Department of Science & Technology

International Division

An India-UKIERI Joint call for proposals under the collaboration between DST, India and UK
India Education & Research Initiative (UKIERI) was announced in November 2018. In total 104
joint proposals were received against the Call for which last date was January 31, 2016. Based on
scientific merit, national priority of both the countries and scientific strengths of the project
coordinators, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India and UKIERI have jointly
decided to support following 11 proposals. Project coordinators are being informed separately to
complete administrative formalities for release of DST grant.

Sl Area Title Indian Coordinator UK Coordinator

No
1. Waste Concentrating Solar- Prof.Virendra Kumar Dr Harjit Singh,
Management Thermophilic Anaerobic Vijay, Brunel University
Reactor for Municipal Solid Indian Institute of London
Waste (COSTARMSW) Technology Delhi
(IITD)
2. Cyber Developing Explainable Prof Pallab Dasgupta, Siddartha Khastgir,
Physical Artificial Intelligence for Indian Institute of University of
Systems Safety Arguments for Technology (IIT) Warwick
Connected and Kharagpur
Autonomous Vehicles
3. Waste Conversion of Wet Waste Prof Anurag Garg, Dr Andrew Ross,
management to Fuel and Value-Added Indian Institute of University of Leeds
Products using Technology Bombay
Hydrothermal
Carbonization
4. Waste Waste to Engine - Low Dr. Duraisamy Ganesh, Dr Abul Hossain,
management Temperature Combustion of Anna University Aston University
Sustainable Green Fuels

5. Cyber Secure and Resilient Prof. Joy Kuri, Dr. Shishir Nagaraja,
Physical Cyberphysical Systems Indian Isntitute of University of
Systems Science Strathclyde

6. Cyber Analysis of Human Action in Dr. Subhasis Fabio Cuzzolin,

Physical Unconstrained Videos Chaudhuri, Oxford Brookes
Systems Indian Institute of University
Technology Bombay
7. Cyber Development of Control and Prof. Bidyadhar Professor Ghanim A.
Physical Power Electronics Schemes Subudhi, Putrus,
Systems for a Smart Micro Grid with National Institute of Northumbria
high penetration of PV Technology Rourkela University Newcastle
Generation and Electric
Vehicles
8. Waste Recycling Lithium ion
management batteries for a sustainable
technological and economic
development (ReListed)
9. Waste A New Framework of
management High-value Added Zero-
waste Recycling of
Concrete from Construction
and Demolition Waste
10. Cyber CHARM: Context-aware
Physical Human Activity Recognition
Systems and Monitoring for intelligent
vehicles
11. Cyber Digital Twin Modelling for
Physical Automation, Maintenance and
Systems Monitoring in Industry 4.0
Smart Factory
Dr. Surendra Kumar Prof. Satheesh
Martha, Krishnamurthy,
Indian Institute of Open University, The
Technology Hyderabad
Dr. Ravindra Gettu, Xiangming Zhou,
Indian Institute of Brunel University
Technology Madras London
Dr R. Venkatesh Babu, Dr Ardhendu Behera,
Indian Institute of Edge Hill University
Science
Prof. Hrishikesh Dr. Huan X Nguyen,
Venkataraman, Middlesex University
Indian Institute of
Information Technology
(IIIT) Sricity