Division of Interdisciplinary Research: Recent submissions
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Design Principles of Phenotypic Robustness and Plasticity in Gene Regulatory Networks underlying Cancer Metastasis
Metastasis – the process of cancer cells leaving the primary tumor and colonizing multiple organs – remains a major cause of cancer mortality. However, it is a highly inefficient process with only 0.01% of disseminated ... -
Growth of hole-conducting Cu2O & CuO semiconductors using CVD for next-generation electronic devices: Thin Films Transistors, Memristors, and Gas Sensors
Semiconducting oxides with visible-range transparency and high electrical conductivity have tremendous potential for transparent CMOS devices. Oxide semiconducting materials are a good choice for emerging transparent ... -
2D Piezotronics: Performance to Functionality
In the pursuit of interactive electronic devices, there is a need for smart materials which can serve multiple functionalities. 2D (two-dimensional) layered materials have gained attention in semiconductor technology because ... -
Abstractions and Optimizations for Data-driven Applications Across Edge and Cloud
Modern data driven applications have a novel set of requirements. Advances in deep neural networks (DNN) and computer vision (CV) algorithms have made it feasible to extract meaningful insights from large-scale deployments ... -
Development of Solution Methodologies for Multi-Product, Multi-Component, Production-Inventory Planning Problem in a Component Remanufacturing Environment considering Backorders and Quantity Discounts
Closed loop supply chain has been an area of research which has evolved over the years. This thesis aims to address a problem in this domain, specifically from the perspective of an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) ... -
Raman Spectroscopy on Few layer graphene
Graphene is a two-dimensional allotrope of carbon exhibiting planer honeycomb lattice structure.1 A carbon atom in graphene makes three σ-bonds with the neighbouring atoms in the plane and one π-bond perpendicular to the ... -
Empirical Study on a Class of Problems for Omnichannel Retailing in India with Special Reference to Apparel Industry
Omnichannel retailing is an integrated experience that melds the advantages of physical stores with information-rich online shopping. To offer a seamless omnichannel shopping experience, retailers need to understand what ... -
Constrained Stochastic Differential Equations on Smooth Manifolds.
Dynamical systems with uncertain fluctuations are usually modelled using Stochastic Differential Equations (SDEs). Due to operation and performance related conditions, these equations may also need to satisfy the constraint ... -
Strain engineering of 2D NEMS for resonant sensing
2D material-based nanoelectromechanical systems have emerged as excellent tools for force measurement with extreme sensitivity levels. Most sensing methods with 2D nanoelectromechanical (2D NEMS) systems utilize frequency ... -
Development and Performance Evaluation of the Flapping Wing with In-situ Piezoceramic Actuator
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are essentially automatic flight vehicles having dimensions, wingspan and airspeed, smaller than the conventional aerial vehicles. UAVs are employed widely in applications such as surveillance ... -
Delineating the dynamics of neutrophil response in multiple inflammatory stimuli and its consequences
In this thesis, we investigate the regulation of neutrophils, an important component of the immune system, and its implications on inflammation and pathological conditions. We use biomaterial implants to induce chronic ... -
Investigation of Au-free AlGaN/GaN HEMT on Silicon with substrate transfer process: From Ohmic contacts to RF performance
The technological importance of III-nitride based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) for power switching and RF applications is growing rapidly, owing to two advantageous electrical properties. While high sheet ... -
Investigation of Growth, Structural and Optical properties of different phases of Ga2O3
Among the semiconducting sesquioxides, Ga2O3 has attracted considerable research attention in recent years due to its excellent properties, including direct ultra wide band gap, optical transparency, high excitonic binding ... -
Diabetogenesis and Albumin Molecular Modifications Newer Biological Insights and Clinical Implications
To address the many unmet scientific needs in diabetes care (pathogenesis pathways, earliest diagnosis, efficient monitoring, safer and better therapies and importantly prevention approaches), our research focussed on: (a) ... -
Experimental and Numerical Studies on High-pressure Trapped Vortex Combustion
Recent climate change issues demand stringent emission standards for natural gas-fired power generation applications. The Trapped Vortex Combustor (TVC) is a relatively new concept where the flame is stabilized using a ... -
Development of High-Performance Piezoelectric Micromachined Transducers for Near Ultrasound
Near-ultrasound refers to sound with frequencies just above the range of human hearing, from about 18 to 40 kHz. This band is rarely used for typical ultrasound applications and is ignored for all except the most demanding ... -
Data-efficient Deep Learning Algorithms for Computer Vision Applications
The performance of any deep learning model depends heavily on the quantity and quality of the available training data. The generalization of the trained deep models improves with the availability of a large number of ... -
Data Driven Stabilization Schemes for Singularly Perturbed Differential Equations
This thesis presents a novel way of leveraging Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to aid conventional numerical techniques for solving Singularly Perturbed Differential Equation (SPDE). SPDEs are challenging to solve with ... -
Leveraging KG Embeddings for Knowledge Graph Question Answering
Knowledge graphs (KG) are multi-relational graphs consisting of entities as nodes and relations among them as typed edges. The goal of knowledge graph question answering (KGQA) is to answer natural language queries posed ... -
Augmenting Hyperspectral Image Unmixing Models Using Spatial Correlation, Spectral Variability, And Sparsity
Hyperspectral imaging sensors sample sunlight reflected from different targets on Earth's surface by utilising a series of contiguous narrow spectral channels. The higher spectral resolution of hyperspectral images (HSIs) ...