Projects

Team of Nirma University-SUNY Binghamton-New York Centre of Excellence in Data Science has capability to provide consultancy in the fields of Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and IoT. The faculty members in the team have strong research background in their respective fields and are capable of providing solutions in various domains like Health care, Industrial Automation, Banking and Finance etc.

The team can also conduct training in the following areas:

1. 1. Machine Learning
   2. Deep Learning
   3. Big Data Analytics
   4. Internet of Things
   5. Python Programming.

Completed

• Development of a comprehensive technique for soil moisture estimation using L & S band airborne polarimetric SAR data, Funding scheme: NISAR, ISRO
• Development of advanced algorithms for land use land cover classification using deep learning techniques, Funding scheme: MAHTRAM, ISRO
• Design and Development of a Scalable Framework for Geospatial/Geoscience Data Ingestion, Ad-hoc Queries and Analysis on Big Data Environment, Funding agency: ISRO
• Mining crop cover, crop type and crop stages from L & S band SAR data, Funding scheme: NISAR, SAC-ISRO
• SAR Polarimetry for Detecting Ocean Surface Targets, Funding scheme: NISAR, ISRO
• Development of Blind Hyper Spectral Unmixing (BSU) algorithm for water pollutant Identification due to sewage and industry disposals for south Karnataka Coast, Mangalore region, Funding scheme: AVIRIS, SAC-ISRO
• Oceanic Pollution and other ocean phenomenon monitoring using feature extraction from multipolarized SAR data
• Study and Development of Domain Adaptive Classification Algorithm for Advanced Earth Observation and Annotation System, Funding scheme: NISAR, ISRO
• Proactive solutions for achieving trust in cloud computing using machine learning Approach, Funding Scheme: DST
• Eye Gaze Estimation, Funding Scheme: M/s. Azure Knowledge Corporation Pvt. Ltd
• Optimizing Parallelisation of Legacy Code on appropriate HPC platform, Funding Scheme: DAE-BRNS
• IoT-Based Application for Work-Life Balance: Funded by Nirma University and completed in March 2025, with a utilized amount of INR 46,953 (approximately INR 0.47 lakh).
• Smart Travelling Bag: Funded by Nirma University and completed in March 2023, with an utilized amount of INR 41,023 (approximately INR 0.41 lakh).
• Land-Cover Classification of Polarimetric SAR Images/Data for Agricultural and Urban Regions: Funded by SAC-ISRO and completed in August 2021, with an utilized amount of approximately INR 13.92 lakh.
• Spectral Discrimination and Separability Analysis of Crops and Weeds Using Deep Learning Techniques: Funded by SAC-ISRO and completed in March 2020, with an utilized amount of INR 11,26,905 (approximately INR 11.27 lakh).

Ongoing

• AI/ML-Based Mapping of Planetary Morphology and Morphometry: A two-year research project funded by ISRO Headquarters, Bengaluru, initiated in November 2024, with a sanctioned amount of INR 13.93 lakh.
• Design and Development of an Android Smartphone Application to Mitigate Flood Disaster Using NavIC: A two-year research project funded by SAC-ISRO, initiated in November 2024, with a sanctioned amount of approximately INR 18.76 lakh.
• Automatic Detection and Analysis of Lunar Surface Mineralogy from Hyperspectral Data Using Deep Learning Techniques: A three-year research project funded by ISRO Headquarters, Bengaluru, initiated in January 2023, with a sanctioned amount of INR 21.45 lakh.

Patent

• An Improved Infant Care System – Process Patent: Patent application No. 202521038382, published in April 2025.
• Smart Travelling Bag – Process Patent: Patent application No. 202321065499, published in September 2023.