The CoE on AI in Healthcare is dedicated to transforming medical practices through cutting-edge research initiatives. The ongoing projects in personalized medicine, digital twins, telemedicine, digital forensics, and automated diagnostics exemplify the commitment of this CoE to innovation. The team is developing advanced systems for remote patient monitoring, disease surveillance, medical education, and AI-based drug discovery. Together, these efforts pave the way for a future where healthcare delivery is more precise, accessible, and efficient, ultimately leading to improved patient outcomes and enhanced medical care.
Ongoing activities
- The project VAIBHAV, in collaboration with Swansea University of the United Kingdom, is building a digital twin platform for the cardiovascular system.
- Method for monitoring longitudinal shifts in neurobehavioral wellness- Funded by Pawan Tewari -AI for Social Good
- In collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Department of Medical Health & Family, and ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth (CSR partner of IIT Kanpur), the institute has developed the Real-Time Availability and Referral Portal (RT-BARP).
- The Uttar Pradesh Government, in collaboration with IIT Kanpur, is revolutionising healthcare by introducing a state-of-the-art health app designed to bridge the gap in medical services, especially in rural areas.
Technology Demonstrator Project
Rapidly Deployable Cardiac Digital Twin
The project is developing a cardiac digital twin (CDT) to improve precision in treating ventricular tachycardia (VT) and identify the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). The CDT will integrate MRI and ECG data to create patient-specific heart models that accurately replicate electrical activity and pathological conduction pathways. By simulating impulse propagation, the model will identify optimal ablation targets, minimizing damage to healthy tissue. Validated through retrospective and prospective studies, the CDT will also assess SCD risk by identifying arrhythmogenic patterns.
PI
Name: Dr. Ketan Rajawat
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Faculty Members
Dr. Ketan Rajawat
Electrical Engineering
Sensor Networks, cross-layer optimization, distributed network control, network monitoring, network coding
Dr. Nisheeth Srivastava
Computer Science and Engineering
Human Factors in computing, computational cognitive science, and computational social science
Associated Faculty Members
Dr. Ashutosh Modi
Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. Pragathi P. Balasubramani
Cognitive Science
Dr. Priyanka Bagade
Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. Tushar Sandhan
Electrical Engineering
Clinical advisors
Dr. Deepak Padmanabhan
Assistant Professor
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Dr. Darshan Krishnappa
Assistant Professor
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Publications
Rajawat, K. (2025). Cardiac Digital Twins—Computational Approaches for Personalized Arrhythmia Care. In Technology and Innovation in Medical Sciences: Breakthroughs from Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology, IIT Kanpur (pp. 89-103). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
Association and Collaboration
The centre focuses on developing improved imaging technologies, novel measurement configurations, data interpretation algorithms for enhanced diagnostics, and specialised instrumentation. MedTech tools, including microscopy, endoscopy, ultrasound, MRI, and X-ray, are critical for correct diagnosis and follow-up treatment. While these tools are serving to the best of their capabilities, they have limitations with the quality of resolution, volume imaging, and ease of use for the healthcare provider and the patient. The CoE aims to address these problems by providing engineering solutions to overcome the limitations of the existing tools and innovating novel tools with better performance metrics.
Ongoing activities
- A new technique maps the sensitivity of the polarization state on the sample phase profile interferometrically onto the polarization state of the light.
- A microscope slide reader capable of rendering a true color image of the microscopic slide at 40x magnification.
- Developing devices for Neonatal Retinal imaging in collaboration with Sankara Eye Hospital.
- Developing a device for an IR-based vein imaging system in collaboration with Dr. Dokania from Kanpur and Sree Chitra Institute of Medical Sciences in Trivandrum.
- Collaborating with Apollo Hospital in Lucknow to develop a device for localizing and identifying substantial blood flow in vein-artery fistula for effective dialysis.
- Developing an Indigenous Endoscope with Infrared Vasculature Visualization and Early Cancer Detection Capabilities for the GI Tract.
- Working on a next-generation indigenous endoscope with multiwavelength capabilities to enable precise visualization of vasculature and early cancerous changes in the Gastrointestinal tract.
Flagship project
Single optical fibre-based imaging device
The ability to image inaccessible regions in laparoscopic surgery can be a game-changer in the medical domain. A single optical fibre-based endoscope is being developed with a sub-200-micrometre-diameter fibre, that can play a significant role in multiple procedures, including brain surgery.
PI
Name: Dr. Harsha Wanare
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Name: Dr. Shilpi Gupta
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Faculty Members
Dr. Harshawardhan Wanare
Physics
Nonlinear optics, Coherent control of light-matter interaction, Quantum optics, Metamaterials, Imaging in random media, Anisotropic media, and Orbital Angular Momentum states of light, Photonic bandgap materials
Associated Faculty Members
Research Scholars
Nakul Kumar
PhD scholar (Physics)
Polarization based microscopy
Shri Sathan S T MSR
Electrical Engineering (Photonics)
Polarization-based microscopy
Md Gulzar Alam
PhD, Photonics Science and Engineering
Single Multimode Fiber Endoscopy
Md Sk Sahidulla
MTech, Photonics Science and Engineering
Single Multimode Fiber Endoscopy
Clinical advisors
Dr. Narendra Krishnani
Department of Pathology
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow
Pathological and oncological investigations
Dr. Praveer Rai
Gastroenterologist
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow
EUS, Acute Pancreatitis, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography, Pancreatic Diseases, Biliary Tract Diseases, Cholangiocarcinoma, Esophageal Diseases, EMR, Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Pancreas, Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Chronic Pancreatitis, Common Bile Duct Diseases, Pancreatic Cyst, Endoscopic Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Autoimmune Pancreatitis, Bile Duct Diseases, Endosonography, Pancreatic Ducts, Endoscopic Closure, Necrotizing Pancreatitis, Sclerosing Cholangitis, Double-Balloon Enteroscopy, Alcoholic Pancreatitis, Therapeutic Endoscopy
Dr. Raghavendra Lingaiah
Clinical Pathologist
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow
Pathological and oncological investigations
Dr. S.K.Mishra
Ex-Professor Department of Endocrine Surgery
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow
Endocrine surgery, telemedicine
Dr. Subin Sukesan
Professor
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
Echocardiography, Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiac Function, Hypertension, Clinical Cardiology, Myocardial Infarction, Acute Myocardial infarction, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Aortic Aneurysm, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Valve Diseases
Association and Collaboration
"Advancing our understanding of genetic, epigenetic, and metabolic phenotypes in the Indian population to develop India-centric remedies"
The Center of Excellence is working on generating India-specific genetic, epigenetic, and metabolic data to identify new targets (long-term goal), and to identify new lead/drug-like molecules and/or develop diagnostic kits/methods by using the currently available targets for various metabolic disorders (short-term).
Ongoing activities
- Brain Metabolism and Ageing
- Gut Microbiome Metabolism
- Diabetes, Obesity, and MAFLD
Faculty Members
Dr. Dharmaraja Allimuthu
Chemistry
Organic chemistry, Chemical biology, and small molecule therapeutics
Dr. Sai P. Pydi
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Diabetes, Obesity, Immunometabolism, GPCRs, Cell Signaling
Associated Faculty Members
Dr. Appu Kumar Singh
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Hamim Zafar
Biological Sciences &Bioengineering and Computer Science Engineering
Dr. Nisanth N Nair
Chemistry
Dr. Priyanka Bagade
Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. Ritika Gautam
Chemistry
Dr. S.Ganesh
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Santosh Kumar Misra
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Saravanan Matheshwaran
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Shanu Jain
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Srinivas Dharavath
Chemistry
Clinical advisors
Dr. Mohammad S Kuchay
Senior Consultant, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Medanta, Gurugram
Insulin Resistance, Metabolism, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Obesity, Fatty Liver Thyroid Diseases, Calcium Metabolism Disorders, Osteoporosis
Dr. Ashish Kumar
Professor and Senior Consultant Institute Of Liver Gastroenterology & Pancreatic Biliary sciences
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Gastroenterology, & Pancreatic-Biliary Sciences,
Association and Collaboration
Development of indigenous, cost-effective point-of-care technologies to deliver precision care for neurological and psychiatric disorders
The center of excellence is working on neuroscience, neurosurgery, and neurorobotics, finding solutions for the alarming rise of diseases like epilepsy, Parkinson’s, dystonia, chronic pain, and post-stroke rehabilitation of stroke patients. The multidisciplinary team of faculty members and medical experts are working on Real-Time BCI devices, Neurorehabilitation using Agents (Robots) for Neurophysiological and Neuropsychological rehabilitation, and Computational Neuroscience.
Ongoing activities:
- Heart-Rate Variability Based Biofeedback for Resonant Breathing
- Point of Care EEG for Neurological diagnosis
- Developing a Cognitively Adaptable Brain-Machine Interface for Stroke Rehabilitation
Faculty Members
Dr. S. Ganesh
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Neurobiology of disorders, stress biology, and human genetics
Dr. Arjun Ramakrishnan
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Systems neuroscience, decision-making, mental health, electrophysiology, EEG, cognition
Associated Faculty Members
Dr. Debanjan Dasgupta
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Jonaki Sen
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Nikunj Bhagat
Electrical Engineering and Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Nitin Gupta
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Clinical advisors
Dr. Venkatasubramanian Ganesan
Professor of Psychiatry
NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Schizophrenia, Psychiatry, tDCS, Evolutionary Neuroscience, Auditory Hallucinations, psychopharmacology, Brain Imaging, Biological Psychiatry, Neuroplasticity, Eye Tracking
Dr. Siby Gopinath
Clinical neurologist, epileptologist, and electrophysiologist
Amrita Hospitals, Kocchi
Epilepsy, Neuroelectro physiology, Sleep medicine, Electroencephalography, Stereo-EEG (intracranial EEG)
Dr. Nilesh Kurwale
Neurosurgeon
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune
Neurological surgery, Epilepsy monitoring, and surgery
Dr. Sujita Kar
Additional Professor
King George Medical College Lucknow
Neuromodulation, Early augmentation in psychiatric disorders, Suicide prevention, Culture bound syndrome
Association and Collaboration
