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Dr. Ushadevi Amma C.

Professor , Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrtapuri

Qualification: B. Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D
ushadeviammac@am.amrita.edu
Date of Joining: 01/07/2021
Nature of Association: Contract

Bio Publications
Bio

Dr. Ushadevi Amma C. has been a Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Amritapuri Campus, since July 2021. She holds B. Tech from University of Kerala ( T.K.M. College of Engineering). M Tech in Instrumentation from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and Ph. D. in Instrumentation Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Dr. Ushadevi Amma C. joined Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham after serving in various academic and administrative positions at T.K.M College of Engineering, Kollam, from August 1990 to April 2021, including Head, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, with two years of prior industrial experience. She served as a member of the board of studies in Engineering (both UG and PG) and the convener of the syllabus revision committee at the University of Kerala, as well as a member of the academic review committee at APJ Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University. She was an invited teacher for the Indian Academy of Sciences and a mentor for the MHRD’s INSPIRE Program at the national level. She is a life member of ISTE, a senior member of IEEE, and currently serving as Treasurer, IEEE Education Society, Kerala Chapter.

Her research interests include  biomedical instrumentation, medical instrument development  and medical imaging. Presently guiding 3 Ph. D. students at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, undertaking collaborative research, with the Dept. of Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, on novel MR imaging approaches that do not require the use of contrast agents. She developed “Ultrasound assisted Optical Elastography,” a radiation-free approach for the early detection of breast cancer, as part of her Ph. D. study at IISc, Bangalore. As part of the M Tech project, she developed an “Infant Apnea monitor using impedance Pneumography and this work was recognised with the L & T- ISTE Best M Tech thesis award in 1997.

 

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2020

A novel approach for b-value optimization in Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Imaging using Metaheuristic algorithm

Cite this Research Publication : Jini Raju, Ushadevi Amma C., and Ansamma John, “A novel approach for b-value optimization in Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Imaging using Metaheuristic algorithm”, Expert Systems with Applications, vol. 168, p. 114270, 2020.

Publisher : Expert Systems with Applications

Year : 2011

Ultrasound modulated optical tomography: Young’s modulus of the insonified region from measurement of natural frequency of vibration.

Cite this Research Publication : R. Sriram Chandran, Debasish Roy, Rajan Kanhirodan, Ram Mohan Vasu, and Ushadevi Amma C., “Ultrasound modulated optical tomography: Young's modulus of the insonified region from measurement of natural frequency of vibration.”, Opt Express, vol. 19, no. 23, pp. 22837-50, 2011.

Publisher : Opt Express,

Year : 2008

Detection of optical and mechanical property inhomogeneities in tissue mimicking phantoms using an ultrasound assisted optical probe.

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C., R. Sreekumari Bharat Chandran, R. Mohan Vasu, and Ajay K. Sood, “Detection of optical and mechanical property inhomogeneities in tissue mimicking phantoms using an ultrasound assisted optical probe.”, J Biomed Opt, vol. 13, no. 6, p. 064025, 2008.

Publisher : J Biomed Opt

Year : 2008

Ultrasound assisted optical elastography – Novel technique for the early detection of breast cancer

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C. and R. Sreekumari Bharat Chandran, “Ultrasound assisted optical elastography - Novel technique for the early detection of breast cancer”, International Journal of Functional Informatics and Personalised Medicine, 2008.

Publisher : International Journal of Functional Informatics and Personalised Medicine,

Year : 2007

Measurement of visco-elastic properties of breast-tissue mimicking materials using diffusing wave spectroscopy.

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C., R. Sreekumari Bharat Chandran, R. Mohan Vasu, and Ajay K. Sood, “Measurement of visco-elastic properties of breast-tissue mimicking materials using diffusing wave spectroscopy.”, J Biomed Opt, vol. 12, no. 3, p. 034035, 2007.

Publisher : J Biomed Opt,

Year : 2007

Mechanical property assessment of tissue-mimicking phantoms using remote palpation and optical read-out for amplitude of vibration and refractive index modulation.

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C., R. Sreekumari Bharat Chandran, R. Mohan Vasu, and Ajay K. Sood, “Mechanical property assessment of tissue-mimicking phantoms using remote palpation and optical read-out for amplitude of vibration and refractive index modulation.”, J Biomed Opt, vol. 12, no. 2, p. 024028, 2007.

Publisher : J Biomed Opt

Year : 2007

Ultrasound assisted optical elastography for measurement of tissue stiffness: contribution to the measurement from scattering coefficient variation

Cite this Research Publication : R. Sreekumari Bharat Chandran, Ushadevi Amma C., R. Mohan Vasu, and Ajay K. Sood, “Ultrasound assisted optical elastography for measurement of tissue stiffness: contribution to the measurement from scattering coefficient variation”, Saratov Fall Meeting 2006: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine VIII, 2007.

Publisher : Saratov Fall Meeting 2006: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine VIII,

Year : 2006

Application of ultrasound-tagged photons for measurement of amplitude of vibration of tissue caused by ultrasound: theory, simulation, and experiments.

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C., R. Mohan Vasu, and Ajay K. Sood, “Application of ultrasound-tagged photons for measurement of amplitude of vibration of tissue caused by ultrasound: theory, simulation, and experiments.”, J Biomed Opt, vol. 11, no. 3, p. 34019, 2006.

Publisher : J Biomed Opt

Year : 2005

Design, fabrication, and characterization of a tissue-equivalent phantom for optical elastography.

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C., R. Mohan Vasu, and Ajay K. Sood, “Design, fabrication, and characterization of a tissue-equivalent phantom for optical elastography.”, J Biomed Opt, vol. 10, no. 4, p. 44020, 2005.

Publisher : J Biomed Opt

Conference Paper

Year : 2020

Study on the effect of Denoising Algorithms on the parametric maps of IVIM Imaging

Cite this Research Publication : Jini Raju, Ushadevi Amma C., Ansamma John, and Anagha D. Raj, “Study on the effect of Denoising Algorithms on the parametric maps of IVIM Imaging”, in 8th International Conference on Innovations in Computer Science and Engineering, (ICISE-2020) , 2020.

Publisher : 8th International Conference on Innovations in Computer Science and Engineering, (ICISE-2020)

Year : 2020

Effects of Preprocessing on the Quantification of Cerebral Blood Flow from Arterial Spin Labeling MRI

Cite this Research Publication : S. A., Ushadevi Amma C., Ansamma John, and Athira B., “Effects of Preprocessing on the Quantification of Cerebral Blood Flow from Arterial Spin Labeling MRI”, in 2020 Advanced Computing and Communication Technologies for High Performance Applications (ACCTHPA), Cochin, India, 2020.

Publisher : 2020 Advanced Computing and Communication Technologies for High Performance Applications (ACCTHPA)

Year : 2020

Multimodal MRI Based Classification and Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Random Forest Ensemble

Cite this Research Publication : Thushara A., Ushadevi Amma C., Ansamma John, and Reshma Saju, “Multimodal MRI Based Classification and Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Random Forest Ensemble”, in 2020 Advanced Computing and Communication Technologies for High Performance Applications (ACCTHPA), Cochin, India, 2020.

Publisher : 2020 Advanced Computing and Communication Technologies for High Performance Applications (ACCTHPA),

Year : 2020

Values and Count Optimization of IVIM diffusion Weighting Parameter

Cite this Research Publication : Shafna V., Jini Raju, Ansamma John, and Ushadevi Amma C., “Values and Count Optimization of IVIM diffusion Weighting Parameter”, in 2020 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Sustainable Systems (ICISS), Thoothukudi, India, 2020.

Publisher : 2020 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Sustainable Systems (ICISS),

Year : 2007

Elasticity mapping of tissue mimicking phantoms by remote palpation with a focused ultrasound beam and intensity autocorrelation measurements

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C., R. Sreekumari Bharat Chandran, R. Mohan Vasu, and Ajay K. Sood, “Elasticity mapping of tissue mimicking phantoms by remote palpation with a focused ultrasound beam and intensity autocorrelation measurements”, in Saratov Fall Meeting 2006: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine VIII, 2007.

Publisher : Saratov Fall Meeting 2006: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine VIII,

Year : 2007

Remote palpation with a focused ultrasound beam: An optical read-out using a multi-wavelength scheme for separating the contribution from amplitude of vibration and absorption coefficient

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C. and R. Sreekumari Bharat Chandran, “Remote palpation with a focused ultrasound beam: An optical read-out using a multi-wavelength scheme for separating the contribution from amplitude of vibration and absorption coefficient”, in Saratov Fall meeting,Saratov, Russia, 2007.

Publisher : Saratov Fall meeting

Year : 2006

Elastic property estimation using ultrasound assisted optical elastography through remote palpation-A simulation study

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C., R. Sreekumari Bharat Chandran, R. Mohan Vasu, and Ajay K. Sood, “Elastic property estimation using ultrasound assisted optical elastography through remote palpation-A simulation study”, in Saratov Fall Meeting 2005: Coherent Optics of Ordered and Random Media VI, 2006.

Publisher : International Society for Optics and Photonics

Year : 2005

Application of Diffusing wave spectroscopy to measure the visco-elastic property of breast tissue mimicking materials

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C., R. Sreekumari Bharat Chandran, R. Mohan Vasu, and Ajay K. Sood, “Application of Diffusing wave spectroscopy to measure the visco-elastic property of breast tissue mimicking materials”, in Proceedings of International conference on optics and optoelectronics, Dehradun, 2005.

Publisher : Proceedings of International conference on optics and optoelectronics

Year : 2001

Problems encountered with apnea monitor using Impedance Pneumography

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C. and Niranjan D. Khambete, “Problems encountered with apnea monitor using Impedance Pneumography”, in Proceedings of Twenty fourth National systems conference, 2001.

Publisher : Proceedings of Twenty fourth National systems conference

Year : 1997

APNEA monitor for infants using Impedance Pneumography

Cite this Research Publication : Ushadevi Amma C. and Srinivasu Maka, “APNEA monitor for infants using Impedance Pneumography”, in Proceedings of Twenty first National systems conference, 1997.

Publisher : Proceedings of Twenty first National systems conference

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