PhD (NTU Singapore), Masters (IISc Bangalore), MicroMasters® (RIT, USA)
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Project Management Professional® (PMI, U.S.A),
Certificate in Data Science & AI (Institute of Data, Australia),
Certificate in Scrum Product Owner® (Scrum Alliance, U.S.A)
Investigator
Dr. Annamdas is a highly accomplished researcher with a distinguished career at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore. Throughout his tenure, he has served in numerous capacities, including Research Scholar (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering - CEE), Project Officer (CEE), Research Fellow (Schools of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - MAE, and CEE), Senior Research Fellow (CEE, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering - EEE), Senior Specialist (Continental-NTU Corporate Lab), and Senior Research Scientist (Energy Research Institute @ NTU - ERI@N).
He holds a PhD in Piezoelectrics/Structural Health Monitoring from NTU Singapore and gained post-doctoral experience at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. Furthermore, he is a certified Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute, USA) and possesses leadership certifications from both the USA and Singapore. Dr. Annamdas's professional background includes work in the USA, Singapore, and India.
Highlights: Media & Outreach/ Invited Talks/ International Events /Keynote Article/ Editorial Article
2024 Lecture in IIT Delhi's Indian Structural Health Monitoring Society, ISHMS Lecture (Slides Link): ISHMS_PPT, Date: Thursday 26 December 2024. Title: Future of structural health monitoring in asia: insights, innovations, and the role of smart real-time urban monitoring (SRUM)
2024 Editorial Article "Robotic AI-Driven Communication Modules for Enhanced Piezo-Metamaterial Sensing and Structural Health Monitoring, Journal of Materials Applied Science 5(1): 1010" https://www.jscimedcentral.com/public/assets/articles/materials-5-1010.pdf
2021 Media & Outreach: Interacted with media, minister (Mr. Ong - Transport Minister, Singapore Government), and high-level officials in Singapore during the grand launch of the NTU-Continental Corp Lab (Youtube Link).
Dr. Venu & Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung in the joint lab by NTU Singapore and Continental at Research Techno Plaza, on April 9, 2021.
2017 Keynote Article@ Stanford University: Annamdas V. G. M, Bhalla S and Soh C. K (2017) Applications of Structural Health Monitoring Technology in Asia, Structural Health Monitoring, Vol. 16(3) 324–346 doi:10.1177/1475921716653278) based on Keynote Talk @ Stanford University, Title: Applications of Structural Health Monitoring Technology in Asia 10th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2015 (September 1-3, 2015), Microsoft PowerPoint - IWSHM2015 keynote - Soh C.K., et al.pptx (stanford.edu).
2013 Most Downloaded Article: "Electromechanical Impedance of Piezoelectric Transducers for Monitoring Metallic and Non Metallic Structures: A review of Wired, Wireless and Energy Harvesting Methods" Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol 24, Issue 9, June 2013, pp. 1019 – 1040 [Link to list of Articles] (ACKNOWLEGE EMAIL)
2009 Session Chair, USA: SPIE, San Diego, California, Session Chair : [Session 11: Modeling and Design of Smart Systems], Date: Tuesday 10 March 2009. Title of conference : Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, USA. Proceedings of SPIE Volume 7292, Dates: 8 - 12 March 2009, (My SPIE Link)
PATENTS AND INNOVATIONS
2025 Title: Smart AI Thermal Tiles: Futuristic Cooling With Automated Ventilation For Variable Air Volume Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning, Singapore provisional patent application number 10202500352S (Document), Date of filing: 7 Feb 2025.
2024 Title: Cover lens and a Method of fabricating a cover lens,
Published 6 June 2024, Link 1:GB2217775.2
Worldwide WO2024115037A1 Link2 : (Google Patent Link)
Work done in NTU-Continental Corp Lab: Youtube Link (Made in Jan 2025)
2013 - Title: Electromechanical Charge Density (EMCD) and Wave Form Propagation (WFP) Methods for Diagnostics of Engineering Materials, Components and Structures, (Singapore), Protection Period 2013-2014. https://www.nature.com/protocolexchange/protocols/6889
(Document), Date of filing: 25 July 2013.
Past Grants
Title: Advanced Energy Management and Data fusion for Smart Homes Grids/ Heating and Cooling and Predictive maintenance using AI. Grantor: Liteon Singapore, Amount $2.06 Million Dollars. 2024. (Technical Disclosure/ Patent filed).
Title: Evaluation of Piezo Sensors for effective use in Health Monitoring of Engineering Structures. Young Scientist, Fast track scheme. Nov 2011 - Nov 2014, [Grant No: SERC/ ET -0324/2010], Dept. Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, New Delhi, India, US $ 46,000, (INR 20.50 Lakhs), (Grant turned down as I moved from India to Singapore to expand my objectives to include components of mechanical structures with the help of Assoc. Prof. Pang Hock Lye, John, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engg, NTU, and filed a Singapore Patent).
Details of Filed Singapore Patent Title: Electromechanical Charge Density (EMCD) and Wave Form Propagation (WFP) Methods for Diagnostics of Engineering Materials, Components and Structures.
Inventors: Venu Gopal Madhav Annamdas and Pang Hock Lye John (School of MAE, NTU Singapore). Interview Date: 16 May 2013, Lab Demonstration Date: 22 May 2013. Status: Patent Filed by A Star, [ETPL Ref.: SRC/Z/07571, NTU Ref.: TD/194/12. Protection Period: 14 Months. A*STAR SERC Grant No.: 112 290 4014], Singapore.
Year Wise - Major Milestones:
2024
Global Patent Published - Title: "Cover lens and a method of fabricating a cover lens" Applications in Cars (Patent) (Google Patent Link)
2024
Editorial Article Published - Title: Robotic AI-Driven Communication Modules for Enhanced Piezo-Metamaterial Sensing and Structural Health Monitoring, Journal of Materials Applied Science 5(1): 1010 (Article)
2021 – Present
Associate Editor for Sensor Devices (Link: Loop | Venu Gopal Madhav Annamdas)
2021
Interacted with Media, Minister and High-level Officials in Singapore. (Selected Viewing) - YouTube
NTU-Continental Corp Lab, April 2021. During Grand Launch of Corp Lab. Minster: Wang, Transportation Ministry, Singapore
2018
Introduced – Robotic-arm for Metamaterial based Structural Health Monitoring Applications:
Annamdas V. G. M and Soh C. K (2018) Application of Metamaterial Surface Plasmon and Waveguide for Robotic-Arm Based Structural Health Monitoring, Springer’s Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol 37(2) : 34
2017
Introduced — Time domain/ real time acquisition in EMI technology
Annamdas V. G. M and Soh C. K (2017) Load monitoring using calibrated piezo diaphragm based impedance strain sensor and wireless sensor network in real time, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol 26(4) : 045036
2016
Introduced —A new breed of metamaterials for health of engineering structures:
Annamdas V. G. M and Soh C. K (2016) “Contactless load monitoring in near-field with surface localized spoof plasmons—A new breed of metamaterials for health of engineering structures”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Volume 244, Pages 156–165 Doi:10.1016/j.sna.2016.04.037
2015
Keynote Article @ Stanford University (USA)
Title: Applications of Structural Health Monitoring Technology in Asia 10th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2015 (September 1-3, 2015), Authors: CK Soh, VGM Annamdas, S Bhalla. Microsoft PowerPoint - IWSHM2015 keynote - Soh C.K., et al.pptx (stanford.edu) (Article published in 2017)
2013
Filed Provisional Patent (Singapore) Title: Electromechanical Charge Density (EMCD) and Wave Form Propagation (WFP) Methods for Diagnostics of Engineering Materials, Components and Structures”, Inventors: Venu Gopal Madhav ANNAMDAS, Hock Lye John PANG, Filed from: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Applicant: Nanyang Technological University,Singapore . Grant (Valid: July 2013 –July 2014) ETPL Ref: SRC/Z/07571, NTU Ref: TD/194/12, A*STAR Grant No: 112 290 4014
2013
Most downloaded and cited article of the year in Journal of intelligent material systems and structures. I.F 2.11 Annamdas V. G. M and Radhika M. A (2013) "Electromechanical Impedance of Piezoelectric Transducers for Monitoring Metallic and Non Metallic Structures: A review of Wired, Wireless and Energy Harvesting Methods" Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Volume 24, Issue 9, June 2013 pp. 1019 - 1040. Link: Most Downloaded Papers 2013
2012
Technical Disclosure submitted to NTU on Electromechanical Charge Density (EMCD) and Wave Form Propagation (WFP) Methods, Singapore [TECH/194/12]
2011 – 2019
Academic Editor, International Journal of “Advances in Civil Engineering”, Hindawi
2011
Young Scientist Research Grant, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. India, Delhi (Link)
2009
Session Chair: [Session 11: Modeling and Design of Smart Systems], Date: Tuesday 10 March 2009, Title : “Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems”. SPIE, San Diego, California, USA. Proceedings of SPIE Volume 7292, Dates: 8 - 12 March 2009. Documents.pdf http://spie.org/profile/Venu-Gopal.Annamdas-71211?SSO=1
Prizes and Awards
2008 – 2009
Post Doctoral Stifund, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. (Funded by American Pennsylvania State Dept. of Transportation)
2006 – 2008
Post Doctoral Stifund, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (funded by DSTA -Singapore)
2003 – 2006
PhD Research Scholarship, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
1999 – 2001
M.E Scholarship, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc-Merit Scholarship for GATE qualifiers)
1999
All India 8th Rank with 99.79 percentile in Civil Engineering paper of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)-1999, Conducted jointly by Indian Institute of Technologies (IIT)s and Indian Institute of Science (IISc). (Question Paper) (Score card)
1998
2nd prize and cash award [jointly with Mr. Srinivas Soma] for National Quiz
competition (2/ 1998) in Civil Engineering conducted by AdhiparasaktiEng College,
(symposium APNACS-98), affiliated to Anna University, Melmaruvathur, TN, India
1994 – 1998
B.E Tuition fee (50% waiver), Andhra Pradesh State Road Transportation
Corporation (APSRTC) Employee's child Scholarship
REVIEWER (INTERNATIONAL)
[1] Journal of Non-destructive Evaluation, Springer Publishers
[2] Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, SAGE publishers.
[3] ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics
[4] Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS.
[5] Sensors, Open access Journals, SPIE Publishers
[6] KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
[7] Construction & Building Materials , Elsevier Publisher
[8] Smart Materials and Structures, IOP Publisher
[9] Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, SAGE publishers.
[10] International Journal of Damage Mechanics.
[11] Measurement –Elsevier
[12] Advances in Computational Design, An International Journal by Techno Press
[13] Measurement Science and Technology, IOP publisher
[14] Materials, MDPI publisher
[15] Applied Sciences, MDPI publisher
[16] Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical
[17] AIP Journals, & many more….
convocation1.pdfWinter2008.pdf
