The Second Symposium on Technology for Underwater Exploration

Organized and Hosted By

Centre for Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems & Technology Innovation and
Development Foundation
Via Online On 2nd & 3rd May, 2022
DAY 1: 2nd May, 2022
TIME SLOTS TOPICS SPEAKER
9.00 - 10.00 REGISTRATION & INAUGURATION
Mr. Sanjay Chatterjee,
Keynote
10.00 – 10.45 Entrepreneurship Challenges Chairman, Eastern Regional
Lecture 1
Council, NASSCOM
Prof. Arijit Sur,
10.45 – 11.00 Underwater computer vision.
IIT Guwahati.
Prof. B. S. Reddy, IIT
11.00 – 11.15 Underwater technologies for defense applications
Guwahati.
10.45 - 11.45
Design and Analysis of RF Section for Ka-band Vacuum Prof. Chaitali Koley, NIT
11.15 – 11.30
Electronics Devices. Mizoram
Investigation of Interaction Model of Cyber-Physical Prof. A. Srivastava, IIT
11.30 – 11.45
System(s) for Underwater Applications. Guwahati.
Prof. Sahadev Roy,
11.45 – 12.00 Smart underwater Monitoring System.
NIT Arunachal Pradesh
AI-powered Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Prof. P. R. Sahu,
12.00 – 12.15 and IoT Enabled Underwater Acoustic Sensor
IIT Bhubaneshwar.
Networks.
Cooperative motion control algorithm for the
11.45 – 13.00 Prof. Bikramaditya Das,
12.15 – 12.30 autonomous underwater vehicle under
Vssut Odissa.
communication constrain.
Underwater Repairing and Maintenance of Metallic & Prof. Sajan Kapil, IIT
12.30 – 12.45
Non-metallic Structures. Guwahati.
Novel, cost-effective and integrated robot-laser-based
Prof. S.N. Joshi, IIT
12.45 – 13.00 drilling technologies for underwater material
Guwahati.
processing.
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK
14.00 – 14.15 Underwater compressed air storage system Prof. N. Sahoo, IIT Guwahati.
14.00 – 14.30 Exploration of the aquatic ecosystem of the river
14.15 – 14.30 Prof. U.S. Dixit, IIT Guwahati.
Brahmaputra.
14.30 – 14.42 Automated hydroponic System – A case study Mr. Ajeet Rai/Anurag Tiwari
Towards the Development of Underwater 3D Printed
14.42 – 14.54 Mr. Dodda Srinivas
14.30 – 15.30 Concrete Habitats
Investigation of Interaction Model of Cyber-Physical
PHD Students 14.54 – 15.06 System(s) for Underwater Applications: A Systematic Mr. Praveen Chauhan
of CICPS Review
15.06 – 15.18 Underwater Interaction Model Mr. Mouly Bhowmick
15.18 – 15.30 Underwater Dolphin Monitoring Mr. Suraj Kumar
Digital holographic microscopic imaging system for
Prof. Rishikesh Kulkarni &
15.30 – 15.45 detection and recognition of underwater
Prof. P. Guha, IIT Guwahati.
microorganisms and particles.
15.30 – 16.30 Ergonomic Evaluation of the Human-Robot Control Prof. Sougata Karmakar, IIT
15.45 – 16.00
Interface Guwahati.
Underwater Vehicle for monitoring of underwater Prof. S. K. Dwivedy, IIT
16.00 – 16.15
ecosystem Guwahati.
Flexible multi-link spatial manipulator for underwater Prof. Barun Pratiher, IIT
16.15 – 16.30
exploration Jodhpur
Marine-grade AA5052 aluminium alloy joints through Prof. Basil Kuriachen, NIT
16.30 – 16.45
FSW. Calicut.
Prof. R. K. Behera, NIT
16.45 – 17.00 Vibration Analysis of Underwater Pipe Line.
Rourkela, ME.
Short duration underwater measurement diagnostics Prof. V. Kulkarni, IIT
17.00 – 17.15
16.30 - 17.45 of through shockwave impingement. Guwahati.
Computational intelligence based navigational Prof. P.K. Mohanty, NIT
17.15 – 17.30
strategies for an underwater robotic vehicle Arunachal Pradesh.
Life-supporting, monitoring, safety, assisting and
by Prof. S. Kanagaraj, IIT
17.30 – 17.45 communicating devices for divers during underwater
Guwahati.
exploration.
END OF DAY ONE
 DAY 2: 3rd May, 2022

TIME SLOTS TOPICS SPEAKER

Dr. N. V. Vinithkumar,
Keynote Coral Reefs: Status, Research, Monitoring and
9.00 - 9.45 National Institute of Ocean
Lecture 2 Conservation. Technology,
Prof. P. M. Pathak, IIT
9.45 – 10.00 Design and Development of In-pipe robot.
Roorkee.
Intelligent Integrated Water Born Robot for Prof. D. R. K. Parhi, NIT
10.00 – 10.15
Surveillance, Monitoring and Cleaning. Rourkela.
9.45 – 10.45
Smart Monitoring System for Aquaculture Farming &
10.15 – 10.30 Prof. S. Dutta, IIT Guwahati.
Wetland monitoring.
Computational intelligence based navigational Prof. P.K. Mohanty, NIT
10.30 – 10.45
strategies for an underwater robotic vehicle. Arunachal Pradesh.

10.45 – 11.00 Underwater Vehicle for water quality monitoring. Prof. B K Roy, NIT Silchar.
Unmanned Exploration of the underwater ecological Dr Sambhunath Nandy,
11.00 – 11.15
systems both in fresh and seawater. CMERI Durgapur.
10.45 – 11.45 Low-Cost Underwater Vehicle (Mini Submarine) for
11.15 – 11.30 Prof. P. S. Robi, IIT Guwahati.
Tourism Purpose & Sustainable Tourism.
Prof. S. K. Pradhan, Odisha
11.30 – 11.45 Intelligent Underwater Robot for Target Detection. Univ. of Technology and
Research, Bhubaneswar
3D printed coral reef & Sustainable technologies for
11.45 – 12.00 Prof. B. Panda, IIT Guwahati.
underwater tourism.
11.45 – 12.15
Prof. Sonali Chouhan, IIT
12.00 – 12.15 Dolphin monitoring in River Brahmaputra.
Guwahati.

12.15 – 13.00 12.30-12.45 Energy harvesting from rivers and canals through
Mr. Y. Omkar Venkata
vortex induced vibrations
Entrepreneur
& Startup 12.45 – 13.00 Mr Sharat Kumar
Solar Powered Catamaran for Leisure Tourism
Initiatives
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK
Mr. Nitin Lakhar, Oil India
14.00 – 14.15 Underwater Exploration in Oil India Limited
Limited
14.00 - 15.00
Mr. Manas Bhuyan, AvGarde
14.15 – 14.30 Underwater Communication Systems
Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Entrepreneur
Mr. Jayatu K. Bhuyan,
& Startup 14.30 – 14.45 Underwater Monitoring Systems for Aquaculture
BIOZATRA.
Initiatives Mr. Arun Borgohain
14.45 – 15.00 Development of Underwater Actuators
Yantrabot Tech. Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Sanjoy Banerjee,
Keynote
15.00-15.45 Building a Successful Startup Director SCS Solutions, New
Lecture 3 Delhi.
15.45-16.00 Underwater Communication Mr. Deep Arya
Design and Development Of Biomechanical Data-
Lipika Boruah
Driven Preventive And Therapeutic Insoles Along With
16.00 – 16.12
An Underwater Exercise Program For Neuropathic
15.45 – 17.00
Plantar Ulcers
16.12 – 16.24 Underwater Communication Mr. Shrihari A
PHD Students Exploration of the aquatic ecosystem of the river
of CICPS 16.24 – 16.36 Mr. Bhanu Prakash Bonthala
Brahmaputra
16.36 – 16.48 Development of Underwater Robotic Manipulator Mr. Sahil Narwal
Design and Development of an autonomous
16.48 – 17.00 Mr. Subhojit Jash
rescues system for underwater divers
Prof. N.R. Mandal, Former
Keynote Challenges and Opportunities in Underwater Head Dept. of Ocean Engg &
17.00 - 17.45
Lecture 4 Technologies Naval Architecture, IIT
Kharagpur
17.45– 18.00 VALEDICTORY SESSION
END OF DAY TWO
 INAUGURATION SESSION

9.30 AM -9.35 AM SARASWATI VANDANA

9.35 AM – 9.40 AM Welcome Address by Coordinator Prof. S. K. Dwivedy
9.40 AM -9. 50 AM Welcome Address by Director IITG and Chairman IITG TIDF Prof. T. G. Sitharam
9.50 AM -9.55 AM Welcome Address by Vice Chairman IITG TIDF: Prof. G. Krishnamoorthy
9.55 AM- 10:00 AM Vote of Thanks by Coordinator Prof. Sajan Kapil

Following are the online teams meeting links for day-1 and day-2 of the symposium.

Link for Day - 1: (02nd May 2022)

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-
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Link for Day - 2: (03rd May 2022)

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-
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