Guest Professors

Research Interests

• Aero thermodynamics, rocket propulsion and flight dynamics
• Energy conversion wind, thermoelectrics, biodiesel
• Materials processing float-zones, directional solidification
• Drop & bubble dynamics, encapsulation

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• Human-computer interactions
• Computer vision and display technologies

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• Identify technologies to enable rural communities in India access global markets
• Engage with key government officials to accelerate innovation and investment in India

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• Structural dynamics
• Aeroservoelasticity & aerothermoservoelasticity
• Reentry guidance
• Modelling
• Navigation
• Guidance and control of unmanned aerial systems

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• Water & Climate Science
• Data & Network Science
• Infrastructure Resilience

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• Computer networks
• Protocols
• TCP/IP
• IPv6
• Network security
• Telecom regulation

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• Experimental seismic behavior of structures
• Seismic evaluation and strengthening
• Energy dissipation devices
• Masonry and Steel-RC composite members

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• Behavior Genetics
• Cognitive Archaeology
• Personality Assessment

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• Entrepreneurship development

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• Geotechnical investigation and testing
• Design and construction of shallow and deep foundations
• Design and construction of conventional and reinforced soil retaining walls
• Slope stability analysis and stabilization techniques
• Embankments on weak ground
• Ground improvement techniques
• Earthwork
• Pavement design and subgrade stabilization
• Railway formation design and track-bed stabilization
• River bank protection, coastal protection, erosion control, scour protection
• Geosynthetics – manufacture, testing, design and applications

Research Interests

• Entrepreneurial finance
• Economics of innovation
• Firm theory

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• Artefact Analysis and Interpretation
• Ceramic Petrology
• Ancient Technology
• Environmental Archaeology
• Harappan Studies
• Origin and Development of Urbanism in South Asia
• Intangible Heritage

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• Geotechnical and Geosynthetics

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• Partial differential equations
• Nonlinear functional analysis
• Optimal control problems

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• History of Science and Technology
• Archaeological Science
• Humans, Plants and Animal interactions in the past
• Biomolecular Archaeology
• Science and Society

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• Fire related problems
• Theoretical foundation for ignition of materials

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• Fluid mechanics of multiphase systems
• Non-Newtonian fluid-particle mechanics
• Transport properties of molten salts and metals

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• Archaeological research
• Conservation & environmental development of national mMonuments and administration

Research Interests

• Entrepreneurship skill development
• Global business strategies
• Agile product development
• Customer acquisition and retention
• Business plan and model development
• Social media impact assessment
• Challenges in education in developing countries

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• Integrating multi-scale simulations and experimental research to design complex microstructures for energy, environment and high temperature applications

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• Inter-disciplinary curriculum design and evaluation
• Applications of microprocessor & microcontrollers
• Designing embedded systems

Research Interests

• Optimal control, nonlinear control
• Geometric mechanics
• Application areas - mechanical (robotics), aerospace (launch vehicles, spacecrafts) and electrical power system networks

Research Interests

• Financial reporting
• Information in security markets
• Statistical theory of valuation
• Design of electronic markets

Research Interests

• Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu literary traditions
• Vijayanagara history
• Indian classical music traditions
• Translation studies