Invited Presentations

1. Medical Device Innovation: Experiences from Stanford Biodesign, Jadavpur University, 28th June 2013
2. Robotics in medical applications, College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat, 27th June 2013
3. Research Challenges in Underwater Robotics, Swinburne University, Australia, 8th April 2013.
4. Design and Development of Autonomous Underwater Robots, University of Melbourne, Australia, 8th April 2013
5. Robotics for Medical applications, Thematic workshop on “Challenges in Robotics- Research to Application" at the PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 22nd February 2013.
6. Role of Robotics in Nerorehabilitation, Indo-German Workshop on Neurobionics in Clinical Neurology, JIPMER, Pondichery on 17th February 2013
7. Guidance and Control of Autonmous robots, Univ. Teknologi Petronas, Ipoh, Malysia, 27th November 2012,
8. Advances in Field and Service Robotics, IIST, Trivandrum, 28th Sep. 2012
9. Prospects in Mechatronics and Robotics for Engg. Graduates: Some thoughts. Govt. Engg. College, Calicut, 26th Sep. 2012.
   Futuristic robots, Muthukumaran Institute of Technology, Chennai on 26th July 2012.
10. Design, Modelling, and control of autonomous Underwater vehicles, first national workshop on Robotics, organised by Robotic Society of India at IIT Delhi on 6th July 2012
11. Advances in Autonomous Underwater Robots, at EGS Pillay Engineering college, Nagapattinam on 14th May 2012
12. Address as the Guest of honor during the inauguration of the International Conference on Computing and Communications held at Saveetha University on 23rd March 2012
13. Optimised Trajectory controller for an AUV-Manipulator System, Invited Lead Talk, Int. Conf. on Advances in Control and Optimization in Dynamical Systems (ACODS), IISc., Bangalore, 16-18th Feb. 2012.
14. Underwater Robotics: Opportunities and Challenges, Invited talk, Bharath University, Chennai, 15th Feb. 2012.
15. Robotic Technologies for Medical applications, Invited presentation, Symposium on Robotics in endoscopy, Hyderabad, 2-3, July 2011.
16. Futuristic robot technologies, Special address, Robotic club, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, 29th June 2011.
17. Robotics in Manufacturing: Challenges in Indian industry, STTP on manufacturing, NIT Calicut, 23rd June 2011.
18. Design Innovations and Role of academic Insititutions, Key note lecture, ISTE seminar, SSN college of Engineering, Chennai, 18th June 2011
19. Field and service robotics: Challenges ahead, Key note address, Faculty Development Programme, Rajeswari Engineering College, Chennai, April 2011
20. Design Innovations and Knowledge Economy, Key note address, 10th National Conference on Design and Manufacturing, Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai 24-25 March 2011.
21. Robotics, Past, Present, and the Future, IEEE student workshop on Robotics, Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur, 22nd March 2011
22. Autonomous robotic systems: Design and development, Workshop on Robotics, Kongu Engineering College, Erode, 25th February 2011
23. Robots of the future: An insight to developmental challenges, Faculty development programme, MGR University, 4th February 2011.
24. Futuristic Robots and Developmental challenges, Key note presentation, Int. National Conference on Robotics and Communication Technologies (INTERACT2010), Sathyabhama University, Chennai, 5th December 2010.
25. Design of Medical devices for Indian hospitals,  AIIMS, NewDelhi
    
26. Recent developments in underwater robotics research, key note address, National seminar on Smart Sensors for Underwater Autonomous Robots, KSR college of Technology, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu, March 5, 2010.
27. Bond graph modelling of Mechatronic systems, STTP on Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems, IIT Madras, 23rd January 2010.
28. Medical device development for Indian applications: Experiences in the Stanford-India Biodesign Programme, presented at the 3rd MedTech Summit, AIIMS, New Delhi,11-12, December 2009.
29. Dynamic modelling and simulation of under water robotic vehicles, Indo-German Workshop-cum lecture series on Computational models and methods driven by industrial problems, IIT Madras, 17 Nov. 2008
30. Modelling of Dynamic systems using Bond Graph method, Indo-German Workshop-cum lecture series on Computational models and methods driven by industrial problems, IIT Madras, 17 Nov. 2008
31. Mechatronics and its applications in Biomedical robotics: The emerging face of Engineering in medicine, Key note address, National workshop on Micro-mechatronics, KSR college of Technology, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu, October 10, 2008.
32. Mobile manipulators for defence applications, Invited lecure, CEP on Mobile Robotics, CVRDE, Chennai, 11th july 2008
33. Robotics and Robot applications, Invited talk, Viswajothi college of engineering, Ernakulam, Kerala, 17th June 2008.
34. Industrial and Service Robots for Indian Industry: Challenges ahead, Key Note Address, National Conference on “Advances in Robotics, Precision Engineering and Manufacturing Techniques (AIRPAM-2008)”, Anna University, Chennai, 13th March, 2008.
35. Robotics and Mechatronics: Challenges ahead, National Conference on Computer Vision, AI & Robotics, SRM University, Chennai. 4th October 2007.
36. Robotics and Mechatronic Systems for the future, Key Note Address, National workshop on “Trends in Sensing & Control Technologies for Robotics and Automation”, Kumaraguru college of Technology, Coimbatore. 17th February, 2007.
37. Underwater Robotics and applications, National workshop on Mechatronics and automation, SASTRA University, Tanjavur, 25th Oct. 2006.
38. Intelligent Fluid Power Systems for Underwater Robotics and Bio-robotic applications, Int. Nat. Conf. on Fluid Power Technology, EMCHAFT, Chennai, India . Nov. 2005.
39. Mechatronic approach design and analysis of an Underwater Manipulator for sub sea inspection, NTU, Singapore, May 2005
    
40. Research trends and directions in Underwater Robotics and Manipulator systems, NTU, Singapore. Jan. 2003
41. Developments in Robotic and Manipulator Systems for Precision Underwater Operations, IIT., Madras, India.2001
    
42. Dynamic System Modelling and Simulation using Power Bond Graph Methods, IIT, Madras, India.1998