08:30-09:30 Registration

09:30-11:00 Inaugural Address by ITC/IAUS-2014

11:00-11:30
CHAIR PERSON TBD
11:30-12:00
Looking Ahead to Opportunities & Applications of Networked Unmanned
Systems
National Design & Research Forum
12:00-12:30
Perspective Plan in Design and Networking Development of Underwater
Vehicles including Mini Vehicles, Buoys & Aerostats
Dr. V Bhujanga Rao
DS &CC R&D (NS&IC), DRDO HQ
12:30-13:00 Opportunities & Applications of Underwater Vehicles for oceanology
Prof. V.G.Idichandy
Professor, Department of Ocean Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology- Madras
13:00- 14:00
CHAIR PERSON
Dr. MA Atmanand
Director &Project Director- Integrated Coastal and Marine Area management (ICMAM)
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai
14:00-14:30
Technologies and Challenges in the Design of Autonomous Water Surface &
Remotely Operated Vehicles
Dr.R.Venkatesan
Group Head, Ocean Science and Technology for Islands
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai
14:30-15:00 Sensors/Devices for Navigation & Communication and Subsystems
Dr.G.A. Ramadass
Project Director, Scientist-G
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai
15:00-15:30 Issues and Challenges in the Design of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Shri. R. Madhan
Principal Scientist
National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
15:30-16:00
CHAIR PERSON
Dr.S.Anantha Narayanan
Outstanding Scientist and Director
Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi
16:00-16:30
Systems &Technologies for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles & their Networked
Operation
Dr. Manu Korulla
Scientist F
Naval Science &Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam
16:30-17:00 Deep sea technologies of India
Dr. MA Atmanand
Director & Project Director- Integrated Coastal and Marine Area management (ICMAM)
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai
17:00-17:30 Micro Satellites for Networked Operation of Unmanned Systems
Prof.M. Krishnaswamy
Former Programme Director of IRS Satellites
Indian Space Research Organisation, Bangalore
17:30-18:00 System Architecture for Integrated Operation of Unmanned Systems
Dr. Nitin Gupta
Director, NavStik Autonomous Systems, Pune
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE of the Two Day Workshop on Intelligent Autonomous Unmanned Systems IAUS-2014
21-22 August 2014

Venue: The Nimhans Convention Centre,
Marigowda Road, Lakkasandra, wilson garden Blore-560 029
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Thursday, 21 Aug 14 (DAY:1)
IAUS TECHNICAL SESSION 1 (Challenges & Opportunities in the Development & Applications of Intelligent Autonomous Unmanned Systems)
INAUGURAL SESSION
TEA BREAK
LUNCH BREAK
IAUS TECHNICAL SESSION 2 (Underwater Vehicles)
TEA BREAK
IAUS TECHNICAL SESSION 3 (Systems and Technologies for Networked Operation of Unmanned Systems )
CHAIR PERSON
Dr. Benjamin Lionel
Director, Combat Vehicles and Engineering, DRDO HQ
09:30-10:00
Issues & Challenges in the Design & Development of Miniature Underwater
Vehicles
Prof. Leena Vachhani
Assistant Professor, Systems and controls engineering
Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
10:00-10:30
Opportunities & Expectations of R&D Intitatives in Academia R&D Labs for
Underwater Vehicles
Col. Vijay Singh
Naval Research Board, DRDO HQ
10:30-11:00 Challenges in the Development of Sensors for Marine Applications
Dr.K. Natarajan
Prof &HOD, Dept of Telecommunication Engineering
MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
11:00-11:30
CHAIR PERSON
Prof.R.M. Vasagam
Former Vice Chancellor Anna University
Chairman Aerospace Division Engineering Board, IEI
11:30-12:00
Issues and Challenges in the Design of Autonomous Ground Vehicles & their
Networked Operation
Dr.P.Sivakumar
Director Outstanding Scientist
Combat Vehicles Research &Development Establishment, Chennai
12:00-12:30 Networked Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Monitoring and surveillance
Dr.S.Raj Pandian
Director-Research &Professor, Dept of Information Technology
Velammal College of Engineering &Technology, Madurai
12:30-13:00 Challenges in Communication Technologies for Surface & Underwater Vehicles
Dr.S.Anantha Narayanan
Outstanding Scientist and Director
Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi
13:00-14:00
1400-1600
CHAIR PERSON
Dr. C.D. Malleswar
Director &Scientist 'G'
Naval Science &Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam
1400-1430 Collaborative Operation of Unmanned Air Vehicles: Perspectives
Dr. Hemendra Arya
Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
14:30-14:50 Design and Development of Unmanned Air Vehicles for Societal Applications
Dr.K.Senthil Kumar
Associate Professor &Director Incharge, CASR
Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai
14:50-15:10
Design & Development of Airships for Networked Operation of Unmanned
Systems
Dr. R.S. Pant
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
15:10-15:30
Issues and Challenges in the development of lighter-than-air vehicle
systems for application in networked environment
Dr.S. Selvarajan
Chief Scientist
CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
15:30-16:00
16:00-17:30
Distribution of Prizes & Certificates for Best Poster Shri. K.V. Srinivasan
Feedback on Workshop Shri. Abdul Hamied/Dr.Nitin Gupta
Valedictory Address Prof. Govind Kadambi
Vote of Thanks Dr.V.Shankar
TEA BREAK
ITC-VALEDICTORY SESSION
LUNCH BREAK
IAUS TECHNICAL SESSION 6 (System Design & Operational Challenges for Unmanned Systems )
The following workshop activities will be a part of ITC- Valedictory Session
Friday, 22 Aug 14 (Day 2)
IAUS TECHNICAL SESSION 5 (Communication & Networking Challenges for Unmanned Systems)
TEA BREAK
IAUS TECHNICAL SESSION 4 (Systems & Technologies-Underwater Vehicles)