Openings
We are continuosly looking for MS by research students, Ph.D students, and Research Associates in the following areas. If interested,
please email Dr. Madhav Rao, IIIT-Bangalore.
Looking for Two MS by Research students interested to work in the area of Assistive and Surgical devices with
strong background in embedded systems.
Looking for a Post-Doctoral fellow interested to work in the area of FPGA based Robotics platform, with a strong
publications or industry experience background in similar or releated area.
Looking for a Research Associate interested to work in the area of Assitive and Surgical robotics with a strong
publications or industry experience background in similar or releated area.
News/Events
[06/2021] Pranav Kedia (iMTech 2015) presented paper on "GenGrid: A Generalised Distributed Experimental Environmental Grid for Swarm Robotics" in 2021 International conference on Robotics and Automation, held from May 30-June 4, 2021 (Virtual Conference). Pranav Kedia (iMTech 2015), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.[04/2021] Aravind Reddy (iMTech 2015) presented paper on "Decimeter Level Indoor Localisation with a Single WiFi Router using CSI Fingerprinting" in 2021 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking conference (WCNC), held from March 29-April 1, 2021 (Virtual Conference). Aravind Reddy (iMTech 2015), Dr. Vikas Vazhayil (NIMHANS) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[02/2020] Ajay B S (MS 2019) presented paper on "Binary neural network based real time emotion detection on an edge computing device to detect passenger anomaly" in 2021 34th International Conference on VLSI Design and 2021 20th International Conference on Embedded Systems (VLSID), held from 20-24 February, 2021 (Virtual Conference). Ajay B S (MS 2019), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[01/2021] Sharmila Mani (SMTech 2018, PH.D 2020) presented paper on "Feasibility Study of using MyoBand for Learning Electronic Keyboard" in 2020 25th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), held from 10-15 January, 2021 (Virtual Conference). Sharmila Mani (SMTech 2018, Ph.D 2020), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[11/2020] Pratyush Nandi (MTech 2017) presented paper on "Design of a real-time autonomous in-cabin sensory system to detect passenger anomaly" in 31st IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, held from 19 Oct.-13 Nov. 2020 (Virtual Conference). Pratyush Nandi (iMTech 2017), Anubhav Mishra (iMTech 2017), Pranav Kedia (iMTech 2015) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[11/2020] Our manuscript on "EEG analysis of mathematical cognitive function and startle response using single channel electrode" got accepted in Springer CSI Transaction on ICT. Gopika Gopan (PhD 2015), S V R Aditya Reddy (iMTech 2014), Kumaresh Krishnan (iMTech 2013), Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB), and Dr. Neelam Sinha (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[11/2020] Our manuscript on "Design of a Device for Lower Limb Prophylaxis and Exercise" got accepted in IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine. Vinay K (IMTech 2015), Krishna Nagaraj (iMTech 2015), Dr. Arvinda H R (NIMHANS), Dr. Vikas Vazhayil (NIMHANS), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[10/2020] Sharmila Mani (SMTech 2018, PH.D 2020) presented paper on "Surface EMG signal classification for unsupervised musical keyboard learning application" in 2020 IEEE Sensors, held from 25-28 October, 2020 (Virtual Conference). Sharmila Mani (SMTech 2018, Ph.D 2020), Vinay C K (IMTech 2015), PonDeepika (Research Associate, IIITB) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[10/2020] PonDeepika (Research Associate, IIITB) presented paper on "Autonomous Neuro-Navigation System for Neurosurgical Robotics" in 2020 IEEE Sensors, held from 25-28 October, 2020 (Virtual Conference). PonDeepika (Research Associate, IIITB), Sriram Marisetty (IMTech 2016), Pavan K (IMTech 2016), Vinay C K (IMTech 2015), Dr. T K Srikanth (IIITB), Dr. Vikas Vazhayil (NIMHANS) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[10/2020] Arvind R (IMTech 2017) presented paper on "Design and Development Of A Flexible Robotic Operative Microscope For Neurosurgical Applications" in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), held from 13-15 October, 2020 (Virtual Conference). Arvind R (IMTech 2017), Ronak Doshi (IMTech 2017), Aravind Reddy (IMTech 2015), Dr. Kirit Arumalla(NIMHANS), Dr. Anita Mahadevan (NIMHANS), Dr. Vikas Vazhayil (NIMHANS) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[08/2020] Our manuscript on "Mythri 1.0—Progress of an Indian Surgical Robot" got accepted in Indian Journal of Neurosurgery . Dr. Vikas Vazhayil (NIMHANS), Aravind Reddy (iMTech 2015), Dr. Kirit Arumulla (NIMHANS), Ronak Doshi (IMTech 2017), Arvind R (IMTech 2017), Dr. Anita Mahadevan (NIMHANS), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[07/2020] Vinay C K (IMTech 2015) presented paper on "Design of a real time portable low-cost multi-channel surface electromyography system to aid neuromuscular disorder and post stroke rehabilitation patients" in 42nd EMBC IEEE Conference, held Virtually on July 20-24, 2020. Vinay C K (iMTech 2015), Dr. Vikas V (NIMHANS) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[07/2020] Vinay C K (IMTech 2015) presented paper on "Design of a portable anthropomimetic upper limb rehabilitation device for patients suffering from neuromuscular disability" in 42nd EMBC IEEE Conference, held Virtually on July 20-24, 2020. Vinay C K (iMTech 2015), Dr. Vikas V (NIMHANS) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[07/2020] Sriram Marisetty (IMTech 2016) presented poster paper on "A step towards an automated drilling device for neurosurgical applications" 42nd EMBC IEEE Conference, held Virtually on July 20-24, 2020. Sriram Marisetty (iMTech 2016), Pavan Kumar P (IMTech 2016), PonDeepika (Research Associate, IIITB), Vinay C K (IMTech 2015), Dr. Vikas V (NIMHANS) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[07/2020] Ronak Doshi (IMTech 2017) presented poster paper on "Design And Development Of A Flexible Robotic Operative Microscope For Surgical Applications" 42nd EMBC IEEE Conference, held Virtually on July 20-24, 2020. Ronak Doshi (IMTech 2017), Arvind R (IMTech 2017), Aravind Reddy (IMTech 2015), Dr. Kirit Arumalla(NIMHANS), Dr. Anita Mahadevan (NIMHANS), Dr. Vikas Vazhayil (NIMHANS) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[07/2020] Sriram Marisetty (IMTech 2016) presented paper on "System Design of an Automated Drilling Device for Neurosurgical Applications" in Asia-Pacific Conference on Intelligent Robot Systems (ACIRS) , held Virtually on July 17-19, 2020. Sriram Marisetty (iMTech 2016), Pavan Kumar P (IMTech 2016), PonDeepika (Research Associate, IIITB), Vinay C K (IMTech 2015), Dr. Vikas V (NIMHANS) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[04/2020] Our manuscript on "Design of a real-time autonomous in-cabin sensory system to detect passenger anomaly" was accepted in 31st IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium , on October 20-23, 2020 in USA. Pratyush Nandi (iMTech 2017), Anubhav Mishra (iMTech 2017), Pranav Kedia (iMTech 2015) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[04/2020] Our manuscript on "Design of a real time portable low-cost multi-channel surface electromyography system to aid neuromuscular disorder and post stroke rehabilitation patients" was accepted in 42nd EMBC IEEE Conference to be held Virtually, on July 20-24, 2020. Vinay Chandrasekhar (iMTech 2015), Dr. Vikas V (NIMHANS) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[04/2020] Our manuscript on "Design of a portable anthropomimetic upper limb rehabilitation device for patients suffering from neuromuscular disability" was accepted in 42nd EMBC IEEE Conference to be held to be held Virtually, on July 20-24, 2020.. Vinay Chandrasekhar (iMTech 2015), Dr. Vikas V (NIMHANS) and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[10/2019] Dr. Kirit Arumalla from NIMHANS co-advised by Dr. Madhav Rao, and advised by Dr. Vikas Vazhiyal at NIMHANS, submitted his thesis titled "Brain dissection using novel Robotic microscope" as partial fulfillment towards his MCh. degree in neurosurgery at NIMHANS. The robotic microscope was developed in IIITB by iMTech students: Aravind Reddy, Ronak Doshi, and Arvind R. The device was used and validated by Dr. Kirit Arumulla for his thesis work.
[8/2019] Our manuscript on "Design of a Tactile Audio Gallery for Visually Impaired Students" was accepted in 2019 IEEE Sensors 2019 to be held in Montreal, Cannada on October 27-29, 2019. Ajay R (IMTech 2017), Nithin Raj (IMTech 2017), Dr. T K Srikanth (IIITB), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[8/2019] Our Live demonstration proposal on "Live Demonstration : a Tactile Audio Gallery for Visually Impaired Students" was accepted in 2019 IEEE Sensors 2019 to be held in Montreal, Cannada on October 27-29, 2019. Ajay R (IMTech 2017), Nithin Raj (IMTech 2017), Dr. T K Srikanth (IIITB), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the proposal. The live demonstration in the form of Poster and one-page paper will be published in the conference.
[7/2019] Dr. Madhav Rao presented paper titled "Design of a non-invasive pulse rate controlled deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis lower limb device" in 41st EMBC Conference 2019 held in Berlin, Germany on July 23-27, 2019. Vinay Chandrasekhar (IIITB), Dr. Vikas V (NIMHANS), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[7/2019] Our manuscript on "Design and development of an autonomous in-seat passenger state identification in a modern vigilance enabled public transportation system" was accepted in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety to be held in Cairo, Eqypt on September 4-6, 2019. Pranav Kedia (IMTech 2015), Pranav Aggrawal (IMTech 2015), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[6/2019] Our device on "Hyperflexible Probe" was covered in Times of India article on 19th June, 2019.
[6/2019] Our device on "Hyperflexible Probe" was inaugrated in NIMHANS on 7th June, 2019 by Dr. Chander Shekhar, additional director general of ICMR in the gracious presence of Prof. Sadagopan, Director IIIT-Bangalore, Prof. B N Gangadhar, Director NIMHANS, Dr. R K Bajaj, Deputy Director General Bureau of Indian Standards.
[5/2019] Pranav Kedia, iMtech 2015 batch student working with SARL, is invited to work as intern in the Summer of 2019 in Prof. Arpita Sinha's Systems and Control Engineering lab at IIT-Bombay.
[5/2019] Our manuscript on "Design of a minimally invasive ECG regulated ventricular assistive device" was accepted and published in Springer CSI transactions on ICT journal. The authors of the paper are Prajwal Sharma (IIITB), Vinay Chandrasekhar (IIITB), Krishna Nagaraj (IIITB), Dr. Vikas Vazhiyal (NIMHANS), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB).
[4/2019] Our manuscript on "Design of a non-invasive pulse rate controlled deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis lower limb device" was accepted in 41st EMBC Conference 2019 to be held in Berlin, Germany on July 23-27, 2019. Vinay Chandrasekhar (IIITB), Dr. Vikas V (NIMHANS), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[3/2019] SARL along with Vision Empower filed a provisional patent on "AN AUDIO-TACTILE DEVICE TO ASSIST LEARNING/COMPREHENSION OF DIAGRAMS" Application ID: 201941007438 on 26th February, 2019. The inventors of this device are K Nithin Raj (IIITB), Ajay Ramesh R (IIITB), Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB), Mr. Rajagopal N (Vision Empower), Aditya Vikram M (Vision Empower), Vidya Y (Vision Empower), and Supriya Dey (Vision Empower).
[2/2019] Vinay Chandrashekar, iMTech 2015 batch student working with SARL, secured the prestigious S N Bose fellowship award in the month of February, 2019. Vinay is invited to work as intern in the Summer of 2019 in Dr. Ebrahimi's Bio-electronics lab in Penn State University, USA through S N Bose fellowship.
[2/2019] Aravind Reddy, iMtech 2015 batch student working with SARL, is invited to work as intern in the Summer of 2019 in Computer laboratory of Ambient and wearable systems (CLAWS) of the University of Alabama. Prof. Sazonov from UA heads the CLAWS lab at the UA.
[2/2019] Vinay Chandrashekar, iMTech 2015 batch student working with SARL, secured the prestigious S N Bose fellowship award in the month of February, 2019.
[1/2019] SARL demonstrated upper limb device work in IIT Madras Shaastra event, held on 3rd and 4th of January, 2019. Vinay chandrashekar, Aravind Reddy and Dr. Madhav Rao demonstrated the project work in the Shaastra event.
[11/2018] Our work on upper limb exoskeleton device, lower limb DVT device, and EEG based head gear device was showcased in Bangalore Tech Summit held in Bangalore Palace on 28th to 30th November, 2018.
[10/2018] Vinay Chandrashekar (IMT2015523) won the 1st Place in Poster Student Paper Award in IEEE Sensors 2018 Conference for his paper on Motion Adaptive Image Capture in a body-worn wearable sensor. The co-authors of the paper are Masudul Imtiaz and EdwardSazonov, of the University of Alabama.
[10/2018] Our manuscript on "Design and analysis of a minimally invasive and ECG controlled Ventricular Assistive Device" is accepted in VLSI Design and Embedded Systems Conference 2019 to be held in New Delhi on January 7-9, 2019. Prajwal Sharma (IIITB), Prashanthi K (IIITB), Krishna Nagaraj (IIITB), Vinay Chandraekhar (IIITB), Dr. Vikas V (NIMHANS), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[8/2018] Our manuscript on "Development of a minimally invasive Ventricular Assistive Device" is accepted in IEEE Sensors 2018 conference to be held in New Delhi on October 29-31, 2018. Prajwal Sharma (IIITB), Prashanthi K (IIITB), Krishna Nagaraj (IIITB), Dr. Vikas V (NIMHANS), and Dr. Madhav Rao (IIITB) are the authors of the paper.
[6/2018] Dr. Madhav Rao was invited as one of Young Indian delegates to visit Israel as a part of "Discover Israel Program" from September 1 to September 7, 2018.
[4/2018] IBM Shared University Program funded a research project on "AI assisted Anthropomimetic device for Upper limb". The work is carried by Vinay Chandrashekar (iMTech 2015) and Madhav Rao.
[11/2017] iMtech 2015 batch students: Vinay Chandrasekhar, Krishna Nagaraj, and Aravind Reddy won the "Young Innovators Award" in MeltingPot 2020 event, held in hyderabad on 14-15, November, 2017. The students demonstrated prototypes of upper limb exoskeleton, lower limb DVT prophylaxis device, programmable braille device and surgical probes in the event.
[11/2017]IIITB won the "Exemplary student driven innovation ecosystem" award in MeltingPot 2020 event, held in Hyderabad on 14-15, November, 2017 for showcasing prototypes of surgical and assistive devices. This work is carried in SARL lab affiliated to EHRC, IIITB. The research work on these devices is carried by IIITB incollaboration with NIMHANS faculty.
[9/2017] Our paper titled "Cognitive State Signature Analyses Using Single Channel EEG Data" got accepted in EUSPICO-17 conference. EUSIPCO 2017 to held in Kos Island, Greece, in September, 2017. The authors are Kumaresh K, Gopika G, Madhav Rao, and Neelam Sinha.
[8/2017] A provisional patent application on Surgical Snake Robot was filed in August, 2017. This work was primarily done by Aravind Reddy (iMTech 2015 ECE student).
[8/2017] A patent application on upper limb exoskeleton device was filed in July, 2017. TiFAC PFC organization has funded for the patent application. This work was primarily done by Vinay Chandrashekar (iMTech 2015 ECE student).
[4/2017] A patent application on wearable integrated footwear device to overcome FoG for patients suffering from Parkinson Disease, was filed in April, 2017. This work was primarily done by Vinay Chandrashekar (iMTech 2015 ECE student).
[12/2016] TIFAC PFC has approved to support in filing an Indian patent for our work on "Upper limb exoskeleton" in collaboration with NIHMANS. This work was developed by iMTech ECE student Vinay Chandrashekar under the guidance of Dr. Madhav Rao from IIITB, Dr. Vikas V from NIHMANS and Dr. Laxmi Rao from NIHMANS.
[06/2015] Rahul R (MTech2013) succesfully defended his MTech thesis on "Research and Development of a Visually Programmable Robot integrated with Augmented Reality Engine for academic users" on June 9th 2015. Rahul will be graduating from IIITB in July 2015. He will be the first MTech student to graduate in IIITB from HiDES lab.
[02/2015] A robotics workshop for teachers and students was conducted by e-yantra IIT-Bombay team in IIIT-Bangalore on February 6th and 7th, 2015.
[01/2015] B. Laasya (iMTech2013) and Trisha M (iMTech2013) got selected for IDEATHON event in VLSI DESIGN 2015 conference . Their proposal on "A shoe based sensory system to link physical and environmental factors affecting human health, integrated with a fall detecting mechanism" was selected for the three day hackathon event.
[12/2014] Rahul R (MTech2013) presented a paper titled An open source graphical robot programming environment for undergraduates in 2nd IEEE International Conference on MOOCs, Innovation and Technology in Education, 2014 on 19-20th Dec 2014.
[12/2014] Yashvanth Kondi (iMTech2012) and Daksh Varshneya (iMtech2012) presented and demonstrated a working prototype of a robust reporting tool for women safety in India in Intel India Embedded Challenge, 2014 on 10th Dec 2014.
[11/2014] Rahul R (Mtech 2013) demonstrated Android controlled electric ray robot in IIITB Mobile Apps Open house, held on November 26th from 3 to 5 PM.
[11/2014] Nigel F (iMtech 2013), Kumaresh K (iMtech 2013), and Aditya P (iMtech 2013) demonstrated electronic donation box in IIITB Mobile Apps Open house, held on November 26th from 3 to 5 PM.
[11/2014] Our paper titled An open source graphical robot programming environment got accepted in 2nd IEEE International Conference on MOOC, Innovation and Technology in Education (MITE). Rahul R (Mtech 2013) and Madhav Rao are authors of this paper.
[09/2014] Yashvanth Kondi (iMTech2012) and Daksh Varshneya (iMTech2012) paper on An Interdisciplinary, Dialogic Approach to Develop an Electronic Device to Enhance Freedom and Mobility of Women in Public Spaces in the Indian Context - Illustrated by the Case of Convers[t]ation got accepted for oral presentation in 2014 IEEE GHTC-SAS, to be held on September 26-27, 2014.
[09/2014] Tanmayee Narendra (iMTech2012) and Pawan Dhananjay (iMTech2012) have started working on waste management project in collaboration with Fields of View and Media Lab Amsterdam. The project is funded by Cisco.
[09/2014] Nigel Fernandez (iMTech2013) and Kumaresh Krishnan (iMTech2013) are working on developing an GSM based donation device. The project is sponsored by Akshaya Patra Foundations. Prof Srikanth, Mr. Ramesh and Aditya Paliwal (iMtech2013) are also involved in this project.
[09/2014] Dr. Madhav Rao delivered a lecture on Electronics for societal needs for JNV Shimoga High School students on 29th August, 2014.
[08/2014] B. Laasya (iMTech2013) and Trisha M (iMTech2013) got selected for final round in IEEE humanitarian Challenge, 2014. Their proposal was on developing a "A smart shoe based environmental pollution and human activity recognition system". Around 350 proposals from Asia Pacific (IEEE Region 10) were received and 25 proposals were selected for funding. The project teams will be given 250 USD to complete and demonstrate the prototype by November 2014.
[08/2014] Yashvanth Kondi (iMTech2012) and Daksh Varshneya (iMTech2012) got selected for final round in Intel India Embedded Challenge, 2014. Their proposal was on developing a robust reporting tool for women safety in India. Around 600 proposals from India were received in the first round. 130 proposals were selected for second round. Of the 130 proposal, 44 proposals are selected for finals. For the final round, Intel India will be providing an Intel Atom processor and other components for developing the prototype. The final round includes prototype demonstration and face to face interactions with the Jury of Intel India Embedded Challenge. The finals will be held in the month of December 2014.
[08/2014] Tanmayee Narendra (iMTech2012) got selected for phase-2 round in Intel India Embedded Challenge, 2014. Her proposal was on developing a decentralized smart campus using Intel Galileo board. Around 600 proposals from India were received in the first round. 130 proposals were selected for second round.
[08/2014] Yashvanth Kondi (iMTech2012) and Daksh Varshneya (iMTech2012) got selected for phase-2 round in Intel India Embedded Challenge, 2014. Their proposal was on developing a robust reporting tool for women safety in India. Around 600 proposals from India were received in the first round. 130 proposals were selected for second round.
[05/2014] A workshop on programmable electronics and robotics was organized to ExciTe (SRI KUMARAN High School) students in HiDES lab on May 2, 2014. Students used iRobots, Electric Ray robot and Arduino microcontroller in this workshop. Dr. Madhav Rao gave a talk on Programming for electronics for this workshop. Rahul R (MTech 2013), Adhisaya (CEEMS Lab incharge) and Nandeep (HiDES Lab incharge) were the coordinators for this event.
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