1. Internal grants from BITS
(i) Research Initiation Grant (INR 2 lakhs, 2014-16 completed)
(ii) OPERA award (INR 9 lakhs, 2013-16 completed)
2. Completed
Title : Development of Dielectric Resonator based Displacement Sensor
Sponsoring agency : Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB)
Role : Principal Investigator
Duration : 3 years (14/09/2018 to 13/03/2022)
Amount : INR 20.75 lakhs
3. Unfortunate Rejections !
(i) Development of a Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Body worn applications (DRDO, dos : March 2016 for INR 33.53 lakhs, submitted as PI)
Status: Technical review clearned,and recommended for financial sanction. But never sanctioned !
(ii) Development of a COPD monitoring Platform (GlobaStarts-DBT India call, dos: 30 November 2020, INR 94 lakhs for Indian component, submitted as Indian-PI)
Project partners: India - BITS Pilani and VA Networks, Europe - Uppsala university (Sweden), Evelan, Probingon.