Institute of Technology provides fertile and conducive environment to the faculty members for Research and Development activities that are largely aligned with academic and industry needs. 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 focused on teaching and research in domains like Machine Learning, Data Mining, Computer Networks and Security, High Performance Computing, Hardware Software Co-design, Image Processing and Cloud Computing. Expertise of faculty members in various thrust areas has attracted funded research projects from various funding agencies like DST, BRNS – DAE, ISRO, GUJCOST and more.
A number of research publications viz; journal and conference papers/ book chapters/ technical articles at National and International level add to the credit of the Department.
The strength of the Department lies in the offering of consultancy and custom training programmes in the areas of Machine Learning, Data Mining, IoT and Networking, Website and Mobile Application Development, Software Quality Assurance, High Performance Computing, Cyber Security and Learning Management Systems. The Department has conducted many of such training programs for SAC-ISRO Ahmedabad, INS Valsura and other academic institutions.
Thrust Areas and Subareas
Interdisciplinary Areas
With Industry 5.0, the focus is on Big Data, IoT, AI and Automation in all industries. It is then imperative that interdisciplinary areas be explored for applications of computer science and engineering. One such area is Cyber Physical Systems where joint research projects are undertaken with the Electronics and Communication Engineering and Instrumentation and Control Engineering departments. The Department is also engaged actively in collaborative projects with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute of Plasma Research for research in the domain of High Performance Computing and Applications. Extensive research in collaboration with the Institute of Science is being conducted in Genomics, Geo-informatics, Bio-informatics 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
Design Engineering
Thermal and Energy Systems
Manufacturing Processes
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:
