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  • PhD Thesis Defence
    Title: Engineered Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors for High-Sensitivity Healthcare and Environmental Diagnostics Speaker: Mr.Srivatzen S Date/Time: 26th February 2026/11:30 AM Venue: MMCR, IAP Main building Research Supervisor: Prof. Asokan S Abstract: The growing demands of modern healthcare and environmental safety call for sensing technologies that are rapid, highly sensitive, and Read More …
  • “From Biomechanical Priors to Probabilistic Models: Explainable Learning-Based Motion Anomaly Detection for Rehabilitation”
    Speaker: Ms. Neha Das Date and Time:4th February 2026 & 3:00PM, IST Venue: Online Abstract: Reliable detection of anomalous motion is critical in many medical applications, particularly in neurorehabilitation, where compensatory movement strategies may enable task completion while undermining long-term recovery. Despite growing Read More …
  • “Reconfigurable Optical Mask for Patterning on Silicon Wafers”
    ​​Name of the speaker: Prof. Anil Thakur Date/Time: 28th January 2026/3.00 PM Venue: SV Narasaiah Auditorium, IAP Department. Abstract: Photolithographic masks play a critical role in defining patterns on silicon wafers for integrated circuit fabrication. While conventional physical masks are highly effective for large Read More …

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The Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics falls under the Division of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering. The department was established in the year 1996. IAP pursues a wide area of interdisciplinary research topics encompassing fiber optic sensors, nanometrology and precision motion control, nanoscience, super resolution microscopy, nanolithography, amorphous semiconductors, imaging cytometry, biomedical instrumentation, imaging science, tomography, opto-fluidics, microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip, optical metrology, optical sensors, vacuum and…Continue Reading