Electrical Engineering (EE), Centre for Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences (CAOS), Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (IPC), Department of Electronic Systems Engineering (DESE), Molecular Biophysics Unit (MBU), Electrical Communication Engineering (ECE), Aerospace Engineering (AE), Biochemistry (BC), Computer Science and Automation (CSA)

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12.30 PM onwards | JN Tata Auditorium

1.00 – 2.00 PM | JN Tata Auditorium

2.00 – 3.30 PM | JN Tata Auditorium 

Solid-state nanopore based molecular diagnostics | Prof Manoj Varma: Early cancer detection demands sensors that are both highly sensitive and specific, yet no single method can detect DNA, RNA, and proteins using one device and workflow. Our lab develops a universal solid-state nanopore sensor—spanning chip fabrication, molecular assays, and AI-driven analysis—to enable next-generation single-molecule diagnostics.

From Telecom to Testing: Bringing In-vitro Diagnostics Up to Speed | Prof Sai Siva Gorthi: Telecommunications and banking became integrated, accessible platforms within four decades, yet healthcare diagnostics lags by two to three decades, constrained by centralized labs and fragmented point‑of‑care devices. The Lab‑to‑Point‑of‑Need Technology (LPoNT) paradigm addresses this gap by solving the A3 Puzzle of Accuracy, Accessibility, and Affordability. As a translational example, I will present High‑performance Optical Spectroscopy (HPOS), now rapidly impacting tribal populations through screening for hemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell anemia.

Towards Responsible, Population-Scale Healthcare AI: The TANUH Initiative at IISc | Prof Sriram Ganapathy: Non-communicable diseases cause over 70% of deaths in India, yet early detection and continuous care remain limited by workforce and resource gaps. With AI now achieving near-human performance in key tasks, IISc has established the AI Centre of Excellence—TANUH—to develop AI-enabled Software-as-a-Medical-Device for multiple NCDs. The Centre spans ethical data collection, responsible modeling, and deployment through Digital Public Infrastructure, in collaboration with leading medical and technology partners. This talk will share progress and a scalable blueprint for trustworthy, population-level healthcare AI. 

3.30 – 4.00 PM | JN Tata Auditorium

4.00 – 5.30 PM | JN Tata Auditorium

Prof Duvvuri Subrahmanyam is an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at IISc, where he leads the Turbulent Shear Flow Physics and Engineering Laboratory. He has deep interests in technologies relevant to high-speed flight in air, and flight into (and re-entry from) space. He obtained a BTech degree in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Madras, and MS and PhD degrees in Space Engineering and Aeronautics, respectively, from Caltech. He worked as a Research Associate at Princeton University prior to IISc.

Dr Prasad Bhat is the chairman and CTO at Astrome Technologies, did his Masters in System Science and Automation Engineering and PhD in Computer Science and Automation Engineering at IISc. Prasad has been an architect for various technologies including a nanosatellite, a visual search engine at Streamoid, a stochastic game theory solver, the software tool for the latest 3D measurement Texas Instruments chipset. Under him Astrome has grown to great heights and is working on ground breaking terrestrial and satellite communication products and solutions.

Prof Murthy Gudipati has been honoured with the Distinguished Alumnus Award 2025. He is a Senior Research Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, and one of the world’s foremost experts in laboratory astrophysics. Over a career spanning four decades across India, Germany, and the USA, Dr. Gudipati has focused on understanding the origins of life on Earth and its possible existence elsewhere in the universe.

Moderator: Prof Aloke Kumar received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from IIT, Kharagpur, India in 2005 and his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 2010. Dr. Kumar joined University of Alberta’s Mechanical Engineering Department in 2013, where he was the Canada Research Chair in Microfluidics for Biological Systems. He moved to IISc in 2017, where he has re-established his lab with a focus on space technologies such as in-space manufacturing and extra-terrestrial habitats.

5.30 PM | JN Tata Auditorium