CoE e Book

2022
Centre of Excellence @
IIT Delhi
A brief summary of COEs at IIT Delhi and status of their
Research Projects
Preface
The E-CoE Booklet is a compendium of information of the various types of Centre
of Excellence that are functional at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
This booklet is strongly motivated by our desire to present to you brief glimpse of
various research activities viz research projects, publications and other outcomes
of our established COEs at IIT Delhi
As you know that Center of Excellence (CoE) is a body/team/group that provides

leadership, best practices, research, support, and training for a specific area or
problem and it literally means – ‘A place where the highest standards are
maintained.’
Thus, the Centre of Excellences are powered and driven by Innovation at IIT Delhi.
These are envisioned to be one stop resource Centre, establish partnership with
industry, government and academia and other research organizations.
The Centre of Excellences are expected not only to improve expertise in certain
specific areas but also to boost productivity, address emerging skill gaps and align
training & research with industry needs to benefit society at large.
At IIT Delhi COEs are briefly categorized under verticals viz Industry Sponsored, Set
up by Institute, CoE's Funded as Sponsored Projects. Currently, there are twenty
two (22) such CoEs which are active at the Institute and one CoE is under
formation which are supported by different agencies. Out of which one CoE are
implemented by other than IRD Unit. These CoEs are contributing to many diverse
areas having focused research agendas.
An attempt has been made to collate and update information as on 31st March
2022 on these CoEs now and present you the information in most concise form so
that it may act as ready reckoned to you in most concise form for a quick
reference and use.
List of Centre of Excellence as on 31.03.2022
S. No. Title Category Sponsoring Agency Coordinator & Present

Department Status
1. Centre of Excellence for Industry Mr. Arun Duggal, Prof. Sagnik Dey, CAS Active
Research on Clean Air Sponsored Alumnus IIT Delhi
2. DESMI Centre of Industry DESMI, Denmark Prof. Satyananda Kar Active

Excellence on Waste to Sponsored Office of PSA, GoI Centre for Energy Studies
Wealth Vertiver Pvt. Ltd.,
India (industry
Partner)
3. Renew Power Centre of Industry Renew Power Prof. N. Senroy Active
Excellence on Energy & Sponsored Ventures Pvt. Ltd. Dept. of Electrical
Environment Engineering
4. Yardi Centre of Industry Yardi Software India Prof. AK Jain Active
Excellence for Sponsored Private Limited Dept. of Civil Engineering
Sustainable Prof. Ashu Verma
Infrastructure Centre for E ergy Studies
5. Industry Alliance on Industry NOKIA Solutions & Prof. Niladri Chatterjee Active
Artificial Intelligence Sponsored Networks India Pvt. Ltd Dept. of Mathematics
(IAAI) – NOKIA as And Others
Industry Partner
6 DRDO - IIT Delhi Joint Government Defence Research & Prof. Sunil Kumar Khare, Active
Advanced Technology Sponsored Development Dean R&D
Centre Organization Sh. M H Rahaman, JATC
7 ISRO Space Technology Government Indian Space Prof. A D Rao, CAS Active
Cell Sponsored Research
Organization (ISRO)
8. Centre of Excellence on Industry & Automation Industry Prof. Sunil Jha Active
Smart Technology Government Association (AIA) Dept. of Mechanical
Enabled Manufacturing Sponsored Dept. of Heavy Engineering
Industry (GoI)
9 Centre of Excellence in Government Ministry of Textiles & Prof. R S Rengasamy Active
Protective Textiles Sponsored Northern India Textile Head, Dept. of Textile &
Research Association Fibre Engineering
(NITRA)
10. Centre of Excellence in Government Department of Prof. Saroj Kanta Mishra Active
Climate Modeling Sponsored Science & Technology Centre for Atmospheric
Sciences
11. Centre of Excellence in Government Department of Prof. Anurag Singh Rathor Active
Bio-pharmaceutical Sponsored Biotechnology, Dept. of Chemical
Technology Ministry of Science & Engineering
Technology
12. Center of Excellence on International Open Health systems Prof. S.K Khare, Dean R&D Active
Computational and Research Laboratory (OHSL)
Biomedical Sciences Institute USA
13. Centre for Excellence in Govt DBT Prof Aditya Mital, KSBS Active
the areas of
Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology
14. Daksh Centre of Industry / NGO Daksh Society, India Prof. Nomesh Bhoj kumar Active
Excellence for Law and Sponsored Bolia
Technology Dept. of Mechanical Engg.
15. Centre of Excellence for Government National Highways Prof. Geetam Tewari Active
Advance Data Sponsored Authority of India Dept. of Civil Engineering.
Management System (NHAI)
for Highways (ADM
Highways)
16. Centre of Excellence on Government Defence Research & Prof. Naresh Bhatnagar, Active
Personal Body Armour Sponsored Development Dept. of Mechanical
Organization / NITI Engineering
Aayog
17. Center of Excellence on Government Set up by IIT Delhi Prof. Subodh Active
Biologically Inspired Dept. of Mechanical Engg.
Robots and Drones
(BIRD)
18. Centre of Excellence in Government Set up by IIT Delhi Prof. Huzur Saran Active
Cyber Systems and Dept. of Computer Science
Information Assurance & Engineering
19 Centre for Advanced Government Indian Council of Prof Amit Mehndritta, Active
Research and Excellence Medical Research Centre for Biomedical
in Disability and (ICMR) Engineering
Assistive Technology
(CARE-DAT)
20 Centre for Excellence on Government IIT Delhi Prof Rajendra Singh, Active
Quantum Technology Department of Physics
21 SMITA Research Lab: Government IIT Delhi Prof Ashwini Agarwal, Active
Centre for Excellence in Department of Textile and
Smart Textiles Fibre Engineering
22 GMR Centre of Industry GMR Power & Urban Prof P V Subbarao, To start
Excellence for New Infra Ltd., Mumbai Department of Mechanical
Energy Technologies Engineering
23 DS CoE for Industry DS Group Implemented by Dean Active
Entrepreneurship (Corporate)
Development
1. Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air (CERCA)
[www.cerca.iitd.ac.in]
1. Name of the CoE: Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air
2. Basic Category: Industry Sponsored, Industry Partner/Donor, Mr. Arun Duggal, Alumnus IIT Delhi
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: Alumnus IIT Delhi, Mr Arun Duggal.
4. Whether Originated through Signing an MoU with IITD: Yes
5. If Yes, details of MoU: MoU Signed on 16.02.2018 and valid for 05 years from the date of MoU,
Amendment on 02.08.2019
6. Scope of activities under the CoE:
 For carrying out research in the areas related to air pollution and methodologies to improve
climate with particular reference to Delhi NCR and India.
 The long term objective of CoE is to set up a leading center and a world-class research facility
that develops policy papers, scientific methodologies and technologies suited to the Indian
context for addressing wide ranging issues related to pollution in Indian cities with an initial
focus on Delhi NCR.
7. Date of CoE established: 01.04.2018
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Prof. Sagnik Dey, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences
(CAS), sagnik@cas.iitd.ac.in.
9. Administrative & Management Structure of the CoE:
 An Advisory Committee under Chairmanship of Shri Arun Duggal and Coordination Committee
were set up by llT Delhi in consultation with the donor. The research areas taken up in the first
phase were identified by the Advisory Committee. Coordination committee will look after the
issues related to day to day functioning of the CoE.
 IIT Delhi appointed a coordinator of the CoE who is l also the Member Secretary of the Advisory
Committee.
10.Brief Write-up on Progress:
a. Since Initiation
CERCA has been engaged in research, technology development, capacity building, and outreach activities
to enable evidence-based policies for air quality improvement. Some key research projects include –
monitoring of crop fires and emissions from power plants and brick kilns, forecasting PM2.5 levels in Delhi-
NCR, building high-resolution PM2.5 exposure models for health impact studies by satellites and low-cost
sensors, assessing the cost-effectiveness of various policy interventions, disseminating the world’s best
clean air practices, developing CO2 capture and utilization technology, participation in IRD Student Start-up
projects on EV Battery reverse logistics modelling and studying Delhi e-Rickshaw operations. Several
socially impactful policy-focused projects undertaken include retrofitting old classic/vintage cars to EV to
encourage EV Retrofit start-ups, dissemination of Delhi IAQ survey findings to develop IAQ standards in
India, Citizen science project with NASA to monitor AQ using low-cost sensors through citizen engagement,
air quality management model development for the Indo-Gangetic plain with the World Bank and IIASA,
prepare state of air quality report for India with UNEP, TERI & CPCB. CERCA is also leading the Air pollution
theme office-sponsored) office sponsored Delhi City Science and Technology Cluster (DRIIV) project. Other
notable initiatives undertaken by CERCA include studies on air pollution health risks (under Indo-Poland,
Indo-UK and CAPHER-India programs), source apportionment studies for various non-attainment cities and
compliance of Indian power plants on new SO2 emission norms for FGD implementation. CERCA is a partner
of the NCAP National knowledge network, where a national air pollution database has been generated for
air quality management, and regularly engages with community through
workshops/roundtables/exhibitions including monthly CERCA Expert talks/Newsletter and is also
supporting West Bengal, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh pollution control boards in implementing clean air
action plans. CERCA is proactively engaging with several industry players like Umeandus/Honeywell/Camfill
/Tadpole/Sharp including IITD incubated start-ups to develop low-cost clean air technologies. So far, since
its formation in 2018, CERCA has published more than 25 research papers in leading national and
international journals.
b. Last one Year

In the last one year, CERCA has been engaged in the following projects – World Bank AQM modelling, DRIIV,
NASA citizen science project, low-cost sensor calibration, Projects on CO2 capture/development of Indoor
& outdoor AQ monitor and air sampler, retrofitting old Beetle car to EV, carbon footprint measurement,
studies on effect of lockdown on air quality, emission monitoring (farm fires & power plants), forecasting
Delhi’s PM2.5 levels, studying Delhi’s E-rickshaw operations, India’s Air Quality status report, Delhi IAQ
survey, air quality health impact research, community engagement through Newsletters and CERCA Expert
talks/webinars/media events for e-mobility initiative and IAQ findings/Industry collaboration on clean air
solutions, and supporting W Bengal/Bihar/Indore in various activities.
c. Number of MI/ RP project initiated so far and their details:
S No. MI or RP Name of the Title Date Total Cost

Number PI
Start Completion INR/USD
1 MI01802 Prof Nomesh Select Study of Air Pollution 16-08-2018 17-03-2021 31,40,000
Bolia Reduction Programs around
the World with a specific
focus on Governance and
Implementation Issues
2 MI01794 Prof Vimlesh Assessment and prediction 01-08-2018 31-01-2021 25,00,000
Pant of the air-quality using
dynamically downscaled
high-resolution data from
numerical models.
3 MI01837NC Prof Sagnik Monitoring air pollution in 15-11-2018 30-09-2022 31,65,204
Dey Delhi NCR using a hybrid
approach
4 MI01929 Prof Pilot deployment of 19-03-2019 31-07-2020 5,00,000
Rijurekha pollution sensors in DIMTS
Sen buses.
5 MI02040NC Prof Sagnik Air quality in indoor space: A 22-10-2019 21-03-2020 7,67,000
Dey rapid assessment in buildings
in Delhi NCT
6 MI02177 Prof Nomesh Constituting an award 01-02-2020 10-02-2021 14,16,000
Bolia system to recognize the
cities for their efforts under
NCAP
7 MI02133 Prof Studying e-rickshaw 01-01-2020 30-06-2022 4,00,000
Nezamuddin operations and development
of charging and parking
infrastructure for e-
rickshaws.
8 MI02426 Prof Vikram Carbon Dioxide Capture and 15-09-2021 14-09-2022 16,80,000
Singh Utilization in Metal
extraction
9 MI02387NC Prof Sagnik Prototype of an air sampling 01-07-2021 31-12-2021 6,90,000
Dey device for SARS-CoV2
detection
10 MI02122 Prof Nomesh Reverse logistic modelling of 01-01-2020 30-06-2021 200000
Bolia consumed batteries
11 FT/11/105/2 Prof Sagnik Seamless environmental 16-07-2021 15-07-2026 2,56,56,640
021 Dey management for West
Bengal
12 FT/11/307/2 Prof Sagnik Developing a hybrid air 01-07-2021 30-06-2021 27,04,204
021 Dey quality monitoring network
in Indore to support NCAP
activities
13 MI02363G Prof Sagnik The health consequence of 15-06-2021 14-06-2022 5,00,000
Dey urban and rural pollution:
Evidence from India (with
HUJI)
14 RP04131F Prof Sagnik SAMOSA: Sensor-based Air 01-07-2021 31-12-2022 64,57,395
Dey measurement Observatory
for South Asia
15 RP04105G Prof Sagnik Does PM2.5 composition 18-03-2021 17-03-2024 50,45,390
Dey matter (in comparison to
PM2.5 mass) in health
impact assessment for Indian
population?
16 Under Prof Sagnik Annual air quality report 01-08-2021 31-03-2022 12,416 USD
processing Dey
17 CW15190G Prof Dilip Study to assess the 15-04-2021 15-09-2021 23,34,076
Ganguly compliance of the power
plants in India to new SO2
emissions norms
18 RP03987F Prof Sagnik Establishment and 30-09-2020 31-12-2021 1,72,34,533
Dey application of an AQM
model for the IGP
19 CW14924N Prof Sagnik Capacity building for 01-04-2020 14-09-2020 5,31,000
Dey municipal staffs on air
pollution mitigation
20 MI02306G Prof Sagnik DRIIV: Theme air pollution 07-12-2020 06-12-2023 92,78,100
Dey under MI02263
21 CW15159G Prof Sagnik Establishing a GIS based 01-08-2020 31-07-2021 8,82,000
Dey information system for air
quality management in Bihar
22 CW14948G Prof Sagnik Establishing a GIS based 01-07-2020 30-06-2021 9,90,000
Dey information system for air
quality management system
for West Bengal
23 RP03676G Prof Sagnik Satellite-based monitoring of 01-03-2019 28-02-2022 54,32,180
Dey ambient PM2.5 at national
scale for air quality
management
24 CW14523N Prof Sagnik Chemical constituents of 14-12-2018 30-11-2019 34,27,200
Dey smog in Delhi NCR – efficacy
of a new technology for air
purifier
25 RP04083G Prof Gazala Integrated study on emission 25-01-2021 24-07-2023 4,45,12,800
Habib inventory development,
source apportionment and
carrying capacity of
environment for Durgapur
and Asansol-Raniganj
d. Total Funds Sanctioned/ Committed, Received and Expenditure (in INR) of CoE as on 31.10.2021
S. No. Sanctioned/ Committed Cost Amount Received Total Expenditure

1 5 Crs 12.25 Crs 3.59 Crs
e. Research Scholars and other students’/ staff details
CERCA Staff Project Staff Research Scholar
06 09 05
f. Any major Research Facility created around CoE. – Not Yet.
g. Research Output with respect to Publications & Patents
Journal Publication Research Report/Book Patents

Chapters
27 05 04
h. EMR Grants Received – 35 projects including 7 Consultancy of Rs 33.5 crores
i. Start-Ups Sponsorship
Professor Nezamuddin
Studying E-rickshaw Operations Studying E-rickshaw Operations, 01.01.2020 to
31.12.2020Prof Nomesh Bolia
Modelling of Reverse logistics network for consumed EVBs, , 01.01.2020 to 31.12.2020.
Publications
1. Liao, J., Y. Liu, K. Steenland, A. Pillarisetti, L. M. Thompson, S. Dey, K. Balakrishnan and T. Clasen (2022),
Child survival and early lifetime exposures to ambient fine particulate matter in India: A retrospective
cohort study, Environmental Health Perspectives, in press [Impact Factor = 9.03].
2. Odo, D., I. A. Yang, S. Dey, M. S. Hammar, A. van Donkelaar, R. V. Martin, G-H. Dong, B-Y. Yang, P. Hystad
and L. D. Knibbs (2022), Ambient air pollution and acute respiratory infection in chidren aged under 5 years
living in 35 developing countries, Environment International, 159, 107019 [Impact Factor = 9.6].
3. Ma, Z, Dey, S., C. Sundar, L. Riyang, B. Jun, P. Balyan and Y. Liu (2021), A review of statistical methods used
for developing large-scale and long-term PM2.5 models from satellite data”, Remote Sensing of
Environment, early online version (Impact Factor = 10.164).
4. Nair, M. M., S. Dey, H. Bherwani and A. K. Ghosh (2021), Long-term changes in aerosol loading over the
‘Bihar’ state of India using nineteen years (2001-2019) of high-resolution satellite data (1x1
km2), Atmospheric Pollution Research, 13, 101259 (Impact Factor = 4.352).
5. Dey, S., R. Chowdhary, A. Upadhyay, and S. K. Dash (2021), Aerosol modulated heat stress in present and
future climate of India”, Environmental Research Letters, 16, 124022 (Impact Factor = 6.793).
6. Joshi, P., S. Ghosh, S. Dey, R. K. Choudhary, K. Dixit, H. R. Salve and K. Balakrishnan, “Impact of acute
exposure to ambient PM2.5 on non-trauma all-cause mortality in the megacity Delhi”, Atmospheric
Environment, 259, 118548, 2021. (Times Cited 0, Impact Factor = 4.012)
7. Shaw, G., S. Dey, H. Kaushal and K. Lal, “Tracking NO2 emission from thermal power plants in North India
using TROPIMI data”, Atmospheric Environment, 259, 118514, 2021. (Times Cited 0, Impact Factor = 4.012)
8. Singh, P., A. Roy, D. Bhasin, M. Kapoor, S. Ravi and S. Dey, “Crop fires and cardiovascular health”, SSM -
Population Health, 14, 100757, 2021. (Times Cited 0, Impact Factor: 2.05)
9. Bali, K.., S. Dey, and D. Ganguly, “Diurnal patterns in ambient PM2.5 exposure over India using MERRA-2
reanalysis data”, Atmospheric Environment, 248, 118180, 2021. (Times Cited 0, Impact Factor = 4.012)
10. Mehta, U., S. Dey, S. Chowdhury, S. Ghosh, J. E. Hart and A. Kurpad, “The association between ambient
PM2.5 exposure and anaemia outcomes amonsgt children under five years of age in India”, Environmental
Epidemiology, 5, e125, 2021. (Times Cited 0)
11. Dey, S., B. Purohit, P. Balyan, K. Dixit, K. Bali, A. Kumar, F. Imam, S. Chowdhury, D. Ganguly, P. Gargava and
V. K. Shukla, “A satellite-based high-resolution (1-km) ambient PM2.5 database for India over two decades
(2000-2019): Applications for air quality management”, Remote Sensing, 12, 3872, 2020. (Times Cited 0;
Impact Factor = 4.5)
12. Upadhyay, A., S. Dey, S. Chowdhury, R. Kumar and P. Goyal, “Tradeoffs between air pollution mitigation
and meteorological response in India”, Scientific Reports (Nature), 10, 14796, 2020. (Times Cited 0; Impact
Factor = 4.12)
13. Lekinwala, N., A. Bhardwaj, R. Sunder Raman, M. Bhushan, K. Bali and S. Dey, “Weight-of-evidence
approach to idnetify regionally representative site fir air-quality monitoring network - Satellite data-based
analysis”, MethodsX, 7, 100949, 2020. (Times Cited 0; Impact Factor = 1.34)
14. Lekinwala, N., A. Bhardwaj, R. Sunder Raman, M. Bhushan, K. Bali and S. Dey, “A framework for setting up
a country-wide network of regional surface PM2.5 sampling sites utilising a satellite-derived proxy - The
COALESCE project”, Atmospheric Environment, 234, 117544, 2020. (Times Cited 1; Impact Factor = 4.012)
15. Chowdhury, S., A. Pozzer, S. Dey, K. Klingmueller and J. Leleiveld, “Changing risk factors that contribute to
premature mortality from ambient air pollution between 2000 and 2015”, Environmental Research Letters,
15(7), 074010, 2020. (Times Cited 0; Impact Factor = 6.192)
16. Das, S., F. Giorgi, G. Giuliani, S. Dey and E. Coppola, “Near future anthropogenic aerosol emission scenarios
and their direct radiative effects on the present day characteristics of the Indian summer
monsoon”, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere, 125(4), e2019JD031414, 2020. (Times Cited 1,
Impact Factor = 3.63)
17. Upadhyay, A., S. Dey and P. Goyal, “A comparative assessment of regional representativeness of EDGAR
and ECLIPSE emission inventories for air quality studies in India”, Atmospheric Environment, 223, 117182,
2020. (Times Cited 0; Impact Factor = 4.012)
18. Brauer, M., S. Guttikunda, K. A. Nishad, S. Dey, S. N. Tripathi, C. Weagle, R. V. Martin, “Examination of
monitoring approaches for ambient air pollution: A case study for India article”, Atmospheric Environment,
216, 116940, 2019. (Times Cited 3, Impact Factor = 4.012)
19. Spears, D., S. Dey, S. Chowdhury, N.Scovronick, S. Vyas, and J. Apte “The association of early-life exposure
to ambient PM2.5 and later-childhood height-for-age in India: An observational study”, Environmental
Health, 18, 62, 2019. (Times Cited 2, Impact Factor = 3.453)
20. Chowdhury, S., S. Dey, L. Di Girolamo, K. R. Smith, A. Pillarisetti and A. Lyapustin, “Tracking ambient PM2.5
build-up in Delhi national capital region during the dry season over 15 years using a high-resolution (1 km)
satellite aerosol dataset”, Atmospheric Environment, 204, 142-150, 2019. (Times Cited 17, Impact Factor =
4.012).
21. Shubham Sharma, Rojna Sharma, Shovan Sahu, Sri Harsha Kota. 2021. Transboundary sources dominated
PM2.5 in Thimphu, Bhutan. 2021. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. In Press
(IF=2.86)
22. Mengyuan Zhang, Apit Katiyar, Shengqiang Zhu, Juanyong Shen, Men Xia, Jinlong Ma, Sri Harsha Kota, Peng
Wang, Hongliang Zhang. 2021. Impact of reduced anthropogenic emissions during COVID-19 on air quality
in India. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 21, 4025–4037. (IF=5.414)
23. Shovan Kumar Sahu, S Zhu, H Guo, K Chen, S Liu, J Xing, Sri Harsha Kota, Hongliang Zhang. 2021.
Contributions of power generation to air pollution and associated health risks in India: current status and
control scenarios. Journal of Cleaner Production, 288, 125587. (IF=7.246)
24. Shubham Sharma, Mina Chandra, Sri Harsha Kota. 2020. Health Effects Associated with PM2.5: a
Systematic Review. Current Pollution Reports, 5, 144-158. (IF=3.762)
25. Shubham Sharma, Mengyuan Zhang M, Jingsi Gao, Hongliang Zhang, Sri Harsha Kota. 2020. Effect of
restricted emissions during COVID-19 on air quality in India. Science of The Total Environment, 728, 138878.
(IF=5.589)
26. Rajyalakshmi Garaga, Sharad Gokhale, Sri Harsha Kota. 2020. Source Apportionment of Size-Segregated
Atmospheric Particles and the Influence of Particles Deposition in the Human Respiratory Tract in Rural and
Urban Locations of north-east India. Chemosphere, 255, 126980. (IF=5.108)
27. Aifang Gao, Junyi Wang, Jianfei Luo, Pengfei Wang, Kaiyu Chen, Yiyi Wang, Jingyi Li, Jianlin Hu, Sri Harsha
Kota, Hongliang Zhang. 2020. Health and economic losses attributable to PM 2.5 and ozone exposure in
Handan, China. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. 14, 5, 605-615. (IF=2.297)
28. Shovan Kumar Sahu, Shubham Sharma, Hongliang Zhang, Venkatesh Chejarla, Hao Guo, Jianlin Hu, Qi Ying,
Jia Xing, Sri Harsha Kota. 2020. Estimating ground level PM2. 5 concentrations and associated health risk in
India using satellite based AOD and WRF predicted meteorological parameters. Chemosphere, 255, 126969.
(IF=5.108)
29. Rajyalakshmi Garaga, Supriyo Chakraborty, Hongliang Zhang, Sharad Gokhale, Qiao Xue, Sri Harsha Kota.
Influence of anthropogenic emissions on wet deposition of pollutants and rainwater acidity in Guwahati, a
UNESCO heritage city in Northeast India. 2020. Atmospheric Research, 232, 104683. (IF=4.114)
Book chapters
 S. Dey and Chowdhury, S., <93>Air quality management in India using satellite data", in Asian Atmospheric
Pollution,, Ed. by R. P. Singh, @2021 Elsevier
 Chowdhury, S., Z. A. Chafe, A. Pillarisetti, J. Leleiveld, S. Guttikunda and S. Dey, “The contribution of
household fuels to ambient air pollution in India: A comparison of recent estimates", Collaborative Clean
Air Policy Centre Policy Brief (CCAPC/2019/01),, 2018.
 Shubham Sharma and Sri Harsha Kota. 2020. Integrated Risk of Pandemic: Covid-19 Impacts, Resilience and
Recommendations. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7679-9_10.
UNDERGOING PROJECTS (Prof Harsha Kota)
1. Air Pollution, Malaria and Climate Change. Sponsored by Indian Council for Medical Research,
2021-2024. (Role: Principal Investigator)
The project investigates the effect of high PM2.5 concentrations on the mosquitoes infected with the
malaria parasite. The objectives involve studying the effects of size varying PM2.5 and components of PM2.5
on mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite.
2. Understanding synergies and tensions in air quality–climate adaptation needs” to Natural

Environment Research Council, UK, 2021-2022. (Role: Principal Investigator)
The project involves investigating the key sectors which can contribute positively to reducing climate change
emissions while at the same time supporting reductions in air pollution levels. The co-benefits and synergies
between adaptation and mitigation measures will be explored.
3. Clean air action plans in Indore, India; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2021-2015.
Sponsored by USAID. (Role: Principal Investigator)
The project involves preparing clean air action plans for Indore, India; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
4. Estimation of PM10 carrying capacity for Mant and Chhata regions of Mathura district, 2021-2022.
Sponsored by Uttar Pradesh State Pollution Control Board. (Role: Principal Investigator)
The project involves developing emission inventory followed by source oriented carrying capacity of two
regions which have many brick kilns in the district Mathura, UP.
5. Development of emission inventory tool for energy, vehicles and domestic sectors in India, 2021-
2022. Sponsored by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (Role: Principal Investigator)
In this project, an automated emission inventory tool is being developed for energy, vehicles and domestic
sectors in India.
6. Source Apportionment, Emission Inventory and Carrying Capacity of Alwar city. Sponsored by
Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board, 2021-2022. (Role: Principal Investigator)
The project involves the development of an exhaustive emission inventory for various sources and the
estimation of carrying capacity for Alwar city. The study involves estimation of the contribution of multiple
sources to the carrying capacity of the Mant and Chhata regions.
7. Studying Efficiency of Smog tower in Delhi-Delhi Pollution Control Committee, 2021-2023. (Role:
Principal Investigator)
The project investigates the efficiency of the smog tower installed in Delhi. The project involves carrying out
air quality monitoring and evaluation of the impact of the smog tower and effectiveness in cleaning the air in
the surrounding areas.
8. Pilot Study for Assessment of Reducing Air Pollution in Urban Area by Using Medium Scale Cleaning
System. Sponsored by Central Pollution Control Board, 2020-2023. (Role: Principal Investigator)
The project studies the efficiency of a Medium Scale Cleaning System (smog tower) in cleaning the air
around it. The study includes carrying out detailed monitoring and modelling exercises to estimate the
overall efficiency of the cleaning system.
9. Source Apportionment and Carrying capacity of Non-Attainment Cities in Punjab. Sponsored by

Punjab Pollution Control Board, 2019-2021. (Role: Principal Investigator)
The main objective of the proposed project is to estimate the contribution of various sources, such as
vehicular emissions, domestic, road dust etc., on the air quality of the Non-Attainment Cities in Punjab by
developing an exhaustive emission inventory of criteria pollutants. The project also involves the
identification of hotspots in these cities.
10. Development of Emission Inventory Framework for India. Sponsored by Centre for Research on
Energy and Clean Air, 2020-2021. (Role: Principal Investigator)
The project involves developing an emission inventory development tool using a python-based framework to
create an emission inventory for India. The tool developed will create an emission inventory with a flexible
framework that will incorporate multiple approaches for emission calculations based on the secondary proxy
datasets available. The tool will also help update the emission inventory periodically based on the latest data
available.
11. Evaluation of Impact of Electronic Toll Collection System on Vehicular Emissions in India.
Sponsored by National Highway Authority of India, 2020-2021. (Role: Principal Investigator)
The project investigates the concentrations of particulates at Electronic Toll Collection Plazas. The project
aims to examine the spatial and size distribution of the particulates at toll plazas.
12. SuddhaVaayu: An Electrical Chamber for Detection and Mitigation of Air Pollution. Sponsored by
Department of Science and Technology, 2018-2021. (Role: Principal Investigator)
13. PM10 and PM2.5 related health risks in North East India: Source Identification and Cohort Analysis.
Sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board, 2018-2021. (Role: Principal Investigator).
The project involves studying the PM10 and PM2.5 related health risks. The source specific health risks in a
cohort will be evaluated. The study will also estimate the health risks associated with the components of
PM10 and PM2.5.
Awards/Honours (Prof Sagnik Dey)
 Collaborator, Global Burden of Disease

 Collaborator, Local Burden of Disease
 Collaborator and Science Team Member, NASA MAIA Mission
 Collaborator, NASA Citizen Science Programme
 Expert member, Subject committee on Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, DST-INSPIRE Fellowship (2020-2021)
 Expert member, WHO Global Air Pollution and Health Program (2021-2023)
 Expert member, WHO Southeast Asia non-communicable diseases regional technical advisory group (2019-
present)
 Expert member, National selection panel for Fulbright-Kalam Doctoral and Postdoctoral fellowship (2018-
2019)
 Coordinator, IIT Delhi (Champion Institute), ‘Environmental Science’ vertical, VAIBHAV Summit 2020
 Reviewer, State of the Global Air Report 2020, published by Health Effects Institute, USA
 Co-Chair, Jury Panel in BIRAC-Innovation Challenge Award-SoCH, 2020-21
 Member, Joint Policy Committee, Space Technology Cell, IIT Delhi for RESPOND Program, ISRO
 Associate Editor, Atmospheric Environment (Elsevier)
 Editorial Board Member, Scientific Nature (Nature)
 Editorial Board Member, Earth System Dynamics (EGU)
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS (SINCE 2020) (Prof Harsha Kota)
 Associate Editor: Frontiers in Sustainable Cities; American Society of Civil Engineers’ Journal of Hazardous,
Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
 Indian National Academy of Engineers (INAE)’s Young Engineer Award, 2021.
GRANTED PATENTS/REGISTERED DESIGNS (Since 2020): Prof Sri Harsha Kota
 Indian Design 318748-001: “Vertical Air Filtration Chamber”, 15th June 2020.
 Indian Design 318749-001: “Air Filtration Chamber”, 19th August 2020.
 Indian Design 318750-001: “Indoor Air Pollution Mitigator”, 26th February 2020.
 Design 347884-001: “Moving Car Pollution Detection Device”, 13th August 2021.
Fig. Air purification systems at a (a) bustop (left), (b) police booths (right) and (c) Real time air quality sensor
dissemination system mounted on a car. Design patents have been awarded for all these products
2. DESMI Centre of Excellence on Waste to Wealth
1. Name of the CoE: DESMI Centre of Excellence on Waste to Wealth.
2. Basic Category: Industry Sponsored Project [Industry Partner-DESMI and Vertiver Pvt. Ltd.
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: DESMI, Denmark& Office of the PSA, GoI,
New Delhi
5. If Yes, details of MoU : Two MoUs Signed on 02.05.2019 and 23.08.2019 and are valid for
5yearsfrom the date of signing of MoU.
6. Scope of activities under the CoE :
 Using technological solutions to clean two urban drains in Delhi.

 Demonstrating the effectiveness of multi-stakeholder collaborations across municipal
corporations and private sector solution providers.
 Effectively measure baseline and post project scenarios of waste in drains to demonstrate the
impact of proposed solutions.
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Prof. T R Sreekrishnan, Department of
Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology (DBEB), sree@dbeb.iitd.ac.in.
 An Advisory Committee (AC) for implementation will be constituted jointly by the Office of the
PSA and Director, IITD with representations from the government bodies and departments in the
domain. The AC will advise on entering into agreement with technology providers and also provide
guidance on developing specific pilot projects to be carried out. The IAC will be responsible for
recommending and approving specific projects. The office of PSA will provide technical, financial
and administration oversight and support required for these engagements.
 An independent Programme Management Unit (PMU) will be established for the management of
the joint "Waste to Wealth partnership" through the support of the office of PSA. The platform/
PMU will be responsible for activities like managing national and international requests for
proposals (RFPs) to address identified waste problems in India.
10. Present Research and other activities
This is a recent initiative and currently one project has been sanctioned. This project is to collect the
floating debris at the Babarpur drain in Delhi and convert the plastics into syngas through plasma
pyrolysis. Currently, procurement of the plasma pyrolysis unit is under way.
a) Past and active Research projects with duration -- NA

b) Status of past and active Research projects -- NA
c) Research Scholars and other students’/ staff details - - NA
d) Any major Research Facility created around CoE. -- NA
e) Research Output with respect to i) Publications & Patents, ii) EMR Grants receipt, iii)
Extension activities, if any. -- NA
Photograph related to the COE activities.

3. Renew Power Centre of Excellence on Energy & Environment
[www.receee.renewpower.in]
1. Name of the CoE: Sumant Sinha ReNew Centre of Excellence on Energy & Environment
2. Basic Category: Industry Sponsored, Industry Partner Renew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: Renew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd.,
Gurugram
5. If Yes, details of MoU: MoU Signed on 04.11.2016 and valid for 10 years from the date of MoU.
 To set up a leading center and a world class research facility that develops renewable energy
applications suited to Indian Scenario. To provide support to GoI for policy decision on
renewable energy matter
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Professor Nilanjan Senroy, Department of
Electrical Engineering, nsenroy@ee.iitd.ac.in.
9. Administrative & Management Structure of the CoE :
 A Research Advisory Committee having representation from both llT Delhi and ReNew Power
has constituted to evaluate the progress and achievements of CoE.
 The Research Advisory Committee is jointly headed by Dean (R&D), IIT Delhi, and CEO/CTO,
ReNew Power.
10. Present Research and other activities:
a) On Going Research projects with duration

i. Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (PI: Prof. Bhim Singh, duration: 1.5 years,
Completed in April 2019)
ii. Strategies for Grid Strengthening: Leveraging Demand Response and Storage for Solar
Integration at Distribution Network Level (PI: Prof. Ravi Shankar, duration: 1.5 years,
Completed in April 2019)
iii. Flexibility Assessment and Enhancement for Strengthening the Grid for Large Scale
Renewable Integration (PI: Prof. Nilanjan Senroy, duration: ongoing)
iv. Impact of Air Pollution on Solar Power (Prof. Vikram Singh, duration: ongoing).
v. Capacity degradation of commercial lithium-ion cells using accelerated testing and at room
temperature (PI: Prof. Amit Gupta, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Period: June 2021 –
May 2022)
vi. Seasonal-scale wind forecasting using AI-ML and hybrid methods (PI: Prof. Somnath Baidya Roy,
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Period: June 2021 – June 2023)
vii. Development of Hybrid RANS-LES Techniques for CFD of Horizontal, Axis Wind Turbines (PI:
Amitabh Bhattacharya, Department of Applied Mechanics, Period: 15 July 2021 – 15 July 2023)
b) Research Scholars and other students’/ staff details - 13
c) Any major Research Facility created around CoE - Nil
d) Research Output with respect to Publications & Patents
Journal Publication Extension Activity

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ACTIVITIES
Research
The centre while promoting research in clean energy, aims to transform the renewable energy sector in
India by providing solutions which will benefit the industry and sector at large. Our development facility at
the centre fosters world-class research on a range of topics relevant to the sector, with undergraduate,
postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral students engaged in the research. We collaborate with leading
universities across the globe to stimulate our research efforts. There is also a significant focus to increase
women entrepreneurship in this sector through our efforts.
BEYOND RESEARCH
Sustainability Leadership Award
Sumant Sinha Sustainability Leadership Award for research and outreach activities in sustainability has
been instituted to recognize demonstrated action and exemplary leadership by students of IIT Delhi with
respect to climate change/sustainability/environmental issues – with a view to enhance awareness and
interest amongst students about this key issue.
In November 2020, ReNew Power Centre of Excellence for Energy and Environment conferred the 3rd
Annual Sustainability Leadership Award to Dr. Iyman Abrar from Department of Chemical Engineering.
Impact Accelerator Program for Women Climate Entrepreneurs
The objective of the Impact Accelerator Program for Women Climate Entrepreneurs is to accelerate
opportunities and to support Women Climate Entrepreneurs in India. ReNew Power, UNDP and IIT Delhi
(under the aegis of ReNew Power Centre of Excellence) are partnering with each other, and inviting others,
to launch an integrated entrepreneurship development platform. The platform seeks to provide promising
women entrepreneurs in the broader climate space with hand holding support, tailored to their sectoral
and functional needs.
Photograph related to the COE activities.
4. YARDI Centre for Excellence on Sustainable Infrastructure
(YARDI- COESI)
1. Name of the CoE: Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Infrastructure
2. Basic Category: Industry Sponsored [Industry Partner-YARDI Software India Private Limited]
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: YARDI Software India PrivateLimited,
Pune
5. If Yes, details of MoU: MoU Signed on 16.08.2018 and is valid for 5years from the date of signing
the MoU.
 The CoE will undertake studies and research in areas related to energy conservation in
buildings.
 Survey of various types of buildings and collect data on their energy consumption details
alongwith the present sources of energy. Initially the studies will cover metropolitan area of
Delhi which would then be extended to other areas.
 Correlate energy consumption patterns depending on the type of buildings, usage, size, etc.
anddevise methodologies for projection of future consumption
 Recommend energy conservation.
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Prof. A K Jain, Department of Civil
Engineering, akjain@civil.iitd.ac.in.
A Research Advisory committee (RAC) has been set up by IIT Delhi in consultation with the YSIPL.
RAC invites specific proposals for research areas from IITD faculty for support under the CoE after
due diligence. The Progress of research activities of the CoE is evaluated every 12 monthsby RAC
and representatives of senior managements of YSIPL and IIT Delhi
Design and Demonstration of Sustainable Building Infrastructure, 3years (July 2019-July, 2020).
b) Research Scholars and other students’/ staff details
Though the sanctioned manpower is around 7. As funds are received every six months, initially
only 2 Staff (1 JRF and one technical Assistants) are deployed in this project.
c) Any major Research Facility created around CoE: NIL
Journal Publication Extension Activity

02 01 (Planned in March
20, postponed due to
COVID-19
5. CoE on Industry Alliance on Artificial Intelligence
(IAAI)-NOKIA as Industry partner
1. Name of the CoE: Industry Alliance on Artificial Intelligence (IAAI)-NOKIA
2. Basic Category: Industry Sponsored, [Industry Partner: NOKIA Solutions &Networks Pvt. Ltd.]
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: NOKIA Solutions and Networks India Pvt.
Ltd., Noida, UP
5. If Yes, details of MoU:
NOKIA has signed 3 MoUs with IIT Delhi for joint R&D activities. These are as
 1st General MoU for academic cooperation was signed on 09.11.2017 valid for 5years from
the date of signing the MoU.
 2nd MoU was signed on 14.12.2017 for funding a project costing Rs 76 lakh (max. funding of
Rs152 lakh) between NOKIA Solutions and Networks India Pvt Ltd and IIT Delhi. The duration
of the MoU or the project duration was 14.12.2017 to 13.12.2018.
 3rd MoU was signed on 24.09.2019 valid for 3-5 years from the date of signing the MoU.
 The To solve grand challenges facing industry and country in this area,
 To connect AI practitioners from industry and other academic institutes in the India and abroad
with the Domain Experts of IIT Delhi,
 To train a much larger body of students
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Professor Niladri Chatterjee Department
ofMathematics, niladri@maths.iitd.ac.in.
 Managed by a two-tier management structure i.e. an Advisory Board chaired by the Dean,
Research & Development (R&D), llT Delhi assisted by a Management Committee.
 Participation of the industry in the Consortium in these two Committees depending upon their
Level of engagement.
 While the Advisory Board meets at least once in a year dealing mainly with policy issues, the
Management Committee meet on quarterly basis to resolve issues related to its operation and
function.

a) On Going Research projects* with duration
2018-2019 - - 6 Projects, 2019-2020 - - 4 Projects, 2020-21 – 1 Project
*As an individual R&D project, not under the CoE.
b) Research Scholars and other students’/ staff details
Research Students Participations in 2 Internship at

Scholar Hackathons NOKIA, Portugal
01 22 ~ 300 O1
c) Any major Research Facility created around CoE -- NIL.
d) Research Output with respect to i) Publications & Patents, ii) EMR Grants receipt, iii)
Extension activities, if any -- NIL.
e) New Project Proposals for the CoE
NOKIA has considered one proposal as per NOKIA’s need out of several proposals
submitted by the IIT faculties. This is under implementation by Prof Saha regarding setting
up of lab, some space, and assembling of a mobile robot with its sensors.
6. CoE on DRDO-IITD Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC)
1. Name of the CoE: DRDO – IITD Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC)
2. Basic Category: Government Sponsored Project.
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: Defence Research &Development
Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, India.
4. Originated through Signing an MoU with IITD: Yes
 MoU signed on 04.11.2016 valid for 25years from the date of MoU
 Terms and Conditions of the MoU may be reviewed after every five years for renewal.
6. Scope of activities under the CoE
 The Objective of JATC is to undertake and facilitate multidisciplinary directed basic and applied
research in the identified research verticals (i) Advanced Ballistics, Special Structures, and
Protection Technologies; (ii) Advanced Electromagnetic Devices and Terahertz Technologies;
(iii) Brain Computer Interface and Brain Machine Intelligence; (iv) Photonic Technologies,
Plasmonics and Quantum Photonics, (v) Smart and Intelligent Textile Technologies and other
thrust areas as mutually agreed.
 JATC will collaborate with the academic researchers & faculties at IITD and other institutes in
the country, industries and DRDO laboratories for creating new knowledge and translating them
into cutting-edge technologies for defence.
7. Date of CoE established:17.07.2017
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Dr MH Rahman, Project Director, JATC,
jatcmhrahman@admin.iitd.ac.in.
 JATC will function at IITD through a core administrative structure having Project Director JATC (Full
time), Chief Coordinating Scientist, Administrative Officer, Accounts officer, Support Staff
 There shall be a two-tier review mechanism for the JATC. The Apex Body governing the JATC will
be the "Governing Council (GC)". The Governing Council (GC) will set the policies for and monitor
performance of JATC. The GC shall meet at least once a year
 A Research Advisory Board (RAB) would review projects, review technical activities, recommend
new thrust areas, provide oversight on acquisition of facilities and make necessary
recommendations to the GC. RAB will meet on half yearly basis.

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progress getting delayed.]
b. Research Scholars and other student’s/ staff details
Faculty Members as PI Research Staff
35 133
c. Any major Research Facility created around CoE:
Ballistic Smart Textile Tera Hertz Lab Quantum Blast &

Lab Photonics Explosive Lab
No. of Major 06 29 23 17 28
Facilities
Amount 7.25 ~ 24.0 ~ 22.0 ~ 9.0 8.4
(Rs in cr.)
d. Research Output with respect to Publications & Patents
Journal Publication Patent

~ 70 10
(Under Submission)
7. CoE on Space Technology Cell (STC) at IIT Delhi
1. Name of the CoE: ISRO-IIT D Space Technology Cell (STC)
2. Basic Category: Government Agency Sponsored
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO), Department of Space, Government of India.
5. If Yes, details of MoU :
 MoU signed on 02.11.2019 and valid for 10years from the date of signing the MoU. However,
the MoU will be reviewed after a period of 5 years.
 The ISRO - IIT D Space Technology Cell (STC) shall continue to pursue advanced research in the
areas of relevance to the future technological and programmatic needs of the Indian Space
Programme and shall devote its resources including human resources to this effect.
 The activities of STC shall be directed to maximize the use of the research potential,
infrastructure, expertise and experience already existent in ISRO and IITD..
7. Date of CoE established: Yet to be established.
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Professor A D Rao, Centre for Atmospheric
Sciences (CAS), adrao@cas.iitd.ac.in.
 A senior Faculty member of I IT Delhi, in the rank of professor, as nominated by IIT Delhi shall
be designated as the Coordinator /Convener of the STC. Professor A D Rao, CAS is designated
as Coordinator of the STC at IIT Delhi.
 The Coordinator /Convener of the STC shall be responsible for overall management of the STC,
including its day-to-day functioning and recommending all expenditures under the approved
budget of the STC.
 A Joint Policy Committee (JPC) consisting with members from both ISRO and IIT Delhi has been
constituted with the approval jointly by IIT Delhi and ISRO to guidethe STC.
 The Coordinator/Convener of STC shall be the Ex-Officio Convener of the JPC.
 JPC shall plan the research programs of common interest and periodically review such
research programs and related activities.
 The JPC may also constitute Expert Committees of domain experts to take up technical
reviewof projects. The JPC shall meet as frequently as necessary, but at least once a year
10. Present Research and other activities*:

a) Past and active Research projects with duration
b) Status of past and active Research projects
c) Research Scholars and other students’/ staff details
d) Any major Research Facility created around CoE.
e) Research Output with respect to i) Publications & Patents, ii) EMR Grants receipt,
iii)Extension activities, if any.
In FY 2020-21, out of 28 project proposals submitted by IIT Delhi, JPC recommended eight (8)
proposals worth of financial support of Rs 185.63 lakh under RESPOND Program of ISRO has
been received in FY 2021-22.
Details of Recommended Project
S.No Title of the Project Name of the PI &Co-PI with Total
Department Budget
in Rs in
lakh
1. Establishing a Coupled Indian Land Data PI - Manabendra Saharia, D/o Civil 35.44
Assimilation System (ILDAS) for Engg.
identifying hydrologic extremes Co-PI - Krishna Mirle Achuta Rao,
Sumedha Chakma
2. Classical Trajectory - Monte Carlo PI - Vikrant Saxena, D/o Physics 10.20
Simulations of the Plasma dynamics in
electrode-less plasma thruster
3 Low-Pressure Systems (LPSs) and their PI - Sarvesh Kumar Dubey, CAS 18.70
nonlinear interaction with other scales in
atmosphere through the lens of Scale
Energetics
4 Analysis of variable stiffness composite PI - S. Pradyumna, D/o Appl. 17.33
honeycomb sandwich structures with Mechanics
embedded delamination Co-PI - Maloy K Singha
5 Real-Time Flood Risk Warning Smart PI - Dhanya C. T., D/o Civil Engg. 28.11
System Integrating Information from Co-PI – Subrat Kar & A K Gosain
Satellite and Sensor Products
6 Impact of Satellite observations in a PI- A D Rao, CAS. 27.44

coupled system for predicting storm tides Co-PI - Vimlesh Pant
and its coastal inundation.
7 Development of a Numerical Simulator PI - Supreet Singh Bagha, D/o Mech. 26.29

for Micro-fabricated Electrospray Engg.
Thrusters Co-PI - Amit Gupta
8 Designing Speciality Glasses Employing PI -N M Anoop Krishnan, 22.12

Machine Learning and Meta-Heuristic
Optimization
In FY 2021-22, 19 proposals have been submitted under RESPOND Program of ISRO. These are
presently at various stages of their evaluation with the RESPOND Secretariat.
8. CoE on Smart Technology Enabled Manufacturing
1. Name of the CoE: IITD-AIA Foundation for Smart Manufacturing (IAFSM)
2. Basic Category: Joint Sponsorship from Government and Industry Association [Automation
Industry Association (AIA)].
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: The jointly funded by AIA (consortium
of AIA members and users) and the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI), Ministry of HI & PE,
Govt. of India
4. Whether Originated through Signing an MoU with IITD: Yes, through an MoU and Joint MoA
between IIT Delhi, Automation Industry Association and DHI.
 MoU signed in04.05.2017 and valid for 1 year from the date of signing the MoU.
 MoA signed on 07.02.2018 and valid for 5 years from the date of signing the MoA.

a) Setting up a Common Engineering Facilities Centre (CEFC) at IIT Delhi under the Department
of Heavy Industry’s Scheme on “Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods
Sector”.
b) The infrastructure facilities (Cyber Physical Lab and Cyber Physical Factory) of the CEFC will
be known as a SAMARTH (Smart Advanced Manufacturing and Rapid Transformation Hubs)
Udyog.
c) Setting up a Cyber Physical Lab for Smart Manufacturing Research and a Cyber Physical
Factory for extending services like
i. Awareness Building, ii) Prototyping, Simulation and Testing Services, iii)
Consulting Services, iv) Site Integration Services, v) Education and Training, vi)
Skills Certification, vii) Job work,
viii. Research to promote innovation and adoption of Industry 4.0 solutions in order
to make Indian industries more globally competitive in Capital Goods Sector.
ix. Common conditions for the SAMARTH Udyog shall be as under:
 Awareness campaigns on Industry 4.0,
 Training for Master Trainers,
 Active Participation Provisions for Start-up/ incubators,
 Handholding of SMEs to plan and implement relevant Industry 4.0 projects
to be done through consultancy services on chargeable basis,
 Collaborating with neighborhood Universities for student
training / internship programs,
 Involving industry in SPV membership model for sustainability,
 Participating in a Government formed platform for Industry 4.0 on common
agenda,
 To make adequate provisions for e-waste management,
 Involving as many clusters
 Resource sharing amongst I4.0 centre
7. Date of CoE established: 29-11-2017
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Professor Sunil Jha, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, suniljha@mech.iitd.ac.in.
 Administration and Management through a SPV registered as a Section-8 company with Board
of Directors appointed by IIT Delhi and AIA.
 IIT Delhi will identify a team of Cross-Disciplinary faculty that are desirous of joining the CoE as
impact players. llT Delhi will provide space for conducting meetings and seminar towards the
activities of the first phase as per the rules for the academic activities of the institute.

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going as per timeline. However, a few projects progress getting delayed.]
b) Research Scholars and other student’s/ staff details
Research Scholar & Project Staff

Students
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c) Any major Research Facility created around CoE

i. Cyber physical lab in 433B/Block-2 with Automated Assembly stations and Multi-
Process Robotic Cell.
ii. Cyber Physical Factory concept implementation in Central Workshop
d) Research Output:
A Cyber Physical Assembly Line with state of art technologies conceptualized, developed, and
commissioned in FSM Lab. This facility resembles discrete manufacturing processes and demonstrate all
smart manufacturing technologies such as Smart sensing, IIoT, augmented reality etc. in action. A
unique learning experience while creating the facility is a knowledge gathered to support industries in
implementing smart manufacturing technologies and many training courses developed to share it with
academia and industry people. The learning from CP Lab is extended to modernize Central Workshop as
a Smart Factory demonstrator. New infrastructure such as Robotic Welding Cell to showcase
manufacturing as a service being taken up. Connected machines with automated material handling,
automated inspection, and expert maintenance system demonstrate many use cases for discrete
manufacturing industries. This facility opens a new platform for many student research activities and
prototyping facility for industries.
e) Impact
 9723 People made Aware about Smart Manufacturing

 More than 2000 trained on various courses on FSM Skills
 32 Projects identified & executed in FSM Lab
 82 Summer internship offered during Jun-Jul 2021
 20 Courses Offered on FSM Skills
 Close to 100 industry people visited FSM Facility
Photograph of CoE activities

9. Centre of Excellence on Protective Textiles
1. Name of the CoE: Centre of Excellence on Protective Textiles (PROTECH segment).
2. Basic Category: Joint Sponsored project by Government and Industry Association (Northern India
Textile Research Association – NITRA).
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: Ministry of Textile, New Delhi
4. Originated through Signing an MoU with IITD: Yes, through an MoU between IIT Delhi and NITRA
 MoU signed in 19.06.2008
 The basic objective of the MoU is to develop in the two designated centres infrastructure
support comprising of the following facilities for the convenience of all stake holders of
PROTECH segment of technical textiles.
 Facilities for testing and evaluation of products of PROTECH segments
 Resource center with IT infrastructure
 These facilities would additionally be employed to impart training to relevant personnel
from industry, Textile Research Associations and academic institutions.
 Over and above, Seminars, Conferences or Workshops on topics of mutual interest would
also be jointly organized.
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Ex-officio, Head, Department of Textile &
Fibre Engineering (Professor R S Rengasamy), Mail ID: rsr@textile.iitd.ac.in
 Actual procurement of all items of infrastructure would be carried out by NITRA

 A purchase committee shall be formed consisting of members drawn from NITRA and IIT, Delhi
to take decisions for procurement of items. The committee shall be chaired by Director, NITRA.
Director, NITRA shall nominate members of NITRA and HOD, Department of Textile and Fibre
Engineering, IIT, Delhi.
 One member from each party from its teaching/research faculty has been nominated to
coordinate the programme on its behalf.
 A Coordination Committee, consisting of (a) Director, IIT Delhi, or his/her nominee, (b)
Chairman, Governing Council of NITRA or his/her nominee, (c) Programme Coordinator from
the side of IITD, and (d) Programme Coordinator from the side of NITRA will periodically review
and identify ways to strengthen cooperation between the two institutions.
10. Present Research and other activities **

e) Research Output with respect to i) Publications & Patents, ii) EMR Grants receipt, iii)
Extension activities, if any.
**This Centre was built with one time grant of equipment worth ~ Rs 5.5 Cr under CoE from the
Ministryof Textiles. Currently the analytical facilities available under the CoE are being used by research
students for theirresearch. However, no other activities are being carried out.
10. Centre of Excellence on Climate Modelling
[https://dcecm.iitd.ac.in/]
1. Name of the CoE: Centre of Excellence on Climate Modelling.
2. Basic Category: Government Sponsored Project.
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: Department of Science & Technology
(DST), India.
4. Originated through Signing an MoU with IITD: No
5. If Yes, details of MoU: Not Applicable
 To develop an India-Centric Climate Model (ICCM) through process improvements and region-
specific customization that will satisfactorily simulate the regional climate of India and can be
used for future climate projections at district level to assess the impacts of climate change on
agriculture, health, water resources, and the energy sectors.
 To downscale the ICCM output at ultra-high resolutions for various applications.
 To provide more accurate climate projections for the future scenarios through soft computing,
machine learning, and mathematical optimization techniques from the ICCM.
7. Date of CoE Established: 19.04.2017
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Professor Saroj Kanta Mishra, Centre
forAtmospheric Sciences (CAS), Email ID: skm@iitd.ac.in., skm@cas.iitd.ac.in.
 The CoE is presently having a Six Members Executive Committee formed as per the DST
guidelines.
 The CoE also has an Advisory Committee under the Chairmanship of Dean R&D with 20
Members.
a) Ongoing Research projects with duration -- No Information
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c) Any major Research Facility created around CoE: Computational facilities for Climate
Modelling is under development.
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11. Centre of Excellence for Biopharmaceutical Technology
[https://cbt.iitd.ac.in/]
1. Name of the CoE: Centre of Excellence for Biopharmaceutical Technology (CBT)
2. Basic Category: Government Sponsored Project
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: Department of Biotechnology (DBT),
Ministry of Science and Technology
5. If Yes, details of MoU: Not Applicable
 Technology development in all areas related to biopharmaceutical development.

 Partner with the Indian biotech industry in implementing technology solutions.
 Collaborate with the Indian regulators (CDSCO) to ensure that the best practices are adopted
by the manufacturers.
 Examine and report on quality of Bio-therapeutics that are being sold in the Indian market.
 Organize professional workshops where industry, academia, and regulatory stakeholders can
meet and discuss on the variousissues faced by the Indian biopharmaceutical industry to build
Brand India.
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Professor Anurag Singh Rathore,
Departmentof Chemical Engineering, Mail ID: arathore@chemical.iitd.ac.in.
Prof. Anurag S. Rathore, Department of Chemical Engineering, is the Coordinator and Prof. James
Gomes, Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, is the Co-Coordinator of the CoE. The CoE also has
its Professorial Committee and Center Faculty Board for appropriate decision making. The CoE is a
virtual Center with faculty from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of
Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Kusuma School of Biological Sciences. Center for
Biomedical Engineering, and Department of Chemistry.
a) Ongoing Research projects with duration–14 Projects with 1 to 5 Years duration

Research Staff Research Scholar
17 15
c) Any major Research Facility created around CoE: A facility has been created in Block III –
356 with infrastructure to do microbial fermentation, mammalian cell culture, purification,
and analytical and functional characterization of proteins.
Journal Publication Patents (Filed)

56 2
Photographs of the CoE activities.

12. Center of Excellence on Computational and Biomedical
Sciences
1. Name of the CoE : International Center of Excellence on Computational and Biomedical
Sciences (ICECBS)
2. Basic Category: International Research Organization
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: Open Health Systems Laboratory
(OHSL), USA
4. Originated through Signing an MoU with IITD : Yes
5. If Yes, details of MoU : MoU Signed on 09.02.2020 and valid for 05 years from the date of MoU
signing. The tenure of MoU can be renewed after suitable review.
6. Scope of activities under the CoE
a. The OHSL, USA in partnership with IITD agree to work and support for setting up an
International Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Computational and Biomedical Sciences at IIT
Delhifor pursuing cutting edge research.
b. To bring about global and national challenges in translational research through advancing
knowledge in frontiers areas of supercomputing and biomedical science.
c. To enable in enhancing the ecosystem of research in areas of relevant through scientific
collaboration, providing leadership, infrastructure and financial aids for achieving a
significantimprovement in health outcomes.
d. To encourage research and attract students'/ research scholars for developing start-up
ecosystems and incubators on biomedical sciences and experimental biology.
e. To improve international relationship through enhanced exchange programs across various
academic institutions and research laboratories in biomedical areas.
7. Date of CoE established – MoU signed, and CoE has been established, yet to be functional.
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details – MoU has been signed, Prof S K Khare, Dean
R&D is presently holding the CoE Coordinator charge.
9. Administrative & Management Structure of the CoE-
f. CoE shall be governed and managed by the 2-tier management structure.

g. Advisory board shall mentor the activities of the collaborative platform including initiation,
continuation/ discontinuation of work, approval of joint collaborative projects for
submission to funding agencies and to suggest mechanisms to achieve objectives of MoU
h. Advisory board shall also monitor the activities under the MoU, to expand the scope
of MoU, to review the overall progress and ensure self-sustainability over a period
of time.
i. CoE will also have a Co-ordination Committee which will be constituted and Chaired
by the Dean R&D, IITD, Co-chair by the senior Member from the OHSL, USA and other
Expert Membersfrom academic and research institutes
@ Fund is yet to be received from OHSL

e) Research Output with respect to i) Publications & Patents, ii) EMR Grants
receipt, iii)Extension activities, if any.
Photograph of latest activity related to COE

13. Centre for Excellence in areas of Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology (SCFBio)
1. Name of the CoE: Centre for Excellence in areas of Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology.
2. Basic Category: Government
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: Department of

Biotechnology (DBT).
5. If yes, details of MoU: Not Applicable
The tenure of the previous CoE project to SCFBio, IITD (RP02813G) ended in June, 2020. DBT has
renewed and again granted the COE status to SCFBio, IITD (RP04062GC) to pursue the
development of the science and software for Genome to Drug Discovery and for human resource
training for a period of 5 years i.e. from December 2020 to December 2025 with a financial outlay
of Rs. 2.14 Crores. This renewal has given an opportunity to SCFBio team to visit and perfect each
of the modules in the Chemgenome  Bhageerath  Sanjeevini  hit molecules pathway with
entry from any point. Simultaneously, Sanjeevini software suite developed at SCFBio, IITD for
computer aided drug design is being ported on to the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
(RP03818G) platform at CDAC, Pune. In recent times, a few new software suites/databases have
been developed, along with several publications (www.scfbio-iitd.res.in) – the most notable being
publication of a method to characterize the intron-exon boundaries on human genome in Nucleic
Acids Research (https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab098). Also, SCFBio was involved in developing a
few computational suggestions on inhibitors of CoV-2 proteins (Amita Pathak, Bhumika Singh,
Dheeraj Kumar Chaurasia and B. Jayaram, "Molecular Simulation Driven Drug Repurposing for
Identification of Inhibitors Against Non-Structural Proteins of SARS-CoV-2", Springer Protocols In
Silico Modeling of Drugs Against Coronaviruses - Computational Tools and Protocols, Editor: Prof.
Kunal Roy, accepted for publication, 2020.) Some of the candidates identified by SCFBio team are
proposed to be tested experimentally.
7. Date of CoE established: 16.12.2020.
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Professor Aditya Mittal, Kusuma School
Biological Sciences (KSBS), amittal@bioschool.iitd.ac.in .
The CoE will be administered and managed as per the DBT guidelines including having
Advisory Committee under the Chairmanship of Dean R&D.
Services to students and scientific community:
SCFBio, IIT Delhi is committed towards providing uninterrupted supercomputer time along with the
software services over a dedicated internet bandwidth to researchers across the country. This facility was
even more important and effective during the COVID time when most of the research centres were badly
affected and not allowing researchers to carry out the research from their respective premises. SCFBio, IIT
Delhi was able to maintain the machines and services in the tough time which helped the scientific
community to continue their research through connecting remotely.
14. Daksh Centre of Excellence for Law and Technology
[https://daksh-lawtech-iitd.org/]
1. Name of the CoE: Daksh Centre of Excellence for Law and Technology
2. Basic Category: Industry/ NGO Sponsored
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: DAKSH Society, Bengaluru
5. If yes, details of MoU: MoU signed on 9th October 2020 and valid for 5 years from date of MoU
signed.
i) To conduct research on various aspects of the legal system such as Operations Research based
analysis of judicial data, technology and law, and improving the effectiveness of the legal system.
ii) To work with the judiciary and other institutions in the justice system on research studies,
pilot projects and consulting engagements undertaken by faculty members of llT Delhi with
funding from the existing funds of the CoE as well as subsequent funds to be raised externally by
the CoE.
iii) To develop solutions to improve access to justice and the effectiveness of the justice system,
initially focused on lndia and later for other jurisdictions as well.
iv) To work on areas including but not be limited to case-flow management optimal
administrative practices such as scheduling cases and judge allocation, predictive and
prescriptive analysis of judicial data and delays.
v) Initiation of developing specialized human resources in interdisciplinary domains bridging

engineering and law & judiciary specialty with formulating new courses, and other novel
interaction will be another important goal of the collaborative activity.
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Professor Nomesh Bolia, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, nomesh@mech.iitd.ac.in .

 Managed by a two-tier management structures i.e. Advisory Board jointly chaired by the
Director, IIT Delhi and Head, DAKSH Society assisted by the Coordination Committee chaired
by the Dean (R&D).
 The frequency to meet Advisory Board and Coordination Committee shall be at least once
and twice in a year respectively. While the Advisory Board shall deal policy issues, review/
monitor CoE progress, initiation or termination of new/ old research activities, the Co-
ordination Committee will provide overall coordination of the CoE.

i) Project Proposals ongoing in the following themes:
a. Modelling the justice system
b. Tools to make laws more accessible to citizens, and case duration & outcome predictor.
c. Case flow management
d. Scientific scheduling of cases & work allocation for judges
ii) Conferences and Webinars being planned.
iii) Preparation for Stakeholder Engagement and consultation, including government, judiciary,
and industry
a) Ongoing Research Projects including Start-ups
Sr. Project No. Project title

No.
1 CW15095 UI/UX Evaluation of 6 Indian High Court Websites
2 MI02391 Cheque Bounce Study In The Indian Court System
3 MI02351 Case Flow Management Using Simulation Techniques
4 MI02417 Sahay: An AI Based Legal Assistant
UI/UX Evaluation of 6 Indian High Court Websites (completed). PI- Prof. Nomesh Bolia Dept. ME
A well-designed UI/UX is crucial for public institutions’ websites to simplify access to information for
citizens they are serving. Its importance is amplified for court websites that need to ensure justice access to a
wide spectrum of users.
This report analyses the accessibility and availability of this information through a detailed study on the
User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) of six High Court websites, those of Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Madras. Key highlights of the report include several low-hanging fruits
such as appropriate placement of contact and RTI based information and the need for a detailed analysis of
navigation efficiency and aesthetics. The report also highlights some positive aspects about the UI/UX of the
High Court websites, such as their speed and good performance on certain Interaction Design Principles.
This report was launched by Justice Ravindra Bhat of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. The report was later
discussed with Justice Patel of Bombay High Court to explore scopes of implementation of the
recommendations.
Cheque Bounce Study in The Indian Court System (completed), PI: Prof. Jitendra Madaan. Dept. DMS
It examined cheque-bounce cases in district courts to understand their volume, duration, time taken at
various stages, and causes for delay. (Supreme Court had set up a committee which shared list of
recommendations on handling Cheque Bounce cases) Goal was to test whether the Amici Curiae and
Supreme Court's recos would reduce delays in cheque bounce cases.
Accordingly, main findings:
• The recommendations are intended to reduce summons trials and encourage summary trials; ensure
presence of accused; clarify jurisdictions of courts; encourage more mediation; set up more
specialized NI Act courts; combine cases where multiple cheques bounced in one transaction or one
cheque issued for in multiple transactions bounced (i.e. multiplicity of proceedings).
• We confirm that the following of these do increase the duration of the case: conducting a case as a
summons trial, accused being absent, cases being filed in the wrong jurisdiction, multiplicity of
proceedings.
• 2 counterintuitive results: Contested cases take 46 days less to dispose than uncontested cases, even
though they take 3 more hearings. Cases referred to mediation take 108 additional days and 3
hearings more to dispose.
• So, most recommendations will have the intended effect of reducing delays, however, 1 reco (viz
more mediation) can have an adverse impact. Courts seem to be more efficient at disposing of cases
than mediation forums.
• Reasons for why mediation increases delays require further study. But this study highlights imp of
using empirical analysis to ground important policy decisions.
Case Flow Management Using Simulation Techniques (ongoing). PI: Prof. Shaurya Shriyam., ME
Key challenge that inspired the project was delays in court proceedings and backlogs that pile up in the
system, a core challenge faced by courts almost all over the world and the project aim is to develop
Operations Research based simulation models for case flow management to address the above challenge.
Broad Approach: Focus on Delhi HC, consult legal experts, operations researchers, judges for:
• Normative mapping & case flow diagrams

• Simulation model for commercail appeal cases of Delhi HC
• Incorporate contingency scenarios from real life
• Identify Bottlenecks, suggest interventions
• Analysis of pendency rates using simulation model
Sahay: An AI Based Legal Assistant (Ongoing). PI. Prof. Abhijnan Chakraborty, CS
The project aims to build a prototype of an AI-based legal assistance tool to help common people navigate
the area of consumer grievance redressal/dispute resolution People understand legal rights under specific
circumstances, and options to seek legal relief in case of infringements
It wants be able to suggest the nature of such rights, as well as prior cases in response to a person’s
description of a situation in natural text format (obtained through a conversational chatbot). Relevant cases
summarized and a prediction of probable outcome and its likely duration
Sahay Approach :
- Chatbot Development
- Relevant Case Finding
- Legal Knowledge Graph Construction
- Summarizing Case Documents
- Outcome and Duration Analytics
b) Research Scholars and other Students’/ Staff details
Staff Name Employee Code
Krishna Shah (Project Assistant) 13451

Surbhi Bhatia (Project Assistant) 13452
Soham Ghosh (Project Manager) 13282
Prem Chand (Project Attendant) 13410
Rama Shankar (Project Attendant) 13411
c) Any New Research Facility created under the CoE: No

Some of the pioneering initiatives at the CoE taken in the last one year have been published by national
media including mainstream and sector specific outlets. Peer Reviewed publications, patents and systemic
interventions are expected as some other projects kickoff and mature.
 Education Times : IIT Delhi to have Centre of Excellence for Law and Technology to promote
research in these fields https://www.educationtimes.com/article/campus-beat-college-
life/78696644/iit-delhi-to-have-centre-of-excellence-for-law-and-technology-to-promote-research-
in-these-fields)
 NDTV : IIT Delhi To Get Centre Of Excellence For Law And Technology
(https://www.ndtv.com/education/iit-delhi-get-centre-of-excellence-for-law-and-technology)
 The Indian Express : IIT-Delhi to set up Centre of Excellence for Law and Technology
(https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-delhi-to-set-up-daksh-centre-of-excellence-for-law-
and-technology-6740073/)
 Dainik Jagran : DAKSH Society and IIT Delhi sign agreement for Centre of Excellence for Law and
Technology (https://www.jagranjosh.com/news/daksh-society-and-iit-delhi-sign-agreement-for-
centre-of-excellence-for-law-and-technology-156171 )
 The Leaflet : IIT Delhi Project to Use Math Models to Improve Indian Justice System
(https://www.theleaflet.in/iit-delhi-project-to-use-math-models-to-improve-indian-justice-system/)
 The Times of India : How technology can be leveraged for India’s judiciary
(https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/how-technology-can-be-leveraged-for-
indias-judiciary/articleshow/84374969.cms)
 NDTV : IIT Delhi Centre Releases Report On Analysis, Usability, Functionality Of 6 High Court
Websites (https://www.ndtv.com/education/iit-delhi-centre-releases-report-on-analysis-usability-
functionality-of-6-high-court-websites)
 The Leaflet : IIT-D’s DAKSH Centre of Excellence for Law & Tech using tech tools and data
research to improve legal justice delivery in India ( https://www.theleaflet.in/iit-ds-daksh-centre-of-
excellence-for-law-tech-using-tech-tools-and-data-research-to-improve-legal-justice-delivery-in-
india/)
e) EMR Grants Received : No

.
15. NHAI Centre of Excellence for Advance Data Management
System (ADMS) for Highways
1. Name of the CoE: NHAI Centre for Excellence for Advance Data Management System
(ADMS) for Highways.
2. Basic Category: Industry
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: National Highway Authority of
India (NHAI), New Delhi
5. If yes, details of MoU: MoU signed on 6th August 2020 and valid for 5 years from date of
MoU signed.
NHAI Data Management Systems will be developed under four thematic research areas of
(Network Traffic Demand and Incident Management, Highway Safety, Highway pavement
management system and Project Management). Specific research projects will be sponsored in
each thematic area. The Centre of Excellence (CoE) in ADMS at llT Delhi will conduct research
through the following specific activities:
a. Research Projects: At least 2-3 research projects in each thematic area with one full
time Ph.D. researcher, two full time project associates. M.Tech and B.Tech students
will also be associated with each research projects. Additional field staff may be hired
as per the specific project. At the end of five years we expect to have at least 10 Ph.D.
completed and additional 15-20 M.Tech projects.
b. Knowledge dissemination: The CoE will conduct an annual workshop for all the
stakeholders to present the results of the research work completed during the year.
This will be in addition to the standard academic practice of knowledge dissemination
through presentations at conferences and publications in peer-reviewed conference
proceedings and journals
c. Capacity Building Workshops: The CoE will conduct capacity building workshops to
train highway officials to use the outcomes of the CoE research, to generate and store
data for the tool and to apply and evaluate the outcomes of the tools.
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Professor Geetam Teweri, Department
of Civil Engineering, geetamt@civil.iitd.ac.in .
Managed by a two-tier management structure i.e. Advisory Board chaired jointly the Director,
IIT Delhi & Chairman, NHAI assisted by the Coordination Committee chaired by the Dean (R&D).
The frequency to meet Advisory Board and Coordination Committee shall be at least once and
twice in a year respectively. While the Advisory Board shall deal policy issues, review/ monitor
CoE progress, initiation or termination of new/ old research activities, the Co-ordination
Committee will provide overall coordination of the CoE.
Following Five research projects have been supported in the month of January 2021.
S.No. Title PI/CO PI

1 Empirical Assessment of Schedule, Cost, Quality, and Prof. Kumar Neeraj Jha, Professor,
Safety Performances of Various Contracts of NHAI and Department of Civil Engineering,
Development of a Decision Support Framework to
Improve the Performances
2 Multi-objective optimization of Highway Projects using Prof. N. M. Anoop Krishnan (Dept. of Civil
Machine Learning and Data-Driven Modeling Engineering & Dept. of Material Science
3 Machine learning assisted highway demand assessment, Prof. Manoj M. (Dept. of Civil Engineering
incident detection, and analysis using structured and
unstructured NHAI data
4 A system for organizing and searching all digitized data at Maya Ramanath and Srikanta Bedathur,
NHAI CSE department
5 An approach towards creating a safe traffic work zone K. Ramachandra Rao, G. Tiwari,
environment on National Highways Department of Civil Engineering/TRIPP
16. DRDO Centre of Excellence on Personal Body Armour
1. Name of the CoE: DRDO Centre of Excellence on Personal Body Armour.
2. Basic Category : Government
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: Defence Research & Development
Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.
5. If yes, details of MoU: MoU signed on 04.11.2016 and valid for 25 years from date of MoU
signed.
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: Professor Naresh Bhatnagar,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, naresh.bhatnagar@mech.iitd.ac.in.

a. JATC will function at IITD through a core administrative structure having Project
Director JATC (Full time), Chief Coordinating Scientist, Administrative Officer,
Accounts officer, Support Staff
b. There shall be a two-tier review mechanism for the JATC. The Apex Body governing
the JATC will be the "Governing Council (GC)". The Governing Council (GC) will set
the policies for and monitorperformance of JATC. The GC shall meet at least once a
year

17. Center of Excellence on Biologically Inspired Robots and
Drones(BIRD)
[https://robotics.iitd.ac.in/ARL/]
1. Name of the CoE: Center of Excellence on Biologically Inspired Robots and Drones (BIRD)
2. Basic Category : Set up by IIT Delhi
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: This is an institute CoE.
5. If Yes, details of MoU: NA

 Coordinate with S ection-8 C ompany s e t u p f o r I-Hub foundation on Cobotics to
foster research in Robots and Drones, and their collaboration with humans.
 Organize seminars, workshops, summer/winter schools, Robotics competition, and visit
byRobotics experts
 Manage and support Robotics and Drone systems shared by various faculty
undertakingresearch in related areas
 Develop academic programs Robotics.
 Develop certificate program for people in industry for hands-on training in the field.
Publicize institute activity at various technical venues and attract talent to join the institute.
7. Date of CoE established: 25 Oct 2019
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details: P r o f e s s o r Subodh Kumar, Dept. of
Computer Science &Engineering., IIT Delhi, New Delhi. Email: bird_coordinator@iitd.ac.in.
9. Administrative & Management Structure of the CoE: Activities are managed by the
Coordinator withthe help of a core group of faculty members.
10. Receipt of Funds & Expenditures as on 31.03.2021:
The CoE was established to bring synergy into Robotics research at IIT Delhi. There is no separate
allocation of funds for this CoE and there is no CoE account set up in IRIS.
Research projects:
Sr. No. Title of the Research Project

1 Design & Development of three-link-rigid –flexible manipulator for
2 Research in Human Centered Robotics with special emphasis on field and Bio-medical
rehabilitation (Indo-Korea Joint Network Centre on Robotics)
3 Determination of Robot performance and its Kinematics using non-contact sensors.
4 Autonomous Calibration of Robot Cameras using on-Body markers
5 Aerial Robotic Inspection and Dexterious Manipulation - Modeling, Planning and Control
6 Design and development of medical devices. I also work on laser machining of various materials.
Currently, there are no research projects on robotics. But, I would like to work on therobotics for
medical surgeries
7 Uncertainty modelling of bin picking system and Determination of Robot Kinematic Parameters
using Non-contact Sensors
8 Human control of Remote Robots using haptic feedback
9 Micron UV Robot Design Challenge (CSR activity related to COVID-19)
10 5G Connected Tele-operated Car
Other activities:
1 Coordination and oﬀering of Interdisciplinary specialization in Robotics (UG specialization)

2 CoE-BIRD/TIH Seminar series
3 Robotics club
4 Robotic society of India
1. Robotics workshop in NIT-Calicut (supported by Korea project, see below).

2. NPIU short term CEP course in March 2020.
3. JATC sponsored workshop on Robot teaming. March 5-6, 2020.
4. Five Journal and eight Conference publications reported.
5. Grants received for
Bridging the Semantic Gap: Human-guided Robot Teaching and Task Execution Technology
Innovation Hub in Cobotics, DST
Indo-Korea Joint Network Center on Robotics (2018-21).
Indo-Russia Robotics projects (2018-20 extended till 2021).
18. Centre of Excellence in Cyber Systems and Information
Assurance (CSIA)
[https://csia.iitd.ac.in/]
1. Name of the CoE: Centre of Excellence in Cyber Systems and Information Assurance
2. Basic Category : Set up by IIT Delhi
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: IIT DELHI
5. If Yes, details of MoU: Nil
 Conducting Basic and Applied Research: Cyber Security, Cyber Systems, Information
Assurance, Hardware Security, Embedded Systems Security, Wireless/Mobile Security,
Critical Infrastructure Protection and Cyber Security Policy.
 Training professionals and defense personnel through workshops and continuing
education programs (CEP) on topics including Network Security, Systems Security,
Advances in Cyber security, and Cyber Security Policy
 Community Outreach Activities: In order to 'train-the-trainers', several workshops have
been organized for the faculty of various engineering colleges across the country with
hands-on lab sessions.
 Seminar Series: CoE-CSIA routinely hosts eminent experts in the area of cyber security.
We are also collaborating in an Interdisciplinary M.Tech. in Cyber Security program under aegis of
the Khosla School of Information Technology from next academic session, streamlined into 3
domains
 System Security and Computer Forensics
 Cryptography and Cryptanalysis
 Embedded System and Hardware Security
This course will have full time and additional sponsored candidates (full-time/part-time) seats
from Industry/Government. The admissions to this will be through GATE in
CSE/IT/EE/Mathematics as per institute norms.
7. Date of CoE established: February 2014
8. Name of the CoE Coordinator and Contact details:
Prof. Huzur Saran 011-26591290, saran@cse.iitd.ac.in

Prof Harshan Jagadeesh 011-26597362, harshan.jagadeesh@ee.iitd.ac.in
9. Administrative & Management Structure of the CoE: NA

a. Research Scholars under CoE-CSIA
Two PhD students under CoE-CSIA successfully defended their thesis

i) Mr Syed Ziaul Mustafa (DMS) “ Multi-dimensional risk for digital services in Smart Cities”
ii) Ms Sonam Jain (EE) “Secrecy using Rateless Code in Cooperative Environment”
Two Contractual Staff (1 Administrative + 1 Technical) through E-II
b. Project running under CoE-CSIA in Security
i) Security in the Internet of Things Space (SIOTS) (RPO3321)

An Indo-Japanese collaboration (Kyushu University and IIT Delhi) project started in 2016 for a period
of five years. The project focuses on two verticals
 Research in Security in the IoT Space (SIOTS), and
 Outreach related to IoT
The project looks at aspects starting from the very foundations of IoT security. Some of the aspects
that project looks at are mentioned below:-
● Languages and Models for Specification, Analysis and Verifiably Secure IoT
● Frameworks for Safe Connection of IoT Systems
● Implementable frameworks for monitoring
● End-to-End Testing frameworks
Due to the limited computational budget and power resources, security of IoT becomes a challenge.
The project also considers the power trade-offs in IoT processors while making them secure. From
application layer point of view, the project looks at ML based techniques in detection of attacks like
DDoS. It has also built a symbolic analysis framework to verify smart contracts and a new consensus
algorithm for IoT networks. In the outreach program, several workshops have already been
conducted both in India and Japan targeting audiences varying from Industry, academia, government
officials and students. Another endeavour in the outreach program has been the development of
educational material for IoT security which can be used to deliver MOOCS, SPOCS using 360VR
images/ videos based on Linked Data for IoT security education. Within this Serious games for
security have been developed related to user awareness against password protection and phishing
attacks.
ii) Security in Connected Devices in 5G Test bed MI01782
The objectives of the project are:

● Build a test bed of heterogeneous wireless devices under 5G setting
● Implement 5G compatible key generation and network provenance algorithms
● Demonstrate the security of the above algorithms against state-of-the-art attacks
The 5G security team (Sriram, Amogh Vithalkar, Rohit Joshi, Suraj Sajeev, Manish Bansal and Harshan
Jagadeesh) at IIT Delhi won the best research demo award at COMSNETS 2020. This demo was part
of our ongoing project on Security of Connected devices in 5G funded by the Department of
Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications & Broadcasting, India.
iii) Game-based Interactive Simulator for Training Professionals in Cyber-security

Vulnerabilities (RP03469G)
An IMPRINT project funded by MHRD and DRDO started in Jan 2018 for a tenure of three years. The
project envisions to create a game-based interactive simulation for training entry level professionals
and students in the security domain. Several such online games have been developed on topics like
Password security, Phishing, Firewalls and Insider threats.
c. Structured Short Term Courses through CEP

Training professionals, defense personnel, faculty members and students through workshops and
continuing education programs (CEP). The programme introduces the participants with key
challenges, threats and potential solutions in the broad area of Cyber Security and Information. The
training also provides hands-on experience to the attendees on basics experiments related to Cyber
Security. We have several training sessions planned for the year 2021 for government and defense
personnel.
Below are the three kind of formats for the courses
1) Short Term Course - I (3 Days)

2) Short Term Course - II (5 Days)
3) Short Term Course - III (2 weeks)
Topics
❏ Introduction to Cyber Security ❏ Social Media Risks
❏ Basics of Cryptography ❏ Cloud Computing and Big Data
❏ Network Security ❏ Human Factors in Computer Security
❏ Embedded Systems Security ❏ Information Risk Management
❏ Cloud Security Frameworks
❏ Wireless Security ❏ Biometric
❏ Mobile Security ❏ Computer Forensic
❏ Information Risk Management ❏ Steganography and Digital
watermarking
❏ Secure programming methodologies
d. Seminar Series: CoE-CSIA routinely hosts eminent experts in the area of cyber security.
e. Five (5) Publications reported during the period.

19. Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Disability
and Assistive Technology (CARE-DAT)
[https://home.iitd.ac.in/care-dat.php]
1. Name of the CoE: Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Disability and Assistive
Technology (CARE-DAT)
2. Basic Category : Set up jointly by IIT Delhi and AIIMS, New Delhi
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: I C M R , N e w D e l h i
COE is mandated to design technological solutions, therapeutic protocols and

clinical validation for solutions that can facilitate rehabilitation of patients
with stroke. This COE will take the existing research products for commercial
ready stage and give IIT Delhi a platform to design new products and
assistive technologies that can help clinicians or stroke patients in
neurorehabilitation.
7. Date of CoE established: M a r c h 2 0 2 1
Prof. Amit Mehndritta, CBME, IIT Delhi

Prof M V PadmaSrivastava,Department ofNeurology,AIIMS,New Delhi
b. Research Scholars under CoE-CSIA
Two PhD students under CoE-CSIA successfully defended their thesis

i) Mr Syed Ziaul Mustafa (DMS) “ Multi-dimensional risk for digital services in Smart Cities”
ii) Ms Sonam Jain (EE) “Secrecy using Rateless Code in Cooperative Environment”
Two Contractual Staff (1 Administrative + 1 Technical) through E-II
a) Ongoing Research Projects including Start-ups:

Research Projects:
i) Development & Optimization of Robotic Exoskeleton for post-stroke Neurorehabilitation
ii) Virtual Reality (VR) Tasks has been developed and tested on healthy subjects (n=40) and
patients with stroke (n=2) and feedback has been taken and VR tasks has been optimized
(Published).
iii) Ethics Committee from AIIMS Ethics Board has given the approval (Protocol No. IEC-
229/11.2.2020) and Clinical Trial Registration for India (CTRI): REF/2020/03/032314 has
been applied. Patient recruitment at Dept. of Neurology, AIIMS had been halted due to
COVID. The patient screening is now started.
Start-ups: No
b) Research Scholars and other Students’/ Staff Details

Post-Doctoral: Dr. Neha Singh
Ph.D. (undergoing): Debashish Nath
c) Any New Research Facility created under the CoE
The requirement of space and equipment has been applied to DDSP.
1. D Nath, N Singh, M Saini, P Srivastava, and Amit Mehndiratta, “Design and validation of
Virtual Reality task for Neuro-rehabilitation of distal upper extremities”, 2022 in International
Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IF 3.4) special issue: Virtual Reality
Rehabilitation, Exercise and Health Promotion, Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19 (3),
1442.67.
2. Copyright (FITT Ref no. FT/IDF/02/2022/17) on title “A method for training upper limb of
subjects/patients for Activities of Daily Living”, Inventors: Dr. Amit Mehndiratta, Dr. Neha Singh
e) EMR Grants Received
ICMR has funded the project “Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence – Neuro-assistive
Technologies in Stroke Recovery” in collaboration of IIT Delhi & AIIMS, Delhi. A fund of 5 CR is
distributed (approximately) equally between the two institutes.
Ref no. = 55/4/1/CARE-Disability & AT/2020-NCD-II
Latest Photographs:
20. Centre for Excellence on Quantum Technologies
1. Name of the CoE: Centre for Excellence on Quantum Technologies
2. Basic Category: Set up by IIT Delhi
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: I I T D e l h i
I. Quantum Computing: Developing of qubit processors based on i) superconducting

qubits, ii) semiconductor and NV center qubits, iii) trapped ions and atoms; iv) photonic qubits
and gates, quantum circuit, quantum algorithms, cryogenic quantum controller.
II. Quantum Communication: Quantum cryptography, QKD in free space, fibre and satellite, qkd
protocols, post quantum cryptography, other quantum communication protocol, quantum
networks, quantum correlation, quantum measurements, attacks on qkd systems and
countermeasures
III. Quantum Sensing and Metrology: Single photon sources and detectors, Atomic clock,
quantum imaging, quantum metrology, quantum illumination and quantum radar, quantum
OCT, quantum lithography, enhancing resolution and sensitivity, qubit based: magnetometers,
gravimeter, gyroscope, and inertial sensors, quantum bio-photonics.
IV. Quantum Materials and Devices: Growth and synthesis of quantum materials, theoreticaland
experimental understanding of quantum materials, quantum phenomenon in low
dimensional structures, single photon detectors and source, qubit technology development:
semiconductor/superconductor/photon/atom/NV-center
7. Date of CoE established: A u g u s t 2 0 2 1
Prof. Rajender Singh, Department of physics, IIT Delhi
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21. SMITA Research Lab: Centre for Excellence in Smart Textiles
[http://www.smita-iitd.com/home-1]
1. Name of the CoE: S M I T A R e s e a r c h L a b : C o E i n S m a r t T e x t i l e s
2. Basic Category: Set up by IIT Delhi
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: I I T D e l h i
Creating a national facility, where both basic research and technology development for industrial applications
are being carried out in smart textile using innovative materials such as nanoparticles, nanofibres, nano-surface
engineering, phase change materials, and stimuli sensitive polymers. Specifically following areas of
technologies are being pursued:
1. Stimuli (temperature, pH, and electric field) sensitive materials for applications inartificial
muscles, robotics, and responsive textile,
2. Encapsulated phase change materials for thermo-regulated smart textile
3. Inorganic phase change materials for storage and transport
4. Nanofinishes for active functionality of textile substrates
5. Nanofibres, organic and inorganic, using electrospinning
6. Nano-surface engineering using atmospheric pressure cold plasma
7. Functional coatings for textile
8. Bicomponent and specialty fibres
9. Fibres based on nanocomposites
 Bringing together expertise from Academia and Industry to facilitate development of new
technologies/products in the upcoming area of smart textile at par with anywhere in the world.
 Creating trained manpower that can assist industry in further research, product development, and
production of smart textile based on new technologies.
7. Date of CoE established: J u l y 2 0 2 1
Prof. Ashwini Agarwal, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, IIT Delhi

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22. GMR Centre of Excellence for New Energy Technologies
1. Name of the CoE: Centre for Excellence for New Energy Technologies
2. Basic Category: I n d u s t r y
3. Name & Details of the Sponsoring Organization of CoE: GMR Power and Urban Infra Limited, Mumbai
5. If Yes, details of MoU: LoI/ MoU signed on February 2022.
i) To conduct research on various aspects of the Energy related Technologies such as Thermal, Gas,
Green (Solar, Wind & Hydro), Energy Distribution system and other ESG system i.e. Hydrogen,
Storage Battery, EV Infrastructure, PV system etc.
ii) To work with the industry and other academic institutions in energy related areas for research
studies, pilot projects and consulting engagements undertaken by faculty members of IIT Delhi with
funding either from the existing funds of the CoE or subsequent funds to be raised externally by the
CoE.
iii)To develop solutions to enhance and effectiveness of the energy system, initially focused on India
and later for other jurisdictions as well.
iv) The CoE will conduct an annual workshop for all the stakeholders to present the results of the
research work completed during the year. This will be in addition to the standard academic practice of
knowledge dissemination through presentations at conferences and publications in peer-reviewed
conference proceedings and journals
v) The CoE shall initiate of developing specialized human resources in interdisciplinary domains to
bridge engineering gaps with formulating new courses, and other novel interactions towards capacity
building efforts.
7. Date of CoE established: ( Y e t t o f o r m a l i z e )
Prof. P V Subbarao, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi
9. Administrative & Management Structure of the CoE: Two tier management set up are being set up to
administer this CoE.
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10. Present Research and other activities: Research activities are yet to initiate
23. DS CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SPONSORED BY: DHARAMPAL SATYAPAL LIMITED
BACKGROUND
IIT Delhi has entered into MoU with Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group) and will be coming up with its
DS Centre for Entrepreneurship. The Centre aims to create a structured ecosystem for budding
entrepreneurs and manifests a vision of becoming a credible global entity in the realms of
entrepreneurship.
ACTIVITIES
Some of the key activities planned are as follows:
• Training and Community Outreach: The Centre will aim to offer training and capacity building for
existing and aspiring entrepreneurs from various sections of society. The CoE will also offer grants and
supports for grassroots level organizations to promote entrepreneurship through community-based
interventions.
• Research and Data Analysis: Sponsored projects will be conducted with IIT Delhi faculty to perform
research and data analysis that strengthens the credentials of the Centre.
• Content Development: Based on research and other activities, the Centre will also develop content that
will be relevant for Entrepreneurship Education. The Content will be shared with other key stakeholders
including other institutions and civil society organizations.
The Centre will take stakes in the startups as it spawns and the long-term expectation is for it to become
financially self-sufficient by the timely sale of these stakes.
OBJECTIVES
The main goal of the centre is to nurture Entrepreneurship and offer support to a promising team for
success. It will strive to make entrepreneurs successful as this success will encourage more entrepreneurs
and thereby set up a virtuous cycle. While training and mentorship will be primary activities, the focus of
the centre is to nourish relationships with the industry and investment community.
The Centre will identify talented and emerging entrepreneurs through an open competition where IIT
Delhi students, as well as other teams, can apply. An assessment will be performed by the Advisory
Committee of the Centre and shortlisted applicants will be offered training on the basics of
entrepreneurship as well as mentorship. The shortlisted teams will then be offered to make their pitch to
an audience of technical experts as well as investors. The finally selected teams will be offered space at
the Centre as well as support to ensure their success.
Contact:
Prof. Anurag S. Rathore Mr. Anil Wali
deancorp@iitd.ac.in mdfitt@gmail.com
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Conclusion:
This booklet is a sincere attempt to present you the summary of various CoEs functioning at IIT Delhi,
type of funding it receives and various new activities undertaken during past several years, brief
information on its inception etc.
It is said that there is always scope of improvement for any new initiative, thus, any feedback on its
improvement is highly appreciated.
The same may be sent to: rnd@admin.iitd.ac.in
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Centre of Excellence Projects (upto31.05.2022)
S. Project No. CoE Title Sponsoring Principal From To Sanctioned Amount Funds Total Exp. Balance as per Balance as
No Agency Investigator Budget (in Received transferred to (in Rs.) sanctioned per received
Rs.) partners budget Funds
Institutes
1. MI01757 CoE for Mr. Arun AD R&D (PI) 01.04.2018 31.03.2023 5,00,00,000.0 12,25,24,536.00 0.00 4,24,46,238.00 8,00,78,298.00 8,00,78,298.00
Research Duggal Prof. Sagnik Dey, 0
on Clean IITD Alumnus CAS
Air (Cordinator)
Prof. Nomesh B.
Bolia, Mech. Engg.
(Co-cordinator)
Sub-projects
MI02040 Prof Sagnik Dey, CAS

0.00 0.00
22.10.2019 21.03.2022 7,67,000.00 7,67,000.00 7,67,000.00
0.00 5,75,015.00 0.00
MI01929 Prof. Rijurekha Sen, 19.03.2019 31.07.2020 5,00,000.00 5,00,000.00 5,00,000.00 (Refunded)
CSE 0.00 9,72,683.00 5,75,015.00
MI01837
Prof. Sagnik Dey, 15.11.2018 30.09.2022 31,65,204.00 31,65,204.00 25,90,189.00
CAS 0.00 0.00 0.00
MI01802
16.08.2018 17.03.2021 31,40,000.00 31,40,000.00 31,40,000.00
Prof. N.B. Bolia, ME 0.00 40,94,350.00 0.00
MI01794
01.08.2018 31.01.2021 25,00,000.00 25,00,000.00 25,00,000.00
Prof. Vimlesh Pant, 0.00 0.00 40,94,350.00
MI01771 CAS 09.06.2018 31.03.2023 2,35,00,000.0 2,35,00,000.00 1,94,05,650.00
Prof. Sagnik Dey, 0 0.00 23,97,650.00 0.00
MI02122 CAS 01.01.2020 30.06.2021 2,00,000.00 2,00,000.00
2,00,000.00 0.00 64,635.00
MI02133 Prof. N.B. Bolia, ME 01.01.2020 30.09.2022 2,00,000.00 1,35,365.00 0.00
4,00,000.00
Prof. Nezamuddin, 6,90,000.00 0.00 33,800.00
MI02344 Civil Engg. 16.04.2021 15.07.2021 1,40,000.00 1,06,200.00
1,40,000.00 2,64,635.00 3,00,000.00
MI02387 Prof. Sagnik Dey, 01.07.2021 31.12.2021 6,90,000.00 3,90,000.00
CAS 6,90,000.00 0.00
CW15112 13,80,224.00
01.02.2020 30.11.2020 12,00,000.00 12,00,000.00
Prof. Sagnik Dey, 14,16,000.00
CAS 16,80,000.00 13,80,224.00
MI02426
15.09.2021 14.09.2022 16,80,000.00 2,99,776.00
Prof. N.B. Bolia
Mech. Engg.
Prof. Vikram Singh,

Civil Engg.
2. RP03794 CoE on DESMI, Prof. Satyananda 01.08.2019 31.01.2022 4,44,70,000.0 4,44,08,000.00 2,47,99,916.0 4,44,08,000.00 0.00 0.00
Waste to Denmark, Office Kar, CES 0 0
Wealth of PSA, GOI
Vertiver Pvt.
Ltd., India
(Industry
Partner)
3. RP03421 CoE on ReNew Power, Prof. Nilanjan 11.08.2017 11.08.2027 2,62,23,826.0 2,62,23,826.00 0.00 1,32,02,025.00 1,30,21,801.00 1,30,21,801.00
Energy & Ventures Pvt. Senroy, Elect. Engg. 0
Environ- Ltd.
ment
Sub projects 0.00 16,83,333.00 0.00 0.00

Prof. Ravi Shankar, 15.01.2018 14.04.2020 16,83,333.00
RP03483 DMS 80,00,000.00
Prof. Bhim Singh, EE 01.12.2017 30.11.2020 0.00 0.00
16,94,206.00 0.00 16,94,206.00
RP03461 99,51,600.00
Prof. Nilanjan 07.11.2017 06.05.2021 0.00 52,83,755.00.00 82,57,394.00 3,99,579.00
RP03457 Senroy, EE 56,83,334.00
1,20,00,000.0
31.03.2022 0 0.00 22,03,802.00 31,198.00 31,198.00
Prof. Vikram Singh, 12.02.2020 22,35,000.00
RP03888
Chem. Engg.
22,35,000.00
30.06.2022 0.00 3,16,475.00 83,525.00 83,525.00
Prof. D.S Mehta, 01.01.2020 4,00,000.00
MI02143 Phys.
30.06.2021 0.00 9,877.00 1,90,123.00 1,90,123.00
01.01.2020 4,00,000.00 2,00,000.00
MI02121 Prof. M.R. Ravi,
11.08.2022 15,23,696.00 19,96,304.00 4,56,304.00
Mech.Engg. 30.04.2021 2,00,000.00 19,80,000.00
MI02349 Prof. Somnath B.
18.05.2022 16,97,268.00 4,92,732.00 4,92,732.00
Roy, 19.05.2021 35,20,000.00 21,90,000.00
MI02354 CAS
31.03.2023 10,50,218.00 24,17,782.00 5,54,782.00
Prof. Amit Gupta, 01.04.2021 21,90,000.00 16,05,000.00
MI02338 ME
34,68,000.00 2,79,481.00
31.12.2024 4,26,799.00 35,41,231.00
Prof. Amitabh 01.01.2021 7,06,280.00
RP04142 Bhattacharyya,
App.M. 39,41,030.00
Prof. B.K. Panigrahi,

Elect. Engg.
4. MI01819 CoE for Yardi Prof. A.K.Jain, 28.08.2018 27.08.2023 25,00,000.00 25,00,000.00 0.00 13,74,146.00 11,25,854.00 11,25,854.00
Sustainable Civil Engg.
Infrastruc-
ture
Sub project (COES)- Prof. Ashu Verma, 01.06.2019 31.07.2022 2,69,00,000.0 2,69,00,000.00 0.00 2,45,29,948.00 23,70,052.00 23,70,052.00
RP03743 Main CES 0
Project)
5. RP03977 Industry NOKIA Prof. Niladri 01.09.2020 31.08.2023 1,03,81,082.0 1,03,81,082.00 0.00 17,41,200.00 86,39,882.00 86,39,882.00
Consortium Solutions Chatterjee, Maths 0
on Artifical & Networks
Intelligence India Pvt. Ltd. &
Sub project Others
MI02448 Prof. S.K. Saha, 01.01.2022 31.05.2022 4,72,000.00 -4,72,000.00
Mech. Engg. 30,36,000.00
6. RP03986 CoE for Law Daksh Society, Prof. N.B. Bolia, 09.10.2020 08.10.2025 15,00,00,000. 1,31,80,000.00 0.00 1,15,24,994.00 13,84,75,006.00 16,55,006.00
and India Mech. Engg. 00
Technology
Sub project
MI02351 Daksh CoE Prof. Shauriya 10.05.2021 09.08.2023 11,00,000.00 5,97,680.00 37,38,252.00 5,02,320.00
Shriyam, 43,75,932.00
CW15095 Mech.Engg. 17.12.2020 16.02.2021 23,75,000.00 0.00 23,75,000.00 4,32,000.00 0.00
“ 28,07,000.00
MI02391 25.05.2021 30.04.2022 13,20,000.00 8,35,088.00 4,84,912.00 4,84,912.00
Prof. Jitendra 13,20,000.00
MI02417 Madaan, MGT 20.08.2021 19.08.2023 15,31,000.00 3,73,265.00 24,49,295.00 11,57,735.00
Prof. Abhijnan 28,22,560.00
Chakraborty, CSE
7. RP03970 CoE for National Prof. Geetam 01.09.2020 31.08.2025 15,03,36,000. 1,02,40,360.00 0.00 79,01,796.00 14,24,34,204.00 23,38,564.00
Advance Highways Tewari, Civil Engg. 00
Data Authority of
Manage- India (NHA)
ment
System for
Sub project Highways
MI02291 (ADMS Prof. Manoj M., 01.02.2021 31.01.2023 15,30,640.00 0.00 11,60,263.00 19,01,017.00 3,70,377.00
Highways) Civil Engg. 30,61,280.00
MI02292 Prof. Maya 20.01.2021 19.01.2023 32,00,000.00 0.00 7,75,278.00 24,24,722.00 24,24,722.00
Ramanath, CSE 32,00,000.00
MI02302 Prof. R.R. Kalaga, 08.02.2021 07.02.2023 42,60,000.00 0.00 9,81,134.00 45,18,866.00 32,78,866.00
Civil Engg. 55,00,000.00
MI02308 Prof. A.N. Mana, 07.12.2020 06.12.2022 12,44,000.00 0.00 9,33,177.00 15,54,823.00 3,10,823.00
Civil Engg. 24,88,000.00
MI02310 Prof.Kumar Neeraj 04.01.2021 03.01.2024 28,00,000.00 0.00 6,01,401.00 77,98,599.00 21,98,599.00
Jha, Civil Engg. 84,00,000.00
MI02421 Prof. Geetam Tiwari, 01.09.2021 31.08.2023 25,40,000.00 2,02,500.00 23,37,500.00 23,37,500.00
Civil Engg. 25,40,000.00
MI02422 Prof. Geetam Tiwari, 01.09.2021 31.08.2023 41,85,000.00 50,740.00 41,34,260.00 41,34,260.00
Civil Engg. 41,85,000.00
8. MI01618 DRDO-IIT Delhi Prof. S.K. Khare, 08.09.2017 07.09.2022 1,57,82,00,00 16,84,03,403.00 1,31,36,749.00 1,56,50,63,251. 15,52,66,654.00
Joint Advanced Dean, R&D 0.00 00
Technology Prof. M.H.
Centre Rahaman, JATC
9. RP03727 CoE on Defence Res. & Prof. Naresh 31.03.2019 30.03.2024 7,24,00,000.0 6,74,00,000.00 0.00 5,51,88,582.00 1,72,11,418.00 1,22,11,418.00
Personal Dev. Orgn./ Niti Bhatnagar, Mech. 0
Body Aaog Engg.
Armour
10. MI00756 CoE in Min. of Textiles Prof. 02.07.2010 01.07.2022 5,67,68,779.0 23,37,507.00 0.00 20,37,903.00 5,47,30,876.00 2,99,604.00
Protective & Northern R.S.Rengasamy, 0
Textiles India Textile Text.Tech.
Res. Assocn.
11. RP03350 Centre of DST Prof. Saroj Kanta 30.03.2017 29.09.2022 7,18,87,200.0 5,04,23,854.00 0.00 4,28,94,341.00 2,89,92,859.00 75,29,513.00
Excellence Mishra, CAS 0
in Climate
Modelling
Sub project Prof. Anupam 19.04.2017 20.02.2022 37,27,746.00 0.00 37,27,746.00 0.00 0.00
MI01885 Dewan App.Mech. 75,00,000.00
Prof. B.K. Panigrahi, 19.04.2017 29.09.2022 75,00,000.00 39,31,637.00 35,68,363.00 35,68,363.00
MI01890 Elect. Engg. 75,00,000.00
12. RP03126 Centre of DBT Prof. Anurag S. 20.11.2015 31.03.2022 5,42,28,577.0 5,42,28,577.00 0.00 5,17,44,385.00 24,84,192.00 24,84,192.00
Excellence Rathore, 0
in Bio- Chem.Engg.
Sub project pharma- 20.11.2015 31.03.2022 42,45,735.00 0.00 59,59,333.00 19,88,667.00 -17,13,598.00
RP03336 ceutical Prof. Anurag S. 79,48,000.00
technology Rathore,
Chem.Engg.
RP03337 20.11.2015 31.03.2022 39,34,245.00 0.00 45,62,654.00 45,85,346.00 -6,28,409.00
91,48,000.00
Prof. A.S. Rathore,
RP03339 Chem.Engg. 20.11.2015 31.03.2022 74,42,116.00 0.00 1,04,28,681.00 31,19,319.00 -29,86,565.00
1,35,48,000.0
“ 0
RP03340 20.11.2015 31.03.2022 33,46,304.00 0.00 31,37,654.00 14,13,346.00 2,08,650.00
“ 45,51,000.00
13. RP04062 CoE in the DBT Prof. Aditya Mittal, 16.12.2020 15.12.2025 2,14,19,424.0 30,45,680.00 0.00 27,14,970.00 1,87,04,454.00 3,30,710.00
area of SBS 0
Bioinfor-
matics and
Computa-
tional
Biology
14. MI02334 Bharti Bharti Air Tel Prof. Swades K. De, 08.03.2021 07.03.2031 2,06,28,946.0 2,06,28,946.00 1,37,80,000.00 68,48,946.00 68,48,946.00
(RP02132 School EE 0
Old)
Sub project Prof. Saif Khan 13.06.2024
14.06.2021 85,17,523.00 33,00,000.00 18,59,979.00 66,57,544.00 14,40,021.00
MI02380 Mohd., EE
15. MI02364 Space Cell Indian Space Prof. A.D. Rao, CAS 14.06.2021 13.06.2024 89,65,000.00 38,60,500.00
Technology Research (distributed to
Organization all sub-projects)
(ISRO)
Sub project 16,00,000.00 12,13,573.00 3,86,427.00 3,86,427.00
Prof. Supreet S. 14.06.2021 13.06.2022 16,00,000.00
RP04120
Bagha, Mech.Engg.
Prof. A.N. Mana, 14.06.2021 13.06.2022 11,01,000.00 11,01,000.00 7,14,000.00 3,87,000.00 3,87,000.00
RP04123
Civil Engg.
Prof. Dhanya C.T., 14.06.2021 13.06.2022 15,93,000.00 15,93,000.00 7,23,580.00 8,69,420.00 8,69,420.00
RP04124
Civil Engg.
RP04125 Prof. Sarvesh K.
Dubey, CAS 14.06.2021 13.12.2023 7,52,000.00 7,52,000.00 3,09,775.00 4,42,225.00 4,42,225.00
RP04126 Prof. A.D. Rao, CAS

14.06.2021 13.06.2024 12,61,000.00 12,61,000.00 9,90,607.00 2,70,393.00 2,70,393.00
RP04134 Prof. S. Pradyumna,

App.Mech. 14.06.2021 13.12.2023 7,27,000.00 7,27,000.00 3,69,495.00 3,57,505.00 3,57,505.00
Prof. Vikrant
RP04138 Saxena, 14.06.2021 13.09.2022 8,40,000.00 8,40,000.00 7,46,000.00 94,000.00 94,000.00
Phys.
RP04139 10,91,000.00 10,91,000.00 5,04,858.00 5,86,142.00 5,86,142.00

Prof. Manabendra 14.06.2021 13.06.2024
Saharia, Civil Engg.
16. RP03969 CoE on Open Health Prof. S.K. Khare 01.03.2020 28.02.2025 10,00,00,000. - 0.00 - -
Computa- Systems Dean (R&D) 00
tional and Laboratory
Biomedical
Sciences
17. MI02398 CoE on IIT Delhi Prof. Rajendra 16.08.2021 15.08.2026 6,13,20,000.0
Quantum Singh, 0
Technology Physics
18. MI02392 SMITA 01.07.2021 30.06.2026 1,00,000.00
19. RP04098 Centre for ICMR Prof. Amit 30.03.2021 29.03.2026 75,99,200.00 75,99,200.00 4,80,914.00 71,18,286.00 71,18,286.00
Avanced Mendiratta, CBME
Research &
Excellence
in Disabiliy
& Assistive
Technology
(CARE-DAT)

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As you know that Center of Excellence (CoE) is a body/team/group that provides

S. No. Title Category Sponsoring Agency Coordinator & Present

2. DESMI Centre of Industry DESMI, Denmark Prof. Satyananda Kar Active

1. Name of the CoE: Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air

4. Whether Originated through Signing an MoU with IITD: Yes

6. Scope of activities under the CoE:

7. Date of CoE established: 01.04.2018

9. Administrative & Management Structure of the CoE:

10.Brief Write-up on Progress:

b. Last one Year

c. Number of MI/ RP project initiated so far and their details:

S No. MI or RP Name of the Title Date Total Cost

S. No. Sanctioned/ Committed Cost Amount Received Total Expenditure

e. Research Scholars and other students’/ staff details

CERCA Staff Project Staff Research Scholar

f. Any major Research Facility created around CoE. – Not Yet.

g. Research Output with respect to Publications & Patents

Journal Publication Research Report/Book Patents

h. EMR Grants Received – 35 projects including 7 Consultancy of Rs 33.5 crores

2. Understanding synergies and tensions in air quality–climate adaptation needs” to Natural

9. Source Apportionment and Carrying capacity of Non-Attainment Cities in Punjab. Sponsored by

Awards/Honours (Prof Sagnik Dey)

 Collaborator, Global Burden of Disease

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS (SINCE 2020) (Prof Harsha Kota)

1. Name of the CoE: DESMI Centre of Excellence on Waste to Wealth.

4. Whether Originated through Signing an MoU with IITD: Yes

6. Scope of activities under the CoE :

 Using technological solutions to clean two urban drains in Delhi.

7. Date of CoE established: 01.08.2019

9. Administrative & Management Structure of the CoE:

a) Past and active Research projects with duration -- NA

Photograph related to the COE activities.

4. Whether Originated through Signing an MoU with IITD: Yes

6. Scope of activities under the CoE:

7. Date of CoE established: 11.08.2017

9. Administrative & Management Structure of the CoE :

10. Present Research and other activities:

a) On Going Research projects with duration

b) Research Scholars and other students’/ staff details - 13

c) Any major Research Facility created around CoE - Nil

d) Research Output with respect to Publications & Patents

Journal Publication Extension Activity

Impact Accelerator Program for Women Climate Entrepreneurs

1. Name of the CoE: Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Infrastructure

4. Whether Originated through Signing an MoU with IITD: Yes

6. Scope of activities under the CoE:

7. Date of CoE established: 28.08.2018

9. Administrative & Management Structure of the CoE:

10. Present Research and other activities

a) On Going Research projects with duration

c) Any major Research Facility created around CoE: NIL

d) Research Output with respect to Publications & Patents

Journal Publication Extension Activity

1. Name of the CoE: Industry Alliance on Artificial Intelligence (IAAI)-NOKIA

4. Whether Originated through Signing an MoU with IITD: Yes

5. If Yes, details of MoU:

6. Scope of activities under the CoE:

7. Date of CoE established: 01.09.2020

9. Administrative & Management Structure of the CoE:

10. Present Research and other activities

2018-2019 - - 6 Projects, 2019-2020 - - 4 Projects, 2020-21 – 1 Project

*As an individual R&D project, not under the CoE.