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Recent Engagements of Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

in the area of Science and Technology

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1. Collaborative Research Grant

Shastri Institutional Collaborative Research Grant (SICRG)

1. Under Shastri Institutional Collaborative Research Grant, Shastri Institute has awarded 27

grants since 2008. 2. After the signing of MOU with MHRD in July 2016, we have granted 14 awards under the

collaborative research. Program is open for the year 2019-20.

Name of Applicant & Institution

Co-Applicant & Institution

Topic Subject

Sridhar Balasubramanian Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Bruce R. Sutherland University of Alberta

Dispersed particle-laden plumes in linearly stratified environments

Engineering

Mohammad Ashraf Jamia Millia Islamia

Girish M. Shah Laval University

Role of Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase-1 (PARP1) in Hypoxia-induced Thrombosis

Biomedical Sciences

Arindam Biswas Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Joe Qian University of Waterloo

Impact of land-use changes on water consumption pattern in urban areas

Urban Planning & Design

Joydeep Mukherjee Jadavpur University

Raja Ghosh McMaster University

Application of Membrane Distillation To Reduce The Cost of The Desalination Component of Polyhydroxybutyratevale rate (Bioplastic) Production By Haloferax Mediterranei Utilizing Rice-Based Ethanol Industry Waste (Stillage)

Environmental Science



Topic Subject

Subhasis Ghosh Jawaharlal Nehru University

Michael A. Pope University of waterloo

Development of nanostructured graphene-MoS2 composites as electrode materials for high energy density supercapacitors

Physics

Dhanya C T Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi

Saman Razavi University of Saskatchewan

Integrated hydro-economic framework for basin-scale water quality and quantity management

Civil Engineering

Arnab Datta Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Rodney Smith University of Waterloo

Immobilization of Co-Salen complexes on electro-active surfaces and exploring their H2 production reactivity

Chemistry

Shahirose Sadrudin Premji University of Calgary

Rachana Johri Ambedkar University Delhi

Bridging the human resource gap: developing a lay-counsellor workforce to address perinatal mental health in rural Rajasthan, India

Nursing

Vasant Matsagar

IIT Delhi

M. Shahria

Alam

University of British

Columbia

Performance-Based

Seismic Design Guideline

for Buildings Isolated with

Cost Effective FRP-Based

Rubber Bearings

Civil Engineering

Darrin Richeson

University of Ottawa

Gyandshwar

Kumar Rao

IIT Delhi

Catalytic Generation of

Hydrogen from Water:

Toward Sustainable

Energy

Chemistry

Abass Braimah

Carleton University

Manish Kumar

IIT Bombay

Contact Explosion Effects

on Reinforced Concrete

Columns

Civil Engineering

Ajay K. Dalai

University of

Saskatchewan

Satyendra Prasad

Chaurasria

MNIT, Jaipur

Removal of Heavy Metals

From Groundwater And

Industrial Effluents by

Activated Carbon

Prepared from Waste

Agricultural Biomass

Chemical Engineering

Yogesh K. Sharma IIT Roorkee

Venkataraman

Thangadurai

University of

Calgary

Robust and Chemically

Stable Nano Fiber Li-

Stuffed Garnet

Membranes for Next

Generation All-Solid-State

Li Batteries

Physics

Zakir Hussain

IIT Bombay

Ramakrishna

Gokaraju

University of

Saskatchewan

Grid Stability of Large-

Scale Renewable Energy

Integrated Power System

Energy Science

Ajoy Basak University of Ottawa

Amit Kumar Das Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

A Rapid Malaria Diagnostic Test Based on External Body Fluids

Health Science

Rajendra Poddar University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Shiv Prashar McGill University

Socio-Economic Strategies for Operationalization of Participatory Irrigation Management through Soil, Water and Crop Technological Intervention in upper Krishna Project Command Area.

Agricultural Sciences

Prof. Bilkis Vissandjee Université de Montréal

Kamal Cheema The Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mazagoan

Nursing Education and

Research: Paving

Collaborative Ways for

Excellent Quality of Care.

Nursing



Topic Subject

Versha Banerji University of Manitoba

Renu Saxena All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AllMS)

A Comparison of the

Clinical And Molecul

Features of Chronic

Lymphocytic Leukemia

(CLL) in Indian and

Canadian Populations

Health Science

Brajesh Kumar Dubey University of Guelph

Subrata Hait IIT, Patna

Development of Gravity

Removal of Arsenic and

Iron Contamination of

Groundwater in Patna

District, Bihar, India”

Energy and Environment

Prof. A.R. Alangovan University of Victoria

Dr. Lata Dyaram,

Indian Institute of

Techonology

Madras

Social Governance and

Sustainability: A cross

cultural perspectives

Governance and Sustainability

Dr. Ravi Ravindran Ryerson University

Dr. B.S. Murthy IIT Madras

Development of new

weldable magnesium

alloys for energy and

environmental

conservation


Dr. Rangaraj M. Rangayyan University of Calgary

Dr. Sudipta Mukhopadhyay Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

An Indo-Canadian Effort

for the Development of

Computer-aided

Diagnosis Systems for

Medical Images.



Topic Subject

Prof. Marcia H. Rioux York University

Dr. Ashok Bapna IILM Academy of Higher Learning, Jaipur

Health and

Empowerment Through

Better Sanitation:

Promoting Awareness at

the Grassroots Level

Prof. Bilkis Vissandjee Université de Montréal

Prof. Laksmi Lingam Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Integrating Gender and

Equity Perspectives in

Public Health

Programmes: The Case of

TB as a Social Justice

Issue.”

Prof. Jody Heymann McGill University

Dr. Divya Rajaraman St. John’s Research Institute, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore

A Study of Mothers’

Working Conditions and

Child Health and

Wellbeing amongst Poor

Families in Bangalore,

India

Dr. Subir Bhattacharjee

University of Alberta

Prof. Sirshendu De Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Flux enhancement using

external electric field

during micellar enhanced

ultra filtration

Prof. Gary VanLoon Queen's University

Dr. S.G.Patil UAS, Dharwad

The Impact of Agricultural

Practices on

Environmental Health

Shastri Research Grant (SRG)

Under Shastri Research Grant (SRG) Shastri Institute has awarded 26 grants since 2008.



Topic Subject

Jean-Pierre Hickey University of Waterloo, Canada

Krishnendu Sinha IIT Bombay, India

Modelling thermodynamic fluctuations in shock-turbulence interaction

Engineering

Shankaranaranarayanan Subramaniam IIT Bombay, India

Saurya Das University of Lethbridge, Canada

Physics of Bose-Einstein Condensates at the Black Hole Horizon and Quantum Gravity

Physics

Asim Biswas University of Guelph, Canada

Bhabani Sankar Das IIT Kharagpur, India

Legacy data-based dimensional digital soil mapping of West Bengal, India

Environment/ microbiology

Krishna Kanti Dey IIT Gandhinagar, India

Raymond Kapral University of Toronto, Canada

Enhancing Sensitivity of Disease Diagnosis using Enzyme Chemotaxis

Chemistry

Abdallah Elsayed University of Guelph, Canada

Budaraju Srinivasa Murty, IIT Madras, India

Spark Plasma Sintered Metal-Metal and Metal-Polymer Materials for Lightweight Thermal/Electrical Applications

Engineering

Poulose Poulose IIT Guwahati, India

Mariana Frank Concordia University, Canada

Fingerprinting Multi-Higgs Models at the LHC

Physics

PS Saikrishna IIT Tirupati, India

Diwakar Krishnamurthy University of Calgary, Canada

Enhancing Qos in Mobile Edge Computing Environments

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Ramkrishna Sen IIT Kharagpur, India

Pascale Champagne Queen's University, Canada

Algae Bio-refinery for Biofuels and Bio-products (AB3)/Green Algal Refinery for Future (GARF)/Waste4Algae2Future

Engineering

Vishwas A Sawant IIT Roorkee, India

Sai K Vanapalli University of Ottawa, Canada

Prediction of Pile Response in Unsaturated Soils

Engineering



Topic Subject

Zeljko Zilic McGill University, Canada

Brajesh Kumar Kaushik IIT Roorkee, India

Design and Analysis of Spintronics Based Devices to Systems

Engineering

Diwakar Krishnamurthy University of Calgary

Ramkrishna Pasumarthy Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Automated Quality of

Service Control of

Cloud‐based Web

Services

Ramin Farnood University of Toronto

Vivek Kumar llT Roorkee

Novel Treatment

Technology for High

Salinity Water Using

Membrane Distillation.

Aloke Kumar University of Alberta

Suman Chakraborty Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Non-invasive disruption

of bacterial biofouling

using electrokinetics.

Pierre Belanger Ecole de technologie

Prabhu Rajagopal Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Transducer

development for

ultrasonic guided wave

assessment of the

mechanical properties

of the human radius

bone

Hartmut M. Hollaender University of Manitoba

Sudhindra Nath Panda Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Sustainable Land and

Groundwater

Management Policies

for Coastal Ecosystems

of Eastern India.

Ajoy Basak University of Ottawa

Anil Jacob Purty Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, affiliated to Pondicherry University

Novel Inhibitors and

Protease Activity Assay

of human PCSK9:

Implications for

Intervention of

Hypercholesterolemia

and Associated

Cardiovascular Disease



Topic Subject

Dr. Peter Roy University of Toronto

Dr. Pratima Arun Tatke SNDT Women's University

Evaluation of

Abelmoschus Esculentus

(lady finger) for

Antidiabetic Activity

Prof. Rene C. Gaudreault Laval University

Prof. Supriya Mahajan SNDT Women's University

Evaluation of Vivo

Efficacy of Novel

families of Anti-Cancer

Compounds on Human

Tumors Grafted to Chick

Embryos

Dr. Garry S. Hannan Université de Montréal

Dr. Dillip Kumar Chand Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Self-assembled

Coordination Cages for

the Sustainable

Development of Green

Chemical Reactors.

Dr. Leyla Soleymani McMaster University

Dr. N.B. Ramachandra University of Mysore

Development of

Automated and Low-

cost Handheld Device

for Diagnosis of

Tuberculosis.

Dr. Pierre Belanger University of Ottawa

Dr. Prabhu Rajagopal Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Ultrasonic Guided

Waves for Assessing

Mechanical Properties

of Human Long Bone.

Dr. Girish M Shah Laval University

Dr. Rasheedunnisa Begum Maharaj SayajiRao University of Baroda

Understanding the role

of poly(ADP-ribose)

polymerase-1 in

development of vitiligo

(leucoderma or "safed

kodh")

Dr. Sushanta Mitra University of Alberta

Dr. Prakash C Ghosh Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Mitagation of Biofoulin

gin Microbial

Desalination Cells



Topic Subject

Dr. Jafar Soltan University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Pramod K. Bajpai Thapar University

Application of

Adsorption Process for

Removal of Emerging

Pollutants from Drinking

Water

Dr. Mira Johri Université de Montréal

Dr. Smriti Pahwa Pratham Education Foundation/ASER Centre India

Introduction of a toll-

free number to increase

community demand for

child immunisation

services in Inida: a

cluster-rantomised pilot

study in rural Uttar

Pradesh

Dr. Srinivas Sampalli Dalhousie University

Dr. Priyanka Sharma Nirma University

Security Enhancement

on GSM Stream Cipher

Using a Combination of

Variable Tap Mechanism

and Nonlinear

Combination Functions

on Linear Feedback Shift

Registers.

Institutional Research Collaboration Development Grant (IRCDG)

Under Institutional Research Collaboration Development Grant (IRCDG), Shastri Institute has awarded 3 grants since 2011.



Topic Subject

Dr. Ernest Johnson University of Regina

Dr. C. Rajendran

IIT-Madras

Dr. Slias Sargunam

Anna University

Privacy and Security Policies

related to e-Commerce among

SME and other Markets in Tamil

Nadu, India

Governance and

Sustainability



Topic Subject

Prof. A.R. Alangovan University of Victoria

Dr. Lata Dyaram

IIT Madras

Social Governance and

Sustainability: A cross cultural

perspectives

Governance and

Sustainability


Dr. B.S. Murthy IIT Madras

Development of new weldable

magnesium alloys for energy

and environmental conservation

Energy and

Environment

Millennium Development Goals Research Grant (MDG)

Under Millennium Development Goals Research Grant (MDG) Shastri Institute has awarded 3 grants since 2008.



Topic Subject

Dr. Carmel Mothersill McMaster University

Dr. M. Selvanayagam Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE)

Environmental, Societal and

Occupational Hazard Assessment

of the Impact of Beach Sand

Mining - A Canada-India study

Energy and

Environment

Dr. S.G. Newmaster University of Guelph

Dr. N.C. Balasubramaniam Centre for Biocultural Diversity, Chennai

The Assemblage of Biodiversity

Knowledge Toward an En-

gendered Cultural Approach to

Environmental Sustainability

Energy and

Environment

Dr. Susan Wismer University of Waterloo Faculty of Environmental Studies

Dr. Ramani

Sankaranarayanan

Gram Vikas (grassroots

organization) and

CTxGreEn (non-profit

organization)

Linking People to Land

Regeneration through Livelihood-

Reinforcing Energy Service.


Action Research Project Grant (ARPG) Under Action Research Project Grant (ARPG), Shastri Institute has awarded 3 grants since 2011.


Co-Applicant & Institution Topic Subject

Dr. Mira Johri University of Montreal Hospital, International Health Unit

Dr. Smriti Pahwa Pratham Education Foundation / ASER (Assessment Survey Evaluation Research)

Development of community-based

health communications packages to

improve the reach of vaccination in

underserved populations in India:

participatory action research for child

health

Health

Dr. I.L. Guthrie, McGill University

Dr. Ramani

Sankaranarayanan, Gram

Vikas- CTxGreEn Biodiesel

Project

Clean Cooking Fuel: Cook Stoves

Fuelled by Ethanol Produced from

Waste Cashew Fruit

Energy and

Environment

Dr. Indira Ramarao University of Mysore

Dr. Jayanand H. Derekar,

Foundation for Culture and

Biodiversity Conservation,

Research and Development

Joida

Governance Engendered: Bridging

the Gap between Policy and

Performance

Governance

and

Sustainability

Parternship Development Seed Grant (PDSG)

Under Parternship Development Seed Grant (PDSG) Shastri Institute has awarded 18 grants since 2008.

Name of Scholar

Project Title/Activity Co-Applicant & Institution

Sukhinder K. Cheema Memorial University of Newfoundland

Indo-Canadian Symposium on Herbal

OMEGA3 Fatty Acids for prevention of

Cardiovascular Complications with Annual

conference of Indian Society of

Hypertension

Ramesh Goyal Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai

Name of Scholar


Raman Paranjape University of Regina

Sustainability Research: Transit Tracking,

Pipeline Safety, and Human

communication

B.S. Panwar Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Marsha Campbell Yeo Dalhousie University

Identification of barriers and methods of

facilitation for education of nurses in care

of sick and at-risk newborn babies in

India.

Ashok K. Deorari All India Institute of Medical Science

Dr. Jaswant Guzder McGill University

Collaborative Development of Mental

Health Training Program

Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy Ummeed Child Development Center

Dr. Jacob C. Thundathil University of Calgary

Partnership between University of

Calgary-Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

and Kerala Veterinary and Animal

Sciences University to promote

education, research and knowledge

transfer

Dr. Ajit Kumar Gopinadha Menon Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Dr. Regina Lee York University

Environmental Monitoring on

Nanosatellite Platform

Dr. Santhakumar IIT Madras

Dr. Paul D. Hodgson University of Saskatchewan

Optimizing vaccine formulation and

delivery to improve animal and human

health

Dr. Ramesh Rawal BAIF Development Research Foundation

Dr. Rajat Kumar CancerCare Manitoba

Collaboration in Clinical and Translational

Research for Study of Population Based

Differences in Hematological Disorders

between Indian and Canadian

populations

Dr. Renu Saxena All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Name of Scholar


Dr. Sushanta K. Mitra University of Alberta

Collaborative Partnership Development

for a Low-cost Lab-on-a-Chip as a Point-

of-Care device for Detection and

Management of Disease Conditions

Dr. Suman Chakraborty Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Dr. Judy Anderson University of Manitoba

Advancing muscle stem cell research and

drug development through collaboration

on the single muscle fiber protocol

Dr. Jyotsna Dhawan National Center for Biological Science

Dr. Phil Dearden University of Victoria

Creating an India-Canada Community-

based Research Partnership Program for

Environmental & Social Sustainability

Dr. Rajesh Tandon Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) Dr. Elizabeth Finnis

University of Guelph

Women and Sustainable Agriculture:

Experiences from the Field

Dr. Karanjot Kaur Brar & Dr. Smita Bhutani Centre for Advanced Study in Geography, Panjab University

Dr. Robin Wright University of Windsor

Tamil Nadu Child and Family Health

Study: Socioeconomic factors

interrelatedness to health status and

quality of life of children and mothers in

Triuchirappalli and four adjacent districts

Dr. Santiago Joseph Bharathidasan University and Udhayam (Capucin Friars minor)

Dr. Ash Parameswaran Simon Fraser University

Collaborative Research & Development of

Micro-Fluidic unit for the diagnosis and

treatment of infantile diarrheal epidemic

in Indian rural areas

Dr. V. Lakshminarayan Raman Research Institute, Bangalore

Dr. P. Sundararajan Carleton University

Design of Self-Assembling Amphiphilic

Photogenerators, High Performance

Polymers and Cellulose/Polymer Blends

Using Green Approaches

Dr. Sarojadevi Anna University

Name of Scholar


Dr. John Sinclair University of Manitoba

Encouraging Conservation and

Sustainable Development in the Indian

Himalaya through Partnerships and

Participatory Governance

Dr. Carmel Mothersill McMaster University

Workshop on the clinical implications of

radiation induced bystander effects

Dr. K.P. Mishra Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

Dr. Siyaram Pandey University of Windsor

Building a collaborative research effort to

develop a non-toxic chemotherapeutic

agent for the treatment of Breast Cancer

Dr. T.S. Sridhar St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore

Shastri Partnership Seed Grant (SPSG)

Under Shastri Partnership Seed Grant (SPSG), Shastri Institute has awarded 2 grants since 2013.


Co-Applicant & Institution Topic

Dr. Madhav G. Badami McGill University

Dr. Karen Coelho

Madras Institute of

Development Studies

Understanding decision processes to enable

socially just and environmentally sustainable

urban policy making in India.

Dr. Poonam Singh & Dr. Deborah Henderson Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Dr. Navtej Singh Guru Nanak Dev. University

Plant breeding for organic farming systems: A

collaborative approach to sustainability.

Pro Development Initiative Grant

Under Pro Development Initiative Grant, Shastri Institute has awarded 3 grants since 2011.


Co-Applicant & Institution Topic Subject

Dr. Ajay Agarwal Queens University

Dr. Lalit Kishore Bhati

Auroville Sustainability

Institute

Developing Environment Friendly

Urban Villages: Lessons from

Auroville, India

Energy and

Environment

Dr. Robert Linnen University of Western Ontario

Dr. William K. Mohanty-

Indian Institute of

Technology, Kharagpur

Faculty Team Visit to initiate

collaboration with Indian on

Mining Geology and Environment

Energy and

Environment

Dr. Rubens Albuquerque McGill University

Dr. Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal National Dental College and Hospital

Impact of poor oral health on the quality of life in elderly Indian population

Health

Programme Development Grant

Under Programme Development Grant Shastri Institute has awarded 7 grants since 2005.

Name of Centre Title of the Event

Kannur University Workshop on Initiatives and Enactments on Health,

Environments and Development: India and Canada

Utkal University

Seminar on Disaster Mental Health: Canadian and Indian

Perspectives

Gurukul Kangri University

National Workshop on Canadian Studies Culture,

Environment and Technology: Canada and India

Delhi University Environment, Technology, and Governance in Economic

Development– Canada and India

Pondicherry Univ Sustainable Development of the Aboriginal (Tribal) People

of Canada and India

Name of Centre Title of the Event

Utkal University Adolescent Health in the Fast-Changing Competitive

Economic Environment: Canadian and Indian Perspective

Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla 1. Sustainable Biofuels Development in Canada and India:

Opportunities and Challenges 2. Sustainable Agricultural

Development: India and Canada

2. Faculty Grant

Shastri Mobility Programme (SMP)

1. Under Shastri Mobility Programme (SMP), Shastri Institute has awarded 18 grants since 2016. 2. After the signing of MOU with MHRD in July 2016, we have granted 18 awards under the

Shastri Mobility Programme (SMP). Program is open for the year 2019-20.

Name of the Applicant & Institution

Purpose of Visit/Topic Proposed institution/Univ. for affiliation

Subject/ Discipline

Sandeep Anand Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Power Electronics for Solar PV Integration

Queen's University

Electrical Engineering

Soumitra Satapathi Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Development of highly efficient and large area, air stable perovskite solar cells

University of Toronto

Energy & Energy Storage

Shubha Gopal University of Mysore

Employment of anti-CRISPR strategies to improve phage therapy against staphylococcal infections


Microbiology

Meenu Saraf Gujarat University

Food Security And Sustainable Development

University of Waterloo

Microbiology

Mohammed Latif khan Dr. Harisingh Gour University

Plant Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation

Concordia University

Botany

Name of the Applicant & Institution

Purpose of Visit/Topic Proposed institution/Univ. for affiliation

Subject/ Discipline

Suresh Sivan National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Solar energy University of Windsor

Energy Engineering

Nemthianngai Guite JNU, New Delhi

* Internationalization of the curriculum/ teaching and understand the recent developments in Canada/India; * To learn new advanced pedagogy of the discipline in India or Canada; *Delivering lectures and talk as an specialist in the discipline of expertise in institutions in India or Canada relevant to SICI focus areas and priority areas of MHRD, Govt. of India;


Public Health

Tabassum Khan BNCP,University of Mumbai

Medicinal Chemistry And Novel Drug Delivery Approaches For Combating Biofilms And Cancer

Laurentian University

Pharmacy

Gautam I . Menon The Institute of Mathematical Sciences Chennai

Biophysics & Mathematical Modelling of disease

University of British Columbia

Biophysics

M Y Sreenivasa University of Mysore

Therapeutic applications of potential probiotic strains isolated from Indian traditional fermented foods


Life science (biotech &biology)

Yusuf Khan Aligarh Muslim University

Seizure Detection in EEG Montreal McGill University

Health Sciences

Punarbasu Chaudhuri University of Calcutta

Influence of climate change and anthropogenic activities on the ecology of subarctic estuaries of Hudson Bay, Canada

University of Manitoba


Amartya Sengupta Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

High Pressure-Temperature Studies in CO2/minerals for sequestration

Univrsity of Western Ontario

Physics

Indu Shekhar Thakur Jawaharlal Nehru University

Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology: Bioremediation, biovalorization and detoxification

INRS-Eau-University Du Quebec

Environmental Sciences

Nataraja Karba UAS Bangalore

Abiotic stress adaption and climate change

University of Saskatchewan

Agriculture science

Varalakshmi Manchana University of Hyderabad

Health education implementation and challenges involved in chronic disease prevention at primary care level for Equity and Health Promotion

University of Regina

Health science

Rajib K Bhattacharya IIT Guwahati

Water resource Mgt., Climate change, Groundwater Mgt., Genetic Algorithms, Artificial Neural Networks

Dalhousie University

Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering

Sajad Ahmad Loan Jamia Millia Islamia

I. Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology II.Semiconductor devices/Silicon/SOI/GaN III. VLSI Design IV. Energy efficient designing


Electronics & Communication Engineering

Faculty Training and Internationalization Program (FTI)

Under Faculty Training and Internationalization Program (FTI), Shastri Institute has awarded 9 grants since 2016..

Name of Applicant & Institution Co-Applicant & Institution

Topic

Kinnor Chattopadhyay University of Toronto

Amrita Kundu Jadavpur University

1. Lecture Development: Synergy of

Process Metallurgy and Physical

Metallurgy in Materials Processing and

Product Characterisation. 2.Course

Development: Steelmaking & Casting:

Processing & Production 3.Research

Program Development: The Sustainability

initiative in steel: Cleaner Steel, Greener

Steel, & Stronger Steel

Karthik Shankar University of Alberta

Somnath C Roy Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

1.'Nano Technology Research at IIT

Madras- An opportunity for collaboration

(lecture) 2.Fabrication of 1D Nano

structures and applications to solar

energy/Exploring exciting properties in

TiO2-Graphen Nano composite materials

(lectures) 3.Designing and developing

GIAN course curriculum on Nano-

technology for solar energy in

collaboration with Dr. Karthik at U Alberta.

B. Prithiviraj Dalhousie University

Birinchi Kumar Sarma Banaras Hindu University

1. Rhizosphere biology

2. Principles of Plant Pathology (2 lectures)

Dr. Sudha Mohan University of Mumbai, India

Dr. Chris Gore Ryerson University, Canada

1. Lecture on existing courses in the host

university to introduce perspective from

the scholars research and expertise that

coincides with the host universities

courses offered;

2. Proposed lectures to be delivered on

Urbanization in Developing Countries; City

in the 21st Century; Dynamics of Urban

Political Power; Politics of Urban Space

and The Urban Turn in BRICS

Collaboration. 3. Keen to participate and

present inputs on Course Development,

Training Programs and International

Collaboration through MOU with host

universities.

Dr. Pulak Das Ambedkar University, India

Dr. Daniel Rainham Dalhousie University, Canada

. Rivers, ecosystems and geo-informatics;

2. Environmental impact assessment in

India and South Asian experience (Lecture

series);

3. Spatial Ecology;

4. Advanced GIS and spatial statistics;

5. Spatial ecology in environmental and

marine sciences;

6. Ecosystem dynamics and monitoring

(lecture series).

Dr. Nishchal K Verma IIT Kanpur, India

Dr. Chris K Mechefske Queen's University, Canada

Deep learning approach for condition

based health monitoring of rotating

machines.

Dr. Neerja Chadha Indira Gandhi National Open University, India

Dr. Stanka A. Fitneva Queen's University, Canada

1. Understanding socio-cognitive and

language development from a cross-

cultural perspective;

2. Developmental Theory;

3. Pro-seminar in Developmental

Psychology.

Dr. Sudip Nag IIT Kharagpur, India

Dr. Thomas Thundat University of Alberta, Canada

Implantable neural stimulator with wire-

free reactive power transfer(research and

talks)

Dr. Renu Modi University of Mumbai, India

Dr. Oliver Schmidtke University of Victoria, Canada

1. India, Africa Solidarities and South-

South Cooperation; 2. Achieving

Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda

2030) through South-South Development

and Triangular Cooperation;

3. Alternative Development paradigms

through FDIs, Trade and for Food Security

and Poverty Reduction in Africa: a

Gendered Perspective;

4. Capacity Building in the Health Sector in

Africa: India-Africa South-South

Cooperation through Telemedicine; 5.

Mobility and Liminal Spaces: Diasporas,

Migration and Issues of Integration in Host

Societies in India and Africa; 6.

Territoriality and Mobility in the Western

Indian Ocean: Memory Spaces Engendered

by the Indian Diaspora.

7. Connecting threads, Connecting People:

India-Africa Trade in Textiles

(Documentary filed, Director, Modi, R,

2017)

Faculty Mobility Grant (FMG)

Under Faculty Mobility Grant (FMG), Shastri Institute has awarded 10 grants since 2009.

Name of Scholar/Institute

Project Title/Activity Proposed institution/Univ. for affiliation

Subject/ Discipline

Dr. Kalyani premkumar University of Saskatchewan

Use of Simulation for Instruction

and Evaluation - Foundations for

establishing Simulation Center

Pondicherry institute of Medical Sciences

Simulation training

Dr. Brajesh Dubey University of Guelph

Water, Sanitation and

Integrated Waste Management

Issues

Amrita University (Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham)

Environmental

Engineering

Science and

Sustainable Rural

Development

Dr. Ajoy Basak University of Ottawa

Proteolytic Enzymes, Protein

Chemistry and Study of

Proteomics in human health and

diseases with focus on

Dementia, Tumorgenesis and

Infections.

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Biochemistry,

organic chemistry

Arun Padhy Central University of Jharkhand

Synthesis and Applications of Imidazole Derivatives: Possible application for Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) / Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell’

University of Waterloo Applied Chemistry



Subject/ Discipline

Sushil Kansal Panjab University

Topic: i) Series of lectures in

different courses of Chemical

Engineering stream

ii) Research oriented lectures

and discussions in the area of

wastewater treatment.



Comodore Ravindran Ryerson University

Advanced Light Weight

Materials for Automative

Applications

Institute of Chemical

Technology, Dept. of

Chemistry, Mumbai,

India.

Chemistry

Lee Wilson University of Saskatchewan

Adsorption Phonomena in

Catalysis and Green Chemistry

Institute of Chemical

Technology, Dept. of

Chemistry, Mumbai,

India.

Chemistry

Donna Stewart University of Toronto

New Developments in Women's

Mental Health in a Globalized

World

National Institute for

Mental Health and

Neurosciences,

Bangalore, India

Health Science

Rangraj (Raj) Rangayyan Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary

Biomedical Engineering, Digital

Signal Processing, Digital Image

Processing, Signals and Systems,

Biomedical Signal and Image

Analysis, Computer Vision,

Pattern Recognition, Medical

Imaging, and Computer-aided

Diagnosis

IIT Kharagpur Electrical and Computer Engineering



Subject/ Discipline

Sridhar Krishnan Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ryerson University

Information Processing,

Multimedia Processing,

Information Security, Biomedical

Signal Analysis, Pattern

Classification, Intelligent

Systems

IIT, Chennai

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Canadian Studies - Faculty Research

Under Canadian Studies - Faculty Research, Shastri Institute has awarded 2 awards since 2001.

Name of the Applicant Topic of Project

Dr. R. Parthasarathy Gujarat Institute of Development Research(GIDR)

Conflict-Management in sustainable development of water: A comparative analysis of irrigation management transfer programmes of India and Fraser River basin Management in Canada

Dr. N. Lalitha Gujarat Institute of Development Research(GIDR)

Trips, pharmaceutical industry and public health policy: A comparative analysis of India and Canada

3. Student Fellowship

Shastri Research Student Fellowship (SRSF) Doctoral:

1. Under Shastri Research Student Fellowship (SRSF) - Doctoral category, Shastri Institute has awarded 29 grants since 2015.

2. After Signing of MOU with MHRD in July 2016, we have granted 25 awards under the Doctoral category of Student fellowship. Program is open for the year 2019-20.

Name of the Applicant Proposed institution/university for affiliation

Topic of Project Subject

Neha Manav Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

University of Toronto Porphyrin-Lipid Conjugates: An Approach Towards Developing Cancer Theranostics

Chemistry

Shilpa Srimani Jadavpur University

University of Regina Organo-Sedimentological Clues In Palaeoclimatic Studies Of Campanian-Maastrichitian Sediments: Ariyalur-Cauvery Basin, South India

Applied Geology

Dipankar Mandal Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Carleton University Estimation Of Crop Biophysical Parameters Using Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Remote Sensing Data

Remote Sensing & GIS

Roshni Mohan University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore

McGill University Gene Discovery Of Trichome Genes In Cucumber For Its Application In Genome Editing For Cucumber Mosaic Virus Resistance

Biotechnology

Ritika Tiwari Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur


Role of SPINK1 in neuroendocrine transdifferentiation in prostate cancer

Oncology

Ekta Pandey Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

University of Waterloo A critical Analysis of Market structure of Indian Pharmaceutical industry using Structure Conduct Performance Structure

Public Health



Krishanu Roy The Institute of Mathematical Sciences

University Du Quebec a Montreal Quebec

Growth type and length generating function of quotients of Coxeter group by reflection subgroups

Mathematics

Ritwick Ghosh Jadavpur University

McMaster University Smart metal mesh fog filters for detecting air-borne pathogens

Environmental Science/ Mechanical Engineering

Sankha Subhra Bhattacharjee Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

University of Ottawa Speech enhancement in binaural digital hearing aids

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Manojit Ray Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

University of Toronto Behavior Influencing Energy Gateway Transformation in Canada - An Involved Exploration

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Sameena sameena University of British Columbia

IIT Kanpur In the grey zone between Itinerant Commercial Exhibitions and Bombay Cinema: Practices and Technologies of Vernacular Photography in North India, 1920-1980s

Visual Studies / Art History

Sobhan Kanti Dhara Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Concordia University Context Enhanced Congnative Decision Making for Autonomous Survelliance & Exploratio




Poushali Maji University of British Columbia

IIT Bombay Climate Change, Air Quality and Development: Where are the win-wins (if any)?


Navaneethakrishna Makaram Indian Institute of Technology Madras

McGill University

An Automated Seizure Onset Prediction System for the Identification of Epileptic Regions

Biomedical Engineering

Niharika Kohli University of Delhi

Carleton University

Coupled Mode optical waveguide analysis and device application


Ashutosh Sharma Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

McGill University

Evaluation of hydrological resilience of an Indian Himalayan river basin to climate variability

Civil Engineering

Amandeep Kaur Panjab University


Preparation, Characterisation of Nano Hybrid Materials & Potential Application for the Removal of Pharmaceutical Compounds


Jayesh Sonawane IIT Bombay

Toronto University Microbial fuel cells with self sustained algal cathode for energy recovery and biohydrogen generation from waste organics

Bio energy/ Biotechnology

Mohit Mazumder Jawaharlal Nehru University

University of Saskatchewan In Silico Design and Development of Novel Methionine Aminopeptidase2(MetAP2) Inhibitors as Chemotherapeutic Agents

Biology

Veluchamy Chitraichamy IIT Guwahati

University of Guelph Feasibility study on newly designed bioreactor for bio energy production under varied climatic conditions

Energy Studies



Durgesh Singh IIT Madras

University of Calgary Performance Management and Load Balancing in Mobile Cloud Computing

Electrical/Engineering, Cloud Computing

Ruchika Handa University of Montreal

University of Hyderabad Nutrition transition and diabeties melitus type II epidemic in India: looking through a gender lens

Health Science

Tarul Umakant Sharma IIT Bombay


Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Vulnerability over India

Agricultural Science

Nagma Sahi Ansari Jamia Millia Islamia

York University Exploring the changing Aesthetics of Self through everyday photographic practice

Media & Design Technology

Alakananda Das University of Calcutta

York University Development of Microfluidic Chips Based on Optical Detection

Physics

Mr. Vineet Kumar IIT Bombay

Carleton University Characterization of Crops using Full and Compact Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR) Remote Sensing Data

Biological Sciences

Mr. Akrit Pran Jaswal IIT Kanpur

University of Western Ontario

Understanding the Role of BMP Signaling in the Development of Osteoarthritis

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Mr. Ratul Sarkar Jadavpur University

University of Manitoba Chemo Profiling of Indian Traditional Medicine a Focus on Secondary Metabolites Displaying Anti-biofilm Properties.

Biological Sciences

Ananadana Kapur Jamia Millia Islamia

York University

Exploring ‘Inclusive’ Modes of Interactive Documentary Practice

Media & Design Technology

India Studies - Doctoral Research

Under India Studies - Doctoral Research, Shastri Institute has awarded 2 awards since 2011.

Name of the Applicant Topic of Project

Westfall, Susan McGill University

Characterization of the effect of Ayurvedic herbs on the composition of the gut microflora and its implication on the neurobiology of Parkinson’s disease

Senecal, Jenna McGill University

Effects of human urine on plant growth and salt loading

Post – Doctoral

1. Under Shastri Research Student Fellowship (SRSF) – Post Doctoral category, Shastri Institute has

awarded 15 grants since 2016.

2. After the signing of MOU with MHRD in July 2016, we have granted 15 awards under the post doctoral category of Student fellowship. Program is open for the year 2019-20.



Kamla Rawat Jawaharlal Nehru University

McMaster University Multi-Purpose Bio-Nano Hybrid Materials: Bioinspired Chemistry

Chemistry

Vartika Tomar University of Delhi


In Silico Design And Development Of Pparγ Agonists As Chemotherapeutic Agents For Her2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Biology/ Carcinoma

Swapnil Jaiswal Indian Institute of Technology Delhi


Extraction Of Functional Food Ingredients For Food Safety


Firdaus Parveen Indian Institute of Technology Delhi


Up gradation Biomass derived molecules to fuel.




Sachchida Nand Pandey Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Polytechnique Montreal, University of Montreal

Development of novel model for standing column well using artificial neural network.

Civil Engineering

Kaviya Somasundaram IIT Madras

Queen’s University Chemical Sensor For On-Line Monitoring Of Extremely Dangerous Narcotics And Fentanyl

Chemistry

Partha Kundu IIT Roorkee

University of Regina

A Novel Approach For Enhancing The Efficiency of Crude Oil Recovery Techniques By Nanoparticle Stabilized Pickering Emulsions (Nanofluids)

Petro Chemical Engineering

Tamanna Anwar Jawaharlal Nehru University


Selective killing of cancer cells by developing inhibitors against specific target lysine methyltransfrrase (METTLA2A)

Immunology

Kalpesh Kumar Joshi IIT Gandhinagar


Sustainable Energy Systems with Photovoltaic Generation and Storage Solutions for Rural Communities in India and Canada.

Electrical Engineering

Toreshettahally R Swaroop University of Mysore

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Synthesis of new polythiophene materials as organic conductors.

Chemistry

Arun Augustine (ICGEB), Jawaharlal Nehru University

Université du Québec à Montréal

The valorization of blue diatom: Haslea ostrearia for marennine production.

Biotechnology

Archana Koul University of Jammu

University of Guelph Regulation of Carotenoid Biosynthesis And Accumulation During Color Development In Tomato

Biotechnology

Karabi Pathak Assam University

University of Toronto Assessing Grass Species For Phytolith Occluded Carbon Sequestration

Environmental Studies and Forestry

Nitin Sharma Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur


Improvement in Failure Resistance Of Linepipe Steels By Optimizing Texture And Grain Boundary Character Distribution (GBCD)

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Vishal Mutreja Panjab University

University of Ottawa Development of Fluorescent Carbon Nanostructures for the Detection of Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS).

Chemistry

Student

1. Under Shastri Research Student Fellowship (SRSF) – Student category, Shastri Institute has awarded 18

grants since 2016. 2. After the signing of MOU with MHRD in July 2016, we have granted 18 awards under the student

category. Program is open for the year 2019-20.

Name of the Applicant and Institution

Topic of Project Proposed institution/Affiliate

Subject

Ravichandra Patil Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Biochemical Methane Potential Assays for Biochar Selection for Bioaugmentation in Anaerobic Digestion

Western University University of British Columbia

Biotechnology

Mohammed Adnan Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Searching in Large Archives (Big Data) of Histo-Pathology Images Using Deep Learning Techniques

University of Waterloo Electronics & Electrical Engineering

Abhishek Agrawal Bachelor Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

FPGA Implementation of Real-Time Power System Stimulation System

University of Alberta Electronics & Electrical Engineering

Shridevi Kulkarni University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad

Economic Analysis of Women Entrepreneurs in Canada

McGill University Agricultural Sciences/ Agricultural Economics

Name of the

Applicant and

Institution

Proposed institution/university

for affiliation


Abhinav Jain Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Understanding Nanoparticle-Surfactant Interactions At Liquid-Liquid Interfaces

McMaster University Mechanical Engineering/ Industrial Engineering

Afzal Ahmad Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Multi-Robot Networks University of Montréal Computer Science

Akshay Mathad UAS Dharwad

Molecular Analysis Of Heat Stress Tolerance In Chickpea

University of Regina Genetics And Plant Breeding

Akash Gautam Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Deep Learning and Computer Vision In farm robotics

Dalhousie University Metallurgical and Material Engineering/ Computer Science

Shivansh Rao Delhi Technological University

Weakly Supervised Object Localization And Segmentation In Videos

University Of Manitoba Computer Science

Ajay Kumar Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Formation of Meta-Substituted Phenols

University of Alberta Chemistry

Parveen Zainab

Fatima Ali

Osmania

University

York University

Wearable AMD

Embedded System

Bio medical

Engineering

Ashish Jain

IIT Guwahati

University of Ottawa Development of Fiber

Bragg Grating Based

Novel structure for

Structural Health

Monitorin

Physics

Name of the

Applicant and

Institution

Proposed institution/university

for affiliation


Rupesh Kumar

Mahendran

IIT Madras

McMaster University Study of diffusion

efficiency and flow

resistance of lung

assisted microfluidic

devices as oxygenators

Mechanical

engineering

Sneha Singh

Principal K. M.

Kundnani College

of Pharmacy,

University of

Mumbai


Design, Formulation and

Pharmacological

Evaluation of a

Polyherbal Tea Bag -A

Green Solution for

Hypothyroidism and It’s

Associated Disorders

Pharmacology/

Pharmaceutical

Sciences

Monica Shandal

University of

Alberta

International Rice Research

Institute (IRRI), Delhi

Rice seed production

system in Telengana

Agricultural Sciences

Yatin Gilhotra

Delhi

Technological

University

Polytechnique Montreal

A new algorithm and

corresponding low

power microcircuits to

validate a new adaptive

thresholding technique

Biomedical

Engineering

Dhwaj Khattar

MNIT Jaipur

University of Calgary The nanoparticle

synthesis of an effective

catalyst for oxygen

reduction in a fuel cell

and fabrication of a

coated catalyst

membrane using the

principle of cavitations

(sonication)

Chemical

Engineering

Sikta

Chattopadhyaya

University of Manitoba Inhibition of metastasis

in breast cancer cells

Immunology

University of

Calcutta

using miR-335

Student Excellence Award

Under Student Excellence Award, Shastri Institute has awarded 3 grants since 2007.

Name of Applicant & Institution Topic Subject

Maria James University of Manitoba

Exploring the impact of stigma and

discrimination on the lives of those

living with HIV/AIDS in Kerala

HIV/AIDS

Kieran Findlater University of British Columbia

Assessing the Land-Use Impacts of

Biodiesel in India

Energy

Monali Ray University of Toronto

A case study on Canada-India

Collaboration in Health Biotechnology

Health

Internship Project for Indian Students

Under Internship Project for Indian Students, Shastri Institute has awarded 2 grants since 2012.

Name of the Applicant

Proposed institution/university for affiliation

Topic of Project

Anshul Deedwania Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

University of Regina Preparation of heterogeneous acid catalyst and their application in transesterification of vegetable oil for biodiesel production

4. Travel Subsidy Grant

Shastri Scholar Travel Subsidy Grant

Under Shastri Scholar Travel Subsidy Grant, Institute has been awarded 55 grants since 2008.

Yash Shah Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

University of Victoria

Use of phase change materials to improve effective thermal energy storage for solar-thermal and building thermal systems.



Topic of Project

Sukhinder Kaur Cheema Memorial University of Newfoundland

Panjab University

Preventing non-communicable diseases by using dietary based therapeutic strategies.

Shanthi Johnson University of Regina

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AllMS)

Emerging options of Long Term Care Infrastructure in Asian Countries: Urgent Call for Quality and Care Standard



Topic of Project

Oliver Sonnentag Université de Montréal

Kerala University

Implications of thawing permafrost for carbon, water and energy fluxes in the southern Taiga Plains, Northwest Territories

Sree Ram Valluri University of Western Ontario

Osmania University

Brown Dwarfs as Reliable Astrophysical Clocks

Comondore (Ravi) Ravindran Ryerson University

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Series of lectures on: Biodegradable implants and Nano-biomaterials

Belinda Nicolau McGill University

University of Mizoram

Life Course Cancer Epidemiology

Anil Prasad University of British Columbia


On the synthesis of Cerium(IV) oxide pellets by reactive spark plasma sintering of Cerium(III) oxalate

Lee Wilson University of Saskatchewan

Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

New Approaches to Green & Sustainable Chemistry

Sonia Gulati University of Ottawa

IIT, Gandhinagar

International Health and Community Development

Nigel Caulkett University of Calgary

KVASU, Pookode, Lakkidi, Wayanad, Kerela

Identifying Priority Areas in Wildlife Conservation in Wayanad and the role of KVASU

Sukhinder Cheema Memorial University of Newfoundland

Punjab University Targeting malnutrition to improve the health of the next generation

Bernard Fleet Ryerson University

Visva Bharati University

History, Science and Socio-Economics of Climate Change

Jaswant Guzder McGill University

TISS, Mumbai

Child Trauma/ Family Therapy Training



Topic of Project

Anand Yethiraj Memorial University of Newfoundland

TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Hyderabad

Experimental Studies of Hydrodynamics in Colloids and Emulsions

Zubin Jacob University of Alberta,

IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai

Nanoscale Radiative Heat Transfer for Thermal Energy Conversion

Sunil Bisnath York University

Amity Uinversity Campus, New Delhi

Overview of the York University geomatics program and future directions. Latest developments in satellite based precise positioning.

Asim Biswas McGill University

University of Mumbai

Quantifying Soil Spatial Variability for Sustainable Resource Management

Vijaya Krishnan University of Alberta

University of Kerala, Thiruvanathapuram

Composite Index Construction

Naveen Babu Gnanamoorthi Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida

University of Alberta Analysis of Fast Wave Mode in Tape Helix Structures for use in Antenna Radiation

Muthusamy Tamil Selvan Jawharlal Nehru University

University of Northern British Columbia

Semi automated cartographic techniques for the analysis of Geomorphometric Parameters in High Altitude Glacierised Terrain using SRTM DEM Data.

Malar Kodi University of Northern British Columbia

Jamilia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Optimisation of Transmission Line designing in Mountain Region using Advanced Cartographic Techniques and LiDAR Utilizaition.

Pragya Tiwari University of British Columbia

National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi

The burden of disease, wellness of society and quality of health care system in India.



Topic of Project

Susan Westfall McGill University

Banaras Hindu University

Characterization of the effect of Ayurvedic herbs on the composition of the gut microflora and its implication on the neurobiology of Parkinson's disease.

Srinivasa Murthy Badaraju Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Ryerson University

Series of lectures to be given on energy, nano materials, phase transformations.

Pradeep Kumar Atrey University of Winnipeg

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Presented a paper on Security and privacy issues in multimedia systems

Dr. Rahul Gawri University of Toronto

McGill University

Presentation topics: 1) The Therapeutic Potential of Link-N in the treatment of Human Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.2) ) Effect of Neonatal mice exposure to diethylstilbestrol on Intervertebral Disc in Male and Female Adult progeny subjected to swimming exercise 3) Link-N Peptide: Can Degenerated Human Intervertebral Discs be repaired? 4) Effect of Intervertech-1 levels on Proteoglycan Synthesis by Intervertebral Disc cells.5) Optimization of Bioreactor Design for Normal Loading of Human Intervertebral Discs. 6) Chondroadherin Fragmentation as a Biochemical Marker for Early Stage Disc Degeneration



Presented a paper on the following: 1- Casting Prossesses Alluminum and Magnesium Alloys 2- Light Metals Revolutionizing the Automotive Secto

Dr. Anand Sharan Memorial University of Newfoundland

IIT. Patna Presented a paper on Determination of optimal electrical charge storage system in Off-grid solar illumination systems

Dr. Payal Majumdar University of Delhi

École Polytechnique of Montreal

Presented a paper on CAD “Models of Losses for Elliptical and Circular Cylindrical CPW on Multilayered Dielectric Substrates”

Name of the Applican


Topic of Project

Dr. Dillip Chand Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Various University of Calgary / University of Montreal

1) Attended a one day symposium on Supramolecualr Chemistry held on 31 May, 2012 at Calgary University 2) -Made a presentation on: “Twisted-Planar conformation of piperazine ring in a quadruple stranded helicate 3) Visited Montreal University and interacted with Prof Hanan as part of future collaboration.

Dr. Ajoy Basak Ottawa University

1) Banaras Hindu University 2) Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore

1) Presentation topics(Ongoing project): Drug design and delivery with proprotein convertase enzymes as targets - Spiritual neuroscience/ neurotheology: Connection between brain science and spiritualism

Dr. Ramaswamy Hosahalli Various McGill University / Queen’s University

1) Karunya University, Karunyanagar, Tamil Nadu 2) FTRI, Mysore 3) Jawaharlal Nehru University

1) Attended a workshop on Thermal Processing at Karunya University, Karunyanagar, Tamil Nadu 2) Made a presentation on "High Pressure Processing - Principles and Applications" given at the International Conference on Fermentation and Fermented Foods, CFTRI, Mysore 3) Built future collaboration with Indian scholars to include of possibilities for offering some graduate seminars at Manipal as well collaborative research with JNU University.

Mr. Basanti Majumdar McMaster University

Manipal College of Nursing in Karnataka

Present a paper on Nurses Experiences of Preceptoring International Nursing Students.



Topic of Project

Dr. Sarita Gupta M.S Baroda

Manitoba, Laval and Winnipeg university

1) Delivered a lecture on “Cardioprotectant and islet neogenic potential of novel photochemical” at the Winnipeg Heart International Conference at St. Boniface Hospital 2)Visited Laval University and interacted with Dr. Girish Shah, Researcher and Head Professor Laboratory for Skin Cancer Research Department ,CHUL 3) Discussed student exchange to join CHUL laboratory for research purposes

Prof. Mohan Agashe B.J Medical College

McGill University

Presented a paper on Media Portrayals of Mental Illness, Suicide and Psychosis in India

Prof. Devraj Singh Delhi University

McGill University

Presented a paper on “Cloning and Characterization of selected timekeeping genes in a migratory song bird, the redheaded bunting (Embriza bruniceps)”

Prof. Ramakrishnan Swaninathan Indian Institute of Technology Madras


Presented a paper on “Spike train analysis in Computational Neurodynamic”

Dr. Sukhinder Cheema Memorial University of Newfoundland

University of MS Baroda

1) Delivered lectures on: Increasing risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease in India:"Nutrition & Nutraceuticals In Heart Disease: Is There A Potential for Pharmaceuticals?"Approaches and preventive strategies 2) Planned submission of a major international collaborative grant to secure funding for future potential collaborations 3) Initiated discussion for a student exchange program between Memorial University and ISF College

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Topic of Project

Dr. Anand Yethiraj Memorial University of Newfoundland

Indian Institute of Technology, Patna

1) Lectured on “Fluids Flow in Porous media in in 4 postgraduate institutions in 3 cities 2) Initiated long – term research collaboration in the study of fluid flow in porous media 3) Planned a return visit to Mumbai to continue the research study. 4) second research project was also initiated, resulting from a serendipitous discovery

Dr. Richard Barwell University of Ottawa

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

1) Prepared and facilitated a workshop on discourse analysis in mathematics education at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research 2) Presented a colloquium talk “Mathematics education in multilingual classrooms: tensions for teaching, learning and research” at

Dr. Arnab Atta Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

École Polytechnique of Montreal

Attended the 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering (WCCE-8) and presented an Indo-Canadian collaborative research work by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi and University Laval, Quebec.

Dr. Vikram Lekhi University of Calgary

1) PES Institute of Technology in Bangalore 2) IFCR Institute in Dochi

1) Designed a course curriculum based on MBT program. 2) Traveled to Bangalore to create an international student-run program in bio-medical technology “MBT Program: Masters of BioTechnology program in Bangalore

Dr. Newman Stephens University of Manitoba

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AllMS)

1) Attended the Airway Smooth Muscle Symposium in New Delhi 2) Chaired a session and presented a paper at a symposium for the International Pharmacological Society in New Delhi 3) Set up a collaborative research project with Dr. Gupta from the AIIMS in New Delhi

Dr. M P Anantram University of Waterloo

Indian Institute of Science

1) Met with the Indian Institute of Science to discuss their focus on nanotechnology and student exchanges 2) Visited Pune to develop a partnership with the Computational Research Laboratory



Topic of Project

Dr. Sanjay Suri University of Toronto

Institute of Medical Education and Research

-Developed a collaborative bio-medical research project between the University of Toronto and the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

Dr. Suraj Unniappan University of Saskatchewan

Central University of Kerala, India

1. Academic meeting to discuss ways to strengthen academic/ research ties with the Central University of Kerala; 2. Delivering a special lecture at the Int'l Symposium on Recent Advances in Comparative Endocrinology.

Dr. Hosahalli Ramaswamy McGill University

IIS, India Presentation on: Plasma technologies for food processing applications.

Dr. Jaclyn Cockburn University of Guelph

Conference of Geomorphology, North Eastern Hill University, India

Presentation: Investigating the role of large runoff events in (re) setting suspended sediment supplies in watersheds in Northeastern United States.

Dr. Sabyasachi Dasgupta University of Toronto

Goyal International Center for Theoretical Sciences, Bangalore, India

Role of Single Cell Genomics during Neurogenesis; Dynamics at cell-cell interfaces of epithelial tissue.

Dr. Shruti Tripathi St. Mary's University

Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), India

Presentation: Broadband study of the AGN Mrk 766 and Ark 564 using AstroSat.

Dr. Mary-Louise Byrne Wilfrid Laurier University

University of Calcutta Dune ecosystem restoration on a highly Impacted Beach: Analysing Land Use/Cover and Species Diversity and Sediment Transport at Northwest Beach, Point Pelee National Park.

Dr. Jai Prakash IIT Kanpur

Institute national de la recherce scientifique (INRS),

Presentation: Plasmonic Nanocomposite thin films for multifunctional applications.

Events/Conferences / seminar on Sustainable development, Energy & Environment, Public

Health,Food Security,Bi-lateral Trade and Investment and Vocational Education :

1. After SICI’s IX Addendum to MoU with GoI, the Shastri Institute participated in 11th Technology

Summit and Technology Platform which was held in Delhi from 21st – 22nd September,2005. The

objective of the Summit was to facilitate networking between academics from India and Canada

who share similar interests in the theme areas identified for the Summit.

2. The first Bi-national conference was held on Bridging the Gap: Human Dimension of Science and

Technology from February 20-21, 2006 at Surajkund, Delhi. The objective was to explore the human

dimension and issues of applied science and technology research.

3. SICI, in partnership with Focus Canada, organized the “Canada-India Round Table: Towards

Education Linkages—Education, Trade and Technology” in Delhi on March 14, 2007. This was a bi-

national event, made possible by the financial support of the Government of Canada. We worked in

close association with the Focus India Education Working Group. The objective of this round table

was to involve a wider range of stakeholders in recognizing the strategic potential of bi-national

higher education linkages as a catalyst for deepening economic exchanges



Topic of Project

Miss. Pooja Gopal Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Conference of Defence Associations Inst.

Presentation: Increasing Militarisation in the Artic: A Threat to Environmental Sustainability.

Mr. Ekant Sharma IIT- Kanpur, India

IEEE PIMRC 2017, Canada

Multi-Pair Two Way AF Full-Duplex Massive MIMO Relaying with ZFR/ZFT Processing

Dr. Surajbhan Sevda IIT Guwahati

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Conference

Using the Microbial Fuel Cell For Metal Recovery From Wastewater

4. In order to promote collaborative research, SICI launched a series of Regional and Thematic

Workshops across India, which were hosted by Indian member institutions. We chose a variety of

themes for these seminars—reflecting SICI’s broadened disciplinary mandate. These seminars were:

a. Seminar on “Trade, Technology and the Impact of Globalization—New Dimensions of India-

Canada Relations” was organized jointly by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

b. The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur organized a seminar on “Fuel Cell Technology”.

This field of research has potentially important implications for energy and the environment. Prof. Samir Khandekar was the principal organizer.

c. The University of Assam Silchar organized the workshop on “Water and Sustainability

Issues”. The principal organizer was Prof. Abhik Gupta.

5. Shastri Office was engaged in facilitating the Health Sciences Networking Workshop for

the Quebec delegates at Bangalore in November 2006.

6. Canada-India Roundtable Table towards Education Linkages – Education, Trade & Technology was

held on 14 March, 2007 at Hotel Claridges, New Delhi.

7. Engaging Canada Conference titled “Engaging Canada: Emerging Priorities for Sustainable

Partnerships” held on May 30, 2014

Focus areas: Energy & Environment, Public Health, Food Security & Sustainable Development, Bi-

lateral Trade and Investment and Vocational Education.

8. Conference on Engaging India and Canada: Landmarks and Roadmaps for Global Educational

Collaboration between Canada and India held on May 28, 2016.

Focus Areas: Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Media, Education, Management, Law, Physical

and Natural Science, Engineering & Applied Science and Health Sciences.

9. International Conference on Engaging Canada and India: Perspectives on Sustainability held on 11

– 12 May, 2017.

Focus Areas: Sustainable Societies, Economic Sustainability and Business & Management, Social

Sustainability and Law, Sustainable Technologies, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability,

Public Health, Indigenous Practices & Gender.

10. CII- DST Tech Summit held on November 14-15, 2017 :

Shastri Institute participated at the CII-DST Technology Summit held on November 14-15

2017.Canada was a partner country this year.

11. A Bilateral India-Quebec Workshop on Climate Changes on February 15, 2018:

On February 15, 2018, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and Government of Quebec, Canada jointly

organized a “Bilateral India-Quebec workshop on Climate Changes” at Inspire Room, Hotel Le

Meridien in New Delhi.

12. Conference on Engaging India and Canada: Challenges of Sustainable Development Goals held on

June 8-9, 2018.

Focus Areas: Sustainable Societies Economic, Sustainability and Business & Management

Social Sustainability and Law, Sustainable Technologies, Environment, Climate Change and

Sustainability, Public Health, Indigenous Practices.

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