Browsing by thesis submitted date"2019"
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Accelerated search for thermoelectric and topological materials using first-principles and machine learning
In summary, we have performed first-principles calculations to study the topological phase transitions in chalcopyrite compounds as a function of hydrostatic pressure. These compounds are topological insulators in the ... -
Achieving Fairness in the Stochastic Multi-Armed Bandit Problem
The classical Stochastic Multi-armed Bandit (MAB) problem provides an abstraction for many real-world decision making problems such as sponsored-search auctions, crowd-sourcing, wireless communication, etc. In this work, ... -
Advanced Guidance and Autopilot Design for Autonomous Lunar Soft-Landing
Aiming towards the development of a long-term lunar research base for scientific exploration of futuristic objectives, soft-landing on the Moon has gained renewed interest worldwide. This work focuses on optimal guidance ... -
Advanced Optimal Spacecraft Guidance For Terminal Phase Rendezvous and Docking
There have been growing interest in Rendezvous and Docking (RVD) missions for on-orbit refueling, on-orbit servicing, orbital debris removal, etc. A very important requirement in RVD missions is soft-docking at the terminal ... -
Algorithms for Processing RGBD Images and Videos for Depth-Based 3D Video Systems
In recent times, immersive visual media such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), 3DTV and Free Viewpoint Television (FTV) have garnered tremendous interest. Immersive visual media content typically provides ... -
Analysis and Design of Organic Rankine Cycle based Power Plants
Solving the world’s energy crisis, and mitigating anthropogenic climate change, requires efficiently harnessing non-polluting renewable energy. Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) can be useful in this regard. ORC is Rankine cycle ... -
Analysis of the Flow of Granular Materials through a Screw Conveyor
Screw conveyors are widely employed in industry for the bulk transport of particulate materials. Several studies have attempted to correlate the discharge rate with the rotation speed of the screw via experiments and ... -
Analytical Formalism to Study the 21 cm Signal from Cosmic Dawn and Epoch of Reionization
The epoch of Cosmic Dawn and Reionization is one of the most important time periods of the universe when first sources of radiation like stars and galaxies were formed, and they changed the properties of their surrounding ... -
Application of Experience Mapping based Predictive Controller (EMPC) for Under-damped and Unstable Systems
Experience Mapping based Predictive Controller (EMPC) is a concept based on the principle of Human Motor Control, that was earlier developed and applied to control a well damped Type 1 system. In this thesis, the concepts ... -
Applications of Moonshine Symmetry in String Theory
In this thesis we study the applications of Mathieu moonshine symmetry to compacti cations of supersymmetric string theories. These theories are compacti ed on a 6 dimensional manifold K3 T2. The main ingredient in ... -
An Approach Towards Inactivation of Susceptible and Antibiotic Resistant Bacterial Contamination using Novel Photo–(electro)-catalysts
Water in most rivers in India does not meet the standards for drinking and even for bathing purposes due to the high concentration of coliforms, organic and inorganic contaminants. Overuse, uncontrolled release and careless ... -
Assessing the potential of stable calcium isotope ratios for paleotemperature reconstruction from studies of laboratory-precipitated inorganic carbonates and modern corals, fish otoliths and foraminifera
Determining paleo-seawater composition and temperature is critical for reconstructing Earth’s surface conditions through time and has major implications for understanding the origin and evolution of life on Earth. ... -
Assessment of Direct Radiative Effects of Aerosols using Assimilated Datasets over the Indian Region
Uncertainties in estimation of radiative effects of aerosols, pose the primary challenge for the accurate climate impact assessment of aerosols. Especially, over the Indian region which is characterized by significant ... -
At-site and Multisite Probabilistic Forecasting of Streamflow
Streamflow forecasts are very useful for a variety of applications such as flood warning, reservoir operation and water resources planning and management, especially in countries like India where streamflow can be highly ... -
Attention-Feedback and Representations in OCR
A Kannada OCR, named Lipi Gnani, has been designed and developed from scratch, with the motivation of it being able to convert printed text or poetry in Kannada script, without any restriction on vocabulary. The training ... -
Bile Salts in Supramolecular Chemistry: Synthesis of Fluorescent Nanoclusters, Oxide Nanoflowers, and Anion Effect on Metallogels
In summary, we have explored an interesting pH-dependent sensitization of Tb(III) using methyl salicylate (MS) as a sensitizer in aqueous media. Methyl salicylate was found to be a specific sensitizer for Tb(III) but not ... -
Biochemical characterization of UvrD helicase and its 1 interplay with DNA mismatch repair proteins in 2 Neisseria gonorrhoeae
UvrD helicase belongs to type I superfamily of helicases. It participates in Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) and DNA Mismatch Repair (MMR). It also participates in the rolling circle replication. It has been shown that ... -
Biogeography and comparative phylogeography of freshwater snails of India
Distribution of flora and fauna is shaped by both current and historical processes. In my thesis I concentrated on how the historical component of the governing processes have dictated the current distribution of biota. ... -
Bioremediation of Mechanically and Biologically Treated Waste Of Bangalore City: An Experimental and Numerical Study
Remediation of the existing MSW dumpsites has received considerable attention these days and there is an urgent need to address this issue in order to maintain the over hygiene of the urban environment. An approach consisting ... -
Blast Loading on Plain and Perforated Tubes with High Explosives
According to the assessments of the United Nations, there are more than 100 million mines lying buried in various conflict zones of many countries in the world. As per their assessment, many thousand casualties happen ...