Funded projects

Ongoing

Machine Learning and Sensor-based Network for Continuous Air Quality Monitoring and Prediction. PI, Goa State Pollution Control Board, 2022-2025. Co-PIs: Dr. Clint P George (SMCS, IIT Goa) and Dr. Anirudha Ambekar (SMS, IIT Goa).
Development of coupled fluid – particle dynamics code for application in continuous air monitoring of workplace environments. PI, BRNS. 2023-2026. Co-PI: Dr. Rudra Narayan Roy. PC: Dr. S Anand, BARC.
Direct combustion of metal fuels. Co-PI. Core Research Grant. ANRF.2023-26. PI: Dr. Anirudha Ambekar.
UAV-based environmental monitoring analysis of meteorological parameters & air quality indicators. PI, MEITY. 2024-25. co-PIs: Dr. Clint George, Dr. Anirudha Ambekar.
Alliance for Waste Equity (AWE): Transforming Waste Management with Sustainability Community Engaged Solutions.2025-28. Co-PI, Sustainable Geocommunities Seed Grants from the University of Minnesota (UMN), USA. PI: Dr. Nida Sajid (UMN), Dr. Rishikesh Narayan (IIT Goa).
Development of light weight instruments for the measurement of aerosol size distribution/extinction coefficient at visible wavelength in Earth and Planetary atmospheres at various atmospheric pressure levels/altitudes. PI, RESPOND-ISRO. 2025-27. co-PI: Dr. Anirudha Ambekar.

Completed

Machine learning-based algorithm for predicting three-dimensional fractal structure of aggregated nanoparticles from microscopy-based images and application in characterization of ultrafine particulate matter. PI, Startup Research Grant, SERB-DST. 2020-2022.

Ongoing

Towards a machine-vision based automatic flare stack monitoring system. Co-PI. PI: Dr. Anirudha Ambekar (SMS, IIT Goa). Sponsoring Agency: Shell Technology Centre. 2022-2025.

Completed

Technical Support for GoVan Project. PI, Co-PIs: Dr. Anirudha Ambekar (SMS, IIT Goa), Dr. Harpreet Singh (SMS, IIT Goa). Sponsoring agency: Goa State Biodiversity Board. 2021.
Machine learning based trigger algorithm for detection of Bio Aerosols. Co-PI, PI: Dr. Clint P George (SMCS, IIT Goa), Co-PI: Dr. Satyanath Bhat (SMCS, IIT Goa). Sponsoring agency: DRDE-DRDO. 2022-2023.