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Dr. G. Sivasankar

Assistant Professor (Sr.Grade), Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore

Qualification: Ph.D
g_sivasankar@cb.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Robust Robot Path Planning for Dynamic Environments, Swarm Intelligence in Autonomous Robotics, Reinforcement Learning-based Robot Control, Human-Robot Interaction in Complex Environments, Real-time Embedded Systems for Autonomous Robots with a Focus on Energy Efficiency, Safety, and Security.

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Dr.Sivasankar Ganesan is serving as a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore campus. He has twelve years of teaching experience, specializing in embedded systems, robotics, and artificial intelligence. He has three years of electronics industry experience across India and China. His research focuses on robot path planning for dynamic environments, swarm intelligence, and reinforcement learning-based robot control. He obtained a B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, in 2006, and an M.E. in Embedded and Real-Time Systems from Anna University, Coimbatore, in 2011. He earned a Ph.D. from Anna University, Chennai, in 2023, with his research focusing on the development of sampling-based path planning algorithms for autonomous mobile robot navigation.

He received his Summer Faculty Research Fellowship from IIT Delhi in 2014 under the guidance of Dr. Sunil Jha, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. During this fellowship, he was involved in a DST-sponsored research project that aimed to develop a customized controller for a five-axis CNC machine. He received the highly prestigious Indian National Science Academy Visiting Scientist Fellowship in 2019 at the IIT Madras Robotics Lab under the guidance of Dr. Asokan Thondiyath, Professor in the Department of Engineering Design. During the fellowship, he developed an autonomous mobile manipulator navigation scheme for an industrial warehouse application using the Robot Operating System. He serves as a reviewer for journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, International Journal of Intelligent Systems, and Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments.

Currently, he is actively engaged in implementing a DST project titled ‘Development of Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Socially Aware Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation Scheme for Hospital Environment’ in collaboration with IIT Madras.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2023

A novel directional sampling-based path planning algorithm for ambient intelligence navigation scheme in autonomous mobile robots

Cite this Research Publication : Sivasankar Ganesan, and Senthil Kumar Natarajan, “A novel directional sampling-based path planning algorithm for ambient intelligence navigation scheme in autonomous mobile robots”, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 269-284, September 2023.

Year : 2023

A Novel Goal-oriented Sampling Method for Improving the Convergence Rate of Sampling-based Path Planning for Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation

Cite this Research Publication : Sivasankar Ganesan, Senthil Kumar Natarajan, and Asokan Thondiyath, “A Novel Goal-oriented Sampling Method for Improving the Convergence Rate of Sampling-based Path Planning for Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation”, Defence Science Journal, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp.322-331, May, 2023.

Year : 2019

Nanofinishing of 3D surfaces by automated five-axis CNC ball end magnetorheological finishing machine using customized controller

Cite this Research Publication : Alam, Zafar, Faiz Iqbal, Sivasankar Ganesan, and Sunil Jha, “Nanofinishing of 3D surfaces by automated five-axis CNC ball end magnetorheological finishing machine using customized controller”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 100, No. 5-8, pp. 1031-1042, February 2019.

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2023

Swarm-based exploration in unknown environments: A case study of mobile-robots using ROS framework

Cite this Research Publication : Siddhant Panigrahi, Sivasankar Ganesan, Poongavanam Palani, Pramod Jadhav, Aditya Kuncolienkar, Asokan Thondiyath, “Swarm-based exploration in unknown environments: A case study of mobile-robots using ROS framework”, In Advances in Robotics - 6th International Conference of The Robotics Society, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Article No.: 8, pp. 1-8, July, 2023.

Year : 2022

Internet of Things based Wearable Smart Gadget for COVID-19 Patients Monitoring

Cite this Research Publication : Sivasankar Ganesan, Aarthy Prem Anand, and Susela Sruthi K, “Internet of Things based Wearable Smart Gadget for COVID-19 Patients Monitoring”, In IEEE 2022 International Conference on Wireless Communications Signal Processing and Networking (WiSPNET), pp. 130-134, March, 2022.

Year : 2022

Internet of Things based Smart Students’ body Temperature Monitoring System for a Safe Campus

Cite this Research Publication : Sivasankar Ganesan, S. Balaji, and N. Vignesh, “Internet of Things based Smart Students' body Temperature Monitoring System for a Safe Campus.” In IEEE 2022 6th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Control Systems (ICICCS), pp. 416-420, May, 2022.

Year : 2021

G-RRT*: Goal-oriented sampling-based RRT* path planning Algorithm for mobile robot navigation with improved convergence rate

Cite this Research Publication : Sivasankar Ganesan, Senthil Kumar Natarajan, and Asokan Thondiyath, “G-RRT*: Goal-oriented sampling-based RRT* path planning Algorithm for mobile robot navigation with improved convergence rate.” In Advances in Robotics - 5th International Conference of The Robotics Society, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Article No.: 23, pp. 1-6, June, 2021.

Book Chapter

Year : 2022

Intelligent Systems: Techniques for Optimized Decision Making

Cite this Research Publication : Senthil Kumar, J, and Sivasankar Ganesan, “Intelligent Systems: Techniques for Optimized Decision Making.” In Evolutionary Computation with Intelligent Systems, CRC Press, pp. 119-134, March, 2022.

Year : 2019

An artificial intelligence approach for enhancing trust between social IoT devices in a network

Cite this Research Publication : Senthil Kumar, J., Sivasankar Ganesan, and S. Selva Nidhyananthan. “An artificial intelligence approach for enhancing trust between social IoT devices in a network.” In Toward Social Internet of Things (SIoT): Enabling Technologies, Architectures and Applications: Emerging Technologies for Connected and Smart Social Objects, Springer, pp. 183-196, July, 2019

Year : 2019

Physical Interaction and Control of Robotic Systems Using Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation

Cite this Research Publication : Senthil Kumar, Jagatheesa Perumal, and Sivasankar Ganesan. “Physical Interaction and Control of Robotic Systems Using Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation”. Becoming Human with Humanoid - From Physical Interaction to Social Intelligence, IntechOpen, pp. 89-103, November, 2019.

Teaching

Courses Taught:

  • System design using microprocessors and microcontrollers
  • Design of embedded systems
  • Mobile robotics
  • Reinforcement learning
  • Robotics and AI
  • Real-time operating systems
  • Automotive Electronics
  • Programming in C++
  • Data structures using C

M. Tech Project Details:

  • Optimal path planning using potential function based RRT – 2018
  • Performance Analysis of Viterbi Decoder for Wireless Applications – 2014

B. Tech Project Details:

  • Internet of Things based Smart Students’ body Temperature Monitoring System for a Safe Campus – 2022
  • Internet of Things based Wearable Smart Gadget for COVID-19 Patients Monitoring – 2022
  • Internet of Robotic Things for Industrial Warehouse Applications – 2021
  • Kinect based Human-Robot Interface for Pick and Place Robot control Application – 2019
  • Mobile Robot for Egg Collection in Loose Housing Systems – 2019
  • Autonomous trash collecting robot – 2017
  • Autonomous Concierge Robot – 2017
  • Detection of adulteration in Fruits – 2016
  • Air pollution Monitoring and Control System – 2014

Invited Lectures:

  • Deep Learning for Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation, IETE, Sivakasi – 2021.
  • Role of Embedded Systems in E-Vehicle, Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam – 2021.
  • Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development Goals, Japan-India Yokohama National University (YNU) Symposium – 2020.
  • Recent Trends in Embedded Systems, R.M.D. Engineering college, Chennai – 2020.
  • Introduction to Embedded Computing and ARM Processors, Kalasalingam Institute of Technology – 2017
Research

Projects/ Consultancy:

  • PI: Development of Deep Reinforcement Learning based Socially Aware Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation Scheme for Hospital Environment, DST-SERB, TARE Scheme, Budget: Rs 18.30 Lakhs, December 2021- December 2024.
Administration

1. Positions Held
Currently Held Positions: Class Advisor (ARE 2022-2026 batch)

Awards and Recognitions
  • “Best Employee of the Year 2007” awarded by Foxconn International Holdings (FIH), China.
  • Secured top honors in the “Intel and DST – Innovate for Digital India Challenge 2015” organized by Intel and DST at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
  • “Bronze Level Partner faculty” in the Campus Connect Faculty Partnership Model organized by Infosys Technologies Limited in 2018.
  • Recognized as a “Summer Faculty Research Fellow” at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (2014).
  • Recognized as a “Visiting Scientist Fellow” at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi (2019).
  • Recognized as a “CSIR Summer Research Fellow” by CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat (2020).
  • Recognized as a “TARE Fellow” at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) (2021).

Technical Body Membership:

  • The Robotics Society of India, Life Member – R191103
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