Research
List of Research and Innovation Labs
| Sl. No | Lab |
| 1. | VTU Research Lab |
| 2. | Computer Vision Lab |
| 3. | Centre for Ophthalmic and Instrumentation Imaging |
| 4. | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovation Lab |
| 5. | Internet of Things Lab |
| 6. | Cloud and Cyber Security Lab |
| 7. | Mobile Innovation Lab |
| 8. | Socio-tech Innovation Lab |
List of Guides and their Research Specialization
| Guide Name | Specialization |
| Dr. D. R. Ramesh Babu | Computer Vision and Image Processing |
| Dr. Krishnan R | Computer Vision and Image Processing Software Engineering |
| DR. AMUTHA S | Medical Image Processing. Big Data Analytics |
| Dr. Arbind Kumar Gupta | Rural healthcare, Image processing, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition |
| Dr. Venkatesan S | Digital Image Processing, Pattern Recognition |
| Dr. Kusuma M | Brain Computer Interface |
| Dr. Shubha Bhat | Image Processing and Computer Vision |
| Dr. Nagaraj J | Image Processing |
| Dr. Deepak G | Cloud Security |
Ph.D's from VTU Research Centre, CSE, DSCE
List of Faculty Members Registered for Doctorate Program and their Research Areas
| Sl No | Faculty Name | Research Area | University /Registere d Year |
| 1. | Mr. Prasad A M | Network Security | Jain |
| 2. | Mrs. Rashmi S R | Artificial Intelligence | VTU |
| 3. | Mr. Ravichandra H | Big Data and Analytics | VTU |
| 4. | Mrs. Monika P | Data Mining | VTU |
| 5. | Mrs. Poornima A B | Cloud Testing | VTU |
| 6. | Mr. Harish Kumar N | Internet of Things | VTU |
| 7. | Mrs. Anitha M | Image Processing | VTU |
| 8. | Mrs. Swetha M D | Medical Image Enhanced Processing | VTU |
| 9. | Ms. Asnika S | Instrumentation and Imaging | VTU |
| 10. | Ms. Sahana Damale | Instrumentation and Imaging | VTU |
| 11. | Mrs. Anupama Girish | Data Mining and Imaging | VTU |
| 12. | Mrs. Rashmi Reddy | Medical Image Processing | VTU |
| 13. | Shravya A R | Computer Vision | VTU |
| 14. | Annapoorna B R | Image Processing and Machine Learning | VTU |
Funded Projects:
Department has successfully completed 2 projects on Aerial Image Processing namely: Vision based navigation of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) and Tracking multiple objects from UAV’s respectively, funded by Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) and another project on Medical Imaging funded by Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST), Govt. of Karnataka.
| Sl No | Name of the Granting Authority | Name of the Faculty | Grant Amount | Title | Status |
| 1. | DERBI | Dr. Arbind Kumar Gupta | Rs. 40.0 Lakhs | HeartHealth Tech Pvt. Ltd Startup | Ongoing |
| 2. | ER&IPR, DRDO | Dr. Krishnan R Prof. Vindhya P Malagi |
Rs. 22.07 Lakhs | Tracking Multiple Objects Under Occlusion in Aerial Image Sequences | Ongoing |
| 3. | ER&IPR, DRDO | Dr. Krishnan Dr. Amutha S |
Rs. 21.20 Lakhs | Tracking Multiple Objects in Aerial Image Sequence from an UAV | Completed |
| 4. | ER&IPR, DRDO | Dr. D R Ramesh Babu Prof. Ramakrishna K A |
Rs. 14.95 Lakhs | Vision Based Way-point Navigation of Unmanned Air Vehicles | Completed |
| 5. | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr. Arbind Kumar Gupta | Rs. 40,000 | Organizing workshop on Integration of Technologies for Affordable Healthcare. | Completed |
| 6. | VTU, Belgaum | Dr. Nandini C Prof. Mohd. Tajuddin |
Rs. 7.3 Lakhs | Gait Based Unauthorized Recognition For Covert Security System | Completed |
| 7. | DST | Dr. D R Ramesh Babu | Rs. 1,00,000 | Rural Dashboard | Completed |
| 8. | DST | Dr. D R Ramesh Babu | Rs. 1,00,000 | Mobile Home | Completed |
| 9. | DST | Dr. D R Ramesh Babu | Rs. 1,00,000 | Automated Emergency Device | Completed |
| 10. | Karnataka state council for science and technology | Dr. Amutha S Dr. Nandini |
Rs. 7,000.00 | “Farmfit’ - application for farmers to sell the crops directly to the customers & Automatic Localization of Backward Collision of Vehicles Using a Camera | Completed |
