Broad Research Areas (Ph.D. and MS (R) Admission)
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CSE
Broad Research Areas (Ph.D. and MS (R) Admission):CSE
Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) group at School of Electrical and Computer Sciences of IIT Bhubaneswar is a vibrant mix of multi-disciplinary research areas within CSE domain. The group has mix of people from both industrial and academic background.
The following are the glimpses of research activities by CSE group at IIT Bhubaneswar.
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Algorithms and Theoretical Computer Science
- Graph and Network Algorithms: Dynamic Graph Algorithms, Online Algorithms, Distributed Algorithms (Dr. Manas Jyoti Kashyop, Dr. Joy Chandra Mukherjee, Prof. C R Subramanian)
- Optimization and Approximation: Approximation Algorithms, Optimization Techniques, Graph Theory (Dr. Manas Jyoti Kashyop, Dr. Joy Chandra Mukherjee, Prof. C R Subramanian)
- Data Structures: Efficient Data Structures for Algorithm Design ( Dr. Manas Jyoti Kashyop)
- Combinatorial & Probabilistic Methods: Combinatorial Algorithms, Probabilistic Combinatorics (Prof. C R Subramanian)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML)
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Core NLP: Natural Language Inference, Semantics and Relation Extraction, Summarization, Translation, Question Answering, Text Classification, NLP for Low resource Indian Languages, Speech Recognition/translation (Dr. Abhik Jana, Dr. Shreya Ghosh)
- Advanced NLP Techniques: Large Language Models (LLM), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Multi-Agent NLP Tasks, Lightweight NLP models. (Dr. Shreya Ghosh, Dr. Abhik Jana)
- Domain-Specific NLP Tasks: Social Media Analytics from Text (Fake News Detection, Hate Speech Detection), Legal, Medical Document analysis (Dr. Abhik Jana, Dr. Shreya Ghosh)
Computer Vision (CV)
- Visual Surveillance, Robotic Vision (Dr. Debi Prosad Dogra, Dr. Ram Prasad Padhy)
- Image Processing & Multi-modal Perception: Image Fusion, Object Detection, Visual Analysis, Scene Understanding (Dr. Ram Prasad Padhy, Dr. Debi Prosad Dogra)
Application Areas of AI and ML
- Intelligent Transportation Systems, Augmented Reality, Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Healthcare, Agriculture, Applications in Visual Surveillance (Dr. Debi Prosad Dogra, Dr. Ram Prasad Padhy, Dr. Srinivas Pinisetty)
- Spatio-temporal Data Analytics for GIS Applications: Human and Wildlife Movement Pattern Analysis, Night-time Light Data Analytics (Dr. Shreya Ghosh)
- Sustainable AI: Performance and Energy Efficiency of Large Language Models (LLM), Deep Learning Models (DL). AI assisted Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) and Autonomous Vehicle Domain Specific SoC (DSSoC) design, Hardware/Software codesign of AI systems. (Dr. Devashree Tripathy, Dr Debi Prosad Dogra, Dr. Ram Prasad Padhy)
- Modeling, Verification, and Ethical Analysis of AI Systems: Formal Methods in AI System Design, Safety-Critical AI Verification, Ethical AI and Fairness, Bias Detection and Mitigation in AI Models, Risk Assessment in AI Applications, AI System Reliability and Robustness, Accountability and Transparency in AI Systems ( Dr. Srinivas Pinisetty, Dr. Shreya Ghosh)
Computer Architecture & High-Performance Computing (HPC)
- Fundamental Computer Architecture: Performance, Power, and Fault Analysis of CPU, General Purpose GPU (GPGPU), Micro-architecture, Run-time systems, Scheduling, Memory, Conventional & CXL-based Interconnects, 3D Stacked Memory, Ray Tracing and Graphics Architectures. (Dr. Debiprasanna Sahoo, Dr. Devashree Tripathy)
- Computer Architecture and ML: TinyML, Computer Architecture for ML Applications, Accelerating Federated Learning, Application of ML to Computer Architecture, Accelerating Large Language Models (Dr. Debiprasanna Sahoo, Dr. Devashree Tripathy)
- High-Performance Computing (HPC): Performance Optimization, Energy Efficiency and Reliability of Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines (BLAS), Data Center Architecture, Heterogeneous Computing. (Dr. Devashree Tripathy, Prof. Ashwini K. Nanda, Prof. Manoranjan Satpathy)
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) & Internet of Things (IoT)
- Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS): Systems Design and Development, Modelling, Verification, Complex Systems, Healthcare Monitoring Systems, Trusted Computing, Safety Verification of CPS (Dr. Sudipta Saha, Dr. Srinivas Pinisetty, Dr. Padmalochan Bera)
- Internet of Things (IoT): TinyML, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), Multi-Robot Systems (Dr. Sudipta Saha)
- Energy Efficient IoT Systems: TinyML for healthcare, Edge Computing, Generative AI at the Edge, Sustainability at the Edge, Learning and Inference on the Edge. (Dr. Devashree Tripathy)
Networking & Cybersecurity
- Network Security & Privacy: Cryptography, Secure Communications, Multi-party Computation, Access control, AI for Security and Privacy, Wi-Fi Security (Dr. Padmalochan Bera, Dr. Sumana Maiti, Dr. Pragati Shrivastava)
- Software-Defined Networks (SDN): Security and Protocol Verification, SDN, Applications of SDN, Security of SDN and Programmable Data Planes. (Dr. Padmalochan Bera, Dr. Pragati Shrivastava)
- IoT Security: Privacy-preserving Secure Communication, IoT-specific Security ( Dr. Sudipta Saha, Dr. Sumana Maiti)
Software Engineering & Formal Methods
- Software Testing & Verification: Formal Methods, Software Verification, Runtime Monitoring (Dr. Srinivas Pinisetty, Prof. Manoranjan Satpathy)
- Formal Modeling & System Design: Model Synthesis, Transformation, and Verification for Security and System Design (Dr. Srinivas Pinisetty)
- Application of Formal Methods to Computer Architecture: Micro-architecture Verification, GPU Pipeline Verification, CXL Verification, Cache Controller Design Verification, Statistical and Formal Model Checking Techniques. (Prof. Manoranjan Satpathy,Dr. Srinivas Pinisetty, Dr. Debiprasanna Sahoo)
Programming Languages and Compilers
- DSLs, source-source compilers, program analysis and optimization (Dr. Srinivas Pinisetty)
ECE
Broad Research Areas (Ph.D. and MS (R) Admission):ECE
1. Signal Processing and Communications Engineering
Communication theory, wireless, mobile and powerline communications, molecular communications, visible light communications, intelligent reflecting surfaces, digital communications, smart grid communications,digital communications, coding techniques and error correcting codes, Internet of Things, cooperative communications, application layer coding, communication systems design, advanced modulation formats, fiber optics device design and simulation, high bit-rate system design, optical communication, optical sensors, photonic-electronic signal processing, architecture and MAC protocol design for wireless-optical integrated networks, remote sensing, RF and microwave engineering, antenna systems, MIMO, high performance RF device modeling and design, RF and microwave subsystems, image, video, and speech signal processing, graph signal processing, computer vision, machine learning and deep learning.
2. Integrated Circuits and VLSI Systems
Digital VLSI and FPGA architectures, high level synthesis, programmable hardware accelerators, Analog, RF and mixed-Signal VLSI integrated circuits and systems, IC design for wireless and wireline communications, Circuit design for high speed serial links, emerging nanoscale devices, semiconductor device modelling, wide bandgap semiconductors, chemical sensors, self powering devices, quantum devices, power semiconductor devices, flash memory cells, transition metal oxides, 2D materials, electrical spectroscopy, sensor interfacing electronics, reliability analysis; ferroelectric-based devices; device circuit co-design; FET-based biosensors.
EE
Broad Research Areas (Ph.D. and MS (R) Admission):EE
1. Power Systems
2. Power Electronics & Drives
3. Control and Instrumentation
4. Electric Machines
5. Renewable Energy Systems
6. Microgrid/Smartgrid
7. Electric Vehicle
8. Electric Power Quality
9. High Voltage Engineering