Research and Development Cell is committed to promote quality research among faculty members and research scholars in FISAT. The R&D cell at FISAT had a humble beginning in 2018, as an Interdisciplinary Research Cell at the institution level which then began functioning as the College Research Cell.It was renamed as Research and Development Cellin 2023. R&D cell is committed to encouraging high-quality research among teachers and researchers.The Cell envisions to provide adequate infrastructure facilities and other support for collaborative research and product development.

The following are the major activities envisaged by the Cell:

1. Promoting Research and Innovation culture among the faculty members and students.
2. Coordinating Research work of faculty members and research scholars.
3. Promoting interdisciplinary research/ Consultancy.
4. Helping the faculty members / Departments in preparing Minor / Major Project proposals to various funding agencies.
5. Establishing ‘Project Bank’ and monitoring the project proposals.
6. Coordinating periodical review meetings on the progress of research being carried out by Ph.D. scholars.
7. Coordinating systematic review of the progress of funded projects.
8. Guiding researchers for filing patents.
9. Organising seminars/workshops for Ph.D scholars/PG students.
10. Exploring the proposals for establishing a new research centre.
11. Providing the report of the activities of the Cell or Institute.

One of the cell’s primary functions is to supervise research at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and other universities, ensuring that researchers carry out their work in accordance with their research proposals, that the study is completed on time and within budget, and that the work is done ethically.

List of Approved  Research Supervisors of KTU

1. Dr. Arun Kumar M N, Professor, Department of CSE (2018)
2. Dr. Paul P Mathai, Associate Professor, Department of CSE (2021)
3. Dr. Anil Kumar M N, Professor, Department of ECE (2018)
4. Dr. Krishnakumar S, Professor, Department of ECE (2021)
5. Dr. Rejeesh C R, Associate Professor, Department of ME (2020)
6. Dr. Archana R, Professor, Department of EEE (2021)
7. Dr. Parvathy R, Professor, Department of EEE (2021)
8. Dr. Unnikartha G, Professor, Department of CE (2021)
9. Dr. Kavitha P E, Associate Professor, Department of CE (2021)
10. Dr. Asha Joseph, Associate Professor, Department of CE (2022)
11. Dr. ANISH MATHEW K, Assistant Professor, Department EIE (2022)
12. Dr.Ayswarya E P, Assistant Professor, Department of Science & Humanities (2022)

Research Scholars Registered for Ph.D programme under the guidance of the above listed supervisors (along with other joint supervisor of other university -if any)

1. Anitha T Nair, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE (Registered for Ph.D under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Karnataka, under guidance of Dr.Arun Kumar M N and Dr.Anitha M L , Professor, Dept. of CSE, PES college of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka-57101).
2. Pankaj Kumar G, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE (Registered for Ph.D under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Karnataka, under guidance of Dr.Arun Kumar M N and Dr.Umesh D R , Professor, Dept. of CSE, PES college of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka-57101).
3. Hansa J Thattil, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE (Registered for Ph.D in KTU, Kerala, under guidance of Dr.Arun Kumar M N).
4. Neena K A, Assistant Professor, Department of ECE (Registered for Ph.D in KTU, Kerala, under guidance of Dr.Anil Kumar M N).
5. Dhanya S, Assistant Professor, Department of ECE (Registered for Ph.D in KTU, Kerala, under guidance of Dr.Anil Kumar M N).
6. Shanooja, Research Scholar (FULL TIME), Department of ECE (Registered for Ph.D in KTU, Kerala, under guidance of Dr.Anil Kumar M N).
7. Raisa Vargheese, External Scholar, Part Time (in KTU, Kerala, under guidance of Dr. Arun  kumar M N)

8. Meenu Mathew, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, (in KTU, Kerala, Part time, under  guidance of Dr.Arun Kumar M N)
9. Preeethi N P, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE (in KTU, Kerala, Part time , under  guidance of Dr.Paul P Mathai)
10. Ajith S Panackal, (FULL TIME), Department of ECE (Registered for Ph.D in KTU, Kerala,  under guidance of Dr.Anil Kumar M N).
11. Aiswarya Vijayakumar, (FULL TIME), Assistant Professor, Department of CSE (in KTU,  

Research Scholar registering for Ph.D programme at FISAT Research Centre in the academic year (2021-22) under the guidance of the above listed supervisors

1. Sruthy Suresh, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, (in KTU, Kerala, under guidance of Dr. Arun Kumar M N).
2. Lakshmi Raj, External Scholar, Full time (in KTU, Kerala, under guidance of Dr. Arun Kumar M N).
3. Vinitha V, Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, (in KTU, Kerala, under guidance of Dr. Krishna Kumar S).
4. Sona Mary Louis, Assistant Professor, Department of MCA, (in KTU, Kerala, under guidance of Dr. Paul P Mathai).
5. Treesa Sebastin, External Scholar, Part Time (in KTU, Kerala, under guidance of Dr. Archana R).
6. Roshna K I, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE (in KTU, Kerala, under guidance of Dr.Arun Kumar M N)
7. Anoop Sankar, Assistant Professor, Department of ME
8. Reshma Rajendran B, External Scholar, Part Time
9. Daniel A V, External Scholar, Part Time
10. Binol Varghese, External Scholar, Part Time

Participation of Ph.D Students  in technology-driven companies/institutions

Attended NPTEL courses

Attended Seminars

Attended Workshops
 

Attraction of other faculty/scientists for Joint Research Supervision

1. Dr. Anitha M L, Professor, Dept. of CSE, PES college of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka-57101

Anitha T Nair, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE (Registered for Ph.D under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Karnataka, under guidance of Dr.Arun Kumar M N and Dr.Anitha M L, Professor, Dept. of CSE, PES college of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka-57101).

2. Dr. Umesh D R Professor, Dept. of CSE, PES college of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka-57101

Pankaj Kumar G, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE (Registered for Ph.D under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Karnataka, under guidance of Dr.Arun Kumar M N and Dr.Umesh D R, Professor, Dept. of CSE, PES college of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka-57101).

 Events Organized 

Technical Talk on “An introduction to research”, byProf. Dr. V. Krishnamoorthy, Department of Management Studies, Kongu Engineering College, Erode, 15th March2021

Approved research supervisor of other universities:

1. Dr. Joshua A J, Director, FISAT Business School, Research Supervisor, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, (2012)