Underwater Transducer Evaluation Facility( UTEF)
UTEF is one of the unique and remarkable facilities in the department, intended for evaluating underwater transducers as well as many underwater systems. The facility is often used by various institutions for development and testing of underwater systems other than in house development. The UTEF consists of Water Tank for conducting experiments and Trial runs for the designed Buoys, Underwater communication facility and Underwater imaging systems.
Having felt the importance of research activities in the area of Ocean Systems and Technologies, CUSAT had established a Centre for Ocean Electronics (CUCENTOL) in the Department of Electronics as a joint venture of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and University Grants Commission on 18 December 1991. To mark the formal opening of CUCENTOL, a symposium on Ocean Electronics (SYMPOL-91) was organized from 18-20 December 1991.
Research Personells
Ongoing Projects
The 21st century is an extraordinary era, which requires concerted and coordinated efforts for harnessing the potential and resources available in Universities and institutions of repute for developing systems and products matched in quality, for the good governance of the ocean, as well as for the exploration and exploitation of the ocean resources for the socio-economic benefits of our Nation, taking into account the global developments in this highly specialised area of technology. The department intends to further strengthen the research in the strategic area of the Underwater sector, which the Government of India is keenly exploring through the Deep Ocean mission.
In Situ Intelligent Passive Acoustic Sensor Network For Monitoring Marine Habitats
Machine Learning Models for Underwater Image Enhancement and Content Analysis
Development of Bio-mimetic Approaches for Sonar Systems.
Project Associates
With MSc. in Electronics from College of Applied Science, Thodupuzha, he has submitted his PhD. thesis and is presently working as Research Fellow in NRB Machine Learning Project. His main areas of research are Applied Underwater Acoustics, Deep Learning, Parallel Computing and Target Recognition.
With M.Tech. in Electronics from Department of Electronics, CUSAT, he has submitted his PhD. thesis and is currently working as Research Associate in NRB Machine Learning Project. His research interests include Underwater Acoustics & Signal Processing, Target Classification and Representation Learning.
With M.Tech. in Advanced Communication and Information Systems from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, she is currently working as Research Fellow in NRB Machine Learning Project. Her main areas of research interest include Underwater Image Analytics and Machine learning.
With M.Tech. in Electronics and Communication specialized in Robotics and Intelligent systems from Department of Electronics, CUSAT, she is presently working as a Research Fellow in NPOL CARS Project. Her main areas of research include Underwater Image Analytics, Machine Learning, Circuits and Networks.
With M.Tech. in Communication Engineering from Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology (RSET), Kochi, she is currently working as a Research Fellow in NPOL CARS Project. Her research interests include Deep Learning, Machine Learning and Underwater Acoustics.
With Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, he is presently working as Research Fellow in NPOL CARS Consultancy Project. His main areas of research are Microwave Antennas, Radar, GPR, MIMO Antennas, Filters, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Networks.
While undergoing M.Tech in Electronics and Communication at Department of Electronics, CUSAT, he also holds a Masters in Electronics Science from CUSAT, he is intern in the Sony SSUP Project. His prominent areas of work include Deep learning, Computer vision, Machine learning, Embedded Intelligent systems & IoT.
With M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from SRM-IST and a PG Diploma in AI & ML from Great Lakes Institute in collaboration with The University of Texas, she is currently working as Research Fellow in Sony SSUP Project. Her main areas of research include ML, AI and Underwater Acoustics.
With M.Tech in Electronics and Communications Engineering from CUSAT,M Sc.in Electronics from Kannur University,PG diploma in embedded system and IoT in NIEIT, is specialized in the area of IoT to upgrade existing systems to help reduce human effort and human risk primarily in the fileds of defence and Underwater sector.
Projects Successfully Completed
During the past 22 years of existence, this Centre could attract funding to the tune of Rs. 9.00 Crores in the form of Research & Development projects from various Government of India Departments and Agencies
| Sl No | Project | Funding Agency | Outlay(in lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Development of algorithms for spread spectrum underwater communication systems | NPOL, Kochi -21 | 4.991 |
| 02 | Design and Implementation of Multiple CDMA Communication System | NPOL, Kochi -21 | 4.996 |
| 03 | Online Education Programme | UGC Minor Project | 0.25 |
| 04 | Development of algorithms for Fish and DSL biomass estimation | Department of Ocean Development | 74.11 |
| 05 | Implementation of an Intelligent Identifier for Identification of Ambient Noise Sources | NRB, New Delhi | 12.995 |
| 06 | Development of an Autonomous Buoy System for Radio- Acoustic Positioning and Tracking | DIT, New Delhi | 211.89 |
| 07 | Tuna Resources of the Indian EEZ-An Assess-ment of Growth and Migratory Patterns | Department of Ocean Development | 24.25 |
| 08 | Development of Miniaturised Archival Tags | Ministry of Earth Sciences | 99.56 |
| 09 | Development of Techniques for Blind Source Separation | NPOL, Kochi -21 | 8.5 |
| 10 | HMM based target classifier with improved success rates | NRB, New Delhi | 43.55 |
| 11 | Sonic Characterisation of Marine Species | MoES, New Delhi | 285 |
| 12 | Algorithms for Underwater Image enhancement, Object detection and Cable tracking | NRB, New Delhi | 30.05 |