Invited & Keynote Lectures

Invited Lectures

S.No Title Venue Date
Abroad
1 Development of Geo-Physical Retrieval Schemes and Validation of Data for the Megha Tropiques Mission CIRA-Co-operative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA May 2010
2 Creativity in Research Graduate School, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA June 2010
3 Optimization of Conjugate heat transfer from Discrete protruding heat Sources Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA June 2010
4 Design in Nature and Engineering University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 27 July 2011
5 Bayesian Computational Statistics in Inverse Heat Transfer Technical University, Hamburg-Harburg 22 May 2012
6 Creativity in Research Technical University, Hamburg-Harburg 5 June 2012
7 The Joy of Teaching Technical University, Hamburg-Harburg 29 June 2012
8 Design in Nature and Engineering Leibniz Universität, Hannover Germany 5 July 2012
9 Creativity in Research Leibniz Universität, Hannover Germany 5 July 2012
10 Moderator for the panel discussion on the topic “Battery Thermal Management – Recent Trends and Future Challenges” 17th International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC17), Cape Town, South Africa 2023
India
1 Microwave Radiation heat transfer IISc Bangalore July 2006
2 Asymptotic Computational Fluid Dynamics Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore September 2006
3 The use of asymptotic computational fluid dynamics (ACFD) in multi-mode heat transfer problems JNCASR, Bangalore 20 September 2006
4 Determination of temperature wall function for high Rayleigh Number flows Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore July 2007
5 Estimation of rainfall from microwave satellite radiances IIT Kanpur August 2008
6 Optimization Techniques for use in Atmospheric Sciences Air Force Administrative College, Coimbatore December 2008
7 An ANN driven MCMC algorithm for the retrieval temperature and humidity profile in the atmosphere from multi spectral infrared radiances IISc Bangalore June 2009
8 Optimization in Thermal Engineering ISRO (ISAC), Bangalore July 2007
9 Introduction to optimization Government Engineering College Trichur 5 September 2012
10 Non-traditional optimization techniques Government Engineering College Trichur 5 September 2012
11 Research in Engineering INAE IIT Guwahati 12-18 October 2012
12 Inaugural Address – Role of Mathematics in Sciences, Engineering and Society Anna University, Chennai 11 February 2013
13 Mathematics and its role in Science, Engineering and Society Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 15 March 2013
14 A new ensemble-based data assimilation algorithm to improve track prediction of tropical cyclones IIT Kanpur 4 April 2013
15 The Joy of Research SSN College of Engineering, Chennai 19 April 2013
16 The Joy of Teaching Kendriya Vidyalaya School, Ashok Nagar, Chennai 20 April 2013
17 Assimilation of multi-channel radiances on mesoscale model with ensemble technique IISc Bangalore 16 August 2013
18 The Joy of Teaching NIT Trichy 27 August 2013
19 The Joy of Teaching PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 26 October 2013
20 The Joy of Research Department of Engineering Design, IIT Madras 25 October 2013
21 Towards better tracking of storms in the Bay of Bengal IIT Madras 27 October 2013
22 Experimental investigation on thermal performance of PCM based heat sinks Indian National Academy of Engineering, Bhubaneswar 12-14 December 2013
23 Assimilation of multi channel radiances in mesoscale models IIT Madras 20 February 2014
24 Introduction to Optimization (FDP) Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam 28 February 2014
25 The Joy of Teaching Christ Junior College, Bangalore 24 June 2014
26 Data assimilation algorithm for cyclone prediction TIFR Bangalore 1 July 2014
27 Design in Nature and Engineering Christ Junior College, Bangalore 2 July 2014
28 The Joy of Teaching PESIT University, Bangalore 4 July 2014
29 The Joy of Research Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 4 July 2014
30 Design in Nature and Engineering Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore 5 July 2014
31 The Joy of Teaching K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode 12 December 2014
32 The Joy of Research K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode 12 December 2014
33 Vedanta and Scientific Temper Vedanta Kesari Centenary, Mylapore 30 December 2014
34 Assimilation of multi-channel radiances in mesoscale models ISM Dhanbad 2014
35 The Joy of Learning Women’s Christian College, Chennai 19 June 2015
36 Analysis of cyclone structure from TRMM data IISc Bangalore 2-3 July 2015
37 The Joy of Research G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College, Kurnool 10 October 2015
38 The Joy of Teaching G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College, Kurnool 10 October 2015
39 Thermal management using PCM heat sinks IIT Ropar 8 November 2015
40 Concepts in Engineering Design Workshop Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Cochin 11 January 2016
41 The Joy of Teaching Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Cochin 11 January 2016
42 The Joy of Research PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore 20 March 2016
43 The Joy of Research PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore 20 March 2016
44 The Joy of Research VIT Vellore 11 March 2016
45 Science and Spirituality NITK Surathkal 13 April 2016
46 The Joy of Research NITK Surathkal 13 April 2016
47 The Joy of Research St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Palai 23 April 2016
48 The Joy of Research K.V. Institute of Management, Coimbatore 13 May 2016
49 The Joy of Research Thapar University, Patiala 24 May 2016
50 The Joy of Teaching VIT Chennai 9 June 2016
51 Thermal management using PCM heat sinks Indo-French Workshop, Khajuraho November 2016
52 Optimization studies in Conjugate Heat Transfer Problems Sri Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati 18 December 2016
53 Thermal management using PCM heat sinks Sri Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati December 2016
54 The Joy of Teaching and The Joy of Research VIT Vellore 18 May 2017
55 The Joy of Teaching Sri Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad 22 June 2017
56 The Joy of Teaching SRM University, Chennai 29 June 2017
57 The Joy of Teaching Vel’s University, Chennai 30 June 2017
58 Transfiguration of Indian Education system through Policy Initiatives Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Education, Coimbatore 12 April 2025

Keynote Lectures

S.No Title Venue Date
Abroad
1 Experimental and Numerical Studies on Interaction of Radiation with other Modes of Heat Transfer International Heat Transfer Conference, Sydney 2006
2 Retrieval of Rainfall from the Madras Microwave Imager of MeghaTropiques IEEE GRSS, Vancouver, Canada July 2011
3 Thermal Energy Storage - Pathway to Energy-Efficient Electronics and Battery Systems IHTC17, Cape Town 2023
India
1 Estimation of rainfall from satellite microwave radiances ISHMT-ASME Conference, Mumbai Jan 2010
2 Towards a multi-satellite radiance assimilation in regional models IISc Bangalore July 2011