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Contents Course Prefix
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Preface 3
Division of Biological Sciences
Preface: 5
Integrated PhD (Biological Sciences) DB 7
Department of Biochemistry BC 10
Centre for Ecological Sciences EC 13
Molecular Biophysics Unit MB 16
Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology MC 19
Department of Molecular Reproduction Development and Genetics RD 23
Centre for Neuroscience NS 25
The course listings are in conformance with the Divisional structure of the Institute, with the
courses of each department of a Division listed in a separate subsection. For instance, all
courses of the Aerospace Engineering department have the prefix AE, and are listed in the
Aerospace Engineering subsection within the Mechanical Sciences Division. The only exception
to this pattern is the Electrical Sciences Division, where the courses are organized under the
sub-sections E0 through E9, according to the areas to which they belong. For instance, all
Computer Science and Automation courses of the Electrical Sciences Division have the prefix
E0, and are found in the corresponding sub-section, although the instructors come from all four
departments of the division. The course codes are given in the Table of Contents.
The listing of each course consists of the course number, the title, the number of credits and the
semester. The course number indicates both the department and the level of the course. For
instance, MA 205 indicates that the course is offered by the Mathematics department and is at
the 200 level. Such 200 level courses are either basic or second level graduate courses. The
300 level courses are advanced courses primarily meant for research scholars, but can also be
taken by course students who have the appropriate background; these courses can be taken
only with the consent of the instructors. Most courses are offered only once a year, either in the
August or in the January semester. A few courses are offered in the summer term.
The number of credits is given in the form M:N, where Mindicates the number of lecture credits
and Nthe number of laboratory credits. Each lecture credit corresponds to one lecture hour per
week, while each laboratory credit corresponds to a 3-hour laboratory class. Thus, a course with
2:1 credits indicates that ithas 2 lecture hours and one 3-hour laboratory session each week,
anda course with 3:0 credits indicates a course with 3 lecture hours and no laboratory session.
The Institute offers research-based doctoral programmes and Master’s programmesthat are
both course-based and research-based. Eachcourse-based Master’s programme consists of
core courses, electives and a dissertation project. Details of the requirements can be found
under the course listing of the departments or divisions that offer them. Student are assigned
faculty advisors who willadvise themin selectingand droppingcourses, and monitor progress
through the academic program. In order to register for a course, each student needs the
approval of both the faculty advisor and the course instructor. The number and type of courses
taken in the first and subsequent semesters depend on the programme and department the
student is registered in – the faculty advisor and the Department Curriculum Committee (DCC)
will guide the students on the core and elective courses they should register for. Students are
permitted to claim an exemption from core courses on the basis of having taken them earlier.
Details of how to claim such an exemption are given in the later part of this book.
The Institute follows a grading system, with continuous assessment. The course instructor first
aggregates the individual marks of each student from the class tests, assignments and final
examination scores. These marks are then mapped to letter grades, and only the grade is
announced. The point values of grades are as follows: A+:10,A: 9, B+: 8, B: 7, C:6, D:5, F: 0.
Thegrades A+ through D are passing grades, and F is a failing grade.
All the course-based programmes have a specified set of core courses.The doctoral and
research-based Master’s programmes may have specific core courses, which depend on the
division and department.Students in research programmes have to take a minimum number of
credits as part of their Research Training Program (RTP). For PhD studentsin Science, the RTP
consists of a minimum of 12 credits. For PhD studentsin Engineering who join with a Master’s
degree in Engineering, the RTP requirement is a minimum of 12 credits. For PhDstudents in
Engineering who join with aBachelor’s degree in Engineering or a Master’s degree in Science,
the RTP consists of a minimum of24 credits. Similar RTP requirements apply for students who
upgrade or continue their registration from the Masters programmes of the Institute. For the
research-based Master’s degree, the RTP consists of minimum 12 credits. The Integrated PhD
programme has 64 credits. Research students have the option of crediting courses beyond the
RTP requirement.
Detailed information with regard to the regulations of the various programmes and the operation
of different aspects of Institute activities are given in the second part of the Handbook. Students
are urged to read this material carefully, so that they are adequately informed.
31stJuly 2019
Prabhu R Nott
The Center for Ecological Sciences has excellent facilities for theoretical as well as
experimental research in plant and animal ecology and the social behavior of insects. The
programme of instruction consists of lectures, laboratory work, seminars and special
assignments.
The Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology offers courses in microbiology, infectious
diseases, eukaryotic genetics, advances in immunology, plant and cell culture, and recent
advances in molecular biology and genetic engineering. The students are expected to
participate in seminars on recent advances in these fields.
The Molecular Biophysics Unit offers courses which cover recent developments in molecular
biophysics, biopolymer conformation, structure and interactions of biomolecules and biophysical
techniques.
The courses offered in the Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics
include those on endocrinology, reproduction signal transduction, genetics, gene expression
and development.
The research interests in the Centre for Neuroscience spans from molecules to behavior. The
courses offered would enable the students to gain fundamental knowledge in molecular and
cellular neuroscience, systems and cognitive neuroscience. In addition, students will be
expected to actively participate in seminars, journal clubs and lab rotations.
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) is involved in two primary activities: First,
providing the intellectual and infrastructural support for infectious disease research. Second,
enable researchers to perform studies in the Bio-safety Level-3 (BSL-3) facility, a state-of-the-
art bio-containment space to perform research with high infectious organisms, e.g.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis etc.
The Central Animal Facility provides standardized pathogen free, conventionally bred animals
for biochemical experiments and has facilities for research involving non-human primates.
Course Work :
Projects: 16 Credits :
Pre-requisites:
• Biological Instructor,Biological Instructor,Biological Instructor
Renee M Borges
References:
• Maynard Smith,J. The Theory of Evolution,Penguin Books (1993 edition),1958. • Bonner,J. T. Why Size Matters: From Bacteria
to Blue Whales
References:
• Stryer L.,Biochemistry (4th Edn),David L Nelson and Michael M Cox, Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 3rd Edn, Worth
Publishers, 2000.,W. H. Freeman and Company,1995.
Dipshikha Chakravortty
Dept of Biochemistry
BC 201 (AUG) 2:0
Cell Biology
Biogenesis of proteins in eucaryotes: targeting to intracellular organelles, post-translational
modifications, cellular redox. Intracellular protein degradation: lysosomal and non-lysosomal. Nuclear
organization and function, chromosome structure, function and inheritance. Regulation of the Cell cycle,
dynamic molecular events during mitosis, cell-cell communication.
Pre-requisites:
• Alberts et al.,Molecular Biology of the Cell,Third edition,Garland Publ. Inc. 1994
Pre-requisites:
• Creighton,T.G.,Proteins,W.H.Freeman,1993.
Pre-requisites:
• Stryer L.,Biochemistry (4th Edn),W. H. Freeman and Company,1995,David L Nelson and Michael M Cox
Pre-requisites:
• Goldsby,R.A.,Kindt,T.J.,Osborne
References:
• 1. Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology,25th Edition (McGraw-Hill Education).,2. Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical
Physiology (Saunders Publication).,3. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine (McGraw -Hill Education).,4. Davidson's
Principles and Practice of Medicine
Utpal Tatu
Pre-requisites:
• Reiner Westermeier,Tom Nave,Proteomics :,Tools for the New Biology,by Daniel C Liebler
Jayabaskaran C
Pre-requisites:
• Only BC Students,Biochemistry students,Biochemistry students
Nagasuma R Chandra
References:
• Basic Principles of Drug Discovery and Development by Benjamin E Blass 2015,Structure Based Drug Discovery - An
Overview by Roderick E. Hubbard (RSC Publication) 2006,Molecular Pharmacology from DNA to Drug Discovery by John
Dickenson,Fiona Freeman,Chris Lloyd Mills
Nagasuma R Chandra
Pre-requisites:
• Basic Principles of Drug Discovery and Development by Benjamin E Blass 2015,Structure Based Drug Discovery - An
Overview by Roderick E. Hubbard (RSC Publication) 2006,Molecular Pharmacology from DNA to Drug Discovery by John
Dickenson,Fiona Freeman,Chris Lloyd Mills
Centre for Ecological Sciences
EC 301 (AUG) 2:1
Animal Behaviour: Mechanisms and Evolution
History and classical ethology; sensory processing and neural maps; Learning and memory; hormones
and behavior; behavioral genetics; navigation and communication; optimality approaches and
evolutionary models to understand strategies for foraging, competition, group living, sexual selection and
mate choice, parental care and family conflicts, predator-prey interactions; theoretical, integrative and
computational approaches to studying animal behaviour.
References:
• Alcock,J.,Animal Behaviour - An Evolutionary Approach (Sixth Edition),Sinauer Associates,1998
• Neuroethology – J. M. Camhi (1984) Sinauer Associates, Sunderland
• Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary Approach. J. R. Krebs & N. B. Davies (1991) Blackwell Press, Oxford
• Sensory Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution by Martin Stevens (2013) Cambridge University Press
Renee M Borges
Pre-requisites:
• Chittka,L. and Thompson,J. D. (Eds.),Cognitive Ecology of Pollination — Animal Behaviour and Floral Evolution. Cambridge
University Press,2001.
Vishwesha Guttal
References:
• Gardiner, Stochastic Methods A Handbook for the Natural and Social Sciences, Springer, (Ed 4 in 2009) ISBN 978-3-540-
70712-7
• Murray, Mathematical Biology, Springer (Ed 3 in 2002), 978-1-4757-7709-3
Pre-requisites:
• EC 201
EC 305 (AUG) 2:1
Quantitative Ecology: Research Design and Inference
The scientific process in ecology; framing ecological questions; elements of study design; confronting
ecological models with data; understanding the nature of data; statistical hypothesis testing; linear
models, regression, ANOVA; generalised linear models; statistical modelling strategies
Kavita Isvaran
References:
• Hilborn,R. and Mangel,M., The Ecological Detective: Confronting Models with Data. Princeton University Press, Princeton
• Zuur A, Ieno EN and GM Smith 2007 Analysing ecological data. Springer
• Crawley MJ 2007 The R Book. John Wiley & Sons
Vishwesha Guttal
Pre-requisites:
• Hastings,A.,Population Biology: Concepts and Models,Springer,Turchin
References:
• Futuyma,D. J.,Evolutionary Biology (Third Edition),Sinauer Associates,1998.Li
Kartik Sunagar
References:
• Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Pevsner (3rd edition)
• Practical Computing for Biologists, Haddock and Dunn
• Primrose SB, Twyman RM (2006). Principles of gene manipulation and genomics. Blackwell Publishing
• Simpson R (2002). Proteins and proteomics: A laboratory manual. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
Pre-requisites:
• None
Sumanta Bagchi
References:
• Schlesinger WH, and E Bernhardt (2013). Biogeochemistry: An analysis of global change. 3rd ed, 688 pp. Academic Press.
ISBN 9780123858740
Pre-requisites:
• EC203
Co-requisites:
• None
Molecular Biophysics Unit
MB 201 (AUG) 2:0
Introduction to Biophysical Chemistry
Basic thermodynamics, ligand binding and co-operativity in biological systems, kinetics, diffusion and
sedimentation.
Raghavan Varadarajan
Pre-requisites:
• Tinoco,I.,Sauer,K.,Wang
Pre-requisites:
• Horst Friebolin Basic One-and Two-Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy (Fourth Edition),Claridge T.D. W NMR High-Resolution
NMR Techniques in Organic Chemistry - 3rd Edition,Kurt Wuthrich NMR of proteins and nucleic acids,Tinoco et al Physical
Chemistry: Principles and Applications in Biological Sciences (5th Edition),Fred W. McLafferty and Frantisek Tureek-
Interpretation of Mass Spectra:
Pre-requisites:
• Buerger,M.J.,Elementary Crystallography,Woolfson,M.M.
Pre-requisites:
• Ramachandran,G.N.,and Sasisekharan,V.,Advances in Protein Chemistry
MB 214 (AUG) 3:0
Neuronal Physiology and Plasticity
Neuronal and synaptic physiology: exquisite insights from simple systems; history of technical advances:
electrophysiology, imaging and computation; history of conceptual advances: excitable membranes,
action potentials, ion channels, oscillations, synapses, behavioral neurophysiology; complexities of the
mammalian neuron; dendritic structure; dendritic ion channels; active properties of dendrites; dendritic
spikes and backpropagating action potentials; heterogeneity, diversity and degeneracy in the nervous
system; hippocampus as an ideal system for assessing learning and memory; synaptic plasticity: short-
term plasticity, long-term potentiation and depression; mechanisms underlying synaptic plasticity;
intrinsic plasticity; mechanisms underlying intrinsic plasticity; issues in the credit-assignment problem on
mechanisms behind learning and memory.
Rishikesh Narayanan
References:
• “Foundations of Cellular Neurophysiology” by Daniel Johnston and Samuel Wu, MIT Press, 1995.
• “Neuroscience” by Dale Purves, George J. Augustine, David Fitzpatrick, William C. Hall, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Richard D.
Mooney, Michael L. Platt, Leonard E. White, Oxford University Press, 2017.
• “The Hippocampus Book” by Per Andersen, Richard Morris, David Amaral, Tim Bliss and John O'Keefe. Oxford University
Press, 2006.
• “Dendrites” by Greg Stuart, Nelson Spruston and Michael Hausser. Oxford University Press, 2016.
• “Synapses” by W. Maxwell Cowan, Thomas C. Südhof, Charles F. Stevens, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
• “The synaptic organization of the brain” by Gordon Shepherd, Oxford University Press, 2004.
• “Rhythms of the Brain” by Gyorgy Buzsaki, Oxford University Press, 2006.
Pre-requisites:
• Protein NMR Spectroscopy: Principles and Practice, Authors -Cavanaugh,J.,Fairbrother,W.J.,Palmer
• Fundamentals of Protein NMR Spectroscopy, Authors - Gordon Rule and Kevin Hutchinns
• Spin Dynamics: Basics of NMR, Author - Malcolm H Levitt
• Understanding NMR Spectroscopy, Author - James Keeler
Dipankar Chatterji
Pre-requisites:
• Lewin, B., Genes X, Oxford.,McWright and Yamamoto, Transcriptional Regulations I and II, Cold Spring Harbor,Ptashne, M., A
Genetic Switch, Cell Press.,Ptaschne and Gann, Genes and Signals, Cold Spring, Harbor Laboratory,Selected papers
Pre-requisites:
• MB209, basic knowledge of linear algebra, probability, statistics and ordinary differential equations, and some programming
knowledge.,Dayan, P., and Abbott, L.F., Theoretical Neuroscience: Computational and Mathematical Modeling of Neural
Systems, The MIT press, 2005.,Koch, C., and Segev, I. (Eds), Methods in Neuronal Modeling: From Ions to Networks, The MIT
press, Second Edn, 1998. Eric De Schutter (ed.), Computational modeling methods for neuroscientists, The MIT press, 2009.
Eugene Izhikevich, Dynamical systems in neuroscience: The geometry of excitability and bursting, The MIT press, 2006. Doya,
K., Ishii, S., Pouget, A., Rao, R.P.N. (Eds), Bayesian Brain: Probabilistic Approaches to Neural Coding, The MIT press, 2007.
Somnath Dutta
Balasubramanian Gopal
Pre-requisites:
• Kensal, E. Van Holde et al., Principles of Physical Biochemistry, Second Edn, Pearson Education Intl.,Cantor, C.R., and
Schimmel, P.R., Biophysical Chemistry, Vols. I-III, W H Freeman and Co., San Francisco, 1980.,Research papers and reviews
Dept of Microbiology and Cell Biology
MC 203 (AUG) 3:0
Essentials in Microbiology
Fascinating world of microbes; Principles of microscopy; Microbial taxonomy, Microbial diversity,
evolution and genomics; Mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer including genome transplantation,
Microbes as model systems of development, Microbes as bioreactors and sensors; bioremediation;
bacterial cell structure and function; Bacterial physiology and nutrition; Bacteriophages, Plasmids and
Transposons; Understanding and combating bacterial pathogenesis; Antibiotics- mechanisms of drug
resistance and mode of action; Quorum sensing and biofilms; Host-pathogen interactions and
mechanisms of immune surveillance; PRR and their role in pathogenesis; TH subsets and modulation by
pathogens; Diagnostics and vaccine development; Origin of cellular life; Biogeography of microbial
diversity (is everything everywhere?); Host associated and free-living microbes; Mechanisms of
microbial interactions; Causes, consequences, and evolution of physiological heterogeneity in bacterial
populations; Bacterial predation, and survival strategies.
Pre-requisites:
• Stanier,R.V.,Adelberg E.A and Ingraham J.L.,General Microbiology,Macmillan Press
Pre-requisites:
• David G. Russell and Siamon Gordon,Phagocyte-Pathogen Interactions: Macrophages and the Host Response to
Infection,ASM Press,2009. Knipe,D.M.
MC 206 (AUG) 2:0
RNA BIOLOGY
Mechanisms and machinery of transcription in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. RNA splicing and editing.
Catalytic RNAs. RNA-protein recognition and interactions. Transcriptional and translational regulation of
gene expression. Ribosome heterogeneity. RNA granules and liquid liquid phase separation. mRNA
decay in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. RNA modifications. RNA viruses & viroids, and their biology
(Negative sense RNA Viruses, Positive Sense RNA Viruses, Retroviruses, Double Stranded RNA
Viruses & Viroids). Small RNAs: biogenesis, and their modes of action in regulation of gene expression
and chromatin architecture..
References:
• Flint SJ, Enquist L, Racaniello V, Rall GF, Skalka AM. Principles of Virology. 4th ed. ASM Press; 2015. ISBN-10: 1555819338
Knipe DM, Howley PM . Fields Virology. 6th ed. Lippincott: Williams and Wilkins; 2013. ISBN-10: 1451105630 For general RNA
Biology: Any standard text book and The RNA World by Gesteland, Cech, and Atkins
Pre-requisites:
• Gestland,R. F,Cech,T. R,& Atkins J. F.
Pre-requisites:
• Lewin’s GenesX,Lewin,B.,Krebs,J.E.
References:
• J. Sambrook and D. W. Russell, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 3rd Edn: Vol. I, II, & III, Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratory Press. J. J. Greene and V. B. Rao. Recombinant DNA Principles and Methodologies. CRC Press. S. B. Primrose and
R. M. Twyman. Principles of Gene Manipulation and Genomics, 7th Edn, Blackwell Publishing. Fred Ausubel and Others. Current
Protocols in Molecular Biology. Wiley. Gurbachan S. Miglani, Genome Editing: A Comprehensive Treatise. Alpha Science
International Ltd.; CRISPR 101: A Desktop Resource Created and Compiled by Addgene May 2017 (2nd Edition)
www.addgene.org. Information will also be taken from the original papers, which describe the principles and methods.
Pre-requisites:
• Basic biology, chemistry and physics
Co-requisites:
• None
Pre-requisites:
• Molecular Biology of The Cell,Fifth edition,Alberts,B.,Johnson
Amit Singh
References:
• Current Opinion in Genetics and Development/ Cell Biology/ Plant Biology
• Trends in Genetics/ Cell Biology/ Biochemistry
• Principles of Development by Wolpert and co-authors
• Mechanisms in Plant Development by Leyser and Day
• Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeiger
• Ecological Developmental Biology by Scott Gilbert and David Epel
References:
• Robert A Weinberg. The Biology of Cancer,Garland Science Publishing,New York.,II,& III
References:
• Principles of Regenerative Biology by Bruce Carlson. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123694393
• Regeneration – Developmental Biology by Scott F Gilbert (6th edition)
• Hand book of the Biology of Aging,Seventh Edition,by Edward J. Masoro,Steven N. Austad,2010
• Molecular Biology of Aging (Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Series)
Dept of Molecular Reproduction Development and Genetics
RD 201 (AUG) 2:0
Genetics
Transmission and distribution of genetic materials, dominance relations and multiple alleles, gene
interaction and lethality. Sex linkage, maternal effects and cytoplasmic heredity, cytogenetics and
quantitative inheritance. Elements of developmental and population genetics.
Pre-requisites:
• Genetics 3rd edition by M. Strickberger,Molecular Genetics 2nd edition by G. Stent and R. Calendar,Genetic Switch 2nd
edition by M. Ptashne
Pre-requisites:
• Molecular Biology of the Cell by Alberts B et al.,5th Edition,Biochemistry of Signal Transduction and Regulation,Krauss G,5th
Edition
References:
• Weinberg, R., 2013. The biology of cancer. Garland science. (Book),Hanahan, D. and Weinberg, R.A., 2011. Hallmarks of
cancer: the next generation. Cell, 144(5), pp.646-674. (review article),Pecorino, L., 2012. Molecular biology of cancer:
mechanisms, targets, and therapeutics. Oxford university press.
References:
• Principles of Regenerative Biology by Bruce Carlson.,Regeneration - Developmental Biology by Scott F Gilbert (6th
Edition).,Handbook of the Biology of Ageing, Seventh Edition, by Edward J Masoro (Editor), Steven N. Austad (Editor)
2010.,Molecular Biology of Ageing (Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Series), by Leonard Guarente, 2007.,Biology of Ageing:
Observations and Principles of Robert Arking, 2006.
References:
• Ganong's Medical Physiology, 23rd Edition,Junqueira's Basic Histology, 13th Edition,Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th Edition
Centre for Neuroscience
NS 201 (AUG) 2:0
Systems Neuroscience
Neuronal biophysics, sensation & perception, motor systems
Balaji J
Pre-requisites:
• NS201 or NS203
Pre-requisites:
• NS 202 or NS204
Division of Chemical Sciences
Preface:
The division of Chemical Sciences comprises of the departments of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
(IPC), Materials Research Centre (MRC), NMR Research Centre (NRC), Organic Chemistry (OC) and
Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU). Students with a basic/advanced degree in Chemistry,
Physics or several branches of engineering are eligible for admission to the doctoral program in the
division. In addition, the division also admits B.Sc. graduates to the Integrated PhD program. Since 2011,
the division is also actively engaged in the four-year Bachelor of Science (Research) program and has
introduced several courses at the undergraduate level.
The courses offered by various departments carry a two-letter departmental code that is followed by a
three digit number; of which, the first digit refers to the course level. In addition, courses offered to the
Integrated PhD students are listed separately with another code. The courses offered by the different
departments have been grouped as follows:
CD Integrated Ph D
OC Organic Chemistry
Each department/centre/unit offers courses on several basic as well as specialized topics designed to
provide students with a sound foundation in both theoretical and experimental aspects. There are
specified requirements for completing the research training programme (RTP) for students registering
under different streams at the Institute. For details concerning these requirements, students are advised
to approach the department Chairman or the Departmental Curriculum Committee.
The Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry provides training in several contemporary areas of
theoretical and experimental research covering all aspects of modern Inorganic and Physical Chemistry.
The programme of instruction consists of class lectures, laboratory work and student seminars.
The Materials Research Centre provides students opportunity to learn and train on several modern
sophisticated instrumental facilities for the materials preparation, device fabrication and materials and
device characterization. The Centre offers courses in various aspects of theoretical and experimental
Material Science and on modern materials characterization techniques.
The Department of Organic Chemistry offers courses at both the fundamental and advanced levels in
Organic Chemistry, in addition to courses on advanced special topics. The students also undergo training
in advanced laboratory methods and are expected to give seminars on contemporary research topics.
The Solid State and Structural Chemistry unit offers several courses in frontier areas of Solid State
Chemistry and Surface Sciences, besides basic and advanced courses in Chemical Physics; students of
the department will have an opportunity to work in all major topics in solid state chemistry and physics.
The NMR Research Centre houses several modern NMR spectrometers; courses are offered at various
levels, both on basic and advanced topics. In addition, the center also organizes workshops and
symposia in the area of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. In addition, it provides research facilities in the
area of NMR to scientists from all over the country.
Prof. P K Das,
Chairman
Division of Chemical Sciences
Integrated PhD (Chemical Sciences)
Course Work :
Core Courses
I Semester
CD 204 3:0 Chemistry of Materials
CD 211 3:0 Physical Chemistry-I
CD 212 3:0 Inorganic Chemistry
OC 213 3:0 Organic Chemistry
CD 214 3:0 Basic Mathematics
CD 215 0:4 General Chemistry Lab. (Organic & Inorganic)
II Semester
CD 221 3:0 Physical Chemistry II
CD 222 3:0 Material Chemistry
CD 223 3:0 Organic Synthesis
CD 224 2:1 Computers in Chemistry
CD 225 0:4 Physical and Analytical
Chemistry Lab
IV Semester
CD 241 : 0:14 Research Project Six credits of optional courses in consultation with Ph. D. Supervisor.
Chemical Science
CD 204 (AUG) 3:0
Chemistry of Materials
Aspects of crystal chemistry (lattices, unit cells, symmetry, point groups and space groups etc), packing,
bonding and description of crystal structures, Pauling rules, crystallographic methods, defects in solids,
electronic structure, magnetism, phase transitions, framework solids, ionic solids and synthesis of solids
Vasudevan S, Natarajan S
References:
• C.N.R. Rao and J. Gopalakrishnan,New directions in solid state chemistry,A.R. West,Solid State Chemistry and its
applications,A.F. Wells
Ramasesha S, Sarma D D
References:
• I. Levine,Quantum Chemistry,D. Griffiths,Introduction to Quantum Mechanics.,F. A. Cotton
References:
• Shriver D.F,Atkins P.W. and Langford C.H.,Inorganic Chemistry,Freeman,NY
References:
• Anslyn,E.V.,and Dougherty,D.A.,Modern Physical Organic Chemistry
References:
• Thomas,G. B.,Finney,R.L.,Calculus and Analytical Geometry
Arunan E
CD 221 (JAN) 3:0
Physical Chemistry II: Statistical Mechanics
Review of thermodynamics, postulates of statistical mechanics, ensembles, classical and quantum
statistics. Application to ideal gas, rotational and vibrational problems, black body radiation, electron
conduction in metals, specific heats of solids, classical fluids, and phase transitions.
Govardhan P Reddy
References:
• E. Fermi, Thermodynamics,H.B. Callen, Thermodynamics and Introduction to Thermostatistics,D.A. MacQuarrie, Statistical
Mechanics,D. Chandler, Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics
References:
• A.R. West, Solid State Chemistry and its Applications John Wiley and Sons, 1984.,J.F. Shackelford, Introduction to Materials
Science for Engineers, MacMillan, 1988.,....
References:
• Warren S., Designing Organic Synthesis, 1978,Carruthers W. S., Some Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis 3rd edition,
Cambridge University Press, 1986.,Carery, F. A. and Sundberg, R. J., Advanced organic chemistry, Part B, 2nd ed., Plenum,
1984,House, Modern Synthetic Reactions, 1972.,Fuhrhop J. and Penzilin G., Organic Synthesis - Concepts, Methods, Starting
Materials, Verlog Chemie 1983.
Sai G Ramesh
References:
• Any accessible book on numerical methods.,....,.....
CD 225 (JAN) 0:4
Physical and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
Langmuir adsorption, chemical analysis by potentiometry, conductometry and iodometry methods, pH-
metry, cyclic voltammetry, flame photometry, electronic states by uv-visible spectroscopy, IR
spectroscopy, solid state chemistry – synthesis of solids and chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction.
References:
• (a) Vogel, A.I, Vogel’s text book of quantitative chemical analysis Longman 1989.,(b) David R Shoemaker, Carl W. Garland and
Nibler J.W., Experiments in Physical Chemistry, McGraw-Hill International Edition, 1989.,(c) Relevant literature from Chemical
Education (ACS Publications) and other pedagogic Chemistry Journals
References:
• W. R. Croasmun and R. M. K. Carlson, Two -Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy - Applications for Chemists and Biochemists,
VCH, 1987.,.....,.....
Dept of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
IP 203 (AUG) 3:0
Group Theory and Molecular Spectroscopy
Group theory: Symmetry elements, point groups, representation theory, great orthogonality theorem,
SALCs. Time-dependent perturbation theory, light-matter interaction. H-like atoms, angular momenta
and selection rules of transitions, multi-electon atoms, term symbols, spin-orbit coupling, Zeeman and
linear Stark effects. Rotations and vibrations of diatoms, anharmonic effects, selection rules, electronic
structure. Rotations and vibrations of polyatomic molecules, various tops and their properties, normal
modes of vibration, selection rules, electronic states and transitions
Atanu Bhattacharya
References:
• I. N. Levine, Molecular Spectroscopy
• W. S. Struve, Fundamentals of molecular spectroscopy
• P. F. Bernath, Spectra of atoms and molecules (2nd Ed.)
• F. A. Cotton, Chemical Applications of Group Theory
Nethaji M
References:
• C. A. Taylor, A nonmathematical introduction to X-ray diffraction
• G. Stout and L. H. Jensen, X-ray structures determination
• M. J. Buerger, X-ray Crystallography
Mugesh G
References:
• S. J. Lippard and J. M. Berg, Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry (University Science Books, California)
IP 312 (AUG) 3:0
Advanced Organometallic Chemistry
Structure and bonding in organometallic compounds – isolobal analogies, metal carbonyls, carbenes
and NHC complexes, olefin and acetylene complexes, alkyls and allyl complexes, metallocenes. Major
reaction types – oxidative addition, reductive elimination, insertion, isomerization and rearrangement
reactions. Catalytic reactions: metathesis, hydrogenation, allylic activation, C-C coupling reactions, C-X
coupling etc.
Samuelson A G
References:
• Ch. Elschenbroich, Organometallics (3rd edition, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim)
Atanu Bhattacharya
References:
• Andew Weiner, Ultrafast Optics (Wiley)
• Rick Trebino, Ultrafast Optics (Online Book, Georgia Institute of Technology)
• Robert Guenther, Modern Optics (John Wiley and Sons)
• Grant R. Fowles, Introduction to Modern Optics (Dover Publications)
Arunan E
IP 322 (JAN) 3:0
Polymer Chemistry
Concepts and terminology. Principles of polymerization – chain versus step growth process. Kinetics of
chain polymerization process, estimation of various rate constants. Determination of molecular weight of
polymers and their distribution.Solution properties and chain dimension. Characteristics and
mechanisms of various chain polymerizations – radical, cationic, anionic, Ziegler-Natta and ring opening
metathesis polymerizations. Living polymerizations – criteria for livingness, newer methods for living
polymerizations – GTP, ATRP and TEMPO-mediated radical polymerizations. Copolymerization –
random, alternating and block copolymers and kinetic schemes for analysis of copolymerization. Micro-
structural analysis of polymers by NMR – estimation of regio- and stereo-regularity in polymers,
sequence distribution in copolymers etc., and mechanisms for stereo-regulation.
Ramakrishnan S
References:
• Flory P.J., Principles of Polymer Chemistry
• Odian G., Principles of Polymerization
• Paul C Hiemenz and Timothy P Lodge, Polymer Chemistry
References:
• A. J. Bard and L. R. Faulkner, Electrochemical methods: Principles and Applications (Wiley 1990)
• R. Greef, R. Peat, L. M. Peter, D. Pletcher and J. Robinson, Instrumental Methods in Electrochemistry (Ellis Harwood Ltd.,
1985)
• E. Gileadi, Electrode Kinetics for Chemists, Chemical Engineers and Material Scientists (VCH 1993)
• C. A. Vincent, Modern Batteries (Edward Arnold, UK 1984)
• A. J. Nozik, Photoeffects at semiconductor-electrolyte interfaces (ACS, Washington 1981)
Materials Research Centre
MR 303 (AUG) 3:0
Nanomaterials Synthesis and Devices
Introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology. Surfaces, interfaces and characterization techniques.
Chemical and physical methods of synthesizing nanomaterials (0D, 1D & 2D), Growth mechanisms and
growth kinetics, Size-dependent properties of nanomaterials, Applications in catalysis, gas sensing,
photodetection and white light emission, Applications in Devices such as linear, rectifier, FET, etc.
References:
• Markov I. V.,Crystal Growth for Beginners,Fundamentals of Nucleation,Crystal Growth and Epiaxy,World Scientific
Arun M Umarji
Pre-requisites:
• Faculty,of,MRC
References:
• J.F. Shackelford,Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers
Balaram Sahoo
References:
• Azaroff and Brophy,Electronic processes in Materials,McGraw-Hill,New York 1963,Von Hippel Arthur R
MR 306 (JAN) 3:0
Electron Microscopy in Materials Characterization
Resolution and Rayleigh criterion, electron optics, electron guns and lenses, probe diameter and probe
current, electron-specimen interactions, interaction volume. Principles of scanning electron microscopy,
imaging modes and detectors. Transmission electron microscopy – elastic and inelastic scattering,
modes of operation, diffraction theory, Bragg’s law and Laue conditions. Reciprocal space and Ewald
sphere construction, Kikuchi lines, convergent beam electron diffraction, diffraction contrast imaging –
Howie-Whelan dynamical theory, Thickness and bend contours, imaging defects and strain fields, weak-
beam dark field microscopy, phase contrast imaging – Moire fringes, Fresnel fringes and high-resolution
imaging.
Ravishankar Narayanan
References:
• Goldstein J.I,Romig A.D. Newbury D.E,Goldstein J.I,Romig A.D. Newbury D.E,Goldstein J.I
References:
• Richard Martin.,Electronic Structure: Basic Theory and Practical Methods Cambridge,Richard Martin.,Electronic Structure:
Basic Theory and Practical Methods Cambridge,Richard Martin.
Organic Chemistry
CD 213 (AUG) 3:0
Organic Chemistry – Structure and Reactivity
Stereochemistry and conformational analysis. Methods of deducing organic reaction mechanisms,
Hammond postulate, Curtin-Hammett principle, linear free energy relationships; Hammett equation;
kinetic isotope effects. Electronic effects in organic compounds, aromaticity, frontier orbital theory, steric
effects;organic transformations and molecular rearrangements; reactive intermediates, classical and
nonclassical carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, carbenes, nitrenes, arynes, radical ions, diradicals,
concerted reactions, Woodward-Hoffman rules.
Pre-requisites:
• Carey F.A.,and Sundberg R.J.,Advanced Organic Chemistry,Part A. 5th ed. Plenum,2007
• Anslyn
Pre-requisites:
• Anslyn,E.V.,and Dougherty,D.A.,Modern
Erode N Prabhakaran
References:
• Voet D and Voet J.G. Biochemistry 2nd Edition John Wiley Cysons NY,1995.,Stryer L. Biochemistry 4th Edition,WH. Freeman
& Co.,NY.
Kavirayani R Prasad
References:
• Wyatt P. and Warren S,Organic Synthesis,Strategy and Control,; Wiley 2007,Nicolaou
Santanu Mukherjee
References:
• Walsh,P.J.,Kozlowski,M.C.,Fundamentals of Asymmetric Catalysis
References:
• Warren S.,Designing Organic Synthesis,1978,Carruthers W. S.,Some Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis 3rd edition
Prabhu K R
References:
• Stothers,J.B. Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy,Vol.XXIV,Academic Press,1972
Solid State and Structural Chemistry
CD 204 (AUG) 3:0
Chemistry of Materials
Aspects of crystal chemistry (lattices, unit cells, symmetry, point groups and space groups etc), packing,
bonding and description of crystal structures, Pauling rules, crystallographic methods, defects in solids,
electronic structure, magnetism, phase transitions, framework solids, ionic solids and synthesis of solids.
Vasudevan S, Natarajan S
References:
• C.N.R. Rao and J. Gopalakrishnan,New directions in solid state chemistry,A.R. West,Solid State Chemistry and its
applications,A.F. Wells
Ramasesha S, Sarma D D
References:
• Statistical Mechanics by Donald Allan McQuairre
• Statistical Mechanics for Chemistry and Material Science by Biman Bagchi
• Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics by David Chandler
• Thermodynamics by Enrico Fermi
Awadhesh Narayan
Pre-requisites:
• H.B. Callen,Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermo Statistics,D.A. Mcquarrie,Introduction to Statistical Mechanics,D.
Chandler
SS 202 (AUG) 3:0
Introductory Quantum Chemistry
Basic postulates of quantum mechanics. Exact solutions: harmonic oscillator (ladder operator approach),
particle on a ring and a sphere. Linear operators and matrices. Angular momentum, raising and lowering
operators and matrices for spin angular momentum. Hydrogenic atoms (without explicit solution of radial
equation), many electron atoms and Slater determinants. Approximate methods - perturbation methods,
application to many-electron atoms and term symbols. Variational method - Hartree-Fock method for
atoms. Hartree-Fock-Roothan method for molecules. Time-dependent perturbation method - absorption
and emission.
Pre-requisites:
• Ira Levine,Quantum Chemistry,P.W. Atkins,Molecular Quantum Mechanics,A. Szabo and N. Ostlund
Guru Row T N
References:
• C. Giacavazzo (Ed.) Fundamentals of crystallography,J. D. Dunitz,X-ray analysis and the structure of organic molecules,,G.H.
Stout and L.H. Jensen
References:
• Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications by Bard and Faulkner
• Electrochemical Systems by Newman and Thomas-Alyea
• Advanced Batteries by Huggins
Pre-requisites:
• The students need to be comfortable with elementary differential and integral calculus and basics of thermodynamics. A prior
exposure to electromagnetism may be useful but not necessary.
References:
• The Physics of Solar Cell-Jenny Nelson,Imperial College Press,Organic Photovoltaics Mechanisms,Materials and Devices-
Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci,Physics of Semiconductor Devices-Sze and Ng.
Division of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences
Preface:
The Division of Physical and Mathematical Sciences comprises the Department of Mathematics,
Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Department of Physics, Centre for
Cryogenic Technology and Centre for High Energy Physics (formerly Theoretical Studies). The
Joint Astronomy and Astrophysics Programme also comes under its purview.
The courses offered in the Division have been grouped into six broad areas. These areas have
been identified by code letters as follows:
The course numbers have the prefix of the code letter followed by the numbers. The first digit
indicates the level of the course.
There are specific requirements for completing a Research Training Programme for students
registering for research conferments at the Institute. For specific individual requirements, the
students are advised to approach the Departmental Curriculum Committee.
The Department of Physics and the Centre for High Energy Physics offer an Integrated PhD
Programme to which BSc graduates with an adequate background of Physics and Mathematics
are admitted.
The Integrated PhD programme in the Mathematical Sciences is offered by the Department of
Mathematics to which BSc graduates with an adequate knowledge of Mathematics are
admitted.
18 credits from the pool below + one 3 credit Mathematics course approved by the
Department
Dissertation Project
IN 299 0:19 Disserrtation Project
IN 201 (AUG) 3:0
Analytical Instrumentation
Principles, instrumentation, design and application of UV, visible and IR spectroscopy, mass
spectrometry, Mossbauer and NMR spectroscopy, X-ray methods of analysis including powder
diffraction, wavelength and energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence. Electron microscopy and microprobe.
ESCA and AUGer techniques, photo electron spectroscopic methods, scanning tunneling and atomic
force microscopy. Chromatography, thermal analysis including DTA, DSC and TGA. Thermal wave
spectroscopic techniques such as photo-acoustic, photo-thermal deflection and photopyro-electric
methods.
References:
• Willard,H.W.,Merritt,L.L.,Dean
Abha Misra
References:
• C. Kittel,Introduction to Solid State Physics,John Wiley & Sons 1953.,A. P. French,Vibrations and WavesW. W. Norton &
company 1971.
Atanu Kumar Mohanty, Jayanth G R, Sanjiv Sambandan, Manish Arora, Chandni U, Asha
Bhardwaj, Dr. Baladitya Suri
References:
• W. Bolton, Mechatronics, Longman, 2015
• B.E.A. Saleh and M.C.Teich , Fundamentals of Photonics, John Wiley and Sons, 2007
• D. Pozar, Microwave Engineering,John Wiley and Sons, 2012
• Robert F. Pierret, Gerold W. Neudeck, Modular Series on Solid State Devices, Pearson, 1988
• M. J. Madou, Fundamentals of Microfabrication, CRC Press, 2002
References:
• Horowitz,P.,and Hill,W.,Art of Electronics
Chandni U
References:
• H. Ibach and H. Luth, Solid State Physics: An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science, Springer, 4th Edition 2009
• Steven H. Simon, The Oxford solid state basics, Oxford University Press, 2013
• Aschroft and Mermin, Solid State Physics
Pre-requisites:
• Basic mathematics and Linear Algebra
Jaya Prakash
References:
• Lihong V. Wang and Hsin-i Wu, Biomedical Optics: Principles and Imaging, Wiley, (2007). ISBN: 978-0-471-74304-0.
• Valery Tuchin, Tissue Optics: Light Scattering Methods and Instruments for Medical Diagnosis, SPIE Press (2007).
• Jerry L. Prince and Jonathan M. Links, Medical Imaging Signals and Systems, Prentice Hall, (2005).
Pre-requisites:
• Signals Processing, Optics, & consent from the instructor
Pre-requisites:
• Knowledge of C and MATLAB Programming.,James Pawley,Handbook of Biological Confocal Microscopy,Springer,Springer
Science + Business Media
Mondal T K
References:
• Ervin Kreszic - Advanced engineering mathematics,Robert F Coughlin.,Frederick F driscoll,opreational amplifier and linear
integrated circuits.,Emmanual c Ifeachar
Abha Misra
References:
• M. J. Madou,Fundamentals of microfabrication,CRC Press 1997.,H. J,Levinson
Sanjiv Sambandan
References:
• Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals,Robert F Pierret,Modular series on Solid State Devices,Robert F Pierret and Gerold
W Neudeck Pearson Education Inc,Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology
Ramgopal S
References:
• Ayala,The 8051 Microcontroller,Third Edn,Thomson,2007. Mazidi
Mohan Rao G
References:
• Chapman,B.N.,Glow Discharge Processes,John Wiely and Sons,1979.
Asha Bhardwaj
References:
• Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics by George W. Hanson
• Nanotechnology-understanding small systems by Ben Rogers, Jesse Adams, Sumita Pennathur
• Nanotechnology:Principles and practices by Sulabha Kulkarni
Jayanth G R
References:
• Horowitz I.M.,Synthesis of Feedback Systems,Academic Press,1963.,Goodwin G. C.
Mondal T K
References:
• Hall,D.V.,Microprocessors and interfacing,McGraw Hill,1986.
References:
• Vladimir B. Braginsky and Farid Ya. Khalili,“Quantum Measurement”,Cambridge University Press,1995,Howard M. Wiseman
IN 271 (JAN) 3:0
Cryogenic Instrumentation and Applications
Introduction and fundamentals of cryogenic technology, Properties of cryogenic fluids, Properties of
materials at low temperatures, Cryogenic refrigeration systems and gas liquefaction systems,
Measurement of temperature, pressure, flow and liquid level, Cryogenic fluid storage and transfer
systems, Design of cryostats and cryogenic systems, Cryocoolers, Cryogenic safety, Applications of
cryogenics.
Upendra Behera
References:
• Randall F. Barron,Cryogenic Systems,Second Edition,Oxford University Press,1985.
Kaushal Verma
References:
• Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 1986.
• B. V. Limaye and S. Ghorpade, A course in Calculus and Real Analysis, Springer
• Spivak, M., Calculus on Manifolds, W.A. Benjamin, co., 1965
Apoorva Khare
References:
• Artin M. Algebra. Prentice-Hall of India. 1994.
• Dummit. D. S. and Foote R. M. Abstract Algebra. McGraw-Hill. 1986.
• Herstein I. N. Topics in Algebra. John Wiley and Sons. 1995.
• Lang S. Algebra. (3rd Ed.) Springer. 2002.
Pre-requisites:
• UM 203
Arvind Ayyer
References:
• Adrian Bondy and U.S.R. Murty, Graph Theory, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 244. Springer, New York, 2008, ISBN: 978-
1846289699.
• Reinhard Diestel, Graph theory (Third edition), Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 173. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2005. ISBN: 978-
3540261827.
• Douglas B. West, Introduction to graph theory, Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1996. ISBN: 0-13-227828-6.
Pre-requisites:
• No prerequisites are expected, but we will assume a familiarity with linear algebra.
MA 219 (AUG) 3:1
Linear algebra
Fields and linear equations over fields, Vector spaces : Definition, basis and dimension, direct sums.
Linear transformations: definition, the Rank-Nullity Theorem, the algebra of linear transformations. Dual
spaces. Determinants. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, the characteristic polynomial, the Cayley-
Hamilton Theorem, the minimal polynomial, and algebraic and geometric multiplicities. Diagonalization.
The Jordan canonical form. Bilinear forms: symmetric, skew-symmetric and Hermitian forms, Sylvester’s
law of inertia, Spectral theorem for Hermitian and normal operators on finite-dimensional vector spaces.
Singular value decomposition. Tensor products and exterior algebra.
References:
• Hoffman K. and Kunze R. Linear Algebra (2nd Ed.) Prentice-Hall of India. 1992.
• Artin M. Algebra. Prentice-Hall of India. 1994.
• Halmos P. Finite dimensional vector spaces. Springer-Verlag (UTM). 1987.
• Lang S. Linear Algebra (3rd Ed.) Springer-Verlag (UTM). 1989.
Pre-requisites:
• UM 102
Pooja Singla
References:
• Etingof Pavel, Golberg Oleg, Hensel Sebastian, Liu Tiankai, Schwendner Alex, Vaintrob Dmitry, Yudovina Elena,, Introduction
to representation theory. With historical interludes by Slava Gerovitch, Student Mathematical Library 59. American Mathematical
Society. 2011.
• J. P. Serre. Graduate Texts in Mathematics. Vol. 42. Springer-Verlag. New York-Heidelberg. 1977
Pre-requisites:
• MA 219, MA 212
Gadadhar Misra
References:
• Rudin W. Principles of Mathematical Analysis. 3rd edition. McGraw-Hill International Edition.
• Tao T. Analysis I. 3rd edition. TRIM series. Hindustan Book Agency. 2014.
• Tao T. Analysis II. 3rd edition. TRIM series. Hindustan Book Agency. 2014.
• Apostol T. M. Mathematical Analysis. Narosa. 1987.
MA 223 (AUG) 3:0
Functional Analysis
Basic topological concepts, Metric spaces, Normed linear spaces, Banach spaces, Bounded linear
functionals and dual spaces, Hahn-Banach Theorem, Bounded linear operators, Open mapping
theorem, Closed graph theorem, Banach-Steinhaus theorem, Hilbert spaces, Riesz Representation
Theorem, Orthonormal sets, Orthogonal complements, Bounded operators on a Hilbert space up to (and
including) the spectral theorem for compact, self–adjoint operators.
Thangavelu S
References:
• John Conway A Course in Functional Analysis (Springer),Rajendra Bhatia Notes On Functional Analysis Texts and Readings
in Mathematics (Hindustan Book Agency 2009)
• Rudin, Functional Anaysis (2nd Ed.), McGraw-Hill, 2006.
• Yosida, K., Functional Anaysis (4th Edition), Narosa, 1974.
• Goffman, C. and Pedrick, G., First Course in Functional Analysis, Prentice-Hall of India, 1995.
Pre-requisites:
• MA 222, MA 224, MA 219
Subhojoy Gupta
References:
• Armstrong, M. A., Basic Topology, Springer (India), 2004., Functional Anaysis (2nd Ed.), McGraw-Hill, 2006.
• Munkres, K. R., Topology,Pearson Education, 2005, Functional Anaysis (4th Edition), Narosa, 1974.
• Viro, O.Ya., Ivanov, O.A., Netsvetaev, N., and Kharlamov, V.M., Elementary Topology: Problem Textbook, AMS, 2008.
Siddhartha Gadgil
References:
• Allen Hatcher Algebraic topology. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 2002.
• Armstrong, M.A., Basic Topology, Springer (India), 2004.
• William S. Massey A basic course in algebraic topology. Graduate Texts in Mathematics. 127. Springer-Verlag. New York.
1991.
Pre-requisites:
• MA 231, MA 212
MA 242 (AUG) 3:0
Partial Differential Equations
First order partial differential equation and Hamilton-Jacobi equations; Cauchy problem and classification
of second order equations, Holmgren’s uniqueness theorem; Laplace equation; Diffusion equation;
Wave equation; Some methods of solutions, Variable separable method.
Thirupathi Gudi
References:
• Garabedian, P. R., Partial Differential Equations, John Wiley and Sons, 1964.
• Fritz John, Partial Differential Equations, Springer (International Students Edition), 1971.
• Renardy, M. and Rogers, R. C., An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations, Springer-Verlag, 1992.
• Prasad. P. and Ravindran, R., Partial Differential Equations, Wiley Eastern, 1985.
Pre-requisites:
• MA 241
Arvind Ayyer
References:
• Ross,S.M.,Introduction to Probability Models,Academic Press 1993.,Taylor
• Taylor, H.M., and Karlin, S., An Introduction to Stochastic Modelling, Academic Press, 1994.
Arun Maiti
References:
• Michèle Audin, Mihai Damian, Morse Theory and Floer Homology, 2014, Springer-Verlag London.
• J. Milnor, Morse Theory, Ann. of Math. Stud. 51, Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, 1963.
• L. Nicolescu, An invitation to Morse theory, http://www3.nd.edu/
• lnicolae/Morse2nd.pdf.
• M. Schwarz, Morse homology, Birkhäuser, Basel, 1993.
• R. Cohen, Kevin Iga, Paul Norbury, Topics in morse theory, lecture notes, 2006.
Pre-requisites:
• MA 232, MA 338
Gautam Bharali
References:
• Lars Hormander, An Introduction to Complex Analysis in Several Variables, 3rd edition, North-Holland Mathematical Library,
North-Holland, 1989.
• Function Theory of Several Complex Variables, 2nd edition, Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole, 1992.
• Raghavan Narasimhan, Several Complex Variables, Chicago Lectures in Mathematics Series, The University of Chicago
Press, 1971.
Ved V Datar
References:
• Sylvestre Gallot, Dominique Hulin, Jacques Lafontaine, Riemannian geometry, Third edition., Universitext. Springer-Verlag,
Berlin, 2004.
• Peter Petersen, Riemannian geometry, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 171. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1998.
• John Lee, Riemannian Geometry - An introduction to curvature, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 176. Springer-Verlag, New
York, 1997.
References:
• Rajendra Bhatia, Matrix Analysis, vol. 169 of Graduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer, 1997.
• Rajendra Bhatia, Positive definite matrices, Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics, 2007.
• Roger A. Horn and Charles R. Johnson, Matrix analysis, Cambridge University Press, 1990.
• Roger A. Horn and Charles R. Johnson, Topics in matrix analysis, Cambridge University Press, 1991.
• Samuel Karlin, Total positivity, Stanford University Press, 1968.
Pre-requisites:
• MA 219
Co-requisites:
• A course in Linear Algebra and Calculus/Real Analysis
Gadadhar Misra
References:
• Summing and Nuclear Norms in Banach Space Theory, G. J.O. Jameson, London Mathematical Society (Student Texts)
• Completely Bounded Maps and Operator Algebras, V. I. Paulsen, Cambridge University Press
• Alice and Bob Meet Banach: The Interface of Asymptotic Geometric Analysis and Quantum Information Theory, Guillaume
Aubrun, Stanislaw J. Szarek, Mathematical Surveys and Monographs Volume: 223; 2017
Manjunath Krishnapur
References:
• Durrett, R., Probability: Theory and Examples (4th Ed.), Cambridge University Press, 2010.
• Billingsley, P., Probability and Measure (3rd Ed.), Wiley India, 2008.
• Walsh, J., Knowing the Odds: An Introduction to Probability, AMS, 2012.
• Kallenberg, O., Foundations of Modern Probability (2nd Ed.), Springer-Verlag, 2002.
Pre-requisites:
• MA 222
References:
• B. Lee and L. Markus, Foundations of Optimal Control Theory, John Wiley, 1968.
• L. Lions, Optimal Control of Systems Governed by Partial Differential Equations, Springer, 1991.
• L. Lions, Controlabilite exact et Stabilisation des systemes distribues, Vol. 1, 2 Masson, Paris, 1988.
• Bardi, I. Capuzzo-Dolcetta, Optimal Control and Viscosity Solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equations, Birkhauser, 1997.
Kesavan, Topics in Functional Analysis and Applications, Wiley-Eastern, New Delhi, 1989. Dal Maso, An Introduction to G -
Convergence, Birkhauser, 1993.
• Kesavan, Topics in Functional Analysis and Applications, Wiley-Eastern, New Delhi, 1989. Dal Maso, An Introduction to G -
Convergence, Birkhauser, 1993.
• Dal Maso, An Introduction to G -Convergence, Birkhauser, 1993.
Pre-requisites:
• Sobolev spaces
• Elliptic boundary value problems Heat and wave equations Variational formulation and semigroup theory
• Heat and wave equations
• Variational formulation and semigroup theory
References:
• Luenberger, D. V., Investment Science, Oxford University Press, 1998.
• Roman, S., Introduction to the Mathematics of Finance, Springer, 2004.
• Shiryaev, A. N., Essentials of Stochastic Finance, World Scientific, 1999.
• Shreve, S. E., Stochastic Calculus for Finance I: The Binomial Asset Pricing Model, Springer, 2004.
• Shreve, S. E., Stochastic Calculus for Finance II: The Continuous Time Models, Springer, 2004.
Pre-requisites:
• MA 261 or equivalent
Thangavelu S
References:
• Amir Dembo and Ofer Zeitouni, Large Deviations Techniques and Applications.
• Firas Rassoul-Agha and Timo Seppalainen, A Course on Large Deviations with an Introduction to Gibbs Measures.
• Marc Mezard and Andrea Montanari. Information, Physics, and Computation.
• Sourav Chatterjee. Large Deviations for Random Graphs.
Pre-requisites:
• This is a graduate level topics course in Probability theory. Graduate level measure theoretic probability will be useful, but not a
requirement. The course will be accessible to advanced undergraduates who have had sufficient exposure to probability.
MA 399 (AUG) 2:0
Seminar on topics in Mathematics
Vamsi Pritham Pingali
Siddhartha Gadgil
Pre-requisites:
• No prior knowledge of logic is assumed. Some background in algebra and topology will be assumed. It will be useful to have
some familiarity with programming.
• Homotopy Type Theory: Univalent Foundations of Mathematics .Institute for Advanced Studies. Princeton 2013; available at
http://homotopytypetheory.org/book/
• Manin Yu. I. A Course in Mathematical Logic for Mathematicians. Second Edition .Graduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer-
Verlag. 2010.
• Srivastava S. M.. A Course on Mathematical Logic. Universitext. Springer-Verlag. 2008 .
Soumya Das
Pre-requisites:
• MA 212
• Artin M. Algebra. Prentice Hall of India. 1994.
• Dummit D. S. and Foote. R. M.. Abstract Algebra .McGraw-Hill. 1986.
• Lang S. Algebra (3rd Ed.) .Springer. 2002.
• Atiyah M. and MacDonald. R. Introduction to Commutative Algebra .Addison-Wesley(or any reprint).
MA 222 (JAN) 3:1
Analysis II
Sigma-algebras, outer measures and measures. Construction of Lebesgue measure. Measurable
functions. Lebesgue integration and integration with abstract measures. Monotone convergence
theorem, Fatou's lemma and the dominated convergence theorem. Comparison of Riemann integration
and Lebesgue integration. Product sigma-algebras, product measures, Fubini’s theorem. Signed
measures and the Radon-Nikodym theorem. L^p spaces, characterization of continuous linear
functionals on L^p spaces. Complex measures, the Riesz representation theorem.
Narayanan E K
References:
• Stein E. M. and Shakarchi R. Real analysis: measure theory. integration and Hilbert spaces. Princeton university press (2005).
• Folland G.B. Real Analysis: Modern Techniques and their Applications (2nd Ed.) .Wiley.
• Royden H. L. Real Analysis .Macmillan. 1988.
• Hewitt E. and Stromberg. K. Real and Abstract Analysis. Springer. 1969.
Pre-requisites:
• MA 221
Thangavelu S
Pre-requisites:
• MA 221
• Stein E. M. and Shakarchi R. Complex analysis. Princeton university press (2003).
• Ahlfors L. V. Complex Analysis. McGraw-Hill. 1979.
• Conway J. B. Functions of One Complex Variable. Springer-veriag. 1978.
Subhojoy Gupta
Pre-requisites:
• MA 221
• Spivak. M. Calculus on Manifolds. W.A. Benjamin. co. 1965.
• Hirsh. M.W. Differential Topology. Springer-Verlag. 1997.
MA 241 (JAN) 3:1
Ordinary Differential Equations
Basics concepts:Introduction and examples through physical models, First and second order equations,
general and particular solutions, linear and nonlinear systems, linear independence, solution techniques.
Existence and Uniqueness Theorems :Peano’s and Picard’s theorems, Grownwall’s inequality,
Dependence on initial conditions and associated flows. Linear system:The fundamental matrix, stability
of equilibrium points, Phase- plane analysis, Sturm-Liouvile theory . Nonlinear system and their
stability:Lyapunov’s method, Non-linear Perturbation of linear systems, Periodic solutions and Poincare-
Bendixson theorem
Thirupathi Gudi
References:
• 221,Coddington, E. A. and Levinson, N., Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations ,Tata McGraw-Hill, 1972,Perko, L.,
Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems ,Springer-Verlag, 1991.
Janaki B
Abhishek Banerjee
References:
•
• Robin Hartshorne. Algebraic geometry. Graduate Texts in Mathematics. No. 52. Springer-Verlag. New York-Heidelberg. 1977.
• Robin Hartshorne. Residues and duality. Lecture notes of a seminar on the work of A.
• Grothendieck. given at Harvard 1963/64. With an appendix by P. Deligne. Lecture Notes in Mathematics. No. 20 Springer-
Verlag. Berlin-New York 1966.
References:
• Cartan and Eilenberg, Homological Algebra
• Weibel, Introduction to Homological Algebra
• Rotman, Introduction to Homological Algebra
Arvind Ayyer
References:
• Stanley R. Enumerative Combinatorics. volume 2. Cambridge University Press. 2001.
• Sagan B. The Symmetric Group: Representations. Combinatorial Algorithms. and Symmetric Functions. Graduate Texts in
Mathematics vol. 203. Springer-Verlag. 2001.
• Prasad A. Representation Theory : A Combinational Viewpoint. Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics vol. 147. 2014.
• Stanley R. Lecture notes on Topics in Algebraic Combinatorics.
Narayanan E K
Pre-requisites:
• MA 223,Dym H. and Mckean. H.P. Fourier Series and Integrals. 1972.,Stein E.M. Singular Integrals and Differentiability
Properties of Functions. 1970.,Stein E.M. and Weiss. G. Introduction to Fourier Analysis on Euclidean Spaces. 1975.,Sadosky C.
Interpolation of Operators and Singular integrals. 1979.
Manjunath Krishnapur
Pre-requisites:
• MA 223
• MA 224
• Rudin W., Real and Complex Analysis (3rd Edition) ,Tata McGraw Hill Education, 2007
• Korner, I. T. W., Fourier Analysis (1st Ed.) ,Cambridge Univ., Press, 1988
• N. G. De Bruijn, Asymptotic Methods in Analysis. Dover Publications, 1981
MA 332 (JAN) 3:0
Algebraic Topology
Arun Maiti
Pre-requisites:
• MA 232
• Rotman, J, An Introduction to Algebraic Topology ,Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 119, Springer-Verlag, 198
• Munkres, I. R., Elements of Algebraic Topology ,Addison-Wesiley, 1984
• Shastri, A. R., Basic Algebraic Topology ,CRC Press, 2014
Harish Seshadri
Pre-requisites:
• MA 219, MA 231
• Spivak M., A comprehensive introduction to differential geometry (Vol. 1) (3rd Ed.) ,Publish or Perish, Inc., Houston, Texas,
2005
• Kumaresan S., A course in differential geometry and Lie groups ,Texts and Readings in Mathematics, 22. Hindustan Book
Agency, New Delhi, 2002.
• Warner F., Foundations of differentiable manifolds and Lie groups ,Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 94. Springer-Verlag, New
York-Berlin, 1983.
• Lee J., Introduction to smooth manifolds ,Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 218., Springer, New York, 2013.
Bhattacharyya T
Pre-requisites:
• MA 223
• T. Ando, On a pair of commutative contractions ,Acta Sci. Math. (Szeged) 24 (1963) 88–90.
• Agler, Jim and McCarthy, John E., Distinguished varieties. ,Acta Math. 194 (2005), no. 2, 133–153
• Das, B. Krishna and Sarkar, Jaydeb, Ando dilations, von Neumann inequality, and distinguished varieties. ,J. Funct. Anal. 272
(2017), no. 5, 2114–2131.
Pre-requisites:
• MA 361
• P. Billingsley, Convergence of probability measures
• Karatzas and Shreve, Brownian motion and stochastic calculus
• Revuz and Yor, Continuous martingales and Brownian motion
• A. Oksendal, Introduction to stochastic differential equations
Pre-requisites:
• Amman M. Credit Risk Valuation. Second Edition. Springer. 2001.
• Brigo D and Mercurio. F. Interest Rate Models Theory and Practice. Second Edition .Springer. 2007 .
• Shiryaev A.N. Essentials of Stochastic Finance. World Scientific. 1999.
• Shreve S.E. Stochastic Calculus for Finance II : The continous Time Models. Springer. 2004.
Kaushal Verma
References:
• Abraham and Marsden, Foundations of Mechanics ,AMS Chelsea
• V. I. Arnold, Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics ,Springer, Graduate texts in mathematics 60
• T. Frankel, The geometry of physics ,Cambridge Univ Press 2012.
• H. Goldstein, Classical Mechanics ,Addison-Wesley.
• Hitchin, Segal and Ward, Integrable systems ,Oxford Univ Press
Pooja Singla
Pre-requisites:
• MA 212
• MA 219
• L. C. Grove. Classical Groups and Geometric Algebra. Graduate Studies in Mathematics 39. American Mathematical Society.
2002.
• A. Artin. Geometric Algebra. John Wiley & sons. 1988.
• Herman Weyl. The Classical Groups. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1946.
Sanchayan Sen
Pre-requisites:
• MA 361
• Jim Pitman, Combinatorial stochastic processes ,Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol. 1875, Springer-Verlag, Berlin (2006)
• Jean-François Le Gall, Random trees and applications ,Probability Surveys (2005)
• Grégory Miermont, Aspects of random maps ,Saint-Flour lecture notes (2014)
Soumya Das
Pre-requisites:
• MA 212
• Artin M. Algebra. Prentice Hall of India. 1994.
• Dummit D. S. and Foote. R. M.. Abstract Algebra .McGraw-Hill. 1986.
• Lang S. Algebra (3rd Ed.) .Springer. 2002.
• Atiyah M. and MacDonald. R. Introduction to Commutative Algebra .Addison-Wesley(or any reprint).
Pre-requisites:
• MA 221
• Stein E. M. and Shakarchi R. Real analysis: measure theory. integration and Hilbert spaces. Princeton university press (2005).
• Folland G.B. Real Analysis: Modern Techniques and their Applications (2nd Ed.) .Wiley.
• Royden H. L. Real Analysis .Macmillan. 1988.
• Hewitt E. and Stromberg. K. Real and Abstract Analysis. Springer. 1969.
Dept of Physics
Integrated Ph D Programme
Physical Sciences
Project:
PH 250A 0:6 Project
PH 250B 0:6 Project
Elective Courses:
HE 316 3:0 Advanced Mathematical Methods
PH 320 3:0 Condensed Matter Physics II
PH 325 3:0 Advanced Statistical Physics
PH 330 0:3 Advanced Independent Project
PH 340 4:0 Quantum Statistical Field Theory
PH 347 2:0 Bioinformatics
PH 350 3:0 Physics of Soft Condensed Matter
PH 351 3:0 Crystal Growth, Thin Films and Characterization
PH 352 3:0 Semiconductor Physics and Technology
PH 359 3:0 Physics at the Nanoscale
PH 362 3:0 Matter at Low Temperatures
HE 392 3:0 Standard Model of Particle Physics
HE 395 3:0 Quantum Mechanics III
HE 396 3:0 Gauge Field Theories
PH 201 (AUG) 3:0
Classical Mechanics
Newton’s laws, generalized co-ordinates. Lagrange’s principle of least action and equations.
Conservation laws and symmetry. Integrable problems, elastic collisions and scattering. Small
oscillations including systems with many degrees of freedom, rigid body motion. Hamilton’s equations.
Poisson brackets. Hamilton Jacobi theory. Canonical perturbation theory, chaos, elements of special
relativity. Lorentz transformations, relativistic mechanics.
References:
• Goldstein,H.,Classical Mechanics,Second Edn,Narosa
Manish Jain
Pre-requisites:
• Cohen-Tannoudji,C.,Diu,B.,and Laloe
Sumilan Banerjee
Pre-requisites:
• Mathews,J.,and Walker,R.L.,Mathematical Methods of Physics
References:
• Hall,D.V.,Digital circuits and systems,McGraw Hill International Electronic Engineering Series.,Hall
Pre-requisites:
• practical course,practical course,practicals
Pre-requisites:
• practical course,practical course,practical course
Pre-requisites:
• An Introduction to Physical Concepts (Second edition),Springer,1999. Krane K.S.,Introductory Nuclear Physics,John Wiley &
Sons
Pre-requisites:
• Choudhuri,A.R.,Astrophysics for Physicists,Shu,F.
Vasant Natarajan
Pre-requisites:
• practical course,practical course,practical course
Pre-requisites:
• Seminar course,Seminar Course,Seminar Course,Regular PhD students in physics
Subroto Mukerjee
Pre-requisites:
• Ashcroft,N.W.,and Mermin,N.D.,Solid State Physics
Rahul Pandit
Pre-requisites:
• Chaikin,P.M.,and Lubensky,T.C.,Principles of Condensed Matter Physics
Pre-requisites:
• Project Course,Project Course,Project Course
Sriram Ramaswamy
Pre-requisites:
• Mechanics and Statistical physics at 1st-year graduate student level
Prateek Sharma
Pre-requisites:
• Rybicki, G.B. and Lightman, A.P.,Radiative Processes in Astrophysics,Mihalas, D.: Stellar Atmospheres
Pre-requisites:
• Choudhuri, A.R.: The Physics of Fluids and Plasmas.,Landau, L.D. and Lifshitz, E.M.: Fluid Mechanics. Chen, F.F.:
Introduction to Plasma Physics,V.Krishan, Atrophysical Plasmas and Fluids, Kluwer
Pre-requisites:
• PHY 203 Quantum Mechanics I
• PHY 204 Quantum Mechanics II
Co-requisites:
• PHY 201 Classical Mechanics
Chethan Krishnan
References:
• Pathria, R.K., Statistical Mechanics, Butterworth Heinemann, Second Edn, 1996,Reif, F., Fundamentals of Statistical and
Thermal Physics, McGraw Hill, 1965.,Landau, L.D., and Lifshitz E.M., Statistical Physics, Pergamon, 1980.
Animesh Kuley
References:
• Jackson, J.D., Classical Electrodynamics, Third Edn, John Wiley.,Panofsky, W.K.H., and Phillips, M., Classical Electricity and
Magnetism, Second Edn, Dover,Jackson, J.D., Classical Electrodynamics, Third Edn, John Wiley
Rajan K
References:
• Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics, Second Edn.,Millman and Halkias, Integrated Electronics, McGraw Hill.,Horowitz and
Hill, The Art of Electronics, Second Edn.
Arindam Ghosh
Sachindeo Vaidya
References:
• Georgi H., Lie Algebras in Particle Physics (Second edition), Perseus Books, 1999.,Mukhi S. and Mukunda N., Introduction to
Topology, Differential Geometry and Group Theory for Physicists, Wiley Eastern, 1990,Hamermesh M., Group Theory and its
Applications to Physical Problems, Addison-Wesley, 1962.
Pre-requisites:
• Basic courses in statistical physics, quantum mechanics,Basic courses in statistical physics, quantum mechanics,Basic
courses in statistical physics, quantum mechanics
PH 340 (JAN) 3:0
Quantum Statistical Field Theory
Subroto Mukerjee
References:
• Seeger, K., Semiconductor Physics, Springer-Verlag, 1990.,Sze, S.M., Physics of Semiconductor Devices, Wiley, 1980.,Muller,
K., and Kamins, T., Device Electronics for Integrated Circuits, John Wiley, 1977.
Manish Jain
References:
• Mark Newman, Computational Physics, Createspace Independent Publishing (2015).,Rubin H. Landau, Manuel J. Paez and
Cristian Bordeianu, Computational Physics, 3rd Ed Problem Solving with Python, Wiley (2015).,A. Klein and A. Godunov,
Introductory Computational Physics, Cambridge University Press (2006),Forman Acton, Real computing made real: Preventing
Errors in Scientific and Engineering Calculations, Dover Publications. Lloyd N. Trefethen and David Bau, Numerical Linear
Algebra, SIAM.
References:
• Delerue,C and Lannoo,M.,Nanostructures: Theory and Modelling,Springer
Tanmoy Das
Pre-requisites:
• “Topological insulators”, Shun-Qing Shen, Springer “Topological insulators and topological superconductors” B. Andrei
Bernevig, and T. L. Hughes, Princeton University Press,“Topological insulators- The physics of spin helicity in quantum transport”
G. Tkachov, Pan Stanford publishing,“Topological insulators” Marcel Franz, and L. Molenkamp, Elsevier “Colloquium:
Topological band theory”, A. Bansil. H. Lin and T. Das, Rev. Mod. Phys. 88, 021004 (2016).,“Colloquium: Topological insulators”,
M. Z. Hasan, C. L Kane, Rev. Mod. Phys. 82, 3045 (2010).,“Topological insulators and superconductor”, X.-L. Si, S.-C. Zhang,
Rev. Mod. Phys. 83, 1057 (2011).
Nirupam Roy
References:
• Mihalas, D. and Binney, J.: Galactic Astronomy.,Binney, J. and Tremaine, S.: Galactic Dynamics,Spitzer, L.: Physical Process
in the Interstellar Medium
References:
• Recommended Books: 1.Principles of Nano Optics, Lukas Novotny and Bert Hecht 2.Optical Metamaterials: Fundamentals
and Applications, Wenshan Cai and Vladimir Shalaev. 3.Introduction to Photonic Crystals, JD Joannoupoulos. 4.Quantum Optics,
Girish S Agarwal 5.Light-Matter Interaction: Physics and Engineering at the Nanoscale, John Weiner and Frederico Nunes
6.Introduction to Nanophotonics, Sergiy V Gaponenko. 7Semiconductor Quantum Dots, L Banyai and SW Koch
Pre-requisites:
• QM-I and QM-II; Solid State Physics; Introduction to Photonics; Electromagnetic theory; or equivalent courses.
Banibrata Mukhopadhyay
References:
• Landau, L.D., and Lifshitz, E.M.: The Classical Theory of Fields.,Weinberg, S.: Gravitation and Cosmology.,Peebles, P.J.E.:
Physical Cosmology.
Nirupam Roy
References:
• Christianson, W.N., & Hogbohm, J.A.: Radio Telescopes Roy, A.E., & Clarke, D.: Astronomy Principles and Practice.,Kitchin,
C.R.: Astrophysical Techniques.,G.F.Knoll;, Radiation Detection and Measurement (2nd ed), Wiley, NY N.Tsoulfanidis,
Measurement and Detection of Radiation (2nd ed), Taylor & Francis, Washington DC
Ananthanarayan B
Pre-requisites:
• Schwartz M.D., Quantum field theory and the standard model, Cambridge University Press, 2014.,Srednicki M., Quantum Field
Theory, Cambridge University Press, 2007.,Peskin M.E. and Schroeder D.V., An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, Addison
Wesley, 1995.,Weinberg S., The Quantum Theory of Fields, Vol. I: Foundations, Vol. II: Modern Applications, Cambridge
University Press, 1996.
Animesh Kuley
References:
• Jackson, J.D., Classical Electrodynamics, Third Edn, John Wiley.,Panofsky, W.K.H., and Phillips, M., Classical Electricity and
Magnetism, Second Edn, Dover,Jackson, J.D., Classical Electrodynamics, Third Edn, John Wiley
References:
• Povh B.,Rith K.,Scholz C. and Zetsche F., Particles and Nuclei: An Introduction to Physical Concepts (Second edition),
Springer, 1999
• Krane K.S., Introductory Nuclear Physics, John Wiley & Sons, 1988
• Griffiths D., Introduction to Elementary Particles, John Wiley & Sons, 1987
• Perkins D.H., Introduction to High Energy Physics (Third edition), Addison-Wesley, 1987
Pre-requisites:
• PHY 204 Quantum Mechanics II
References:
• Perkins D.H., Introduction to High Energy Physics (Third edition), Addison-Wesley, 1987.
• Leo W.R., Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments: A How to Approach (Second revised edition)
Narosa/Springer International, 2012.
• Knoll G.F., Radiation Detection and Measurement (Fourth edition), Wiley, 2010.
• Grupen C. and Schwartz B., Particle Detectors (Second edition), Cambridge University Press, 2011.
• Fernow R.C., Introduction to Experimental Particle Physics Cambridge University Press, 1986.
Co-requisites:
• HE 215 Nuclear and Particle Physics
Chethan Krishnan
References:
• Maldacena J. M. et al: Large N field theories, string theory and gravity: Phys.Rept. 323 (2000) 183-386
Pre-requisites:
• HE 395 Quantum Field Theory I
Sachindeo Vaidya
References:
• Georgi H., Lie Algebras in Particle Physics (Second edition), Perseus Books, 1999
• Mukhi S. and Mukunda N., Introduction to Topology, Differential Geometry and Group Theory for Physicists, Wiley Eastern,
1990
• Hamermesh M., Group Theory and its Applications to Physical Problems, Addison-Wesley, 1962
Biplob Bhattacherjee
References:
• Ellis R., Stirling W. and Webber B., QCD and Collider Physics, (Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics
and Cosmology) Cambridge University Press, 1996
• Plehn T., Lectures on LHC Physics, Springer, 2012 [arXiv:0910.4182v6]
• Barger V.D. and Phillips R.J.N., Collider Physics (updated edition), CRC Press, 1996
• Cowan G., Statistical Data Analysis Oxford Science Publications, 1998
Pre-requisites:
• HE 395 Quantum Field Theory I
Apoorva Patel
References:
• Nielsen M.A. and Chuang I.L., Quantum Computation and Quantum Information, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
• Peres A., Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods, Kluwer Academic, 1993.
• Preskill J., Lecture Notes for the Course on Quantum Computation, http://www.theory.caltech.edu/people/preskill/ph229
Ananthanarayan B
References:
• Schwartz M.D., Quantum field theory and the standard model, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
• Srednicki M., Quantum Field Theory, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
• Weinberg S., The Quantum Theory of Fields, Vol. I: Foundations, Vol. II: Modern Applications, Cambridge University Press,
1996.
• Peskin M.E. and Schroeder D.V., An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, Addison Wesley, 1995.
• Bjorken J.D. and Drell S., Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, McGraw-Hill, 1965
• Greiner W., Relativistic Quantum Mechanics: Wave Equations (Third edition), Springer, 1990
Pre-requisites:
• HE 395 Quantum Field Theory I
Aninda Sinha
References:
• Halzen F. and Martin A.D., Quarks and Leptons: An Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics, John Wiley & Sons, 1984
• Georgi H.,Weak Interactions and Modern Particle Theory,Benjamin/Cummings,1984
• Pokorski S., Gauge Field Theories (Second edition), Cambridge University Press, 2000
• Peskin M.E. and Schroeder D.V., An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, Addison Wesley, 1995
Pre-requisites:
• HE 395 Quantum Field Theory I
HE 398 (JAN) 3:0
General Relativity
Review of tensor calculus and properties of the Riemann tensor. Killing vectors, symmetric spaces.
Geodesics. Equivalence principle and its applications. Scalars, fermions and gauge fields in curved
space-time. Einstein's equations and black hole solutions. Schwarzschild solution, Motion of a particle in
the Schwarzschild metric. Kruskal extension and Penrose diagrams. Reissner-Nordstrom solution, Kerr
solution. Laws of black hole physics. Gravitational collapse. Oppenheimer-Volkoff and Oppenheimer-
Synder solutions, Chandrasekhar limit. Csomological models, Friedmann-Robertson-Walker metric.
Open, closed and flat universes. Introduction to quantizing fields in curved spaces and Hawking
radiation.
References:
• Landau L.D. and Lifshitz E.M.,The Classical Theory of Fields,Pergamon Press,1975
• Weinberg S., Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity, John Wiley & Sons,
1972
• Wald R.M., General Relativity, Overseas Press, 2006
• 't Hooft G., Inroduction to General Relativity, Introduction to the theory of Black Holes, http://www.phys.uu.nl/thooft
Division of Electrical, Electronics and
Computer Sciences (EECS)
Preface:
The Division of EECS comprises the Departments of Computer Science and Automation (CSA),
Electrical Communication Engineering (ECE), Department of Electronic Systems Engineering
(ESE), and Electrical Engineering (EE). The courses offered in these departments have been
grouped into the following technical areas identified by the following codes which appear as
prefixes to the course numbers.
All the departments in the Division provide facilities for research work leading to the Ph D and M
Tech (Research) degrees. The following course based Master’s programs are offered
individually or jointly by the departments of the Division.
Prof. Y Narahari
Chair,
Division of EECS
Department of Computer Science and Automation
M.Tech Program
M.Tech students are expected to take a minimum of two courses from each of the three pools -
Pool A, Pool B, and Pool C, during the course of their program.
Aug-Dec 2019
Pool A
E0 228 3:01 Jan Combinatorics
E0 244 3:01 Jan Computational Geometry and Topology
E0 248 3:01 Jan Theoretical Foundations of Cryptography
E0 249 3:01 Jan Approximation Algorithms
Pool B
E0 210 3:01 Jan Dynamic Program Analysis: Algorithms and Tools
E0 253 3:01 Jan Operating Systems
E0 255 3:01 Jan Compiler Design
E0 261 3:01 Jan Database Management Systems
E0 264 3:01 Jan Distributed Computing Systems
E0 272 3:01 Jan Formal Methods in Software Engineering
Pool C
E0 238 3:01 Jan Intelligent Agents
E0 268 3:01 Jan Practical Data Science
E0 270 3:01 Jan Machine Learning
E1 254 3:01 Jan Game Theory
E1 277 3:01 Jan Reinforcement Learning
Electives
E0 304 3:01 Jan Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
E0 305 3:01 Jan Blockchain and Its Applications
E0 338 3:01 Jan Topics in Security and Privacy
E0 307 3:01 Jan Program Synthesis meets Machine Learning
E0 399 1:02 Jan Research in Computer Science
E1 313 3:01 Jan Topics in Pattern Recognition
E0 210 (AUG) 3:1
Dynamic Program Analysis : Algorithms and Tools
Motivation and objectives of the course: The design and implementation of scalable, reliable and secure
software systems is critical for many modern applications. Numerous program analyses are designed to
aid the programmer in building such systems and significant advances have been made in recent years.
The objective of the course includes introduction of the practical issues associated with programming for
modern applications, the algorithms underlying these analyses, and applicability of these approaches to
large systems. There will be special emphasis on practical issues found in modern software. The course
project will be geared towards building the programming skills required for implementing large software
systems. Syllabus: The course will introduce the students to the following topics -- bytecode
instrumentation; profiling -- BL profiling, profiling in the presence of loops, preferential path profiling,
memory profiling; software bloat; lock-free data structures; memoization; map-reduce programming
model; approximate computing; multithreading; fuzzing techniques; record and replay; memory models;
data races -- lockset algorithm, happens-before relation, causally-precedes relation; atomicity violations;
deadlocks; linearizability; symbolic execution; concolic testing; directed program synthesis; constraint
solving; deterministic/stable multithreaded systems; floating-point problems; security -- sql-injection,
cross-site scripting, return-oriented programming, obfuscation; malware detection. References: Course
material available from the webpage; research papers
Gopinath K
Pre-requisites:
• Basic knowledge of programming in C/C++/Java.
References:
• Gilbert Strang,Linear Algebra and its Applications,Thomson-Brooks/ Cole,4th edition,2006.
• Hoffman and Kunze
E0 227 (AUG) 3:1
Program Analysis and Verification
Dataflow analysis: Lattices, computing join-over-all-paths information as the least solution to a set of
equations that model the program statements, termination of dataflow analysis, analysis of multi-
procedure programs. Abstract interpretation of programs: Galois connections, correctness of dataflow
analysis. Pointer analysis of imperative programs. Program dependence graphs, and program slicing.
Assertional reasoning using Hoare logic. Type Systems: Monomorphic and polymorphic type systems,
Hindley-Milner's type inference algorithm for functional programs.References: Flemming Nielson, Hanne
Riis Nielson, and Chris Hankin: Principles of Program Analysis, Springer, (Corrected 2nd printing, 452
pages, ISBN 3-540-65410-0), 2005. Benjamic Pierce: Types and Programming Languages, Prentice-
Hall India, 2002. Research papers
Pre-requisites:
• Exposure to programming,and the basics of mathematical logic and discrete structures.
Siddharth Barman
References:
• Foundations of Data Science by Blum, Hopcroft, and Kannan
Pre-requisites:
• Basic Linear Algebra, Probability, and Algorithms
Chiranjib Bhattacharyya
References:
• Fletcher R., Practical Methods of Optimization, John Wiley, 2000.
Arkaprava Basu
Pre-requisites:
• Hennessy
• J.L.
• and Patterson
• D.A.: Computer Architecture
• A quantitative Approach Morgan Kaufmann.,Stone,H.S.: High-Performance Computer Architecture,Addison-Wesley.,Current
literature
Srikant Y N
References:
• A.V. Aho,J.E. Hopcroft,and J.D. Ullman,Data Structures and Algorithms,Addison Wesley
Pre-requisites:
• Knowledge of Java is desirable,but not necessary.
Vinod Ganapathy
Pre-requisites:
• None,but standard undergraduate-level exposure to OS,computer architecture and compilers courses will be assumed.
Susheela Devi V
E0 271 (AUG) 3:1
Graphics and Visualization
Graphics pipeline; transformations; viewing; lighting and shading; texture mapping; modeling; geometry
processing - meshing, multi-resolution methods, geometric data structures; visualization - visualization
pipeline, data reconstruction, isosurfaces, volume rendering, flow visualization.
Vijay Natarajan
References:
• Edward S. Angel and Dave Shreiner. Interactive Computer Graphics: A Top-Down Approach with Shader-Based OpenGL.
Pearson, 2011.
• Dave Shreiner, Graham Sellers, John Kessenich, and Bill Licea-Kane. OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to
Learning OpenGL. Addison-Wesley, 2013.
Pre-requisites:
• Undergraduate courses in data structures, algorithms, programming, and linear algebra.
Sunil Chandran L
References:
• L. Babai and P. Frankl: Linear algebra methods in combinatorics with applications to Geometry and Computer Science,
Unpublished manuscript.
• N. Alon and J. Spenser: Probabilistic Method, Wiley Inter-science publication.
• Stasys Jukna: Extremal Combinatorics with applications in computer science, Springer.
Arpita Patra
Pre-requisites:
• Mathematical maturity.,Basic level crypto course.
E0 334 (AUG) 3:1
Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing
Introduction, Multilayer Neural Networks, Back-propagation, Training Deep Networks; Simple word
vector representations: word2vec, GloVe; sentence, paragraph and document representations.
Recurrent Neural Networks; Convolutional Networks and Recursive Neural Networks; GRUs and
LSTMs; building attention models; memory networks for language understanding. Design and
Applications of Deep Nets to Language Modeling, parsing, sentiment analysis, machine translation etc.
References: Ian Goodfellow , Yoshua Bengio and Aaron Courville. Deep Learning. MIT Press, 2016
Recent Literature.
Pre-requisites:
• A course on Machine Learning or equivalent
Bhavana Kanukurthi
Pre-requisites:
• A course in Cryptography and mathematical maturity.
References:
• Aho, Lam, Sethi, and Ullman, Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools, 2nd edition
• Herlihy and Shavit, The Art of MultiProcessor Programming
• Ananth Grama, Introduction to Parallel Computing
• List of research papers and other material which will be the primary reference material will be available on course web page.
Pre-requisites:
• Knowledge of "E0 255 Compiler Design" course content (especially on parallelization) will be very useful, but not absolutely
necessary.
• Knowledge of microprocessor architecture and some basic understanding of parallel programming models.
E0 399 (AUG) 1:2
Research in Computer Science
Contemporary topics of research in theoretical computer science, computer systems and software,
intelligent systems. Motivation and objectives of the course : This course is meant for MTech (CSE)
students. The idea behind the course is that a student works on a short research problem to get hands-
on experience and also to develop soft skills necessary to conduct research. The 1 credit is for one
contact hour per week between the instructor(s) and student(s) for discussion and presentations. The 2
credits is for the research work that the student conducts during the week on the course.
References:
• Recent literature
Pre-requisites:
• Prior consent of instructor(s)
Gopinath K
References:
• Course material available from the webpage; research papers
Pre-requisites:
• Basic knowledge of programming in C/C++/Java.
Sunil Chandran L
References:
• R. P. Grimaldi, B. V. Ramana, "Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics: An applied introduction", Pearson Education (2007)
• Richard A Brualdi, "Introductory Combinatorics", Pearson Education, Inc. (2004)
• Miklos Bona, "Introduction to Enumerative Combinatorics", Mc Graw Hill (2007)
• Miklos Bona, "A walk through Combinatorics: An introduction to enumeration and graph theory", World Scientific Publishing Co.
Pvt. Ltd. (2006)
• J. H. Vanlint, R. M. Wilson, "A course in Combinatorics", Cambridge University Press (1992, 2001)
• Stasys Jukna, "Extremal Combinatorics: With applications in computer science", Springer-Verlag (2001)
• Noga Alon, Joel H. Spencer, P. Erdos, "The Probabilistic methods", Wiley Interscience Publication
• Laszlo Babai and Peter Frankl, "Linear Algebra Methods in Combinatorics, with Applications to Geometry and Computer
Science" (Unpublished Manuscript, 1992)
Pre-requisites:
• None. (A very basic familiarity with probability theory and linear algebra is preferred, but not a must. The required concepts will
be introduced quickly in the course.)
Susheela Devi V
References:
• Computational Topology : An Introduction, Herbert Edelsbrunner and John L. Harer, American Mathematical Society, Indian
Edition, 2010.
• Computational Geometry: Algorithms and Applications, Mark de Berg, Otfried Cheong, Marc van Kreveld, and Mark Overmars,
Third Edition, Springer (SIE), 2011.
• Geometric Approximation Algorithms, Sariel Har-Peled, American Mathematical Society, Indian Edition, 2013.
Pre-requisites:
• E0225 : Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Bhavana Kanukurthi
E0 249 (JAN) 3:1
Approximation Algorithms
Combinatorial algorithms: greedy algorithms, local search based algorithms; Linear programming based
algorithms: randomized rounding, primal-dual schema based algorithms, iterated rounding; multicut,
sparsest cut and metric embeddings; Semidefinite programming based algorithms; Hardness of
approximation. References: "The Design of Approximation Algorithms" by David Shmoys and David
Williamson". "Approximation Algorithms" by Vijay Vazirani.
Pre-requisites:
• E0225: Design and Analysis of Algorithms.
Srikant Y N, Govindarajan R
E0 261 (JAN) 3:1
Database Management Systems
Design of Database Kernels, Query Optimization, Query Processing, Data Access Methods, Transaction
Management, Distributed Databases, Data Mining, Data Warehousing, Main-Memory Databases,
Columnar Databases, NoSQL systems.
Jayant R Haritsa
References:
• Database Systems Concepts, H. Korth, A. Silberschatz and S. Sudarshan, McGraw-Hill
• Fundamentals of Database Systems R. Elmasri and S. B. Navathe, Addison-Wesley.
• Database Management Systems R. Ramakrishnan and J. Gehrke, McGraw-Hill.
• Readings in Database Systems M. Stonebraker and J. Hellerstein, Morgan Kaufmann.
• Recent Conference and Journal papers.
Pre-requisites:
• Data Structures, C or C++, Undergraduate course in DBMS
Pre-requisites:
• NDSS(E0 254) or equivalent course
Pre-requisites:
• Linear Algebra,Probability and Statistics,Some programming experience in any language.
References:
• Bishop. C M, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, Springer, 2006.
• Hastie T, Tibshirani R and Friedman J, The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference and Prediction, Springer,
2nd Edition, 2009
• Haykin. S, Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Prentice Hall, 3rd Edition, 2009
• Goodfellow, Bengio, Courville, Deep Learning, MIT Press, 2017
Pre-requisites:
• Probability and Statistics (or equivalent course elsewhere). Some background in linear algebra and optimization will be helpful.
References:
• Logic in Computer Science: Modelling and Reasoning about Systems, by Michael Huth and Mark Ryan.
• Software Abstractions: Logic, Language, and Analysis, by Daniel Jackson.
• Model Checking, by Edmund M. Clarke, Orna Grumberg, and Doron Peled.
• Specifying software: A Hands-On Introduction, by R. D. Tennent.
• Research papers.
Pre-requisites:
• Exposure to programming, and the basics of mathematical logic and discrete structures.
Sridharan Devarajan
Pre-requisites:
• Familiarity with machine learning, dimensionality reduction, and linear algebra at the advanced undergraduate/early graduate
level. Knowledge of coding (e.g. C/Matlab/Python) is essential. Some background in neuroscience is preferred, but not essential
(background readings will be provided).
Arpita Patra
Pre-requisites:
• Mathematical maturity will be assumed.
References:
• Alonzo Church, Application of recursive arithmetic to the problem of circuit synthesis, Summaries of talks presented at the
Summer Institute for Symbolic Logic Cornell University, 1957.
• Solar-Lezama, Program Synthesis by Sketching, PhD Thesis, UC Berkeley, 2003
• Sumit Gulwani , Automating String Processing in Spreadsheets using Input-Output Examples. POPL 2011.
• Sygus competition, https://sygus. org.
• Angluin, D. Learning regular sets from queries and counterexamples. Inf. Comput. 75, 2 (1987) , 87–106.
• Vandrager, F. Model Learning, CACM, Feb 2017.
• Ashwin Kalyan, Abhishek Mohta, Alex Polozov, Dhruv Batra, Prateek Jain, Sumit Gulwani . Neural -Guided Deductive Search
for Real –Time Program Synthesis from Examples, 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) , January
2018.
• Sumit Gulwani , Prateek Jain, Programming by Examples: PL meets ML, Dependable Software Systems Engineering,
Published by IOS Press, 2019.
• A Iyer, M Jonnalagedda, S. Parthasarathy, A. Radhakrishna, S. Rajamani , Synthesis and Machine Learning for
Heterogeneous Extraction, to appear in PLDI 2019. [10] Abhinav Verma, Vijayaraghavan Murali , Rishabh Singh, Pushmeet Kohli
, and Swarat Chaudhuri . 2018, Programmatically Interpretable Reinforcement Learning. In ICML 2018.
• Alex Graves, Greg Wayne, Ivo Danihelka, Neural Turing Machines, 2014.
• Scott Reed, Nando de Freitas, Neural Programmer Interpreters, 2016.
• Pearmutter & Siskind, Reverse mode AD in a functional framework, TOPLAS 2008.
• Elliott, The simple essence of automatic differentiation, ICFP 2018
Pre-requisites:
• We require students to have good knowledge in programming. We also require students to have taken an introductory course
in Machine Learning (regression, classification, deep learning etc). We will not require prior exposure to program synthesis or
formal methods. We will supply the necessary background in Part 1. Students will need to show initiative in reading papers for
Part 2, and leading discussions in Part 2. Students will also need to do both theory and implementation for the project.
Sanjit Chatterjee
Pre-requisites:
• Good performence in E0 235 (Cryptography) and consent of the instructor.
References:
• Recent literature
Pre-requisites:
• Prior consent of instructor(s)
Shalabh Bhatnagar
OVERALL STRUCTURE
The programme requires 36 units of coursework and 28 units of project work with a Major and Minor
Structure.
MAJOR AND MINOR STRUCTURE
MINORS
(a) A new feature of the programme is that it give the students the option to graduate with one of 4
“Minors”:
(i) Minor in Integrated Circuits & Systems,
(ii) Minor in Photonics,
(iii) Minor in Radio-Frequency Systems,
(iv) Minor in Signal Processing
(c) A student qualifies for a Minor if he/she takes at least 3 courses belonging to a basket of courses
specific to each area.
(d) This basket of courses is further divided into two pools, Pool X and Pool Y and a student is required
to take a total of 3 courses from Pool X and Pool Y combined and
(i) at least two courses from Pool X in the case of a Minor in Integrated Circuits & Systems,
(ii) at least one course from Pool X in the case of a Minor in either Photonics, Radio-Frequency
Systems or Signal Processing.
(e) The selection of a minor takes place during the course of the programme by the student in
consultation with his Faculty Advisor.
(f) It is understood that the default Major of all students enrolled in the programme is Communication &
Networks.
(g) A student who does not opt for a Minor, can either choose to specialize further in the Major by taking
3 additional courses in the area of Communication & Networks or else choosing amongst the many
electives available (in consultation with his/her Faculty Advisor).
Here is a sample breakup of course units for a student opting for one of the Minors and taking two
courses with placement in mind.
The following courses are required of every student in the programme and hence constitute the Core
SOFTCORE
(a) Students are required to take a total of 3 courses from the two pools, Pool A and B below.
Pool X
NE 205 (AUG) 3:0 Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuit Technology
E3 238 (AUG) 2:1 Analog VLSI Circuits
E0 284 (AUG) 2:1 Digital VLSI Circuits
E7 211 (JAN) Photonics Integrated Circuits
Pool Y
E3 237 (JAN) 3:0 Integrated Circuits for Wireless Communication
E3 239 (JAN) 2:1 Advanced VLSI Circuits
E8 262 (JAN) 3:0 CAD for High Speed Chip-Package Systems
B. Minor in Photonics
Requirements:
• Any 3 of the courses listed below under Pools X & Y
• with at least one course from Pool X will qualify a student for a “Minor in Photonics”.
Pool X
NE 213/E7 213 (AUG) 3:0 Introduction to Photonics
E8 203 (AUG) 3:0 RF & Optical Engineering
E7 231 (JAN) 3:0 Fiber-Optic Networks
Pool Y
E7 211 (JAN) 3:0 Photonics Integrated Circuits
E3 214 (AUG) 3:0 Microsensor Technologies
IN 247 (JAN) Principles of Tomographic
C. Minor in Radio-Frequency Systems
Requirements:
• Any 3 of the courses listed below under Pools X & Y
• with at least one course from Pool X will qualify a student for a “Minor in Radio-Frequency Systems”.
Pool X
E8 242 (JAN) 2:1 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and Systems
E3 237 (JAN) 3:0 Integrated Circuits for Wireless Communication
Pool Y
E8 202 (AUG) 2:1 Computational Electromagnetics
E8 203 (AUG) 3:0 RF & Optical Engineering (proposed new course)
E8 262 (JAN) 3:0 CAD for High Speed Chip-Package Systems
Pool X
E9 202 (JAN) 3:0 Advanced Digital Signal Processing: Non-linear Filters
E9 211 (JAN) 3:0 Adaptive Signal Processing
E9 212 (JAN) 3:0 Spectrum Analysis
E9 213 (JAN) 3:0 Time-Frequency Analysis
E9 221 (AUG) 3:0 Signal Quantization and Compression
Pool Y
E1 213 (JAN) 3:1 Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks
E1 216 (JAN) 3:1 Computer Vision
E9 203 (JAN) 3:0 Compressed Sensing and Sparse Signal Processing
E9 231 (AUG) 3:0 Digital Array Signal Processing
E9 241 (AUG) 2:1 Digital Image Processing
E9 252 (AUG) 3:0 Mathematical Methods and Techniques in Signal Processing
E9 261 (AUG) 3:1 Speech Information Processing
E9 262 (JAN) 3:0 Stochastic Models for Speech/Audio
M-Tech Microelectronics and VLSI Design Program’s course / curriculum
Course and Project Credit: The core and soft-core courses are listed in the table below. Most of the
courses have a serious lab component. The credit distribution is summarized as follows:
A. Core courses (18 credits): There are 6 courses (mix of 1:2, 2:1 and 3:0 credits) that are mandatory
for M. Tech students.
B. Soft Core (9 credits): There are total 9 soft core courses, which directly fall under the scheme of
Microelectronics and VLSI Design. Students must credit minimum 3 courses from this pool.
C. Electives (9 credits): The remaining 9 credits of coursework may be completed by crediting courses
listed in the Scheme of Instructions. It’s worth highlighting that our faculties offer over 10 different
relevant courses, other than what is listed below, from which students can fulfil the elective
requirements. Students can also credit soft cores (beyond 9 credits) to fulfil elective requirement.
D. Project (28 credits): This is a 1-year project (2 semesters including the summer terms).
Aditya Gopalan
References:
• Prediction, Learning and Games. Nicolo Cesa-Bianchi and Gabor Lugosi, Cambridge University Press, 2006
• Online Learning and Online Convex Optimization. Shai Shalev-Shwartz. Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning Vol. 4,
No. 2 (2011) 107–194, DOI: 10.1561/2200000018
• Regret Analysis of Stochastic and Nonstochastic Multi-armed Bandit Problems. Sebastien Bubeck and Nicolo Cesa-Bianchi.
Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning Vol. 5, No. 1 (2012) 1-122, DOI: 10.1561/2200000024
Pre-requisites:
• A basic course on probability or random processes
Rajesh Sundaresan
References:
• H.J. Kushner and G. Yin, Stochastic approximation and recursive algorithms and applications (2nd edition), Springer Verlag,
New York, 2003.
• A. Benveniste, M. Metiview and P. Priouret, Adaptive algorithms and stochastic approximation, Springer-Verlag,1990.
• V.S. Borkar,Stochastic Approximation: A Dynamical Systems Viewpoint, Hindustan Book Agency, 2008.
• D.P. Bertsekas and J.N. Tsitsiklis, Neuro-dynamic programming, Athena Scientific, 1996.
• Relevant research papers.
Pre-requisites:
• Random Processes (E2 202) or Probability and Statistics (E0 232) or equivalent
Himanshu Tyagi
References:
• T. M. Cover and J. A. Thomas, Elements of Information Theory, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons
References:
• B. Hajek, An Exploration of Random Processes for Engineers, Course Notes, 2009,
• A. Kumar, Discrete Event Stochastic Processes, Online book.
• Geoffrey Grimmett and David Stirzaker, Probability and Random Processes, 3rd edition, 2001
• Introduction to Probability, Dimitri P. Bertsekas and John N. Tsitsiklis, 2nd edition, 2008.
Vijay Kumar P
References:
• R.M. Roth, Introduction to Coding Theory, Cambridge University Press,2006
• T. Richardson and R. Urbanke, Modern Coding Theory
Sundar Rajan B
References:
• S. Haykin, Digital Communication, Wiley, 1999
• J.G. Proakis, Digital Communication, 4th edition
Ramakrishnan A G
References:
• References: Carl D Meyer, Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra, SIAM Publication, 2000 Theodore Shifrin and
Malcolm Ritchie Adams, Linear Algebra: A Geometric Approach, W H Freeman and Comapany, Second Edition, 2011,Gilbert
Strang, Linear Algebra and its Applications, Fourth Edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2007. Horn, and Johnson, Matrix Analysis,
Second Edition, Cambridge University press, 2017,Golub, and Van Loan, Matrix Computations, Fourth Edition, John Hopkins
University Press, 2015
Navin Kashyap
References:
• R.G. Gallager, Information Theory and Reliable Communication, Wiley, 1968
• Relevant journal papers
Pre-requisites:
• E2 201 (Information theory)
Chockalingam A
References:
• A. Kumar, D. Manjunath, and J. Kuri, Communication Networking: An Analytical Approach, Morgan Kaufman Publishers, 2004.
• D. Bertsekas and R. Gallager, Data Networks, 2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall India, 2002.
• J. F. Kurose and K. W. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Pearson Education Asia,
2001.
Chockalingam A
References:
• Tony J. Rouphael. Wireless Receiver Architectures and Design:,Antenna, RF, Synthesizers, Mixed Signal and Digital Signal
Processing. Academic Press, 2014
• Lydi Smaini. RF Analog Impairments Modeling for Communication Systems Simulation: Application to OFDM-based
Transceivers. John-Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Abbas Mohammadi and Fadhel M. Ghannouchi. RF Transceiver Design for MIMO Wireless Communications. Springer-Verlag,
2012.
• Fa-Long Luo. Digital Front-End in Wireless Communications and Broadcasting: Circuits and Signal Processing. Cambridge
Univ. Press, 2011.
• Research papers
Neelesh B Mehta
Pre-requisites:
• E2 211 “Digital Communications”
Sundar Rajan B
Pre-requisites:
• linear algebra (matrix theory) and probability theory, at a graduate, or at least senior undergraduate, level.
References:
• Foundations of machine learning, Mehryar Mohri, Afshin Rostamizadeh, and Ameet Talwalkar
• Understanding Machine Learning, Shai Shalev-Shwartz and Shai Ben-David
Pre-requisites:
• Random processes
E3 220 (AUG) 3:0
Foundations of Nanoelectronic Devices
Mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics, operators, bra and ket algebra, time independent and
time dependent Schrodinger equation, crystal lattice and Brillouin zone, Bloch theorem, band theory of
solids, tight binding, band structure examples (Si, Ge, III-V) in E-k space, effective mass, principles of
operation of p-n junction (homo and hetero junction) and MOSFET, single gate versus multiple gates,
bound states, effect of confinement, subbands, quantum capacitance, strain effects, tunneling, tunnel
diode, intra-band and band to band tunneling in MOSFET, quantum theory of linear harmonic oscillators,
phonons in solids, carrier mobility in MOSFET, quantum theory of angular momentum, electron spin.
Kausik Majumdar
References:
• D. J. Griffiths, Introduction of Quantum Mechanics, Prentice Hall.,A. Ghatak and S. Lokanathan, Quantum Mechanics, Trinity
Press.,V. K. Thankappan, Quantum Mechanics, New Age. Solid State Physics, N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin.,S. M. Sze,
Physics of Semiconductor devices, Wiley-Interscience.,Y. Taur and T. H. Ning, Fundamentals of modern VLSI devices,
Cambridge University Press
• A. Ghatak and S. Lokanathan, Quantum Mechanics, Trinity Press
• V. K. Thankappan, Quantum Mechanics, New Age
• N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin, Solid State Physics, Cenage Learning
• S. M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor devices, Wiley-Interscience
Gaurab Banerjee
References:
• Behzad Razavi, Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits
• Grey, Hurst, Lewis and Meyer, Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits
• Selected Papers and Patents
Shivaleela E S, Srinivas T
References:
• A. Selvarajan, S. Kar and T. Srinivas, Optical Fiber Communications, Principles and Systems, Tata – McGraw Hill
E8 202 (AUG) 2:1
Computational Electromagnetics
Maxwell’s equations, Wave equations, scalar and vector potentials, fundamental theorems in EM
Method of moments: Greens Functions; Surface equivalence principle; Electrostatic formulation;
Magnetostatic formulation; Electric Field Integral Equation; Magnetic Field Integral Equation; Direct and
Iterative Solvers; Finite difference time domain methods: 1D wave propagation, yee Algorithm,
Numerical dispersion and stability, Perfectly matched absorbing boundary conditions, Dispersive
materials. Antenna and scattering problems with FDTD, non-uniform grids, conformal grids, periodic
structures, RF circuitAdvanced topics in numerical electromagnetics based on recent literature About the
course The course will have programming assignments (using Matlab/Fortran/C++).
References:
• A. Taflove and SC Hagness Computational Electrodynamics: The Finite Difference Time Domain Method, 3rd Ed., Artech
House.
• Andrew F. Peterson, Scott L. Ray, Raj Mittra: Computational Methods for Electromagnetics, 1st Ed., IEEE Press Series on
Electromagnetic Wave Theory.
• Walton C. Gibson: The Method of Moments in Electromagnetics, 1st Ed., Chapman and Hall.
• Roger F. Harrington: Field Computation by Moment Methods, 1993, Wiley-IEEE Press.
Rajiv Soundararajan
References:
• A. C. Bovik, Al Bovik’s Lecture Notes on Digital Video, The University of Texas at Austin, 2017.
References:
• Ali H Sayed, Adaptive Filters, John Wiley/IEEE, 2008
E1 244 (JAN) 3:0
Detection and Estimation Theory
Hypothesis testing, Neyman-Pearson theorem, likelihood ratio test and generalized likelihood ratio test,
uniformly most powerful test, multiple-decision problems, detection of deterministic and random signals
in Gaussian noise, detection in non-Gaussian noise, sequential detection, introduction to nonparametric
testing. Parameter Estimation: Unbiasedness, consistency, Cramer-Rao bound, sufficient statistics, Rao-
Blackwell theorem, best linear unbiased estimation, maximum likelihood estimation. Bayesian
estimation: MMSE and MAP estimators, Wiener filter, Kalman filter, Levinson-Durbin and innovation
algorithms.
References:
• H. V. Poor, An Introduction to Signal Detection and Estimation, Springer-Verlag, 2nd edition, 1994
Neelesh B Mehta
References:
• D. Tse and P. Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• A. Goldsmith, Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Parimal Parag
References:
• S. M. Ross, Stochastic Processes, Wiley, 2nd Edition, 1996.
• E. Cinlar, Introduction to Stochastic processes, Prentice Hall, 1975.
• P. Bremaud, Markov Chains: Gibbs Fields, Monte Carlo Simulation, and Queues, Springer, 1999.
• J. R. Norris, Markov Chains, Cambridge, 1998.
• F. P. Kelly, Reversibility and Stochastic Networks, Cambridge.
Utpal Mukherji
References:
• A. Kumar, D. Manjunath, and J. Kuri, Wireless Networking, Morgan Kaufman, 2008.
• G. L. Stuber, Principles of Mobile Communications, 2nd edition, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.
• D. Tse and P. Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Chockalingam A
References:
• S. Verdu, Multiuser Detection, Cambridge Univ.Press, 1998.
• A. Chockalingam and B. Sundar Rajan, Large MIMO Systems, Cambridge Univ.Press, February 2014.
• H. Wymeersch, Iterative Receiver Design, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2007.
• D. Tse and P. Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Research Papers in Journals and Conferences
Navin Kashyap
References:
• Nicolas Macris and Rudiger Urbanke (2017), Statistical Physics for Communications, Signal Processing and Computer
Science, lecture notes for course at EPFL (latest available version).
• Marc Mezard and Andrea Montanari (2009), Information, Physics and Computation, Oxford Univ. Press.
• Hidetoshi Nishimori (2001), Statistical Physics of Spin Glasses and Information Processing: An Introduction, Oxford Univ.
Press.
• Selected journal papers
Pre-requisites:
• E2 205 (Error-Correcting Codes)
E3 237 (JAN) 3:0
Integrated Circuits for Wireless Communication
Wireless transceiver SNR calculations, modulation techniques, linearity and noise, receiver and
transmitter Architectures, passive RF networks, design of active building blocks: low noise amplifiers,
mixers, power amplifiers, VCOs, phase locked loops and frequency synthesizers, device models for RF
design, mm-wave and THz communication systems
Gaurab Banerjee
References:
• Behzad Razavi, RF Microelectronics
• Thomas Lee, The Design of CMOS RF Integrated Circuits
Pre-requisites:
• Analog VLSI Circuits E3 238
References:
• C. R. Pollock and M. Lip Son, Integrated Photonics, Kluwer Pub., 2003.
• T. Tamir, (ed), Guided-wave optoelectronics, (2nd edition), Springer-Verlag, 1990.
• H. Nishihara, M. Haruna, and T. Suhara, Optical Integrated Circuits, McGraw-Hill, 1988.
• E. J. Murphy, (Editor), Integrated Optical Circuits and Components: Design and Applications, Marcel and Dekker, 1999.
• Current literature: Special issues of journals and review articles
Varun Raghunathan
References:
• B.E.A. Saleh and M.C. Teich, "Fundamentals of Photonics," Wiley, 2nd edition, ISBN: 978-0-471-35832-9.
• J.M. Liu, "Photonic devices," Cambridge University Press, 1st edition, ISBN: 978-0-521-55859-4.
• P. Bhattacharya, "Semiconductor optoelectronic devices," Pearson Education, 2nd edition, ISBN: 978-8177581669.
• S.L. Chuang, "Physics of Photonic devices," Wiley-Blackwell, 2nd edition, ISBN: 978-0470293195.
Vinoy K J
References:
• D M Pozar, Microwave Engineering, John Wiley 2003.
• D M Pozar., Microwave and RF Wireless Systems.
• T H Lee, The design of CMOS Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits.
• V K Varadan, K. J Vinoy, K.A Jose, RF MEMS and Their Applications.
Chandra R Murthy
References:
• M. Elad, “Sparse and Redundant Representations”, Springer, 2010.
• H. Rauhut, “Compressive Sensing and Structured Random Matrices,” Radon Series Comp. Appl. Math., 2011.
• R. Baranuik, M. A. Davenport, M. F. Duarte, C. Hegde, “An Introduction to Compressive Sensing,” Rice University Connexions
Course, 2011.
Pre-requisites:
• Random Processes, Matrix Theory.
Hari K V S
References:
• Daniel W. Bliss and Siddhartan Govindasamy, "Adaptive Wireless Communications: MIMO Channels and Networks,"
Cambridge University Press, 2013.
• Xiaodong Wang and Vincent Poor, "Wireless Communication Systems: Advanced Techniques for Signal Reception," Prentice
Hall Inc., 2004.
Sundar Rajan B
References:
• A. Paulraj, R. Nabar and D. Gore. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
• Current literature
Pre-requisites:
• Digital Communication, Introduction to Space-Time Wireless Communications,
Navin Kashyap
Department of Electrical Engineering
The department of Electrical Engineering at Indian Institute of Science offers a vibrant
environment for postgraduate education and research in Electrical Engineering. Established in
1911, it is one of the first few departments at IISc. The vision of the department is to provide the
leadership to enable India's excellence in the field of Electrical Engineering. The department is
committed to advancement of the frontiers of knowledge in Electrical Engineering and to provide
the students with a stimulating and rewarding learning experience.
The department admits students for 2-year M Tech programs as well as research programs
leading to Ph.D. and M Tech(Res) degrees.
The department of Electrical Engineering offers three masters programs based on course work.
Students with a bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering disciplines are eligible for admission.
The admission is based on the GATE score, Written test and Interview for MTech (EE) and
MTech (AI) Programmes and GATE score and Interview for MTech (SP) Programme. Details
regarding specific eligibility criteria for the different MTech degrees and procedure for
application etc. are available in the Admission Brochure.
Rathna G N
References:
• Raghavendra C S,Shivalingam K M and Znati T,Wireless Sensor Networks,Springer
Pre-requisites:
• Consent of Instructor
References:
• S. Axler, Linear Algebra Done Right, Springer, 2015.
• G. Strang, Introduction to Linear Algebra, Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 2016.
• L. Trefethen and D. Bau, Numerical Linear Algebra, SIAM, 1997.
Pre-requisites:
• none.
Co-requisites:
• none.
Subbayya Sastry P
References:
• References: Ross S M,Introduction to Probability Models,(6th Edition),academic Press and Hardcourt Asia,2000.
E1 241 (AUG) 3:0
Dynamics of Linear Systems
Background material on matrix algebra, differential equations. Representation of dynamical systems,
equilibrium points and linearization. Natural and forced response of state equations, state space
descriptions, canonical realizations. Observability and controllability, minimal realization. Linear state
variable feedback, stabilization, modal controllability, Jordan form, functions of matrices, pole-placement,
Lyapunov matrix equations. Asymptotic observers, compensator design, and separation principle.
Preliminary quadratic regulator theory.
Pavankumar Tallapragada
References:
• Joao P. Hespanha, “Linear systems theory”, Princeton University Press, 2009; Panos J. Antsaklis, Anthony N. Mitchel, "Linear
Systems", Birkhauser, 1997; Chi-Tsong Chen, “Linear System Theory and Design”, Oxford University Press; Thomas Kailath,
“Linear Systems”, Pearson, 2016 reprint of 1980 edition; Gilbert Strang, “Linear algebra and its applications”
Co-requisites:
• (Linear algebra or equivalent) OR (Permission of the instructor) AND (Basic knowledge of linear ODEs)
Muthuvel Arigovindan
References:
• References: Luenberger D G,Introduction to Linear and Nonlinear Programming,2nd edition,Addison Wesley,1984.
Jayachandra Shenoy U
References:
• References: Warrington A R, and Von C, Protective Relaying: Theory and Practice, Vol. II, Chapman and Hall, 1970.,IEEE
Tutorial Course on Microprocessor Relays and Protection Systems, Power Systems Research Group, University of
Saskatchewan, 1979 and 1987.,Phadke A G, and Thorp J, Computer Relaying for Power Systems, John Wiley, Inc. 1988.,IEEE
Tutorial Course on Advancement in Microprocessor Based Protection and communication, 1997.,Technical papers from IEEE
transactions, CIGRE, IEE journals.
E4 231 (AUG) 3:0
Power System Dynamics and Control
Introduction to system dynamics, concepts of stability, modeling of generator, transmission networks,
loads and control equipment, small signal stability-low frequency oscillations – methods of analysis for
single and multi-machine systems, power system stabilizers.
Gurunath Gurrala
References:
• References: Padiyar K R,Power System Dynamics,Stability and Control,Interline Publishing,1996.
Sarasij Das
References:
• References: Kusic G L, Computer Aided Power System Analysis, CRC Press, 2nd edition, 2009.,Arilaga J, and Watson N R,
Computer Modelling of Electrical Power Systems, Wiley, 2005.,Grainger J J, and Stevenson W D, Power System Analysis,
McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt Ltd., 2003.,Wang X, Song Y and Irving M, Modern Power Systems Analysis, Springer,
2008,Arilaga J, and Watson N R, Power System Harmonics, Wiley, Second Edition, 2003.
References:
• References: Kuffel E
• Zaengl W S
• Kuffel J
• High Voltage Engineering- Fundamentals
• Newnes
E5 213 (AUG) 3:0
EHV/UHV Power Transmission Engineering
E4 213 (Aug) 3:0 EHV/UHV Power Transmission Engineering Electrical power transmission by HVAC
and HVDC, overhead transmission lines, bundled conductors, mechanical vibration of conductors,
surface voltage gradient on conductors, corona & associated power loss, radio-noise and audio-noise &
their measurement, fields under transmission lines, overhead line insulators, insulator performance in
polluted environment, EHV cable transmission - underground cables and GIL, high voltage substations-
AIS and GIS, grounding of towers and substations, over voltages in power systems, temporary, lightning
and switching over voltages, design of line insulation for power frequency voltage, lightning and
switching over voltages, insulation co-ordination.
Joy Thomas M
References:
• Extra High Voltage AC Transmission Engineering – R.D. Begamudre, Wiley Eastern Limited, 1990
• Transmission line Reference Book 345 kV & above, Electrical Power Research Institute, (EPRI), 1982 USA.
Joy Thomas M
References:
• Advances in Pulsed Power Technology, Vol. 1 & 2, Plenum Press, New York, 187, 1990.
• Current literature from journals and conference proceedings
References:
• References: Mohan N, Power Electronics; Principles, Analysis and Design , John Wiley, 1989.,Robert Ericson, Fundamentals
of Power Electronics, Chapman & Hall, 1997,Umanand L, Power Electronics: Essentials and Applications, Wiley India,
2009,Baliga B J, Power Semiconductor Devices,. PWS Publishing Company, 1996,Sorab K.Ghandhi, Semiconductor Power
Devices, John Wiley and Sons, 1976
Vinod John
References:
• V. Ramanarayanan, Switched Mode Power Conversion, 2010.
• Arthur R, Bergen, Vittal, Power Systems Analysis (2nd Ed) Prentice Hall, 1999.
• Ned Mohan, Tore M, Undelnad, William P, Robbins (3 Edition), Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design; Wiley
2002.
• IEEE papers and standards, datasheets, current literature.
Pre-requisites:
• None (Students are expected to be familiar with power electronics)
Kaushik Basu
References:
• Ned Mohan, Tore M Undeland, William P Robbins, Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design, Wiley, Third
Edition 2007.,Erickson R W and Maksimovic D, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, Springer, Second Edition 2005.,Umanand L,
Power Electronics and Essentials, Wiley, 2009.,Ramanarayanan V, Switched Mode Power Conversion, Course Notes, IISc,
2004. Current literature
Pre-requisites:
• E6 201:Power Electronics or E6 202: Design of Power Converters
E8 201 (AUG) 3:0
Electromagnetism
Review of basic electrostatics, dielectrics and boundary conditions, systems of charges and conductors,
Green’s reciprocation theorem, elastance and capacitance co-efficient, energy and forces, electric field
due to steady currents, introduction to magnetostatics, vector potential, phenomena of induction, self
and mutual inductance, time-varying fields, Maxwell’s equations.
Udaya Kumar
References:
• References:,Kraus J D, Electromagnetics, McGraw Hill International.,Jeans J H, The Mathematical Theory of Electricity and
Magnetism, Cambridge University Press.,Smythe W R, Static and Dynamic Electricity, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York.
References:
• References:,Proakis and Manolakis, Digital Signal Processing, Prentice Hall India,.,Oppenheim A V , Schafer R W, Discrete-
time Signal Processing, Prentice Hall, 1998.,Sanjit K Mitra, Digital Signal processing : A Computer Based Approach, Tata
McGraw-Hill
Sriram Ganapathy
References:
• “Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning”, C.M. Bishop, 2nd Edition, Springer, 2011.
• “Neural Networks”, C.M. Bishop, Oxford Press, 1995.
• “Deep Learning”, I. Goodfellow, Y, Bengio, A. Courville, MIT Press, 2016.
Pre-requisites:
• Random Process / Probablity and Statistics
• Linear Algebra / Matrix Theory
E9 241 (AUG) 2:1
Digital Image Processing
Continuous image characterization, sampling and quantization, 2D Fourier transform and properties,
continuous/discrete image processing, rotation, interpolation, image filtering (shift-invariant filters,
bilateral filters, nonlocal means), spatial operators, morphological operators, edge detection, texture, 2-D
transforms (discrete Fourier transform, discrete cosine transform, Karhunen-Loève transform, wavelet
transform), image pyramid, image denoising, segmentation, restoration.
References:
• References: Lim J S,Two-dimensional signal and image processing,Prentice Hall,1990.,Jain A K, Fundamentals of digital
image processing, Prentice Hall, 1989. Gonzalez R. C. and Woods R. E., Digital image processing, Prentice Hall, 2008.
Dudgeon D.E. and Merserau R. M., Multidimensional digital signal processing, Prentice Hall Signal Processing Series, 1983.
References:
• Hartley R, and Zisserman A, Multiple View Geometry in Computer Vision, Second Edn, Cambridge University Press,
2004.,Faugeras O, and Luong Q T,The Geometry of Multiple Images, MIT Press 2001.,Current literature
Pre-requisites:
• E1 216 or permission of the instructor.
Rathna G N
References:
• References: Rulph Chassaing,Digital signal processing and applications with C6713 and C6416 DSK,Wiley,2005,Keshab K
Parhi
Rathna G N
References:
• References: Jane,Liu W S,Real-Time Systems,Pearson Education,New Delhi
References:
• References: David Forsyth and Jean Ponce , Computer Vision: A Modern Approach, Prentice-Hall India, 2003,Hartley R and
Zisserman A, Multiple View Geometry in Computer Vision, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2004.,Current literature
Pavankumar Tallapragada
References:
• H. K. Khalil. Nonlinear Systems. Prentice Hall, 3 edition, 2002.
• S. S. Sastry. Nonlinear Systems: Analysis, Stability and Control. Number 10 in Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics. Springer,
1999.
• Mathukumalli Vidyasagar. Nonlinear systems analysis. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2002.
• E. D. Sontag. Mathematical Control Theory: Deterministic Finite Dimensional Systems, volume 6 of TAM. Springer, 2 edition,
1998
E3 252 (JAN) 3:1
Embedded System Design for Power Application
Digital Signal Controller (A micro-controller with a DSP engine): Architecture and real time programming
in Assembly and Embedded C. Introduction to Fixed Point Arithmetic. Field Programmable Gate Array
(FPGA): Architecture and programming of digital circuits including Finite State Machines (FSM) in
Verilog HDL. Communication-Chip level: AXI, Board level: SPI, I2C, System level: RS 232, CAN,
MODBUS RTU on RS 485. Developing a GUI for supervisory control and monitoring. Introduction to
different semiconductor memories: RAM, ROM, NVRAM etc. and their applications. Analog sensing:
Anti-aliasing filter design, scaling for fixed point computation, online calibration and biasing. Continuous
time feedback controller design and its discrete timeimplementation,D/A and A/D converters, effects of
sampling, modeling the Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) etc.Co-design: How to optimally implement an
embedded task using a programmable processor (DSC) and a re-configurable hardware (FPGA).
Embedded design of a typical Power Conversion System including: process control, protection,
monitoring, feedback control etc.
Kaushik Basu
References:
• Brown s, and Vranesic Z, Fundamentals of Digital logic with Verilog design, Tata McGraw Hill. Mazidi, Mckinlay and Causey,
PIC Micro-controllers and Embedded Systems, Pearson. Franklin G F, Powell J D and Naeini, Feedback Control of Dynamic
Systems, Pearson. Erickson R W and Maksimovic D, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, Springer. Proakis J G and Manolakis
D K, Digital Signal Processing, Pearson.
Pre-requisites:
• Under graduate level analog electronics, digital electronics and classical feedback control theory.,Familiarity with micro-
processor, digital signal processing, power electronics (E6 201) previous experience in programming will be helpful but not a
necessity.
Gurunath Gurrala
References:
• References: Current Literature,Phadke A G, Thorp J S, “Synchronized Phasor Measurements and Their Applications”,
Springer, 2008 Acha E, “FACTS: modelling and simulation in power networks”, Wiley, 2004,Hingorani N G and Gyugyi, L and El-
Hawary M, “Understanding FACTS: concepts and technology of flexible AC transmission systems”, IEEE press New York,
2000,Kundur P and Balu, N J and Lauby M G, “Power system stability and control”, McGraw-Hill, 1994 Miller T J E, “Reactive
power control in electric systems”, Wiley-Interscience, 1982
E4 238 (JAN) 3:0
Advanced Power System Protection
Overview of over-current, directional, distance and differential, out-of-step; protection and fault studies;
Service conditions and ratings of relays; Impact of CVT transients on protection; Current Transformer:
accuracy classes, dynamic characteristics, impact and detection of saturation, choice for an application;
Circuit Breaker: need for breaker failure protection, breaker failure protection schemes, design
considerations for breaker failure protection; Transmission line protection: issues and influencing factors,
definitions of short, medium and long lines using SIR, protection schemes, fault location identification
techniques; Transformer protection: issues, differential protection of auto-transformers, two-winding,
three-winding transformers, impact of inrush and over-excitation, application of negative sequence
differential, protection issues in ‘modern’ transformers; Generator protection: issues, generating station
arrangements, groundings, protection schemes; Bus protection: issues, bus configurations, protection
zones, protection schemes; Overview of HVDC protection systems; Protection scheme for distributed
generators (DGs); Special Protection Schemes (SPS); Power system protection testing; Common
Format for Transient Data Exchange (COMTRADE), Communication architecture for substation
automation; Basics of synchrophasor based Wide Area Monitoring Systems (WAMS);
Sarasij Das
References:
• References: Horowitz. S.H. and A.G. Phadke, Power system relaying, by John Wiley & Sons, 3 rd edition 2008.,Mason C.R,
The Art and Science of Protective relaying, GE Digital Energy Phadke A.G. and Thorp J.S. Synchronized Phasor Measurements
and Their Applications, Springer, 2008,C37 series of IEEE standards on power system protection IEC 61850 - Communication
Networks and Systems in Substations
References:
• References: Bernard Hochart, Power Transformer Handbook, Butterworth, 1987.,The J & P Transformer Book, 12th Edn, M J
Heathcote, Newnes, 1998. Transformers, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tata McGraw Hill, 2001.,Blume L F, and Boya Jian,
Transformer Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, 1951. Garzon R D, HV Circuit Breakers – Design and Applications, Marcel and
Dekker NY, 1996.,Flurscheim C H, Power Circuit Breaker: Theory and Design, Peter Peregrinus Ltd., 1975. Ryan H M, and
Jones G R, SF6 Circuit Breaker, Peter Peregrinus Ltd., 1989.
Satish L
References:
• References:,Ragaller K (ed.),Surges in High Voltage Networks,Plenum Press,1980.
E5 212 (JAN) 3:0
Computational Methods for Electrostatics
Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations in insulation design, transient fields due to finite conductivity, method
of images, images in two-layer soil, numerical methods, finite difference, finite element and charge
simulation methods tutorials and demonstration on PC. Programming assignments.
Udaya Kumar
References:
• References: Sadiku M N O, Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics, Second Edn, CRC Press.,Weber E, Electromagnetic
Fields, Dover, 1951. Silvester P P and Ferrari R L, Finite Elements for Electrical Engineers, Cambridge University Press,
1996.,Selected journal papers.
Narayanan G
References:
• References: Ranganathan V T, Electric Drives, Course Notes, IISc, 2005-06,Fitzgerald A E , Kingsley C Jr. and Umans S D,
Electric Machinery, Tata McGraw Hill, 2003. Leonhard W., Control of Electrical Drives, 3rd Edition, Springer,Miller T J E,
Brushless Permanent-Magnet and Reluctance Motor Drives, Oxford Science Publications, 1989 Krishnan R, Permanent-Magnet-
Synchronous and Brushless DC motor Drives, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010,Current Literature.
Vinod John
References:
• References: Robert Ericson, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, Chapman & Hall, 2004.,Ramanarayanan V., Switched Mode
Power Conversion, 2007 Umanand L, Power Electronics: Essentials and Applications, Wiley India, 2009.,Jayant Baliga B, Power
Semiconductor Devices, PWS 1996.
Narayanan G
References:
• References: Mohan, Undeland and Robbins; Power Electronics; Converters, Applications and Design, John Wiley and Sons,
1989.,Erickson R W, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, Chapman and Hall, 1997.,Vithyathil J, Power Electronics: Principles
and Applications; McGraw Hill, 1995. Current Literature.
References:
• References: Cohen L, Time Frequency Analysis, Prentice Hall, 1995,Mallat S, A Wavelet Tour of Signal Processing -,The
Sparse Way, Elsevier, Third Edition, 2009.
References:
• David A. Forsyth and Jean Ponce, Computer Vision: A Modern Approach, Pearson Education, 2003,Richard Szeliski,
Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications, Springer, 2010. Simon J.D. Prince, Computer Vision: Models, Learning, and
Inference, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Pre-requisites:
• E9 241: Digital Image Processing
References:
• Handbook of Speech Processing, Benesty, Jacob; Sondhi, M. M.; Huang, Yiteng (Eds.), Springer, 2008. Gold B, and Morgan
N, Speech and Audio Signal Processing, John Wiley, 2000.,Douglas O’shoughnessy, Speech Communication, IEEE Press 2000.
Taylor P, Text-to-Speech Synthesis, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009. Rabiner L R, and Schafer R W, Theory and applications of
digital speech processing, Pearson, 2011.,Quatieri T F, Discrete-time speech signal processing, Prentice-Hall, 2002. Recent
literature.
Pre-requisites:
• E9-201 or consent of the instructor.
References:
• References: Kandel, Schwartz and Jessell. Principles of Neural Science, 4th Edition.,Buzsaki G, Rhythms of the brain, Oxford
University Press, USA 2006.,Poldrack R A, Mumford J A and Nichols T E, Handbook of functional MRI data analysis, Cambridge
University Press, New York, 2009. Mallat S, A Wavelet Tour of Signal Processing - The sparse way, Elsevier, Third Edition,
2009 Thomas M. Cover and Joy A. Thomas, Elements of Information Theory, 2nd Edition, Wiley series in Telecommunications
and Signal Processing, 1991.
E9 285 (JAN) 3:0
Biomedical imaging - Inverse problems
STATISTICAL PRINCIPLES: image reconstruction as MAP estimation, and penalized maximum
likelihood estimation; regularization as cross-entropy. IMAGING FORWARD MODEL FOR ITERATIVE
RECONSTRUCTION: forward model for fluorescence microscopy; forward models for MRI; forward
models for photo-acoustic tomography. REGULARIZATION: wavelet regularization, total variation
regularization, Hessian-Schatten norm regularization, total generalization variation regularization.
OPTIMIZATION METHODS: Majorization-Minimization, primal dual method, alternating direction method
of multipliers (ADMM). DETERMINATION OF REGULARIZATION PARAMETER: method of generalized
cross validation, risk minimization methods tuned for Gaussian, Poisson and Poisson-Gaussian noise
model.
Muthuvel Arigovindan
Pre-requisites:
• Selected paper from recent literature
• Should have taken a linear algebra course
• Basic calculus will be needed
Rathna G N
Pre-requisites:
• Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing,Nasser kehtarnawaz,Real-Time Digital Signal Processing based on
TMS320C6000,TMS320C6x Data Sheets from TI
Ramakrishnan A G
References:
• (1) Rao, Rajesh PN. Brain-computer interfacing: an introduction. Cambridge University Press, 2013. (2) Sebastian Seung.
Connectome: How the brain's wiring makes us who we are. HMH, 2013. (3) Gazzaniga, M.S. The cognitive neurosciences. MIT
press, 2009. (4) Dunlap, J.C., Loros, J.J. and DeCoursey, P.J. Chronobiology: biological timekeeping. Sinauer Associates, 2004.
(5) Berry, Richard B., et al. "The AASM manual for the scoring of sleep and associated events." Rules, Terminology and
Technical Specifications, Darien, Illinois, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2012. (6) Broadbent, Donald Eric. Perception
and communication. Elsevier, 2013. (7) Recent Literature.
Pre-requisites:
• One or more of: NS201: Fundamentals of Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience;
• E9 282: Neural Signal Processing; E9 201 :Digital Signal Processing
• E9 241 :Digital Image Processing; E9 205: Machine Learning for Signal Processing
• E1 213: Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks; E0 270: Machine Learning
EP 299 (JAN) 0:24
Dissertation Project (SE)
Dissertation Project (SP)
Narayanan G
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
M Tech Programme
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Electives: 21 Credits (all at 200 level or higher) from the following courses or any other
courses listed in the Scheme of Instructions.
E3 272 3:0 Jan Advanced ESD Devices, Circuits and Design Methods
E6 212 3:0 Jan Design and Control of Power Converters and Drives
Project: 25 Credits
References:
• N. Weste and D. Harris, CMOS VLSI Design. A Circuits and Systems Perspective, Addison Wesley, 2005
• J. M. Rabaey, A. Chandrakasan, and B. Nikolic, Digital Integrated Circuits
• Current literature
References:
• M. Newman. Networks: An Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2010
• D. Easley and J. Kleinberg, Networks, Crowds and Markets
• Current Literature
Pre-requisites:
• Random Processes or Stochastic Models and Applications or any equivalent course
Co-requisites:
• none
References:
• Rudin, W., Principles of Mathematical Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 1985
• Strang G., Linear Algebra and Applications, ThomsonBrooks/Cole, 4th Edition, 2006
• D. P. Bertsekas, J. N. Tsitsiklis, Introduction to Probability, Athena Scientific Press, 2nd Edition, 2008
Mayank Shrivastava
Umanand L
References:
• Gray, Hurst, Lewis, and Meyer, Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, John Wiley & Sons, 5th edition,
2009,Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1999,Behzad Razavi, Design of Analog CMOS Integrated
Circuits, McGraw-Hill, 2001
Kuruvilla Varghese
References:
• Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, The Morgan Kaufmann, By David A. Patterson and
John L. Hennessy
• Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, The Morgan Kaufmann By John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson
• Modern Processor Design: Fundamentals of Superscalar Processors, McGraw-Hill By John P. Shen
• Current Literature
Pre-requisites:
• E0 284 Digital VLSI Circuits
• E3 231 Digital System Design with FPGAs
References:
• Real TIme Concepts for Embedded Systems by Qing Li and Caroline Yao, ELSEVIER
• Embedded Systems - Real-Time Operating Systems by Jonathan W. Valvano
• Understanding Linux Kernel by Bovet, D., and Cesati, M. O'Reilly Publication
Mahesh G V
References:
• Rao R. Tummala, Fundamentals of Microsystems Packaging, McGraw Hill, NY, 2001,
• Rao R Tummala & Madhavan Swaminathan, Introduction to System-on-Package, McGraw Hill, 2008,
• R S Khandpur, Printed Circuit Boards, McGraw Hill, 2006
Mayank Shrivastava
References:
• S. M. Sze,Physics of Semiconductor Devices,John Wiley,Donald Neamen,Semiconductor Physics and Devices
References:
• P. Bremaud, Markov Chains: Gibbs Fields, Monte Carlo Simulation, and Queues, Springer, 2001
• M. Jordan (ed.), Learning in Graphical Models, MIT Press, 1998
• M. Mézard and A. Montanari, Information, Physics and Computation, Oxford University Press, 2009
Santanu Mahapatra
References:
• Tsividis,Y.,Operation and Modelling of the MOS Transistor,Oxford University Press,2012
Kuruvilla Varghese
References:
• Digital Design: Principles and Practices By J. F. Wakerly, Pearson
• VHDL for Programmable Logic, By Kevin Skahill, Pearson
• FPGA Data Sheets, Application Notes
• Current Literature
References:
• Definitive Guide to Cortex M3 Architecture,Joseph Yiu,Practical Microcontroller Engineering with ARM Technology,Ying
Bai,Linkers & Loaders
Prabhakar T V
References:
• Barry,P.,and Crowley,P.,Modern Embedded Computing
Mayank Shrivastava
References:
• Review Papers on NBTI/PBTI, HCI Degradation, TDDB, Electromigration,ESD in Silicon Integrated Circuits by Ajith
Amerasekera and Charvaka Duvvury, Wiley publication,Basic ESD and I/O Design by Sanjay Dabral and Timothy J. Maloney,
Wiley publication
Mayank Shrivastava
References:
• Semiconductor power devices: Physics of operation and fabrication technology, Sorab Khushro Ghandhi, Wiley,
1977,Advanced Power MOSFET Concepts, B. Jayant Baliga, 2010,High Voltage Devices and Circuits in Standard CMOS
Technologies, Hussein Ballan, Michel Declercq
E3 276 (JAN) 2:1
Process Technology and System Engineering for Advanced Microsensors and Devices
Introduction and Overview of Microfabrication Process Technology: Classification of Cleanrooms,
Standard Operating Procedures for Working in a Conventional Clean Room Environment: Gowning
Procedure, Operating Conditions, Clean Room Protocols, Safety and Contamination Issues in a
Cleanroom, Overview of Cleanroom Hazards, Overview of Processes used in the Fabrication of
Microsensors and Devices; Silicon Wafers - From Sand to the Laboratory: Silicon Growth Techniques:
Czochralski and Float Zone, Wafer Processing from Si Ingot, Wafer Types: Crystallographic Planes,
Physics of Silicon as a Semiconductor, Crystal Defects, Silicon Wafer Cleaning Methods: Piranha, RCA-
1, RCA-2 using Wet-Benches; Thin Film Growth and Deposition Techniques: Thermal Oxidation, The
Deal-Grove Model of Oxidation, Rate coefficients, Wet and Dry Oxidation, Overview of Oxidation
Furnaces, Oxide Defects and ways of Mitigating it During Process Run, Contamination Control in the
Furnace, Vacuum Systems: Construction and Working, Fundamentals of Material Deposition
Techniques: Overview of Physical Vapor Deposition (Sputtering, Thermal and E-beam evaporation) and
Chemical Vapor Deposition (LPCVD, PECVD, MOCVD, ALD); Doping - Diffusion and Ion implantation
techniques: Diffusion process, Fick’s Diffusion Laws, Diffusion Profiles, Pre-Deposition and Drive-In Ion
implantation, Understanding Terminology in Ion Implantation - Dosage, Range, Straggle, Scattering of
Dopants Doping profile, Diffusion vs Ion Implantation, Selection of Doping Techniques based on
Application; Lithography – Pattern transfer techniques, Pattern transfer: Direct writing – Laser writing,
Direct Printing – Imprint or Molding, Indirect Writing – Electron-Beam Lithography, Indirect Printing –
Optical Lithography, Modes of Photolithography: Contact, Proximity and Projection Lithography, Different
Laser Sources used for Optical Lithography and Implications on Feature Size and Device Packing
Density, Photoresists: Positive and Negative Photoresists, Masks: Bright Field and Dark Field Masks,
Tools in Photolithography: Fume Hood, Spin Coater, Hotplates, Ovens, Mask Aligner Systems, and Wet
Benches; Etching – Wet and Dry Etching, Understanding Terminology in Etching: Isotropic, Anisotropic
and Directional Processes, Wet Etching: Etching of Metals, Semi-Conductors and Insulators, Lift-Off
Process, Dry Etching Process: Plasma Assisted Etch Process, Reactive Ion Etching (RIE) and Deep
Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE), Selection of Etching Process for Specific Device: Design Considerations,
Process Time, and Precautions; Fabrication of Micro-Engineered Devices: Process Flow of Device
Fabrication using Semiconductor Wafers, PMOS, NMOS, and CMOS Fabrication Processes, Fabrication
of Multiple Sensors on a Single Wafer using Multi-Mask Process, Device Fabrication using Soft
Lithography; System Integration of Microsensors and Devices: Data Acquisition Systems Integrate with
Signal Conditioning Circuits for Interfacing Sensors and Devices, Case Studies: Overview of
Commercial-Of-The-Shelf (COTS) DAQ Systems, Electronic System Integration for ECG Signal
Acquisition, Conditioning, and Processing to Compute BPM (Beats per minute), Signal conditioning
Circuit for Operating Heater Voltage of Commercial Gas Sensors, Excitation Circuit for Maintaining
Temperature of Micro-Heaters, Calibration and Interfacing of Force Sensors; Lab Component:
Familiarization with Gowning Procedure and Safety Protocols, Introductory Clean Room Visit and
Overview of Equipment, Hands-On-Training on Wafer Cleaning Processes: RCA1, RCA2 and Piranha
Cleaning, Thermal Evaporation of Metals, E-beam Evaporation of Metals and Insulators,
Photolithography: Photoresist Coating, Soft Bake, UV Exposure using Mask Aligner System,
Development, Hard Baking, and Litho-Inspection, Wet Etching of Metals, Semiconductors and
Insulators, Device Fabrication: From Si to Microchips, Soft Lithography: Microfluidic Device Fabrication
by Poly Dimethyl Siloxane (PDMS) Mold
Hardik J Pandya
References:
• Fundamentals of Microfabrication by Madou Marc J.
• Silicon VLSI Technology: Fundamentals, Practice, and Modeling by James D. Plummer, Michael Deal, and Peter D. Griffin
• Fundamentals of Semiconductor Fabrication by S M Sze
• VLSI Fabrication Principles: Silicon and Gallium Arsenide by S K Gandhi
• VLSI Technology by S M Sze
• Fundamentals of Microelectronics by B Razavi
• Franco, S., 2002. Design with operational amplifiers and analog integrated circuits. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Pallas-Areny, R. and Webster, J.G., 2012. Sensors and signal conditioning. John Wiley & Sons.
Pre-requisites:
• Basic Electronics
Umanand L
References:
• Mohan N, Undeland T M, Robbins W P, Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design, John Wiley and Sons, NY,
USA,Kitsum K, Switched Mode Power Conversion - Basic Theory and Design, Marcel Dekker, Inc, NY, USA,Rashid M H, Power
Electronics, Circuits, Devices and Applications, Prentice Hall, NJ, USA
Gopakumar K
References:
• Leonhard W, Control of Electrical Drives, Springer-Verlag, 1985,Mohan N, Undeland T M, Robbins, W P, Power electronics :
Converters, Drives and application, John Wiley, NY, USA,Umanand L, Power electronics : Essentials and applications, Wiley
India, 2009
References:
• S. Haykin, Neural Networks and Learning Machines, Pearson Press.
• K. Murphy, Machine Learning: A Probabilistic Perspective, MIT Pres
AE Aerospace Engineering
AS Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
CE Civil Engineering
CH Chemical Engineering
DC Divecha Centre of Climate Change
ER Earth Sciences
ME Mechanical Engineering
MT Materials Engineering
PD Product Design and Manufacturing
ST Sustainable Technologies
The first two digits of the course number have the departmental code as the prefix. All the
Departments/Centres (except the Space Technology Cell) of the Division provide facilities for
research work leading to the degrees of M Tech (Research) and Ph D. There are specific
requirements for completing a Research Training Programme for students registered for
research at the Institute. For individual requirements, students are advised to consult the
Departmental Curriculum Committee. M Tech Degree Programmes are offered in all the above
departments except in the Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing which offers M.Des.
Department of Civil Engg also offers an M Tech Programme in Transportation and Infrastructure
Engineering. Most of the courses are offered by the faculty members of the Division, but in
certain areas, instruction by specialists in the field and experts from industries are also
arranged.
Chair
The core courses include Flight and Space Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, Mechanics and
Thermodynamics of Propulsion, Flight Vehicle Structures, and Navigation, Guidance and
Control.
Math requirement can be math courses offered in the Aerospace Engineering Department, or
courses from Math Department IISc, or courses from Center for Data Sciences IISc. A list of
courses that fulfills the math requirement will be listed separately by the AE DCC.
Experimental techniques in aerospace engineering is a 0:1 credit course that will include
demonstrations of experiments in the major sub-disciplines of aerospace engineering. The
intent of this course is to give an overview of the experimental facilities and techniques that are
commonly used in research in aerospace.
Aerospace Seminar is a 1 credit course in the 4th semester. This course will have lectures by AE
faculty as well as lectures by staff from Archives and Publications Cell on best practices in
scientific written and oral communication. Thereafter the MTech students will present a report
and seminar during the 4th semester on a topic chosen in consultation with their faculty advisor.
These seminar reports and presentations will be evaluated by an AE faculty panel.
Special Topics in Aerospace Engineering 1 and Special Topics in Aerospace Engineering 2 are
two electives of an advanced nature on topics of current research being pursued by AE faculty.
These courses will be offered by interested AE faculty. These elective courses will be open to all
students in the Institute and pre-requisites for registering for these electives will be with
instructor’s consent.
The MTech dissertation project is aimed at training students to analyze independently any
problem posed to them. The project may be a purely analytical piece of work, a completely
experimental one or a combination of both. In a few cases, the project may also involve a
sophisticated design work. The project report is expected to show clarity of thought and
expression, critical appreciation of the existing literature and analytical and/or experimental or
design skill.
MTech Dissertation adviser to be chosen by the MTech student at the end of the first semester.
Math requirement, all electives, and the independent study course, will be credited by a student
in consultation with the MTech dissertation adviser. In keeping with IISc MTech program
requirement, AE MTech students should register for a minimum of 12 credits per semester.
AE 201 (AUG) 3:0
Flight and Space Mechanics
Basics of flight. Airflow in standard atmosphere. Airplane aerodynamics: Airfoils and finite lifting
surfaces, thrust, power, level flight gliding, take-off, landing and basic manoeuvres. Airplane
performance, stability and control. Mechanics of launch vehicles and satellites.
Ranjan Ganguli
References:
• Anderson, J.D. Jr., Introduction to Flight, Fifth Edition, McGraw Hill Higher Education 2007.
Ramesh O N
References:
• Kundu, P.K., Cohen, I.M. and Dowling, D.R., Fluid Mechanics, Academic Press, 2016.
• Fay, J.A., Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Prentice Hall of India, 1996.
• Gupta, V. and Gupta, S.K., Fluid Mechanics and its Applications, Wiley Eastern, 1984
• Kuethe, A.M. and Chou, S.H., Foundations of Aerodynamics, Wiley, 1972
References:
• Philip G. Hill and Carl R. Peterson. "Mechanics and thermodynamics of propulsion." Reading, MA, Addison-Wesley Publishing
Co., 1992
• Nicholas Cumpsty and Andrew Heyes, Jet propulsion. Cambridge University Press, 2015.
• Jack D. Mattingly, Elements of gas turbine propulsion. McGraw-Hill, 1996.
References:
• AE NGC Faculty, Lecture Notes.
• Skolnik, M. I., Introduction to Radar Systems, 2 nd edition, McGraw Hill Book Company
• Bose A., Bhat, K. N., Kurian T., Fundamentals of Navigation and Inertial Sensors, 1 st edition, Prentice-Hall India.
• Noureldin, A., Karamat, T. B., and Georgy, J., Fundamentals of Inertial Navigation, Satellite-based Positioning and their
Integration, 1 st edition , Springer
• Nise, N.S., Control Systems Engineering, 6 th edition, John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Shneydor, N. A., Missile Guidance and Pursuit: Kinematics, Dynamics and Control, 1 st edition, Horwood Publishing.
Balakrishnan N(CFD)
Pre-requisites:
• AE 227
Santosh Hemchandra
References:
• Combustion Physics by C. K. Law, Cambridge 2006.
• Combustion Theory by F. A. Williams, Westview Press 1994.
• Turbulent Combustion by N. Peters, Cambridge 2000.
• Unsteady Combustor Physics by T. Lieuwen, Cambridge 2012.
• Turbulent Flows by S. B. Pope, Cambridge, 2000.
• Recent literature.
Pre-requisites:
• AE 203 or AE 241 or AE 242 or AE 243, or equivalent. These can however be waived after discussion with the course
instructors.
Gopalakrishnan S
References:
• Doyle, J.F., Wave propagation in Structures, Springer Verlag, New York, 1989.
• Grof, K.F., Wave motion in Elastic Solids, Dover, New York, 1975.
Siddanagouda Kandagal
References:
• Nashif, D.N., Jones, D.I.G., and Henderson, J.P., Vibration damping, John Wiley, New York, 1985. .
• Srinivasan, A.V., and McFarland, D.M., Smart Structures: Analysis and Design, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2001.
• Inman, D.J., Vibration with Control, John Wiley, New York, 2006
Kartik Venkatraman
Pre-requisites:
• Instructor’s consent is required before registering for this course.
AE 296 (AUG) 0:1
Experimental Techniques in Aerospace Engineering
Experimental techniques in aerospace engineering is a 0:1 credit course that will include demonstrations
of experiments in the major sub-disciplines of aerospace engineering. The intent of this course is to give
an overview of the experimental facilities and techniques that are commonly used in research in
aerospace.
References:
• Erwin Kreysig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics Wiley 2015.
References:
• Houghton,E.L. and Carpenter,P.W.,Aerodynamics for Engineering Students,Butterworth-Heinemann 2003.
• Katz, J. and Plotkin, A., Low-speed Aerodynamics, Cambridge, 2001.
• Bertin, J.J. and Smith, M.L., Aerodynamics for Engineers, Prentice-Hall, 1989.
Pre-requisites:
• AE 202
References:
• Liepmann, H.W. and Roshko, A., Elements of Gas Dynamics, John Wiley, 1957.
• Becker, E., Gas Dynamics Academic Press, New York, 1968.
• Anderson, J.D., Modern Compressible Flow, McGraw Hill, 1990.
• Zucrow, M.J. and Hoffman, J.D., Gas Dynamics, Vols. 1-2, Wiley, 1976.
• Zucker, R.D. and Biblarz, O., Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics, Wiley, 2002.
Pre-requisites:
• AE 202
Joseph Mathew
References:
• White, F.M., Viscous Fluid Flow, McGraw-Hill, 2005.
• Kundu, P.K., Cohen, I.M. and Dowling, D.R., Fluid Mechanics, Academic Press, 2016.
• Pope, S.B., Turbulent Flows, Cambridge, 2000.
Pre-requisites:
• AE 202 or equivalent
References:
• Schlichting, H., Boundary Layer Theory, McGraw-Hill, 1968.
• Rosenhead (ed.), Laminar Boundary Layers, Clarendon Press, 1962.
• van Dyke, M., Perturbation Methods in Fluid Mechanics, Academic Press, 1964.
• Recent Literature.
Pre-requisites:
• AE 202 or equivalent.
Raghurama Rao S V
References:
• Laney, B., Computational Gas Dynamics.
• Toro, E.F., Riemann Solvers and Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics.
• Godlewski, E., and Raviart, P., Numerical Approximation of Hyperbolic System of Conservation Laws.
Pre-requisites:
• AE 202, AE 222, courses in Numerical Analysis/Numerical Methods, and any programming language.
References:
• William H Roe Jr., and Alan Pope, Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing Wiley and Sons, 1984.
• Pankhrust, R.C., and Holder, D.W., Wind-Tunnel technique, Sir Isaac Sons Ltd., London, 1968.
• Lukasiewicz, J., Experimental methods of Hypersonic, Marcel Dekker in New York, 1973.
• Alan Pope and Kenneth L Going, High-Speed Wind Tunnel Testing, Wiley and Sons, 1965.
Pre-requisites:
• AE 202 or equivalent
Sivakumar D
References:
• Zucrow, M.J., Aircraft and Missile Propulsion, Vols. I and II John Wiley, 1958.
• Hill, P.G., and Peterson, C.R., Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion, Addison Wesley, 1965.
• Shepherd, D.G., Aerospace Propulsion, American Elsevier Pub., 1972.
References:
• Gibson, R.F., Principles of Composite Material Mechanics, CRC Press, 2nd Edition, 2007.
• Jones, R.M., Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2nd Edition, Taylor & Francis, 2010 (Indian Print).
• Daniel, I.M., and Ishai O., Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 2005.
• Reddy, J.N., Mechanics of Laminated Composite Plates and Shells – Theory and Analysis, CRC Press, 2nd Edition, 2004.
AE 255 (JAN) 3:0
Aeroelasticity
Effect of wing flexibility on lift distribution; Torsional wing divergence; Vibration of single, two, and multi-
degree of freedom models of wing with control surfaces; Unsteady aerodynamics of oscillating airfoil;
Bending-torsion flutter of wing; Gust response of an aeroelastic airplane; Aeroservoelasticity of wing with
control surfaces.
Kartik Venkatraman
References:
• Wright, J.R., and Cooper, J.E., Introduction to Aircraft Aeroelasticity and Loads, John Wiley, 2008.
• Hodges, D.H., and Alvin Pierce, G., Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity, Cambridge University Press, 2002.
• Fung, Y.C., An Introduction to the Theory of Aeroelasticity, Dover edition, 2002.
• Bisplinghoff, R.L., Ashley, H., and Halfman, R.L., Aeroelasticity, Dover edition, 1996.
Pre-requisites:
• A course in solid or fluid mechanics.
Ramachandra Bhat M
References:
• Sharpe, R.A., Research Techniques in NDT, Metals Handbook -Vol.17.
Pre-requisites:
• AE 204 or equivalent.
Ranjan Ganguli
References:
• Bielawa, R.L., Rotary Wing Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity, AIAA Education Series, 1992.
• Johnson, W., Helicopter Theory, Dover, 1994.
• Bramwell, Done, Balmford, Bramwell’s Helicopter Dynamics, Butterworth-Heineman, 2001.
AE 260 (JAN) 3:0
Modal Analysis: Theory and Applications
Introduction to modal testing and applications, Frequency Response Function (FRF) measurement,
properties of FRF data for SDOF and MDOF systems, signal and system analysis, modal analysis of
rotating structures; exciters, sensors application in modal parameter (natural frequency, damping and
mode shape) estimation. Vibration standards for human and machines, calibration and sensitivity
analysis in modal testing, modal parameter estimation methods, global modal analysis methods in time
and frequency domain, derivation of mathematical models – modal model, response model and spatial
models. Coupled and modified structure analysis. Application of modal analysis to practical structures
and condition health monitoring.
Siddanagouda Kandagal
References:
• Ewins, D.J., Modal analysis: Theory and Practice, Research Studies Press Ltd., England, 2000.
• Clarence W. de Silva, Vibration: Fundamentals and Practice, CRC press New York, 1999
• G. McConnel, Vibration testing: Theory and Practice, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1995.
References:
• Zarchan, P., Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance, AIAA Publications, 4th Edition, 2002.
• G.M. Siouris, Missile Guidance and Control Systems, Springer Verlag, 2004.
• N.A.Sneyhdor, Missile Guidance and Pursuit, Ellis Horwood Publishers, 1998.
Pre-requisites:
• AE 205 or equivalent
Suresh Sundaram
References:
• S. Haykin, Neural Networks, Pearson Education, 2ed, 2001.
Pre-requisites:
• Knowledge of algebra, numerical methods, calculus and familiarity with programming in Python and MATLAB.
AE 292 (JAN) 3:0
Special topics in Aerospace Engineering 2
This elective will be of an advanced nature on topics of current research being pursued by AE
faculty.This course will be open to all students in the Institute.
Kartik Venkatraman
Pre-requisites:
• For registering this course Instructors consent is required
Joseph Mathew
Radhakant Padhi
References:
• Marquez, H.J., Nonlinear Control Systems Analysis and Design, Wiley, 2003.
• Slotine, J.J.E., and Li, W., Applied Nonlinear Control, Prentice Hall, 1991.
• Khalil, H. K., Nonlinear Systems, Prentice Hall, 1996.
• Behera, L., and Kar, I., Intelligent Systems and Control, Oxford Univ. Press, 2009.
• Lecture Notes.
Pre-requisites:
• AE 205 and 272 or equivalent; familiarity with MATLAB
References:
• Naidu, D.S., Optimal Control Systems, CRC Press, 2002.
• Sinha, A., Linear Systems: Optimal and Robust Control, CRC Press, 2007
• Bryson, A.E., and Ho, Y-C, Applied Optimal Control, Taylor and Francis, 1975.
• Stengel, R.F., Optimal Control and Estimation, Dover Publications, 1994.
• Sage, A.P., and White, C.C. III, Optimum Systems Control, 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, 1977.
• Kirk, D.E., Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction, Prentice Hall, 1970. Lewis, F.L., Optimal Control, Wiley, 1986.
• Lecture Notes.
Pre-requisites:
• AE 205 or equivalent and familiarity with MATLAB
Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (CAOS)
CAOS
Preamble:
The Centre for Atmospheric Sciences was established in 1982 and renamed Centre for
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences in 1996. Known for pioneering work on monsoon physics
and variability, its activities now span a broad range of topics in atmosphere, ocean and climate
science.
Core Research:
CAOS faculty and students study the monsoons and tropical climate variability, cloud physics
and tropical convection, space-time variations of rainfall and extreme rain events, the
hydrological cycle, physical oceanography and air-sea interaction, nonlinear climate dynamics,
the planetary boundary layer, aerosol physics and chemistry, radiation and climate, large-scale
waves and geophysical turbulence, climate change, the carbon cycle and geoengineering. In
addition to ocean and climate modelling, data analysis and theoretical work, the Centre has a
long tradition of field campaigns to study physical processes from in situ measurements on land
and in the atmosphere and ocean.
Current Research:
We highlight a few results to convey a flavour of research at CAOS. Analysis of IMD radar
observations have revealed distinct convective cells (“storms”) buried within the widespread
cloud cover of the monsoon. Each storm comprises of clusters of cumulonimbus clouds, tens to
hundreds of square kilometres in area and lifespan of 30 minutes to 3 hours. Very heavy rainfall
is associated with storms, and the outflow from the storms merge in the upper troposphere to
produce extensive cloud cover.
The Bay of Bengal plays a fundamental role in the birth of monsoon weather systems. The BoB
Boundary Layer Experiment (BoBBLE) was undertaken by India and the United Kingdom in
June-July 2016. Physical and biogeochemical observations showed the time evolution of the Sri
Lanka dome and the summer monsoon current, and two freshening events when upper ocean
salinity decreased, leading to thick barrier layers. These observations, made during a
suppressed phase of the monsoon intraseasonal oscillation, captured ocean warming and
preconditioning of the atmosphere to convection.
Black carbon (BC) in the atmosphere does not only exert a warming effect, it also influences
Free-Space Optical communication links. Atmospheric warming by an elevated BC-layer at
altitude of around 4.5 km enhances atmospheric stability, leading to large reductions in the
atmospheric refractive index structure parameter. This alleviates the attenuation of the signal
by BC, leading to fewer link outages. The net effect is improvement in wavelength transmission
and thus fewer adaptive optics units are required to manage communication systems.
We estimate spatial averages from point observations all the time, but this is not straightforward.
With the possibility of missing data, the spatial average is a ratio between random variables. We
have extended optimal averaging theory to situations where individual observations might be
missing, by deriving convergent series approximations for the bias and variance. We have
applied this theory to understand uncertainty in spatial averages of rain-gauge derived
precipitation estimates over India, for e.g. Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall.
In the area of geophysical fluid dynamics, observational data of sea-surface height has been
used to understand midlatitude surface ocean dynamics at scales near the local deformation
radius, i.e., 200 km to 100 km, where Earth’s rotational effects become important. Calculations
of energy and enstrophy fluxes and kinetic energy spectra, from estimated geostrophic currents,
compare favourably with corresponding results from a comprehensive Earth system model.
These calculations appear to reveal a rotationally dominated portion of a surface oceanic
counterpart of the Nastrom-Gage spectrum that describes upper-tropospheric energy and
enstrophy cascades in the atmosphere.
In the area of physical oceanography, we have understood the mechanisms of movement and
dispersal of river water in the Bay of Bengal with the help of satellite-derived sea surface salinity
and surface currents.
AS 203 (AUG) 3:0
Atmospheric Thermodynamics
Vertical structure and composition of the atmosphere, kinetic theory of gases, first and second principles
of thermodynamics, thermodynamics of dry air, concept of saturation vapour pressure, water vapour in
the atmosphere, properties of moist air, isobaric and isothermal processes, atmospheric stability, parcel
and area methods, nucleation, effect of aerosols, clouds and precipitation, forms of atmospheric
convection.
Arindam Chakraborty
References:
• Iribarne, I.V., and Godson, W.I., Atmospheric Thermodynamics, 2nd Edn, D Reidel Publishing Company, 1971,Rogers, R.R., A
Short Course in Cloud Physics, 2nd Edition, Pergamon Press, 1979,Bohren, C.F., and Albhecht, B.A., Atmospheric
Thermodynamics, Oxford University Press, 1998,Tsonis, A.A., An Introduction to Atmospheric Thermodynamics, Cambridge
University Press, 2002,Wallace, J.M., and Hobbs, P.V., Atmospheric Science – An Introductory Survey, 2nd Edn, Academic
Press, 2006.
Srinivasan J , Satheesh S K
Pre-requisites:
• Scheme of Instruction 2016 Page 183,Petty, G.W., A first course in Atmospheric Radiation, Sundog Publishing, Madison,
Wisconsin, 2nd edition, 2006,Liou, K.N., Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation, Academic Press, San Diego, 2nd edition, 2002.
Vinayachandran P N
References:
• Talley et al., Descriptive Physical Oceanography,6th Edition, 2011,B. Cushman-Roising, Introduction to GFD,Introduction to
Physical Oceanography,http:/eanworld.tamu.edu (online book)
Govindasamy Bala
References:
• J. Peixoto and A.H. Oort,Physics of Climate,,American Institute of Physics
References:
• Pedlosky, J., Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Springer Verlag, 1977,Gill, A., Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics, Academic Press
Inc., 1982.,Holton,J.R., An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology, Academic Press, 1992. Relevant Journal Articles
Satheesh S K
References:
• Kidder, S.Q., and Vonder Haar, T.R., Satellite Meteorology, Academic Press, 1995,Houghton, J.T., Taylor, F.W., and Rodgers,
C.D.,,Remote Sensing of Atmosphere, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1984
Venugopal Vuruputur
References:
• Papoulis, A., & U. Pillai, Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes, 4th edition, McGraw Hill, 2002.,Wilks, D.,
Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences, 2nd edition, Academic Press, 2006.,O. Brigham, Fast Fourier Transforms,
Prentice Hall, First Edition, 1974.,Press, W. H., S. A. Teukolsky, W. T. Vetterling, and B. P. Flannery, Numerical Recipes in
C/Fortran: The Art of Scientific Computing, 3rd Ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, 2007
AS 210 (JAN) 3:0
Numerical methods in atmospheric modeling
Equations used in atmospheric modelling; numerical discretization techniques: finite difference, finite
volume, spectral techniques, temporal discretization; modelling of sub-grid scale processes (cumulus
parameterization and boundary layer parameterization); algorithms for parallel computation.
Ashwin K Seshadri
References:
• Thomas T Warner,Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction,Cambridge University Press,2011,John B Drake
Bhat G S, Satheesh S K
References:
• Guide to Meteorological Measurements and Methods of Observation,,World Meteorological Organization Publication No. 8,,7th
Edition, WMO, Geneva.radiative transfer, the role of radiation in climate.
• Harrison R. G. Meteorological Measurements and Instrumentation Wiley, (2014)
• DeFelice, T. P., An Introduction to Meteorological Instrumentation and Measurement. Prentice Hall, 1998
Vinayachandran P N
References:
• Kowalik,Z and murthy, T.S., Numerical Modeling of Ocean Dynamics, World Scientific, 1995.
• Kantha,L.H. Clayson, C.A., Numerical Models of Oceans and Oceanic Processes, International Geophysic Series,Vol.66,
Academic Press, NY2000.
• Haidvogel,D.b., and Beckmann, A.BNumerical OceanCirculation Modeling, Imperial College Press, 1999.
• Chassignet and Vernon J.(ED), Ocean Modeling and Parameterization.
• NATO Advanced Study Institute, Kluwer Academics, 1988.
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Syllabus for M Tech Civil Engineering and
M Tech Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering program (2019-20)
One 3:0 credit core course from either Geotechnical Engineering/ Structural Engineering/ Water
Resources Engineering
Electives: 18 Credits of which at least 9 credits should be from among the electives listed
below.
References:
• Wood,D.M.,Soil Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics,Cambridge University Press,1991.
Anbazhagan P
References:
• Bowles,J.W.,Foundation Analysis and Design,5th Edn.,McGraw-Hill
• Das, M. B., Principles of Foundation Engineering, Brooks/Cale Engineering Division, 1984.
Pre-requisites:
• B.E/ B.Tech - Soil Mechanics - Course Completion
Srinivas V V
References:
• Bedient, P. B., and Huber, W. C., Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis, Prentice Hall, 2002.
• Chow, V.T., Maidment, D.R. and Mays, L.W,. Applied Hydrology, McGraw-Hill 1988
• Linsley, R.K., Kohler, M.A. and Paulhus, J.L.H., Hydrology for Engineers, McGraw Hill, 1985.
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Tractions, body forces, stress at a point, Cauchy's theorem. Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensors. Momentum
balance. Symmetry of the Cauchy stress tensor. St. Venant's Principle. Virtual Work. Green's solids,
elastic strain energy, generalized Hooke's Law, material symmetry, isotropic linear elasticity in
Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, elastic moduli, plane stress, plane strain,. Navier's
formulation. Airy stress functions. Selected problems in elasticity. Kirchhoff's uniqueness theorem, Betti-
Maxwell reciprocal theorem, Principle of stationary potential energy, Torsion in circular and non-circular
shafts and thin-walled tubes, warping. Pure bending of thin rectangular and circular plates, small
deflection problems in laterally loaded thin rectangular and circular plates. Outline of Mindlin plate
theory.
Narayan K Sundaram
References:
• Fung Y. C. and Pin Tong, Classical and Computational Solid Mechanics, World Scientific, 2001
• Boresi, A.P., Chong K., and Lee J., Elasticity in Engineering Mechanics, Wiley, 2010
• Theoretical Elasticity, A.E. Green and W. Zerna, 1968, Dover Publications
• Malvern L., Introduction to the Mechanics of a Continuous Medium, Prentice Hall, 1969
Pre-requisites:
• No specific prerequisite course, but a good grasp of undergraduate multi-variable calculus, linear algebra and Strength of
Materials is highly recommended
Chandra Kishen J M
References:
• Zienkiewicz, O.C. and Taylor, R.L., The Finite Element Method: Vol. 1 (The Basis), Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000.
• Cook R.D.. Malkus, D. S., Plesha and Witt, R.J., Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis, Fourth edition, John
Wiley and Sons.
• J N Reddy, An Introduction to the Finite Element Method, Second Edition, McGraw Hill Inc, 1993.
References:
• Michael Stone,Paul Goldbart,2009,Mathematics for Physics: A Guided Tour for Graduate Students,Cambridge University Press
• Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes, A Papoulis and S U Pillai
• Linear Algebra and Its Applications by Gilbert Strang
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CE 216 (AUG) 3:0
Random Vibration and Reliability Analyses
Review of probability: probability space and random variables. Review of random processes: stationarity,
ergodictiy, power spectrum and autocovariance. Calculus of random processes. Input-output relations
for linear systems. Stochastic steady state. Level crossing and first passage problems. Extreme value
distributions. Reliability index based analyses: FORM and SORM. Monte Carlo simulations and variance
reduction. Reliability of existing structures.
Manohar C S
References:
• A Papoulis, 1991, Probability, random variables and stochastic processes, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York
• N C Nigam, 1983, Introduction to random vibrations, MIT press, Cambridge
• R E Melchers, 1999, Structural reliability: analysis and prediction, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, Chichester.
Pre-requisites:
• Background in structural dynamics and theory of probability
Manohar C S
References:
• A H Buchanan, 2002, Structural design for fire safety, Wiley, Chichester.
• Y Wang, I Burgess, F Wald, and M Gillie, 2013, Performance-based fire engineering of structures, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
• D Drysdale, 1998, An introduction to fire dynamics, 2nd Edition, Wiley, Chichester.
• B Karlsson, and J Quintiere. 1999, Enclosure fire dynamics. CRC press, Boca Raton
• J G Quintere, 2006, Fundamentals of fire phenomenon. John Wiley, Chichester.
Pre-requisites:
• Basic course in solid mechanics.
Raghuveer Rao P
References:
• Bowles,J.E. Foundation analysis and design. 5th Edn.,McGraw Hill,1996
• Indian Standard Codes
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CE 221 (AUG) 3:0
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering
Introduction to engineering seismology. Plate tectonics. Earthquake magnitude. Ground motion. Effect of
local soil conditions on ground motion. Dynamic behaviour of soils. Analysis of seismic site response.
Liquefaction phenomena and analysis of pore pressure development. Laboratory and in-situ testing for
seismic loading. Analysis and design of slopes, embankments, foundations and earth retaining
structures for seismic loading. Case histories. Mitigation techniques and computer-aided analysis
References:
• Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering By Steven L. Kramer, Pearson Education, 2003
• Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook, Robert W. Day, McGraw-Hill, 2002.
• Current Literature
Mujumdar P P
References:
• Te Chow, Ven. Open-channel hydraulics. Vol. 1. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959.
• Chaudhry, M. Hanif. Open-channel flow. Springer Science & Business Media, 2007.
• Srivastava, Rajesh. Flow through open channels. Oxford Higher Education, 2008.
Sivakumar Babu G L
References:
• Bolton M (1991) A Guide to Soil Mechanics, Universities Press
• Robert W. Day (2011) Forensic Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
• Rao, V.V.S. and Sivakumar Babu, G.L (2016) Forensic Geotechnical Engineering, Springer Nature.
170
Mechanics; Mixed Mode Crack Propagation; Fatigue Crack Propagation; Finite Elements in Fracture
Mechanics.
References:
• T. L. Anderson, Fracture Mechanics, CRC press, Fourth Edition, 2017, Boca Raton, Florida
• David Broek, Elementary Fracture Mechanics, Sijthoff and Noordhoff, The Netherlands.
• Prashanth Kumar, Elements of Fracture Mechanics, Wheeler Publishing, New Delhi.
• J. F. Knott, Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics, Butterworths, London.
Ananth Ramaswamy
References:
• Barker and Puckett Design of Highway Bridges, John Wiley and Sons 2007
Mohan Kumar M S
References:
• Mark J Hammer & Mark J Hammer Jr.,Water and Wastewater Technology,Fifth Edition,Pearson Prentice Hall,Columbus, USA,
2004.
Nagesh Kumar D
References:
• Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, T.M. Lillesand and R.W. Kiefer, John Wiley & Sons, 2000.
• Remote Sensing - Principles and Interpretation, F.F. Sabins Jr, W.H. Freeman & Co., New York, 1986.
• An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, I. Heywood, S. Cornelius and S. Carver, Pearson Education, 1998.
• Remote sensing in water resources management: The state of the art, Bastiaanssen, W.G.M., International Water
Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1998.
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CE 249 (AUG) 3:0
Water Quality Modeling
Basic characteristics of water quality, stoichiometry and reaction kinetics. Mathematical models of
physical systems, completely and incompletely mixed systems. Movement of contaminants in the
environment. Water quality modeling in rivers and estuaries - dissolved oxygen and pathogens. Water
quality modeling in lakes and ground water systems.
Sekhar M
References:
• Chapra,S.C.,Surface Water Quality Modeling,McGraw Hill,1997.
• Tchobanoglous, G., and Schroeder, E.D., Water Quality, Addison Wesley, 1987.
Tarun Rambha
References:
• Roess, R.P., Prassas E.S. & McShane, W.R. (2010), Traffic Engineering, Prentice Hall, USA.
• May, A. D. (1990), Traffic Flow Fundamentals, Prentice Hall, USA.
• Highway Capacity Manual (2010), Transportation Research Board, USA.
• Kadiyali, L. R. (2000), Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning, Khanna Publishers, India.
• Salter, R J. & Hounsell, N. B. (1996), Highway Traffic Analysis and Design, Macmillan Education, UK.
References:
• J. de D. Ortuzar and L.G. Willumsen. Modelling Transport (4th edition). John Wiley and Sons. 2011.
• F. Koppelman and C.R. Bhat. A Self-Instructing Course in Mode Choice Modeling: Multinomial and Nested Logit Models
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CE 273 (AUG) 3:0
Markov Decision Processes
Discrete time Markov chains; Transient and limiting behavior; Finite horizon MDPs; Backward induction;
Infinite horizon models; Discounted, average, and total cost MDPs; Value and policy iteration; Linear
programming methods; Approximate dynamic programming; Reinforcement learning; Dynamic discrete
choice models; Applications to shortest paths, airline ticketing, dynamic pricing, adaptive signal control,
and demand estimation.
Tarun Rambha
References:
• Puterman, M. L. (2014). Markov decision processes: discrete stochastic dynamic programming. John Wiley & Sons.
• Bertsekas, D. P. (1995). Dynamic programming and optimal control (Vol. 1, No. 2). Belmont, MA: Athena scientific.
• Kulkarni, V. G. (2016). Modeling and analysis of stochastic systems. CRC Press.
Jyant Kumar
References:
• Terzaghi, K., Theoretical Soil Mechanics, John Wiley, 1965.,
• Taylor, D.W., Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics, John Wiley, 1948.
• Bowles, J.W., Analysis and Design of Foundations, 4th and 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1988 & 1996.,
• Lambe, T.W. and Whitman, R.V., Soil Mechanics, Wiley Eastern Limited, 1976.
Sivakumar Babu G L
References:
• Sharma, H.D., and Reddy, K.R., Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site Remediation, Waste Containment and Emerging Waste
Management Technologies, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2004.
• Rowe, R. Kerry, Quigley, Robert M., Brachman, Richard W. I., and Booker, John R. Barrier Systems for Waste Disposal
Facilities , 2nd edn 2004. Spon Press, Taylor & Francis Group, London.
• Tchobanoglous, G., Theisen, H. and Vigil, S.A., Integrated Solid Waste Management - Engineering Principles and
Management Issues, McGraw Hill (1993).
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Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics
Principles of ground improvement, mechanical modification. Properties of compacted soil. Hydraulic
modification, dewatering systems, preloading and vertical drains, electro-kinetic dewatering, chemical
modification, modification by admixtures, stabilization using industrial wastes, grouting, soil
reinforcement principles, properties of geo-synthetics, applications of geo-synthetics in bearing capacity
improvement, slope stability, retaining walls, embankments on soft soil, and pavements, filtration,
drainage and seepage control with geo-synthetics, geo-synthetics in landfills, soil nailing and other
applications of geo-synthetics.
References:
• Hausmann, M.R., Engineering Principles of Ground Modification, McGraw-Hill, 1990.
• Jones, C.J.E.P., Reinforcement and Soil Structures, Butterworth Publications, 1996.
• Koerner, R. M., Designing with Geosynthetics, Prentice Hall Inc. 1998.Dover Publications, New York
Ananth Ramaswamy
References:
• Nilson, A. H., Darwin, D. and Dolan, C. W., Design of concrete structures, McGraw Hill, 2004
• Lin and Burns, Design of Prestressed concrete structures, John Wiley and Sons, 2006
• Agarwal and Shrikhande- Earthquake resistant design of structures, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 2006.
Manohar C S
References:
• Meirovich, L., 1984, Elements of vibration analysis, McGraw-Hill, NY
• Clough R W and J Penzien, 1993, Dynamics of structures, McGraw-Hill, NY
• Rao,S S 2004, Mechanical Vibrations, 4th Edition, Pearson Education, New Delhi.
CE 212 (JAN) 3:0
Computational Fluid Dynamics in Water Resources Engineering
174
Governing equations of fluid dynamics, numerical solution of ODEs, Classification of Quasi-Linear PDEs,
classification of PDEs, Solution methods for Parabolic, Elliptic and Hyperbolic PDEs and their analysis.
Curvilinear co-ordinates and grid generation. Introduction to finite difference, finite volume and finite
elements method, Application of CFD to open channel flow, pipe flow, porous media and contaminant
transport problems.
Mohan Kumar M S
References:
• Computational Fluid Dynamics: Applications in Environmental Hydraulics,edited by Paul D. Bates,Stuart N. Lane,Robert I.
Ferguson,Wiley; 1st edition
Nagesh Kumar D
References:
• Loucks, D.P., Stedinger, J.R. and Haith, D.A., Water Resources Systems Planning and Analysis, Prentice Hall, Englewood
Cliffs, N.J, 1981.
• Vedula, S. and Mujumdar, P. P., Water Resources Systems: Modelling Techniques Tata-McGraw Hill, 2005.
• Srinivasa Raju, K and Nagesh Kumar, D., Multicriterion Analysis in Engineering and Management, PHI Ltd., New Delhi, 2010.
Sekhar M
References:
• Freeze,A. R. and Cherry,J. A. Groundwater,Prentice Hall,1979.
• Fetter, C. W. Applied Hydrogeology, Prentice Hall, 1988.
• Domenico, P. A., and Schwartz, F. W. Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology, John Wiley, 1990. Fetter, C. W. Contaminant
Hydrogeology, Prentice Hall, 1993.
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Mujumdar P P
References:
• Bras, R.L. and Rodriguez-Iturbe, Random Functions and Hydrology, Dover Publications, New York, USA, 1993.
• Hann, C.T., Statistical Methods in Hydrology, First East-West Press Edition, New Delhi, 1995.
• Ang, A.H.S. and Tang, W.H.,Probabilistic concepts in Engineering Planning Design, Vol. 1, Wiley, New York, 1975.
• Clarke, R.T., Statistical Models in Hydrology, John Wiley, Chinchester, 1994
Anbazhagan P
References:
• Earthquake Engineering – From Engineering Seismology to Performance Based Engineering,Edited by Bozorgnia,Y. and
Bertero,V.V.,CRC Press Washington 2004.
Debasish Roy
References:
• A S Khan, S Huang, 1995, Continuum Theory of Plasticity, John Wiley, NY
• J Lubliner, 2008. Plasticity theory. Courier Corporation.
• M E Gurtin, L Anand, 2012, The Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Continua, Cambridge University Press, UK
• Simo, J. C., & Hughes, T. J., 2006, Computational inelasticity, Springer Science & Business Media.
Pre-requisites:
• A graduate level course in solid mechanics or continuum mechanics.
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corrections for reinforcement; examples of evaluation of core results
References:
• J. H. Bungey and S. G. Millard (1996) Testing of concrete in structures. Blackie Academic & Professional, 1996, chapman &
Hall publishers.
• V. M. Malhotra and N. J. Carino ( 2005) Handbook on Nondestructive Testing of Concrete Ed. by V.M. Malhotra and N.J.
Carino., CRC publishers.
• C. V. Subramanian (2016) Practical Ultrasonics., Narosa publishers
• C. U. Gross and M. Ohtsu (2008) Acoustic Emission Testing., Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• JSNDI (2016) Practical Acoustic Emission testing. Springer Japan 2016.
Ananth Ramaswamy
References:
• Arora, J.S. Introduction to Optimization, McGraw-Hill (Int. edition)1989.
• Rao, S.S., Optimization: Theory and Applications. Wiley Eastern, 1992
• Current Literature.
Debasish Roy
References:
• Lin, Y K, Probabilistic Structural Dynamics, McGraw-Hill
• Kloeden, P.E. and Platen, E., Numerical Solutions of Stochastic Differential Equations, Springer
• Ghanem, R.G and Spanos, P D, Stochastic Finite Elements: A Spectral Approach, Springer-Verlag.
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Srinivas V V
References:
• Diekkrüger, B., Schröder, U., Kirkby, M. J., Regionalization in Hydrology, IAHS Publication no. 254, 1999.
• Hosking, J. R. M., and Wallis, J. R., Regional Frequency Analysis: An Approach Based on L-Moments, Cambridge University
Press, 1997.
• Rao, A.R. and Srinivas, V.V., Regionalization of Watersheds - An Approach Based on Cluster Analysis, Series: Water Science
and Technology Library, Vol. 58, Springer Publishers, 2008.
Pre-requisites:
• CE 203
Ashish Verma
References:
• A. Verma and T. V. Ramanayya, Public Transport Planning and Management in Developing Countries, CRC Press, 2014
• VuchicVukan R., Urban Transit: Operations, Planning and Economics, Prentice Hall, 2005
• Gray G. E., and Hoel L. A., Public Transportation, Prentice Hall, 1992.
References:
• F. Koppelman & C.R. Bhat. A Self-Instructing Course in Mode Choice Modeling: Multinomial and Nested Logit Models, 2006.
• K. Train. Discrete Choice Methods with Simulation (2nd edition),Cambridge University Press, 2009.
• M. Ben-Akiva & S.R. Lerman. Discrete Choice Analysis: Theory and Application to Travel Demand, MIT Press, 1985.
Tarun Rambha
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References:
• Sheffi, Y. Urban Transportation Networks: Equilibrium Analysis with Mathematical Programming Methods. Prentice Hall, 1985.
• Patriksson, M. The traffic assignment problem: models and methods. Courier Dover Publications, 2015.
CE 297 (JAN) 3:0
Problems in the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity
Introduction: Review of linear elasticity, equilibrium, compatibility, statements of 2D (plane strain / plane
stress) and 3D elastic BVPs, Review of Airy stress functions. Functions of a complex variable:
Introduction to holomorphic and sectionally holomorphic functions. Laurent series, contour integrals,
generalized Cauchy integral formulae. Bi-harmonic equation in the complex plane. Kolosov-
Muskhelishvili formulation for planar elasticity. Conformal mapping. The Riemann-Hilbert problem.
Analysis of selected problems using complex variable methods: Plate with an elliptic hole. The slit infinite
plane. Singular and distributed solutions for halfplanes, disks, and plates with holes. Contact of a rigid
punch and halfplane. Multivalued displacements and disloca-tions. 3D linear elasticity problems:
Papkovich-Neuber formulation. Boussinesq potentials. Kel-vin’s problem. The Boussinesq solution. The
Hertz contact problem. Galin’s theorem. Introduction to micromechanics: Eshelby’s ellipsoidal inclusion
problem. Planar inclusions. Other topics as time permits (e.g. anisotropic elasticity)
Narayan K Sundaram
References:
• Current and historic literature
Pre-requisites:
• Graduate-level solid mechanics (CE-204 / ME-242 or equivalent) with a grade of B or higher, or instructor consent.
Debraj Ghosh
References:
• Karniadakis, G E and Kirby II, (2003) R M, Parallel Scientific Computing in C++ and MPI, Cambridge.
Pre-requisites:
• Programming experience using one of the languages among C/C++/Fortran. Familiarity with Linux/Unix.
Debraj Ghosh
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Department of Chemical Engineering
Courses in the Department (2019)
Rheology of Complex
CH 204 3:0 Thermodynamics CH 234 3:0
Fluids
Statistical
CH 206 1:0 Seminar CH 236 3:0
Thermodynamics
Modelling in Chemical Mechanics of Particle
CH 235 3:0 CH 243 3:0
Engineering Suspensions
Special Topics in Interfacial and Colloidal
CH 242 3:0 CH 245 3:0
Theoretical Biology Phenomena
Treatment of Drinking Introduction to Molecular
CH 244 3:0 CH 247 3:0
Water Simulations
Molecular Systems Structural and Functional
CH 248 3:0 CH 249 3:0
Biology DNA Nanotechnology
Dissertation Project
CH 299 0:32
(M Tech)
The detailed content of the active courses in a given academic year is appended below. Please
note that all the courses listed above are not active every year.
The table below shows the department requirements for its various programmes.
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CH 201 or CH 202, and a minimum of two from CH 203,
M Tech (Res)
12 CH 204, and CH 205. CH 206 and CH 207 are
Programme
compulsory. A maximum of 21 credits is permitted.
181
CH 201 (AUG) 3:0
Engineering Mathematics
Linear algebraic equations, linear operators, existence and uniqueness of solutions. Vector and function
spaces, metric and normed spaces. Similarity transformations and canonical forms of matrices,
application to linear ordinary differential equations. Eigenvalue problems, eigenvalues and
eigenvectors/eigenfunctions. Adjoint and self-adjoint operators, Sturm-Liouville theory. Partial differential
equations and their classification, initial and boundary value problems, solution by separation of
variables, similarity solutions. Series solutions of linear ODEs. Elementary perturbation theory.
Prabhu R Nott
References:
• Linear Algebra and its Applications,Gilbert Strang,Thompson (Indian edition).
• Mathematical Methods for Physicists,J. B. Arfken and H. J. Weber (7th edition, Indian reprint, 2017).
• Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering, S. Pushpavanam, Prentice-Hall India (2005).
• Advanced Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers, C. M. Bender and S. A. Orszag, McGraw-Hill/Springer-Verlag
(2nd Indian reprint, 2010).
Pre-requisites:
• A basic course in Engineering or Applied Mathematics, including linear algebra, ordinary and partial differential equations.
• UG students must seek approval of instructor prior to registering for the course.
Bhushan J Toley
References:
• Gupta S.K., Numerical Methods for Engineers, New Age International Publishers, 3rd edition, 2015
• Chapra, S.C. and Canale, R.P., Numerical Methods for Engineers, McGraw Hill, NY, 6th edition, 2010
• Beers, K.J., Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, UK 2010
Kumaran V
References:
• Bird, R.B, Stewart, W.E. and Lightfoot, E.N., Transport Phenomena, Wiley, 1994.
• L. G. Leal, Luminar Flow and Convective Transport Processes, Butterworth Heineman, 1992.
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CH 204 (AUG) 3:0
Thermodynamics
Classical thermodynamics: first and second laws, Legendre transforms, properties of pure substances
and mixtures, equilibrium and stability, phase rule, phase diagrams, and equations of state, calculation
of VLE and LLE, reaction equilibria, introduction to statistical thermodynamics.
Sudeep Punnathanam
References:
• Tester,J. W.,and Modell, M., Thermodynamics and its Applications
Kesava Rao K
Pre-requisites:
• Open only to the Students from the Chemical Engineering Department
Rahul Roy
References:
• Philip Nelson, Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life, W. H. Freeman, 2007
• Edda Klipp, Wolfram Liebermeister, Christoph Wierling, Axel Kowald, Hans Lehrach, Ralf Herwig, Systems Biology, Wiley-Vch,
2009
• Uri Alon, An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits, Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical &
Computational Biology, 2006
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CH 205 (JAN) 3:0
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Overview of Chemical Reaction Engineering, The Attainable Region theory, Analysis of Multiple
Reactions and Design of Ideal Reactors, Non-Ideal Reactor Analysis, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of
Reactions, Concepts in Catalysis, Multiphase Reactor Design, CFD for Reactive
Venugopal S
References:
• Ming, D., Glasser, D., Hildebrandt
Venugopal S
References:
• Montgomery, D.C. and Runger, R.C., Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, 6th ed., Wiley, Singapore (2014)
• Montgomery, D.C., Design and Analysis of Experiments, Wiley, 8th ed., Singapore (2013).
• Current literature
Prabhu R Nott
References:
• Larson, R., The Structure and Rheology of Complex Fluids, Oxford, 1999.
• Bird, R. B., Armstrong, R. C. and Hassager, O., Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids - Vol.1 Fluid Mechanics, Wiley, 1987.
• Rao, K. K. and Nott, P. R., An Introduction to Granular Flow, Cambridge, 2008.
• Russel, W. B., Saville, D. A. and Schowalter, W. R., Colloidal Dispersions,, Cambridge, 2008.
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Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
References:
• Berg,J. C. An Introduction to Interfaces and colloids, The bridge to nanoscience, World Scientific, 2010
• Israelachvili, J., Intermolecular and Surface Forces, Academic, Press, 3rd edition, 2011.
• Hunter, R. J., Foundations of Colloid Science, Vol. I, II Oxford, University Press, 1986.
• Lecture notes (book) given by instructor.
References:
• M. P. Allen and D. J. Tildesley, Computer simulation of Liquids, Oxford University Press, New York, 1987
• D. Frenkel and B. Smit, Understanding Molecular Simulation: From Algorithms to Applications, 2nd Ed., Academic Press, San
Diego, 2002
Venugopal S
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Dept of Mechanical Engineering
M Tech Programme
Duration: 2 years
64 credits
OR
Project: 27 Credits
Electives: 21 credits
The balance of 21 credits required to make up a minimum of 64 credits to complete the M.Tech
Program.
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ME 201 (AUG) 3:0
Fluid Mechanics
Fluid as a continuum, mechanics of viscosity, momentum and energy theorems and their applications,
compressible flows, kinematics, vorticity, Kelvin's and Helmholtz's theorems, Euler's equation and
integration, potential flows, Kutta-Joukowsky theorem, Navier-Stokes equations, boundary layer
concept, introduction to turbulence, pipe flows.
Pre-requisites:
• Kundu,P.K.,and Cohen,I.M.,Fluid Mechanics
Aloke Kumar
References:
• Bird, R.B., Armstrong, R.C., Hassager, O., Dynamics of Polymeric Fluids, John Wiley and Sons
• Joseph, D.D, Fluid Dynamics of Viscoelastic Liquids, Spinger-Verlag, 1990
• Gurtin,M.E., Fried, E., Anand, L.The Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Continua, Cambridge University Press 2011
• R.C.
• Hassager
Pre-requisites:
• Raghavan,V.,Materials Science and Engineers,Prentice Hall,1979. Davidge
References:
• Greenwood,D.T.,Principles of Dynamics,Second Edn.,Prentice Hall
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ME 242 (AUG) 3:0
Solid Mechanics
Analysis of stress, analysis of strain, stress-strain relations, two-dimensional elasticity problems, airy
stress functions in rectangular and polar coordinates, axisymmetric problems, energy methods, St.
Venant torsion, elastic wave propagation, elastic instability and thermal stresses.
Chandrashekhar S Jog
Pre-requisites:
• Fung, Y.C., Foundations of Solid Mechanics, Prentice Hall. Srinath,,L.S., Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Tata McGraw
Hill.,Sokolnikoff, I.S., Mathematical Theory of Elasticity, Prentice Hall.
• Fung Y C
• Srinath. L. S.
• Advanced Mechanics of Solids
• Tata McGraw Hill.
Chandrashekhar S Jog
References:
• Malvern,L.E.,Introduction to the Mechanics of a continuous medium,Prentice Hall,1969. Gurtin
Venkata R Sonti
Pre-requisites:
• Consent of Instructor Junger, M.C., and Feit, D., Sound, Structures and their Interaction, MIT Press,,1986. Fahy, F.J., Sound
and Structural Vibration, Academic Press, 1985. Cremer, L., Heckl, M., and Ungar, E. E.,,Structure-Borne Sound, Springer-
Verlag, 1987.
• Fundamentals of acoustics ME249
• Sound and Structure Interaction by Frank Fahy
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Yogendra Simha K R, Bobji M S
Pre-requisites:
• Halling,J. (ed.),Principles of Tribology,Macmillan,1975. Seireg
Narasimhan R
References:
• Bathe, K.J., Finite Element Procedures, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi 1997.
• Zienkiewicz, O.C., and Taylor, R.L., The Finite Element Method, Vols. I and II, McGraw Hill, 1991.
• Belytshko, T., Liu, W.K., and Moran, B., Nonlinear Finite Elements for Continua and Structures, Wiley, 2000.
• Simo, J.C. and Hughes, T.J.R., Computational Inelasticity, Springer, 1998.
Pre-requisites:
• ME257 or equivalent course.
Co-requisites:
• Student should have working knowledge of Fortran programming
Ananthasuresh G K
Pre-requisites:
• ME 256. Background in finite element analysis is preferred.,. Bendsoe,M.P.,and Sigmund,O.
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Venkata R Sonti, Gaurav Tomar, Koushik Viswanathan
Pre-requisites:
• Kryyzig E,Advanced Engineering Mathematics,C.R. W ylie,Advanced Engineering Mathematics,M.D. Greenberg
Pre-requisites:
• “Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics”,by G. Van Wylen,R. Sonntag and C. Borgnakke
• “Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics”,by Moran and Shapiro
• “Advanced Thermodynamics for Engineers” by Kenneth Wark,Fluid Flow: A First Course in Fluid Mechanics
Raghuraman N Govardhan
References:
• Sabersky,R.H.,and Acosta,A.,Fluid Flow: A First Course in Fluid Mechanics
Narasimham G S V L
References:
• Kreith,F.,and Kreider,J.F.,Principles of Solar Thermal Engineering
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Susmita Dash
Pre-requisites:
• Faculty Coordinator
Aloke Kumar
Pre-requisites:
• Background in fluid mechanics and transport phenomena is encouraged. Knowledge of statistical techniques will be beneficial,
but not required.,Raffel, M., Willert, C., Wereley, S.T., Kompenhans, J, Particle Image Velocimetry, Springer, 2007,Nguyen,
Nam-Trung, Wereley, S.T., Fundamentals and Applications of Microfluidics, Artech House, 2006,Li, Dongqing (Ed), Encyclopedia
of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Springer, 2008
Ashitava Ghosal
References:
• Ghosal, A., Robotics: Fundamental Concepts and Analysis,,Oxford University Press, 2006,Notes and recent research papers.
Venkata R Sonti
References:
• Kinsler, L.E., Frey, A.R., Coppens, A.B., and Sanders,,J.V., Fundamentals of Acoustics,,John W iley, 1982. Williams, E.,
Fourier Acoustics
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ME 251 (JAN) 3:0
Biomechanics
Bone and cartilage, joint contact analysis, structure and composition of biological tissues. Continuum
mechanics, constitutive equations, nonlinear elasticity, rubber elasticity, arterial mechanics. Introduction
to cell mechanics.
Namrata Gundiah
References:
• Humphrey, J.D., Cardiovascular Solid Mechanics,Springer-Verlag, 2002. Fung, Y.C., Biomechanics,,Springer-Verlag, 1990.
Holzapfel, G. A., Nonlinear Solid Mechanics, W iley, 2000.
Venkata R Sonti
Pre-requisites:
• a full course in lumped system vibrations,Werner Soedel ,Vibrations of plates and shells,S.S. Rao Vibrations of continuous
systems
Ananthasuresh G K
References:
• Smith, D.R., Variational Methods in Optimization, Dover Publication, 1998. Haftka, R.T., and Gurdal, Z.,,Elements of Structural
Optimization, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992.,Bendsoe, M.P., and Sigmund, O., Topology Optimization: Theory, Methods
and Applications, Springer, 2003.
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Chandrashekhar S Jog
References:
• Cook, R.D., Malkus, D.S., and Plesha, M.E., Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis,,Third Edn, John Wiley,
1989.,Bathe, K.J., Finite Element Procedures, Prentice Hall of India, 1982.
References:
• Israelachvili,J.N.,Intermolecular and Surface Forces,Elsevier Publishing Company,2003. Meyer
Pre-requisites:
• ME 201 and ME 271 Kays, W.M., and Crawford,,M.E., Convective Heat and Mass Transfer, Tata-McGraw Hill. Bejan,
A.,,Convective Heat Transfer, John W iley.
Ratnesh K Shukla
Pre-requisites:
• ME 201, ME 271 Patankar, S.V., Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation,
1980,Anderson, D.A., Tannehill J.C., and Pletcher, R.H., Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Hemisphere
Publishing Corporation, 1984.,Versteeg, H.K., and Malalasekara, W., An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Longman, 1995.
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dynamics, Rayleigh-Plesset Equation, Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer, Homogeneous and
heterogeneous nucleation, Hydrodynamic stability of stratified fluids, molecular theory of surface tension,
contact line dynamics, dewetting pathways.
References:
• Graham B Wallis, “One dimensional two phase flow”, McGraw Hill, 1969
• R T Knapp, J W Daily, F G Hammit, “Cavitation”, McGraw Hill, 1970
• R Clift, J R Grace and M E Weber, “Bubbles, drops and particles”, Dover, 1978
• P de Gennes, F Brochard-Wyart and D Quéré, “Capillarity and wetting phenomena”, Springer, 2004
• V P Carey, “Liquid-Vapor Phase-Change Phenomena―, Hemisphere Pub. Corp., 1992
Narasimham G S V L
References:
• Stoecker, W.F., and Jones, J.W., Refrigeration and Air conditioning, Second Edn, Tata McGraw Hill, 1982.,Therlkeld, J.L.,
Therm al Environm ent al Engineering, Prentice Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1970.,ASHRAE Handbooks (SI
Editions): Fundam entals (2009), Refrigeration (2010).
Narasimham G S V L
References:
• Jones, W.P., Air Conditioning Engineering, Fifth Edn, Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford, 2001. Croom e, D.J. and Roberts, B.M.,
Airconditioning and Ventilation of Buildings, Second Edn, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1981.,Haines, R.W., and Hittle, D.C., Control
Syst ems for Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Sixth Edn, Springer Science plus Business Media, Inc., NY,
2003,ASHRAE Handbooks (SI Editions): HVAC Applications (2007), Systems and Equipment (2008), Fundamentals (2009).
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(e.g., residual strains, shape tolerances). Processes will be discussed and analysed following a broad
classification and accompanied by in-class or lab demonstrations when possible. At the end of the
course, the students will undertake a case study, where they will pick a product and make decisions,
with relevant analysis, on the manufacturing process for each major sub-component.
Koushik Viswanathan
References:
• J. A. Schey (1987). Introduction to Manufacturing Processes. McGraw-Hill, NY.
• G. Dieter (1976). Mechanical Metallurgy. McGraw-Hill, NY.
• W. F. Hosford and R. M. Caddell (2011). Metal Forming: Mechanics and Metallurgy. Cambridge University Press
• L. Edwards and M. Endean (1990). Manufacturing with Materials. Butterworth-Heinemann, UK.
References:
• Piegl, L., and Tiller, W., The NURBS Book, Springer-Verlag, 1995. Mantyla, M., An Introduction to Solid Modeling, Computer
Science Press, 1988.,Carter, J.S., How Surfaces Intersect in Space – An Introduction to Topology, World Scientific, 1993.,Fom
enko, A.T., and Kunii, T.L., Topological Modeling for Visualization, Springer - Verlag, 1997.
Jaywant H Arakeri
Pre-requisites:
• Consent of Instructor Tennekes H and Lumley J L,,A First Course in Turbulence, MIT 1972,Pope S.B., Turbulent Flows,
Cambridge, 2000
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Department of Materials Engineering
The Department of Materials Engineering is dedicated to the advancement of education and
research in metallurgy and materials engineering. The research interests of the Department
encompass Advanced Materials including nano-and bio-materials, ceramics, polymers,
Structure-property relationship in metallic and non-metallic materials in both crystalline and
amorphous form and advanced composites, in addition to the core areas like Process
Metallurgy, Extractive Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy and Mechanical behavior of materials.
The Department plays a major role in the Advanced Facility for Microscopy and Microanalysis.
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MT 202 (AUG) 3:0
Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Classical and statistical thermodynamics, Interstitial and substitutional solid solutions, solution models,
phase diagrams, stability criteria, critical phenomena, disorder-to-order transformations and ordered
alloys, ternary alloys and phase diagrams, Thermodynamics of point defects, surfaces and interfaces.
Diffusion, fluid flow and heat transfer.
Abinandanan T A
References:
• C.H.P. Lupis: Chemical Thermodynamics of Materials, Elsevier Science, 1982
• P. Shewmon: Diffusion in Solids, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 1989.
• A.W. Adamson and A.P. Gast: Physical Chemistry of Surfaces (Sixth Edition), John Wiley, 1997.
Atul H Chokshi
References:
• M.F. Ashby: Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 3rd edition (2005).
• M.F. Ashby and D. Johnson: Materials and Design (2002).
Satyam Suwas
References:
• M. Hatherly and W. B. Hutchinson, An Introduction to Texture in Metals (Monograph No. 5), The Institute of Metals, London
• V. Randle, and O. Engler, Introduction to Texture Analysis: Macrotexture, Microtexture and Orientation mapping, Gordon and
Breach Science Publishers
• F. J. Humphreys and M. Hatherly, Recrystallization and Related Phenomenon, Pergamon Press
• P. E. J. Flewitt, R. K. Wild, Grain Boundaries
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interaction, dislocation-interface interactions, segregation, etc. Overview of methods for studying defects
including computational techniques
Karthikeyan Subramanian
References:
• W.D. Kingery, H.K. Bowen and D.R. Uhlmann: Introduction to Ceramics, 2nd ed., John Wiley and Sons, 1976
• D. Hull and D. J. Bacon: Introduction to dislocations, 4th ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001.
• D.A. Porter and K.E. Easterling: Phase Transformation in Metals and Alloys, 2nd ed. Chapman and Hall, 1992.
• R.W. Balluffi, S.M. Allen, W.C. Carter: Kinetics of Materials, 1st ed. Wiley-Interscience, 2005.
• J.P. Hirth and J.L. Lothe: Theory of Dislocations, 2nd ed., Krieger, 1982.
Abhik N Choudhury
References:
• A.B. Shiflet and G.W. Shiflet: Introduction to Computational Science: Modeling and Simulation for the Sciences, Princeton
University Press, 2006.
• D.C. Rapaport: The Art of Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1995.
• K. Binder, D. W. Heermann: Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics, Springer, 1997.
• K.G.F Janssens, D. Raabe, E. Kozeschnik, M.A. Miodownik, B. Nestler: Computational Materials Engineering: An Introduction
to Microstructure Evolution, Elsevier Academic press, 2007.
• David V. Hutton, Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis
Abinandanan T A, Natarajan K A
References:
• M.G. Fontana: Corrosion Engineering, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, N.Y., 1978.
• Borenstein: Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Handbook.
Rajeev Ranjan
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References:
• A. R. West: Solid State Chemistry and its Applications, John Wiley
• B. D. Cullity: Elements of x-ray Diffraction
• A. Kelly and G. W. Groves: Crystallography and Crystal Defects, Longman
• M. D. Graef and M. E. Henry: Structures of Materials, Cambridge
• R. J. D. Tilley: Defects in Solids, Wiley 2008
Govind S Gupta
References:
• J. Szekely and N.J. Themelis, Rate Phenomena in Process Metallurgy, Wiley, New York, 1971
• G.H. Geiger and D R Poirier: Transport Phenomena in Metallurgy, Addison-Wesley, 1980.
• D.R. Gaskell: Introduction to Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing, 1991.
• R.B. Bird, W.E. Stewart and E.N. Lightfoot: Transport Phenomena, John Wiley International Edition, 1960
• F.M. White: Fluid Mechanics, McGraw Hill, 1994 Various research papers
Subodh Kumar
References:
• Thomas H. Courtney, Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Waveland Press.
• George E. Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, McGraw-Hill Book Company.
Praveen C Ramamurthy
References:
• T. A. Skotheim and J. R. Reynolds (Editors): Handbook of Conducting Polymers (Third Edition) Conjugated Polymers: Theory,
Synthesis, Properties and Characterization, CRC Press.
• T.A. Skotheim and J. R. Reynolds (Editors): Handbook of Conducting Polymers (Third Edition) Conjugated Polymers:
Processing and Applications Edited by Terje A. Skotheim and John R. Reynolds, CRC Press.
• S-S. Sun and N. S. Sariciftci (Editors): Organic Photovoltaics - Mechanisms, Materials, and Devices, CRC Press
• D.A. Neamen: Semiconductor Physics and Devices Basic Principles, McGraw Hill.
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MT 201 (JAN) 3:0
Phase Transformations
Overview of phase transformations, nucleation and growth theories, coarsening, precipitation, spinodal
decomposition, eutectoid, massive, disorder-to-order, martensitic transformations. crystal interfaces and
microstructure. topics in the theory of phase transformations: linear stability analysis, elastic stress
effects, sharp interface and diffuse interface models of microstructural evolution.
Chandan Srivastava
Pre-requisites:
• Basic courses on crystallography, thermodynamics, phase diagrams and diffusion.,D.A. Porter. and K.E. Easterling: Phase
Transformations in Metal and Alloys, Van Nostrand, 1981.,A.K. Jena, and M. Chaturvedi: Phase Transformations in Materials,
Prentice-Hall, 1993.,A.G. Khachaturyan: Theory of Structural Transformation in Solids, John Wiley, 1983.,R.E. Reed-Hill and R.
Abbaschian: Physical Metallurgy Principles, P.W.S-Kent, 1992.
References:
• Paul G. Shewmon, Diffusion in Solids,A. Paul, T. Laurila, V. Vuorinen, S. Divinski, Thermodynamics, Diffusion and The
Kirkendall effect in Solids,A. Paul, S. Divinski, Handbook of Solid State Diffusion
Subho Dasgupta
References:
• R. E. Hummel, Electronic Properties of Materials,S. O. Kasap, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices,S. M. Sze,
Semiconductor devices: Physics and Technology,D. Jiles, Introduction to the electronic properties of materials
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MT 243 (JAN) 0:2
Laboratory Experiments in Materials Engineering
Experiments in Metallographic techniques, heat treatment, diffraction mineral beneficiation, chemical and
process metallurgy, and mechanical metallurgy.
Rajeev Ranjan
Govind S Gupta
References:
• Govind S Gupta,J.Szekely and N. J. Themelis: Rate Phenomena in Process Metallurgy, Wiley, New York, 1971,B. Carnahan,
H. A. Luther, and J. O. Wikes: Applied Numerical Methods, John Wiley, NY 1969.
References:
• W.A. Backofen: Deformation processing: Addision Wesley.
• R.W. Cahn and P. Haasan (Editors): Processing of Metals and Alloys: Materials Science and Technology series, Wiley VCH
• B.H. Amstead, P.F. Oswald. and M. Begeman: Manufacturing Processes, John Wiley, 1987.
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manufacturing process involving solidification. Modern techniques of welding, the classification of
different weld zones, their origin and the influence on properties and weld design. Physical and computer
modeling of solidification processes and development of expert systems. New developments and their
possible impact on the manufacturing technology in the future with particular reference to the processes
adaptable to the flexible manufacturing system.
Abhik N Choudhury
References:
• Abhik N Choudhury,J. Campbell: Casting, Butterworth - Haneman, London, 1993,M.C. Flemings: Solidification Processing ,
McGraw Hill, 1974.
Vikram Jayaram
References:
• B.R. Lawn: Fracture of Brittle Solids. Cambridge University Press (1993).,T.H. Courtney: Mechanical Behaviour of Materials.
McGraw Hill (1990).,David Broek: Engineering Fracture Mechanics. . Sijthoff and Nordhoff , The Netherlands (1978).,Richard
Hertzberg: Deformation & Fracture of Engineering Materials. John Wiley (1996).
Praveen Kumar
References:
• Materials Science of Thin Films by M. Ohring, Academic Press, 1992.
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Suryasarathi Bose
References:
• D.R. Paul and S. Newman: Polymer Blends, Vol 1&2 , Academic Press, 2000,L.A. Utracki: Polymer Alloys and Blends,
Hanser, 2000,C. Chung: Introduction to Composites, Technomic, Lancaster, PA. 1998.,J. Summerscales and D. Short: Fiber
Reinforced Polymers, Technomic. 1988,T.J. Pinnavia and G.W. Beall (Editors): Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites, Wiley, New York
2000. P.M. Ajayan, L.S. Schadler and P.V. Braun: Nanocomposite Science &Technology, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2003.
Kaushik Chatterjee
References:
• Ratner et al: Biomaterials science: An introduction to materials in medicine,Lecture notes,Literature
Rajeev Ranjan
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materials; Immune response to materials; Corrosion and wear of implanted medical devices; Scaffolds
for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; Concepts in drug delivery;
Kaushik Chatterjee
References:
• Ratner et al: Biomaterials science: An introduction to materials in medicine,Lecture notes,Literature
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Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM), established in 1998, is the design and
manufacturing face of IISc, and is among the most research and technology intensive design
and manufacturing schools in India.
CPDM is among very few schools in India that train students in developing and making
systemically complex, technologically intensive, and socially impactful solutions that are
functional, aesthetic, usable and sustainable. It is among the top design schools in the world
that specialise in training development of hardware products and manufacturing systems.
CPDM pursues excellence in teaching, research and industry interaction in the areas of design
and manufacturing. The two-year professional Masters MDes programme (in Product Design
and Engineering) has been the flagship programme of the Centre for over two decades. From
August 2019, CPDM initiated, along with twelve partnering departments at IISc, an MTech in
Smart Manufacturing.
CPDM has two active research programmes. One is in advanced design and engineering,
spanning Design Theory & Methodology, Product Lifecycle Management, Human Factors in
Design, User Interface Design, Vehicle Design, Technology Integration, Sustainability etc., with
major applications in Automotive, Aerospace and Biomedical sectors. The other is an
interdisciplinary programme in advanced manufacturing, with the following research areas (see
details in the departmental webpage on research programmes): new materials and processes,
digital manufacturing, manufacturing supply chains, sustainable manufacturing, Industry 4.0,
controls, autonomous systems and robotics, and policy and entrepreneurship in manufacturing.
VISION
Pursue excellence in education, research and practice in the areas of design and manufacturing
so as to support development of systemically-complex, technologically-intensive and socially-
impactful solutions that are functional, aesthetic, usable and sustainable.
MISSION
Develop professionals in designing products and manufacturing systems that are functional,
aesthetic, usable and sustainable; Create leaders who can strengthen existing practice and
develop new practice in the areas of design and manufacturing; Develop products and
manufacturing systems that can significantly impact the society; Develop knowledge, including
methods and tools, to inform and empower practice and education of design and manufacturing.
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functional, aesthetic, ergonomic, materials, manufacturing, cost, sustainability and marketing
aspects.
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M Des Programme
Product Design and Engineering
Duration 2 years
Core Courses: 36 credits to be completed from the from the following pool of courses
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M Tech Programme
Smart Manufacturing
Duration 2 years
Hardcore Courses: The following courses to be completed by all students (22 Credits)
Softcore Courses: Min. 12 credits by taking 6 credits from each of the two baskets of
courses to be completed by all students
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MN 201 (AUG) 3:0
Materials and Processes
Engineering materials: crystal structure and bonding, elastic and plastic deformation, strengthening,
fatigue, fracture, creep, wear Design considerations: bending, compression, tension, shapes and
sections, multiple constraints, ecological and sustainability Processes: Broad classification of processes
- casting, forming, cutting and joining – with simple analyses
References:
• Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, 4th edition, M.F. Ashby, Elsevier (2011) Introduction to Manufacturing Processes,
J. A. Schey, McGraw-Hill, NY (1987) CES EduPack software package for materials design and selection (2019)
Pre-requisites:
• Undergraduate-level mathematics, exposure to manufacturing processes, familiarity with CAD and computational tools such as
SolidWorks, Matlab.
Shivakumar N D
References:
• Young, F.M., Visual Studies, Prentice-Hall, USA.,Lidwell, W., Holden, K., and Butler, J., Universal Principles of Design,
Rockport, USA.,Evans, P., and Thomas, M., Exploring the Elements of Design, Thomson, USA.
References:
• Shigley, J.E., Mechanical Engineering Design, McGraw Hill.,White, F.M., Fluid Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill.,Gupta, V.,
Elements and Heat and Mass Transfer, Sage Publishers.
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PD 203 (AUG) 2:1
Creative Engineering Design
Design: definitions, history and modern practice. Design and society, design and the product life cycle.
Methodology for problem solving in engineering design: recognition, definition, analysis, synthesis,
communication and presentation. Hands-on projects.
Amaresh Chakrabarti
References:
• Jones, J.C., Design Methods, John Wiley, 1981.,Cross, N., Engineering Design Methods, John Wiley, 1994.,Pahl, G., and
Beitz, W., Engineering Design, Design Council, 1984.,Brezet and van Hammel, ECODESIGN – A promising approach to
sustainable production and consumption, UNEP Manual
Satish V Kailas
References:
• Dieter, G.E., Engineering Design – A Materials and processing approach, McGraw Hill, 1991.,Ashby, M.F., Materials selection
in Mechanical Design, Pergamon press, 1992.,Patton, W.J., Plastics Technology, Theory, Design and Manufacture, Lenton
Publishing Co.
Shivakumar N D
References:
• Geometry of design: Studies in proportion and composition, ISBN : 1568982496,Foundation of Art & Design
1856693759,Earle, J.E., Engineering Design Graphics, Addison Wesley, ISBN 020111318x
Gurumoorthy B
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References:
• (1) Ulrich, K.T., and Eppinger, S.D., Product Design and Development, 2nd edition, (2) Philip Kotler, Kevin Lane Keller,
Marketing Management, 15th edition, (3) Douglas Smith and Jon Katzenbach, The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-
Performance Organization, 2015 edition.
Anindya Deb
References:
• Bathe, K.J., Finite Element Procedures, Prentice Hall, 1995.,Robert Cook, Finite Element Modeling for Stress Analysis,
1995.,Banerjee, P.K., Boundary Element Methods in Engineering Science, McGraw Hill.
References:
• Sanders and McCormick,Human Factors in Engineering and Design,Seventh Edn,McGraw Hill
Pradipta Biswas
References:
• Shneiderman B "Designing the User Interface - Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction. " Pearson
Education,Buxton B."Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design",Field A. "Discovering
Statistics Using SPSS." SAGE Publications Ltd.
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PD 233 (AUG) 2:1
Design of Biomedical Devices and Systems
Medical Device Classification, Bioethics and Privacy, Biocompatibility and Sterilization
Techniques,Design of Clinical Trials, Design Control & Regulatory Requirements, Introduction to specific
medical technologies: Biopotentials measurement (EMG, EOG, ECG, EEG), Medical Diagnostics (In-
vitro diagnostics), Medical diagnostics (Imaging), Minimally Invasive Devices, Surgical Tools and
Implants, Medical Records and Telemedicine. The course will include guest lectures by healthcare
professionals giving exposure to ummet needs in the healthcare technologies and systems.
Manish Arora
References:
• Paul H king, Richard C. Fries, Arthur T. johnson, Design of Biomedical Devices and Systems. Third edition, ISBN
9781466569133,Peter J. Ogrodnik, Medical Device Design:Innovation from Concept to Market, Academic Press Inc; !
edition(2012), ISBN- 10:0123919428,Stefanos Zenios, Josh Makower, Paul Yock, Todd J. Brinton, uday N. Kumar, Lyn Denend,
Thomas M. Krummel,,Biodesign: the PRocess of Innovating Medical Technologies, Cambridbge University press; 1
edition(2009), ISBN- 10:0521517427
Gurumoorthy B, Ananthasuresh G K
Pre-requisites:
• Undergraduate-level mathematics, familiarity with CAD and computational tools such as SolidWorks, Rhino and Matlab.
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Dibakar Sen, Pradipta Biswas
References:
• • Shneiderman B. "Designing The User Interface - Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction." Pearson Education •
Buxton B., Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design, Morgan Kaufmann • Field A. Discovering
Statistics Using SPSS, SAGE Publications Ltd., 2009. • The Wiley Handbook of Human Computer Interaction Set, John Wiley &
Sons Inc, ISBN: 9781118976135, 1118976134 • Donald A. Normann, “Design of Everyday Things”, 2013, Basic Books. ISBN-10
9780465050659, ISBN-13 978-0465050659. • Sanders, M.M. & McCormick, E.J. (1993) Human Factors in Engineering &
Design 7th ed., McGraw-Hill, NY. ISBN-10 007054901X, ISBN-13 978-0070549012. • 3. Ray E. Eberts, User Interface Design,
1994, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall ISBN 0-13-140328-1 • 4. Jeff Johnson, Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide
to Understanding User Interface Design Rules, ISBN-13: 978-0123750303, ISBN-10: 012375030X
Shivakumar N D
References:
• Papanek, V., Design for the Real World, Thames & Hudson, London.,Ulrich, K.T., and Eppinger, S.D., Product Design and
Development,Tata McGraw Hill, India
Gurumoorthy B
References:
• Zeid, I.,,CAD/CAM,,McGraw Hill
Manish Arora
References:
• Bolton, W Mechatronics, Longman, 2015,Kuo, B.C., D.C.Motors and Control systems, SRL Publishing Co., 1979.,Kuo, B.C.,
Step Motors and Control Systems, SRL Publishing Co., 1979.
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PD 216 (JAN) 2:1
Design of Automotive Systems
Classification of automotive systems, interfacing of marketing, design and manufacturing, converting
customer’s needs into technical targets, vehicle design process milestones with a systems engineering
approach, trade-off studies, manufacturing cost and economic feasibility analysis. Design tools such as
reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, CAD/CAE, Taguchi methods, and FMEA. Styling concepts and
features, ergonomics, packaging and aerodynamics. Review of vehicle attributes (NVH, durability,
vehicle dynamics, crash safety, etc.). Overview of automotive technology (body, power train, suspension
systems, etc.).
Anindya Deb
References:
• Ulrich, K.T., and Eppinger, S.D., Product Design and Development, Second Edn, Irwin McGraw Hill,Gillespie, T.D.,
Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics, SAE Inc..,Schwaller, A.E., Motor Automotive Technology, Third Edn, Delman Publishers
Gurumoorthy B
References:
• Michael McGrath, Product Strategy for High Technology Companies, 2nd Edition
• Paul Trott, Innovation Management and New Product Development, 4th Edition
• Clayton Christensen, The Innovator's Dilemma, 2016 edition
Pre-requisites:
• PD209: New Product Development: Concepts and Tools
References:
• Blessing, L.T.M., Chakrabarti, A., and Wallace, K.M., An Overview of Design Studies in Relation to a Design Research
Methodology.,Frankengerger and Badke-Schaub (Eds), Designers: The Key to Successful Product Development, Springer
Verlag, 1998.,Current Literature including papers from Proceedings of the International Conference in Engineering Design,
Prague, 1995
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Pradipta Biswas
References:
• Shneiderman B. "Designing The User Interface - Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction.",Buxton B., Sketching
User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design, Morgan Kaufmann,Norman K (Ed), Wiley Handbook of Human
Computer Interaction, Wiley 2017
Dibakar Sen
References:
• Sandor, G.N., and Erdman, A.G., Advanced Mechanism Design, Volumes I & II, Prentice Hall of India Limited, New
Delhi.,Hirschhorn, J., Kinematics and Dynamics of Plane Mechanisms, McGraw-Hill, 1962,Mabie, H.E., and Ocvirk, F.W.,
Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery, John Wiley and sons, New York.,Current Literature
References:
• Pahl, G and Beitz, W, Engineering design - A systematic Approach, Springer, 2007,karl T. Ulrich and Steven D.
Eppinger,Product Design and Development. McGraw -Hill 2000,Ehrelspiel. K, and Lindemann U Cost efficient Design,
Springer,,2007,Whitney, DE. Mechanical Assemblies and their Role in Product Development, ISBN 13: 978-0195157826
Dibakar Sen
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Centre for Sustainable Technologies
ST 202 (AUG) 3:0
Energy Systems and Sustainability
Basics of energy resources and systems, renewable energy technologies, climate change and
sustainability, climate change mitigation options and low carbon future, energy technologies, economics,
policies and programmes. Case studies on renewable energy projects
Dasappa S, Balachandra P
References:
• M. M. El-Wakil, Power Plant Technology, McGraw Hill.1984,Aldo Vieira Da Rosa, Fundamentals of Renewable Energy
Processes , Elsevier, 2009.,Boyle, G., Everett, B. and Ramage, J., Energy Systems and Sustainability: Power for a Sustainable
Future, Oxford University,Press, Oxford, UK, 2003. Cassidy, E., and Grossman, P., Introduction to Energy Resources,
Cambridge University Press, 1998,IPCC, Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation - Special Report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Cambridge University Press, New York, 2012, http://srren.ipcc-
wg3.de/report/IPCC_SRREN_Full_Report.pdf
Pre-requisites:
• Current literature.
Ramachandra TV
References:
• Lillesand, T.M., and Kiefer, R.W., Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. Cambell,
J.B., Introduction to Remote Sensing, Taylor and Francis. Jensen, J.R., Introductory Digital Image Processing: A Remote
Sensing Perspective, Prentice Hall, New Jersey. Burrough, P.A., Principles of Geographical Information System for Land
Resource Assessment, Oxford University Press.
Pre-requisites:
• NA
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and multiple linear regressions. Mathematical analysis of experimental data from problems in fluid flow,
heat transfer and combustion.
References:
• Douglas C. Montgomery, Design and Analysis of Experiments (2012), John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
• Box, G. E. P., Hunter, W. G., and Hunter, J. S. (1978), Statistics for Experimenters: An Introduction to Design, Data Analysis,
and Model Building, John Wiley & Sons. Inc. ISBN: 0-471-09315-7.
Ramachandra TV
References:
• Kulkarni, V., and Ramachandra, T.V., Environmental Management, Capital Publishers, New Delhi, 2006,Lo, C.P., and Yeung,
A.K.W., Concepts and Techniques of GIS, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, 2002,. Kanholm, J., EMS Manual, 21
Procedures and Forms, AQA Press, USA, 2000,Holling, C.S., Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management, John
Willey & Sons, New York, 1987,Meadows, D.H., Meadows, D.L., and Randers, J., Beyond the Limits – Global Collapse or
Sustainable Future, Earth Scan Publications Limited, London, 1992.
Punit Singh
References:
• DixonS.L and HallC.A, Fluid Mechanics and Thermo Dynamics of Turbomachinery, 6th Edition,Elsevier,publication 2010,
• Neschleba M, Hydraulic turbines-Their design and equipment , Atria Prage,1957,
• StepanoffA.J,Centrifugal and Axial Flow Pumps,JohnWiley & Sons,Inc.,1957,
• Horlock J.H,Axial Flow Compressors and Axial Flow Turbines,Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics,Butterworths,1958,
• Watson N and JanotaM.S, Turbocharging the Internal Combustion Engine ,The Macmillan Press,1982
• Balje O.E,Turbo Machines-A guide to Design,Selection and Theory,John Willey & Sons 1981
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Centre for Earth Sciences
M Tech Programme in Earth Science
Duration: 2 years: 64 Credits
Hard Core: 24 Credits (All courses are mandatory)
Project: 25 Credits
Electives: 15 Credits of which at least 9 credits must be from among the group electives listed
below.
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ES 201 (AUG) 2:1
Introduction to Earth System Science
Role of topography and geology during interaction of Earth system processes; composition of
Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Biosphere; Earth surface processes and its effect on earth
systems, earth as a dynamic planet; Early atmosphere, evolution of atmosphere through time, evolution
of hydrosphere and general circulation of ocean through time; Long and short term history of cryosphere;
fossilization; Geochemical evidences documenting origin of life; extinction events, biosphere on land and
ocean, Great oxygenation Event (GOE);Paleobiology; Microfossils; Indian climate present day and past;
Global paleoclimatic record; Palaeo-monsoon record and the role of tectonics and green house forcing.
Practical: Project on spatial and temporal evolution of earth system
Prosenjit Ghosh
References:
• Merrits, D., Dewet, A., and Menking, K., Environmental Geology: An Earth System Science Approach, 1998; Freeman, W.H.,
• Jacobson, M.C., Charlson, R.J., Rodhe, H., and Orians, G.H., Earth System Science, Academic Press, 2000; Merrits, D.,
• Dewet, A., and Menking, K., Environmental Geology: An Earth System Science Approach, 1998
Kusala Rajendran
References:
• Fowler, C.M.R., The solid earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics, Cambridge University Press, 2005;
• Turcotte, D., and Schubert, G., Geodynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition, 2001;
• Turcotte, D., and Schubert, G., Geodynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition, 2001.
Sajeev Krishnan
References:
• Vernon R.H., A practical guide to Rock Microstructure, Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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ES 204 (AUG) 3:0
Origin and Evolution of the Earth
Big Bang; origin of elements; early solar system objects; bulk Earth composition; comparison of Earth
and other Solar System objects; core-mantle differentiation; composition of the terrestrial mantle; mantle
melting and geochemical variability of magmas; major, trace element and radiogenic isotope
geochemistry; redox evolution of the mantle; evolution of the atmosphere and biosphere.
Ramananda Chakrabarti
References:
• Charles H. Langmuir and Wally Broecker, How to build a habitable planet, Revised and expanded edition, Princeton University
Press, 2012;
• A. P. Dickin, Radiogenic Isotope Geology, Cambridge University Press, 1995;
• John D. Winter, Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, 2nd edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2010,
Binod Sreenivasan
References:
• Riley, K.F., Hobson, M.P., and Bence, S.J., Mathematical methods for physics and engineering, Cambridge University Press,
2006.
• Panton, R.L., Incompressible flows, John Wiley & Sons, 2006
• Albarede, F., Introduction to geochemical modelling, Cambridge University Press, 1996
• Lecture notes
Attreyee Ghosh
References:
• Schubert, G., Turcotte, D., and Olson, P., Mantle convection in the earth and planets, Cambridge University Press, 2001
• Turcotte, D., and Schubert, G., Geodynamics. Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition, 2001
• Fowler, C.M.R., The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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isotope tracers, to understand the long-term evolution of seawater and climate. The topics covered in the
course will broadly include the: (1) the long-term evolution of seawater chemistry from the perspective of
strontium, magnesium, osmium, and lithium isotopes; (2) changes in magnesium to calcium ratio of
seawater over time; (3) boron isotopes and their application in pH reconstruction; (4) seawater carbonate
chemistry – what controls the pH and alkalinity of seawater; (5) proxies and their application in
paleoceanography.
Sambuddha Misra
References:
• Tracers in the Sea – Broecker and Peng, LDEO Press, 1983
• CO2 in Seawater – Zeebe and Wolf-Gladrow, Elsevier Oceanography Series, 2003
• Isotope Geochemistry – William White, Wiley Blackwell, 2015
References:
•
• C.M.R.
• The solid earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics
• Cambridge University Press
• 2005.
Ramananda Chakrabarti
References:
• Alan P. Dickin,Radiogenic Isotope Geology,Cambridge University Press,1995,Gunter Faure and Teresa M. Mensing
References:
• Grastein,Ogg and Schmitz,The Geologic Time Scale 2012 2-Volume Set,1st Edition,ISBN: 9780444594488
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Division of Interdisciplinary Research
Preface:
The Division of Interdisciplinary Research consists of the Centre for Biosystems Science &
Engineering, Department of Computational and Data Sciences, Centre for Society and Polity,
Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research, Interdisciplinary Centre for Water Research,
Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Centre for Infrastructure, Centre for Sustainable
Transportation and Urban Planning, Department of Management Studies, Robert Bosch Centre
for Cyber Physical Systems and Supercomputer Education and Research Centre. The courses
offered in the different departments of the Division have been reorganized after review and
revision, and have been grouped department wise. These are identified by the following code.
The first two digits of the course number have the departmental code as the prefix. All the Departments/
Centres of the Division provide facilities for research work leading to the degrees of M Tech, M Tech
(Research) and PhD. There are specific requirements for completing a Research Training Programme for
students registered for research at the Institute. For individual requirements, students are advised to
consult the Departmental Curriculum Committee. The M Tech Degree Programmes are offered in Centre
for Nano Science and Engineering, Department of Computational and Data Sciences. Department of
Civil Engg and CiSTUP jointly offer an M Tech Programme in Transportation Engineering. Department of
Management Studies offers a Master of Management. Most of the courses are offered by the faculty
members of the Division, but in certain areas, instruction by specialists in the field and experts from
industries are also arranged.
Prof. G Rangarajan
Chair
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INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM - BioSystems Science and Engg
Educating a new breed of young scientists at the biology-engineering interface is the primary
goal of the Interdisciplinary PhD Programme in BSSE. It is hoped that the students in this
programme are at equal ease with a core area in biology and a core area in engineering.
Soft core (for students from engineering background who have not taken Biology after school)
BE 206 3:0 Biology for Engineers
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BE 203 (AUG) 0:1
Bioengineering Practicum 1
Bioengineering Practicum 1 is a compulsory course for all BSSE PhD Students in their first semester of
their PhD programme. It is not open for students from other departments. The course provides
bioengineering laboratory experience to enable the student do practical work on a particular field of
specialization by working in the laboratories of the thesis advisers. The student is expected to learn the
experimental techniques and practical methods pertaining to the research topic undertaken. The
evaluation will be based on oral presentation to the BSSE faculty. In this course, the students are
expected to work in the laboratory of the adviser(s) and learn the computational and/or experimental
techniques required in their research. Generally, the adviser(s) and the student have a general research
topic in mind and use that to decide the techniques to be learnt. The purpose of this course is to enable
the student to get familiar with the research topic and take the first steps in beginning thesis research.
The students are advised to take the initiative to thoroughly understand all the related material of each
and every technique they are supposed to learn.
References:
• Biology: Concepts and Connections, Third Edition. Campbell, Mitchell and Reece.
• Molecular Biology of the Cell, Fourth Edition. B. Alberts, A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts and P. Walter
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BE 209 (AUG) 1:0
Digital Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of health and disease in populations. Google’s Flu Trends, Flowminder,
Healthmap, Biodiaspora are several examples of digital epidemiology already in play. Engineered
systems that are built from and depend upon, the seamless integration of computational algorithms and
physical components is how National Science Foundation defines the field of cyber physical systems
(CPS). Digital Epidemiology can be viewed as a health care application of CPS. The foundations of CPS
includes a focus on the modeling of dynamic systems with attention to integrating computing,
communication and control in uncertain and heterogeneous environments. Modeling paradigms include
linear and non-linear, stochastic, discrete-event and hybrid models that are analyzed by methods of
optimization, probability theory and dynamic programming. The purpose of this course is to introduce
this emerging discipline of digital epidemiology to students at IISc. This offering of the course will be
limited to a class size of 20 students.
Ananthasuresh G K
References:
• Epidemiology, A Very Short Introduction, Rodolfo Saracci, Oxford University Press
• Statistical models in Epidemiology, D. Clayton and M. Hills, Oxford University Press
Pre-requisites:
• The only prerequisite for this course is a reasonable preparation in computational mathematics
Rachit Agarwal
References:
• Drug Delivery: Engineering Principles for Drug Therapy, W. Mark Saltzman, Oxford University Press, 2001
• Drug Delivery: Fundamentals and Applications, Anya M. Hillery and Kinam Park
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Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan
References:
• David Boal, Mechanics of the Cell, Cambridge University Press (2012)
• Christopher R. Jacobs, Hayden Huang, Ronald Y. Kwon, Introduction to Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology, Garland
Science (2013)
• Ronald Kaunas, Assaf Zamal, Cell and Matix Mechanics, CRC Press (2014)
• Jonathon Howard, Mechanics of Motor Proteins and the Cytoskeleton, Sinauer Associates Inc. (2001)
Pre-requisites:
• Undergraduate level introduction to Biology
• Undergraduate level introduction to Biology
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BE 212 (JAN) 1:0
Research Communication
The course aims to help you sharpen the communication skills required for a researcher.
Karthik Ramaswamy
References:
• JM Williams and GG Colomb (2012) Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace. 4th Edn. Pearson Longman Press.
• SB Heard (2016) The Scientist’s Guide to Writing: How to Write More Easily and Effectively Throughout Your Scientific Career.
1st Edn. Princeton University Press.
• GD Gopen and J Swan (1990) The Science of Scientific Writing. American Scientist. 78:550-558
References:
• Biomaterials Science, B.D. Ratner et. al., 3rd Edition, Academic Press, 2012.
• A Textbook of Biomechanics, S. Pal, Viva Books, New Delhi, India, 2009
• An Introduction to Biomechanics, J. D. Humphrey and S. L. O’Rourke, Springer, 2015
• Viscoelastic Solids, R. S. Lakes, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 1998
• Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, USA, 1984
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INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM - ENERGY
ER 201 (AUG) 3:0
Renewable Energy Technologies
Energy is a critical component in the daily life of mankind. Historically, energy production technologies
have shown a continual diversification depending on technological, social, economical, and even political
impacts. In recent times, environmental and ecological issues have also significantly affected the energy
usage patterns. Hence, renewable energy sources are occupying increasingly important part of the
emerging energy mix. This course gives an introduction to key renewable energy technologies. Case
studies will be discussed to emphasize the applications of renewable energy technologies. At the end of
the course students should be able to identify where, how and why renewable energy technologies can
be applied in practice.
References:
• Semiconductor Physics and Devices Basic Principles Donald A. Neamen, McGraw Hill publications. IEEE transactions,
Photovoltaic specialist conferences etc. Recent Journals and conference publications
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References:
• Borman, G.L. and Ragland, K.W ., Combustion Engineering, McGraw-Hill International Editions, Mechanical engineering
series,
• An Introduction to Combustion, Stephen R. Turns, McGraw Hill, 2011.
• Combustion Engineering, ,Kenneth W . Ragland and Kenneth M. Bryden, Taylor & Francis, 2011.
• Heywood, J.B., Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, McGraw Hill Intl Edn, 1988.
• Guide to Meteorological Measurements and Methods of Observation World Meteorological Organization Publication No. 8,,7th
Edition, W MO, Geneva radiative transfer, the role of radiation in climate.
• Papers from Current literature
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Computational and Data Sciences
M Tech Programme
Duration: 2 years
64 Credits
Course structure:
Hard Core : 14 credits (incl. Research Methods: 1 credit soft skills course)
Soft Core : 10 credits minimum (at least three courses)
Dissertation : 28 credits
Electives :12 credits (Students may credit CDS electives/soft core or other department
courses)
Total: 64 credits
Soft Core Courses (10 credits): Minimum three courses out of six below
Dissertation Project: DS 299 0:28 (0:4 Summer; 0:8 AUG; 0:16 JAN)
The balance of credits to make up the minimum of 64 required for completing the programme
(all at 200 level or higher).
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DS 200 (AUG) 0:1
Research Methods
This course will develop the soft skills required for the CDS students. The modules (each spanning 3
hours) that each student needs to complete include: Seminar attendance, literature review, technical
writing (reading, writing, reviewing), technical presentation, CV/resume preparation, grant writing,
Intellectual property generation (patenting), incubation/start-up opportunities, and academia/industry job
search.
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisor,Basic knowledge of english,Basic comprehension skills
References:
• C. Branden and J. Tooze (eds) Introduction to Protein Structure, Garland, 1991
• Mount, D.W., Bioinformatics: Sequence and Genome Analysis, Cold. Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2001.
• Baxevanis, A.D., and Ouellette, B.F.F. (Eds), Bioinformatics: A practical guide to the analysis of the genes and proteins, Wiley-
Interscience, 1998
Pre-requisites:
• Undergraduate level familiarity in Physics, Chemistry and Maths.
Deepak Subramani
Pre-requisites:
• Basic knowledge of Numerical Methods,Basic knowledge of Linear Algebra,Consent from Advisor
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DS 221 (AUG) 3:1
Introduction to Scalable Systems
1) Architecture: computer organization, single-core optimizations including exploiting cache hierarchy
and vectorization, parallel architectures including multi-core, shared memory, distributed memory and
GPU architectures; 2) Algorithms and Data Structures: algorithmic analysis, overview of trees and
graphs, algorithmic strategies, concurrent data structures; 3) Parallelization Principles: motivation,
challenges, metrics, parallelization steps, data distribution, PRAM model; Parallel Programming Models
and Languages: OpenMP, MPI, CUDA; 4) Big Data Platforms: Spark/MapReduce model, cloud
computing. Lab tutorials and programming assignments for above topics.
Pre-requisites:
• Basics of computer systems,Basic data structures and programming,Basic algorithms,Consent of instructor
References:
• Richard Szeliski, Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications, Springer 2010
• Forsyth, D.A., and Ponce, J., Computer Vision: A Modern Approach, Pearson Education, 2003.
• Current Literature
Pre-requisites:
• Basic knowledge of Image Processing, Probability
Murugesan Venkatapathi
Pre-requisites:
• Basics of matrix algebra,Basic programming,Vectors and vector spaces
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DS 288 (AUG) 3:0
Numerical Methods
Root finding: Functions and polynomials, zeros of a function, roots of a nonlinear equation, bracketing,
bisection, secant, and Newton-Raphson methods. Interpolation, splines, polynomial fits, Chebyshev
approximation. Numerical Integration and Differentiation: Evaluation of integrals, elementary analytical
methods, trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules, Romberg integration, Gaussian quadrature and orthogonal
polynomials, multidimensional integrals, summation of series, Euler-Maclaurin summation formula,
numerical differentiation and estimation of errors. Optimization: Extremization of functions, simple
search, Nelder-Mead simplex method, Powell’s method, gradient-based methods, simulated annealing.
Complex analysis: Complex numbers, functions of a complex variable, analytic functions, conformal
mapping, Cauchy’s theorem. Calculus of residues. Fourier and Laplace Transforms, Discrete Fourier
Transform, z transform, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), multidimensional FFT, basics of numerical
optimization.
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisor,Good knowledge of basic mathematics,Basic programming skill,Basic knowledge of multivariate calculus
and elementary real analysis
Soumyendu Raha
References:
• P.E Kloeden, Platen, E., Numerical Solution of Stochastic Differential Equations . Springer, Berlin. doi : 10.1007/978 - 3
- 662 - 12616 - 5 . ISBN 978 - 3 - 540 - 54062 - 5 ,1992
• Banks, J., Carson, J. S., Nelson, B. L., & Nicol, D. M. (2013). Discrete-event system simulation: Pearson new international
edition. Pearson Higher Ed.
• Asmussen, S., & Glynn, P. W. (2007). Stochastic simulation: algorithms and analysis (Vol. 57). Springer Science & Business
Media.
Pre-requisites:
• Basic course on numerical methods and consent of the instructor.
Sashikumaar Ganesan
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisor,Good knowledge of numerical analysis,Basic programming skill
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DS 323 (AUG) 1:1
Parallel Computing for Finite Element Methods
This course will provide an introduction to parallel finite element data structure and its efficient
implementation in ParMooN (Parallel Mathematics and object oriented Numerics), an open source
parallel finite element package. Further, the implementation of the parallel (MPI/OpenMPI) geometric
multigrid solver will also be taught. Parallel finite element solution of scalar and incompressible Navier-
Stokes equations in two- and three-dimensions using ParMooN (cmg.cds.iisc.ac.in/parmoon/) will also
be a part of this course.
Sashikumaar Ganesan
References:
• Sashikumaar Ganesan, Lutz Tobiska: Finite elements: Theory and Algorithms, Cambridge-IISc Series, Cambridge University
Press, 2017.
• An Introduction to Parallel Programming. Peter S Pacheco. Publisher: Morgan Kauffman. ISBN: 978-93-80931-75-3. 2011.
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisor,Good knowledge of finite element methods,C/C++.
Lakshmi Jagarlamudi
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisor,Basic course on operating systems,Basic programming skill
Yogesh L Simmhan
Pre-requisites:
• Data Structures and Algorithms,Strong programming experience preferably in Java,Courses like DS 221; DS 252; DS 222; or
E0 251
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DS 260 (JAN) 3:0
Medical Imaging
X-ray Physics, interaction of radiation with matter, X-ray production, X-ray tubes, dose, exposure,
screen-film radiography, digital radiography, X-ray mammography, X-ray Computed Tomography (CT).
Basic principles of CT, single and multi-slice CT. Tomographic image reconstruction, filtering, image
quality, contrast resolution, CT artifacts. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): brief history, MRI major
components. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: basics, localization of MR signal, gradient selection,
encoding of MR signal, T1 and T2 relaxation, k-space filling, MR artifacts. Ultrasound basics, interaction
of ultrasound with matter, generation and detection of ultrasound, resolution. Doppler ultrasound, nuclear
medicine (PET/SPECT), multi-modal imaging, PET/CT, SPECT/CT, oncological imaging, medical image
processing and analysis, image fusion, contouring, segmentation, and registration.
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisor,Basic knowledge of system theory,Good knowledge of basic mathematics
References:
• Current Literature
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisor,Basic knowledge of Computer Vision and Machine Learning,Proficiency in Python,C/C++
Aditya Konduri
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisors,Basic course on numerical methods,Good knowledge of basic mathematics
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DS 294 (JAN) 3:0
Data Analysis and Visualization
Data pre-processing, data representation, data reconstruction, machine learning for data processing,
convolutional neural networks, visualization pipeline, isosurfaces, volume rendering, vector field
visualization, applications to biological and medical data, OpenGL, visualization toolkit, linear models,
principal components, clustering, multidimensional scaling, information visualization.
Anirban Chakraborty
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisors,Basic knowledge of numerical methods,Good knowledge of basic mathematics
Sathish S Vadhiyar
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisor,DS 221 Introduction to scalable systems,A graduate level course on algorithms,Fundamentals of
MPI,OpenMP and GPU architectures
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Soumyendu Raha
References:
• Edward Ott, Chaos in Dynamical Systems, Camridge press, 2nd Edition, 2002.(or one of the many excellent books on
dynamical systems)
• Van Leeuwen, Peter Jan, Cheng, Yuan, Reich, Sebastian, Nonlinear Data Assimilation, Springer Verlag, July 2015.
• Sebastian Reich, Colin Cotter, Probabilistic Forecasting and Bayesian Data Assimilation, Cambridge University Press, August
2015.
• Law, Kody, and Stuart, Andrew, and Zygalakis, Konstantinos, Data Assimilation, A Mathematical Introduction, Springer Texts in
Applied Mathematics, September 2015.
• Särkkä, Simo. Bayesian filtering and smoothing. Cambridge University Press, 2013
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisor,Good knowledge of basic mathematics,Basics of data science
Nandy S K
Pre-requisites:
• Consent from Advisor,Basic knowledge of digital electronics,computer organization and design,Basic knowledge of computer
architecture,data structures and algorithms
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Centre for Nanoscience and Engineering
M Tech Degree Programme
Centre for Nano science and Engineering
Duration: 2 years
Departmental Core 28 credits
Project
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NE 201 (AUG) 2:1
Micro and Nano Characterization Methods
This course provides training in the use of various device and material characterization techniques.
Optical characterization: optical microscopy, thin film measurement, ellipsometry, and Raman
spectroscopy; Electrical characterization: Noise in electrical measurements, Resistivity with 2- probe, 4-
probe and van der Pauw technique, Hall mobility, DC I-V and High frequency C-V characterization;
Mechanical characterization: Laser Doppler vibrometry, Scanning acoustic microscopy, Optical
profilometry, and Micro UTM; Material characterization: Scanning electron microscopy, Atomic force
microscopy, XRD, and Focused ion beam machining.
Pre-requisites:
• Lecture notes hands-on training manuals,Hands-on training manuals,Handouts on detailed process flows and device
characterization schedule
Co-requisites:
• NE203
References:
• Stephen A. Campbell, The Science and Engineering of Microelectronic Fabrication
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• Sorab K. Gandhi, VLSI Fabrication Principles: Silicon and Gallium Arsenide
• Richard C. Jaeger, Introduction To Microelectronic Fabrication
Digbijoy N Nath
References:
• Streetman and Banerjee,Solid State Electronic Devices,Prentice-Hall,-,-
Pre-requisites:
• Bahaa Saleh and Malvin Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, Wiley and Son (1991) Hecht E, Optics. Addison Wesley, 2001,-,-,-
,-
References:
• Stephen Elliott, Physics and Chemistry of Solids John Wiley, 1998,S. M Lindsay, Introduction to Nanoscience, Oxford (2010)
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NE 222 (AUG) 3:0
MEMS: Modeling, Design, and Implementation
This course discusses all aspects of MEMS technology – from modeling, design, fabrication, process
integration, and final implementation. Modeling and design will cover blockset models of MEMS
transducers, generally implemented in SIMULINK or MATLAB. Detailed multiphysics modeling may
require COMSOL simulations. The course also covers MEMS specific micromachining concepts such
asbulk micromachining, surface micromachining and related technologies, micromachining for high
aspect ratio microstructures,glass and polymer micromachining, and wafer bonding technologies.
Specific case studies covered include Pressure Sensors, Microphone, Accelerometers, Comb-drives for
electrostatic actuation and sensing, and RF MEMS. Integration of micromachined mechanical devices
with microelectronics circuits for complete implementation is also dicussed.
References:
• G.K.Ananthasuresh,K.J.Vinoy,S. Gopalakrishnan,K.N.Bhat and V.K.Aatre. “Micro and Smart Systems- Technology and
Modelling” John Wiley & Sons,Inc (2012)
Prosenjit Sen
References:
• Brian J. Kirby, Micro- and Nanoscale Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press,P.-G. de Gennes, F. Brochard-Wyart, and
D. Quere, Capillarity and Wetting Phenomena, Springer,R. F. Probstein, Physicochemical Hydrodynamics, Wiley Inter-Science,-,-
Srinivasan Raghavan
References:
• Ivan V. Markov, Crystal growth for Beginners, Fundamentals of Nucleation, Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, World Scientific,
1998.(548.5,N96),
• L.B.Freund, S.Suresh, Thin Film Materials – Stress, Defect Formation and Surface Evolution, Cambridge University Press,
2003. (621.38152 PO36)
• Milton Ohring, Material Science of Thin Films, Academic Press,-,-
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NE 250 (AUG) 1:0
Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Societal Impact
This course is intended to give an exposure to issues involved in translating the technologies from lab to
the field. Various steps and issues involved in productization and business development will be clarified,
drawing from experiences of successful entrepreneurs in high technology areas. The intricate
relationship between technology, society and ethics will also be addressed with illustrations from people
involved in working with the grass root levels of the society.
Navakanta Bhat
Pre-requisites:
• Lecture notes
Pre-requisites:
• Robert W. Boyd, Nonlinear Optics, Elsevier (2003),Govind P. Agrawal, Nonlinear Fiber Optics, Elsevier (2007),Andrew M
Weiner, Ultrafast Optics, Wiley (2008),Miscellaneous Research Articles and Reviews.,-
Shivashankar S A
References:
• The Elements of Style William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White 4th Edition Long man,Academic Writing Stephen Bailey 2nd Edition
Routledge,The Elements of Technical Writing Gary Blake and Robert W Bly - Longman
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Pre-requisites:
• Lecture notes and hands-on training manuals,-,-
Pre-requisites:
• Handouts on detailed process flows and device characterization schedule,-,-
References:
• John A. Palesko and David H. Bernstein, Modeling MEMS and NEMS, Chapman and Hall/CRC,-,-
Prosenjit Sen
References:
• Tai-Ran Hsu, MEMS PACKAGING, INSPEC, The Institution of Electrical Engineers, London,UK,2004,Tai-Ran Hsu, MEMS &
MICRO SYSTEMS Design and Manufacture, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi,2002,John H Lau, Cheng Kuo Lee, C.S.
Premchandran, Yu Aibin, Advanced MEMS Packaging, McGraw-Hill, 2010
NE 299 (JAN) 0:27
Dissertation Project
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NE 310 (JAN) 3:0
Photonics technology: Materials and Devices
Optics fundamentals; ray optics, electromagnetic optics and guided wave optics, Light-matter interaction,
optical materials; phases, bands and bonds, waveguides, wavelength selective filters, electrons and
photons in semiconductors, photons in dielectric, Light-emitting diodes, optical amplifiers and Lasers,
non-linear optics, Modulators, Film growth and deposition, defects and strain, III-V semiconductor device
technology and processing, silicon photonics technology, photonic integrated circuit in
telecommunication and sensors.
References:
• Saleh, B. E. A., and M. C. Teich. Fundamentals of Photonics. New York, NY: Wiley, 1991.,T. Tamir, Topics in Applied Physics
Volume 7: Integrated Optics, Springer-Verlag Berlin.,Haus, H. A. Waves and Fields in Optoelectronics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice-Hall.,Research articles,,Handouts and Lecture
Supradeepa V R
References:
• Anthony E. Siegman, Lasers, University Science Books (1986),OrazioSvelto, Principles of Lasers, Springer
(2010),Miscellaneous Research Articles and Reviews.
References:
• Solar Cells, Operating principles, Technology and System Applications, Martin A. Green, Prentice Hall.
• Semiconductor Physics: An Introduction, Karlheinz Seeger, Springer
Manoj Varma
Pre-requisites:
• Lecture notes and selected publications from recent literature. Familiarity with solution of ODEs and PDEs, knowledge of
Matlab, Mathematica or an equivalent programming language, elementary probability theory,-,-
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Department of Management Studies
Master of Management (M.Mgt) Program
Duration: 2 years
Stream Core: 12 Credits (to be chosen from either one of the two streams)
Electives: 12 credits
Summer Internship: No credits. Every student is required to spend a minimum of eight weeks
in an identified industrial enterprise or public sector organization during the summer period after
the first two semesters. Alternatively students have the option to get exposure to business
incubators, venture capital firms and successful start-ups.
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MG 201 (AUG) 3:0
Managerial Economics
Introduction to managerial economics, demand theory and analysis, production theory, cost theory,
market structure and product pricing, Pricing of goods and services, pricing and employment of inputs.
Micro and macro economics, national income accounting, GDP measurement, inflation and price level,
aggregate demand and supply, fiscal and monetary policy.
Balasubrahmanya M H
References:
• Allen,Bruce et al: Managerial Economics: Theory,Applications,and Cases,WW Norton
Balasubrahmanya M H
References:
• Ministry of Finance: Economic Survey,Government of India,Recent Issues.,Froyen,Macroeconomics: Theories and Policies
Anjula Gurtoo
References:
• Luthans,F,Organizational Behaviour,McGraw-Hill,1988. Weiten
Mukhopadhyay C
References:
• Douglas C. Montgomery & George C. Runger,Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers,Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.,Fifth
Edition,2014
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MG 225 (AUG) 3:0
Decision Models
Analytical hierarchy process: structuring of a problem into a hierarchy consisting of a goal and
subordinate features of the problem, and pairwise comparisons between elements at each level. Goal
programming: Pareto optimality, soft constraints, identifying the efficient frontier, duality and sensitivity
analysis. Data envelopment analysis: relative efficiency measurements, DEA model and analysis,
graphical representation, and dual DEA model. Agent based modeling: complex adaptive systems,
emergent structures and dynamic behaviors. Discrete event simulation: random number generators and
generating random variates. Selecting input probability distributions and output data analysis. Neural
networks: neuron model and network architecture, perceptron learning rule, and back propagation.
Support vector machines: Learning methodology, linear learning machines, kernel-induced feature
spaces.
Parthasarathy Ramachandran
Pre-requisites:
• Saaty, T. L., The Analytic Hierarchy Process, McGraw-Hill, 1990.,Rardin, R. L., Optimization in Operations Research, Pearson,
2005.,Law, A. M. and Kelton, D. W., Simulation Modeling and Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 1991.,Mitchell, T., Machine learning,
McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Yadnyvalkya
References:
• Harold Koontz and Heinz Weihrich,Essentials of Management – An International Perspective,Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt.
Ltd.,New Delhi,8th Edition
Parthasarathy Ramachandran
Pre-requisites:
• Phillip Kotler,Marketing Management - Analysis,Planning and Control,13th Edition,Prentice-Hall of India
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governance, board of directors. Role and functions of top management. Environmental scanning;
industry analysis; internal scanning; organizational analysis. Strategy formulation: situation analysis and
business strategy, corporate strategy, functional strategy, strategy implementation and control, strategic
alternatives. Diversification, mergers and acquisition
Parthasarathy Ramachandran
References:
• R. Srinivasan, Strategic Management – The Indian Context, Prentice-Hall of India, 5th Edition, 2014.,R. Srinivasan, Case
Studies in Marketing – The Indian Context, Prentice-Hall of India, 6th Edition, 2014.
Parthasarathy Ramachandran
References:
• McDonald, Emma K, Wilson, Hugh N, and Konus, Umut: Better Customer Insight, HBR September 2012.,Shen, Diane:
Developing and Administering Kano Questionnaires on Kano’s Methods for Understanding Customer-defined Quality, Center for
Quality of Management Journal, Fall 1993.,Shiba, Shoji and Walden, David (2006): Breakthrough Management, CII.,Shiba, Shoji
and Walden, David (2012): Four Practical Revolutions in Management, Productivity Press.
Pre-requisites:
• MG 241 Marketing Management
Mathirajan M
References:
• Stevenson,William,J.,Production/Operations Management. 6th Edition. Irwin/McGraw-Hill.,Krishnaswamy
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MG 265 (AUG) 3:0
Data Mining
Introduction to data mining. Data mining process. Association rule mining: Apriori and FP tree.
Classification: ID3, C4.5, Bayes classifier. Clustering: K-means, Gaussian mixture model. Bayesian
belief networks. Principal component analysis. Outlier detection.
Parthasarathy Ramachandran
References:
• Jiawei Han and Micheline Kamber, Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques, Morgan Kaufman Publishers 2001.,Richard J.
Roiger and Michael W Geatz, Data Mining: A Tutorial-Based Primer, Addison-Wesley 2003,Mehmed Kantardzic, Data Mining:
Concepts, Models, Methods and Algorithms, Wiley, 2003
Akhilesh K B
References:
• Thahaman,H.J.,Management of Technology,New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons,2005.
Yadnyvalkya
References:
• I.S. Krishtofova and T.S. Gamzkova,Russian Language For All.,L. Muravyova,Verbs of Motion in Russian,Russian Language
Publishers
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Akhilesh K B
References:
• DeCenzo and Robbins,Personnel and Human Resource Management,Prentice Hall,1988.,Werther and Davis
Mukhopadhyay C
References:
• Michael H. Kutner,Christopher J. Nachtsheim,John Neter & William Li,Applied Linear Statistical Models,McGraw-Hill
International Edition
Mathirajan M
References:
• Anderson,Sweeny,and Williams,An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making,11th
Edition
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Joint products, by-products. Process costing. Standard costing, budgeting – flexible budget, master
budget, zero based budgeting. Overview of Financial Management, time value of money, fund and cash
flow statement, risk and return. Working capital management: estimating working capital, financing
working capital, receivables management, inventory management, cash management, money markets in
India. Capital Budgeting: appraising long term investment projects, make vs. buy investment decisions,
estimating relevant cash flow. Capital Structure: Estimation of cost of debt, cost of equity, overall cost of
capital, CAPM. Capital structure planning: Capital structure policy and target debt equity structure, EBIT-
EPS analysis. Leasing. Introduction to valuation of firm. Introduction to derivatives.
Shashi Jain
Pre-requisites:
• Anthony and Reece, Accounting Principles, AITBS, Sixth Edition, 1998,S.K. Bhattacharyya and John Dearden, Accounting for
Management, Vikas Publishing House, Third Revised Edition, 1998.,Horngren, Foster and Dattar, Cost Accounting, PHI
Publication, Tenth Edition.,Brearly R. and Myers S, Principles of Corporate Finance, McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, Fifth
Edition.,Prasanna Chandra, Financial Management: Theory and Practice, Tata McGraw-Hill, Fifth Edition.
Parthasarathy Ramachandran
References:
• Trott, P., Innovation Management and New Product Development, Financial Times, Pitman Publishing, GB, 1998.,Petrusson,
U., Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship, Creating Wealth in an Intellectual Value Chain, CIP Working Paper Series, Centre
for Intellectual Property Studies, Gotenburg, Sweden, 2004.,Rivette, K.G. & Kline, D., Rembrandts in the Attic, Unlocking the
Hidden Value of Patents, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 2000.
Anjula Gurtoo
References:
• Weimer,D.L.,and Vining A.R.,Policy Analysis: concepts and practice,Prentice Hall
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MG 281 (JAN) 3:0
Management of Technology for Sustainability
Concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. Components of sustainability (social, economic,
environmental). Linkages between technology and sustainability. Sustainability proofing of technology
life cycle. Frameworks for measuring sustainability. Indicators of sustainability. Interactions between
energy and technology and their implications for environment and sustainable development.
Technological innovations for sustainability. Sustainable innovations – drivers and barriers. Policy and
institutional innovations for sustainability transition.
Balachandra P
References:
• Dorf,Richard C.,Technology,humans,and society: toward a sustainable world
Parthasarathy Ramachandran
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INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM - CYBER PHYSICAL SYSTEM
The Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems (RBCCPS) @ IISc is a research and
academic centre, under the Division of Interdisciplinary Research. The centre focuses on
foundational and applied research to solve cutting edge problems in Robotics involving
advanced machine learning techniques, Connected Autonomous Systems like drones and 5G-
enabled autonomous vehicles, and Socio-Technical Systems like urban transportation systems
and Smart Cities. The Centre faculty are drawn from various existing departments. The Centre
runs an interdisciplinary PhD program in Cyber-Physical Systems and offers various short and
semester long courses.
Chiranjib Bhattacharyya
References:
• PROBABILISTIC ROBOTICS, Sebastian Thrun, Wolfram Burgard, D. Fox, MIT Press, 2005.
• COMPUTER VISION: ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS, Richard Szeliski, Springer, 2010.
• MULTIPLE VIEW GEOMETRY IN COMPUTER VISION, Richard Hartley and Andrew Zisserman, Cambridge Press, 2003.
Prerequisites :
• (E2 202) or Probability and Statistics (E0 232) or its equivalent
• Linear Algebra and Applications (E0 219) or its equivalent
Co-Requisites :
• Basic knowledge of optimization methods, algorithm design, programming and machine learning will be assumed.
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