"Advancing sensor-driven edge intelligence through device-aware architectures and AI-driven co-design, bridging nanoscale device physics, instrumentation, and system-level autonomy to deliver energy-efficient, secure, and dependable sensing for real-world challenges where intrinsic material behaviors become scalable, mission-ready technologies."

Prof. Santhosh Sivasubramani

Projects Involved

DEITY Sponsored: IoT for Smarter Healthcare

Centre for CPS, IIT Hyderabad.

INUP - Centre of Excellence in NanoElectronics

Indian Nanoelectronics User Program, IIT Bombay.

Nanomagnetics Research Lab

Device and architecture exploration using nanomagnetic logic and spintronics.

MEITY: Indigenous Intelligent and Scalable Neuromorphic Multi Chip

AI training and inference solutions, hardware co-design focus.

DRDO: Reconfigurable Machine Learning Accelerator

Design and development for avionics applications.

DRDO: Indigenous Hybrid Sensor and Processing Integration Technology Development for Defence System on Chip Applications

Development of hybrid sensor and processing integration for defense applications.

Redpine Signals: Approximate Computing and its Application on Artificial Intelligence

Research on approximate computing techniques for AI applications.

Cyber Physical Systems Innovation Hub, IIT Hyderabad

Collaborative research on cyber-physical systems and IoT technologies.

UKRI AI Programme / EPSRC APRIL AI Hub

AI Hub for Productive Research & Innovation in electronics.

Platform-Based Research Initiatives

Leveraging industry platforms and partnerships (ARM, NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, Google Cloud, AWS) to explore cutting-edge technologies:

🤖 Autonomous AI Agent Systems

Developing tool-augmented agents using NVIDIA NGC NIM models, LangChain orchestration, and RAG architectures. Focus on multi-agent coordination, autonomous research assistants, and production deployment patterns.

Platforms: NGC Catalog, Triton Inference, PyTorch

⚡ Edge AI on ARM Architectures

Hardware acceleration research for TinyML and edge inference on ARM Cortex-M and Cortex-A processors. Exploring model quantization, custom instruction sets, and RTOS integration for real-time AI.

Platforms: ARM Cortex IP, FPGA prototyping, embedded Linux

📡 AI-Driven Wireless Networks

Next-generation telecommunication research using NVIDIA AI Aerial and Omniverse Digital Twin. Investigating intelligent RAN, spectrum optimization, and software-defined radio architectures for 6G.

Platforms: AI Aerial, CUDA SDR, DeepStream

🎥 Real-Time Video Intelligence

Deploying NGC DeepStream SDK for intelligent video analytics pipelines. Applications in surveillance, autonomous systems, and industrial monitoring with edge-cloud processing.

Platforms: DeepStream, TensorRT, Triton Server

☁️ Cloud-Edge ML Pipelines

Building reproducible MLOps workflows across Google Cloud and AWS infrastructure. Containerized training, automated deployment, and monitoring for production AI systems.

Platforms: GCP, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes

🔧 Custom SoC for Indigenous Applications

End-to-end chip design leveraging ARM processor IP, FPGA prototyping, and ASIC design flows. Targeting defense, aerospace, and critical infrastructure applications requiring indigenous technology.

Collaborations: ARM, Intel, AMD partnerships

Research enabled through industry partnerships with ARM, NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, Google Cloud, and AWS, providing access to cutting-edge platforms, processor IP, and cloud infrastructure for innovation and student training.