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Research
Grants
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1.
Tiny6 (codename) Project
involving research in IPv6,
Mobility and Power-conservation aspects of Sensor Networks in
pervasive computing environments, (BITS will contribute mainly to
IPv6 Stack Architecture) and the integration of Sensor Networks and IPv6
Mobility), Funded
by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (with project
partners from France, China, Korea and India), Total project grant: Euros
61,000, Total Project Cost: Euros 81,000.
2.
Grid-One Computing
Initiative, Phase-1, Funded by
Microsoft Research, Redmond, Grant Value: USD 20,000. <Status:
Completed>
3.
Grid-One Computing
Initiative, Phase-2, Funded by
IBM, (in terms of
Equipment & Software Grant), Grant
Value: (in form of hardware etc.):
Rs. 9 Lakhs. <Status: Completed>
4. Journal Server Freeware Digital Library Project, Phase-1: Search Engine,
Web-Client and Portal Design and Development,, Funded by the JST, Trinity College,
Oxford University,
Grant Value (in form of software and manuals etc.): Rs. 1.2 Lakh.
<Status: Completed>
5. Under the European
Next Generation Network Initiative, IPv6-based Multimedia Internetwork QoS
(IPv6-MMI-QoS) Project, Funded by European Commission, Brussels, (with seven international research
partners from five countries including France,
Spain, Denmark and Switzerland), Total project
grant: Euros 1,15,000, Grant Value (to BITS alone): Euros
18,000. <Status: completed.>
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Development Grants
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6.
Establishment of BITS-Microsoft Mobile Computing Lab., Funded by Microsoft Research,
Redmond, Grant Value: USD 35,000. <Status: completed.>
7.
Establishment of IP-based
Scheduled Video Multicasting and Video-on-Demand facility using Cisco
IP/TV Technology, Funded by the
Cisco, San Francisco, Equipment & Software Grant, Grant Value:
Rs. 30 Lakh.
8.
Design and Development
of Multimedia Courseware for BITS-Virtual University, Funded by DIT, Ministry of
Communication and Information Technology, Govt. of India, Grant value: Rs. 28.9 Lakh
9.
IP-based Desktop Delivery
of Lectures: Project ID2L, Funded
by the Distance Education Council, Govt. of India, Grant Value: Rs. 10 Lakh.
10. Set up of a Video Studio for Work-Integrated Learning Programmes, Funded
by the Distance Education Council, Govt. of India, Grant
Value: Rs. 20 Lakh.
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Linkages
Around the World
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External Engagements
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·
Led the European Commission's Next
Generation Network Initiative's Infrastructure QoS
group at Brussels.
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Involved in two EC-grant based projects in next generation networking in association with eleven European partners.
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He
is also a Member of the IPv6 Task Force of Govt. of India
(called ‘Intra-Agency Workgroup on IPv6 by the MCIT, GoI)
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Co-opted as a Member of the sectional committee
of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) of Govt. of India <
for E-Learning Standards>
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Invited
to conduct a comprehensive Y2K workshop for the telecom industry
professionals of a Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
based company in the areas of communication and networking related hardware
and software (1999). Also, provided charge-free Y2K consultancy to the
NTPC, on specific invitation (1999).
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He was also on the Panel of Y2K
experts approved by the Ministry of Information Technology, Govt. of India, in the hardware, operating systems
and network-oriented application software areas (1999).
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Invited
to work as a Reviewer for several papers submitted to various IEEE Journals
and Magazines including IEEE Internet Computing and IEEE Communications.
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Invited
to act as reviewer for several technical books by different publishers.
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Acknowledgement
of External Travel Support for Academic / Research Travel
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For visits abroad:
European Commission (Belgium); French Ministry of Foreign Affairs &
Telecom Bretagne (France); Microsoft Research (USA) for several academic /
research trips in Europe, North America and Asia;
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For inland travel:
IBM Software Research Laboratory (India), HP (India), Intel (India),
Microsoft Research (India), C-DAC (India), DST, Govt. of India, NCST
(India) <now merged with C-DAC>, WIPRO, EIRC, IIIB,DIT-MCIT, Govt. of
India, NADP, Ministry of Defense, Govt. of India, MHRD, Govt. of India,
IIT-K, IIIT-A, ERNET (India) for numerous inland travel instances.
This list does NOT include inland travel support
for purposes like participation in various Govt. of India committees or
project review meetings etc.
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