SAURABH  GUPTA

Department Bio Medical Engineering
Designation Associate Professor
Educational Qualification PhD (Inverse Problems), IISc Bangalore (2014); MS (Medical Software), Manipal University (2008); B Tech (BME), Bundelkhand University (2006)
E-Mail sgupta.bme[AT]nitrr.ac.in
Contact Number 917389727963
Areas of Interest

Inverse Problems | Artificial Intelligence & Consciousness | Medical Device Innovation & Entrepreneurship | Bioastronautics (Healthcare in variable gravity)

- Design Thinking | Experiential Learning | Growth Mindset | Integrated Information Theory (IIT) for Conciousness

Publications
Other Info.

Academic Positions

  • Associate Professor (Jun 2025 - Present)
  • Assistant Professor (I & II) (May 2015 - Jun 2025)

 

Sponsored Projects

S.No. Title PI/ CoPI Sponsoring-Agency Amount (INR) Period

1

 Climate-Resilient Health Infrastructure, Youth Engagement for Climate Action, and Solar Facility Monitoring in Healthcare Facilities in Chhattisgarh PI UNICEF 30,31,000 Oct 2025-Apr 2026

2

 Covesto: AI-Based Social Trading Platform for Retail Traders in the Indian Stock Market PI NIDHI PRAYAS 50,00,000 Apr 2025–May 2027

3

 Three-Dimensional Monte-Carlo Simulations for Photoacoustic Tomography Using Graphics Processing Units PI DST SERB 20,19,300 Mar 2017–Feb 2020
4 Technology Business Incubator - NITRRFIE Co-PI DST NSTEDB 9,05,18,000 Apr 2021-Mar 2026
      Total 10,05,68,300  

 

Teaching

  • HS117313HS: Advanced Entrepreneurship for Engineers (Fall 2023-25)
  • BM103105BM: Anatomy and Physiology (Fall 2022)
  • BM106223BM: Database Management System (Spring 2022-25)
  • HS106303HS: Basics of Entrepreneurship for Engineers (Spring 2019,22-25; Fall 2019,20)
  • BM20616BM: Bio-informatics (Spring 2019-21)
  • BM20612BM: Management Science (Spring 2018-19)
  • BM20812BM: Nuclear Medicine (Spring 2016-17; 2021-22)
  • BM20613BM: Telemedicine (Spring 2016-17)
  • BM20731BM: Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks (Fall 2016-25)
  • BM20511BM: Biomedical Equipments (Fall 2015-18)
  • BM20712BM: Micro-controller (Fall 2015)

 

Student Mentoring

  • PhD Students
    • Pankaj Jain (Full Time) (2018-2024), Completed
      • PhD Thesis Title - Advanced Machine Learning Techniques for Flow Prediction in Multi-exposure Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging
    • Khemraj Deshmukh (Full Time, Co-Supervision) (2019-2023), Completed
      • PhD Thesis Title - Numerical study and evaluation of degradation of polyelectrolyte complexscaffold under cryogenic conditions
    • Prateek Pratyasha (Part-Time) (2020-2024), Completed
      • PhD Thesis Title - Multi-Modal Analysis And Assortment of Sleep Apnea: A Study En-trenched on Artificial Intelligence
    • Hardik Thakkar (Full Time, Co-Supervision) Since 2020
      • PhD Thesis Area - Development of an intelligent multi-modal system for the detection of schizophrenia
    • Arupjyoti Kakati (Full Time, Co-Supervision) Since 2020
      • PhD Thesis Area - Study Of Cellular Mechanotransduction In Microchannel
    • Sumit Roy (Full Time, Co-Supervision) Since 2022
      • PhD Thesis Area - Multi-modal Data Analytics for COPD and Asthma Exacerbations using Advanced Machine Learning
    • Thaneshwar Sahu (Part-Time, Co-Supervision) Since 2022
      • PhD Thesis Area - EMG Signal Analysis and Detection for Movement of the Muscles
    • A Srividya (Part-Time) Since 2024
      • PhD Thesis Area - AI based disease predictions in Lung CT
    • Archit Ojha (Part-Time) Since 2025
      • PhD Thesis Area - Artificial Intelligence for Climate-Health-Policy Interactions
    • Sweta Patnaik (Part-Time) Since 2025
      • PhD Thesis Area - Energy Poverty, Climate Vulnerability, and Maternal-Child Health
  • Capstone Projects (UG/ PG)
    • GAN, Diffusion Model, Generative AI based case studies in Healthcare
    • Decision-Based Telehealth Kit for Remote Medical Exams
    • Prediction of Different Categories of Powered Eyeglasses Required by Eye Care Hospital in Camps
    • Open Source Hardware Board (Single-Board Micro-controller) for Brain-Computer Interface Applications
    • Medical Device for Reduction of Blister Formation Time in Suction Blister EpidermalGrafting in Vitiligo Patients
    • 3D Printers and Drones to Supply Emergency Medicines
    • Machine Learning Applications in Photoacoustic Tomography
    • Automated Drip Monitoring System and Patient Feedback System for Pt. J.N.M. MedicalCollege, Raipur
    • Deep Learning: Applications in Healthcare
    • Developing an Ethereum Blockchain Application
    • Acquisition and Verification of Lung Sounds Using Electronic Stethoscope for PulmonaryDiseases
    • IoT Framework for Healthcare Applications
    • Programming Archive - Web Crawling
    • Remote ECG Monitoring Using Microsoft Kinect

 

Administrative Positions

 

Innovation and Entrepreneurship related Associations

  • Stanford Biodesign Program and Chhattisgarh Biodesign 
  • USAID-funded, JHPIEGO-led Reaching Impact, Saturation & Epidemic Control (RISE) Project to develop a network of medical and engineering institutions in Chhattisgarh titled SASID (Standardisation of (medical) simulation devices (developed from locally available resources)
  • UNICEF
  • NIDHI PRAYAS Program
  • Wadhwani Foundation
  • AIIMS Raipur
  • The Aspirational Bharat Collaborative (A synergistic partnership between NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation)
  • Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

 

Topics of Invited Talk

  • Invention to Innovation
  • Practical Challenges in Design Thinking Solutions in AI and IoT 
  • Design Thinking: Life-Centric Approach 
  • Developing Innovators Mindset
  • How COVID-19 Accelerated the Future of ”EVERYTHING” With Exponential Adoption of Emerging Technologies
  • Innovative Project-Based Experential Learning in Engineering and Technology
  • Data Analytics and AI in the Digital Era - Social Media and E-commerce Impact
  • Innovations to Connect Industry and Academia
  • Co-Creating Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Role of Industry and Academia
  • Learning from Developed and Developing Economies

 

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Profile Updated: 21 Jun 2025