
Centre for Smart Grid Technologies
Objectives
- To develop infrastructure for research and development of smart grid test-bed
- To focus on product development and patents
- To encourage start-ups, innovation and establish incubation centres
- To impart professional training in smart grid technologies
- To establish theme-based smart grid research park
VISION
- To build a premier smart grid research center by inculcating strong collaboration with academic and industry partners for developing and implementing state-of-the-art technologies.
MISSION
- To create a smart grid ecosystem infrastructure for innovation, technology advancement and research.
- To identify the niche areas of research in smart grid across interdisciplinary domains.
- To initiate and support international collaborative programs for disseminating knowledge on smart grid technology.
- To initiate and establish partnerships with global leaders in smart grid research.
Collaboration Avenues
- To jointly explore research and consultancy avenues in the areas related to smart grid
- To establish government/industry-sponsored laboratories with state-of-the-art facilities
- To jointly develop industry-partnered PG/certification programmes
- To collaborate in publishing patents, product development, research proposals and publications
- To be a resource partner in conferences, conclaves and various technical events
- To sign MoU for bilateral knowledge transfer
Books, Chapters, Case Studies and Monographs
| S. No. | Title | Funding Agency | Amount | PI / Co-PI |
| 1 | Side Channel attack exploration in Smart Wearable device in collaboration with IIITDM, Kancheepuram. | DST-SERB | Rs 18,30,000 | Dr. Rajakumar Arul (PI) |
| 2 | Uncertain behavioural analysis of chemical compounds in identifying suitable electrolyte to replace traditional solid conducting materials using Quantum Supremacy | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | Rs. 6,81,091 | Dr. T. Kalaipriyan (PI) and Dr. Rajakumar Arul (Co-PI) |
| 3 | Sustainable Smart Cities Integrated with Clean Energy Sources | Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute | Rs. 50,000 | Dr. OV Gnana Swathika (PI) and Dr. Sreedevi VT (Co-PI) |
| 4 | Security and Privacy Threat Exploration in Emerging Telecommunication Networks (5G/6G) | DST-SERB | Rs. 1,50,000 | Dr. Rajakumar Arul (PI) |
| 5 | Design a Post Quantum Cryptographic algorithm based on lattice for mitigating quantum computing threats. | Mitacs, Canada | Rs. 3,65,000 | Dr. Rajakumar Arul (PI) |
| 6 | IoT Based e-Bicycle Monitoring System | India – SriLanka Foundation | Rs. 1,40,000 | Dr. Gnana Swathika O V – (PI) |