Indian Institute of Information Technology

Dr. Hrishikesh Venkataraman

Associate Professor

Office Address:

Faculty Block 301, Smart Transportation Research Group
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor
630, Gnan Marg, Sri City, Satyavedu Mandal
Chittoor District - 517 646, Andhra Pradesh, India

Academic Qualifications

Education:

PhD: Jacobs University Bremen, Germany

Title: Performance Analysis of WiMAX-based Multihop Cellular and Adhoc Wireless Networks

Advisor: Prof. Harald Haas (currently with University of Edinburgh, UK)

Outcome: PhD with Best Graduate Researcher, Sept. 2007

Master of Technology (M.Tech): Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India

Title: Performance Analysis of WiMAX-based Multihop Cellular and Adhoc Wireless Networks

Outcome: Master’s Thesis in TU Dresden, Germany (under Indo-German DAAD Fellowship)

Bachelor of Technology (BTech): KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai University, India

Outcome: 1st Class with Distinction

Work Experience

  • Associate Professor (Nov 2017 – till date) - IIIT Sri City, AP, India
  • Assistant Professor (May 2015 – Oct 2017) - IIIT Sri City, AP, India
  • Technical Architect (May 2013 – April 2015) – Tech Mahindra CTO Office, Pune, India
  • Visiting Asst. Professor (Jan 2013 – May 2013) – IIT Indore, India
  • Research Fellow (Dec 2008 – Jan 2013) – RINCE Research Institute, DCU, Ireland
  • Assistant Professor (Jan 2008 – Dec 2008) – DAIICT, Gandhinagar, India
  • R&D Engineer (Oct 2001 – May 2002) – Microverse Automation, Pune, India

Research Areas of Interest

Smart Transportation:

Vehicular Communication (V2V and V2X), Image and RADAR for Transportation, Autonomous Driving, Intelligent Routing, Vehicular Platooning

Cellular Offloading:

Cellular/LTE to Small-cell/Wi-Fi, Network-centric and device-centric Offloading, Routing Protocols

Visiting Researcher/Professor:

Over last 13 years after my PhD, I have been fortunate enough to be invited by different Universities and spend some time, both teaching students and discussing ideas with Professors and researchers. These include:

  • TU Munich, Germany (June 2018, 2019)
  • Visiting Professor at DHBW Heidenheim, Germany (July 2016 and June 2017)
  • DAAD Alumni Researcher at University of Applied Science, Bonn, Germany (November 2015)
  • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India (November 2011)
  • IRISA - INRIA, University of Rennes 1, France (June 2011)
  • Steinbeis Research Institute (May 2011)
  • University of Washington, Seattle, USA (October 2010)
  • ISEP, Paris, France (May 2010)
  • University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (Oct'07 - Dec'07)

Awards / Honours

DAAD Alumni Invited Researcher 2015

As part of DAAD Alumni initiative, DAAD invited few researchers to present their idea and research initiatives. I am one of the few researchers to spend 1 week with UN University, Cologne, Germany.

Best Paper Award, WCECS 2009

AThe paper on 'Multimedia Transmission over Wireless' won the best paper award in World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science (WCECS), Berkeley, USA.

IRCSET Award (Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology), 2008 - 10

Every year, Irish Research Council selects 50 young researchers every year. Of these, typically only 10-20% of non-EU professionals are selected based on application and merit.

DAAD Award (Indo-German Academic Exchange), 2003 - 04

DAAD selects few students every year and provides them complete sponsorship to do their Master’s program in a reputed German University.

Projects

Ongoing:

Funding Agency: i-HUB, IIIT Hyderabad

Project PI: CV Jawahar, S. Anbumani (IIITH)

Local PI: H. Venkataraman

Grant: 9.01 Lakhs

Title: Road Quality Indicator (RQI) for Heterogeneous Nature of Indian Roads

Duration: July 2021 to July 2022

Funding Agency: Naval Research Board (NRB)

Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

Grant: 46,88,605 INR

Title: Design and Development of Bio-Inspired Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)

Duration: Feb 2020 – April 2022

Funding Agency: Indo-UK Project (UKIERI)

Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

Grant: 23,89,000 INR

Title: Digital Twin Modelling for Cyber Physical System based Smart Manufacturing

Duration: July 2019 – June 2021

Funding Agency: HELLA Automotive Pvt. Ltd. (Industry Funding)

Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

Grant: 16,86,000 INR

Title: V2V and Camera-based Solution for Night Time Driving in Indian Roads

Duration: June 2018 – June 2021

Funding Agency: DST ICPS

Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

Grant: 25,00,000 INR

Title: Smart Village Wells

Duration: Dec 2018 – Dec 2021

Funding Agency: Institute Seed grant

Grant: 5,00,000 INR

Title: Multihop Vehicular Communications

Completed:

Funding Agency: DST ECR

Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

Grant: 12, 91,000 INR

Title: Multihop Communication and Real-Time Recommendation Engine for Vehicular Scenario

Duration: Feb. 2017 – Jan 2020

Funding Agency: DST DAAD

Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

Grant: 10, 26,000 INR

Title: An Indo-German project focusing on seamless driver profile identification while driving.

Duration: July 2016 – July 2019

Funding Agency: Irish Research Council

Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

Grant: 2, 80,000 INR

Title: Test-bed for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

Duration: November 2012 – May 2013

Funding Agency: Enterprise Ireland

Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

Grant: 2, 10,000 INR

Title: Networked Labs for Higher Education

Duration: March 2011 – January 2012

Funding Agency: Educational Initiative Pvt Ltd

Grant: 50,000 INR

Grant: 50,000 INR

Title: Clicker based wireless classroom response system

Duration: May 2008 – August 2008

Publications (Last 8 years)

2023

  • 57. BNJ Vandavasi, AR Gidugu and H. Venkataraman, “Machine learning based Electro-Magnetic Field guided Localization Technique for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Homing”, Ocean Engineering, Elsevier, to be published, July 2023
  • 56. N. Shivamani, BNJ Vandavasi, S. Shaikh and H. Venkataraman, “GPS-Aided Auto Navigation System for Autonomous Vehicles”, 11th IEEE Electronic Systems Devices and Computing (ESDC), 4 – 6 May 2023.
  • 55. N. Mahesh, S. Shaik and H. Venkataraman, “Battery Modelling and Performance Analysis of Time Varying Load using Simulink”, 11th IEEE Electronic Systems Devices and Computing (ESDC), 4 – 6 May 2023.
  • 54. N. Jaswanth, T. Bahr and H. Venkataraman, “Impact of Pruning and Quantization: A Light Weight Multi-Sensor Pothole Detection System”, 11th IEEE Electronic Systems Devices and Computing (ESDC), 4 – 6 May 2023.
  • 53. BNJ Vandavasi, AR Gidugu and H. Venkataraman, “Deep Learning aided Magnetostatic Fields based Real-Time Pose Estimation of AUV for Homing Applications”, IEEE Sensors Letters, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 1-4, February 2023
  • 52. S. Shaik, BN Jyothi, V. Narayanaswamy and H. Venkataraman, “Development and Validation of Embedded System, Architecture for Shallow Water-based H-AUV”, Journal of Marine Technology Society (MTS), Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 168-179, January 2023.

2022

  • 51. S. Mihai, H. Venkataraman, et. al (12 authors), “Digital Twins: A Survey on Enabling Technologies, Challenges, Trends and Future Prospects” IEEE Survey and Tutorials, 4th Quarter, 2022.
  • 50. S. Shaik, P.G Pokkuluri and H. Venkataraman, “GELS: Generalized Energy-based Leader Selection in Bio-Inspired Leader-Follower AUV Network”, Journal of Marine Technology Society (MTS), Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 35-46, March 2022
  • 49. J. Nidamanuri, P. Mukherjee, R. Assfalg and H. Venkataraman, “Auto-Alert: A Spatial and Temporal Architecture for Driving Assistance in Road Traffic Environments”, Springer Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research, June 2022.
  • 48. H. Venkataraman and K. Dhandapani, “The State of Sustainability in Developing World”, The Palgrave Handbook of Global Sustainability, Springer, April 2022.
  • 47. T. Bahr, N. Jaswanth and H. Venkataraman, “Multi Sensor Information fusion for determining Road Quality for Semi Autonomous Vehicles”, 10th SAE India International Mobility Conference, Bangalore, September 2022.
  • 46. K.K. Tiwari, YRV Prasad and H. Venkataraman, “Performance Evaluation of LoRa in Mixed Environments of Sparsely Distributed Vegetation and Urban Scenarios”, IEEE CIVEMSA, Chemnitz, Germany, June 2022.
  • 45. D.P. Shetve, R. Imandi, YRV Prasad, R. Trestian, H. Nguyen and H. Venkataraman, “Adaptive N-Step Technique for Real-Time Anomaly Detection in Smart Manufacturing”, IEEE Industrial Cyber Physical System (ICPS), Warwick, UK, May 2022.
  • 44. S. Shakeera, Y. Pavan Kumar and H. Venkataraman, “Integration of Gazebo and ROS for Underwater Vehicle Environment”, IEEE Oceans’22, Chennai, India, Feb’2022.
  • 43. B. Naga Jyothi, ADN Venkatesh and H. Venkataraman, “Vision based Deep Learning Algorithm for Underwater Object Detection and Tracking”, IEEE Oceans’22, Chennai, India, Feb’2022.

2021

  • 42. P. SreeHarshitha, R. Vara Prasad and H. Venkataraman, “CRIS- Central Server-based Real-Time Interconnections of Water Supply Network”, IEEE IBSSC, Jabalpur, India, November 2021.
  • 41. E. Likhitha, R. Vara Prasad and H. Venkataraman, “Analysis of SDN based IIoT networks Targeting Automation Processes in Smart Factory Environments”, 10th IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems and Network Technologies (CSNT), Allahabad, India, July 2021.
  • 40. H. Venkataraman, “Real-Time Road Quality Indicator (RQI) for Smart Driving”, Special Issue on Smart Transportation, IEEE SmartCities eLetters, October 2021
  • 39. N. Jaswanth, N. Chinmayi, R. Assfalg and H. Venkataraman, “Auto-Alert: A Spatial and Temporal Architecture for Driving Assistance in Road Traffic Environments”, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, October 2021.
  • 38. P. SreeHarshitha, PSS Pavan Ganesh, C. Nibhanupudi and H. Venkataraman, “A Cluster-based Architecture for Three-Hop Communication in Next Generation Wireless Networks", Journal of Institution of Engineers (India): Series B, Springer, September 2021
  • 37. N. Jaswanth, M. Aditya, P. Shuddhank and H. Venkataraman, “Route-VPlat: Survey and Analysis of Routing Protocols for Communication in Multi-hop Vehicular Platooning”, SAE Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles (JCAV), September 2021
  • 36. N. Jaswanth, P. Mukherjee, R. Assfalg and H. Venkataraman, “Auto-Alert: A Spatial and Temporal Architecture for Driving Assistance in Road Traffic Environments”, Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research, Springer, August 2021. 05
  • [35] PSS Pavan Ganesh and H. Venkataraman, "3D E-CRUSE: Energy-based Throughput Analysis of Three Dimensional Underwater Network using RF Communication”, Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science, Elsevier, July 2021.

2020

  • 34. D. Nair, S. Yeragunta, S. Kandaswamy and H. Venkataraman, “Assessing The Impact Of Heterogeneous Traffic On Highways Via Agent-Based Simulations”, Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), Florida, USA, 13 – 16 December 2020.
  • 33. A. Sai Charan, M. Jitesh, M. Chowdhury and H. Venkataraman, “ABIN: Attention-based Bi-Directional Modal Fusion Networks for Object Detection at Night Time”, IET Electronic Letters, doi:10.149/el.2020.1952
  • 32. PSS Pavan Ganesh and H. Venkataraman, “RF-based Wireless Communication for Shallow Water Networks: Survey and Analysis”, Wireless Personal Communications, Springer – November 2020.
  • 31. S. Dattprasad, Y.R. VaraPrasad, R. Trestian, H. Nguyen and H. Venkataraman: “CATS: Cluster-Aided Two-Step Approach for Anomaly Detection in Smart Manufacturing”, In Proceedings of Springer International Control and Networking Conference (COCONET), Chennai, India, October 2020
  • 30. P. Sree Harshitha, Y.R. VaraPrasad and H. Venkataraman: “CRAWL: Cloud based Real-time interconnections of Agricultural Water sources using LoRa”, In 8th Springer Symposium on Control, Automation, Industrial Informatics and Smart Grid Communication, Control and Networking Conference (COCONET), Chennai, India, October 2020
  • 29. PSS Pavan Ganesh and H. Venkataraman, “E-CRUSE: Energy-Based Throughput Analysis for Cluster- Based RF Shallow Underwater Communication”, IET Communications, Vol. 14, No. 15, pp. 2544–2553, September 2020.
  • 28. N. Jaswanth, K.P. Anjali and H. Venkataraman, “Perceptual Modelling of Unconstrained Road Traffic Scenarios with Deep Learning”, 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Computer Information Technologies (ACIT), IEEE, pp. 811-814, Deggendorf, Germany, 16-18 September 2020.
  • 27. J.S. Sunil, S.K. Manasa, Y.R. Vara Prasad and H. Venkataraman, “Advisory Framework to Interconnect Distributed Water Bodies Targeting Agriculture Farms” 10th IEEE Conference on Advanced Computer Information Technologies (ACIT), pp. 863-866, Deggendorf, Germany, 16-18 September 2020.
  • 26. N. Jaswanth, C. Nagpal and H. Venkataraman, “Resource Allocation Complexity Analysis for Relay- based Multihop V2V Communication”, IEEE 3rd 5G World Forum (5GWF), IEEE, pp. 199-204, 10-12 September 2020, Bangalore, India.
  • 25. H. Venkataraman and K. Harshini, “Dual Priority: A Real-Time and Integrated Device-and-Network-centric Wireless Network Selection”, IET Communications, Vol. 14, No. 10, pp. 1588 – 1594, June 2020
  • 24. A. Sai Charan, S.V. Jallepalli and H. Venkataraman, “Road Parameter-based Driver Assistance System for Safe Driving”, SAE Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles (JCAV), 2(4), pp. 253-262, Jan. 2020
  • 23. K. Maheswari, Ch. Mounika, K. Harshitha and H. Venkataraman, “Potsense: Pothole Detection on Indian Roads using Smartphone Sensors”, ACM Autonomous and Intelligent Mobile Systems (AIMS), IEEE/ACM COMSNETS, 8-11 Jan. 2020, Bangalore, India.

2019

  • 22. A. Sai Charan, N Jaswanth, R. Assfalg and H. Venkataraman, "Analysis of Traffic Related Factors and Vehicle Environment in Monitoring Driver’s Driveability", International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research, Springer, pp. 1 -11, Aug 2019.
  • 21. K. Maheswari, Ch. Mounica, K. Harshitha, and H. Venkataraman, “Sensor fusion-based pothole detection in Indian roads”, Poster, 3 rd Intl. Symposium on Cyber Physical Systems, IISc Bangalore, 15 - 16 July 2019.
  • 20. H. Venkataraman, S. Narayanaswamy, and S. Chakaraborty, “Real-Time Pothole Detection”, SAE Mobility Engineering Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, June 2019.
  • 19. A. Sai Charan, R. Assfalg and H. Venkataraman, "Integration of Head & Eye-Tracking for Driver Monitoring in Vehicular Environment", 15th World Conferenceon Transport Research (WCTR), Mumbai, India, 29 – 31 May 2019.
  • 18. PSS Pavan Ganesh and H. Venkataraman, “RF-based multi-hop wireless Communication for shallow underwater environment”, IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications Signal Processing and Networking (WiSPNET), pp. 222–228, March 2019.

2018

  • 17. A. Surekha and H. Venkataraman, “An Adaptive Clustering Technique based on Image-based Traffic Identification for Real-Time V2V Communication”, in: Proc of IEEE Vehicular Technology Communication (VTC), Porto, Portugal 3 - 6 June 2018.
  • 16. H. Venkataraman M. Madhuri and R. Assfalg, “Deriving Pattern in Driver's Observability during Road Turns and Traffic Lights: An Eye-Tracking based Analysis”, in: Proc of C3VP Workshop, 24th ACM MobiCom, New Delhi, India, 29 Oct - 2 Nov 2018.
  • 15. A. K. Prakash and H. Venkataraman, “Technological Challenges in Autonomous Driving”, C3VP, 24th International ACM MobiCom, New Delhi, India, 29 Oct - 2 Nov 2018.
  • 14. N. Jaswanth and H. Venkataraman, “Lane Change for System-Driven Vehicles Using Dynamic Information”, in: Proc of C3VP Workshop, 24th ACM MobiCom, New Delhi, India, 29 Oct - 2 Nov 2018.

2017

  • 13. H. Venkataraman (Ed.), R. Trestian (Ed.). (2017). 5G Radio Access Networks. Boca Raton: CRC Press, https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315230870
  • 12. B. Sravya and H. Venkataraman, “Software-Defined Networking in the World of C-RAN”, Chapter 7, 5G Radio Access Networks, CRC Press, 2017.
  • 11. H. Venkataraman, T. Bi. T. Wu, I. Ghergulouscu and G.M. Muntean, "DE-BAR: Device Energy-centric Backlight and Adaptive Region of Interest Mechanism for Wireless Mobile Devices", Springer Wireless Personal Communications, Nov 2017.
  • 10. H. Venkataraman, N. Fernando and V. Sundar, "What about Framework for Coastal Smart Cities", International Journal of Integrative Risk and Security Research, Vol. 2, Nov 2017
  • 9. K.K.S. Bharadwaj and H. Venkataraman, "Performance Analysis of Network-Coding for M2M Communications", IEEE Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Munich, Germany, 3 - 7 July 2017.
  • 8. H. Venkataraman and R. Assfalg, "Driver Performance Detection and Recommendation System in Vehicular Environment using Video Streaming Analytics", IEEE Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Munich, Germany, 3 - 7 July 2017.
  • 7. A. Surekha, A. Reganti and H. Venkataraman, "Two-Step Clustering Mechanism for Communication in Less-Disciplined Traffic", International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems, IISc Bangalore, 18 - 19 July 2017.
  • 6. P. Monica, K. Vamsi Krishna, SR Pandian and H. Venkataraman, "Intelligent Communication between Autonomous Surface Vehicles", International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems, IISc Bangalore, 18 - 19 July 2017.
  • 5. A. Sai Charan and H. Venkataraman, "Greening the economy: A review of urban sustainability measures for developing new cities", Elsevier Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 32, pp. 1 - 7, July 2017.
  • 4. H. Venkataraman, A. Dutta and A. Joshi, "Add-net: adaptive dichotomy based network-centric cellular to Wi-Fi offloading", IET Communications, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 318-325, Feb 2017.

2016

  • 3. N. Chidara, C. Nibhanupudi and H. Venkataraman, "Integration of Different Cryptographic Techniques for Real-Time V2V Communication", 17th ACM International Conference on Mobile Adhoc Networking and Computing (ACM MobiHOC), Poster Presentation, 6-8 July 2016, Paderborn, Germany.
  • 2. MNV Sneha, Vamsi Krishna and H. Venkataraman, "Adaptive Non-Binary Classification for Network Centric Handover in Heterogeneous Networks", 17th ACM International Conference on Mobile Adhoc Networking and Computing (ACM MobiHOC), Poster Presentation, 6-8 July 2016, Paderborn, Germany.
  • 1. B. Vinodh, A. Sai Charan, R. Assfalg and H. Venkataraman, "Analysis of Region of Interest (RoI) of Multimedia Content using Eye-Tracker", 17th ACM International Conference on Mobile Adhoc Networking and Computing (ACM MobiHOC), Poster Presentation, 6-8 July 2016, Paderborn, Germany.

Patents

1. H. Venkataraman, P. Bauskar and A. Joshi, "Computer implemented system and method for offloading traffic", US Patent, Number: 9642056, granted in May 2017.

2. H. Venkataraman and "AnjaliPoornima K, "System and Method to Detect Potholes and Obstacles on Road under Low Illumination", Indian Patent, filed on 19th Nov. 2019.

3. H. Venkataraman and S.V. Jallepalli, "System and Method for Real-Time Control of Speed and Position", Indian Patent, filed on 16th Dec. 2019.

4. H. Venkataraman, N. Jaswanth, Vishnu Vamsi and Manohar Sai, "System for Indicating Road Quality Index and method Thereof", Indian patent, filed on 4th June 2021

5. H. Venkataraman, Raja Vara Prasad, Agraj Khare and Pavan. Y, "Method for predicting Upcoming Delays in Manufacturing Process and System Thereof", Indian patent, filed in July 2021

6. D. Adithya, N. Jaswanth and H. Venkataraman, "Visual Anomaly Inspection and Mechanism for Digital Twin with Robotic Arm", Indian patent, filed on 17th August 2021

7. H. Venkataraman, IIIT Sri City, “A H. Venkataraman, IIIT Sri City, “A System for the Assessment of Road Quality", Indian Patent, published, June 2022, Application No: 202241046877

8. H. Venkataraman, IIIT Sri City, “An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle of H-Configuration”, Indian Patent, published, June 2022, Application No: 202241032605

9. H. Venkataraman, IIIT Sri City, “Auto-Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle”, Indian Patent, Published, July 2022, Application No: 202241045253.

Students

C.1 Completed/Graduated Students:

1. Sai Charan Addanki (PhD, completed in Aug'2020)
2. Pavan Ganesh PSS (PhD, completed in Dec'2020)
3. N Jaswanth (PhD, completed in Dec'21)
4. Ms. Sreeharshitha (MS, completed in June'2021)

C.2 Current Students:

1. Ms. Shakeera Sk (PhD, to complete in July 2023)
2. Ms. Bala Naga Jyothi (PhD, to complete in Dec'2023)
3. Mahesh N

C.3 Ex-Researchers:

1. Dr Jaswanth N (Project Scientist, Jan'22 to July'22)
2. Mr. Dattaprasad Shetve (Researcher, Oct'19 to Oct'20)
3. Ms. Swathi (Research Assistant, Jan'22 to Dec'22)

C.4 Ex-Undergraduate/Honours Students:

1. Sai Chinmayi (Hyundai Mobis, Hyderabad)
2. KL Harshini (HSBC, Hyderabad)
3. A Harika (Nokia, Bengaluru)
4. K Vamsi Krishna (Infosys IoT, Bengaluru)
5. P Monica (MS at IIIT Hyderabad, India)
6. Nagarjuna C (MBA at SP Jain)
7. K Anjali Poornima (MS at Sweden and then Volvo, Sweden)
8. Sowmya VJ (MS, USA)
9. Vishnu Vamsi (Swiggy, India)
10. Sai Manohar (MS, USA)
11. Agraj Khare (MS, USA)
12. Trisanu Bahr (MS, IIIT Hyderabad)
and few more...

Teaching

Wireless Communication System (Monsoon 2017, 2018)

An elective (bouquet) course offered to Under Graduate and Post-Graduate students.
Pre-requisite: Good Knowledge in Fundamentals of Communication and Computer Communication Networks is essential

Fundamentals of Communication (Winter 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

Fundamentals of Communication is a core course offered to the First Semester Under-Graduate students.
Pre-requisite: Good understanding of Signals and Systems is preferred

Wireless Networks (Winter 2016, 2017, 2018)

Wireless Networks is an Elective course offered to Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate students.

News / Updates

Feb-2020

Naval Research Board (NRB) project under DRDO (Defense Research & Development Organization) granted in Feb 2020; is in collaboration with NPOL Kochi.

Deployments

  • Pune City: A prototype of a camera-based lane detection and road boundary detection during night-time driving is demonstrated to Hella Automotive Pvt Ltd.
  • Tirupati: Based on request from Tirupati Traffic Control Room in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, a near-real-time traffic classification mechanism has been developed to indicate the number of vehicles in each of the 4 categories - Bike/scooter, Auto, Cars, Heavy vehicles. A first-of-its-kind vehicle monitoring and classification for an Indian city.

"SIDDI - Indian Road Traffic Data-Set: "

SIDDI - Indian Road Traffic Data-Set: The team led by Dr. Hrishikesh Venkataraman STRG@IIIT Sri City has initiated a project called SIDDI (STRG@IIIITS, Driving Dataset for India) and has been collecting India specific data-set across different small towns and outskirts parts of south India (Sri City, Sullurpeta, Kalahasthi), particularly focusing on bad roads, rural and semi-urban traffic. We have collected several hours of video and hundreds of images that give information on lane marking, visibility of lane, potholes, typical Indian driving patterns in rural and semi-urban areas, etc. Importantly, for the first time, this work has been collecting data on the driver’s eyes and focus while driving, commonly called in-vehicle data-set. In addition, the SIDDI team has also been collecting large-scale dataset for measuring the out-vehicle scenarios; and also done annotation for some of the captured data.

The SIDDI team considers it as a humble opportunity to make this data freely available to the public for further investigation and testing their developed techniques. The data is available to anybody at:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1roseEnOTW7dPQ_dtyIUZb5bVYuCyiRKW?usp=sharing

Contact Information

Address for Communication:

Room No. 301, 2nd Floor, Academic Building
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor
630, Gnan Marg, Sri City, Satyavedu Mandal
Chittoor District - 517 646, Andhra Pradesh, India