Dr. Uvanesh K

Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Mechanics
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: uvaneshk[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 0532-227-1224(O)

Other Academic Achievements

Keynote Address/Invited Talks in Conferences & Workshops:

“Nanosecond Pulse Laser activated Intracellular Delivery using AuNRs and PEGylated AuNRs”, International Online Conference on Nano Materials (ICN 2022), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India; (Invited Talk)

"Mammalian Cell Based Sensing Technologies", Technical Workshop on Microfabrication for Biomedical Applications, on June 4 - 5, 2024, organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.

“Segmentation and Estimation of Fetal Biometric Parameters Using Various Deep Learning Architectures: A Comparison Study”, Karyashala: A one-week high-end workshop on Medical Signal and Image Processing: Clinical Integration of Artificial Intelligence, on June 24 - 30, 2024, organized by Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, India;

"Fabrication and Characterization of Thin Film Nanomaterials based Biosensing Devices for Assessing Dynamic Behaviour of Mammalian Cells", DST Sponsored International Conference on Recent Innovations in Biomedical Sciences & Healthcare for Sustainable Development, on 04 September 2024, Galgotias University, India.

Conferences Attended for Presenting Paper:

Uvanesh Kasiviswanathan, Chandan Kumar, Suruchi Poddar, Satyabrata Jit, Sanjeev Kumar Mahto, Neeraj Sharma: “Vertical p-n Junction Diode as the Biosensor for Assessing the Dynamics of the Mammalian Neuronal Cell”, 2nd National Biomedical Research Competition (NBRCom) 2019, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India; (Appreciation Award for Excellence in Research work under Innovative Ideas and Patents Category)

Uvanesh Kasiviswanathan, Sanjeev K. Mahto and Neeraj Sharma: “Phenol Red functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle in various system for developing effective pH sensing system”, The Academy – ACS Symposium: Expanding Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (1/11/2018), Banaras Hindu University, India

Uvanesh Kasiviswanathan, Suruchi Poddar, Chandan Kumar, Satyabrata Jit, Sanjeev K. Mahto and Neeraj Sharma: “In-house Developed Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS) System for Studying Dynamic Behaviour of Myoblast cells”, Advanced Nano Materials Conference (ANM-2018), University of Aveiro, Portugal; (Support by DBT-CTEP Scheme Vide No: DBT/CTEP/02/201800285)

Uvanesh K., Biswajeet Champaty, Indranil Banerjee, Sirsendu S. Ray, Kunal Pal, Biswajeet Mohapatra: “Designing of a dual channel impedance analyzer for biological measurements”. India Conference (INDICON), 2014 Annual IEEE, Pune, India; 12/2014; DOI: 10.1109/INDICON.2014.7030631

K. Kumar, B. Champaty, K. Uvanesh, R. Chachan, K. Pal, A. Anis: “Development of an ultrasonic cane as a navigation aid for the blind people”. Control, Instrumentation, Communication and Computational Technologies (ICCICCT), 2014 International Conference on, Kanyakumari, India; 07/2014; DOI: 10.1109/ICCICCT.2014.6993009 (Presenting Author & Best paper of the session award)

D.R. Kumar, B. Champaty, K. Uvanesh, K. Pal, A. Anis: “Designing of an infra-red optocoupler based mobility aid for the blinds”. Control, Instrumentation, Communication and Computational Technologies (ICCICCT), 2014 International Conference on, Kanyakumari, India; 07/2014; DOI: 10.1109/ICCICCT.2014.6993011

Award and Honors:

Dec 2021 Award: SERB-National Post-Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) 2021 with a grant of 22,36,800 INR, from SERB, Gov. of India. [Fellowship reference no. PDF/2021/001181]

Nov 2019 Award: Appreciation Award for Excellence in Research work [Top 10 research work presented under Innovative Ideas and Patents Category (Poster presentation) at 2nd National Biomedical Research Competition (NBRCom-2019), Society of Young Biomedical Scientists (SYBS), India Organized by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India]

Jul 2019 Award: SITARE-BIRAC- Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Award 2019, [Awarded under #MLM (More from Less for Many), Frugal Innovation Award] Project id: 13246. Award with a grant of 15 Lakhs INR, from BIRAC, Gov. of India under the Students Innovations for Translation & Advancement of Research Explorations (SITARE) Scheme in partner/coordinated with SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions).

Feb 2018 Award: selected as Top 10 Best Research at the Department level in the Institute Day competition Organized by the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi.

May 2018 International Travel Grant from Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Gov. of India. (Vide No: DBT/CTEP/02/201800285 & 04/05/2018)

Jul 2015 – Dec 2020 Scholarship: Institute Teaching Assistantship, IIT(BHU), Varanasi

Jul 2014 Award: Award of Excellence [Best paper in ICCICCT-2014]

Aug 2013 – May 2015 Scholarship: Master Degree with scholarship, NIT Rourkela

Sept 2024 Award: Young Researcher Award, International Conference on Recent Innovations in Biomedical Science & Healthcare for Sustainable Development (ICBSH).

On-going Projects:

“Analyzing the characteristic behaviour of bulk heterojunction device towards multisensing POC application,” Ref. No.481/R&C/23-24 dated on 25/09/2023 & Ref. No. 418/R&C/23-24, dated 02/09/2023, from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad, India under seed grant, (Nov 2023 - )

Projects Completed:

“Low-cost, easy-to-use, in-house developed electric cell impedance sensing (ECIS) system for studying the dynamic behaviour of the biological cell,” BIRAC SRISTI PMU-2019/008 dated on 12/03/2020, from BIRAC, Gov. of India under the Students Innovations for Translation & Advancement of Research Explorations (SITARE) Scheme (Dec 2019 - Nov 2023)

Expert Lectures:

"Low-cost mobility aid for the person with several levels and degree of disability”, 25th Dec 2023, organized by IEEE Student Branch, Supaul College of Engineering, Supaul, Bihar, India.

"Novel Cell-based biosensing devices for cellular analysis", Five Days Online International Faculty Development Program on "Bridging Research & Innovation in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering", Galgotias University on 22-02-2024.

Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:

2023 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Industrial Electronics: Developments & Applications (ICIDeA)

2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits & Systems (ISCAS)

2024 IEEE International Conference on Smart Power Control and Renewable Energy (ICSPCRE-2024)

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control | Journal, Elsevier

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems

Other Significant Achievements:

Uvanesh Kasiviswanathan, Neeraj Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar Mahto, Satyabrata Jit, Chandan Kumar, Suruchi Poddar: “Extended Larger Area Heterojunction Based Bio-Sensing Device.” Indian Patent Application No.: 202011014307, Journal No: 41/2021, Publication date: 08/10/2021, part I, page no: 204 (Status: granted with a Patent no. 523737 and Letter Patent has been issued on March 12, 2024).

Hima Harshan P, Donia Dominic, Srabani Kar, Ashwini Uma Surendra Shinde, Kavitha Illath, Uvanesh Kasiviswanathan, Tuhin Subhra Santra: “A Microtip Device and Method for Intracellular Delivery of Biomolecules.” Indian Patent Application No.: 202341020417, Journal No: 15/2023, Publication date: 14/04/2023, part II – designs, page no: 31744 (Status: published online).

Hima Harshan P, Uvanesh Kasiviswanathan, Kavitha Illath, Srabani Kar, Tuhin Subhra Santra: “Gold nanorods-PDMS hybrid micro-pyramidal array for light activated intracellular delivery.” Indian Patent Application No.: 202441016898, Journal No: 12/2024, Publication date: 22/03/2024, part I, page no: 29650 (Status: published online).

Uvanesh Kasiviswanathan, Sanjeev Kumar Mahto, Neeraj Sharma, Satyabrata Jit, Ajay Kumar Sahi, Chandan Kumar: “A method for fabrication of a biosensing device and a product thereof” Indian Patent Application No.: 202411057617, Journal No: XX/2024, Publication date: XX/XX/2024, part X, page no: XX (Status: Filed on 30-07-2024).