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Beamforming and Target Tracking Methods for Active RF Phased Array Seekers
The end game guidance and control of an interceptor for neutralization of a hypersonic vehicle or a maneuvering aerial target is a challenging problem. This problem can be addressed in two ways: through faster autopilot ... -
Average Reward Actor-Critic with Deterministic Policy Search
The average reward criterion is relatively less studied as most existing works in the Reinforcement Learning literature consider the discounted reward criterion. There are few recent works that present on-policy average ... -
Exploring dissipation dynamics in low-dimensional superconductor
Technological advances in the past decade in fabricating two-dimensional superconducting materials with low disorder have enabled exploring many exciting phases. In recent times, two-dimensional superconductors have been ... -
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 ... -
3D-Printing of Lunar Soil Simulant by Direct-Extrusion method.
The extrusion-based additive manufacturing (EAM) technique is recently being widely employed for the 3D printing of complex-shaped components made of ceramic powder (containing irregular-shaped particles) when it is cast ... -
Self-Assembled Coordination Architectures for Fluorescence Modulation, Photocatalysis, and Light Harvesting
Self-assembly and noncovalent interactions play a pivotal role in the design of complex, and intricate functional structures. Among several design approaches, metal-ligand coordinationdriven self-assembly has emerged as ... -
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 ... -
Activity induced phase separation and the emergence of liquid crystal phases in chiral and achiral systems, and development of an efficient method to compute the entropy of various liquid crystal phases
The phase behaviour of shape-anisotropic particles is an emerging field of research that gives rise to various liquid crystal phases. In this thesis, we explore various equilibrium and non-equilibrium properties of ... -
Deciphering the role of host protein HuR in RNA virus life cycle and pathogenesis: Hepatitis C Virus and SARS-CoV-2 as exemplars.
Viruses pose a major threat to human health and the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic proves as the best evidence for that. Historically, RNA viruses have a major potential to cause such pandemics. They utilise RNA binding ... -
Studies on Δ40p53 mediated regulation of specific coding and non-coding RNAs: Consequences on cellular processes
p53 is a crucial transcriptional regulator which influences almost every possible pathway that impinges on the life of a cell. As expected of such an instrumental protein, the molecular network of p53 is as diverse as it ... -
Silk-based Biomaterials for Wound Care and Tissue Regeneration
For most individuals, wound healing is a highly organized, straightforward process. However, there are instances where external intervention becomes necessary to support the body’s innate healing mechanism. In this thesis, ... -
Optoelectronic and Magnetic Properties of 2D Layered Organic-Inorganic Hybrids and Selected Transition Metal Oxides
Perovskites with the general chemical formula ABX3 can be categorized into oxides and halides depending on the nature of the X anion. 3D organic-inorganic halide perovskites are extensively studied in the context of solar ... -
Stability of wall-bounded compressible shear flows
In this work, the linear stability of compressible shear flows in channels and pipes are studied. A steady fully-developed laminar flow of an ideal gas, driven in a channel and a pipe by a constant body acceleration, is ... -
An Investigation of Electronic Phases and Charge Dynamics in Low-Dimensional System
In condensed matter physics, the concepts of topology and symmetry are of paramount importance, particularly in understanding quantum phase transitions. Topology classifies objects based on their topological properties, ... -
Investigations on deep-level defects in HgTe nanocrystals-based photovoltaic devices using a novel instrumentation for Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy
Colloidally produced nanocrystals (NCs) arranged in thin films hold promise for next-generation semiconductors. These NCs offer tunability in semiconductor properties due to their size, shape, composition, and surface ... -
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 ... -
Understanding cholesterol homeostasis and its impact on GPCR signalling in aging
Full text embargo One year up to July 2024 Aging is defined as the time-related deterioration of physiological functions necessary for survival of organisms. Despite significant progress in the extension of human lifespan ... -
Entanglement properties of gauge theories and the graviton.
Entanglement entropy is emerging as a useful quantity to study critical phenomena in quantum systems, black holes physics, and holography. In this presentation, we discuss entanglement properties of gauge theories and ... -
Ultrawideband and wide-angle scan antenna element and small active phased arrays
Wideband, wide-scan active phased arrays (APA) are widely used for multi-function radars, communication and electronic warfare. Although considerable research is available on the design and analysis of such antenna elements ... -
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 ...