Establishment of Centre for Image Processing
Dr. V. Gomathi & Team Members- To promote cutting edge research in Computer Vision and explore global research opportunities Mission
- To establish specialized H/W and S/W to build real-world solutions for Health Care and Manufacturing Industries.
- To create interest among students, faculty and research aspirants and connect them together.
- To impart the cutting-edge technological advancements.
- To strengthen the subject expertise towards Govt. funding. Objectives
- To establish CoE in Computer Vision using AI & ML with Industrial support
- To share High-Performance computing resources for Image Processing related R&D and Consultancy works
- To improve consultancy works at multidisciplinary level
- To encourage International collaborations in R&D works
- Image and video processing for automation and surveillance applications.
- Medical Image Analysis, AI-based Diagnosis, and Captioning Systems.
- Object Segmentation, Tracking, and Scene Description.
- Anomaly monitoring for indoor and outdoor environments.
- Sentiment Analysis, Gesture Analysis, Explainable AI-based tutoring.
- AI-based Virtual Screening with Graph-based Networks.
- Optimization and Evolutionary Algorithms. Functional Areas
- Signing MoUs with industries for bringing CoE.
- Technical consultancy to industries.
- Certification/Diploma courses and short-term FDPs.
- Students’ workshop sessions on a regular basis. Budget Alloted
- No. of SCI Articles: 12 Nos.
- No. of Scopus Publications: 20 Nos.
- R&D Funding: Minimum 2 ongoing worth Rs. 20 Lakhs.
- No. of PhD Awardees: Minimum 2 to Maximum 4 Nos.
- No. of Sponsored Workshops: Minimum 3 Nos.
- No. of Patents: Minimum 2 Nos.
- No. of Book Chapters: 2 Nos.
- No. of Students to be Trained: 50 Nos. Targets Achieved (Sep 2022 – Mar 2024)
- DST: 3 Proposals (CRG, Power, Matrics) – Rejected.
- TNSLURB: Rejected.
- EPICS in IEEE: $3950 – Under Review.
- IEEE Student Project: Rs. 8000.
- IEEE CS Project Expo: Rs. 10,000.
- Development and Clinical Validation of Artificial Intelligent Model for Oral Cancer Diagnosis: ICMR, March 2024.
- Attention Contours – A VR-based ADHD Assessment Tool: ICMR, March 2024, Rs. 37L.
- NewGen Projects Completed: 2.
- NEC NewGen Ongoing Projects: 2.
- Outreach – IEEE CS 2023 Awardee: $1500 + Free Registration for IEEE Conferences + 1-Year IEEE CS Membership. Ongoing Consultancy Works
- Duration: 2022-2023.
- Agency: TRYCAE Industrial Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Trichy.
- Amount: Rs. 3,50,000.
- Title: Design and Development of Virtual Assistant with AI/ML and AR tools, deployed onboard ships/submarines to support maintenance crew for Radar Systems. Industrial MoUs & Patents
- TRYCAE Industrial Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Trichy: To be signed on 29.03.2024.
- M-Tutors, Chennai: To be signed on 23.03.2024.
- Patent Granted: 1.
- Patent Under Preparation: 1.
- No. of Value-Added Courses: 3. SCI Articles Submitted/Published
| S.No | S.No | Staff Name | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dr.V.Gomathi, Prof. & Head | CSE |
| 2 | 2 | Dr.K.G.Srinivasagan, Prof. & Head, Dean(TPC) | IT |
| 3 | 3 | Dr.N.B.Prakash, Associate Professor | EEE |
| 4 | 4 | Dr.S.Kalaiselvi, Associate Professor | CSE |
| 5 | 5 | Dr.S.Rajagopal, AP(SG) | IT |
| 10 | 6 | Mrs.R.Manjula Devi, AP(SG) | ECE |
| 11 | 7 | Mr.K.Rajkumar, AP | CSE |
| 12 | 8 | Ms.V.Anitha, AP | IT |
| 13 | 9 | Mrs.D.Thamarai Selvi, AP | CSE |
| 14 | 10 | Mrs.S.Malathi, AP | ECE |
Focus Areas
| S.No | Specifications | Qty | Price in Rs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asus Intel Core i5 – 9400F, 9th Gen/ 16GB RAM/1TB HDD/ 18.5 inch monitor/ASUS NVIDIA GTX – 1050Ti OC Edition (GPU Card), DVD Writer, ATX SMPS with Cabinet | 5 | 330000 |
| 2 | NVIDIA-Jetson Nano Developer Kit | 2 | 45000 |
| 3 | 8MP IR-CUT CAMERA MODULE IMX219 Sensor, 8MP, Comes With Infrared LEDs | 1 | 30000 |
| 4 | e-CAM50_CUTX - 5.0 MP NVIDIA® Jetson Xavier™ NX/NVIDIA® Jetson Nano™ Camera | 1 | 30000 |
| 5 | Use of SERC Computational Facilities by non-IISc users from academic (1 User) NVIDIA DGX – 1 system, Up to (1x6x30) GPU hours usage per month --> Rs. 35 per GPU hour | 3 Months | 18900 |
| 10 | Google Colab Pro login (1 User) | 3 Months | 8100 |
| 11 | MATLAB Campus License (PC/Laptop/Online) | Available | |
| 12 | TOTAL Cost for Setting up IP Research Lab [CSE R&D budget – 5L & IT R&D budget – 1L => 6L ] | 462000 |
| S.No | S.No | Equipment Details | Qty | Cost in Rs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Asus Core i5 System with NVIDIA CARD Intel Core i5 10400F 10th Gen/16 GB RAM / 1 TB HDD + 256 SSD/ ASUS GTX 1650 4GB D6 / Windows 11 /65w Air cooler Fan/ 500W bronze SMPS / Transparent Side Panel/Wi-Fi 6/USB Keyboard & Mouse / 19.5” HP Monitor. | 4 | 3,64,000 (4x91000) |
| 2 | 2 | Mx 3 Pin Universal Conversion Plug, with Child Safety Shutter, with Indicator - Converts 5 Amps to 15 Amps (MX 1359-1). | 10 | 2460 |
| 3 | 3 | DC 5V 4020 Cooling Fan for Jetson Nano | 6 | 1933 |
| 4 | 4 | Waveshare Metal Case Specialized for Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit. | 1 | 1289 |
| 5 | 5 | Jetson Nano USB Wireless Network Card 2.4 G | 5 | 16010 |
| 6 | 10 | Jetson Nano kit Charger | 3 | 1725 |
| 7 | 11 | Resspberry Pi Charger | 3 | 777 |
| 8 | 12 | Waveshare Metal Case Specialized for Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit | 4 | 5156 |
| 9 | 13 | 7 Inch Resistive HDMI LCD display | 2 | 14622 |
| 10 | 14 | Imx219 Wide Angle Camera | 2 | 8322 |
Expected Outcomes
R&D Project Proposals and Product Development
| S.No | S.No | Faculty Name | Submitted Count (11) | Published Count (8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dr.V.Gomathi | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | Dr.K.G.Srinivasagan, Prof. & Head, Dean(TPC) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Dr.N.B.Prakash, Professor | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | Dr.S.Rajagopal, AP(SG) | 1 | |
| 5 | 5 | Dr.S.Kalaiselvi, Associate Professor | 2 | - |
| 6 | 10 | Mrs.R.Manjula Devi, AP(SG) | 2 | - |
| 7 | 11 | Mr.K.Rajkumar, AP(SG) | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 12 | Ms.V.Anitha, AP | 2 | |
| 9 | 13 | Mrs.D.Thamarai Selvi, AP | 1 | - |
| 10 | 14 | Mrs.S.Malathi, AP | 1 |
| S.No | S.No | Faculty Name | Submitted Count (11) | Published Count (8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dr.V.Gomathi | 5 +2 Book chapter | |
| 2 | 2 | Dr.K.G.Srinivasagan, Prof. & Head, Dean(TPC) | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | Dr.N.B.Prakash, Associate Professor | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Dr.S.Rajagopal, AP(SG) | 2 | |
| 5 | 5 | Dr.S.Kalaiselvi, Associate Professor | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 10 | Mrs.R.Manjula Devi, AP(SG) | 1 | 2 + 1 Book chapter |
| 7 | 11 | Mr. K.Rajkumar, AP(SG) | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | 12 | Ms.V.Anitha, AP | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 13 | Mrs.D.Thamarai Selvi, AP | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 14 | Mrs.S.Malathi, AP | 1 |
