and HU.

  • Arranged Two Expert Lectures of Hiroshima University Faculty Members at CSIR-CEERI Pilani under CSIR-HU Collaborative Research MoU.

• Interactions (along with Senior Colleague Dr. Ajay Agarwal) with Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Taiwan Team and CPCB Jaipur for Exploring Possibilities of Joint Research Work for Air Quality Monitoring.

  • Meeting with ITRI Taiwan for Joint Research Work for Air Quality Monitoring.

  • Interactions with Central Pollution Control Board, Jaipur with ITRI Team.

• Interactions with Team Members of M/s Breath Of Health (BOH), Israel for the development of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) diagnostics systems, 2022.

• Interactions with Researchers of Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) for Collaborative work related to “Production System of Quality, Low-cost, and Sustainable Community Water Supply Using IoT in a Shortage Area”.

Industrial Interactions:

• Coordinated Interactions of CSIR-CEERI Team with Higher Management (CTO and Group Heads) of Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. for formulation of Autonomous Drones for Warehouse Management related Project. Cognizant sanctioned this project to CSIR-CEERI (Project Budget - Rs. 103.5 Lakhs). 

• Coordinated Interactions of CSIR-CEERI Team with Higher Management (Group Heads) of LG Soft Pvt. Ltd. India for formulation of Face Anti-spoofing related Project. LG sanctioned this project to CSIR-CEERI (Project Budget - Rs. 18.5 Lakhs). 

• Meetings with United White Metal Ltd. (UWML), Mumbai, India for formulation of projects related to Behavioural Video Analytics, July 2016 Onwards.

• Meetings with Samsung for formulation of Project related to applications of 360 Degree Camera in Healthcare Sector, January 2017 Onwards.

• Interaction with Centre for Advanced Research in Imaging, Neurosciences Genomics (CARING), New Delhi, and Teleradiology Solutions, Bangalore for Development of Deep Learning Algorithm for Automated Screening of COVID-Pneumonia on Chest X-rays.

• Interactions with RT Vision Technologies (P) Ltd., for Project Proposal Formulation Related to Development of Hot Axel and Hot Wheel Detector for Freight Train, 2016.

• Interactions with GMR for Communication Tower and Power Line Monitoring Project. 

• Interactions with STAR TV for Project Proposal Formulation related to Applications of Computer Vision for Cricket Match Analysis, July 2016.

Interactions with R&D Labs and Academic Institutions (Within India):

• Interactions with CSIR-HQ Team and Scientists of fifteen CSIR Labs for Formulation of CSIR Mission-mode Project on “AI-enabled Technologies and Systems (AITS)”.

  • Mission Mode Project Coordination for CSIR Mission-mode Project on “AI-enabled Technologies and Systems (AITS)”.

  • Project Proposal is approved by the Mission Director (Director CSIR-CEERI) and submitted for Funding to CSIR. 

  • Preparation of Call for Proposals Document and Communicated the same with all CSIR Labs.

  • Coordinated the CSIR Level Shortlisting of the Received Project Proposals (Total 87 Project Proposals Received from CSIR Labs).

  • Participation in Domain Expert Group Meetings to Shortlist and Finalise the Proposals (Total 18 Project Proposals Recommended for Funding). 

  • Compilation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Mission Project.

  • Preparation of Standing Finance Committee (SFC) Document for the Mission Project.

  • Number of Participating CSIR Labs: 15.

  • Total Proposed Project Budget: 2348.70 Lakhs.

  • Project Duration: Three Years (2022-25).

• Interactions with IIT Indore, IIT Jodhpur, and IIIT Allahabad for Formulation of  the ongoing project “Resource Constrained AI”.

• Interactions with CSIR-NAL and CSIR-CSIO for formulation and execution of CSIR Funded FTT Project “AI enabled Multi-modal Sensing System for Non-Contact Monitoring of Vital Signs to Screen COVID-19 Suspects”.

• Close Interactions with CSIR-CSIO and CSIR-IGIB for formulation of the project proposal on “Baseline Profiling and ML Based Analysis in Three Streams of Air Force Through Monitoring of Physiological Parameters”.

• Interactions with Hiroshima University Faculty, CSIR-NAL, CSIR-CMERI, and CSIR-NEERI for Joint Research Project Proposal Formulation related to Drone with Robotic Manipulator.

• Interactions with CSIR-CLRI Team for Developing Leather Defect Detection and Grading Technology.

• Interactions and Meeting with CPCB, Udaipur Team.

• Interactions with Ordinance Factory Board Officials for Preparation of Joint Project Proposal.

• Interactions and Visits to CSIR-NAL for future use of CSIR-CEERI Developed Smart Camera System with CSIR-NAL Developed MAVs. Project Proposal was Prepared and Submitted to CSIR-NAL. CSIR-NAL Funded a Project of Rs. 46.44 Lakhs to CSIR-CEERI.

• Interacted with IIT Kharagpur Faculty Members to explore Possibilities of Joint Research Work during CEERI – IIT Kharagpur Workshop.

• Meetings with IITB, IITD, and Jadavpur University for Implementing the Project “National Programme on Perception Engineering – Phase II for Design of an Embedded System for Low Cost Haptic Rendering of Emotion Expressions to the Blind”.

• Interactions and demonstrations of Smart Camera Systems to Intelligence Bureau (IB), Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Delhi Police, and CSIR-NAL, Bangalore.

• Collaboration, Close Interactions, and Visits to CSIR-NAL for Development of AI Techniques for Fault and Anomaly Detection in Communication Tower and Power Line Infrastructures.

• Collaboration with CSIR-IMMT for FTT Project.

• Meetings with IIT Indore, IIT Jodhpur, and IIIT Allahabad for formulation of the Project Proposal “Resource Constrained AI”.

• Interaction with CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi for Development of Deep Learning Algorithm for Automated Screening of COVID-Pneumonia on Chest X-rays.

• Interactions, and Research work Presentations in Brain Storming Sessions for formulation of CSIR Mission Mode Projects, CSIR Science Centre (Participating Labs: CEERI, NAL, CSIO, CBRI, SERC, NCL, IIMT), July 2016 Onwards.

• Interactions with Scientists of DRDO during Brain Storming Session at DRDO Headquarter, Delhi (Chaired by DG of Life Sciences Cluster of DRDO), August 2016.

• Interactions with IIT Indore Faculty Members during CEERI – IIT Indore Joint MOU Signing Research Workshopand Started Joint Research Work, September 2016 Onwards.

• Interactions with Central Electronics Limited (CEL) for Project Proposal Formulation Related to FPGA Implementation of 2 out of 3 Voting Controller, February 2017.