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Design and Fabrication of P3HT-Field Effect Transistors
The increasing demand for advanced sensing applications has highlighted the potential of hybrid systems combining silicon technology with organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). Silicon technology-based devices are ... -
MOCVD of MoS2: Nucleation Density, Lateral Growth Rate, and Coverage Dependence on Growth Variables
Scaling towards increasing miniaturization, as per the so-called Moore’s law, has governed electronics technology by the CMOS route over the past decades. 2D materials atomically thin crystalline layers are emerging ... -
Sparse Input Novel View Synthesis of Dynamic Scenes
Novel view synthesis involves generating unseen perspectives of a scene based on videos captured from limited viewpoints. It is an interesting problem in computer graphics and computer vision, with many applications such ... -
Structure, thermodynamics and dielectric properties of water under nanoscale confinement and search for reversible phase change of methanol in astrochemical conditions
This thesis majorly explores the intricate structural, dynamical, and dielectric characteristics of monolayer water and other organic molecules under strong confinement and astrochemical condition. Water molecules ... -
In-situ Tribological Experiments to Study - The Effect of Contact Stresses on Raman Scattering
This thesis presents the design, development, and validation of novel instruments that enable in situ micro-Raman spectroscopic measurements at mechanically loaded interfaces: an indentation apparatus for static loading ... -
Controller Synthesis Techniques for Infinite-State Reactive Systems
Reactive systems are ubiquitous, with various use cases ranging from controllers for cyber-physical systems to programs that run on multipurpose computers. A system is reactive if it continually behaves in a specific manner ... -
Physiological significance of tRNA sequences and modifications in regulation of the bacterial growth
Transfer RNA or tRNA is one of the vital components of translation machinery where it acts as an adaptor molecule to bring amino acid to the ribosome in response to the genetic code in mRNA. Its key role is to decode the ... -
Deciphering the mechanism behind the division of the Salmonella containing vacuole (SCV) and the immunomodulation strategy employed by Salmonella Typhimurium
The genus Salmonella represents flagellated, Gram-negative, rod-shaped anaerobic bacteria which is a leading cause of food-borne illness and causes enteric disease in a wide range of animals. In humans and several warm-blooded ... -
Inter-Numerology and Inter-Carrier Interference in Mixed-Numerology OFDM Systems
Mixed-numerology has been adopted in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based physical layer of 5G new radio (NR) to serve diverse use cases and services. The subcarriers of different numerologies have ... -
The keeper of Chronicles - Investigating calcium carbonate archives using clumped thermometry
Calcium carbonates (CaCO3) are the most abundant mineral archive for reconstructing past climate owing to their tendency to register the environmental condition during their formation. From biogenically mediated carbonates ... -
Design, Optimization and Field Validation of Low Head Hydro Powered Turbine Pumps and Piston Pumps for driving stream flows in the range 40-120 l/s and 5-20 l/s respectively
This thesis focuses on developing optimized self-operating pumps using flows and head of perennial streams or rivers for decentralized irrigation and drinking water supply needs of local communities living by the river ... -
Mitigating Low-Sample Issues in Portfolio Analysis: Applications of Shrinkage and Gaussian Graphical Models
In manyfinancial applications, such as portfolio allocation, factor modeling, and volat ility estimation, the number of assets often exceeds the number of historical return observations. Estimating the covariance matrix ... -
Effect of Laser Shock Peening on Residual Stress and Mechanical behaviour of Aluminium alloy AA2219 Friction Stir Weld
The Aluminium alloy AA2219 is a precipitation-hardenable wrought alloy with copper as the major alloying element. Large-volume propellant tanks of space launch vehicles are manufactured by joining AA2219 alloy through ... -
Generalizable No-Reference Image Quality Assessment: Multi-Modal Models and Human Preference Analysis for AI Generated Images
One of the major challenges in no-reference (NR) image quality assessment (IQA) is the ability to generalize to diverse quality assessment applications. Recently, multi-modal vision-language models have been found to be ... -
Design and Characterization of a Pin-to-Water Plasma Reactor Setup for the Generation of High Strength Plasma Activated Water
Plasma-activated water (PAW), generated by non-thermal atmospheric plasma interaction with water, has emerged as a promising solution due to its potent antimicrobial, antitumor, and nitrogen fixation properties, with ... -
Noise, Vibration and Harshness (Nvh) and Energy Efficiency Analysis of Lubricant Oils in Boundary Lubrication Using Force-controlled Tribometers
Tribological performance and the Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) characteristics of lubricants are critical to ensuring the durability and comfort of mechanical systems, especially under boundary lubrication. Despite ... -
Biologically Inspired Electronic Nose: Innovations and Developments
The olfactory system is a highly efficient and complex network for detecting and interpreting a wide range of chemical signals. It consists of specialized sensory cells located in the nasal mucosa that detect odor molecules ... -
In-Line Diagnostics for Inkjet Printed Electronics
The development of solution processed thin film circuits involves various process stages. One of the key parameters that decides the performance of the circuit is the semiconductor-insulator interface and the quality of ... -
Broadband Ultrafast Signal Generation and Dissemination via Dynamic Fiber Optic Links
Mode-locked fiber lasers, with rare-earth-doped fibers offering numerous advantages over alternative gain media, including excellent beam quality, simple thermal management, and a compact and robust design, are in high ... -
NanoPhotoCatalysis: A New Dimension in Synthetic Chemistry
Photocatalysis has emerged as a powerful tool in recent years to drive chemical transformations via electron/energy transfer, allowing access to several unstable or high energy intermediates. Thus, the design and ...