VISION GROUP ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Department of IT, BT and S & T, Government of List of proposals recommended by VGST for Government grants during the year 2018-19

Scheme: Research Grant for Scientist/Faculty (RGS/F)

Funds to be Sl. released during Total Amount Name of the Programme Co-ordinator with details Title of the project Subject Cheue to be written in favour of No. the year 2018-19 (Rs. in lakhs) (Rs. in lakhs)

Dr. Erumalla Venkata Nagaraju, Assistant Professor, A Novel approach in exploitation of Waste Alginate Department of Life Sciences, Geology, Earth & Environmental The Registrar, 1 Generated in Plant Tissue Culture Laboratary 5.00 5.00 (Deemed to be University), Sciences Christ University, Bengaluru towards production of Bioethanol , Dharmaram Post, - 560 029.

Dr. Sumathra.M, Assistant Professor, Nanoparticle Based Immobilization of Bovine The Principal, Department of Biotechnology, Geology, Earth & Environmental 2 carbonic anhydrase for environmental CO2 5.00 5.00 RV College of Engineering, R.V College of Engineering, Vidyaniketan Post, Mysore Sciences Sequestration Bengaluru Road, Bangalore - 560 059.

Dr. K.V. Venkateswaran, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication A Novel Change detection technique for Modelling The Principal, Geology, Earth & Environmental 3 Engineering, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology and Simulation of Urbanization in Greater 5.00 5.00 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Sciences Krishnadevaraya Nagar, Hunasamaranahalli, Bengaluru - Bangalore, India using Remote sensing and GIS Technology, Bengaluru 562 157. Dr. Sujay Raghavendra. N, Assocoate Professor, The Principal, Department of Civil Engineering, Coastal Hazards of saltwater intrusion: Detection Geology, Earth & Environmental Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of 4 Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and and delineation along the coastal aquifers of Udupi 5.00 5.00 Sciences Technology and Management, Management, Vishwothama Nagar, Bantakal - 574 115, shoreline. Bantakal Udupi District. Dr. M.A. Phaniband, Assistant Professor, The Principal, Department of Chemistry, Nanofilteration process to remove dye from textile Geology, Earth & Environmental 5 5.00 5.00 SDM College of Engineering and SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dhavalgiri, effluents in prevention of environmental pollution Sciences Technology, Dharwad Dharwad - 580 002.

Dr. Pradeep Kumar. G. S, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Development of HVOF coatings on aluminum alloys The Registrar, 6 Christ University (Deemed to be University), Faculty of Mechnanical Engineering 5.00 5.00 as an alternative to hard chrome plating Christ University, Bengaluru Engineering (CUFE), Kanminike, , Mysore Road, , Bengaluru - 560074.

Dr. Gangadhar. N, Assistant Professor, Condition monitoring of Internal Combustion (IC) The Principal, Deaprtment of Mechanical Engineering, 7 Engine Using Vibration Analyses and Acoustic Mechnanical Engineering 5.00 5.00 Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Mallathalli, Emission Technique. Technology, Bengaluru Bengaluru - 560 056.

Page 1 of 7 Dr. Rathishchandra. R. Gatti, Professor, Design and Development of a Novel Point Absorber The Principal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 8 Type Wave Energy Generator for Micro-Grids and Mechnanical Engineering 5.00 5.00 Sahyadri College of Engineering Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Desalination for agricultural purposes and Management, Mangaluru Sahyadri Campus, Adyar, Mangaluru - 575 007.

Dr. Nithesh. K. G, Assistant Professor, CFD Approach to Predict the Performance The Principal, 9 Department of Mechnanical Engineering, Siddaganga Characteristics of Radial Turbine Designed for low Mechnanical Engineering 5.00 5.00 Siddaganga Institute of Institute of Technology, Tumakuru - 572 103 thermal energy conversion power plant applications Technology, Tumakuru

Dr. Divya jyothi, Assistant Professor, Development of Characterization of plant oil based The Principal, Department of Pharmacognosy, potent anticholinesterase microemulsion containing Nitte Gulabi Shetty Memorial 10 Nitte Gulabi Shetty Memorial Institute of Withania somnifera extract with enhanced Pharmacy 5.00 5.00 Institute of Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Sciences, Paneer, Deralakatte, transdermal delivery of phytoconstituents for the Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangaluru Mangalore - 575018 treatment of cognitive disorders.

Dr. V. Gnanavel, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Principal, Phytochemicals Based Nanomedicines for the 11 Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy 5.00 5.00 Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Treatment of Breast Cancer Chikka , Carmelaram Post, , Hobli, off Bengaluru Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru - 560 035.

Dr. Virupana Gowda P Patil, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, The Principal, Evaluation of antistress and anxiolytic activities of 12 BLDEA's SSM College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Pharmacy 5.00 5.00 BLDEA's SSM College of Pharmacy Cocos nucifera BLDE University Campus, Solapur Road, and Research Centre, Vijaypur Vijaypur - 586 103.

Dr. Girish A Hampannavar, Assistant Professor, Department Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of styryl The Principal, 13 of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, derivatives from Dehydrozingerone as a Potential Pharmacy 5.00 5.00 KLE College of Pharmacy, Hubballi KLE College of Pharmacy, Vidyanagar, Hubballi - 580 031. Anti-tubercular Agents

Dr. Sib Sankar Mal, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Synthesis of Levulinate esters using heteropolycids The Director, 14 Chemistry 5.00 5.00 Technology of Karnataka(NITK), Surathkal, Mangalore - as potentially green catalyst NITK, Surathkal 575025

Dr. Ajay Prakash. B. V, Assistant Professor, Department The Principal, of Computer Science and Engineering, SJB Institute of Intelligent and Interactive Plant Disease Supervision Computer Science and 15 5.00 5.00 SJB Institute of Technonlogy, Technonlogy, BGS Health & Education City, Dr. using Deep Learning Engineering Bengaluru Vishnuvardhana Road, Kengeri, Bengaluru - 560 060.

Page 2 of 7 Dr. Vinaya. K, Assistant of Professor and Head of the Synthesis and characterization of novel Quinazoline The Principal, Department, Department of Chemistry, 16 drivative as Epidermal Growth Factor Rceptor Chemistry 5.00 5.00 Government First Grade College, Government First Grade College, B.H. Road, Kadur, inhibitors Kadur Chikkamagaluru District - 577 548.

Dr. G. K. Nagaraja, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Surface modified halloysite nanotubes composite The Registrar, 17 , Mangalagangothri, Konaje - 574 Chemistry 5.00 5.00 for biological and catalytic applications Mangalore University, Mangaluru 199, Mangaluru.

Dr. Bhargavi Goswami, Assistant Professor, Policy to Automate Recovery in Software Defined Computational & Mathematical The Registrar, 18 Department of Computer Science, Christ University, 5.00 5.00 Networks (SDN) for Digitized Village Sciences Christ University, Bengaluru Hosur Road, Bengaluru - 560 029.

Dr. Gurupadavva Ingalahalli, Assistant Professor, The Principal, Applications of differential Geometry and Computational & Mathematical 19 Department of Mathematics, Jawaharlal Nehru National 5.00 5.00 Jawaharlal Nehru National College Riemannian Geometry in the field of Engineering Sciences College of Engineering, Navule, Shivamogga- 577204. of Engineering, Shivamogga

Shri. Nayana G Bhat, Assistant Professor, Department of Centre for Incubation Innovation The Director, Whole-cell Modeling and Accelerated Simulation on Computational & Mathematical 20 Research & Consultancy, Jyothy Institute of Technology, 5.00 5.00 CIIRC, Jyothy Institute of Heterogeneous Parallel Platform Sciences Tataguni, off kanakapura Road, Bangalore Rural - 560 Technology, Bengaluru 082.

Dr. Sunanda Saha, Assistant Professor, The Registrar, Department of Mathematics, Mathematical modeling and simulation of solute Computational & Mathematical 21 5.00 5.00 Dayananda Sagar University, Dayananda Sagar University, School of Engineering, dynamics in the vascular walls Sciences Bengaluru Hosur Main Road, Kudlu gate, Bangalore - 560 068.

Dr. Uma. A. L, Asstant Professor, Mathematical modelling of Climate Change in The Principal, Deparment of Mathematics, Computational & Mathematical 22 selected regions of Karnataka - A Geostatistical 5.00 5.00 Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore Institute of Technology, K.R.Road, Sciences approach Bengaluru VV Puram, Bengaluru - 560 004.

Dr. Sudarshan, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Development of Bio Compatable Material for The Principal, 23 KLE Society's Institute of Dental Sciences, covering the Teeth to prevent the formation of Medical and Life Sciences 5.00 5.00 KLE Society's Institute of Dental #20, Yeshwanthpur suburb 2nd Stage, Tumkur Road, Dental caries Sciences, Bengaluru Bengaluru - 560 022.

Page 3 of 7 Dr. Ananda.H, Research Scientist, The Director, Adichunchanagiri Department of Chemical Biology Laboratory, Strategic approach for sysnthesis and biochemical Institute for Molecular Medicine, 24 Adichunchanagiri Institute for Molecular Medicine, Medical and Life Sciences 5.00 5.00 characterization of novel topoisomerase inhibitors Adichunchanagiri University, Adichunchanagiri University, B.G Nagar, Nagamangala, Mandya Mandya - 571 448.

Dr. Lokendra Yadav, Senior Scientific Assistant, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (TMIH), The Dean, Association of HLA genes with CML in an Indian 25 St.John's Research Institute (SJRI), St. John's Medical Medical and Life Sciences 5.00 5.00 St.John's Research Institute, cohort College Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Bengaluru Sciences, Sarjapur Road, , Bengaluru- 560 034.

Dr. Gireesh.G, Assistant Professor, Investigation of age dependent influences on social Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, behaviors in mice: Potential role of long-term 26 School of Life Sciences, environmental enrichment and exercise on Medical and Life Sciences 5.00 5.00 Manipal University Research Unit Manipal Academy of Higher Education, enhancement of social cognitive and neuronal Manipal - 576 104. functions.

Dr. Udit Satija, Assistant Professor, Department of Design and Development of Wearable Electro- Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indian encephalograms (EEG) Signal Analysis IOT Enabled Electronics and Communication The Registrar, 27 5.00 5.00 Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Dharward, IT System For Unsupervised Mental-Health Monitoring Engineering IIIT, Dharwad Park, Hubballi - 580 029. and Behaviour Analysis

Dr.Shilpa. D.R, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and communication The Principal, Electrostatic Energy Harvesting For Self Powered Electronics and Communication 28 Engineering, Rashtreeya Vidyalaya(R V) College of 5.00 5.00 RV College of Engineering, Medical Wearable Devices Engineering Engineering, R V Vidyanikethan Post, Mysuru Road, Bengaluru Bengaluru - 560 059. Ms. Jalpa Shah, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication IoT Based Environment monitoring and Controlling Electronics and Communication The Associate Dean, 29 Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, 5.00 5.00 System For Preserving Cultural Heritage Engineering Amrita School of Engineering Kasavanahalli, Carmelaram Post, Off Sarjapur road, Bengaluru Urban - 560 035.

Dr. Vani Damodaran, Assistant Professor, Design and Development of Portable Handheld Department of Medical Electronics, Optical Coherence Tomography System with Electronics and Communication The Principal, 30 5.00 5.00 MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Vidya Soudha Artificial Neural network Based Real- Time Diagnosis Engineering MSRIT, Bengaluru MSRIT Post, MSR Nagar, Bangalore - 560 054 for Opthalmic Screening

Dr. Chaya.B.M, Research Scholar, Department of Electronics and Communication The Principal, Design, Modelling and Anlysis of Organic Light Electronics and Communication 31 Engineering, Sai Vidya Institute of Technology, 5.00 5.00 Sai Vidya Institute of Technology, Emitting Diode for Bio-Sensing Applications Engineering Rajanukunte, Doddaballapur Road, Bengaluru Bengaluru - 560 064.

Page 4 of 7 Dr. Sandeep Jayaram Nayak, Professor and Head, The Principal, Department of Civil Engineering, Vivekananda College Emerging Trends in housing construction - A solution Vivekananda College of 32 Civil Engineering 5.00 5.00 of Engineering and Technology, P.O. Nehrunagar, for Rural Development & Mas Housing Engineering and Technology, Puttur, D.K. 574 203. Puttur

Mrs. Kushbu K Birawat, Assistant Professor, Development of affordable solutions via synergistic The Principal, Department of Civil Engineering, 33 means for defluoridation and deconatamination of Civil Engineering 5.00 5.00 Global Academy of Technology, Global Academy of Technology, IDEAL Homes township, potable water for rural households Bengaluru Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru - 560 098.

Dr. Chandre Gowda. C, Associate Professor, CIIRC, The Director, 34 Jyothy Institute of Technology, Tataguni, Off Kanakapura Development of Vortex bladeless wind turbines Civil Engineering 5.00 5.00 CIIRC, Jyothy Institute of Road, Bangalore Rural - 560 082. Technology, Bengaluru

Dr. Partha Pratim Das, Assistant Professor, Department Design and Fabrication of Two Terminal Thin Film The Director, 35 of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, Physics 5.00 5.00 Based Naonvolatile Memory Devices NITK, Surathkal Surathkal, Srinivasnagar-Post, Mangalore - 575 025.

Dr. Kalpana Sharma, Assistant Professor, Exploring the fluorescent spectroscopic, quantum Department of Physics, chemical and Z scan properties of novel chalcones The Principal, Ramaiah Institute of 36 Physics 5.00 5.00 M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Vidya Soudha, based fluoro chemosensors for heavy metal ion Technology, Bengaluru MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Banglore - 560 054. detection and optical limiting applications

Dr. Chandra Sekhar Rout, Associate Professor, Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Electrochemical energy storage devices based on 2D The Registrar, 37 Physics 5.00 5.00 Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Ramanagaram, Mxene and layered transition metal chacogenides Jain University, Ramanagara Bengaluru - 562 112. Dr. Shasidhara Bhat, Assistant Professor, Development of A Novel Bismuth Ferrite Based The Principal, 38 Department of PG Physics, Alva's College, Breath Alcohol Detector to Control Drunk Driving Physics 5.00 5.00 Alva's College, Moodabidri Vidyagiri Campus, Moodabidri, D.K.District, 574 227. Accidents

Dr. Akshaya. K. Samal, Assistant Professor, Department of Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain Controlled sysnthesis of Anisotropic Nanomaterials The Registrar, 39 Nano Science and Technology 5.00 5.00 University, Jain Global Campus, Ramanagara, Bangalore - for detection of pesticides Jain University, Ramanagara 562 112.

Dr. Jakeer Husain, Assistant Professor, The Principal, Department of Engineering Physics, Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites thin films for 40 Nano Science and Technology 5.00 5.00 Khaja Banda Nawaz College of Khaja Banda Nawaz College of Engineering, Industrial Applications Engineering, Kalaburagi Rouza Buzurg, Kalaburagi - 585 104. Shri. Pawan Rangdal, Assitant Professor, Synthesis of inorganic-organiz porous framework The Principal, Department of Ceramic & Cement Technology, 41 using locally available fullers earth by hydrothermal Chemical Engineering 5.00 5.00 PDA College of Engineering, HKE Society's PDA College of Engineering, technique Kalaburagi Kalaburagi - 585 102. Mrs. Priya. S, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, The Principal, Anaerobic Fermentation Studies on Generation of 42 Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering 5.00 5.00 Dayananda Sagar College of Hydorgen Gas from Crude Glycerol Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Kumara Swamy Layout, Engineering, Bengaluru Bengaluru -560 078.

Page 5 of 7 Dr. Parthiban. P, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Design & Implementation of optimal controller for Electrical and Electronics The Director, 43 5.00 5.00 National Institute of Technology Karnataka, wide speed operation of SRM for EV applications Engineering NITK, Surathkal Surathkal Mangalore - 575 025.

Dr. Prema V, Assistant Professor, The Principal, Department of Eectrical and Electronics engineering, Electrical and Electronics 44 High Performance Self-cleaning solar PV Microgrid 5.00 5.00 RV College of Engineering, R. V. College of Engineering, Mysore Road, Engineering Bengaluru Bengaluru - 560 059.

Dr. Mohammad Rizwanur Rahman, Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Development of metallic nano particles-enhanced Metallurgical and Materials The Director, 45 5.00 5.00 National Institute of Technology, Srinivasanagar, phase change materials for thermal energy storage Engineering NITK, Surathkal Surathkal, Mangalore - 575 025.

Mrs. Roopa. L, Assistant Professor, 4D-Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship Department of Biotechnology, Biological and Agricultural The Principal, Mount Carmel 46 Model for Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors as Anticancer 5.00 5.00 Mount Carmel College (Autonomous), Sciences College, Bengaluru Agents using Support Vector Machine Learning Palace Road, Bengaluru - 560 052.

Dr. Vaishali Rai. M, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology (UG), Isolation and characterization of pigment producing Biological and Agricultural The Principal, 47 5.00 5.00 St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), bacteria an in vitro study Sciences St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru Light House Hill Road, Mangaluru - 575 003. Identification of Novel candidate genes for Dr. Sarvamangala. S. Chalin, Assistant Professor, adoptability and flowering in tropical climates of The Comptroller, Department of Biotechnology and Crop Improvement, Biological and Agricultural 48 carrot (Daucus carota LU by transcriptome profiling 5.00 5.00 University of Horticultural College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences of root and floral tissues of temperate and tropical Sciences, Bagalkot Sciences, Bagalkot - 587 104. cultivars

Dr. Hanumanthappa Makari, Assistant Professor, Isolaton, characterization and utility of The Princial, Department of Biotechnology, bacteriophages as Biocontrol agents against Biological and Agricultural 49 5.00 5.00 IDSG Government College, I. D. S. G. Government College, Ralstonia solanacearum - A common pathogen of Sciences Chikmagalur Jyothi Nagar, Chikmagalur - 577 102. potato crop

Dr. Suchitra.B. R, Assistant Professor, Strategies to ameliorate the effect of abiotic stress Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Biological and Agricultural The Comptroller, 50 on the reproductive parameters in rams by using 5.00 5.00 Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Hebbal, Bengaluru - 560 Sciences KVAFSU, Bidar Nano minerals 024.

Dr. Santosh Kumar.M, Assistant Professor, Department Microbial degradation of nitriles and application of The Registrar, Biological and Agricultural 51 of Biochemistry, , Davanagere - whole cells/Enzymes for Biocatalysis and 5.00 5.00 Davangere University, Sciences 577 007. Biotransformation Davanagere

Dr. S. Raja, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Magnetic nanoadsorbents for the adsorptive 52 Manipal Institute of Technology, removal of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) Nano Science and Technology 5.00 5.00 Manipal University Research Unit Manipal Academy of Higher Education, from aqueous solutions Manipal - 576 104, Udupi District.

Page 6 of 7 Dr. Swarrna Haldar, Assistant Professor, The Director, Department of Food Technology/ Biotechnology, Design and development of biodegradable films 53 Biotechnology 5.00 5.00 CIIRC, Jyothy Institute of CIIRC -Jyothy Institute of Technology, Tataguni, off from food waste for food packaging Technology, Bengaluru Kanakapura Road, Bangalore Rural - 560 082.

Mrs. Louella Concepta Goveas, Assistant Professor, Optimization of polyaromatic hydrocarbons The Principal, Department of Biotechnology Engineering, 54 degradation in petoleum crude by indigenous Biotechnology 5.00 5.00 NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte Mahalinga Adyanthaya Memorial Institute of bacteria Nitte Technology, Nitte - 574 110, Udupi District.

Dr. Saravana Kumar. E, Associate Professor, Department The Principal, of Computer Science and Engineering, The Oxford Cloud based Automatic Street Lighting system in Computer Science and 55 5.00 5.00 The Oxford College of College of Engineering, , Hosur Road, Attibele Industrial Area and Rural areas Engineering Engineering, Bengaluru Bengaluru - 560 068.

Dr. Raviraj P, Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Underwater Robotic Fish for Surveillance and Computer Science & The Principal, 56 5.00 5.00 GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Pollution monitoring Engineering GSSSIETW, Mysuru Women, KRS Road, Metagalli, Mysuru - 570 016.

Dr. Nilima Kulkarni, Associate Professor, A System to identifying the neurological disorder The Principal, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science and 57 disease for ex. Parkinson's disease using their eye 5.00 5.00 New Horizon College of New Horizon College of Engineering, Bellandur Post, Engineering gaze data Engineering, Bengaluru Ring Road, Near Marathalli, Bengaluru - 560 103.

Dr. Harish B S, Associate Professor, The Principal, Department of Information Science and Engineering, Machine Learning In Automated Kannada Text Information Science and 58 5.00 5.00 Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Categorization Engineering Engineering, Mysuru JSS Technical Institution Campus, Mysuru - 570 006.

Dr. Sumangala Biradar, Assistant Professor, The Principal, Department of Information Science and Engineering, BLDE Association's Vachana Information Science and 59 BLDE Association's Vachana Pitamaha Dr. P G Halakatti Secure e-health system using DNA Cryptography 5.00 5.00 Pitamaha Dr. P G Halakatti College Engineering College of Engineering and Technology, of Engineering and Technology, Ashram Road, Vijayapur - 586 103. Vijayapur

GRAND TOTAL 295.00 295.00

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