Abstract: As machine learning systems are increasingly deployed in real-world settings like healthcare, finance, and scientific applications, ensuring their safety and reliability is crucial. However, many state-of-the-art ML models still suffer from issues like poor out-of-distribution generalization, sensitivity to input corruptions, requiring large amounts of data, and inadequate calibration - limiting their robustness and trustworthiness […]

Title: Development of Pulsed Power Systems and Tooling Coils for Electromagnetic Manufacturing Applications Speaker: DEEPAK KAUSHIK . of Ph.D. (Engg) in Electrical Engineering under Electrical Engineering Date/Time: April 15 / 15:00:00 Location: HV Lab Seminar Hall Research Supervisor: Joy Thomas M Abstract: Electromagnetic pulse manufacturing is an emerging non-conventional manufacturing technique used for the forming […]

Name of the candidate: Ms. Apoorva Sahu Research Supervisor:     BS Rajanikanth Degree Registered:        PhD Department:                   Electrical Engineering Title of the Thesis:         Plasma activated/assisted solid wastes in diesel exhaust treatment: a case study with agricultural, industrial and composite wastes Time and Date:               9.30 AM, 23rd April 2024 (tuesday) Venue:                            High Voltage building seminar hall Synopsis The […]

Title Investigating Neural Mechanisms of Word Learning and Speech Perception: Insights from Behavioral, Neural, and Machine Learning Perspectives Speaker: Ms. Akshara Soman Time: 1030am-1130am Venue: MMCR, EE, C241 and on the Teams-Meeting-Link Abstract The process of language learning and speech perception is a remarkable feat of the human brain, involving complex neural mechanisms that allow us […]

Ph.D. Thesis Open Defense Student Name          :     Ranashree Ram Thesis Title              :     Developmental Studies on a Multistage Induction Coilgun-Based Electromagnetic                                          Launcher Place                        :     High Voltage Lab Seminar Hall / MS Teams Date & Time           :     8th May 2024, 10.30 AM Microsoft Teams Link  Abstract The archetypal chemical propellant-based launchers (e.g., guns, missiles, spacecraft launchers, etc.) with their hot trailing […]

Title of Thesis:   Frequent Episode Mining: Efficient Discovery Algorithms and Significance Analysis Speaker:     Mr. Santhosh B. Gandreti Date/Time:     Monday 20th May 2024 11:00 AM Venue:    MMCR, EE Department Research Supervisor:   Prof. P. S. Sastry Abstract: Frequent Pattern Mining is a popular area of data mining aimed at discovering interesting patterns that occur often in a […]

Colloquium Candidate’s Name       :  BABY SINDHU A V Degree Registered      :  Ph.D. Date  & Time                :   24th May 2024 @ 10.00 AM Venue                            :   Seminar Hall, High Voltage Lab and in Teams Link Title                               :  Developmental Studies on Polymeric Nano/Micro Composite                                       Insulation  for Various High Voltage  Power Applications Abstract   The  demand for electrical  power is increasing  day by day  necessitating a […]

Faculty Candidate Talk Title: Blind speaker separation from noisy speech mixtures Date and Time: 3:00 PM: 4th JUNE, 2024. Location: MMCR, EE dept (Online link) Abstract: Blind separation of speech mixtures into individual speaker signals is crucial for several speech processing applications, including teleconferencing. These applications require blind speech separation (BSS), i.e., without any additional […]

Name of the Candidate:  Anirban Chatterjee Title of the Thesis:         Estimation of flashovers in the EHV/UHV lines on the east coast due to lightning produced by the Bay of Bengal cyclones Degree Registered:         MTech (Res) in Electrical Engineering Time and date:              11.00 AM, 10th June 2024 Venue         :               MMCR Seminar Hall of EE Department       […]

Title: Advancements in Power Electronics for Sustainable and Resilient Energy Systems.   Speaker: Prof Avik Bhattacharya  IIT Roorkee    Date 13/6/2024   Time: 4:00 pm   Venue: MMCR EE   Abstract: This talk delves into the pivotal role of power electronics in advancing the sustainability, reliability, and efficiency of modern energy systems. Key topics include sustainable microgrids, which […]

Name of the Candidate: Mr. Nareddy Kartheek Kumar Reddy Research Supervisor: Prof. Chandra Sekhar Seelamantula Date and time: June 24, 2024; 4.30 PM Coffee/tea will be served during the talk. Venue: Multimedia Classroom (MMCR), EE Department, IISc. Title: Tight Frames, Non-convex Regularizers, and Quantized Neural Networks for Solving Linear Inverse Problems Abstract: The recovery of a signal/image from compressed measurements […]

Title: Analog Semiconductor innovations in the era of Artificial Intelligence Speaker: Dr Sombuddha Chakraborty Analog Design Manager, TI Kilby Labs (Power) Date 25/6/2024 Time: 10:00 am Venue: MMCR EE   Abstract: With the dramatic rise of computation related to the proliferation of AI, powering the GPU hardware poses new challenges and opportunities for power and analog semiconductor companies. […]