Flow instability and transition to turbulence, Boundary layer flows, Stratified flows, Experimental fluid mechanics, Convective Heat transfer

Two-phase fluid flow ( Primarily Boiling Instabilites and Internal Cavitating flows) Radiation in participating solid media Thermal analysis in spacecraft components Electronic cooling

Research Work / Area Aerospace Propulsion: Rocket Propulsion: thrust augmentation, throttling Air-breathing Propulsion: Swirl combustion, Supersonic Combustion (Mixing, fuel injection dynamics, thermometry) Clean Combustion Burner development for natural

LiDAR Point Cloud Processing : Development of Algorithms and techniques, 3D processing/visualization/VR Primary Application areas: Urban., agriculture, forest, disaster management, cultural heritage mapping, archaeological studies, industrial application

Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired composites, Buckling of shells, Composite micromechanics

Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) Stochastic PDEs Optimal Control Theory Inverse Problems Fluid Dynamics

Semiconductor Optoelectronics and Photonics, Optical sensors, Semiconductor nano-structures, Optical beam steering, Free space optical communication, Optical interconnects and integrated circuits, Photovoltaics, Plasmonics.

Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing for Space /Aerospace/ Precision Engineering Applications Manufacturing Design and Processes for Microgravity Experiments (Small Spacecrafts and Payloads) 3D printing / Prototyping for Bio-Medical Instrumentaion Mac

I am interested in Machine Learning algorithm development and its application to real-world problems. My current interests include Brain-Computer Interfaces, Deep Learning, and Kernel Methods.

Combustion: Jet Flame Dynamics, Flame Spread Studies, Clean Combustion, Microgravity Combustion.

Numerical modeling of the atmosphere, data assimilation, mesoscale modeling, land-atmosphere interaction.

Holography, Optical coherence, Non-linear photorefractive optics, Optical testing, Interferometry, Electromagnetic theory, Adaptive optics (optical imaging through turbulance medium).

Nanomaterials and nanocomposites Polymer blends and composites Synthesis of polymers from natural resources Green materials and bio-composites Ageing and degradation Biosensors Emi shielding Materials

Functional Analysis Mathematical Control Theory Soft Computing and Machine Learning Industrial Mathematics - Modelling and Simulation Orbital Mechanics