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Dr. Varnita Verma

Assistant Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetam, Coimbatore

Qualification: M.Tech., Ph.D
v_varnita@cb.amrita.edu

Bio Publications Qualification Positions Projects Teaching Workshops Conferences Miscellaneous
Bio

Dr. Varnita Verma is an Assistant Professor in the School of Artificial Intelligence at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetam, Coimbatore. Prior to this, she served as an Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow in the School of Interdisciplinary Research at IIT Delhi, contributing to a DRDO-funded project on wearable soft robotics for upper-limb muscle power augmentation. From April 2021 to June 2022, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at GD Goenka University, Gurugram. Dr. Verma holds a Ph.D. and M.Tech. in Robotics Engineering from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun. Her doctoral research focused on the design and analysis of ex-vivo minimally invasive robotic systems for surgical applications.

Her current research interests include soft robotics, medical robotics, and nonlinear control systems. With three funded projects completed, two patents granted, and extensive experience in teaching and mentoring, Dr. Verma brings a wealth of expertise and dedication to advancing the field of robotics and artificial intelligence

Publications

Conference Paper

Year : 2019

Development and Gesture Control of Virtual Robotic Arm

Cite this Research Publication : Veeramalla, V., Mishra, J., Meera, C.S., Verma, V., Gupta, M.K. (2020). Development and Gesture Control of Virtual Robotic Arm. In: Choudhury, S., Mishra, R., Mishra, R., Kumar, A. (eds) Intelligent Communication, Control and Devices. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 989. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8618-3_55

Publisher : Springer Nature Link

Year : 2019

Virtual Simulation of Regulated Power Supply for Various Microcontroller Boards and Their Peripherals

Cite this Research Publication : Verma, Varnita, Piyush Goyal, C. S. Meera, Mukul Kumar Gupta, and Piyush Chauhan. "Virtual Simulation of Regulated Power Supply for Various Microcontroller Boards and Their Peripherals." In Intelligent Communication, Control and Devices: Proceedings of ICICCD 2018, pp. 627-635. Springer Singapore, 2020.

Publisher : Springer Nature Link

Year : 2016

Implementation of Ladder Logic for Control of Pipeline Inspection Robot Using PLC

Cite this Research Publication : Varnita Verma, Roushan Kumar, Vivek Kaundal (2017). Implementation of Ladder Logic for Control of Pipeline Inspection Robot Using PLC. In: Singh, R., Choudhury, S. (eds) Proceeding of International Conference on Intelligent Communication, Control and Devices . Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 479. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1708-7_113

Publisher : Springer Nature Link

Year : 2016

Stabilization of Underactuated Mechanical System Using LQR Technique

Cite this Research Publication : Akash Gupta, Varnita Verma, Adesh Kumar, Paawan Sharma, Gupta, M.K., Meera, C.S. (2017). Stabilization of Underactuated Mechanical System Using LQR Technique. In: Singh, R., Choudhury, S. (eds) Proceeding of International Conference on Intelligent Communication, Control and Devices . Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 479. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1708-7_68

Book Chapter

Year : 2019

Machine vision for human–machine interaction using hand gesture recognition

Cite this Research Publication : Verma, Varnita, Rajput, Anshuman, Chauhan, Piyush, Rathore, Harshit, Goyal, Piyush and Gupta, Mukul Kumar. "7. Machine vision for human–machine interaction using hand gesture recognition". Intelligent Decision Support Systems: Applications in Signal Processing, edited by Surekha Borra, Nilanjan Dey, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya and Mohamed Salim Bouhlel, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2019, pp. 155-181. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110621105-007

Year : 2018

Medical Big Data and Internet of Medical Things

Cite this Research Publication : Varnita Verma, Vinay Chowdary, Mukul Kumar Gupta, and Amit Kumar Mondal. Chapter 10 “IoT and Robotics in Healthcare” Page No. (245-270). Hassanien, A. E., Dey, N., & Borra, S. (Eds.). (2018). Medical Big Data and Internet of Medical Things: Advances, Challenges and Applications. CRC Press.

Journal

Year : 2021

Frequency Based Estimation of Angular Velocity in Triple Pendulum

Cite this Research Publication : Gupta, M.K., Sharma, P., Sinha, N., Kumar, A., Verma, V. (2021). Frequency based estimation of angular velocity in triple pendulum. Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Problems, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 52-58. https://doi.org/10.18280/mmep.080106

Year : 2021

Robust Control Based Stability Analysis and Trajectory Tracking of Triple Link Robot Manipulator

Cite this Research Publication : Gupta, M.K., Kumar, R., Verma, V., Sharma, A. (2021). Robust control based stability analysis and trajectory tracking of triple link robot manipulator. Journal Européen des Systèmes Automatisés, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 641-647. https://doi.org/10.18280/jesa.540414

Year : 2020

Interactive Segmentation Technique for Ex-Vivo Skin Laceration Detection

Cite this Research Publication : Verma, Varnita, Anil Kumar, Piyush Chauhan, and Mukul Kumar Gupta. "Interactive Segmentation Technique for Ex-Vivo Skin Laceration Detection."

Year : 2020

Performance Estimation of Computed Torque Control for Surgical Robot Application

Cite this Research Publication : Verma, Varnita, A. Gupta, M. K. Gupta, and P. Chauhan. "Performance estimation of computed torque control for surgical robot application." Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences 14, no. 3 (2020): 7017-7028.

Year : 2020

Developments and Clinical Evaluations of Robotic Exoskeleton Technology for Human Upper-Limb Rehabilitation

Cite this Research Publication : 1. Akash Gupta, Anshuman Singh, Varnita Verma, Amit Kumar Mondal & Mukul Kumar Gupta (2020). Developments and clinical evaluations of robotic exoskeleton technology for human upper-limb rehabilitation, Advanced Robotics,2020

Year : 2019

Disturbance Observer-assisted Trajectory Tracking Control for Surgical Robot Manipulator

Cite this Research Publication : Verma, V., Chauhan, P., Gupta, M.K. (2019). Disturbance observer-assisted trajectory tracking control for surgical robot manipulator. Journal Européen des Systèmes Automatisés, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 355-362. https://doi.org/10.18280/jesa.520404

Publisher : IIETA

Qualification

(A) Post-doctoral :

  •  Post-doctoral Scholar : School of Artificial Intelligence, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India from July 2024 to Dec 2024
  •  Institute Post-doctoral Fellow: School of Interdisciplinary Research, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India from July 2022 to June 2024.

 (B) PhD 2016-2021:

  • Specialization: : Surgical Robotics
  • Thesis title: Design and Analysis of Ex-Vivo Minimally Invasive Robotic System for Antebrachium Laceration Suturing Task.

 (C) M.Tech  2014- 2016:

  • Specialization: : Robotics Engineering
  • Thesis title: Design and Implementation of Robotic System for Internal Inspection of Pipeline using PLC
Positions

Current Positions 

Assistant Professor, Dec 2024 to Present, School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India.

Past Positions 

1. Research Associate, July 2024 to Dec 2024, School of Artificial Intelligence, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India.
2. Institute Post Doctoral Fellow, July 2022 to June 2024, School of Interdisciplinary Research, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India.
3. Assistant Professor, April 2021 to June 2022, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering and Science, GD Goenka University, Sohna, Gurugram, India.
4. Doctoral Research fellow. June 2016 to Jan 2021, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India

Projects

Sponsored Projects:

  • Development of a Low-cost Device for Rapid Monitoring of Riverine Hydrodynamics and Bed Morphology, 1 Yrs, Start date: 1st July 2021 End Date: 1st July 2022, funded by SEED Grant, GD Goenka University, Sohna, Gurugram, (PI) (Completed)
  • Design and Analysis of robotic system for minimal invasive surgery, 1 Yrs, Start Date: 22 March 2018 End Date: 22 March 2019, by SEED Grant, R&D Department, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, (Co-PI) (Completed)
  • Design and implementation of Robotic system for internal inspection of pipelines, 1 Yrs, RISE, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, (PI) (Completed)
Teaching

Courses taught :

  • Introduction to Robotics,2019, 2022, UG
  • Industrial Automation, 2018, UG
  • Instrumentation and Control, 2022,UG
  • Basics of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2016, 2021,UG
  • Introduction to Artificial Neural Network, 2021, PG
  • Entrepreneurship Development, 2021, UG

Doctoral advisor :

Beena Singh, Ph.D Thesis Title: “Grid Tied Multi-Phase PMSG Based Smart Wind Energy Conversion System Using Intelligent Controllers” Ph.D Engineering, GD Goenka University, Gurugram, (Defence completed, 21 June 2024) (Co-PI)

Workshops
  • Course Certification completed on “Complete Multibody Dynamics Analysis with ADAMS “ by MSC ADAMS from 18th January 2021 to 25th January 2021.
  • GIAN Course on “Robotic System Modeling and Control” held on 11-15th Dec, 2017 at IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Short-term Course on “3rd SERB Summer School on Robotics” held from 23- 28th June 2017 at IIT Delhi.
  • One Week training Program by FANUC India Private Limited from 23-28th Feb 2015 for robot programming.
  • Field Training certification by Precision Automation and Robotics India Pvt. Ltd from 17 June 2015 to 24th June 2015 for Gantry robot handling.
  • Indo-French workshop on Robotics for Rehabilitation held on 26-28 Feb, 2019 at CSIR-CSIO Chandigarh.
Conferences
  • Participated as a Session Chair at the International Conference on Modern Approaches in Science & Technology (ICMAST2022) organized by GD Goenka University on 4th April 2022.
  • Certificate of appreciation for contributing as Session Coordinator in ICICCD 2018 Conference at UPES, Dehradun, held on 21-22nd Dec,2018.
  • Organized “International Conference Nano for Energy and Water & Indo-French Workshop on Water Networking” held on 22-24th Feb 2017 at UPES, Dehradun.
  • Organized a 5-day workshop on “Application of AI and Robotics in Journalism” at GD Goenka University from 11-15 March 2022.
  • Conducted Online Webinar on “ Grid Balance with E-mobility” held on 16th July 2021, affiliated with GD Goenka University.
Miscellaneous

Awards/Honors/Recognition

  • Certificate of Merit by the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, 2016
  • University Silver Medalist in M.Tech Robotics Engineering course by the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, 2016.
  • Certificate of Appreciation for promoting entrepreneurship during Startup India Yantra: Uttarakhand, organized by the Government of Uttarakhand & investment India in Collaboration with UPES on 25th May 2018.
  • Session Chair at the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Systems and Emergent Technologies (IEEE IC_ASET 2023) from 29th April to 1st May 2023
  • Secured Ist and IIIrd positions in RISE (Research & Innovation in Science and Engineering) 2017 and 2015, consecutively conducted by UPES on developing Pipeline Inspection and Cleaning Robots.

Membership/Associations

IEEE Professional Membership 2024, Member of IEEE Control System Society, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society & IEEE Women in Engineering Society.

Reviewers

International Journals:
 PLOS ONE, International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, Journal of King Saud University – Computer and Information Sciences

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