Research Projects
Ongoing Projects
Deep Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes Based on AlGaN and InAlGaN Thin films and Nanorods for Skin-tolerant Pathogen Inactivation Applications
Investigators:
Dr. Anirban Bhattacharyya
Funding Agency:
STARS-2 program of the MOE, GOI
Growth and characterization of SiGe quantum Heterostructure devices by Molecular Beam Epitaxy for Quantum Computing Application
Investigators:
Dr. Anirban Bhattacharyya
Funding Agency:
I-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation, DST, GOI
Water Purification based on Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes, monitored in real-time using microfluidic components and an IoT-cloud based monitoring system
Investigators:
Dr. Anirban Bhattacharyya
Funding Agency:
WB-DSTBT
Model development and performance optimization of perovskite based multi-junction solar cells
Investigators:
Prof. Abhijit Biswas
Funding Agency:
SERB
Amount:
INR 31 Lakh
Duration:
2023-2026
Cytomorphic System Design to Model Biological Network both in FPGA and ASIC Domain
Investigators:
Dr. Soma Barman Mandal
Funding Agency:
State University Research Excellence (SERB SURE), Gov. of India
Amount:
23.12 lakh
Duration:
2023-2026
Design of Highly Efficient Wireless Power Transfer System Utilizing Metasurface Integrated Planar Antenna for IoT Applications
Investigators:
Dr. Kaushik Mandal
Funding Agency:
Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science, Funded by SERB, Govt. of India
Amount:
45,32,264/-
Duration:
2023-2026
Severe Weather and Environmental Analytics from a transitional sub-tropical location using the University of Calcutta ST Radar and related instrumentation
Investigators:
Prof. Abhirup Das Barman (Co-PI)
Funding Agency:
Ministry of Earth Science (MOES), Govt. of India
Duration:
2024-2027
Self-operated Cardiac Monitor for Early Detection of Electrocardiogram Rhythm Disorder
Investigators:
Dr. Sumitra Mukhopadhyay
Funding Agency:
R&D project by Science & Technology and Biotechnology department; Govt. of West Bengal
Duration:
2024-2027
Investigation of Clustered Anisotropic Diffusion Model and Multi-structured Weighted Networks for Fusion of Multimodal Images
Investigators:
Dr. Arpita Das
Funding Agency:
SERB/ANRF MATRICS
Amount:
6.6 lakhs
Duration:
2024-2027
Hardware Design of Machine Learning Algorithm based Biomedical Signal Processing Systems
Investigators:
Dr. Arpita Das
Funding Agency:
SERB/ANRF SURE
Amount:
22.65 lakhs
Duration:
2024-2027
Development of an Ultra-Low Power Analog Front-End Circuit and Machine Learning Assisted Processing Unit for Assessment of Air Filter Performance in an IAQM System
Investigators:
Dr. Arpita Das (Co-PI)
Funding Agency:
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Amount:
84.50 lakhs
Duration:
2023-2028
Completed Projects
Atmospheric studies in the geophysically sensitive tropical to subtropical transition region with ST Radar facilities at Calcutta University
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India
Amount:
2699.0 lakhs ($US3245400)
Duration:
2015-2023
Study of the characteristics of ionospheric irregularities at high and low latitudes through coordinated observations of EISCAT and VHF Radar at Haringhata, India
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Plasmasphere Ionosphere Thermosphere Integrated Research Environment and Access services: a Network of Research Facilities (PITHIA-NRF), European Union
Amount:
NA
Duration:
April-September 2022 (online training)
Multi-frequency characterization of equatorial ionospheric Space Weather effects for developing signal outage predictive capability
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD), AFRL, AFOSR
Amount:
33.8 lakhs ($US44888)
Duration:
2018-2021
Multi-technique characterization of near-Earth space environment
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
International Space Science Institute (ISSI)
Duration:
2017-2019
Impact of Equatorial Ionospheric Characteristics on Distributed GNSS Accuracies
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India
Amount:
56.8 lakhs ($US81000)
Duration:
2015-2018
SCINDA Phase IV
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Department of the Air Force, Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD), Japan
Amount:
11.20 lakhs ($13490.00)
Duration:
2015-2017
SCINDA Phase III
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Department of the Air Force, Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD), Japan
Amount:
3.96 lakhs (US$7200)
Duration:
2013-2015
Studies of Space Weather Events with GPS, Satellite Beacon and Backscattered Radar at NARL
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Amount:
50.76 lakhs ($US72000)
Duration:
2010-2014
Triggering and Characterization of Equatorial Ionospheric Irregularities
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Amount:
27.14 lakhs ($US37000)
Duration:
2011-2014
Electrodynamical Control over the ionization processes near the northern crest of the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly and beyond (Co-Principal Investigator)
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Department of Science and Technology
Amount:
54.05 lakhs ($US77000)
Duration:
2010-2013
Detection of Travelling Ionospheric Disturbances (TIDs) associated with the solar eclipses of July 22, 2009 and January 15, 2010 by GPS TEC monitoring
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Amount:
3.7 lakhs ($US5300)
Duration:
2009-2011
SCINDA Phase II
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Department of the Air Force, Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD), Japan
Amount:
2.16 lakhs (US$4945)
Duration:
2010-2012
Operation of SCINDA Receiver at the University of Calcutta (Phase I)
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Department of the Air Force, Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD), Japan
Amount:
2.95 lakhs (US$6900)
Duration:
2008-2010
Ionospheric Space Weather in relation to Satellite Based Systems
Investigators:
Prof. Ashik Paul
Funding Agency:
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Amount:
46.34 lakhs ($US67000)
Duration:
2007-2012
Erasmus Mundus LEADERS (Leading mobility between Europe and Asia in Developing Engineering Education and Research) program between 20 European and Asian Universities
Investigators:
Prof. Nikhil Ranjan Das
Funding Agency:
Amount:
Euro 5,000
Duration:
2014-2018
UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) Thematic partnership with University of Sheffield, UK and University of Calcutta, India
Investigators:
Prof. Nikhil Ranjan Das
Funding Agency:
Amount:
GBP 30,900
Duration:
2012-2014
Studies on Group IV Semiconductors and Their Alloys for Photonic Device Applications
Investigators:
Prof. Nikhil Ranjan Das
Funding Agency:
DST(Department of Science and Technology)
Duration:
2011-2014
Physics and Modeling of Silicon Nanophotonic Devices
Investigators:
Prof. Nikhil Ranjan Das (Co-PI)
Funding Agency:
DST(Department of Science and Technology)
Duration:
2007-2010
Study of CMOS devices and circuits utilising "beyond silicon" channel materials for ULSI applications
Investigators:
Prof. A. Biswas (Principal Investigator)
Prof. A. Mallik (Co-Investigator)
Funding Agency:
CSIR
Amount:
INR 15 Lakh
Duration:
2012-2015
Studies on Nitride-based Light-emitting Diodes for Achieving Augmented Performance
Investigators:
Prof. A. Biswas (Principal Investigator)
Funding Agency:
SERB
Amount:
INR 28 Lakh
Duration:
2013-2017
Special Manpower Development Program (SMDP) C2SD
Investigators:
Dr. S. Pandit (Chief Investigator)
Prof. A. Biswas (Co-Investigator)
Funding Agency:
MeitY
Duration:
2015-2020
Investigations on high mobility III-V, Ge and GeSn nano CMOS devices including radiation effects for analog/RF and logic applications
Investigators:
Prof. A. Biswas (Principal Investigator)
Funding Agency:
SERB
Amount:
INR 34 Lakh
Duration:
2018-2021
Studies on Group IV Semiconductors and Their Alloys for Photonic Device Applications
Investigators:
Dr. Bratati Mukhopadhyay (Co-PI)
Funding Agency:
DST, Govt. of India
Physics and Modeling of Some Emerging Nanophotonic Devices: Centre for Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Investigators:
Dr. Bratati Mukhopadhyay
Funding Agency:
Centre for Research for Nano-science & Nano-technology (CRNN), CU
High-responsivity GeSn short-wave infrared phototransistors
Investigators:
Dr. Bratati Mukhopadhyay
Funding Agency:
DST, Govt. of India (collaborative project with Taiwan)
Electrical Circuit Model of DNA/RNA string and their simulation in a SPICE framework
Investigators:
Dr.Soma Barman Mandal
Funding Agency:
Centre for Research for Nano-science & Nano-technology (CRNN), CU
Amount:
2 lakh +1 SRF
Duration:
(2012-2013)
Electrical Network Modelling of Biological System & its applications in Genetic Disease Diagnosis
Investigators:
Dr.Soma Barman Mandal
Funding Agency:
SERB, DST, Govt. of India
Amount:
31 lakh
Duration:
(2013-2017)
Development of Low Cost, Prototype Electronic System for Health Monitoring
Investigators:
Dr.Soma Barman Mandal
Funding Agency:
Calcutta University, UPE II Modern Biology and Signal Processing Group
Amount:
4.5 lakh
Duration:
(2017-2019)
Cytomorphic CMOS Circuit Modeling and Ultra-Low Power Design of P53 Protein Pathway for Synthetic Biology Applications
Investigators:
Dr.Soma Barman Mandal
Funding Agency:
West Bengal Higher Education , Science & Technology and Biotechnology (Sci& Tech.), Govt. of West Bengal
Amount:
12.9 lakh
Duration:
(2018-2022)
Providing limbic support to a partially paralytic person by generating movement to his/her paralytic hand by imitating the gesture of the other healthy hand and also develop "Sensation of touch" to it
Investigators:
Dr. Anisha Halder Roy
Funding Agency:
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India.
Amount:
32.26 lakh
Duration:
2018-2021
Affordable Wearable Cardiac Monitor for Early Detection, Monitoring and Prevention of Arrhythmia for elderly citizens
Investigators:
Dr. Sumitra Mukhopadhyay
Funding Agency:
R&D project by Regional Geriatric Centre, Medical College Kolkata
Duration:
2022
Photonics-based advanced environment monitoring system for an enhanced pEVENTION of landslide and structural failure risks – PREVENTION
Investigators:
Prof. Abhirup Das Barman (PI)
Dr. Sumitra Mukhopadhyay (Co-PI)
Funding Agency:
Joint Indo Italy bilateral Project DST Govt. of India
Amount:
26.56 lakh
Duration:
2017-2020
53 MHz S T Radar Facility at Ionosphere Field Station, Haringhata of University of Calcutta
Investigators:
Prof. Abhirup Das Barman (Co-PI)
Funding Agency:
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India
Amount:
23 Crores
Duration:
2022-2024
IRPE of Mobile Broadband Service Support over Cognitive Radio Networks
Investigators:
Prof. Abhirup Das Barman
Funding Agency:
ITRA, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Amount:
137.56 lakh
Duration:
2013-2019