Santhiram Engineering College Autonomous Nandyal

About R&D Cell

The R&D & IPR Cell at Santhiram Engineering College (Autonomous), Nandyal fosters a vibrant research and innovation ecosystem for faculty and students. The cell facilitates interdisciplinary research, industry collaborations, consultancy projects, and intellectual property creation. It supports end-to-end research activities — from identifying funding opportunities and proposal development to project execution, documentation, and commercialization. Through training, mentorship, and infrastructure support, the cell encourages high-quality publications, patents, and student-led innovations that address real-world challenges.

Roles and Responsibilities

A. Policy Development and Research Promotion

Prepare, review, and update the Research Policy and Consultancy Policy in consultation with stakeholders.
Motivate and support faculty and students to publish research work in reputed indexed journals and conferences.
Identify emerging research areas and guide faculty/students on latest technologies and research methodologies.
Organize and coordinate workshops, seminars, and awareness programs on Research Methodology, Funding Opportunities, and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
Coordinate with Heads of Departments (HODs) for organizing National and International Conferences, seminars, and research-oriented events.

B. Research Funding and Project Management

Create awareness about funding agencies and guide faculty in proposal preparation, submission, and follow-up until project completion.
Evaluate and recommend research proposals/projects for submission to funding agencies for financial assistance.
Maintain department-wise and year-wise records of proposals submitted to various funding agencies.
Monitor ongoing funded projects/IRG projects and submit progress reports to concerned authorities.
Encourage and coordinate Consultancy and Institutional Research Grant (IRG) activities with HODs.
Maintain records and progress reports of consultancy projects and IRG activities.

C. Publications and Documentation

Collect, verify, and maintain faculty and student publication details including department-wise, year-wise, indexing, citations, and web links in soft and hard copies.
Maintain consolidated records related to research outputs, achievements, and reports as required by higher authorities and regulatory bodies.

D. Innovation, Patents and IPR

Conduct awareness programs and provide support on patent drafting, filing, and commercialization.
Facilitate National and International patent filing and strive for at least one patent grant per academic year.
Identify and shortlist innovative student and faculty projects suitable for patent filing.
Maintain records of patents filed, published, and granted department-wise and year-wise.

E. Research Collaboration and Academic Support

Promote and coordinate collaborations with National and International research laboratories and industries through MoUs and joint research activities.
Support and maintain records of research supervisors, research scholars, and faculty pursuing Ph.D. programs.
Provide guidance for interdisciplinary research, innovation activities, and technology development initiatives.

Records to be Maintained in R&D Department

Research Policies, Consultancy Policies, and related circulars/orders.
Details of Research Supervisors and their Scholars.
Details of Faculty Pursuing Ph.D. including University, research area, and status.
MoUs and Collaborations with National and International research laboratories/industries.
Faculty and Student Publications with indexing and citations.
Patents Filed, Published, and Granted records.
Funding Proposals submitted to various agencies and sanctioned project data.
Consultancy Projects undertaken by faculty.
Institutional Research Grants (IRG) submitted and awarded records.
Progress reports of funded projects, consultancy, and IRG activities.
Records related to workshops, conferences, FDPs, Research Methodology, and IPR programs conducted.
Department files, statutory reports, and other records as instructed by Higher Authorities and Regulatory Bodies.

Vision, Mission & Objectives

Vision:

To build a strong research ecosystem that fosters innovation, creativity, and knowledge creation, becoming a centre of excellence in research that contributes to technological advancement and societal development.

Mission:

To promote a strong research culture by encouraging faculty and students to engage in quality research, innovation, and knowledge creation, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

To enhance research output by motivating publications in reputed journals and conferences while supporting patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights

To facilitate funded research by guiding faculty in proposal writing, submission, and execution of projects from government and private funding agencies.

To strengthen industry collaboration by establishing partnerships for consultancy, joint research, and real-time problem-solving opportunities for faculty and students.

To develop innovation and entrepreneurship by supporting idea generation, product development, incubation activities, and transforming research into practical and societal applications.

Objectives:

The Research & Development and Intellectual Property Rights (R&D & IPR) Cell at Santhiram Engineering College (Autonomous), Nandyal aims to foster a strong research culture, encourage innovation, and facilitate meaningful collaboration between academia and industry. The cell serves as a central hub for guiding faculty and students in conducting impactful research, securing external funding, protecting intellectual property, and translating ideas into real-world solutions.

* To increase the number and quality of research publications in reputed journals and conferences

* To promote intellectual property generation through patents, copyrights, and innovative product development.

* To encourage faculty to undertake funded research projects from government and private agencies.

* To strengthen industry–institute interaction through consultancy, collaborations, and MoUs.

* To involve students in research activities and develop innovation, problem-solving, and entrepreneurial skills.

R&D Committee

I truly believe Augustine’s words are true and if you look at history you know it is true. There are many people in the world with amazing talents who realize only a small percentage of their potential. We all know people who live this truth.

S.No.	Name of the Member	Dept.	Designation
1	Dr. G. Sowmya	ECE	Dean R&D and IPR - Chairman / Central Coordinator
2	Dr. S. Javid Basha	ECE	Member / Funding Project Coordinator
3	Mrs. V. Lakshmi Chaitanya	CSE	Member / Faculty Publication Coordinator
4	Dr. N. Venkatesh Naik	CSD	Member / Seed Funding Coordinator
5	Mrs. G. Naga Pavani	CSM	Member / Patent Coordinator
6	Dr. C. Vindya Vasini	MBA	Member / RM/IPR Program Coordinator
7	Dr. C. Venkata Swamy	MCA	Member / Seminar/Workshop/Symposium/FDP Coordinator
8	Dr. S. Allahudheen	BS&H	Member / Consultancy & IRG Coordinator

Facilities

Well-equipped laboratories with modern equipment to support experimental and interdisciplinary research.
Access to digital resources such as IEEE, Springer, ScienceDirect, e-journals, and e-books for advanced research and publications.
Sponsored and collaborative laboratories such as PNT Lab by IITTNIF and IoT Automation Lab by NVIDIA to provide industry-oriented research exposure.
Central repository to maintain records of publications, patents, funded projects, and consultancy work.
Dedicated project labs and innovation spaces to support student research, product development, and prototype development.
Incubation and startup support to encourage innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of ideas.
Guidance and assistance for research proposal writing, funding applications, and project execution.
Support for patent filing, intellectual property rights (IPR), and related processes.
Facilities for organizing workshops, seminars, conferences, and faculty development programs (FDPs).
Infrastructure to promote industry collaboration, consultancy services, and MoU-based research activities.

Research Scholars

S.No	NAME OF THE SCHOLAR	NAME OF THE REGISTER UNIVERSITY	Ph.D TITLE	NAME OF THE GUIDE	ENROLLMENT NUMBER	DATE OF ENROLLEMENT
1	SHAIK NAZIA	JNTUA	SOME STUDIES ON HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER OF MHD NON- NEWTONIAN FLUID FLOWS THROUGH POROUS MEADIUM WITH THERMAL DIFFUSSION EFFECTS	DR.B.SESHAIAH	16PH0915	03-06-2017
2	S MD RIYAZ NAIK	K L UNIVERSITY	APPLICATION OF NEURAL NETWORK AND OPTIMIZATION BASED WATER DISCHARGE IN RIVER BASIN SYSTEM	DR RAJU ANITHA	183030107	12-12-2018
3	SREE TULASI ADIGOPULA	JNTUA	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED PHYSICAL LAYER SECURITY	DR.M.V.SUBRAMANYAM	18PH0426	31-09-2019
4	SYED MUNAWWAR	JNTU ANANTHAPURAMU	MULTI-MODAL MEDICAL IMAGE FUSION THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL EFFECTIVE MODEL	DR. P.V. GOPI KRISHNA RAO	20PH0408	18-09-2020
5	GUTHA VISWANATH	JNTUA	IMPROVEMENT OF SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO FOR ADHOC NETWORK CHANNELS	DR.M.V.SUBRAMANYAM	20PH0431	07-10-2020
6	NIRMALA BAI KS	JNTUA	A NOVEL INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR THE MOBILE ADHOC NETWORKS	DR.M.V.SUBRAMANYAM	20PH0436	19-10-2020
7	PARUMANCHALA BHASKAR	S.V.UNIVERSITY, TIRUPATI	DEEP LEARNING	DR.D.VIVEKANANDA REDDY	R19610	05-11-2020
8	BIKKILI ALEKYA HIMABINDU	JNTU ANANTHAPUR	DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADAPTIVE IMAGE PROCESSING AND MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS FOR PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS	DR.M.V.SUBRAMANYAM	21RD2P04141	06-01-2022
9	MRS. V. NAGAMANI	VIGNAN'S UNIVERSITY	SECURE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT ALGORITHMS FOR RELIABLE DATA TRANSMISSION IN IOT NETWORKS	DR. K. ANNAPURNA	211PG501	07-03-2022
10	S NAGENDRUDU	JNTU ANATAPUR	DIFFERENTIATED SERVICES BY SECURITY AND ALSO QUALITY OF SERVICE GAME THEORETIC JOINT OPTIMIZATION IN NEXT GENERATION HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS	DR.M.VEERESHA	21RD2P0517	24-04-2022
11	ABDUL RAHMAN KOLKAR	JAWAHARLAL UNIVERSITY ANANTAPUR	DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH ISOLATION MIMO ULTRA WIDEBAND ANTENNA WIHT NOTCHES	DR.S GOVINDARAJULU	21RD2P0408	24-04-2022
12	Y.BHANU PRAKASH	JNTUA	FLUID DYNAMICS	DR.B.SESHAIAH	21RD2P0913	24-04-2022
13	EESARI BHUDEVI	JNTUA	NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF RADIATIVE AND CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER OF NANOFLUIDS IN MICRO-GROOVED CHANNELS	DR.B.HARITHA	21RD2P0909	24-04-2022
14	S JAYAMANGALA	KL UNIVERSITY -VIJAYAWADA	VEHICLE DETECTION AND CRASH PREVENTION IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS	DR.K.RAVI KUMAR	2202041002	27-07-2022
15	M SHARMILA DEVI	VIGNAN'S FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH	AN EFFICIENT HYBRID ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FRAMEWORK FOR REAL-TIME CYBER ATTACK DETECTION IN NETWORK AND INTERNET OF THINGS ENVIRONMENTS	DR.D.RADHA RANI	221PG04008	25-01-2023
16	S.GIRISHBABU	VIGNAN UNIVERSITY	SIW FILTENNAS	DR.P.SAMBAIAH	221PG05008	30-01-2023
17	LAKSHMI CHAITANYA VEMURI	JNTUAAF	ADVANCED HYBRID ADAPTIVE AI SECURITY FRAMEWORK FOR ZERO-DAY ATTACK PREDICTION AND SELF-EVOLVING DEFENSE IN LARGE-SCALE IOT ECOSYSTEMS	G KISHOR KUMAR	22RD2P0517	21-02-2023
18	LAVANYA PARUCHURI	MOHAN BABU UNIVERSITY	EXPLORING CRITICAL DIMENSIONS OF ROBOT-HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN THE SELECTED NOVELS OF ISSAC ASIMOV	DR. K. MANIGANDAN	22203R050008	23-09-2023
19	JAGADEESWARA PRASAD P V	NIT CALICUT	EXPLORE AND DESIGN AN INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM TO SUPPORT THE COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL STUDENTS	DR B SANTOSH KUMAR	P240088CS	07-04-2024
20	M ABDUL BASID	ANNAM ACHARYA UNIVERSITY	EMPIRICAL STUDY ON INVSESTORS BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS STOCK MARKET	DR V MOUNESWARI	24CPMGT001	30-09-2024
21	M.MAHESH KUMAR	JNTUA	DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF MICROSTRIP ANTENNA ARRAYS USING MIMO TECHNIQUES FOR NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS	DR.M.V.SUBRAMANYAM	23PH0439	16-10-2024
22	G.NAGA PAVANI	JNTU ANANTAPUR	EFFICIENT PLACEMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE IN CLOUD ENVIRONMENT THROUGH META HEURISTIC APPROACHES FOR ENHANCEMENT OF QOS	DR.R.KAVIARASAN	23PH0531	18-10-2024
23	G RAMACHANDRUDU	SKU	SPECTRAL GRAPH THEORY	PROF. G SHOBHA LATHA	---	24-10-2024
24	PARADESI SUBBA RAO	VRSEC VIJAYAWADA	ADVANCING LAND USE AND LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION USING MULTISPECTRAL AND MULTITEMPORAL REMOTE SENSING DATA WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND ADVANCED DEEP LEARNING APPROACHES	DR.M.ASHOK KUMAR	106195	24-10-2024
25	A VEERAVISWANATH	VIKRAMA SIMHAPURI UNIVERSITY	CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOR AND SATISFACTION	SAI SRAVANTHI	PHD2024BMT02	09-12-2024
26	SREENIVASA RAO N	YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY	VLSI DOMAIN	DR. SHAFIULLA BASHA	1012504204	01-04-2025
27	M IMDAD ALI	ANNAMACHARYA UNIVERSITY	FEDERATED HYBRID DEEP LEARNING FUSION FRAMEWORK FOR PRIVACY-PRESERVING MULTIMODAL MEDICAL AI	DR. V SATHYENDRA KYMAR	25CPCSE004	08-05-2025
28	S RAMBABU	SVU UNIVERSITY, TIRUPATHI	NOT YET DECIDED ( TENTATIVELY VLSI DOMAIN)	DR. S. NARAYANA REDDY	12392415	02-07-2025
29	R.RAMADEVI	SV UNIVERSITY,TIRUPATI	GREEN SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOPARTICLES AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS	DR.N.V.V.JYOTHI	NA	02-07-2025
30	S MD ERSHAD	ANNAMACHAARYA UNIVERSITY , RAJAMPET	AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON IMPACT OF E-SERVICE QUALITY ON CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOR IN SELECTED RURAL AREAS OF RAYALASEEMA REGION, ANDHRA PRADESH	DR.A.K.NEERAJA RANI	25CPMGT001	22-07-2025
31	MR.MANTI RAVICHANDRA	MALLAREDDY (MR)DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY	STILL NOT FINALISED	DR.M.NAGABHUSHAN RAO	25EHO5R066	25-10-2025

R&D Policy & Incentives

R&D Policy:

The institution has a well-defined R&D policy to promote a strong research culture focusing on innovation, quality publications, and societal impact.
Interdisciplinary and collaborative research is encouraged through partnerships with industries and academic institutions.
Faculty are supported in proposal writing, submission, and execution of funded research projects
Research publications are encouraged in reputed journals, ensuring quality standards and avoiding predatory publications
The institution provides access to Turnitin plagiarism software to ensure originality and maintain research ethics.
Clear guidelines are provided for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), including patent filing and commercialization.
Monthly R&D meetings are conducted to review progress, update activities, and monitor the status of ongoing research work
Infrastructure, seed funding, and administrative support are provided to strengthen research and innovation activities

R&D Incentives:

Faculty Incentives

Monetary incentives are provided for publications in reputed journals such as Scopus and SCI indexed journals.
Financial support is given for patent filing, publication, and related Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) activities.
Faculty are sponsored to attend and present papers in national and international conferences, workshops, and FDPs.
Recognition through awards, certificates, and appreciation for outstanding research contributions and funded projects.
Incentives and workload relaxation may be provided for faculty involved in major funded projects and consultancy work.

Student Incentives

Financial and technical support is provided for innovative projects, prototypes, and research-based activities.
Incentives and recognition are given for student publications in journals and conferences.
Support is provided for participation in hackathons, technical competitions, and innovation contests.
Incubation and startup support are offered to help students develop entrepreneurial ideas.
Awards, certificates, and appreciation are given for outstanding performance in research, innovation, and project work.

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