Research

Research Focus Areas:

• AI in Agriculture – fruit defect detection, postharvest monitoring, YOLO-based models.
  
  

• Thermal Imaging Applications – floor safety, cold storage, EV batteries, composites.
  
  

• Autonomous Systems – driver behavior prediction, pothole detection.
  
  

• Domain Generalization – computer vision models robust to unseen environments.
  
  

Current Projects:

• YOLO-based fruit quality and defect detection.
  
  

• AI-driven thermal imaging for wet floor and workplace safety.
  
  

• Infrared thermography for defect detection in composites.
  
  

• Machine learning for EV battery performance optimization.
  
  

Funded Proposals Submitted:

• SERB (₹60 lakhs, 2023): Electronic cooling unit with jet impingement and deep learning.
  
  

• DST (₹40 lakhs, 2025): AI-driven thermal imaging for agricultural waste valorization.