GIAN Initiative - Approved Courses Offered by IIT Kanpur
Objectives and Guidelines.
Union Cabinet has approved a programme titled Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN) in Higher Education aimed at tapping the talent pool of scientists and entrepreneurs internationally to encourage their engagement with the institutes of Higher Education in India so as to augment the country's existing academic resources, accelerate the pace of quality reform, and elevate India's scientific and technological capacity to global excellence. GIAN is envisaged to catalyse higher education institutions in the country, and that it will initially include all IITs, IIMs, Central Universities, IISc Bangalore, IISERs, NITs and IIITs subsequently cover good State Universities where the spinoff is vast. GIAN is an evolving scheme which will initially include participation of foreign faculty in Institutes as Distinguished / Adjunct / Visiting faculty / Professors of Practice, etc., to participate in delivering Short or Semester-long Courses. Other activities will be included in due course.
Details of approved courses from IIT Kanpur
Fundamentals of Bio-inspired Roboticsa
Foreign Faculty: Hiroaki Wagatsuma, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) Japan
Host Faculty: Professor Bishakh Bhattacharya, Mechanical Engineering
Dates: 5th October 2017 to 10th October 2017
Brochure: Fundamentals of Bio-inspired Roboticsa
Deformation Theory of algebraic structures and Twisted algebraic structures
Foreign Faculty: Abdenacer Makhlouf, Universite de Haute Alsace France
Host Faculty: Dr. Ashis Mandal, Mathematics and Statistics
Dates: 23rd October 2017 to 3rd November 2017
Brochure: Deformation Theory of algebraic structures and Twisted algebraic structures
Numerical Modeling of Multiphase Flows
Foreign Faculty: Olivier Desjardins, Cornell University United States of America
Host Faculty: Dr. Santanu De, Mechanical Engineering
Dates: 30th October 2017 to 10th November 2017
Brochure: Numerical Modeling of Multiphase Flows
Ultra-Wide Band Partial Discharge Detection in In-Service High Voltage Equipment
Foreign Faculty: Vicente Rodolfo Hernandez Garcia Colon, Mexican Electrical and Clean Energy Institute (INEEL) Mexico
Host Faculty: Nandini Gupta, Electrical Engineering
Dates: 20th November 2017 to 01st December 2017
Brochure: Ultra-Wide Band Partial Discharge Detection in In-Service High Voltage Equipment
Crystal Structure Determination: Principle and Application
Foreign Faculty: Marilyn M. Olmstead, University of California, Davis; CA-95616 United States of America
Host Faculty: Professor S. P. Rath, Chemistry
Dates: 29th November 2017 to 9th December 2017
Brochure: Crystal Structure Determination: Principle and Application
Laser Materials Processing: Fundamentals and Applications
Foreign Faculty: Narendra B Dahotre, University Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA, United States of America
Host Faculty: Professor J. Ramkumar, Mechanical Engineering
Dates: 19th February 2018 to 24th February 2018
Brochure:Laser Materials Processing: Fundamentals and Applications
Differential Geometry and PDEs
Foreign Faculty: Luca Vitagliano, UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SALERNO Italy
Host Faculty: Dr. Ashis Mandal, Mathematics and Statistics
Dates: 4th December 2017 to 8th December 2017
Brochure: Differential Geometry and PDEs
Microwave and THz Imaging of the Stratified Media for Industrial and Biomedical Applications
Foreign Faculty: Abbas S Omar, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg Germany
Host Faculty: Professor M Jaleel Akhtar, Electrical Engineering
Dates: 5th December 2017 to 9th December 2017
Brochure: Microwave and THz Imaging of the Stratified Media for Industrial and Biomedical Applications
Failure of Materials
Foreign Faculty: Daniel Rittel, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Host Faculty: Professor Sumit Basu, Mechanical Engineering
Dates: 14th December 2017 to 23rd December 2017
Brochure: Failure of Materials
Autonomous Systems
Foreign Faculty:Kamesh Subbarao, University of Texas at Arlington United States of America
Host Faculty: Dr. Mangal Kothari, Mechanical Engineering
Dates: 18th December 2017 to 22rd December 2017
Brochure: Autonomous Systems
Helicopter Rotor Dynamics and Design
Foreign Faculty:Jayant Sirohi, University of Texas at Austin United States of America
Host Faculty: Dr. Abhishek, Aerospace Engineering
Dates: 1st January 2018 to 5th January 2018
Brochure: Helicopter Rotor Dynamics and Design
Sketching As A Tool For Processing Big Data
Foreign Faculty: DAVID P. WOODRUFF, IBM RESEARCH LABS, SAN JOSE, CA United States of America
Host Faculty: Professor Sumit Ganguly, Computer Science and Engineering
Dates: 2nd January 2018 to 6th January 2018
Brochure: Sketching As A Tool For Processing Big Data
Selected Topics in Internet of Things
Foreign Faculty: Sajal K. Das, Missouri University of Science and Technology United States of America
Host Faculty: Professor Laxmidhar Behera, Electrical Engineering
Dates: 8th January 2018 to 17th January 2018
Brochure: Selected Topics in Internet of Things
Sustainable urban planning using remote sensing and GIS
Foreign Faculty: Dr. Patrice Carbonneau, University of Durham Durham, UK United Kingdom
Host Faculty: Professor Rajiv Sinha, Earth Sciences
Dates: 15th January 2018 to 20th January 2018
Brochure: Sustainable urban planning using remote sensing and GIS
Control of Fluids: Theory & Computation
Foreign Faculty: Dr. Jean Pierre Raymond, France
Host Faculty: Prof. B.V. Rathish Kumar, Mathematics and Statistics
Dates: 22nd January 2018 to 27th January 2018
Brochure: Control of Fluids: Theory & Computation
Advanced Techniques and Methodologies of Big Data in Science and Engineering
Foreign Faculty: Tapabrata Maiti, Professor and Graduate Director in the Department of Statistics & Probability and the Co-director for the Center for Business and Social Analytics at Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, USA United States of America
Host Faculty: Professor Subhra Sankar Dhar, Mathematics and Statistics
Dates: 3rd February 2018 to 7th February 2018
Brochure: Advanced Techniques and Methodologies of Big Data in Science and Engineering
Re-inventing fly ash into near-whitened material for generating white polymer composites: Technological advancements
Foreign Faculty: Sri Bandyopadhyay, Senior Visiting Fellow, UNSW Australia, Sydney, School of Materials Sci & Eng, Faculty of Science, Australia
Host Faculty: Professor Kamal K. Kar, Mechanical Engineering
Dates: 26th February 2018 to 3rd March 2018
Multiobjective Optimization Using Metaheuristics
Foreign Faculty: Carlos A. Coello Coello, CINVESTAV-IPN Depto. de Computacin, Mexico
Host Faculty: Professor Raghu Nandan Sengupta, Industrial and Management Engineering
Dates: 3rd March 2018 to 7th March 2018
Brochure: Multiobjective Optimization Using Metaheuristics
Network Information Theory
Foreign Faculty: Gerhard Kramer, Technical University of Munich Germany
Host Faculty: Professor Adrish Banerjee, Electrical Engineering
Dates: 15th March 2018 to 24th March 2018
Brochure: Network Information Theory
Mathematical Foundations of Cardiac Electro Physiology
Foreign Faculty: Luca Pavarino, Dipartmento di Mathematica, Universita di Pavia, Italy
Host Faculty: Professor B.V. Rathish Kumar, Mathematics and Statistics
Dates: 19th March 2018 to 24th March 2018
Brochure: Mathematical Foundations of Cardiac Electro Physiology
Moment Analysis for Contaminant Fate and Transport
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Rao S. Govindaraju, United States of America
Host Faculty: Professor Ashu Jain, Civil Engineering
Dates: 20th March 2018 to 24th March 2018
Brochure: Moment Analysis for Contaminant Fate and Transport
Stochastic Programming and Applications
Foreign Faculty: JOHN R. BIRGE, The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business United States of America
Host Faculty: Professor Joydeep Dutta, Economic Sciences
Dates: 20th March 2018 to 28th March 2018
Brochure: Stochastic Programming and Applications
Quantitative Texture Analysis and Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) Applications
Foreign Faculty: David Mainprice, France
Host Faculty: Dr. Santanu Misra, Earth Sciences
Dates: 1st November 2018 to 8th November 2018
Brochure: Quantitative Texture Analysis and Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) Applications
Data Analytics for Operations Research
Foreign Faculty: Garud N. Iyengar, Columbia University United States of America
Host Faculty: Professor Raghu Nandan Sengupta, Industrial and Management Engineering
Dates: 3rd November 2018 to 7th November 2018
Brochure: Data Analytics for Operations Research
Modern Chemistry and Reactivity of the f-Block Elements
Foreign Faculty: Eric J. Schelter, United States of America
Host Faculty: Dr. Ashis K. Patra, Chemistry
Dates: 8th November 2018 to 17th November 2018
Brochure: Modern Chemistry and Reactivity of the f-Block Elements
Geochemical Monitoring of Rivers – Theory, Practice, and Data Interpretation
Foreign Faculty: Dr. Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution United States of America
Host Faculty: Dr. Indra Sekhar Sen, Earth Sciences
Dates: 22nd November 2018 to 27th November 2018
Brochure: Geochemical Monitoring of Rivers – Theory, Practice, and Data Interpretation
Natural Language Processing and Big Data for Psycholinguistics
Foreign Faculty: Dr. Emmanuel A. Keuleers, Tilburg University Netherlands (Holland, Europe)
Host Faculty: Dr. Ark Verma, Humanities and Social Sciences
Dates: 10th December 2018 to 15th December 2018
Brochure: Natural Language Processing and Big Data for Psycholinguistics
Principle And Application Of Ultrafast And Nonlinear Spectroscopy
Foreign Faculty:Tahei Tahara, RIKEN Japan
Host Faculty: Pratik Sen, Chemistry
Dates: 26th February 2019 to 5th March 2019
Brochure: Principle And Application Of Ultrafast And Nonlinear Spectroscopy
Hepatic and Bone Tissue Development for Drug Metabolism and Tissue Engineering
Foreign Faculty: Andreas K. Nuessler, Deptartment of Traumatology, BG Clinic, University of Tübingen, Germany
Host Faculty: Professor Ashok Kumar, Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dates: 01st April 2019 to 12th April 2019
Brochure: Hepatic and Bone Tissue Development for Drug Metabolism and Tissue Engineering
Flyer: For the Program
Courses approved in Phase I (2016)
High Frequency Device Characterization and Modeling for the THz applications
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Thomas Zimmer, University Of Bordeaux, France
Host Faculty: Dr. Yogesh Singh Chauhan, Department of Electrical Engineering
Dates: 27th Feb, 2017 to 3rd Mar, 2017
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Brochure: High Frequency Device Characterization and Modeling for the THz applications
Boiling And Condensation: Theory And Applications
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Amitabh Narain, Professor ASME Fellow, Associate Editor of Journal of Heat Transfer Director, Energy Thermo-Fluids Area Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Michigan Technological University, United States of America
Host Faculty: Dr. P. S. Ghoshdastidar, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dates: 6th Sept, 2016 to 14th Sept, 2016
Brochure: Boiling And Condensation: Theory And Applications
Combustion: Fundamentals And Applications
Foreign Faculty: Dr. Suresh Aggarwal, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States of America
Host Faculty: Dr. Ashoke De & Prof. Abhijit Kushari, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Dates: 14th Nov, 2016 to 25th Nov, 2016
Brochure: Fundamentals And Applications
Rarefied & Microscale Gases And Viscoelastic Fluids: A Unified Framework
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Rho Shin Myong, Gyeongsang National University, Korea South
Host Faculty: Dr. Rakesh Kumar Mathpal, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Dates: 23rd Feb, 2017 to 2nd Mar, 2017
Brochure: Rarefied & Microscale Gases And Viscoelastic Fluids: A Unified Framework
Computational Cardio-Vascular Fluid Flow Dynamics (CCVFD)
Foreign Faculty: Prof. K B Chandran, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Iowa, United States of America
Host Faculty: Prof. B. V. Rathish Kumar, Department of Mathematic & Statistics
Dates: 6th Feb, 2017 to 11th Feb, 2017
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Brochure: Computational Cardio-Vascular Fluid Flow Dynamics (CCVFD)
Law and Economics for Solving Social, Economic and Technical Challenges
Foreign Faculty: Dr. Hans-Bernd Schaefer
Host Faculty: Prof. P M Prasad
Dates: 18th Aug, 2016 - 30th Aug, 2016
Brochure: Law and Economics for Solving Social, Economic and Technical Challenges
The Statistical Mechanics of Athermal Materials
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Bulbul Chakraborty, Physics Department MS 057, Brandeis University (US)
Host Faculty: Professor Debashish Chowdhury, Department of Physics, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 8th Aug, 2016 - 19th Aug, 2016
Brochure: The Statistical Mechanics of Athermal Materials
Advanced Topics in Coding Theory
Foreign Faculty: Professor Daniel J. Costello, Jr., Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, (US)
Host Faculty: Dr. Adrish Banerjee, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 13th Oct, 2016 - 22nd Oct, 2016
Brochure: Advanced Topics in Coding Theory
Codes for Distributed Storage
Foreign Faculty: Dr. Udaya Parampalli, Associate Professor and Reader, Department of Computing and Information Systems, the University of Melbourne, Australia
Host Faculty: Dr. Adrish Banerjee, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 1st Jul, 2017 - 10th July, 2017
Brochure: Codes for Distributed Storage
Sustainable Chemistry Through Catalysis
Foreign Faculty: Dr. Martin Albrecht,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry - University of Bern, Switzerland
Host Faculty: Dr. Sabuj K. Kundu, Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 21st March 2017 - 24th March, 2017
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Brochure: Sustainable Chemistry Through Catalysis
Pipe Inspection Robots for Structural Health Monitoring
Foreign Faculty: Professor Harutoshi Ogai, Waseda University, Japan
Host Faculty: Professor Bishakh Bhattacharya, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Design Programme, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 27th Feb, 2016 to 6th Mar, 2016
Brochure: Pipe Inspection Robots for Structural Health Monitoring
Catalysis for energy storage
Foreign Faculty: Dr. Xile Hu, Ecole Polytechnique F?d?rale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Host Faculty: Prof. J. K. Bera & Dr. Raja Angamuthu, Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 6th Jun, 2016 to 15th Jun, 2016
Brochure: Catalysis for energy storage
INTRODUCTION TO BIONANOTECHNOLOGY
Foreign Faculty: Dr Alberto Bianco, First Class Director of Research at CNRS (DR1), Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UPR3572 ICT, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
Host Faculty: Professor Sandeep Verma, Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 04th May, 2017 to 08th May, 2017
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Brochure: INTRODUCTION TO BIONANOTECHNOLOGY
Variational Multiscale Finite Element Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics (VMS-FEM in CFD)
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Ramon Codina, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain
Host Faculty: Prof. B. V. Rathish Kumar, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 4th May, 2016 to 14th May, 2016
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Brochure: Variational Multiscale Finite Element Method in Computational Fluid Dynamics
Cognitive Radio and Wireless Communications - Theory, Practice and Security
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Pramod K. Varshney, United States of America
Host Faculty: Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 1st Sept, 2016 to 10th Sept, 2016
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Brochure: Cognitive Radio and Wireless Communications - Theory, Practice and Security
Combustion: Science, Technology, and Processes
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Thierry Poinsot, France
Host Faculty: Dr. Santanu De, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 9th May, 2016 to 18th May, 2016
Brochure: Combustion: Science, Technology, and Processes
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ASIAN MONSOON SYSTEM: NEW APPROACHES AND TECHNIQUES
Foreign Faculty: Professor Ashish Sinha, Chair at the Department of earth Sciences at California State University, Dominguez Hills, United States of America
Host Faculty: Professor Rajiv Sinha, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 17th Oct, 2016 to 30th Oct, 2016
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Brochure: Reconstruction of the Asian monsoon system: New approaches and techniques
Fundamentals of Micromachining
Foreign Faculty: Prof. Shiv G. Kapoor, University of Illinois, United States of America
Host Faculty: Professor J. Ramkumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Dates: 14th Aug, 2017 to 21st Aug, 2017
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Brochure: Fundamentals of Micromachining
Sub-linear Algorithms for Numerical Linear Algebra
Foreign Faculty: David P. Woodruff
Host Faculty: Dr. Sumit Ganguly
Dates: 24th Feb, 2017 to 4th Mar, 2017
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Brochure: Sub-linear Algorithms for Numerical Linear Algebra