Chapter Inaugural session – Oct 2021

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Sensors based Innovations and Start ups- Opportunities and Challenges – Dec 2021

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Academia Industry webinar series – 2021

Speaker: Teja Gudena, Senior Vice  President, Netradyne
Date: May 28, 2021
Time: 17:00 Hrs Indian Standard Time
Organized by: Saakshi Dhanekar
Talk Title: AI and IoT

Abstract: · Netradyne vision and journey over last 5+ years, IoT product offering, How AI, ML and Edge Computing help to reduce accidents by creating a new safe driving standards, Revolutionizing the conventional mapping paradigm with Netradyne’s dynamic 3D HD mapping technology, Evolution towards Level 4/5 autonomous

Speaker: Bala Pesala, CEO of Ayur.AI, CTO of Adiuvo Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.
Date: 4th October 2021
Time: 5 pm Indian Standard Time
Organized by: Saakshi Dhanekar
Talk Title: Digital health and AI: Learnings from three deep-tech start-ups

Abstract: The digital health and diagnostics space is undergoing a radical transformation especially post COVID. The conventional in-person, doctor consultations are rapidly being assisted/substituted by remote tele/video consultations and Direct to consumer care. In this context, point-of-care diagnostic solutions integrated with AI will transform the healthcare industry and will help in providing affordable health care to all. In this talk, he first briefly discussed the general trends in digital health and AI and where future opportunities lie in terms of innovations. He discussed his research efforts for the past 5+ years in the digital health space towards realizing devices for non-invasive BP, fatigue and multi-parameter monitoring. Subsequently, he shared his technical and entrepreneurial journey and learnings as a part of three deep tech biomedical start-ups as CEO, CTO and chief mentor role.

Speaker: Anamika Prasad, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, South Dakota State University, USA
Date: 8th December 2021
Time: 6 pm Indian Standard Time
Organized by: Saakshi Dhanekar
Talk Title: Bioinspired Design for Next-Generation Composites

Abstract: Plants are sessile organisms lacking physical motion and neurological control. Hence a stronger correlation between their structure and mechanical demands is anticipated. Specifically, the thick-walled water conductive xylem lacks the living parenchyma. However, it addresses varying functional needs from efficient thermal and fluid conduction to structural support through rapid structural and compositional modifications independent of the biological process of cell division. The above formed the primary hypothesis for a new research direction of my lab on plant biomechanics where we investigated microstructural and composition changes in plant stem during rapid growth using a combination of material characterization techniques. In this talk, I will provide some outcomes of Plant Biomechanics research and discuss its implications in the design of next-generation composites. I will also give an overview of my lab’s key research directions, including discussing bioinspired design for 2D Materials like MXenes of relevance for sensor design.