Institute of Technology provides dynamic and conducive environment to the faculty members for Research and Development activities that are largely aligned with the needs of academic and industry. Some of the major research areas of the Institute are categorised as under –
Following thrust areas for research has been identified by the Department to align research activities.
Structural Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Geomatics
Construction Technology and Management
Interdisciplinary Areas
Thrust Areas and Corresponding Sub-areas:
The Department is active in following thrust areas : Machine Learning and Data Science, Security, Computing, Networking and Communication, Pattern Recognition and Image Processing. Expertise of faculty members in these thrust areas has attracted funded research projects from various funding agencies like DST, BRNS – DAE, ISRO, GUJCOST and more. The Department gain its strength from publication in high impact factor journals, reputed conferences/book publications, funded research projects, training and consultancy activities.
Industry 5.0 focuses on processing Big Data, integrating Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Automation in all sectors. The Department envisages the role of Computer Science in almost all heterogeneous domains for Interdisciplinary research like Plasma Research, Genomics, Agriculture, Geo-informatics, Bio-informatics, Communication and more.
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering endeavors to explore its strength in diverse disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas to develop innovative solutions. Faculty members are active in research working in different domains listed but not limited to below –
VLSI Design & Test
Communication Engineering
Embedded Systems
The Department has identified the following thrust areas to conduct various research-based activities:
Department of Mechanical Engineering builds on its core strength to design solutions to modern engineering challenges. The faculty members engage actively in disciplinary and interdisciplinary research.
Major Thrust Areas
| Identified Thrust Areas | Sub-Areas |
| Materials and Design Engineering | Composite Materials Smart Materials Computational Damage Mechanics Dynamic Analysis and Condition Monitoring of Equipment Biomechanics and Biomaterials Robotic Engineering |
| Thermal and Fluid Engineering | Refrigeration and Air conditioning Waste Heat Recovery and Thermal Management Sustainable and Renewable Energy Systems Numerical Simulation and CFD Analysis Performance Optimization of Thermo-Fluid Systems |
| Manufacturing Processes and Analysis | Sustainable Machining Micro and Nano Machining Manufacturing Process Analysis and Simulation Additive Manufacturing Low-Cost Automation Artificial Intelligence and IoT applications in Manufacturing |
| Industrial and System Engineering | Logistics & Supply Chain Management Quality and Reliability Engineering Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Decision Modelling and Quantitative Techniques |
The faculty members of the Department have active research interests in the diversified domains of Instrumentation and Control Engineering. They are involved in research, projects and consultancy in the below mentioned areas.
Thrust Areas and Subdomains
Control and Automation
Industrial Internet of Things [Industry 4.0]
Biomedical Engineering
Robotics
Sensors and Measurement Techniques
Faculty members of the department also carry out research in the frontier areas and publish papers in peer-reviewed journals. The department has succeeded in this endeavour over the years. The department has expertise in the following thrust areas: