Electronics and Communication Engineering

Faculty Publications

Academic Year: 2024-2025
  1. Jenifer Suriya LJ & Christy Mano Raj J S , ‘DBN-Based MPPT Algorithm with FOPID Control for Optimal Power Tracking, Reliability, and Efficiency in Solar PV Systems under Shaded Conditions’, Eksploatacja i Niezawodnosc – Maintenance and Reliability 2025: 27(3) http://doi.org/10.17531/ein/199421
Academic Year: 2023-2024
  1. Dr. Anitha Juliette Albert, “Optimizing design and manufacturing processes with an effective algorithm using anti-collision enabled robot processor,” International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 5469–5477, January 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s12008-023-01638-5.
  2. Dr. Anitha Juliette Albert, “Machine learning approaches for predicting species interactions in dynamic ecosystems,” The Scientific Temper, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 2961–2967, 2024. DOI: 10.58414/SCIENTIFICTEMPER, 2024.15.3.69.
  3. Dr. R. Umamaheswari, “Optimizing design and manufacturing processes with an effective algorithm using anti-collision enabled robot processor,” International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 5469–5477, January 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s12008-023-01638-5.
    R. Umamaheswari, A. Juliette Albert, and D. Devasenapathy, “Optimizing design and manufacturing processes with an effective algorithm using anti-collision enabled robot processor,” International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM). Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Jan. 13, 2024. doi: 10.1007/s12008-023-01638-5.
  4. Dr. R. Umamaheswari published a Patent titled, “Utilising machine learning to identify target objects in the context of animals” on 08/11/2023
  5. L. Chithra, S. Padma, F. I, L. Saravanan and S. Krishnakumari, “LiFiData: A Secured Data Communication over Defense Fields by using Intelligent Visible Light Assisted Transmissions,” 2023 International Conference on Innovative Computing, Intelligent Communication and Smart Electrical Systems (ICSES), Chennai, India, 2023, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ICSES60034.2023.10465338.
  6. M. S. Kavitha, S. Bharathi, S. Krishnakumari, S. V. Shankar and C. Thyagarajan, “Design and Development of Human Detection Robot to Rescue People from Disaster Environment by using Internet of Things,” 2023 International Conference on Innovative Computing, Intelligent Communication and Smart Electrical Systems (ICSES), Chennai, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICSES60034.2023.10465483.
  7. M. S. Kavitha, R. Harikrishnan, S. V. Shankar, S. Krishnakumari and S. I. Sherly, “A Smart Agriculture Friendly Intelligent Flying Robot Design to Identify Plant Leaf Diseases by using Digital Image Processing with Learning Approach,” 2023 International Conference on Innovative Computing, Intelligent Communication and Smart Electrical Systems (ICSES), Chennai, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICSES60034.2023.10465304.
  8. Dr. Anitha Juliette Albert, “Design and comparison of SEU tolerant 10T memory cell for radiation environment applications,” EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web, vol. 11, 2024 https://doi.org/10.4108/ew.5006
  9. Dr. Anitha Juliette Albert, “A novel enhanced security architecture for sixth generation (6G) cellular networks using authentication and acknowledgement (AA) approach,” Results in Engineering, vol. 21, Article No. 101669, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101669
  10. S. Dhilipkumar, J. I. Z. Prannoy, and R. L. Priya, “Enabling Device-to-Device network with proximity service for porter-passengers in railway stations,” E3S Web of Conferences, vol. 477, Article No. 24, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202447700024
  11. Dr. Anitha Juliette Albert, “Theoretical analysis and comparative study of assorted diaphragm primarily based Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) optical pressure sensors,” Expert Systems with Applications, vol. 245, Article No. 122993, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.12299
  12. R. T. Prabu, S. Dhilipkumar, and A. K. Kumar, “Verified leakage loss, birefringence, nonlinear parameters, and total number of modes in silica/silica doped and plastic fibers for fiber system efficiency improvement,” Journal of Optical Communications, vol. 58, pp. 1-8, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1515/joc-2024-0058
  13. S. Dhilipkumar, F. J. T. Rex, J. A., and Viji Charles, “Secure cryptocurrency transaction using Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm for storing wallets,” International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 2988-2997, 2024 https://ijisae.org/index.php/IJISAE/article/view/5889
  14. Vidhya. R, “Transformer Core Saturation Fault Analysis using Current Sensor Signals and Thermal Image Features,” Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 69-80, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4316/AECE.2023.04001
  15. R. Umamaheswari, “Transmission-efficient grid-based synchronized model for routing in wireless sensor networks using Bayesian compressive sensing,” SN Computer Science, vol. 5, Article No. 128, 2023 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42979-023-02410-y
  16. R. Vidhya, “Computer Vision-Based Electrical Equipment Condition Monitoring and Component Identification,” in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 613, Springer, Singapore, 2023, pp. 683-698 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9379-4_49
  17. R. Umamaheswari, “Recursive thinking – More compatible for an Engineer,” in Technology and Innovation Management, vol. 1, ESN Publications, Aug. 2023, pp. 111-119 , ISBN : 978-93-95196-95-6
  18. S. Krishnakumari, “Design and Development of Human Detection Robot to Rescue People from Disaster Environment by using Internet of Things,” IEEE International Conference, IEEE, 2024, pp. 1-6 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICSES60034.2023.10465483
  19. S. Krishnakumari, “Li-Fi Data: A Secured Data Communication over Defense Fields by using Intelligent Visible Light Assisted Transmissions,” IEEE International Conference, IEEE, 2024, pp. 1-7 https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSES60034.2023.10465338
  20. S. Krishnakumari, “A Smart Agriculture Friendly Intelligent Flying Robot Design to Identify Plant Leaf Diseases by using Digital Image Processing with Learning Approach,” IEEE International Conference, IEEE, 2024, pp. 1-6 https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSES60034.2023.10465304
 
Academic Year: 2022-2023
  1. Dr. Anitha Juliette Albert “Detection of sickle cell anaemia using SVM classifier,” AIP Conference Proceedings, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0074138
  2. Vidhya. R, “Transformer Internal and Inrush Current Fault Detection Using Machine Learning,” Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 123-135, 2022 https://doi.org/10.4316/AECE.2023.04008
  3. Dr. Anitha Juliette Albert, “Early Detection of Exercise – Associated Muscle Cramp,” Ymer, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37896/YMER21.01/2
  4. B. Srinivasan, P. Rajalingam, and S. Routray, “Impact of neutron induced Single-Event Multiple Transients in ADDLL based frequency multiplier,” AEU-International Journal of Electronics and Communications, vol. 133, pp. 1-10, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeue.2022.154315
 
Academic Year: 2021-2022
  1. Vidhya R et.al “Transformer Internal and Inrush Current Fault Detection using Machine Learning”, published in, Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing, Tech Science Press, ISSN:1079-8587 E-ISSN: 2326-005X.
  2. Ms.R.Vidhya, Dr. P. Vanaja Ranjan , R. Prarthna Grace Jemima, J. Reena, R. Vignesh and J. Snegha published a paper titled “Computer Vision Based Electrical Equipment Condition Monitoring and Component Identification” in CIS 2022: Third Congress on Intelligent Systems organized at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India, under the technical sponsorship of the Soft Computing Research Society, India, during September 5–6, 2022. The proceedings will be published in SCOPUS Indexed SpringerBook Series, “Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems” during May 2023.
  3. Dr Anitha Juliette A, Asso. Prof/ECE has proposed the Title
    Automated energy monitoring and control system for residential
    apartments and applied for a funding amount of Rs. 10,000 from the
    TNSCST and the proposal has been submitted.
  4. Anitha Juliette et al. (2022), Detection of sickle cell anemia using SVM, classifier, 12th National Conference on Recent Advancements in Biomedical Engineering, AIP Conference Proceedings 2405, 020006 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0074138
  5. Suman Maria Tony, Sasikumar, S. (2022). Generative Adversarial Network for Music Generation. In: Satyanarayana, C., Samanta, D., Gao, XZ., Kapoor, R.K. (eds) High Performance Computing and Networking. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 853. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9885-9_9 (March 2022)
  6. Suman Maria tony et. Al. (2022) Music Generation Using Supervised Learning and LSTM. In: Bansal R.C., Agarwal A., Jadoun V.K. (eds) Advances in Energy Technology. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 766. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1476-7_43 (July 2021)

 

Academic Year: 2020-2021
  1. Robert Rajkumar et al. “Impact of Lean service, Workplace environment and Social Practices on the Operational performance of India Post Service Industry” to Annals of Operations Research (May 2021)
  2. Vidhya et al. “Transformer breather thermal image decomposition for fault diagnosis,” 2021 7th International Conference on Electrical Energy Systems (ICEES), pp. 448-453, IEEE (Feb 2021)
  3. F P Mahimai Don Bosco et al 2021 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1964 062014, A Survey of Low-Latency IOT System Using FPGA Accelerator , IOP conference series: Material science and Engineering (ISSN 1757-899X) (2021)
  4. Robert Rajkumar S. (2020) Application of Multi-criteria Decision-Making Method for the Evaluation of Tamilnadu Private Bus Companies. In: Pant M., Kumar Sharma T., Arya R., Sahana B., Zolfagharinia H. (eds) Soft Computing: Theories and Applications. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1154. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4032-5_21 (June 2020)

Student Publications

 
  1. Zubin and Lakshmi Priya, “Enabling Device-to-Device network with proximity service for porter-passengers in railway stations,” E3S Web of Conferences, vol. 477, 2024. DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202447700024.
  2. A paper titled“COMPUTER VISION BASED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CONDITION MONITORING AND COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION” in CIS 2022: Third Congress on Intelligent Systems organized at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India, under the technical sponsorship of the Soft Computing Research Society, India, during September 5–6, 2022. The proceedings will be published in SCOPUS Indexed Springer Book Series, “Lecture Notes
    Networks and Systems” (https://www.springer.com/series/15179) during May 2023.
  3. Aswin Balasubramanian, Haripriya Dhanasekaran, Booma Raghu, Kunaraj Kumarasamy, “MRI Super Resolution using generative adversarial Network and Discrete Wavelet Transform, International Conference on Augmented Intelligence and Sustainable systems, ICAISS, Nov 2022.
  4. Sivakumar, Sharmila Devi, Vaishnavi Seenuvasan, B. Gunasri, and Balaji Srinivasan. “Automated Early Prediction of Anomalies Due to Diabetes Using Fundus Images.” In Integrating AI in IoT Analytics on the Cloud for Healthcare Applications, pp. 176-200. IGI Global, 2022.
  5. Sandhya NC, Sashikumar NM, Priyanka M, Wenisch SM, Kumarasamy K. Automated Fabric Defect Detection and Classification: A Deep Learning Approach. Textile & Leather Review. 2021; 4:315-335. https://doi.org/10.31881/TLR.2021.24
  6. Bosco, F. P. M. D., Chitra, E., & Ebenezer, S. R. (2021). A Survey of Low-Latency IoT Systems Using the FPGA Accelerator. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1964(6), 062014. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1964/6/062014
  7. Narmadha V., Bharath Raam R. (2021) Face Mask Detection Using VGG-16 Net for Low Computation Power Devices. In: Gao XZ., Kumar R., Srivastava S., Soni B.P. (eds) Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering. Algorithms for Intelligent Systems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4604-8_29
  8. Abhila D., Priyankaa B., Aishwariya A., Nihal Mathew S., Suriya Kumar S., Kumarasamy K. (2022) Skin Lesion Characterization with Ensembles of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models. In: Bansal R.C., Agarwal A., Jadoun V.K. (eds) Advances in Energy Technology. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 766. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1476-7_25
  9. Dilkhush Mihirsen, J. T. Joseph and B. Renisha, “Time Series Analysis for Supply Chain Planning in Restaurants,” 2020 5th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Security (ICCCS), 2020, pp. 1-5, IEEE
  10. Senthil Kumar, G., Jim Staffad, J., & Vishal, M. (2019). Internet of things based energy supervision and control for household appliances. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 9(1), 7531–7536. https://doi.org/10.35940/ijeat.A1465.109119
  11. Subhiksha M, Sharmila G, Praveen Kumar G, students of 2016-2020 batch presented a paper titled “Smart Chemical Detector for intact Mango using Near Infrared Spectroscopy” in the International conference ICCS (2018-19), Loyola College, Chennai, on 16th & 17th November 2018.

Recent Projects

  • Team Magnum from LICET with student members Jemima,Ooviya and Shiny presented a novel solution to reduce excessive load on batteries by adapting to greener and more renewable alternatives, and won a special cash prize of Rs 10,000 at TANCAM’S Hackathon for Women in Engineering held in Sona college of technology, Salem on 14/03/2024. invited women students from all over Tamilnadu presented their projects on the theme Conceptual design and new product development for sustainability.
  • Joel Siby and Mohammed Abdul Azeez as a team participated in TN SKills Competition under the domain Industry 4.0. They were one among the Top scorers to receive the Training for next level from Festo India for which they received the ticket from the Honorable Deputy CM, Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin. The skills focussed upon were Assembling manufacturing unit, server and client setup , Network configuration, Remote access to manufacturing unit setup and PLC Programming.
  • Design of Electrical case for a wheeled robot, PALS, NEX-Gen 3D Ltd, won cash Prize.
  • Design of Electrical case for hand sanitizer, PALS, NEX-Gen 3D Ltd, won cash Prize.
  • Electrical Case – Automatic Sanitizer, PALS, NEX-Gen 3D Ltd, won cash Prize.
  • Electrical Case – Miraki PALS, NEX-Gen 3D Ltd, won cash Prize.
  • Ridget (Positive Poisons ratio), Toycathon , Second Place.
  • Smart Environment Monitor – Dababy, Technoteen, 3rd Place.
  • 3D metaverse game built, Polygon Hackathon, Won USD 3500.
  • faber web3 hackathon, Won EUR 714.
  • Aut Life ,SEEDBRAINS- a research project competition, Third prize (Rs. 20,000) and Selected for Incubation.
  • Third Eye, SEEDBRAINS- a research project competition First prize (Rs. 50,000) and Selected for Incubation.
  • Soil monitoring bot, FPGA contest, Intel and terasic, qualified for Semi finals.
  • Evaluation of Wireless Communication between ECU Nodes in a Vehicle using UWB in TECHGIUM.
  • BATTLE VETERANS TACTILE MUSIC PLAYER, Toycathon by GoI, Selected for Grand Finale.
  • Soil monitoring bot, FPGA contest, Intel and terasic, Qualified to Semi finals.
  • Blood Bridge, SAP Semicolon (Hackathon), Cleared the first round.
  • Hospital bed booking App, SAP Semicolon (Hackathon), Selected for final round.
  • Blockchain texting Application, MIT efocus, Secured second place in hackathon.

Consultancy

Completed

  • Dr.A.Anitha Juliette, Associate Professor/ECE and Mr.Robert Rajkumar,Assistant Professor/ECE served as Faculty mentor for the project “Detecting Fuchs Heterochromic Iriodocyclitis Using Web-Based AI-App”, offered by Dr.Agarwal Institute of Optometry.

Ongoing

  • Dr.A.Anitha Juliette, Associate Professor/ECE serving as Faculty mentor for the project titled “ Watt Wise”, provided by “Invent Controls Private Limited”.
  • Dr.A.Anitha Juliette, Associate Professor/ECE and Mr. Mahimai Don Bosco FP, Assistant Professor/ECE served as Faculty mentor for the project “Comparison of anticipation skills and reaction time in normal adults, pre and post training using a constructed anticipation timer”, offered by Dr.Agarwal Institute of Optometry

Incubation

  • Team CIRCUIT BREAKERS, consisting of Rahul Shanmugam, Chandu Karthikeyan, Kevin Sudhan, and Joshan Sagayam from II
    year of ECE at IITM Madras, participated in HACK CIDENTS, conducted by RNTBCI. They were selected for a funding grant of
    Rs. 500,000/- for their idea.
  • “Third Eye” – Yogarajan, Abhishek Mervin, Mahizan, Tarun Sekar mentored by Mr. Mahimai Don Bosco AP/ECE won the  First prize in SEEDBRAINS- a research project competition conducted by Cambridge Institute of Technology along with India Netherlands Business Circle (INBCB) and and received Rs.50,000 as prize money. The idea is selected for incubation Rs. 1,00,000/- at Cambrian House of Student Startup (CHOSS)  at Cambridge Institute of Technology,     Bangalore.
  • “Autlife” – Jemima, Kaushik, Keesha, Ooviya  mentored by Dr. Anitha Juliette ASP/ECE  won the Third prize in SEEDBRAINS- a research project competition event hosted by Cambridge Institute of Technology along with India Netherlands Business Circle (INBCB)received Rs.20,000 as prize money.The idea is selected for incubation at Rs. 1,00,000/- at Cambrian House of Student Startup (CHOSS)  at Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
  • Locust Attack Detection and Warder“, shortlisted for AIC-AU Pre-incubation in AIC Incubator.

Funded FDP

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) successfully conducted the 2-day Hands-on Train the Trainer [3TP] Faculty Development Programme (FDP) in collaboration with Tektronix and Sinetec Technologies on 19.10.2023 and 20.10.2023. The Programme included demo with Lab stations for experiments included in the courses of Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0, Signal Integrity, EMI/EMC Pre-compliance testing, Wide bandgap devices, Validation and Testing Technology aligned with the verticals in R2021 syllabus of Anna University

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The Department of ECE hosted a Physical Mode Six Days Faculty Development Programme from 29.01.2024 to 03.02.2024, sponsored by the Centre for Faculty and Professional Development (CFPD), Anna University, Chennai. The focus of the program was on the course “CEC331-4G/5G Communication Networks”, aligning with the R2021 B.E ECE curriculum of Anna University. Throughout the six-day event, distinguished speakers from the university led insightful sessions, enriching the learning experience for all participants. Around 48 faculty members have participated in the FDP.

Research Grants

  1. The department of ECE received a funding of Rs. 93000/-towards the conduction of ATAL sponsored FDP on Machine Intelligence during  November 22-26, 2021.
  2. R&D Grants from NVIDIA Corporation worth USD 4489 for pre-incubation to set up AI Lab under NVIDIA GPU Grants.
  3. Intel University Grants- FPGA development boards worth USD 9320.