Dr. Sumegh Shrikant Thorewal

Qualification

PhD - Computer Science, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, MH, India, 2020
M.Sc - Computer Science, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, MH, India, 2011
B.Sc - Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, MH, India, 2009

Post-doc : Computer Vision, Free University of Bozen- Bolzano, Italy

Research & Patents

Research Contributions

Working as a Postdoctoral Researcher on the project entitled "Robot-assisted assembly and disassembly to facilitate the remanufacturing and reuse of products (REMANUFACTURING) + Structured Representation Learning for Vision", at SMACT Lab, NOI Tech Park, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy.

Duties and Responsibilities

To develop advanced perception enabling human-robot collaboration.
Design and develop algorithms for human tracking and action recognition.
Capture and record video from fixed cameras along with video and sensor streams from VR glasses worn by humans.
Develop methods as perception components in a human-robot collaboration demonstrator.
Speed up the human-robot collaboration process and reduce labor costs.

Previous Research Experience

Worked as a Senior Research Fellow (8 August 2013 – 13 October 2020) in a major research project under UGC SAP-II, DRS Phase-II, sponsored by the Government of India, titled "Multimodal Biometric System Development".

Academic Contributions

Exam Co-Coordinator
Startup and Incubation Coordinator
Internationalization
Member, Board of Studies at Symbiosis International University, Pune
Member, Research Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Conclave Organizing Committee
Member, Hackathon Organizing Committee
Established Blockchain Excellence Center at MIT WPU, Pune
Founder Member and Advisor for Google Developer Student Club
University Research Committee Member
Research Guide
Member of Outreach Activities
Monthly Review Meeting Presenter

Research Interests

Biometrics
Blockchain Technology
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Internet of Things

Publications & Conferences

Books

Dr. Sumegh Tharewal, Dr. Shantanu Kanade, Dr. Anuradha Kanade, and Dr. Sujeet More, “TERMINOLOGY AND TECHNICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BLOCKCHAINS”, Xoffencer Publication, Published on 1 January 2023.
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Anurag Vijay Agrawal, Mr. P. Prasant, Anurag Prasad, Dr. Sumegh Shrikant Tharewal, “FUNDAMENTALS OF BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCIES”, Xoffencer Publication, Published on 22 April 2023.
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Dr. Robin Rohit Vincent, Ms. Vanita Dandhwani, Patrik Viktor, Dr. Sumegh Shrikant Tharewal, “DEVELOPING AND SMART CONTRACTS OF BLOCKCHAIN”, Xoffencer Publication, Published on 1 January 2023.
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Dr. Sushil Dohare, Dr. V SelvaKumar, Sachin Raval, Dr. Sumegh Shrikant Tharewal, “INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE”, Xoffencer Publication, Published on 22 April 2023.
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Dr. Araddhana Manisha Arvind Deshmukh, Dr. Sumegh Shrikant Tharewal, Dr. Ravinder S Saini, Dr. Bibin K Jose, “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE”, Xoffencer Publication, Published on 28 April 2023.
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Journal Articles

Nazneen Akhter, Yogesh Rajput, Sumegh Tharewal, Ramesh Manza K. V. Kale, “Fractals for complexity analysis of diabetic retinopathy in retinal vasculature images”, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology Volume 3, Issue, March 2014 eISSN: 2319-1163 | pISSN: 2321-7308.
Sumegh Tharewal, Sangramsing Kayte, Mohammed Waseem Ashfaque, Sayyada Sara Banu, Bharti Gawali, “A Review of the Real-time intelligent alarm system of driver fatigue & Driver Drowsiness based on Emotive EPOC”, International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Volume 5, Issue 9, September-2014 656 ISSN 2229-5518.
Sumegh Shrikant Tharewal, Mohammed Waseem Ashfaqu, Kayte Jaypalsing Natthusing, Sayyada Sara Banu, Abdul Samad Shaikh, Charansing N Kayte, “Real Time Systembrain– Computer Interface (BCI)”, International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering, Volume 4, Issue 9, September 2014 ISSN: 2277 128X.
Mohammed Waseem Ashfaque, Sumegh Tharewal, Sayyada Sara Banu, Dr. Abdul Hannan, “Implementation and Use of Data Structures in Linux”, Vol. 4 Issue 1 June 2014 ISSN: 2319 – 1058.
Mohammed Waseem Ashfaque, Sumegh Tharewal, Abdul Samad Shaikh, Sayyada Sara Banu, Shaikh Abdul Hannan, “An Approach towards text messaging to voice message for Smart Android phone”, International Journal of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Systems (IJEECS), Volume -2, Issue-8, 9 2014, ISSN (Online): 2347-2820.
Mohammed Waseem Ashfaque, Sumegh Tharewal, Abdul Samad Shaikh, Sayyada Sara Banu, Mohammed Ali Sohail, Shaikh Abdul Hannan,“Trends in education smart learning approach” International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering (IJARCSSE), Volume-4, Issue-10, October-2014, ISSN: 2277 128X.
Kayte Jaypalsing Natthusing, Sumegh Shrikant Tharewal, Mohammed Waseem Ashfaque, Sayyada Sara Banu, Kayte Sangramsing and Manza Ramesh Raybhan, “Left Ventricle Statistical Models Segmentation of Shape and Appearance for Analysis of Cardiac MRI”, International Journal of Computer Applications, Volume 104 – No.7, October 2014, ISSN: 0975-8887.
Monica Mundada, Sangramsing N. Kayte, Sumegh Tharewal and Dr. Bharti Gawali, “Classification of Fluent and Dys-fluent Speech Using KNN Classifier” International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering Volume 4, Issue 9, September 2014.
Kayte Jaypalsing Natthusing, Sumegh Tharewal and R. R. Manza, “Analysis of 4D Short axis cardiac MRI”, Indian streams research journal volume 2, Issue 9 2014. ISSN 2230-7850.
Suvarnsing Bhable, Sangramsing Kayte, Sumegh Tharewal, Dr. K.V. Kale, “A Survey on Human Ear Recognition”, International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) Volume 5, Issue November 2015.
Kayte Jaypalsing Natthusing, Sumegh S. Tharewal, Mohammed Waseem Ashfaque, “Analysis of Cardiac MRI to Find Out Cardiovascular Disease Using Automatic Segmentation Techniques”, IOSR Journal of VLSI and Signal Processing (IOSR-JVSP) Volume 5 Issue 6 December 2015.
Mohammed Waseem Ashfaque, Sumegh Tharewal, Abdul Samad Shaikh, Sayyada Sara Banu, Shaikh Abdul Hannan, “An Approach towards text messaging to voice message for Smart Android phone”, International Journal of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Systems (IJEECS) Volume 2 Issue 9 e-ISSN: 2278-0661, p-ISSN: 2278-8727, Volume 16, Issue 6, Ver. VII (Nov – Dec. 2014), PP 21-31.
Krishna Shinde, Sumegh Tharewal “Development of Face and Signature Fusion Technology for Biometrics Authentication” International Journal of Emerging Research in Management & Technology ISSN: 2278-9359 (Volume-6, Issue-9) September 2017.
Krishna Shinde, Sumegh Tharewal “Development of Biometrics technology in multimode fusion data in various levels” IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering (IOSR- JCE) e-ISSN: 2278-0661, p-ISSN: 2278-8727, Volume 19, Issue 5, Ver. III (Sep.-Oct. 2017).
Suvarnasing Bhable, Sumegh Tharewal, Hanumant Gite, Siddharth Dabhade, K.V Kale, “Review on Face, Ear and Signature for Human Identification” International Journals of Computer Application Volume 180 - No.13, January 2018.
Santosh K Maher, Sumegh Tharewal, Abdul Hannan, Suvarnasing Bhabale, K V Kale, “Review on HRV based Prediction and Detection of Heart Disease”, International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887) Volume 179 – No.46, June 2018.
Santosh Maher, Shaikh Abdul Hannan, Sumegh Tharewal, “HRV based Human Heart Disease Prediction and Classification using Machine Learning”, International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887) Volume 177 – No. 27, December 2019.
Ashish Lahase, Vedpalsing Bhable, Sumegh Tharewal, “A Review on Sentiment Analysis of Hindi and Marathi languages Script”, International Journal of All Research Education and Scientific Methods (IJARESM), ISSN: 2455-6211 Volume 9, Issue 3, March -2021.
Timothy Malche, Pradeep Kumar Tiwari, Sumegh Tharewal, Rajesh Tiwari, “Smart Waste Management System for Smart City based on Internet of Things (IoT)”, Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education Vol.12 No.10 (2021), 4491-4499, 28 April 2021.
Timothy Malche, Sumegh Tharewal, Pradeep Kumar Tiwari, “Intelligent Remote Patient Activity Tracking System using Internet of Things and Machine Learning Techniques”, Journal of Healthcare Engineering, Hindawi Publishers, (SCIE, Q2, Impact factor 2.682).
Sumegh Tharewal, Mohammed Waseem Ashfaque , and Mohammad Shabaz, “Intrusion Detection System for Industrial Internet of Things Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning”, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Wiley and Hindawi Publishers. (SCIE, Q2, Impact factor 2.336).
Sumegh Tharewal, Timothy Malche, Pradeep Kumar Tiwari, “Score Level Fusion of 3D Face and 3D Ear for Multimodal Biometric Human Recognition”, Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience Hindawi. (SCIE, Q1, Impact factor 3.633).
Shobanadevi, A., Tharewal, S., Soni, M. et al. “Novel identity management system using smart blockchain technology”, Int J Syst Assur Eng Manag 13, 496–505 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13198-021-01494-0, by Springer Nature (SCIE, Q2, Impact factor 1.721).
Navpreet Kaur, Inderdeep Kaur Aulakh, Sumegh Tharewal, Ismail Keshta, Abdul Wahab Rahmani, Tri Duc Ta, "Enhanced Route Discovery Mechanism Using Improved CH Selection Using Q-Learning to Minimize Delay", Scientific Programming, vol. 2022, Article ID 3187858, 25 pages, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3187858 (SCIE, Q3, Impact factor 1.672).
Saju B, Tressa N, Dhanaraj RK, Tharewal S, Mathew JC, Pelusi D. "Effective multi-class lung disease classification using the hybrid feature engineering mechanism". Math Biosci Eng. 2023 Nov 7;20(11):20245-20273. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2023896. PMID: 38052644. (SCI Q1 impact factor 2.6).
Kaur, Veerpal , Bhatt, Devershi Pallavi , Tiwari, Pradeep Kumar & Tharewal, Sumegh, (2023) "Blockchain technology combined with the CNN and Hashing algorithms enabled the secure storage of 3D biometric face and ear data", Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography, 26:3, 729-738, DOI: 10.47974/JDMSC-1745 (SCI Q1).
Singh, Arjun , Chauhan, Surbhi , Dargar, Shashi Kant , Tharewal, Sumegh , Gutte, Vitthal Sadashiv , Tiwari, Pradeep Kumar & Gupta, Sonam (2023) "Blockchain enabled security mechanism for preventing data forgery in IoT-based smart homes", Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography, 26:5, 1437–1446, DOI: 10.47974/JDMSC-1769 (SCI Q1).

National Conference Publications

Sumegh Tharewal, Surekha Kalyankar, Ratnamala Selukar, Rita Patil, “Study of Embedded Systems” in Emerging Trends in Information Technology Pratibha College of Commerce & Computer Studies 12/01/2011 to 12/01/2011 Pune.
Sumegh Tharewal, Surekha Kalyankar, “cloud computing with Azure Platform”, 7th National Conference on Advanced in IT & Management 13 /02/2011 Chalisgaon (MH).
Sumegh Tharewal, Hanumant Gite, Siddharth Dabhade, K V Kale, "Design and Development of Standard 3D Face and 3D Ear Database: A Multisensory Approach”, National Conference on Convergence of Technology held on 23 & 24 Feb 2018 organized by Vishwabharati Academy's College of Engineering & Polytechnic Ahmednagar (MH), India.
Krishna Shinde, Sumegh Tharewal, “A Study of multimodal biometric person identification system using face, fingerprint and iris” National Conference on Convergence of Technology held on 23 & 24 Feb 2018 organized by Vishwabharati Academy's College of Engineering & Polytechnic Ahmednagar (MH), India.
Bharat Naiknaware, Sumegh Tharewal, S N Deshmukh, “Tracking the website Real Time Activity using Google Analytics”, 3rd National Conference on Emerging & Innovative Trends in Computer Science, NCEITCS-2014 April 1-2, 2014 Organized by Vasavi College of Engineering, Ibrahimbagh, Hyderabad-31.
Krishna Shinde, Sumegh Tharewal, Charansing Kayte, “Person Identification based on offline Signature using Deep learning”, 3rd National Students' Research Conference to be held on 28th Feb. 2022, organized by School of Computer Science, MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

International Conference Publications

Sumegh Tharewal, Hanumant Gite, Suvernsing Bhable, Santosh Maher, K V Kale, “Development of Multimodal biometric based human recognition system using 3D Face and 3D Ear”, International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Computers, Communication, Mechanical and Computing (EECCMC) organized by Priyadarshani Engineering College, Chettiyappanur, Vaniyambadi-635751, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India. during 28-29 January 2018.
Sumegh Tharewal, Hanumant Gite, K V Kale, “3D Face and 3D Ear Recognition Process and Techniques”, International Conference on Current Trends in Computer, Electrical, Electronic & Communication (ICCTCEEC)-2017, with CatLog” cfp17 NO5-PRJ: 978-1- 5386- 3242-0”, organized by Vidyavardhaka college of Engineering, Mysuru, Karnataka, India, during 8-9, September 2017.
Vijay Kale, Sumegh Tharewal, Prapti Deshmuk2017h, “Development of voice biometric system for person identification”, International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Computers, Communication, Mechanical and Computing (EECCMC) organized by Priyadarshani Engineering College, Chettiyappanur, Vaniyambadi-635751, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India during 28-29 January 2018.
Ganesh Ragade, Sumegh Tharewal, Bharti Gawali, “Development of leakage detection system in water distribution system: A review”, International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Computers, Communication, Mechanical and Computing (EECCMC) organized by Priyadarshani Engineering College, Chettiyappanur, Vaniyambadi-635751, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India during 28-29 January 2018.
Sumegh Tharewal, K V Kale, “A Review on Multimodal Biometric Human Recognition system using 3D Face and 3D Ear”, 2nd International Conference on Knowledge Engineering (ICKE-2016) Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad (M.S), India on 21-23 December 2016.
N. Akhter, Sumegh Tharewal, V. Kale, A. Bhalerao, and K. V Kale, “Heart-Based Biometrics and Possible Use of Heart Rate Variability in Biometric Recognition Systems,” 2nd International Doctoral Symposium on Applied Computation and Security during May 23-25, 2015 Organized by University of Calcutta at Novotel, Rajarhat, Kolkata, India.
Nazneen Akhter, Sumegh Tharewal, Hanumant Gite, KV Kale, “Microcontroller Based R-R Interval Measurement using PPG Signals for Heart Rate Variability based Biometric Application”, 4th International Conference on Advance in Computing, Communications, and Informatics (ICACCI’15) held at SCMS School of Engineering & Technology, Kochi, Kerala 10-13 August 2015.
Nazneen Akhter, Hanumant Gite, Sumegh Tharewal, KV Kale, “Computer Based RR-Interval Detection System with Ectopy Correction in HRV Data”, 4th International Conference on Advance in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI’15) held at SCMS School of Engineering & Technology, Kochi, Kerala 10-13 August 2015.
Siddharth B. Dabhade, Nagsen Bansod, Yogesh S Rode, M M Kazi, Sumegh Tharewal, K V Kale, “Hyper spectral image analysis for human authentication”, Fourth International Conference on Image Information Processing (ICIIP), Shimla 2017 DOI 10.1109/ICIIP.2017.8313729.
Krishna Shinde, Sumegh Tharewal, Kiran S. Suryawanshi, Dr. Charansing N. Kayte, “Python Based Face Recognition for Person Identification Using PCA and 2DPCA Techniques”, Virtual International Conference on Smart Innovations in Design, Environment, Management, Planning and Computing Organized by Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College MGM University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, 30-31 October 2020 (IEEE).
Mohammed Waseem Ashfaque, Sumegh Tharewal, Dr. S Iqhbal, Dr. C N. Kayte, “A review on techniques, characteristics, approaches of an intelligent tutoring system (Chatbot)”, Virtual International Conference on Smart Innovations in Design, Environment, Management, Planning and Computing Organized by Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College MGM University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, 30-31 October 2020 (IEEE).
Timothy Malche, Pradeep Kumar Tiwari, Sumegh Tharewal and Rajesh Tiwari, “Smart Waste Management System for Smart City based on Internet of Things (IoT)”, ICICE-2020 (International Conference on Information & Communication Engineering), February 11-13, 2021 organized by Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India.
Kapila Pareek and Sumegh Tharewal, “A brief review on parameters of Link stability in MANETs”, March 9-10, 2021 ICCIPS International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Emerging Power System, jointly organized by Department of Computer Science and Engineering & Department of Electrical Engineering, Engineering College, Ajmer & Sponsored by TEQIP-III.
Devershi Pallavi Bhatt, Sumegh Tharewal, Shilpa Sharma, Devanshi Ledwani, “A review on RFID Based Children Safety Management system”, International Conference on Recent Advances in Material Science and Computational Techniques (RAMSACT) November 24-26, 2021, Manipal University Jaipur.
Timothy Malche, Devershi Pallavi Bhatt, Sumegh Tharewal, “A Portable Water Monitoring Device for Smart City Based on Internet of Things (IOT)”, The Third International Conference SUSCOM-2021, March 19-20, 2021, Organized by Sri Balaji College of Engineering & Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
V. Kaur, D. P. Bhatt, S. Tharewal and P. K. Tiwari, "Blockchain-based Secure Storage Model for Multimodal Biometrics Using 3D Face and Ear," 2023 International Conference on Advancement in Computation & Computer Technologies (InCACCT), Gharuan, India, 2023, pp. 860-865, doi: 10.1109/InCACCT57535.2023.10141695.
Goje, S.P., Ansari, G.A., Ansari, M.D., Tharewal, S. (2023). Phishing Email Mitigation Technique Using Back-Propagation Neural Network for Cyber Space. In: Kumar, A., Gunjan, V.K., Hu, YC., Senatore, S. (eds) Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Data Science, Machine Learning and Applications. ICDSMLA 2022. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1038. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2058-7_27.
Radhika Thakkar, Bhumika Ostwal, Suraj Gandhi, Dhairya Shah, Sumegh Tharewal, "Diabetes Classification and Diet Recommendation”, Volume 8, Special Issue 7, May 2023 4th National Student Research Conference on “Innovative Ideas and Invention in Computer Science & IT with its Sustainability".
Malche, T.; Tharewal, S.; Dhanaraj, R.K., “Automated Damage Detection on Concrete Structures Using Computer Vision and Drone Imagery”, Eng. Proc. 2023, 56, x. https://doi.org/10.3390/xxxxx

Awards & Recognitions

Research Excellence Award 2019 by Institute of Scholars, Bangalore, India.
Indo Asian Young Scientist Award 2021 in Biometrics by International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation (IMRF), registered with Government of India, NITI Aayog NGO Darpan.
UGC BSR Fellowship, Government of India, New Delhi (2013–2018): 2 years as Junior Research Fellow and 3 years as Senior Research Fellow.
First Prize in University-level Avishkar 2014 under Engineering and Technology category, organized by Dr. BAMU Aurangabad, held on November 24–25, 2014.
Second Prize in University-level Avishkar 2017 under Engineering and Technology category, organized by Dr. BAMU Aurangabad, held on December 23–25, 2017.
Second Prize at Post PG Level in Engineering and Technology discipline at the 12th Maharashtra State Inter-University Research Convention Avishkar 2017, held at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, during January 15–17, 2018.
Presented one research paper and one poster at the 15th International Summer School for Advanced Studies on “Assuring Trustworthiness of Biometrics” in Alghero, Italy (June 11–15, 2018), organized by the University of Sassari in cooperation with Michigan State University, University of Halmstad, and technically co-sponsored by IAPR, EURASIP, and IEEE.
Avishkar Research Fellowship by Government of Maharashtra (July 2018 – June 2020).
Elected Sectional Committee Member of ICT Section of Indian Science Congress Association (2019–2020).
Certificate of Appreciation for excellent contributions in academics, research & development activities at the School of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Science, Manipal University Jaipur, awarded on 26th March 2021.
Senior Member IEEE Recognition received in August 2023.
Researcher of the Month Award at Manipal University Jaipur in December 2020.
Invited as Keynote Speaker at the International Conference on Smart Cyber Physical Systems (ICSCPS-2024), held at Christ University Delhi NCR on 13–14 September 2024.
Best Research Paper Award in International Conference on Smart Cyber Physical Systems (ICSCPS-2024), organized by Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR, India, on September 13–14, 2024.

Patents (Total Number: 15)

India – 202131002165 – MACHINE-LEARNING BASED METHOD FOR NETWORK SECURITY FOR VIRTUAL REALITY COMMUNICATION NETWORK – Published
Australia – 2021101577 – AN IOT-BASED SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE – Granted (Filed: 27 Mar 2021, Granted: 05 May 2021)
Australia – 2021102972 – AN IMAGE PROCESSING AND DEEP LEARNING-BASED SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISEMENT – Granted (Filed: 30 May 2021, Granted: 09 Mar 2022)
Australia – 2021103135 – AN AI, IOT AND DEEP LEARNING-BASED SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF COVID-19, BLACK FUNGUS, AND WHITE FUNGUS – Granted (Filed: 05 Jun 2021, Granted: 16 Mar 2022)
Australia – 2021103317 – A SYSTEM FOR BLOCKCHAIN LINKED IOT-BASED RAILWAY DIGITAL DISPLAY READER – Granted (Filed: 12 Jun 2021, Granted: 09 Mar 2022)
Australia – 2021103730 – AN IOT AND CLOUD COMPUTING ENABLED 5G SENSOR NETWORK FOR SMART CITY IMPLEMENTS – Granted (Filed: 29 Jun 2021, Granted: 04 Aug 2021)
India – 202111043586 – IOT ENABLED METHOD FOR DETECTING IMPRESSIONS BASED ON AI AND DEEP LEARNING – Published
India – 202141050781 – A BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION – Published
South Africa – 2021/10723 – AI BASED DEVICE TO CONTROL A SWITCHGEAR USING WIRELESS INTERFACE CIRCUIT – Granted (Filed: 23 Oct 2021, Granted: 29 Jun 2022)
Germany – G11450DE – IOT AND ML-BASED PREDICTION AND EARLY WARNING DEVICE FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS – Granted (Filed: 01 Apr 2022, Granted: 27 May 2022)
Germany – G11451DE – IOT-BASED COVID-19 EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR SENIOR CITIZENS – Granted (Filed: 02 Apr 2022, Granted: 02 Jun 2022)
India – 368826-001 – AI POWERED ROBOT FOR HOME ASSISTANCE – Granted
India – 202221071202 – METHOD OF OBJECT DETECTION AND TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON AI – Published
UK – 6276267 – BIOMETRIC ATTENDANCE DEVICE WITH TOUCH FREE BODY TEMPERATURE SCREENING – Published
India – 202311031058 – AGRICULTURAL ROVER SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC PEST CONTROL – Published

Research Profile

Patents - 15 5 Australian, 2 German, 1 UK, 1 South African, 6 Indian
Scopus Indexed Research Papers - 23 (4 more in pipeline, publishing soon)
SCI Indexed Research Papers- 10 (2 more in pipeline, publishing soon)
Books - 5
Book Chapters - 2
Fellowships Received - 4 (2 International, 1 National, 1 State level)
Google Scholar - Citations: 430, h-index: 11, i10-index: 12, Profile: Google Scholar Profile
ResearchGate - Research Interest Score: 349.0, Citations: 384, h-index: 10, Reads: 48,506, Profile: ResearchGate Profile
Scopus Author ID - 56943472800
ORCiD ID - 0000-0002-5130-7358
Web of Science (Publons) ID - AAD-7897-2020

Courses Taught

M.Sc Blockchain Technology - Blockchain Ecosystem, Advanced Data Structures, Blockchain Architecture, Network Security, API Interfacing
M.Sc Digital Cyber Forensics - Python, MATLAB, Research Methodology, Biometrics
Post-Graduate Diploma in Digital Cyber Forensics
MCA - Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Image Processing, Operating System, Computer Networks
MBA - Information Security
M.Sc Computer Applications - Fundamentals of Computer Networking
B.Sc Computer Science - Operating System, C, C++, Computer Networks
B.Sc Digital Cyber Forensics - C, C++, Python
BCA - Fog Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Computational Thinking, UML

Professional Affiliations

IEEE, USA, Senior Member
IEEE, ISCA, IAENG, IACSIT, EURASIP, IEEE Biometrics Council, Face Recognition Research Community, Institute of Scholars Bangalore

Industry Collaborations & Projects

Robot-assisted assembly and disassembly to facilitate the remanufacturing and reuse of products (Remanufacturing) + Structured Representation Learning for Vision
SMACT Lab, NOI Tech Park, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Industry Partner: Durst Group AG, Brixen, Italy, Duration: 2023–2024
Postdoctoral Researcher
Developed methods as perception components in human-robot collaboration demonstrator. Objective: Speed up the human-robot collaboration process and reduce labour cost.
Major Research Project: UGC SAP-II, DRS Phase-II & Government of India-sponsored project titled "Multimodal Biometric System Development"
Role: Senior Research Fellow, Duration: 8 August 2013 – 13 October 2020