[4] Project Title: Secure Agro-Healthcare Federated Learning Solutions for Malnutrition Mitigation

Funding Scheme: Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) 2025

   Funding Agency: Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and Ministry of Education (MoE), Goverment of India coordinated by IIT Kharagpur

Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) 

Indian PI: Prof. Rashmi Ranjan Rout      Foreign PI: Prof. Sajal K. Das Foreign Co-PI: Prof. Shameek Bhattacharjee

Project Duration: 2 years 

Total Budget: INR 1,07,50,000/-

Project Status: Approved on April 27, 2026