Ph.D Admissions


Research Areas
Computational Intelligence
Information & Communication Technology:
School of Arts & Natural Sciences
Sciences:
Physics:
Non-linear optical materials; Bio-Materials; Transparent Conduction Oxide;
Computational Material Science; Density functional theory, Plasma Physics and
applications; Perovskite solar Cell; Thin Films for Opto-electronic Devices; Global
Warming and Climate Change;
Magnetic properties and material; Laser and Photonics; Thermoelectric materials
and thin Film transistor; Experimental Nuclear Physics; Flexible electronics, hybrid
electronic materials (perovskites) and devices including memory, artificial synapses,
solar cells, light emitting diodes.
Mathematics:
Mathematical Biology, Computational Neuroscience, Fractional Modeling of Real
world problem. Performance measure of distribution warehouses and Software
Reliability, Developing Prediction Models, Boundary Element Methods (BEM) for
Fluid Flow Problems, Dual Boundary Element Methods (DBEM), Dual Reciprocity
Boundary Element Methods (DRBEM), Wave Hydrodynamics, Coastal Engineering,
Finite Element Methods in Fluid Dynamics, Computational Seismology,
Continuum Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Functionally Graded Materials,
Sustainable Technologies.
Ocean models, Cryosphere Studies, Data assimilation. Mathematical Modelling,
Optimization. Magnetohydrodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Classical
General Relativity. Numerical Reservoir Modeling and Simulation, Applied
Geophysics and Geostatistics, Fuzzy Sets.
Analytical and Numerical treatment of fluid flow problems, non-Newtonian fluid
flows: Biological and Industrial applications.
Mechanical Engineering:
Thermal Engineering:
Renewable Energy: Biodiesel, Wind energy, Solar hybrid technology, Solar thermal
applications, marine renewable energy. Hydrogen Energy, CO2 Capture and
Recycling, Recycling of E-waste, Industrial waste, and Li-ion batteries.
Thermal and Fluid Engineering:
Water desalinization, Thermal comfort, Advanced refrigeration system, tri-
generation, Industrial effluent treatments. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD),
Fluid flow control, control theory, Fluid Flow Instability and Hydrodynamics,
Transition and Turbulent flows, CFD applications: IC engines and alternative fuels,
material processing, Heat and fluid flow, Melting and Solidification, Microstructure
modelling, Natural convection, Rayleigh- Bernard convection, Direct Numerical
Simulations, Cavitation studies.
Energy storage - Li ion batteries, Na ion batteries, Battery chemistry, thermal
management, automotive applications. Nano Materials: Synthesis, Chemistry, and
performance correlation studies
Thermal System Design:
Thermal system design and optimization, Exergy analysis of thermal system, waste
heat recovery, Thermal system design for enhancing heat transfer rates for
extremely high heat flux applications.
Design Engineering:
Finite Element Analysis, Additive Manufacturing/Rapid Prototyping, Innovative
and creative materials for rapid prototyping processes, Numerical and Experimental
investigations of Fused Filament Extrusion techniques. Composite materials,
computational mechanics of materials: stress analysis and optimization,
Mathematical modelling of advanced materials, optimization, continuum damage
mechanics, Stress Analysis, Vibration based fault diagnosis and condition
monitoring, Signal and Image Processing for state identification of components,
Machine learning and Artificial intelligence application in
design of components, Optimization techniques. Tribology, Fluid film lubrication,
surface texturing, smart lubricants. Nonlinear dynamics, sandwich structures,
smart materials. Failure analysis and Mechanical behaviour of materials, small scale
specimen testing technique.
Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering:
Additive manufacturing, Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing, Ultrasonic additive
manufacturing and Solid State Additive Manufacturing., EDM wire cut, EDM;
surfacing and electrochemical machining; , Electro-chemical discharge machining
(ECDM), Wire- ECDM, Electro-chemical deburring, Friction Stir welding and
processing of materials, Numerical modelling and simulation of manufacturing
processes, Lithium ion batteries, Tools and Coatings, Microwave processing of
materials, Laser processing of materials, Corrosion and Coatings, Electrochemical
machining and 3D printing, Micro machining, Surface texturing and metrology,
Wear, Friction & Tribology, Super plasticity, wear behavior of surface composites,
friction surfacing, hybrid welding, Metal cored and flux cored arc welding, Flux
assisted TIG welding, Laser welding & ultrasonic welding. Advanced Product
Inspection using Image processing, Industry 4.0 applications in manufacturing.
Industrial Management:
Project Management; Operation & Supply Chain Management; Materials &
Procurement Management; Quality & Reliability Management.
Entrepreneurship:
Micro Small & Medium Enterprise; Entrepreneurship; Innovation.
Civil Engineering:
Geotechnical Engineering:
Ground Improvement, Soil-Structure Interactions, Applications of Geosynthetics,
Waste Management and Utilization, Geodynamics and Earthquake engineering,
Seismic Hazard and Microzonation studies, Grouting, Numerical Analysis and
Applications, Rock Mechanics, Tunneling and Underground Structures, Geo-
environmental problems.
Transportation Engineering:
Application of AI / Machine Learning Technique in Transportation Engineering,
Traffic Engineering, Utilization of Waste in Pavement, Modeling / Simulation of
Traffic / Urban Planning, Construction Engineering and Management.
Structural Engineering:
Computational Solid Mechanics, Concrete, Structural Optimization,
Nanotechnology in eco- efficient concrete construction, Cost Effective Green
Technology in construction, Plate bending finite elements for laminated composites
and functionally graded materials.
Construction Management:
Project Management, Construction Management, Building Information Modelling,
Sustainable development, Risk Assessment, Applications of IoT and Cloud
Computing in Construction Industry.
Environmental Engineering:
Measurement and Modeling; Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry; Climate Change;
Indoor Air Pollution; Source apportionment; Carbon Isotope; Design and
Development of low cost sensors; Solid waste disposal and related soil and air
pollution, Water treatment / wastewater management and treatment / solid waste
management.
Water Resources Engineering and Management:
Flood hazard and risk Modeling, Hydrodynamic Modeling, Flood Assessment,
Watershed management, GIS and Remote Sensing Applications.
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Linear and Nonlinear systems, Adaptive Control, Time-delay systems, Control of unmanned vehicles, Multi-agent systems and coordinated control, AC and DC Microgrids, Intelligent Data Mining Algorithms and Applications, Health Monitoring and Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Systems, Soft-Computing in Modelling and Control, Machine Learning Algorithms, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics, Smart Grid, Intelligent Agents and their Applications, Intelligent Informatics, Fuzzy Controllers, Image Frame Generation, Brain Computer Machine Learning, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.