Dr. Dhanya R

Email ID: dhanyabhi@tistcochin.edu.in
Date of Joining: 10.07.2017
Nature of Association: Regular

Qualification:

• PhD: Radar Signal Processing
• ME: Communication Systems

Experience:

• Teaching Experience – 17 Years

Recognitions & Achievements:

• Ph. D awarded for the thesis titled “Adaptive Signal Processing for Enhanced Separation of Clear Air and Rain Echoes with Improved Power Efficiency in 205 MHz                                                   ST Radar Framework” on August 06,2026 from Cochin University of Science and Technology.
• Indian Patent (Patent no: 571894) granted for the Invention “System  and method for distinguishing Atmospheric Echoes within a  Radar Spectrum”- Collaborative Research Patent with ACARR, CUSAT .
• Indian Patent (Design)  granted for AI based Robot for Vehicle Manufacturing
• Topper 5%) Elite Silver  for the 12-week  AICTE NPTEL MOOC Course on Sensors and Actuators by IISC Bangalore
• CO- PI for the NSIL project, “Integration of MEMS Accelerometer and GNSS for Landslide Prediction” ,funded by ACARR CUSAT
• CO- PI for the NSIL project “Real Time Soil Moisture monitoring System” ,funded by ACARR CUSAT.
• Reviewer in the IEEE sponsored International Conference on AI Driven Solutions for Sustainable Smart Cities (ADSSSC 2026)
• Reviewer in 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical, Robotics, Computing and Biomedical Engineering (ICIMRBE’ 26)
• Instrumental in signing the First Social Outreach MOU with Bhavans Vidya Mandir for Outreach Activities
• Instrumental in arranging C2S Internship at DOE CUSAT and Antenna Internship at ACARR, CUSAT .
• Co-Chaired a Session on National Conference on Information Communication & Intelligent Systems   (NCICIS 2023)
• Best Paper Nomination for the Paper titled “Estimation of Hydrometeor Fall velocity from ST Radar and its validation with MRR” for the IEEE Microwave and Antenna Propagation Conference (MAPCON 2022)
• South African patent granted in respect of an invention ‘Portable Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Device’ described and claimed in complete specification under the number 2022/01062 on March 2022.
• Indian Patent granted   for the invention” A System to Clean Waste from Tunnels”, Application No:202241013134 on Sept 2022.
• Judge for the Chalo India Startup Drive Organized by Avodha in association withToc H Institute of Science and Technology.
• Resource Person for “Kindle your Research Interest” organized by ECSA and SOE, CUSAT
• KSCSTE funding for   Student project Covid Tracer- An Approach to CZ Mapping
• Principal Investigator for the Project PIPE BOT, funding of 1 lakh by Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), Centre for Rural Development & Technology.
• Principal Investigator for the project Auto Bee Pollinator, funding of   17000/- by APJ KTU – Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD).
• First Position for the 3 MT thesis competitions at the International Symbosium on Antenna & Propagation  APSYM 2018
• Life Time Member, ISTE.

Research Publications-Conference /Journal details:

• Design and Testing of Circular Patch Antenna at 2.45GHz for Wireless Power Transfer Applications with DGS,” 2025 2nd International Conference on Trends in Engineering Systems and Technologies (ICTEST), Ernakulam, India, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICTEST64710.2025.11042803.
• AI-Enhanced 2.45 GHz Microstrip Patch Sensor for Milk Adulteration Detection,” 2025 2nd International Conference on Trends in Engineering Systems and Technologies (ICTEST), Ernakulam, India, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICTEST64710.2025.11042710.
• “Aspect sensitivity measurement of backscattering radar echoes from 205 MHz Stratosphere–Troposphere radar at a tropical coastal station,” Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., vol. 265, p. 106367, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2024.106367.
• “System for Offshore Communication and Tracking (OCTS),” 2023 World Conference on Communication & Computing (WCONF), RAIPUR, India, 2023, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/WCONF58270.2023.10234972.
• A Novel System for Offshore Communication and Tracking (OCTS), Proceedings of National Conference on Information Communication & Intelligent Systems (NCICIS 2023) , ISBN 978-81-963849-3-7.
• Estimation of Hydrometeor Fall Velocity from ST Radar Spectrum using Bi-Gaussian Fitting and its Validation with Micro Rain Radar, 2022 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Bangalore, India, 2022, pp. 1709-1713, doi: 10.1109/MAPCON56011.2022.10047029.
• Performance Comparison of Adaptive Algorithms in Identifying Clear Air and Rain Echoes in the 205 MHz-ST Radar Framework, 2021 8th International Conference on Smart Computing and Communications (ICSCC), IEEE  DOI: 10.1109/ICSCC51209.2021.9528145, Sept 2021.
• A Novel Hybrid Approach for the Identification of Clear Air and Rain Echoes in the 205 MHz ST Radar Spectrum, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 19,  1-5, 2022, Art no. 4022105, doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2022.3149149.
• Gesture Imparting Smart Glove, Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Recent Trends in Engineering (IC @MACE 2020).
• Optical Flow Sensor Stabilized Quad copter for Artificial Pollination, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research ISSN 0973-4562 Volume 15, Number 1, 2020 (Special Issue)© Research India Publications.

Professional Training/short term training courses:

• One-week FDP ” Electronics 4.0: Integrating AI with Electronics – Research Perspectives & Applications”
• NPTEL- AICTE FDP on Sensors and Actuators
• ATAL FDP on New Trends in Semiconductor Technology
• FDP on Next Generation Engineering : Exploring Intelligent and Autonomous Technologies
• FDP on Computational Techniques and AI Applications in Signal Processing and Imaging
• FDP on Smart Sensor Systems: IoT-Based Sensor Design, Development and Applications in Electrical Engineering
• Principles and Applications of Doppler Weather Radars in Weather Forecasting and Research by South Asian Meteorological Association (SAMA) and ACARR, CUSAT
• FDP ON Next Gen- Wireless Systems and Antenna Design: HFSS Modelling, Fabrication and Testing for RF and Microwave Excellence
• FDP on Recent Trends in Bio Medical Applications using AI organized by Department of Biomedical Engineering, in association with Centre for Faculty Development
• AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Faculty Development Program on Product Development – Ideation to Launch
• Industry Led 5 Day FDP on 5G Wireless Communication & beyond, NIT Warangal
• Presented Paper titled “Estimation of Hydrometeor Fall Velocity from ST Radar Spectrum using Bi-Gaussian Fitting and its Validation with Micro Rain Radar,” at the 2022 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Bangalore, India.
• Faculty Development Programme on “Distributed Computing”
• 8 days FDP on  AI  &  ML  in Signal Processing &  Communications
• STTP on Trends and Technologies in Antenna Design and its research scopes,AICTE
• STTP on Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Control-Phase I,AICTE
• STTP on Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Control-Phase II,AICTE
• 3 days FDP on Recent developments  in Machine Learning & Data Science(KTU )
• 3 days FDP on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence(KTU)
• STTP on Automation using PLC and SCADA,KTU
• Coursera on Introduction to Machine Learning(4 weeks)- Duke University, Michigan
• STTP on Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education byAICTE
• Five days Workshop on Machine Learning with Python organized by AAKAAR IIT Bombay
• FDP on Wireless Technologies for Embedded Systems
• FDP Emerging Trends in Embedded Systems(KTU Sponsored)
• Faculty Development Programme on Embedded System & Applications using LPC Microcontrollers.
• User Scientist Workshop on ST RADAR
• International Symposium  on Antennas & Propagation(APSYM 2018)

Academic Positions handled & Extension activities:

• Social Outreach Program Coordinator
• Department Admission Coordinator since 2019
• NBA Criteria 5 Coordinator
• Department Website Coordinator
• Department I-Stem Coordinator
• MATLAB Skill development Coordinator
• Editorial Board- TIST SCAN .ESCAN and RSCAN
• ISTE Coordinator (Department of ECE)