Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

On Research and DevelopmentDevelopment

K. MuralidharDean: Research & DevelopmentDean: Research & Development

i d ilPresentation details

Organization of the InstitutegResearch initiativesLarge research projectsLarge research projects Academic contributionsConcern for societyConcern for societyVision

b h iAbout the Institute

The Institute is organized into 9 engineering departments, along with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and H manitiesHumanities. In addition it runs inter-disciplinary programs such as laser technologyprograms such as laser technology, materials science, and nuclear engineering and several Centersengineering and several Centers.

l iPopulation

d dUndergraduate 2693Master’s 803 Ph D 792Ph.D. 792Faculty 344 Research Staff 30Research Staff 30

+ 300 contractSupporting Staff 800 Alumni 23497

hResearch output

Doctoral and master’s studentsPublications (journals, books, monographs, conferences)Patents (products)Projects ProgramsMissions

St ti tiStatistics

Sponsored & consultancy projects (Rs. in crores)

Patents filed

Publications (journal)

IPR & Patents

(C) T h l T f(A) Number of Indian patentspre 2005 [2-3 per year]2005-2006 [10]

(C) Technology Transferbefore 2009: Nilafter 2009 : 24 [ ]

2006-2007 [15]2007-2008 [15]2008 2009 [35]

[Rs 67 lakhs]

We reach the market place2008-2009 [35]2009-2010 [45]

(B) Number of International patents

We reach the market place via firms such asIntellectual Ventures.

patents 2005-2009 [04]

Research Centers and Centers f E llof Excellence

1 Environmental Science &1. Environmental Science & Engineering

2. BSNL-IITK Telecom Center of E llExcellence

3. Prabhu Goel Research Center for Computer and Internet Security

4. SAMTEL Center for Display Technology

5 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology5. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology6. Archaeology and Cultural Resource

Management7 A t d k IITK Di it l I ti7. Autodesk IITK Digital Innovation

Laboratory

National Facilities

National Wind Tunnel FacilityNational Information Center ofNational Information Center of

Earthquake Engineering

A ti itiActivities

Sponsored researchConsultancyTestingProject management {finances, staff, space}Collaboration could be national as well as internationalManagement of Centers

Funding agenciesFunding agenciesFunding agenciesFunding agencies

MHRD (Ministry of Human Resources Development)

DST (Department of Science and Technology)DST (Department of Science and Technology)DBT (Biosciences

and bioengineering)DRDO (d f )DRDO (defense)AR&DB (aerospace)MCIT (communications)MNES (energy)MEF (environment)

Funding agenciesFunding agenciesFunding agenciesFunding agencies

BRNS (nuclear)DOE (electronics)CSIR (pure and applied sciences)CSIR (pure and applied sciences)ISRO (space)NAIP (agriculture)MoT (textiles)

Th tThrust areas

EnergyEnvironmentC i tiCommunicationMaterialsComputation andComputation and algorithmsManufacturingg

L j tLarge projects(a) CFD-software (BRNS) and(a) CFD software (BRNS) and (b) Railway safety (MHRD-MoR)

UNDP projects on (i) Computer-aided Design (ii) ddl d l t(ii) saddle development

LCA programLCA program

o The Autolay software for computer-aided design saved the exchequer over 7 million US dollars in qthe era when foreign currency was in short supply.

o Turn around time (tat) analysis for carbon brake unit of LCA and resin route cc discs completed

o Report on vent hole size analysis generatedo Report on vent hole size analysis generatedo Analysis of emission of carbon for various

interface areas and its effect on brake cooling was performed.performed.

TECHNOLOGY MISSION on RAILWAY SAFETY

Traction And Rolling SystemTraction And Rolling System

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Fog - Vision InstrumentationFog - Vision Instrumentation3.0 crores3.0 crores

C di t d i iCoordinated missions

I d US C tIndo-US Centers fabrionics and advanced manufacturingbiomaterialsbiomaterialsmicrowave sintering

HAL-IITK initiative

An example for multidisciplinary approach

Environmental, Chemical

Environmental Technologies

and Civil Engineering (IITK)Medical Institutions (Indian)

CSE and Media Lab

Human and Ecological health and diseases

Biosciences(IITK)

CSE and Media Lab Asia (IITK)Environmental

Technology

Mechanical Pharmaceutical and others (IndianI t ti lEngineering

(IITK)

and others (Indian and MNCs)

International Universities

N i iti tiNew initiatives

BSNL-IITK collaboration on multimedia, communication

IGCAR-IITK initiative on futuristic mechanics andcommunication

technologies, cognitive radio and computational

mechanics and materials.

radio and computational mathematics

Ganga management plan

R t j tRecent projectsA j j t titl d DISANET I f tiA major project entitled DISANET - InformationNetwork for Natural Disaster Mitigation andRecovery has been granted by the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) Japan It deals with riskCooperation Agency (JICA), Japan. It deals with riskmitigation in the context of earthquakes.

A th j j t i tl ti d b DST ThiAnother major project is recently sanctioned by DST. Thiswill be the largest Real time Digital Simulator in thecountry and the largest in any of the Asian Universities.

R t j t ( t )Recent projects (cont.)Th S di t B k E t hi R h dThe Syndicate Bank Entrepreneurship Research andEducation Centre (SBEREC) at IITK aims to promoteand support research in entrepreneurship, develop andteach courses impart skills to successfully manage newteach courses, impart skills to successfully manage newventures, and help new entrepreneurs succeed.

IIT K ill ti i t i th GATE (G T biIIT Kanpur will participate in the GATE (Gas TurbineEnabling Technology) initiative of AR&DB New Delhi.The aim here is to design the Gas turbine Engine of thefuture for both civilian and military applicationsfuture, for both civilian and military applications.

M j j tMajor projectsTh j t I di UK Ad d Th j t f d d b thThe project India-UK AdvancedTechnology Center (IU-ATC)of Excellence in NextGeneration Network Systems

The project funded by theMinistry of Earth Sciencesenvisages the use of anintegrated approach forGeneration Network Systems

and Services seeks to studythe feasibility of transmittinghigh data-rates throughf l ti f di

g ppunderstanding riverdynamics and flood riskevaluation of the Kosiriver in north Biharfrequency selective fading

channels.

The Project titled Engineering

river in north Bihar.

The Project titled EngineeringArticular Cartilage: A NovelInterdisciplinary Approach isfunded by DBT.y

Open Philosophies for Associative A i i di i L SAutopoietic digitaL ecosystemS

20 Universities/Organizations/20 Universities/Organizations/ Research Labs from Europe, Asia, South America, AfricaCoordinated by London School of Economics

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Lunar Rover Lunar Rover

Control of a lunar rover considering wheel slip andconsidering wheel slip and sinkage.Development of a prototype rover Lunar terrainp p ypfor experimental evaluation of slip and sinkage.Integration on the Lunar Rover on Chandrayan -2 in 2012.

Prototype rover

Research Agreement with Chevron, USA, Advanced Refining Technologies USA andAdvanced Refining Technologies, USA and

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

o Washcoating of monolithso Immobilization of an ionic liquid catalyst

on a solid substrateo Effect of sulfiding protocol on catalyst

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Chemical & Engineering News: 2003

i hNano-science research

Mesoscale Structures, Patterning and Properties with Emphasis on Soft Materials and Thin Films

A state of the art facility and resources for soft matterA state-of-the-art facility and resources for soft matternanoscience and nanotechnology.

Explore new techniques of nano-fabrication based on ati bi ti f “t d ” i l di ftcreative combination of “top-down” including soft

lithography, self-assembly and self-organization.

Projects related to nano-scale understanding, fabricationand use of soft materials in coatings, NEMS, functionalinterfaces and bulk-nano

Organic Electronics and DisplaysOrganic Electronics and DisplaysOrganic Electronics and DisplaysOrganic Electronics and Displays

State of art facilities State-of-art facilities housed in Class 1000 clean roomSeveral industrial partners: Samtel, Moser Baer Tata Corus/Steel Baer, Tata Corus/Steel, Manipal PressPPA partnership

OLED displays, lighting, O-TFT, O-solar, printable electronics, O-sensors

Solar Energy Research Enclave

Power Electronics

• 500 KW solar power station/modular research test-grid

• Long term research & development in solar power generation, storage and distribution Solar Power Sub-station

• Involvement of graduate and undergraduate programs

Solar Power Sub stationTechnology Demonstrator

Fuel Cells/Secondary Batteries

High Efficiency and low cost Solar Cells

l l (i i d)Solar energy enclave (imagined)

Pan-IIT project: Vertically integrated solar energy initiative for generation and delivery of 1 MW power, g y p ,8 hours a day

MultiMulti--core Curriculum for Intel core Curriculum for Intel

IIT K l d hIIT Kanpur selected as one the teninstitutes from all over the world(other schools include CMU, TelAviv, UC Berkeley, and ETH).

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Intel has set up labs (providing bothhardware and software), and iscontinuously upgrading them.

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Centre of Excellence in Multi-coreTechnologies .The curriculum has been adopted in alarge number of universities in India.large number of universities in India.

Undergraduate student-driven research

Nanosatellite (with ISRO)Nanosatellite (with ISRO) Autonomous vehicle (with Boeing)GlucobandPublications (NERD)Project activity (POWER)Undergraduate research conferenceUndergraduate research conference

R&D related major student initiatives –NERD GE3 d P WERNERD, GE3 and PoWER

NERD (Notes on Engineering Research and Development) :NERD (Notes on Engineering Research and Development) :‐ A student publication celebrating the work done by students‐ 6 issues published in a span of one yearGE3 (Group on Environment and Energy Engineering) :‐ The group increases awareness about importance of energy efficiencyPoWER (Promotion of Work Experience and Research):‐ A platform for interaction between students, faculty and industries for p at o o te act o bet ee stude ts, acu ty a d dust es ofree flow of ideas, information and resources‐ Currently working on nanosatellite, lunar rover, and Glucoband

b i d iIncubation and enterprise

C t ICategory I :Try a novel technological idea, scaling

up a laboratory proven concept.Category II :Category II :Technology-based start-up company

promoted by I Category III :Category III :R&D company that desires to have close

technology interface with IIT Kanpur.p

Coordinated by: SIDBI INNOVATION AND INCUBATION CENTRE (SIIC)

10 companies incubated and 15 companies presently on campus.

Innovation initiativeInnovation initiative

A futuristic fabrication facility (4-I) that interfaces with the incubation center (SIIC) and the digital innovation laboratorydigital innovation laboratory (DIL) is being configured.

4I lab: Innovation, Integration, Incubation ImplementationIncubation, Implementation

Mentoring new InstitutesMentoring new Institutes

IIT GuwahatiIIIT JabalpurJaba puIIIT GwaliorIIT RajashtanIIT Rajashtan

Close links with UPTU IIIT AllahabadClose links with UPTU, IIIT Allahabad, and NIT Allahabad.

AwardsAwardsWellcome Trust 4Bhatnagar award 16Fellowships of National academiese ows ps o Nat o a acade es

50Humboldt 20JSPS 12Bessel 3Bessel 3

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Shiksha SopanShiksha Sopan

Faculty, staff and students are engaged in community education and illustrative scientific experiments for school students.

Opportunity School and CollegeOpportunity School and College

Children of daily-wage workers are supported by a school backed by the Institute.

Vocational training is provided to young d l i h O i lladults in the Opportunity college.

IIT Kanpur students participate actively in thi tthis venture.

kk3-I Network3-I NetworkA collaborative project involving p j g

IDFC, IIT Kanpur, IIM AhmedabadObjectivesj

To identify and articulate specific areas and issues pertaining to various infrastructure sectors.Carry out projects dealing with policy organization andCarry out projects dealing with policy, organization, and specialized techno-managerial elements relating to infrastructure. P d bli h I di I f R hPrepare and publish an India Infrastructure Report each year.

8 reports published since 2001.Enhance the intellectual capital in the infrastructure sectors pby bringing together academia and the policy makers, professionals, practitioners, and users.

High Performance Computing facility

The Institute is in the process of upgrading its HPC infrastructure to a

f h f ili i hstate-of-the-art facility with generoussupport from the DST.

The main HPC system will be a linuxcluster with a master node, 3 management nodes and 256 computemanagement nodes and 256 compute nodes, 40 gbps QDR infiniband interconnect and 100TB usable storage.

Courseware and Distance EductaionCourseware and Distance Eductaioni. NPTEL: The main objective of this program is to

enhance quality of engineering education in thecountry by developing curriculum based video andweb courses.

ii. NKN: Three virtual classrooms shall be set up atthe Institute. Lectures would be delivered enablingtwo-way interactions using this infrastructure fory gmentoring of the new IITs.

iii. Smart classrooms

Cyber SecurityCyber Security

AlgorithmsgSmart card BiometricsBiometrics

Biometric System Development Biometric System Development y py p

Development of indigenous monomodal biometric systems such as Ear, Face, Fingerprint, Iris, Palmprint Signature VeinPalmprint, Signature, Vein Pattern for human verification and identification.Development of an efficient fusion strategy for multimodal biometric systemsystem.Reduction of search time in a large database with the help of suitable pclassification, clustering and indexing strategy.

i iA viewpoint

We would like to supportWe would like to supportinter-disciplinaryi t d t t linter-departmentalinter-institutionali i linternational

research projects.

Mission StatementMission Statement

We would like to be seen as an international technological university:

Continue to hold top ranking for undergraduate education.Reach a status of a tier 1 research university on the world stage.

THANK YOU!