Electives Syllabus M20 V1

Elective Courses Syllabus – Monsoon 2020
Ver.1-(27-07-2020)
Code Course Name Credits Faculty

Avinash Sharma + PJ
M20Temp14 Advanced Graphics, AR & VR 3-1-0-4
Narayanan
Advanced Biomolecular Architecture
SCI541 3-1-0-4 Deva Priyakumar
(50)
Sujit Gujar + Shatrunjay
CSE435 Advanced Computer Networks 3-1-0-4
Rawat (50)
M20Temp13 Advances in Data Systems 3-1-0-4 Krishna Reddy P
M20Temp17 Advanced NLP 3-1-0-4 Manish Shrivastava (50)
CES623 Advanced Structural Design 3-1-0-4 Sunitha P
Abhishek Srivastava + Zia
ECE468 Analog IC Design 3-1-0-4
Abbas
Behavioral Methods & Experimental
M20Temp15 3-1-0-4 Vinoo Alluri + Bapi Raju S
Design
Biomolecular Structure Interaction &
Dynamics (20)
SCI643 3-1-0-4 B. Gopalakrishna
Prerequisites: ABA, GSC or
equivalent
CMOS Radio Frequency Integrated
ECE467 3-1-0-4 Syed Azeemuddin
Circuit Design
CSE503 Concurrent Data Structures 3-1-0-4 Govindarajulu R
HSS448 Critical Viewing and Reading 3-1-0-4 Sushmita Banerjee
CSE447 Data Analytics I 3-1-0-4 Vikram Pudi
M20Temp18 Data Systems 3-1-0-4 Kamal Karlapalem (100)
Ganesh V. Bhutekar, Renia
ECE469 Design for Testability 3-1-0-4
Inc.
CSE478 Digital Image Processing 3-1-0-4 Ravi Kiran S
CSE431 Distributed Systems 3-1-0-4 Kishore Kothapalli (100)
CSE512 Distributing Trust and Block Chains 3-1-0-4 Sujit Gujar
IMA411 Entropy and Information 3-1-0-4 Indranil Chakrabarthy
CSE596 Environmental Science & Technology 3-1-0-4 RC Prasad
CEA621 Finite Element Methods 3-1-0-4 Venkateshwarlu M
IMA301 Functional Analysis 3-1-0-4 Lakshmi Burra
CSE464 Game Design and Engineering (60) 3-1-0-4 Kavita Vemuri
HSS339 Gender and Society 3-1-0-4 Sushmita Banerjee
Hydrological modelling and Software
CEW613 3-1-0-4 Shaik Rehana
Development
CEB411 Illumination Engineering 3-1-0-4 Vishal Garg
CSE474 Information Retrieval & Extraction 3-1-0-4 Vasudeva Varma
CSE485 Intro to Cognitive Science 3-1-0-4 Priyanka Srivastava (50)
HSS351a Intro to Psychology 3-1-0-4 Priyanka Srivastava
HSS343a Introduction to History 3-1-0-4 Ashwin Jayanti
Introduction to Neural and Cognitive
CSE486 3-1-0-4 Bapi Raju S
Modeling
HSS316 Introduction to Philosophy 3-1-0-4 Don Wallace D'Cruz
HSS345a Introduction to Shakespeare 3-1-0-4 Aruna Chaluvadi
HSS368 Introduction to Sociology 3-1-0-4 Radhika Krishnan
IS Codes on Design and Structural
CES644 3-1-0-4 Pradeep Kumar R
Safety Assessment
CSE483 Mobile Robotics 3-1-0-4 Madhava Krishna
M20Temp11 Modern Complexity Theory 3-1-0-4 Girish Varma (50)
Molecular symmetry and quantum
M20Temp8 3-1-0-4 Harjinder Singh
mechanics
Open Quantum Systems and Quantum
M20Temp16 3-1-0-4 Samyadeb Bhattacharya
Thermodynamics
M20Temp9 Plastic Theory of Structures 3-1-0-4 Venkateshwarlu M
CSE418 Principles of Information Security 3-1-0-4 Srinathan Kannan (100)
CSE415 Principles of Programming Languages 3-1-0-4 Venkatesh Ch (50)
ECE462 Principles of Semiconductor Devices 3-1-0-4 Anshu Sarje
ECE535 Radar Systems 3-1-0-4 K R Sarma
M20Temp12 Real-Time Systems 3-1-0-4 Deepak Gangadhran (50)
CSE540 Research in Information Security 3-0-1-4 Ashok Kumar Das
Spandan Roy + Abhishek
M20Temp10 Robotics: Dynamics and Control 3-1-0-4
Sarkar
SCI347 Selected topics in Instrumental Analysis 3-1-0-4 Tapan Kumar Sau
CSE451 Social Science Perspective on HCI 3-1-0-4 Nimmi Rangaswamy
CSE591 Spatial Informatics 3-1-0-4 Rajan KS
ECE448 Speech Signal Processing 3-1-0-4 Anil Kumar V
CSE471 Statistical Methods in AI 3-1-0-4 Jawahar CV
CES635 Structural Wind Engineering 3-1-0-4 Shaik Rehana
Technology Product Entrepreneurship Ramesh Logangathan +
CEG445 3-1-0-4
(50) Prakash Yalla
HSS444 Theories and Practices of Nationalism 3-1-0-4 Aniket Alam
CSE484 Topics in Applied Optimization 3-1-0-4 Pawan Kumar
Topics in Machine Learning
CSE975 Prerequisite: Statistical Methods in 3-1-0-4 Naresh Manwani
AI
Understanding Raga: Semi Classical
HSS338 3-1-0-4 Saroja TK
Forms of Indian Music
ECE438 Wireless Communications 3-1-0-4 Ubaidulla
Advanced Graphics, AR & VR 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Avinash Sharma + PJ Narayanan
Course Description Format
TITLE: Advance Graphics, Geometry Processing & AR/VR Technologies
Course
Note: Please use course code for previously existing course
TYPE-WHEN: Area Elective (for UG 7th semester and PG 3rd semester*) Monsoon 2020
PRE-REQUISITE: DIP and Computer Vision
OBJECTIVE: The course is designed to introduce advance ideas in Computer Graphics,

Geometry Processing and building of AR/VR Technology. The objective of this course is to
familiarize the audience with the theoretical as well as practical aspects of Computer Graphics
and AR/VR Technology.
COURSE TOPICS:
1. Computer Graphics Module (5-6 lecture)
• Revision to basics of Computer Graphics (Plan to cover primarily using

tutorials/flipped classroom sessions): Primitives, Geometric Transformations,
Hierarchical Modeling and Viewing Transforms, Clipping Points and Lines,
Polygon Filling, Visibility, intro to WebGL.
• Advance Concepts in Computer Graphics: View Frustum Culling, Depth
Buffering, Lighting Shading & Shadows Mapping, Texture Mapping, BRDF,
raytracing.
2. Geometry Processing Module (6-8 lectures)
• Representations of 3D Objects: Point Clouds, Implicit Surfaces & Meshes.

• Point Cloud Registration (ICP).
• Mesh Reconstruction from Points, Poisson Surface Reconstruction.
• Polygonization of Implicit Surfaces.
• Mesh Simplification, Laplacian Smoothing.
• Introduction to Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces.
3. AR/VR Module (10-12 lectures)
• Introduction to Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality.

• Hardware, Software Interfaces.
• Light, Optics (Properties of light and lenses).
• Human Vision System (Depth & Motion perception).
• Revision of Camera Models & Multi-view Geometry Concepts.
• Generating 360 degree PhotoSphere / Photogrammetry.
• 6 DoF Optical Tracking: Outside-in Tracking and Inside-out Tracking.
• Navigation in Virtual Reality World.
• Rendering Virtual Objects in Augmented Reality.
• Interaction with Virtual Objects in Augmented Reality.
4. Invited expert talks (1-2 Lectures)
PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS:
1. Computer Graphics with OpenGL by Hearn and Baker
2. Multiview Geometry in Computer Vision by Hartley & Zisserman.
3. Augmented Reality (1/e), Deiter Schmalstieg and Tobias Hollerer, Addison Wesley.
4. Virtual Reality, Stevan LaValle, Cambridge University Press (Free Online Version)
Other reference content:
• NPTEL short course on VR by Prof. LaValle (video lectures).

• NPTEL course lectures on Computer Graphics (video lectures).
GRADING PLAN:
Type of Evaluation Weightage (in %)

Quiz 1 5%
Mid Sem Exam 15%
End Sem Exam 25%
Assignments 30%
Course Project 25%
OUTCOME: By the end of the course, it is expected that students will have very good
understanding of existing AR/VR technologies including geometric processing and computer
graphics fundamentals, and they should be able to implement such systems on mobile platforms.
*Selected UG 5th semester, PG 1st semester students will be allowed to register (based
upon advisor’s recommendation and research project alignment).
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SCI541 Advanced Bio-Molecular Architecture 3-1-0-4

FACULTY NAME : Abhijit Mitra
TYPE-WHEN : Monsoon semester: Domain core (M Tech I Bioinformatics) + Domain

requirement for MS by research/ PhD (Bioinformatics) + Science Elective for B Tech
PRE-REQUISITE : None
OBJECTIVE : First course on the basics of design principles of nature at the
molecular level, which would provide breadth in structural and biophysical approaches and
‘chemenable’ students to understand structures and interactions in Biology
COURSE TOPICS:
• Mole Concept
• Atomic structure and the periodic table
• Quantum mechanical approach to atomic structure and bonding
• Bonding and intermolecular forces
• Nomenclature and isomerism
• Configuration and Conformation
• Structure and properties of molecules
• Computation of energies of molecules and their interactions
• Small biomolecules
• Biological macromolecules: Proteins, Nucleic acids, Lipids and carbohydrate
Syllabus and topic wise Coverage:
ABA 1-2: Design principles of nature – chemistry at the atomic level
Assignment – 1: Introductory lectures – Due ABA 4
ABA 3-4: Structure of atom and Chemical arithmetic
(Practice assignment-1 – Try out by ABA 4)

Assignment – 2: Chemical Arithmetic – Due ABA 6
ABA 5: Quantum mechanical structure of the atom
(Practice assignment -2 – Try out by ABA 6
(Work sheet only for M Tech to submit – Due before Mid-1
Practice assignment -3 for others)

Assignment – 3: Structure of atoms - Due ABA 7
ABA 6: Periodic table and its organization-The electronic configuration of atoms and periodic
properties of atoms in their free and bonded state
(Practice assignment -4 – Try out by ABA 8

Assignment – 4: Periodic properties – Due ABA 8
ABA 7: Bonding and molecular properties -Theories of bonding

Types of bonds and their consequences
Assignment: Bonding (Practice assignment-5 – Try out by ABA 8)
Dry lab on structure drawing tool
ABA 8: Bonding and molecular structure -Theories of bonding Electron distribution in

molecules and their representation Hybridization Resonance and aromaticity
Assignment - 5: Bonding – Due ABA 9
ABA 9: Bonding, structure and intermolecular forces Bond length, bond angle and shape of
molecules Dipole moments Intermolecular forces
Assignment - 6: Bonding –Due ABA 10
ABA 10: Isomerism
Structural and stereo isomers Nomenclature
Practice Assignment: Isomerism and nomenclature (Try out before Mid-1
Assignment – 7: Nomenclature and isomerism I – Due ABA 13
Mid-1
ABA 11-13: Configuration and conformation I

Chirality and optical activity
Representation of configuration and Stereochemical nomenclature
Sugars and carbohydrates

Tutorial
Assignment – 8: Nomenclature and isomerism II – Due ABA 13
ABA 14-15: Configuration and conformation III

Concept of prochirality
Conformations – energy barriers, torsion angles and representations
Conformations of cyclic compounds including cyclic sugars

Tutorial
Assignment – 9: Nomenclature and isomerism III – Due ABA 16
ABA 16: Structure and properties of molecules
Bond energy and type of bond breaking (Bonding III from resources)
Basics of thermodynamics and kinetics

Acids and bases
Familiarity with the different amino acids and their classification
Tutorial
Assignment – 10: Amino Acid Structure - Due ABA 18
ABA 17: Equilibria in aqueous solutions I
General characteristics of amino acids in aqueous solutions
Tutorial
Assignment – 11: Amino Acids and ionic equilibria: Due ABA 20
ABA 18: Equilibria in aqueous solutions II
Study of buffers
Amino acid pK values and isoelectric points (No ionizable side chains)
(Practice assignment – Food for thought Try out by ABA 19)
Tutorial
Mid-2
ABA 19: Equilibria in aqueous solutions III
Amino acid pK values and isoelectric points (ionizable side chains)
Tutorial
Dry lab on structure building and visualizing tool
ABA 20-22: Study of amino acids and proteins

Investigation of dipeptides and torsion angles
Levels of protein structure and forces stabilizing them
Primary structure and its relation with higher order structure
Secondary structure and Ramachandran plot
Dry lab on structure visualizing tool
Assignment – 12: Amino acids and proteins Due ABA 24
ABA 23-25: Study of nucleic acids

DNA-Components, chemical structures
Base pairing and hydrogen bonding
Types of DNAs A, B, Z and their structure parameters
Nucleic acid databases
Comparing DNA and RNA
Nucleic acid protein interactions
Dry lab on structure analysis tool
Assignment – 13: Nucleic acids Due ABA 26
ABA 26: Revision
Weightage (%)
Grading Component UG M Tech-1 (Bio) (Core)
(Science
Elective)
Quiz-1 7.5 6.25
Quiz-2 7.5 6.25
Mid Sem Exam 15 12.5
Assignment & Surprise Quizzes 40 40
End Sem Exam 30 25
Lab Exam - -
Project/any other evaluation (Domain
Supplement: Dry Lab NA 10
+ Theory)
PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS: Text books: Study material will be provided in the form of
pdf files and web content. Also Atkins and Leach
*REFERENCE BOOKS: 1.Bio-Chemistry – Stryer

2.Biochemistry – Voet, Voet and Pratt
3.Ralph H. Petrucci, General Chemistry: Principles & Modern Applications, 8th Edition,
Addison Wesley Longman (2003)
4.P W Atkins, Elements of Physical Chemistry, 5/E, Oxford University Press (2010)
*PROJECT: None
OUTCOME: Expected outcome:

1. Ability to carry out chemical calculations
2. Ability to write Lewis and other specialized structural formulae and use them to relate
structures with properties
3. Ability to communicate with written structures of biological molecules

4. Ability to understand standard IUPAC nomenclature and numbering
5. Ability to understand structural features including Chirality and prochirality, structure
parameters including torsion angles, their definitions and standard values for biomolecules
6. Ability to build molecules in silico and familiarity with some visualization and
analysis tools
7. Understand the basis of computability of energetics of molecules and their ensembles
8. Ability to handle files containing structural information of molecules and mine structure
databases of biological molecules
REMARKS: Load: Total contact hours ~5 hours per
week Live lectures: Two 1.5 hr lectures per week
Labs and/or Tutorials 1.5 - 2 hr per week
Assignment hours (including lab and reading assignments) around 3-4 hours per week
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CSE435 Advanced Computer Networks 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Sujit Gujar + Shatrunjay Rawat
TYPE-WHEN: Bouquet Core, Monsoon
PRE-REQUISITE: Computer Networks
COURSE OBJECTIVE: Introduce Advance Networking Concepts, Theories and Tools.
COURSE TOPICS:
Review of Networking Basics; Queuing theory; Advance Topics in IPv4 and TCP; Telecom Networks,
Switching Techniques; Multicast Rout ing protocols; IPv6, IPv4 to IPv6; QoS; Network Monitoring –
SNMP, RMON; VLAN; VPN; Firewall and IPS Concepts; Network Redundancy, Load Balancers, Caching,
Storage Networks; VSAT, GSM/CDMA/WiMax; Ad -Hoc networks, Sensor Networks; Network
Simulation.
RFCs and Standards Documents
Communication Networking – An Analytical Approach, Anurag-Manjunath-Joy
Probabilistic Modelling by Isi Mitrani
REFERENCE BOOKS:
TCP/IP Illustrated (Vol.1,2), Stevens
Data Networks, Bertsekas-Gallager
An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking by S. Keshav
More books/references will be identified in due course
PROJECT: NA
GRADING:
Assignments: 20
Quiz: 20
MidSem Exam: 20
End Semester Exam: 40
OUTCOME:
Understanding core concepts/theories/algorithms of computer networks
Some hands-on capability on various network devices and tools
Capability to design and implement a computer network
REMARKS:
Course may have lab component, depending on class strength
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M20Temp13 Advances in Data Systems 3-1-0-4

Faculty: Krishna Reddy P
PRE-REQUISITE : Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Computer organization,

programming language.
OBJECTIVE:
Database system technology manages (stores and retrieves) disk resident data in an efficient
manner. Typical DBMSs have been designed to manage data for banking and retail applications.
However, this narrow view of DBMSs has changed significantly during the last two decades to
meet the data management requirements of emerging applications from various domains. In this
course, we will cover several advanced techniques (new DBMS frameworks for efficient data
management and query processing, NoSQL, MapReduce, Stream data management, data
integration, query processing, graph data management) for large-scale data management
requirements of emerging applications in Internet era.
The objective of this course is to give sufficient background to think about possible solutions to
current data management problems. For this we discuss key research papers related to the
building of database systems to support traditional and emerging applications.
COURSE TOPICS:
About 25 key research papers related to relational database engine, distributed database engine,
Efficient/scalable retrieval, stream processing, NOSQL, map-reduce, graph databases, database
integration, and web services.
REFERENCES.
1. Papers from SIGMOD, VLDB, ICDE, IDAR, and database journals.
2. Readings in Database Systems, Fifth Edition - edited by Peter Bailis, Joseph M. Hellerstein,
Michael Stonebraker, (We will also discuss few papers from earlier editions)
2. Gray, J., and Reuter, A., Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques, Morgan Kaufmann,
1993.
3. Database System Implementation by Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeff Ullman, and Jennifer Widom,
4. Database System Concepts, Abraham Silberschatz Henry F. Korth S. Sudarshan
5. Database Management Systems by Raghu Ramakrishnan and Johannes Gehrke
PROJECT:
Each student has to submit the summary of the research paper. As we are discussing the key
papers, each student has to make the presentation of three related important papers written after
the publication of the key research paper. It is expected that a student will form a new idea in a
comprehensive manner which may lead to publication.
GRADING:
Summary assignments: 20%.

MID: 20%
ENDSEM: 40%
Term paper: 20 %
OUTCOME:
After taking the course, the student will have a comprehensive view about the database system
technology. Also, he/she will be able to appreciate the research efforts that have been made to
manage emerging database related applications. Further, a student is expected to get a capability
to think about new solutions for ongoing and future data management problems.
REMARKS: The course is aimed at students who wants to pursue research as their career or wants
to do jobs related to system building. Under-graduate, post-graduate and PhD students who are
interested in doing research can take this course. It is very intensive course. The students are
going to get enough base to get new ideas for doing MS, PhD and imagining/building next
generation systems for different domains. Contact the instructor, if you need more clarity (e-mail:
pkreddy@iiit.ac.in).
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List of research papers covered during Spring 2018 (The list will be updated by including latest
trends)
1. E. F. Codd: A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks (Reprint). Commun.
ACM 26(1): 64-69 (1970)
2. System R: Relational Approach to Database Management, ACM Transactions on Database

Systems, Vol. 1, No. 2. June 1976
3. Jeffrey Dean, Sanjay Ghemawat: MapReduce: Simplified Data Processing on Large

Clusters. OSDI 2004: 137-150
4. Michael Stonebraker, Daniel J. Abadi, Adam Batkin, Xuedong Chen, Mitch Cherniack,
Miguel Ferreira, Edmond Lau, Amerson Lin, Samuel Madden, Elizabeth J. O'Neil, Patrick
E. O'Neil, Alex Rasin, Nga Tran, Stanley B. Zdonik: C-Store: A Column-oriented DBMS.
VLDB 2005: 553-564
5. David J. DeWitt, Shahram Ghandeharizadeh, Donovan A. Schneider, Allan Bricker, Hui-I

Hsiao, Rick Rasmussen: The Gamma Database Machine Project. IEEE Trans. Knowl. Data
Eng. 2(1): 44-62 (1990)
6. Mohamed F. Mokbel, Chi-Yin Chow, Walid G. Aref: The New Casper: Query Processing
for Location Services without Compromising Privacy. VLDB 2006: 763-774
7. Pavan Deolasee, Amol Katkar, Ankur Panchbudhe, Krithi Ramamritham, Prashant J.

Shenoy: Adaptive push-pull: disseminating dynamic web data. WWW 2001: 265-274
8. P.Krishna Reddy and Masaru Kitsuregawa, Speculative locking protocols to improve

performance for distributed database systems, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data
Engineering, September/October 2003, vol. 15. no.5.
9. Seth Gilbert and Nancy Lynch, "Brewer's conjecture and the feasibility of consistent,
available, partition-tolerant web services", ACM SIGACT News, Volume 33 Issue 2
(2002), pg. 51–59.
10. Lecture on BIG DATA, SQL, DATA SCIENCE
11. Surajit Chaudhuri Venkatesh Ganti Raghav Kaushik, A Primitive Operator for Similarity
Joins in Data Cleaning, Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Data
Engineering (ICDE’06)
12. Lukasz Golab, Howard Karloff, Flip Korn Avishek Saha, Divesh Srivastava, Sequential
Dependencies, VLDB09.
13. Hoang Tam Vo, Ashish Kundu, Mukesh Mohania Research Directions in Blockchain Data
Management and Analytics, EDBT 2018.
14. Stephan Börzsönyi, Donald Kossmann, Konrad Stocker: The Skyline Operator. ICDE
2001: 421-430
15. Guoliang Li Human-in-the-loop Data Integration, VLDB 2017.

16. Jessica Lin Eamonn Keogh Stefano Lonardi Pranav Patel, Finding Motifs in Time Series,
SIGMOD 2002.
17. Ronald Fagin, Amnon Lotem, Moni Naor: Optimal Aggregation Algorithms for
Middleware. PODS 2001
18. Ihab F. Ilyas, George Beskales, Mohamed A. Soliman: A survey of top-k query processing
techniques in relational database systems. ACM Comput. Surv. 40(4): 11:1-11:58 (2008)
19. Grzegorz Malewicz, Matthew H. Austern, Aart J. C. Bik, James C. Dehnert, Ilan Horn,
Naty Leiser, Grzegorz Czajkowski:
Pregel: a system for large-scale graph processing. SIGMOD Conference 2010: 135-146
20. Peter Buneman, Adriane Chapman, James Cheney: Provenance management in curated
databases. SIGMOD Conference 2006: 539-550
21. Wisam Dakka, Panagiotis G. Ipeirotis, Automatic Extraction of Useful Facet Hierarchies
from Text Databases, ICDE2008.
22. Mohamed Y. Eltabakh, Mourad Ouzzani, Walid G. Aref:

bdbms - A Database Management System for Biological Data. CIDR 2007: 196-206
23. Sarah Masud, Farhana Murtaza Choudhury, Mohammed Eunus Ali, Sarana
Nutanong: Maximum visibility queries in spatial databases. ICDE 2013: 637-648
24. Nilesh Padhariya, Anirban Mondal, Vikram Goyal, Roshan Shankar, Sanjay Kumar
Madria: EcoTop: An Economic Model for Dynamic Processing of Top-k Queries in
Mobile-P2P Networks. DASFAA (2) 2011: 251-265
25. Abhishek Santra, Sanjukta Bhowmick, Sharma Chakravarthy:

Efficient Community Re-creation in Multilayer Networks Using Boolean Operations.
ICCS 2017: 58-67
26. The Beckman report on database research. Commun. ACM 59(2): 92-99 (2016)
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Advanced NLP 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Manish Shrivastava
CES623 Advanced Structural Design 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Sunitha P
Type-when: Monsoon 2019
Pre-requisite: Design of RC and Steel Structures (Undergraduate course content)
Objectives:
1. To facilitate understanding of analysis and design concepts of RC and steel structures to
control structural behaviour, with focus on seismic loading effects on moment frame and
wall-frame structural systems in buildings; and
2. To help compare effects of choice of material of construction on critical design parameters
and seismic behaviour.
Course Contents
Analysis: Configuration, Structural Plan Density, Initial proportioning, estimation of loads
and load combinations, numerical modelling concepts, interpretation of linear elastic
structural analysis and modal analysis results-concept of lateral stiffness.
Design: Design of structural members for loading effects-axial, flexure, shear, torsiondesign
for combined effects; Design of RC beam-column joints; Design of steel connections-Joint
panel zones; Design of Foundations; Design of Column Bases; Design of Wall-Frame
Systems.
Behaviour: Lateral Stiffness, Lateral Strength, Ductility Capacity, Collapse

Mechanism and Energy Dissipation Capacity.
Grading
Assignments 20 %
Term 15%
Project
Quiz 1 7.5 %
Quiz 2 7.5 %
Mid-sem 15 %
End-sem 35 %
Select References
[1] American Concrete Institute (ACI), (2014), Building Code
requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-14), Farmington Hills,
MI, USA
[2] American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), (2016), Seismic
Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings, (ANSI/AISC341-16), Chicago,
Illinois, USA
[3] American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), (2016),
Specifications for Structural Steel Buildings, (ANSI/AISC360-16),
Chicago, Illinois, USA
[4] American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), (2010), Minimum Design
Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-10), USA
[5] American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), (2013), Seismic
Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings, (ASCE/SEI 41-13), Virginia, USA
[6] Agarwal,P., and Shrikande, M., (2010), Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures,
PHI Learning Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
[7] Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), (2000), Indian Standard Plain and
Reinforced Concrete - Code of Practice, IS 456:2000, New Delhi, India
[8] Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), (2007), Indian Standard Code of
Practice for General Construction in Steel, IS800;2007, New Delhi, India
[9] Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), (2016), Ductile Detailing of Reinforced
Concrete Structures Subjected to Seismic Forces, Code of Practice, IS
13920;2016, New Delhi,
India
[10] Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), (2016), Indian Standard Criteria for
Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures, IS:1893;2002-Part 1, New Delhi,
India
[11] Elnashai,A.S., and Di Sarno,L., (2008), Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering,
John Wiley and Sons, UK
[12] Gioncu,V., and Mazzolani,M., (2002), “Ductility of Seismic
Resistant Steel Structures,“ SPON Press, Taylor and Francis, New
York
[13] Gioncu,V., and Mazzolani,M., (2011), Earthquake Engineering for
Structural Design, SPON Press, Taylor and Francis, New York
[14] Park,R., and Paulay,T., (1975b), Reinforced Concrete Structures, John
Wiley & Sons, UK
[15] Paulay,T., and Priestley,M.J.N., (1992), Seismic Design of Reinforced
Concrete and Masonry Buildings, John Wiley and Sons, New York
[16] Salmon, C.G., and Johnson,J.E., (1996), Steel Structures Design and Behaviour,
Prentice Hall, NJ
[17] Varghese,P.C., (2010), Design of Reinforced Concrete Foundation, PHI Learning Pvt
Ltd, New Delhi
Expected Course Outcome

To demonstrate: (a) for designing a new building, design should reflect the analysis performed,
and (b) for assessing an existing building, analysis should assess the design performed.
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ECE468 Analog IC Design 3-1-0-4
FACULTY NAME: Abhishek Srivastava + Zia Abbas

TYPE-WHEN : Monsoon 2020
PRE-REQUISITE : Analog Electronics/Linear Electronic Circuits, Network theory

OBJECTIVE : To make students learn practical CMOS analog IC design with
the emphasis on developing intuitive thinking for analog circuit analysis and design.
COURSE TOPICS:
Basics of analog design: MOS model for analog circuits, large signal modeling, incremental
modeling, MOS parasitics, mismatches, speed (fT), passive components for IC design (R, C and
L), biasing,negative feedback for biasing, introduction to layout, Gain-BW-Swing-Power-Noise-
Area trade-offs. (4)
Amplifier design: Review of single stage amplifiers, single-ended and differential amplifier
design, gm/Id design technique, sub-threshold design technique for low power consumption,
techniques to increase gain of amplifiers- active loads, cascode, differential amplifier with
current mirror load, mirror pole, stability issues and utility of negative feedback in high gain
amplifiers. (7)
Operational amplifier design: Review of op amp characteristics, CMRR, offset, single stage op
amp, high gain op amps - telescopic, two stage, stability and frequency compensation, fully
differential amplifier (FDA), common-mode-feedback, review of low noise, low voltage op amp
design techniques. (8)
Other topics: Noise, layout techniques, effect of off-chip components and packaging on IC
design, oscillators, phase noise and PLLs. (7)
1. B. Razavi, “Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits,” 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, 2017.
2. P. E. Allen and D. R. Holberg, “CMOS Analog Circuit Design,” 3rd ed., Oxford, 2013.
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Paul R. Gray & Robert G. Mayor, “Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits,” 4th
ed., JohnWily& Sons, 2008.
*PROJECT: Two course projects will be given
GRADING PLAN:
Mid Sem Exam (1) 20%
Quiz (2) 10%
End Sem Exam 30%
Assignments (4) 20%
Project (2) 20%
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Behavioral Methods & Experimental Design 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Vinoo Alluri + Bapi Raju S
When: Monsoon 2020
OBJECTIVE:
The primary objective of these courses is to acquaint students with fundamentals of

experimental design, related research methods, data analyses approaches and techniques.
Specifically, the course in Monsoon aims at introducing them to the basic concepts used in
research and to scientific research methods and their approach. It includes discussions on
sampling techniques, research designs and techniques of analysis. Some other objectives of
the course are:
• To develop understanding of the basic framework of behavioral research process.

• To identify various sources of information for literature review for operationalization and
data collection.
• To develop an understanding of various experimental designs and techniques.
• To develop an understanding of the ethical dimensions of conducting applied research.
• Appreciate the components of scholarly writing and evaluate its quality.
COURSE TOPICS:
1. Introduction to Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches; Conducting

Behavioral Research; Ethics in Research; Institute Review Board (IRB) Process
2. Starting on Research, Experimental Design: Hypothesis Testing, Type I and II errors,

Hypothesis-based vs Exploratory Research, Operationalizing Research, Literature
Review; Sampling, Types of variables and levels of Measurements, Designing an
Experiment; Validity, Reliability and Cross-validation in Research
3. Types of Experimental design: Non-Experimental Designs, Pilot Testing; 4. Data

Collection: Surveys Questionnaires; Data Representation: Levels of Measurement,
Human Annotation, Different types of design: Simple randomized design, Factorial
designs, Simple repeated measures design, Randomized blocks design, Latin square type
designs, Between-subject and within-subject factors in an experiment; Scaling Behavioral
Experiments: web and mobile experiments, crowdsourcing, big data, large-scale
experiments, citizen science, online data collection (PsiTurk, Mechanical Turk, etc).
4. Data Visualization and Analysis: Descriptive Statistics, Tests of Normality and Data
Transformation, Outliers, Collinearity in Data, Data Summarization vs Data Reduction
Techniques: Exploratory Factor Analysis, Principal Component Analysis, Discriminant
Factor Analysis
5. Introduction to Statistical Analysis: Inferential Statistics-Tests of Difference and Tests of
Association: Multi-level tests (ANOVA): nonparametric and parametric tests of difference –
chi-square test, Mann Whitney U test, Binomial Sign test, Wilcoxon’s T test, Related and
Unrelated t tests; nonparametric and parametric tests of association – correlation, regression;
Significance testing [NOTE: While this course emphasizes basic descriptive and inferential
statistical analysis, the Second part of the course to be offered in Spring would cover
Statistical Analysis of Behavioral and Neuroimaging data in more detail].
6. Communicating and Assessing Research: Writing, Poster and general Presentations
(formatting of the research paper using APA and IEEE journal/conference formats)
PREREQUISITES: Interest in conducting behavioral experiments is desirable. Open only for
DD, MS, and PhD students. BTech and MTech students can be admitted based on specific
requirements and instructor permission.
REFERENCES:
• Howell, D.C. (1997). Statistical Methods for Psychology (4th ed). Belmont, CA: Duxbury.
• Salkind, N.J. (2009). Exploring Research (8th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
• Cozby, P. & Bates, S. (2011). Methods in Behavioral Research (11th Ed.), McGraw Hill.
• Coolican, H. (2014). Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology. London: Hodder &
Stoughton.
• Passer, M. W. (2017). Research Methods: Concepts and Connections, 2nd ed. New York:
MacMillan.
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Assignments and Quizzes: 30%
Class Participation: 10%
Project: 40%
Exams: 20%
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SCI643 Biomolecular Structure Interactions and Dynamics 3-0-1-4
Faculty Name: B. Gopalakrishna

Type When: Monsoon-2020
Pre-requisites: Advanced Biomolecular Architecture or General and Structural
Chemistry or equivalent Max. No. of students (limit, if any): Science/Open elective for ‘non
CNS’ B.
Tech students – no limit.
OBJECTIVE: Navigating the ıSequence ı Structure ı Functionı Space for Biomolecules.
Course Description: ı Structure and properties of biomolecules, ı Interactions between
biomolecules, ı Properties of ensembles of biomolecules, ı Reactions and reaction
mechanisms, ı Important biochemical reactions, ı Exploration and analysis of biomolecular
structures and interactions, ı Molecular modeling and docking ı concepts and techniques,
ıDatabases and tools. Text Book:
1. Bio-Chemistry - Lehninger
2. Bio-Chemistry ı Stryer
3. Biochemistry ı Voet, Voet and
Pratt Syllabus and topic wise
Coverage: Lectures Topics
Week 1
1 -2 Structure and properties of biomolecules: Steric and electronic
effects, Electrophiles, nucleophiles, acids, bases and salts, Buffers
Week 2
3 Interactions between biomolecules: Hydrogen bonding and solvation, examples of
structure property correlation
Assignment 1 : Due Week 3
Week 2 ı 4
4 ı 7 Properties of ensembles of biomolecules: Elementary concepts of
chemical thermodynamics, Equilibrium and kinetics, Ionic equilibriums and chemistry
in aqueous solution. Application to stability of proteins, nucleic acids and their
interactions. Assignment 2 : Due Week 5
Week 5
8 ı 9 Reactions and reaction mechanisms Classification of reactions and their mechanisms ı
application to classification of biochemical reactions and their enzymes
Assignment 3: Due Week 6
Week 5 ı 6
10 ı 12 Important biochemical reactions Examples from enzyme classes, active site, target
specificity, inhibition and activation. Reactions involved in storage and retrieval of energy.
Enzyme kinetics.
Assignment 4: Due Weeks 8
Week 7 ı 9
13 ı 18 Exploration and analysis of biomolecular structures and interactions
Experimental methods and techniques for analyzing structures and interactions ı NMR, ESR,
X- Ray, CD, Fluorescence etc. Detailed structural analysis of some representative proteins,
Analysis of DNA and RNA structures,
Assignment 5 and 6: Due Weeks 9 and 11
Week 10 ı 12
19 ı 24 Molecular modeling and docking ı concepts and techniques:
Useful concepts in Molecular modeling - Tasks and techniques in molecular modeling,
Identification of tasks e.g. alignment, minimization, conformational search, dynamics
and
simulation etc., Methods of analyzing structures, Methods of prediction and validation
of structures
Week 13 ı 14
25 ı 28 Databases and tools: Classification of databases, databases of structures
and functions, CATH, SCOP, PFAM, Functional domain ı Analysis servers
Laboratory:
ı Visualization & rendering
ı Building molecules-Physical (Ball & Stick, Paper models), in silico
ı Rendering of various aspects of structures of
biomolecules ı Web based tools
ı Query tools: i) Sequence retrieval, ii) Structure
retrieval ı Protein structure analysis tools:
i) Structure alignment.
ii) Homology search.
iii) Domain assignment.
iv) Fold recognition and analysis
ı Structure prediction tools: i) Secondary structure prediction. (1) Protein. structure. (2)
RNA structure
ı Molecular modeling tools: i) Threading. ii) Comparative modeling, SwissMod.
ı Computational tools: i) Geometry optimization and Energy minimization. ii) Molecular
dynamics simulation.
Projects (if any): Labs + Tutorials 1.5 hr per week Assignment hours (including lab and reading
assignments) around 4 hours per week.
Grading:
Grading Component Weightage (%)

Quiz-1 5
Quiz-2 5
Mid Sem Exam 15
Assignment & Surprise Quizzes 35
End Sem Exam 30
Lab Exam -
Project/any other evaluation
(Domain Supplement: Dry Lab + Theory) 10
Outcome: 1. Review of physicochemical principles at the molecular level 2. From molecules
to biochemical systems ı appreciation of principles of kinetics and thermodynamics for
understanding mechanisms of interactions and reactions of biomolecules 3. Appreciation of
the experimental methods used for exploring structures of biomolecules 3. Understanding of
important structural concepts used for the analysis of protein and nucleic acid structures 4.
Learning to use and understanding the principles of molecular modeling, docking and molecular
dynamics simulations for inferring structures, functions and interactions from sequences ı 5.
Familiarity with important structural and functional databases and their usefulness in biological
contexts.
Remarks: Total contact hours 4-5 hours per week Live lectures: Two 1.5 hr lectures per week.
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ECE467 CMOS Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Syed Azeemuddin
Type when: Monsoon - 2020Pre-Requisite:

Pre-requisites: Electronic Circuits and Design, Analog signal design, some basics of EMT
Course Description: Introduction to RF and wireless technology, Basic concepts in RF

Design, Passive RFIC components, Review of MOS device Physics, RLC networks,
Transmission lines concept, Smith Chart and S-parameters, Bandwidth estimation
techniques, biasing circuits, Noise, high-frequency amplifier design techniques, CMOS low
noise amplifiers (LNA), An overview of wireless transceiver architectures (If time permits).
Text Book:
1. Thomas H. Lee, The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits,

Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 0521835399.
2. Behzad Razavi, RF Microelectronics, Prentice-Hall 1998, ISBN 0-13-
887571-5. Projects (if any):
1. CMOS low noise amplifier.
Grading:
1. Course Grading Home Work - 10 %
2. Mid-term Exam - 20%

3. Laboratory Assignments - 10%
4. Final Exam - 30%
5. Final project - 30%
Remarks: Home works are due in the class on the assigned due date. Makeup exam will be given
only under special circumstances.
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CSE503 Concurrent Data Structures 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Govindarajulu R
TYPE-WHEN: Monsoon 2020
PRE-REQUISITE:
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this course is to provide an overview of the challenges involved
in designing concurrent data structures and a summary of relevant work for some important data
structure classes. A few popular data structures that illustrate key design issues are chosen for
implementation in the laboratory sessions.
COURSE TOPICS:
1. Concurrent Objects - Concurrency and Correctness; Quiescent Consistency, Sequential

Consistency; Linearizability
2. Spin Locks and Contention - Test-and-Set Locks; Exponential Backoff; Queuelocks
3. Monitors and Blocking Synchronization - Monitor Locks and Conditions; Readers – Writers
Locks Semaphores
4. Linked Lists: The Role of Locking - List-based Sets; Course-grained Synchronization, Fine-
grained Synchronization, Optimistic Synchronization
5. Concurrent Queues - A Bounded Partial Queue; An unbounded Total Queue; An unbounded
Lock-Free Queue
6. Concurrent Stacks - Unbounded Lock-free Stack; Elimination; The Elimination Backoff Stack
7. Counting, Sorting and Distributed Coordination - Shared Counting; Software Combining; and
Counting Networks
8. Transactional Memory - Transactions and Atomicity; Software Transactional Memory;
Hardware Transactional Memory The proliferation of commercial shared-memory multiprocessor
machines has brought about significant changes in the art of concurrent
programming. The advent of Multicore architectures has produced a renaissance in the study of
highly concurrent architectures. Shared-memory multiprocessors are systems that concurrently
execute multiple threads of computation which communicate and synchronize through data
structures in shared memory. The efficiency of these data structures is crucial to performance,
yet designing effective data structures for multiprocessor machines is an art currently mastered
by a few. By most accounts, concurrent data structures are far more difficult to design than
sequential once because threads executing concurrently may interleave their steps in many
ways, each with a different and potentially unexpected outcome. Furthermore, new challenges
arise in designing scalable concurrent data structures that continue to perform well as
machines that execute more and more concurrent threads become available.
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
Maurice Herlihy and Nir Shavit, “The Art of Multiprocessor Programming”, Morgan Kaufmann
Publication, 2008.
*PROJECT:
Recent research Papers will be discussed. There are laboratory sessions dealing with the practice
of concurrent programming in Java. The number of students that can register for this course is 20.
GRADING (Tentative):
Laboratory Assignments: 20%, Exams: 40%, Project: 40%
OUTCOME:
REMARKS:
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HSS448 Critical Viewing and Reading 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Sushmita Banerjee
OBJECTIVE: This course is designed as an introduction to texts – literary and cinematic – that
engage with the Partition of British India into present day India and Pakistan. Students will be
introduced to key historical moments to contextualize the texts they read/view. We will interpret
cultural expression in light of ethical, cultural, and historical trauma.
COURSE TOPICS: Unit 1: History and its ghosts – Political moves, Gandhi, Nehru and the INC;
Jinaah and the Muslim League, the state of the people and the State and its people Unit 2: What
were people writing – short stories from Urdu, Hindi and Bangla Unit 3: Cinema – Popular
cinema and its tendencies, the new Nation in the popular imagination, the partition’s afterlives on
celluloid.
PREFERRED TEXTBOOKS: Bose, Sugata and Ayesha Jalal eds. Nationalism, Democracy, and
Development: State and Politics in India. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1997. Butalia, Urvashi.
The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India. Delhi: Penguin, 1998. Pandey,
Gyanendra. Remembering Partition: Violence, Nationalism and History in India. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 2001. Veena Das, Arthur Kleinman, Margaret Lock, Mamphela
Ramphele and Pamela Reynolds. eds.. Remaking a World: Violence, Social Suffering, and
Recovery. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001. *REFERENCE BOOKS: Bhalla,
Alok.ed. Stories About the Partition of India. Vol.1,2,3. New Delhi: Indus, 1994. Jill, Didur.
Unsettling Partition: Literature, Gender, Memory. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006.
Talbot, Ian. “Literature and the Human Drama of the 1947 Partition.” Partition and PostColonial
South Asia: A Reader, Vol. II. Eds. Tai Young Tan and Gyanesh Kudaisya. London: Routledge,
2008. Caruth, Cathy. Unclaimed Experience: Trauma and the Possibility of History. Baltimore:
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. Felman, Shoshana. Testimony: Crises of Witnessing in
Literature, Psychoanalysis, and History. New York: Routledge, 1992. LaCapra, Dominick.
Writing History, Writing Trauma. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
GRADING PLAN: Type of Evaluation Weightage (in %) Mid Semester Exam 20% Quiz 10%
Assignment 1 20% Assignment 2 20% Final Exam 30%
OUTCOME: Students will learn to critically engage with literary and filmic texts, understand the
Partition and its ramifications, and read popular texts in nuanced and informed ways. REMARKS:
Students are expected to read up to 30 pages a week, watch recommended films, and attend film
screenings when required.
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CSE447 Data Analytics I 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Vikram Pudi
TYPE-WHEN : CS Elective.
PRE-REQUISITE : Data and Applications
OBJECTIVE : Theory and practice of data warehousing and data mining techniques and
algorithms.
COURSE TOPICS:
Data Mining Process
Data Preprocessing
Data warehouse concepts and design
Frequent Patterns Mining Classification
Clustering
< will not cover ML type oriented material, including neural networks, and statistical pattern
recognition topics>
Data Mining : Concepts and Techniques 3rd Edition: Han and Kember,
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
*PROJECT:
Compulsory Components:
A group project two students each with following compulsory components on any
dataset of their choice.
1. CSV file to the data warehouse
2. Attribute-oriented induction
3. Frequent patterns
4. Classification
5. Clustering
6. Any other data mining exercise of their choice.
GRADING PLAN:
Type of Evaluation Weightage (in %) Total Weightage

Quiz-1 At least 3% At most 15% 20% to 60%
Quiz-2 At least 3% At most 15%
Mid Sem Exam At least 10% At most 55%
End Sem Exam At least 10% at most 55%
Assignments 0% to
10%
Project/any other evaluation At least 40% 40% to 60%
OUTCOME:
A good understanding of theory and practice of data mining concepts and algorithms in a
real- world setting.
REMARKS:
A cool first database course.
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CSE441 Data Systems 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Kamal Karlapalem
TITLE : Data Systems

Course Code : CSE441
Note: Please use course code for the previously existing course
TYPE-WHEN : Bouquet Core for CSE, offered mainly in Monsoon, and Spring Semesters
(depending on interest).
FACULTY NAME : DSAC
PRE-REQUISITE : Data and Applications

OBJECTIVE : Theory and practice of core database system design and implementation.
COURSE TOPICS :
(please list the order in which they will be covered)
Page/Block Design for storing data
Indices, and index implementation
Query Processing techniques (relational operators) and optimization
Transaction Management, concurrency control, and recovery
A brief introduction to cloud database systems

Fundamentals of Database Systems, Elmasri and Navathe, 7th Edition, Person, 2017
Database Systems: The Complete Book, Garcia-Molina, Ullman, Widom 2e
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
*PROJECT:
Compulsory Components:
A group project to build a core database system by implementing relational operators, and
some techniques of query optimization.
GRADING PLAN:

ADBI
Mid Sem-1 Exam
ADBI
Mid Sem-2 Exam
ADBI
End Sem Exam
Assignments ADBI
Project
At least 40%
Term Paper
N/A
Other Evaluation _________
ADBI – As Decided by Instructor
OUTCOME:
A good understanding of system aspects and practice of designing and implementing a database
system.
REMARKS:
A cool bouquet course on database systems.
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ECE469 Design for Testability 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Ganesh V. Bhutekar, Renia Inc.
PRE-REQUISITE : A course on Digital Circuits (or) B.Tech
OBJECTIVE: To expose the students to the various techniques adopted to make the testing
(complicated) of manufactured ICs. To make the stude nts to take care of the testing aspects into
account at the design stage itself.
COURSE TOPICS:
1) Introduction: Testing of electronic gadgets, various types of tests, VLSI design flow, role of
modeling and simulation in testing.
2) Faults and fault modeling, detection of faults, fault simulation and its applications, functional
testing, exhaustive and non-exhaustive testing, automatic testing procedures.
3) Design for testability: Various features are to be incorporated for carrying out testing from
input & output pins, scan architecture, board level testing, signature analysis and testing.
4) Built in Self Test (BIST), BIST concepts, text pattern generation, BIST architectures.
5) Testing of Analog and mixed signal ICs, testing of system on chip.
1) Miron Abramollici, Mellin A Breur, Arthur D. Friedman, Digital systems, testing and testable
design, Jaico publishing house, 2001
2) Stanley L. Hurst, VLSI Testing, Digital and Mixed Analog / Digital Techniques, Institution of
Electrical Engineers, 1998, London, United Kingdom.
3) Michael L. Bushnell, Vishwani D. Agarwal, Essentials of Electronic Testing for Digital & Mixed
Signal FLSI Circuits, Springer 2000
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. “VLSI Test Principles and Architectures: Design for Testabili ty”,Laung-Terng Wang, Cheng-
Wen Wu, Xiaoqing Wen
2. “VLSI Testing”, Stanley Leonard Hurst
3. “Electronic Design Automation”, Laung -Terng Wang, Yao-Wen Chang, Kwang-Ting (Tim)
Cheng
4. “System-on-Chip Test Architectures: Nanometer Design for Testability”, L aung-Terng Wang,
Charles
5. E. Stroud, Nur A. Touba
6. “Testing of Digital Systems”, Jha and Gupta
*PROJECT:
GRADING: 2 Mid Sem Exams 2 x 20 40 2 Surprise Tests 10 Final Examination 50 ---------
Total Marks 100 --------- A > 80 B 70 _ 79 C 60 _ 69 D 50 _ 59 E < 50
OUTCOME:
REMARKS:
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CSE478 Digital Image Processing 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Ravi Kiran S
FACULTY NAME: S. Ravi Kiran
PREREQUISITE: The course assumes some knowledge of basic concepts in Mathematics (Linear
Algebra, Probability, Statistics) ; CS (Programming, D ata Structures, Algorithms). Familiarity with
Digital Signal Processing is useful but not mandatory. Knowledge of one of the following
scripting systems (MATLAB, Python) will be crucial for timely submission of assignments and
project work.
OBJECTIVE : Digital images are now everywhere. There is no limit to the useful applications built
by harnessing the information contained in such images. If you are excited to work with images,
this course is for you. The goal of the course is to impart strong fundamen tals in image processing
algorithms, covering both the theoretical and experimental aspects. This course is also a building
block for understanding more advanced topics such as Computer Vision.
COURSE TOPICS :
1. Introduction and Fundamentals of digital imaging
2. Image enhancement in the spatial domain (intensity transforms, histogram processing,
spatial filtering etc.)
3. Image enhancement by transformation to a different space (fourier transform, wavelet
transform etc.)
4. Geometric Image Processing (transforming spatial geometry of images)
5. Color Image Processing
6. Morphological Image Processing (extracting and analyzing structural properties of images)
7. Image Segmentation
7. Feature-based representation and description
8. Image Restoration and Reconstruction
9. Image Compression
10. Introduction to Video Processing and Motion Estimation
*REFERENCE TEXT: Digital Image Processing (Gonzalez and Woods)
*PROJECT: The course will include a final project
GRADING:

Quiz-1 5
Quiz-2 5
Mid Sem Exam 10
Assignments 25
End Sem Exam 25
Lab Exam
Project/any other evaluation 30
45% theory (10% for quizzes, 10% for mid semester exam, 25% for end semester exam) 55%
practice (25% for assignments, 30% for final project)
OUTCOME:
1) Understand how images are captured, stored and represented in digital machines
2) Understand various approaches for enhancing images
3) Understand various approaches for transforming the spatial geometry of images
4) Understand how color is represented in images, transformation from RGB to other color
spaces and respective applications
5) Understand how to extract and analyze structural properties of entities in the image
6) Understand approaches for modelling and removing noise in images
7) Understand how storage space for images can be significantly reduced without noticeable
perceptual differences
8) Understand various useful features that can be extracted from images and how they aid in
higher-level tasks
9) Study a variety of modern applications in image and video processing
10) Understand theoretical aspects of image processing algorithms (to understand research papers
and implement them)
11) Gain hands on experience in developing image processing algorithms
12) Get initiated towards higher -level computer vision tasks
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CSE431 Distributed Systems 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Kishore Kothapalli
Foundations: Characterizations of Distributed Systems
System Models
Networking and
Internetworking Inter-process
Communication
Logical Time:
A framework for a system of logical clocks
Scalar time, vector time and efficient implementation of vector
clocks Synchronization of physical clocks. NTP
Global state and snapshot recording algorithms:
System model and definition
Snapshot algorithms for FIFO
channels Middleware:
Distributed objects and
RMI Termination
Detection:
Termination detection using distributed snapshots A spanning-tree-based termination detection

algorithms Distributed mutual exclusion algorithms: Lamport‘s algorithm, Ricart -Agarwala
Algoritm Sughal‘s dynamic information – Structure Algorithm Quorum-based mutual exclusion
Alogorithm Maekawa‘s Algorithm Deadlock detection in Distributed Systems: Models of
deadlocks, Knapp‘s classification of distributed deadlock detection algorithms. Mitchell and Merrit‘s
algorithm for single resource model Consensus and agreement algorithm: Problem definition.
Agreement in a failure -free system (synchronous or asynchronous). Agreement in (messagepassing)
synchronous system with failures. Agreement in asynchronous message passing systems with
failures.
The syllabus includes the following topics:

- RPC, Google protobufs
- Logical clocks, vector clocks, generalized clocks
- Totally ordered multicase
- Mutual exclusion, leader election algorithms
- Deadlock detection/prevention algorithms
- Consensus algorithm, Paxos (possibly Raft)
- Consistency, eventual consistency, monotonic reads, read your writes, etc
- Failure modes, types of failures
- Distributed transactions, 2 phase commit, 3 phase commit
- CAP theorem
- Apache HDFS, MapReduce
- Google BigTable
- Amazon Dynamo DB
- Kafka
Grading:
Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 at 10% each

Mid exam is at 25%
End exam is at 35%
Homeworks at 20%
Reference Books
1) Ajay D. Kshemkalyani and Mukesh Singhal, ―Distributed Computing Principles,

Algorithms and
System‖, Cambridge University Press 2008.
2) Sukumar Ghosh, ―Distributed Systems – An Algorithmic Approach‖, Chapman & Hall
ICRC, 2007.
3) M. L. Liu, ―Distributed Computing Principles and Applications‖, Pearson, 2004.
4) George Coulouris, Jean Dollimore, Tim Kindberg and Gordon Blair, ―Distributed Systems
Concepts
and Design‖, Fifth Edition, Pearson 2011.
Mukesh Singhal and Niranjan G. Shivaratri, ―Advanced Concepts in Operating Systems‖, TMH, 1994,
2010
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CSE512 Distributing Trust and Block Chains 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Sujit Gujar

PRE-REQUISITE : Nil
OBJECTIVE :
Bitcoin has made a big leap in alternative to centralized financial systems. It is one of the most
impressive technological innovation of 21st century. There are people who believe it is a gold
where as there is a section of population who believe this is just a bubble. What is that makes
bitcoin so interesting? Answer is its underlying blockchain technology that not only enabled a
first successful crypto currency but also many real-world applications through smart contracts
as blockchain offers a distributed trustworthy append-only ledger that have anonymity. In this
course, we will study about bitcoins, blockchains and smart contracts along with key basic
crypto fundamentals. In addition, we will touch base upon other aspects of privacy of
database, useful in machine learning, a differential privacy.
COURSE TOPICS :
(i) Basic maths (probability theory) and cryptography concepts such as encryption,
hashing and Merkel Trees. (Introduction to basic stuff so that course can be self-
sufficient).
(ii) What is cryptocurrency? What is bitcoin? How does bitcoin work?
(iii) What is double spending? How it is avoided by proof of work in bitcoins?
(iv) Bitcoin mining: strategies and incentives, and mining pools.
(v) Distributed consensus. Block chain technology.
(vi) Use of block chains to design smart contracts (Ethereum/solidity) and their
applications such as secure auction, distributed machine learning, secure crowd
sensing etc.
(vii) Other Cryptocurrencies: Altcoins, ZeroCash etc.
(viii) Differential Privacy: Concepts and important results

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies, Narayanan, Bonneau, Felten,
Miller, Goldfeder, Clark, Princeton University Press 2016
The Algorithmic Foundations of Differential Privacy, Cynthia Dwork and Aaron Roth
*PROJECT:GRADING PLAN:
Mid Sem Exam 20

End Sem Exam 30
Home Works/Quizzes 10
Programming/Reading
Assignments 30
Scribes 5
Course Participation 5
OUTCOME:
In this course the participants will learn about bitcoin, security aspects of bitcoins, how
alternate cryptocurrencies are proposed to improve certain aspects. Also, the participants will
learn what are key concepts behind block chain technology, how to design smart contracts
using block chains, program in solidity. The participants should be able to develop new
applications using block chain technology.
REMARKS: The course has multiple aspects varying from implementation and hands on to
reading recent research papers in this domain and present it to broader audience.
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IMA411 Entropy and Information 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Indranil Chakrabarthy
PRE-REQUISITE : Basic Probability Theory

OBJECTIVE : To give an exhaustive overview of the Mathematical Framework on
Information Theory
COURSE TOPICS :
1. ENTROPY CONCEPT IN PROBABILITY THEORY: Entropy of Finite Schemes, Joint

Entropy and Conditional Entropy, Relative Entropy and Mutual Information, Chain Rules, The
Uniqueness Theorem, Jensen's Inequality and its consequences, Log Sum Inequality and its
applications, Data Processing Inequalities, Sufficient Statistics, Fano's Inequality.
2. PROBABILITY MEASURE AND ASYMPTOTIC EQUIPARTION PROPERTY:

Probablity as a measure, Law of Large Number, Assymptotic Equipartition Theorem (AEP), Data
Compression, Typical Sets, Gambling and Data Compression.
3. ENTROPY RATES OF A STOCHASTIC PROCESS: Entropy of Markov Chains, Entropy

Rate, Entropy Rate of a random walk on a weighted graph, Hidden Markov Models, Fundamental
Theorems.
4. DATA COMPRESSION: Kraft Innequality, Optimal Codes, Bound on the optimal code
length, Kraft inequality for Uniquely Decodable Codes, Huffman Codes, Optimality of Huffman
code
5. CHANNEL CAPACITY: Examples of Channel Capacity, Symmetric Channels, Properties of
Channel Capacity, Joint Typical Sequence, Channel Coding theorem, Zero Error Codes, Fano’s
Inequality and Converse of Channel Coding Theorem, Feedback Capacity
6. DIFFERENTIAL ENTROPY MAXIMUM ENTROPY AND SPECTRAL ESTIMATION:

Definition, AEP for Continous Random Variable, Relation of Differential Entropy to Discrete
Entropy, Joint and Conditional Entropy, Relative Entropy and Mutual Information, Maximum
Entropy distributions, Anamolous Maximum Entropy Problem, Spectrum Estimation.
PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS: Elements of Information Theory, Thomas. M. Cover, Joy. A.

Thomas; Wiley Series in Telecommunication.
*REFERENCE BOOKS: ( I will update it later )
*PROJECT:
GRADING PLAN:

10% each
Quizz 1 and 2
15%
Mid Sem Exam
30%
End Sem Exam
15%
Assignments
20%
Project
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CSE596 Environmental Science & Technology 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: RC Prasad
TYPE-WHEN: Open Elective for UG and PG - Monsoon
PRE-REQUISITE: Nil
OBJECTIVE: Focus on integrating technology to understand various environmental processes
and possible solutions to combat anthropogenic driven environmental degradation and problems.
COURSE TOPICS :
Basic of Environmental Science & Technology: Comprehend environment and its issues
Environmental problems and challenges, Environmental Events, Environmental movements
Climate Change: Earth components, Climate system, Climate feedback loops, Climate impact
on environment, unexpected climate changes, Climate models.
Co2, Environmental Stress - Mitigation: Impact on vegetation, carbon sequestration methods –
vegetation, ocean and geological sequestration, IPCC, Clean Development Mechanisms.
Environmental Impact Assessment: Procedure, regulations and case studies
Environment and Information technology: Green computation, Green energy, Green
engineering and technology, e-waste-disposal mechanism – impact on health
Environmental Legislation & Impact Assessment: Important legislations relatedwith
environment; Environmental Auditing; Environmental Ethics
Role of geospatial technology: in assessing environmental degradation
Environmental Economics: Basics of economics, Green accounting- Evolution of process,

history, case studies, Accounting of goods and services, Sustainability concepts-weak and strong,
Hicksian income concept and green accounting.

Khoiyangbam, R.S., and N Gupta. 2012. Introduction to Environmental Sciences. New
Delhi: TERI
Y.K Singh 2006. Environmental Science. New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers
Tery Sloan 2016. Introductory Climate Science; Global Warming Explained. New
Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers
Clifford Jones 2015 Global trends and patterns in carbon
mitigation. (all available as e-books)
Reference Books
1. Environmental Science – The natural environment and human impact (1998): A. R.
W. Jackson and J. M. Jackson, Longman
2. Environmental Science (2001): S. C. Santra, New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd
3. Environmental Science (6th ed) (1997): Jr. G. T. Miller, Wadsworth Pub. Co.
4. Dimensions of Environmental and Ecological Economics (2005): N. C. Sahu & A. K.
Choudhury (Ed), Universities Press

*PROJECT: Simulation and modeling of environmental processes, development of open source tools
related to environmental applications, replication of case studies or working on new problem.
GRADING PLAN:
Type of Evaluation Weightage (in

%)
Quiz 10
Mid Sem-1 20
End Sem Exam 30
Assignments 15
Project 25
OUTCOME:
Understanding various environmental issues of
concern Identify and evaluate environmental
technologies
Comprehend green accounting and evaluation methods for ecosystem goods and services
Implications of IT to combat emerging environmental problems
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CEA621 Finite Element Methods 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Venkateshwarlu M
TYPE-WHEN: Monsoon Semester
PRE-REQUISITE: Calculus and Linear Algebra
OBJECTIVE: Solution of differential equations by Finite Element Method and its application to heat
conduction and elasticity problems..
COURSE TOPICS: Introduction - Strong and Weak forms for one dimensional heat conduction and
elasticity problems – Finite Element Formulation for one dimensional problems, shape functions, Finite
Element Equations, Examples, numerical Integration – Mathematical Preliminaries, Green’s theorem,
Divergence theorem – Scalar Field Problems, Strong and weak forms for two dimensional heat
conduction, Three Node Triangular Elements, four node rectangular elements, iso -parametric elements,
four node quadrilateral element, numerical integration, higher order elements – Multi dimensional
elasticity, strain tensor, stress tensor, constitutive law, coordinate transformations, strong form , weak
form, finite element formulation, iso -parametric finite elements - Structural Mechanics, beams, Euler-
Bernoulli beam theory, strong and weak forms, finite element formulation, coordinate transformations ,
Timoshenko beam theory, plane truss, plane frame.
PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS: Finite Element Method by Kwon

*REFERENCE BOOKS: Finite Element Method by S.S.Rao, Finite Element method by JN
Reddy
*PROJECT:
GRADING:
40 marks: Assignments (8)
30 marks: Mid-Semester Exams (2)
30 marks:End-Semester Exams (1)
OUTCOME: Student will get a basic understanding of the use of Finite Element Method in heat
conduction and elasticity problems and will enable him to pursue its other applications.
REMARKS:
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IMA301 Functional Analysis 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Lakshmi Burra
TYPE-WHEN :
PRE-REQUISITE : Mathematics 1/11

OBJECTIVE : Functional analysis is the branch of mathematics concerned with the study
of spaces of functions. This course is intended to introduce the student to the basic concepts and
theorems of functional analysis and its applications.
COURSE TOPICS :
• Introduction to Analysis :
• Some elementary Concepts: Metric Spaces, Open Set, Closed Set, Neighborhood,
Convergence, Cauchy Sequence
• Linear spaces and linear bounded operators; Normed linear spaces and inner product
spaces
• Banach spaces
• Hilbert spaces
• Adjoint, Normal, Unitary Operators Normal and Unitary operators, Projections.
• Fixed Point Theory: some applications

PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS: E. Kreyszig, Introductory Functional Analysis with
Applications, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2001
A Guide to functional Analysis by Steven G Krantz
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Real and Functional Analysis Author: Lang, Serge

2. A course in Functional Analysis Author Conway J B
GRADING PLAN:

Quiz-1 20
Quiz-2
20
Best of two /average
Assignments
20
Project
30
Term Paper
30
End Exam
OUTCOME: To extend basic notions from calculus to metric spaces and normed vector spaces,
Function spaces, dual spaces.
REMARKS:
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CSE464 Game Design and Engineering 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Kavita Vemuri

FACULTY NAME: Kavita Vemuri
PRE-REQUISITE: None
OBJECTIVE:The course introduces aspects fundamental to game design, genres, technology analysis
and development for market. The course gives equal emphasis to digital, board and physical games.
COURSE TOPICS: This course is designed to introduce the critical aspects of games design and
development. Students will go through a structured process involving theory and practical classes to
understand game development. Equal emphasis is given to non -virtual or digital games including board
games, electronic games like rhythm mat and/or games that require physical devices. The main goal is to
get create patentable ideas. The theory classes will cover aspects like theme, narrative, technology
(single player versus multiplayer, managing data, rendering etc.,), game play, player experience, material
analysis in the case of physical games, marketing and animation. In game play, basics like game engine
(digital) and game logic models
will also covered. Experts from industry will cover animation and certain topics in marketing. In the
lab class, the teams will huddle to conceptualize the idea, structure the game design documents,
present their ideas and finalize technology issues. The secondary or even primary goal in some cases is
to use of CAD/CAM like tools to come up with schematics of any physical implement required for
the game and actually solder, cut, fabricate and paint ….
Syllabus (theory classes)
1. What is a game?
- Games Overview - A Theory of Fun; History of Games.
- History of Computer Games
2. What are the elements of a game?

In this part, we cover the elements of a game, with emphasis on the four major ones. Case
studies of games in which one or more of these elements have made the game will be
analysed.
- Mechanics: rules & procedures of the game.
- Story: events that bind the game together.
- Aesthetics: game’s look, feel and sounds.
- Technology: high-technology to materials (paper, sensors, wood etc.,)
3. Principles of Game Design:

-Layers of Game Design
- Design Issues
- Preproduction and Documentation
- Design Trade Offs
- Poor Design
End of this part, the Game Design Document is prepared.
3. Who is the player?

- Game Genre and player
- Cutting through the noise from player (likes, dislikes...)
4. What is player's experience?

- measuring player’s experience
- Cognitive behavior measurement techniques
Understanding and measuring player’s experiences during game play is an important test for
optimal game designs. Player’s experiences are recorded by many techniques. This part will
analyze each of the technique and the value addition of each. Some experimental work will be
required using tools like simple EEG, ECG/GSR and eye tracking.
5. How to design game mechanics?

- Decision-making, types of decisions
- Flow theory.
- Special dynamics: feedback loops, emergence and intentionality
6. What’s game interface?

- User Interface design.
- Differences between digital and non -digital UI.
- User Interface iteration
7. How to create a game script/story?

- Linear & Nonlinear storytelling
8. Building a game with technologies

-Analysis of game engines (Unity, XNA)
- AI versus HI in game development.
- Computer graphics & animation
- Physics engine –collision detection
9. Testing a game.
- Solo testing.
- Critical analysis
- Designer testing.
- Player testing
10. Marketing the game
11. Ethics, Culture, Violence in Games and Responsibilities

1. The Art of Game Design, Jesse Schell, 2008. 2. Challenges for Game Designers, Brenda
Brathwaite
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Characteristics of Games, Elias, Garfield, and Gutschera, 2012, MIT Press

2. Game Design and Development: Introduction to the Game Industry. Moore, Mi chael.
Reference papers on serious games, board games, swarm/biological behavior, cognition and
games etc.,
*PROJECT:
Each team of 3 will conceptualize, design, prototype and test 2 unique games. Number of
Project: 2
P1: Design and prototype a board game that explains a concept. This can be trading, friendship,
education, jobs, global trade, social media etc., think on the lines of games like monopoly, go, chess
etc., Use readily available material to make the prototype. Game play, rules and player demographics
will make up your report.
P2: Design and develop/engineer a game virtual or live -action game that can be used for
physical therapy. Virtual game – for carpal tunnel syndrome (look up the web for this
occupational hazard). Liveaction game: which can help people exercise their lower back (a
major issue with people who sit for long hours)? Materials for the virtual game can include
Kinnect or joy sticks. Interfaces need be assembled. For the live-action, raw materials
which are readily available need to be used and also fabrication like injection molding
should be avoided. Sensors can be used, if electronic games are selected.
GRADING:
Game ideas (15%), Mid-term (25%), Assignments (15%), projects (50%).
OUTCOME:
At least couple of design patents. Selected games ideas to the annual Game Developer Conference,
transfer/license and most importantly connecting theory to practice/real product REMARKS:
The course requires a lot lab type of work. Considering that animation experts and animators are
not available, some creativity is encouraged to create avatars, characters for the digital games and
layouts for the physical games. Half of the class hours will be in a lab room or work space. This
space will be kept open throughout the semester for students to work at any time.
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HSS339 Gender and Society 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Sushmita Banerjee
TYPE-WHEN : Monsoon
OBJECTIVE : To introduce students to basic concepts in gender theory and Feminist
practice and help students locate themselves using these concepts. Literature and film shall be
taught to demonstrate the various ways in which popular culture establishes, represents,
perpetuates, and occasionally disrupts gender roles.
COURSE TOPICS :
Unit 1: Core concepts and terms

Differences between terms like Gender, Sex, Normative and Non-normative sexuality, Trans-
bodies.
Unit 2: Power, Ideology and Intersectionalities
Concepts of Power, Ideology, Patriarchy, and Privilege. What are intersectionalities, and why is it
important to study them when we study gender? Gender and Class – what do we mean by class;
how class modifies/intensifies the experience in the workplace, science, education, home Gender
and Caste – what do we mean by caste; how class modifies/intensifies the experience in the
workplace, science, education, home.
Unit 3: Representation of Gender
A: Who writes women? Short Stories on, about, and by women.

B: Films - Three films. Popular representations of women. How does the popular visual
circulation affect gender politics.
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (2014). We Should All Be Feminists. Fourth Estate.

Beauvoir, Simone (1997), ""Introduction" to The Second Sex", in Nicholson, Linda, The Second
Wave: a Reader in Feminist Theory, New York: Routledge, pp. 11–18.
Menon, Nivedita (2012), Seeing Like a Feminist. New Delhi, Penguin.
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
Bhasin, Kamla (1999), Understanding Gender. India, Kali for Women.
Butler, Judith (1990), Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, New York:
Routeledge.
Freedman, Estelle B. (ed) The Essential Feminist Reader. New York: Modern Library, 2007.
McCann, Carole R. and Seung-Kyung Kim, eds. Feminist Theory Reader: Local and Global
Perspectives. New York: Routledge, 2003.
Mazumdar, V. Emergence of Women’s Question and Role of Women’s Studies. New Delhi:
Centre for Women’s Development Studies, 1985.
Kumar, Radha (2002), A History of Doing: Movements for Women’s Rights and Feminism in
India, 1800-1990. India, Kali For Women.
Tharu, Susie and K. Lalita eds. Women Writing in India: 600 B.C. to the Present. I and II. Delhi:
Oxford University Press, New York: Feminist Press and London: Harper Collins, 1990-1993.
Uberoi, Patricia (2006) Freedom And Destiny: Gender, Family, And Popular Culture In India.
USA: Oxford University Press.
GRADING PLAN:
Mid Sem-2 Exam 20%
End Sem Exam 30%
Assignments 20%
Term Paper 30%
OUTCOME: Students will have increased familiarity with contemporary issues in gender
discourse. They will be able to question their prior opinions and think in more informed ways
about the nature of gender relations, individual roles, and socio-cultural formations.
REMARKS: Students are expected to read up to 30 pages a week and attend film screenings
when required.
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CEW613 Hydrological modelling and Software Development 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Shaik Rehana.
TYPE-WHEN : Open Engineering Elective - Monsoon
PRE-REQUISITE : Nil
OBJECTIVE: To develop a detailed understanding aboutwater resources systems and
various modelling techniques involved to study water quantity, quality and demands.
Development and real-world application of various water resources software technologies,
information and decision support systems.
COURSE TOPICS :
Introduction:fundamentals of fluid mechanics and open channel flows; hydrology,

rainfall and runoff processes andhydro-climatology.
Water Resources Systems:river basin and urban hydrology, river water quality
modelling, flood and drought management,irrigation and reservoir operation and
climate change.
Technologies and Software: Open source public domain software based on
Microsoft Windows environment: US Environmental Protection Agency’sEPANET,
Qual2k, SWMM;MatlabTools: Air2stream; Windows based decision support
system: WEAP
Development and Application of Software:Real-world applications at various scales
for waterresources management
Subrahmanya, K., 2008, Engineering Hydrology, Tata Mc Graw Hill Pub. Co.,
New Delhi.
Chow, V. T., Maidment and Mays, L. A., 2010, Applied Hydrology, Tata Mc Graw
Hill Pub. Co., New York.
Haan T. C., Statistical Methods in Hydrology, East West Publishers, 1998.
SK Som and G Biswas, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines
GRADING PLAN: Type of Evaluation Weightage (in %)
Mid Sem-1 and 2 Exams 30
End Sem Exam 30
Assignments 15
Project/Assignments 25
OUTCOME:
Integrating wind induced responses in the design of various structures such as tunnels, tall buildings
etc.
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CEB411 Illumination Engineering 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Vishal Garg
flipped classroom pedagogy and this is the NPTEL course. Students may
refer: https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108/105/108105060/
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CSE474 Information Retrieval & Extraction 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Vasudeva Varma
TYPE-WHEN: Monsoon-2020
PRE-REQUISITE:
OBJECTIVE:
COURSE TOPICS: Search, Information Retrieval, Information Extraction - An
Introduction (Function of an IR system, Kinds of IR systems, Components of an IR system,
Problems in designing an IR system., The nature of unstructured and semi-structured text).

Role of Language Processing in Search, IR and IE, Role of Machine Learning in Search, IR
and IE, Modeling documents for IR purpose - Vector model, term weighing, Similarity
measures, text collections and issues, Text processing and Indexing Techniques (Preliminary
stages of text analysis and document processing, tokenization, stemming, lemmatization,
stop words, phrases), Data Structures for IR and IE, distributed and Parallel IR (Advanced
Indexing, query expansion, Postings size estimation, merge sort, dynamic indexing,
positional indexes, n-gram indexes, Index compression, Web Based Search, Page Ranking,
LSI, Evaluation of IR and IE Systems, Ontologies and Categorization, Named Entity
Recognition, Personalization, Question Answering, Summarization Cross Lingual
Information Retrieval, Other applications and Conclusions,
*REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Modern Information Retrieval, by R. Baeza-Yates and B.

Ribeiro-Neto. 2. Information
Retrieval: Algorithms and Heuristics by D. Grossman and O. Frieder
*PROJECT: There are no home assignments. This is a project Intensive course. Groups
will have project deliverables every alternate week. Project Deliverable: Finalize the
project, Preliminary study and requirements Specification document, Architecture and D
GRADING:

Quiz-1 0
Quiz-2 0
Mid Sem Exam 10
Assignments 15
End Sem Exam 15
Lab Exam 0
OUTCOME:
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CSE485 Intro to Cognitive Science 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Priyanka Srivastava

TYPE-WHEN: Monsoon Semester (Aug-Dec)
PRE-REQUISITE: None (Open mind, Enthusiasm and Motivation!)
OBJECTIVE: The focus of this course is to understand the relationship between mind and behavior
or brain and behavior. The objective is to give an appreciation for various Cognitive and Emotional
processes that brain/mind sub -serves, what is known currently about these, the experimental methods
used in unraveling these processes and finally some Philosophical and theoretical issues related to
Mind and Consciousness. This is the first course in Cognitive Science that prepares the ground for
students so that they can take other courses that focus on Computational / Mathematical Models, more
detailed issues related to Cognitive Neuroscience, applications in Human-Computer Interaction,
Neuroimaging Methods, etc. Apart from understanding the principles of Cognitive Science, the
course requires students to actually conduct experiments on human subjects to study any one of the
topics covered in the class as part of the Project.
COURSE TOPICS: Introduction, History of Cognitive Science, Basics of Human Brain Anatomy,
Learning and Development, Movement and Action, Vision and Attention, Auditory processes,
Memory, Reasoning and Decision Making, Emotion, Language and Speech, Cognitive Disorders, Basic
issues in Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness.
PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS: (PDF copies of material from the following will be made available for
reading) Berm¾ez, J. L. (2010). Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Science of the Mind, Cambridge
University Press. Friedenberg, J. and Silverman. G. W. (2006). Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the
Study of Mind, Sage Publications (First Edition) Kandel, E.R., Schwartz, J. H., Jessell,
T. M., Siegelbaum, S. A., Hudspeth, A. J. (2012). Principles of Neural Science, (Fifth Edition), McGraw
Hill.
*REFERENCE BOOKS: Bechtel, W., & Graham, G. (Eds.). (1998). A Companion to Cognitive Science.
Malden, MA: Blackwell. Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R. B., & Mangun, G. R. (2002). Cognitive neuroscience: the
biology of the mind. Cambridge: MIT press. Thagard, P. (2005). Mind: Introduction to Cognitive
Scienc e, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Marr, D. C. (1982). Vision: A Computational Investigation into
the Human Representation and Processing of Visual Information. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman.
Searle, John R. (2005). Mind: A Brief Introduction (Fundamentals of Philosophy Series), Oxford
University Press.
*PROJECT: Students will be assigned projects where small groups have to take up one topic from the
course topics. The group will design and conduct experiments on human subjects and then process
/analyze and inter pret the data collected from the experiments. Performance assessment will be
based on Group presentation, Viva and a Final report submission.
GRADING (indicative only): Mid-term Exams (2): 30% Final Exam: 40% Project: 20% Quizzes,
Assignments, Class Attendance and Participation: 10%
OUTCOME: At the end of the course, students will have an appreciation of the principles of Cognitive
Science and theoretical issues related to Mind and Consciousness. It is expected that students would
acquire both the knowledge of the state-of-the-art in Cognitive Science and also practical experience and
appreciation of how empirical studies are conducted to investigate human behaviour.
REMARKS:
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HSS351a Intro to Psychology 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Priyanka Srivastava
Type when: Monsoon 2020
Pre-requisite: NoneCourse Topics:
Objective: The aim of the course is to introduce various research -driven topics in psychological
science. This course will help you understand how we perceive, think, feel and act, both as an
individual as well as a social-cultural being. Emphasizing the role of critical thinking, empirical
investigation and research design in psychology, this course will specifically highlight how
psychological phenomena and processes are scientifically investigated.
Topics:
1. Introduction to Psychology
2. The Matter of the Mind
3. Evolutionary Psychology
4. Human Development
5. Sensation, Perception, Attention, and Awareness
6. Consciousness
7. Learning
8. Memory
9. The Social Mind
10. Motivation and Emotion
11. Stress, Coping, and Health
Books:
1. Psychology: from Inquiry to Understanding, 3ed. 2014., by Lilienfeld, Lynn, Namy, &
Woolf.
Teaching approach: The course will be lecture cum seminar course. Students will be introduced to
undergraduate-level introductory topics and issues in psychology. Relevant lecture videos and
reading material will be provided before each topic.
In this course, we’ll use online lectures from active scientists in the field of Psychological
Sciences from MIT and University of Toronto. I have planned to follow MIT and C oursera,
Introduction to Psychology Course for lectures, followed by twice a week active discussions in our
scheduled classes. Mostly the lectures will be considered from Coursera videos on
Introduction to Psychology by Prof. Joordens, except topic 10 and 11, which will be covered
from MIT opencourseware (OCW) by Prof. Gabrielli.
To ensure the participation of each student, each student will be given a chance to briefly talk
about the topic based on the assigned readings. Each student will be required to d o at least one
presentation.
Assignments: This exercise will consist of two brief write-ups (about 1000-1500 words) about
psychological phenomena that will be assigned to them based on our everyday experiences. For
instance, some of the questions will be as following:
1. How media affect the way we think? 2. Do we freely choose our actions or are they
determined beforehand by factors beyond our awareness and control? 3. How our brain
sculpted? 4. How do we develop an attitude about people, things, and events? 5. How your
behavior get shaped? 6. Are there laws of perception?
The purpose of the assignment is to evaluate the conceptual mapping of the everyday
phenomenon to psychological investigation and scope of generalization. This exercise will
involve critically review of peer-reviewed journal articles and/or book chapters and state their
position in reference to the topic assigned to them. General feedback will be given to students after
evaluation.
Project: In this exercise students will be required to co nduct an empirical study to understand the
psychological phenomena or processes by employing the research methods used in
psychological sciences. Students will be encouraged to replicate the classic psychological
studies and get mesmerized with similar / c ontradictory findings
Grading:
1. Assignments: 20%
a. Brief Write up (10%)
b. Class presentations (5%)
c. Peer review (5%)
2. Quizzes 10%
3. Mid-Term II – 20%
4. Final Term – 20%
5. Project – 30%
a. Project ideas (10%)
b. Conducting study (10%)
c. Final report and presentation (10%)
Outcome: By the end of the course students will be able to:
1. understand the research issues in Psychological Science

2. conduct an empirical investigation, by employing experimental or non -experimental
approach and result interpretation
Remarks:
Maximum number: 35-40 students
Online Courses Link – massive open online courses
1. Coursera – Prof. Steve Joordens, Univesity of Toronto, Ontorio, Canada

(https://class.coursera.org/intropsych -001)
2. CMU – Open Learning Initiative – Prof. … with Norma Bier director of OLI group.
3. Yale University – Prof. Paul Bloom , Lectures available on Youtube.
(https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6A08EB4EEFF3E91F&feature=plcp )
4. MIT – Prof. John Gabrieli (http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain -and-cognitive-sciences/9-
00sc-introduction-to-psychology-fall-2011/index.htm)
5. edX – Dr. Janeen Graham (https://courses.edx.org/courses/course -
v1:SMES+PSYCH101x+2T2015/courseware/f3763236185c4c41ac182ad823e70b64/5e64
28fae8ed446ba4ca1f07f80bc9c1/ )
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HSS343a Introduction to History 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Ashwin Jayanti
TYPE-WHEN: Humanities Elective, Monsoon 2020
PRE-REQUISITE:
ObJective: This course intends to introduce the non -historian student to the discipline of
history and equip him/her with some ideas of how to look at the contemporary world with
a historical perspective.
COURSE TOPICS:(1) Development of the ideas of memory, past and his tory;
(2) Conception of time;
(3) Making of the modern discipline of history;
(4) The main theories of history;
(5) The main methods of history.
PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS: E. H. Carr: What is History.
Marc Bloch, The Historian’s Craft .
*REFERENCE BOOKS: Romila Thapar, Time as a Metaphor of History: Early India.

Bernard S. Cohen, “History and Anthropology: The State of Play”. Chapter in An Anthropologist among
the Historians and Other Essays .
Ranajit Guha, “On Some Aspects of the Historiography of Colonial India”. Chapter one in
Subaltern Studies Vol 1.
Mircea Eliade, The Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos and History .
*PROJECT: Written analysis of either one film or novel or a contemporary news event using
historical methods.
GRADING PLAN:
Mid Sem-1 Exam 20%
Mid Sem-2 Exam 20%
End Sem Exam 40%
Assignments
Project 20%
Term Paper
Other Evaluation _
OUTCOME: The student will be able to identify the main theories and methods of the
discipline of history. S/he will also be use some of these to understand and explain
contemporary events.
REMARKS: The course will be divided into two parts. Part One will consist of lectures and
readings which will introduce the students to the readings and also give information about the
main theories and theoreticians of history. The readings will total about 250 pr inted pages. Part
Two will consist of class discussions and group presentations, based on analysing films, novels
and contemporary new reports using ideas and methods learnt in part one.
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CSE486 Introduction to Neural and Cognitive Modeling 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Bapi Raju S
TYPE-WHEN : Monsoon semester

FACULTY NAME: Dr. S. Bapi Raju
PRE-REQUISITE:
Interest in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, Basic background in Calculus, Probability and
Statistics, Linear Algebra, Ordinary Differential Equations and aptitude for programming.
OBJECTIVE:
This is an introductory course on computational models used in Neuroscience and Cognitive

Science. The emphasis is on multiple scales (three levels) of modeling – Single Neuron-level,
Network-level and Abstract (Connectionist) models. The course emphasizes the need for and role
of theory and computation in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science.
COURSE TOPICS:
Part I: Introduction to Neuroscience; Compartmental models of neuron; Spiking Neuron models.

Part II: Neural population codes; information representation; neural encoding and decoding;
hierarchy and organization of sensory systems; Spiking Network models of sensory systems;
Neuroplasticity and learning. Part III: Introduction to Hebbian, Competitive and Error-driven
learning rules; Neural Network models of Perception, Attention, Memory, Language and
Executive Function.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1) R. O'Reilly & Y. Munakata (2000). Computational Explorations in Cognitive Neuroscience:

Understanding the Mind by Simulating the Brain. MIT Press.
2) J. M. Bower and D. Beeman (2003). The Book of GENESIS: Exploring Realistic Neural
Models with the GEneral NEural SImulation System, Internet Edition.
3) Peter Dayan and L. F. Abbott (2005). Theoretical Neuroscience: Computational and
Mathematical Modeling of Neural Systems. MIT press.
4) Thomas Trappenberg (2009). Fundamentals of Computational Neuroscience. 2nd edition, OUP
Oxford.
5) Daniel S. Levine (2018). Introduction to Neural and Cognitive Modeling: 3rd Edition,
Routledge, USA.
6) V. Srinivasa Chakravarthy (2019). Demystifying the Brain: A Computational Approach. 1st
Edition, Springer, Singapore.
PROJECT: (see below)
GRADING:
Mid-term Exam(s) (1): 30%
Final Exam: 35%
Quiz / Assignment / Project: 30%
Other: 5%
OUTCOME:
At the end of the course, students will have an appreciation of models used in Neuroscience at
multiple levels of resolution and would acquire familiarity with programming environments that
implement them. Although the course stands independently by itself, it adds computational
perspective to courses such as Introduction to Cognitive Science and Introduction to Cognitive
Neuroscience.
REMARKS:
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HSS316 Introduction to Philosophy 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Don Wallace D'Cruz
Type-When: This is based on EdX
course: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-philosophy-god-knowledge-mitx-24-00x
Students have to register at the above link to download study material for a self-study and
attend a group discussion session once a week for 1.5 hrs. Evaluations will be done by the
course instructor and not EdX.
Monsoon 2020
Pre Requisite: none
Objective: This course will look at some perennial philosophical problems: Is there a God?
What is knowledge, and how do we get it? What is the place of our consciousness in the
physical world? As this course is meant to develop self-learning, it is not lecture-based. This
course will be carried out by having discussions and writing assignments as well as term
paper. This will help to develop the critical reasoning and argumentative skills more
generally.
Course topics and related readings
Part 1: God
Week 01
Meeting 1: Introduction (For God: The Ontological
Argument) Meeting 2: Assessing Arguments
Week 02
Meeting 3: For God: We See
Design Meeting 4: Against God:
The Problem of Evil Week 03
Meeting 5: For God: Pascal's
Wager Part 2: Knowledge and
Justified Belief Week 04
Meeting 6: What is
Knowledge? Meeting 7:
SkepticismAbout Knowledge
Week 05
Meeting 8: SkepticismAbout Justified Belief, Part 1: The Old Problem
of Induction Meeting 9: SkepticismAbout Justified Belief, Part 2: The
New Problem of Induction Part 3: Mind and Consciousness
Week 06
Meeting 10: How Things
Feel Meeting 11:
Science Strikes Back
Week 07
Meeting 12: Thinking Machines
Part 4: Free Will
Week 08
Meeting 13: Free Will and
Determinism Meeting 14:
Freedom Without Alternatives
Week 09
Meeting 15: A Compatibalist Theory of Free Will
Part 5: Personal Identity
Week 10
Meeting 16: The Psychological Criterion of Personal Identity
Over Time I Meeting 17: The Psychological Criterion of
Personal Identity Over Time II Grading:
Assignments = 20%
Discussion group participation
= 30% Term paper 20%
Final exam = 30%
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HSS345a Introduction to Shakespeare 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Aruna Chaluvadi
PRE-REQUISITE : 3rd and 4th year students

OBJECTIVE : To introduce Shakespeare through critical readings from his Plays and
Sonnets
COURSE TOPICS :
Reading with Explanation : Romeo and Juliet
: King Lear
: Henry IV
General Introduction ( Movies ) : Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, The

Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew
Sonnets: Explanation and Recitation

*REFERENCE BOOKS:
*PROJECT:
GRADING
PLAN:
Mid Sem-1 Exam 20%
Mid Sem-2 Exam 20%
End Sem Exam 40%
Assignment : Characters and

10%
Contexts in Shakespeare
(Presentation)
Surprize Quiz 10%
OUTCOME: Introduction to Shakespeare; Students would be able to read and appreciate

Shakespeare on their own.
REMARKS
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HSS368 Introduction to Sociology 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Radhika Krishnan

FACULTY NAME : Radhika Krishnan
PRE-REQUISITE : UG 3, UG 4
OBJECTIVE : This course aims to introduce students to basic concepts and theories in the field of
sociology, while briefly discussing various sociological methods. It will introduce students to
sociological approaches to various social institutions such as caste, class, tribe, family, religion
and gender. It will also touch upon sociological approaches to politics, urbanisation,
industrialisation, development and ecology.
COURSE TOPICS:
(2) Sociological concepts
(3) Sociological methods
(4) Study of social institutions in India
(5) Sociology of Politics, urbanisation, industrialisation and development

Anthony Giddens, Sociology (Malden: Polity Press, 2009).
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
Alpa Shah, In the Shadows of the State: Indigenous Politics, Environmentalism, and Insurgency in
Jharkhand, India (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2010).
Carol Upadhyay, Reengineering India: Work, capital, and class in an offshore economy (Delhi:
Oxford University Press, 2016).
Friedrich Engels, The origin of the family, private property and the State (New Delhi: Penguin,
2010).
Gail Omvedt, Dalit Visions: the Anticaste movement and Indian Cultural Identity (New Delhi:
Orient Blackswan, 2006).
Indu Banga (ed.), City in Indian history (New Delhi: Manohar, 1991).
M.N. Srinivas, Social Change in Modern India (New Delhi: Orient Longman, 1985).
Nivedita Menon (ed.), Gender and Politics in India (New Delhi: Oxford University Press: 2001).
Ramachandra Guha (ed.), Social Ecology (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1994).
Shilpa Phadke et. al., Why Loiter: Women and Risk on Mumbai Streets (New Delhi: Penguin, 2011).
Uma Ramaswamy, Work, Union and Community: Industrial man in South India (Delhi: Oxford
University Press, 1983).
*REFERENCE ARTICLES:
Will be shared with students during the course of the semester. Each module in this course will have a
reference reading list which can be used by students.
*PROJECT: None.
GRADING PLAN:
Type of Evaluation Weightage
Quiz-1 0%
Quiz-2 0%
Mid Sem Exam 25%
35% (4-5 assignments, based on
Assignments
readings)
End Sem Exam 40%
Lab Exam 0%
Project/any other evaluation 0%
OUTCOME: The student will get an overview of theories, concepts and methods in Sociology. The
lectures, discussions, readings and projects will enable the student to relate to contemporary
debates and to engage with the complexity of contemporary Indian society. Apart from
understanding various social institutions in India, s/he will grapple with modern sociological
concerns related to gender, the urban space, industrialization and the ecological contradictions of
development.
REMARKS: The course will be based on lectures and the students will be expected to read the
material mentioned in the reading list.
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CES644 IS Codes on Design and Structural Safety Assessment 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Pradeep Kumar R
TYPE-WHEN : Monsoon
PRE-REQUISITE : Reinforced Concrete Design , Strl Analysis, EQE

OBJECTIVE : To understand and interpret the codes and use them in design
COURSE TOPICS :
1. IS 16700-2017: Criteria for Structural Safety of Tall Concrete Buildings (8 classes)
a. General requirements
b. Loads and load combinations
c. Structural analysis of tall buildings
d. Structural design of tall buildings
e. Foundations for tall buildings
f. Non-structural elements in tall buildings
g. Recommendations for monitoring deformations in tall buildings
2. IS 1893-2016: Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures (6 classes)
a. General principles
b. Design criteria
c. Design of buildings
d. Regular & Irregular buildings
3. IS 13920-2016: Ductile Design & Detailing of RC structures subjected to seismic forces
– Code of Practice (5 classes)
a. General specifications
b. Beams, Columns & Inclined members
c. Special Confinement reinforcement
d. Beam-column joint
e. Special shear walls
f. Gravity columns in buildings
4. IS15988-2013: Seismic evaluation & strengthening of existing RC Buildings -Guidelines (5
classes)
a. Preliminary evaluation
b. Detailed evaluation
c. Seismic strengthening
BOOKS:
IS 16700-2017: Criteria for Structu ral Safety of Tall Concrete Buildings
IS 1893-2016: Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
IS 13920-2016: Ductile Design & Detailing of RC structures subjected to seismic forces
– Code of Practice
IS 456-2000 Plain and Reinforced Concrete - Code of Practice
IS15988-2013: Seismic evaluation & strengthening of existing RC Buildings -Guidelines
GRADING:
50 marks: Assignments (6) + Project (2 )

20 marks: Mid-Semester Exams (1)
30 marks: End-Semester Exam (1)
OUTCOME:
Student will be confident in interpretation the current version and all future versions
of the above codes.
REMARKS: None
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CSE483 Mobile Robotics 3-1-0-4

Faculty: Madhava Krishna
TYPE-WHEN: Elective-Monsoon
OBJECTIVE:
The course introduces the student to fair detail on the basic modules for automating a mobile robot
such as state estimation, visual odometry and mapping, planning, and collision avoidance. The course
draws upon state of the art practices in probability and statistical methods, op timization techniques
and shows how they are dovetailed to a robotics setting. The course has a strong coding component in
the form of assignments wherein the student is expected to simulate and implement the algorithms
taught in class.
COURSE TOPICS:
Vision: Rigid body transformations, Projective geometry, Camera modelling, Camera calibration,
Two - view geometry, Stereo, Triangulation, Resection, Visual odometry, Bundle adjustment
State estimation: Bayesian filters - Kalman filter, Extended Kalman filter, Localization and Mapping
using EKF
Path planning: AI-style planning, Kinematics, Randomized planning, Trajectory optimization,
Collision avoidance in dynamic environments
REFERENCE BOOKS:
Hartley, R., & Zisserman, A. (2003). Multiple view geometry in computer vision. Cambridge
university press.
Thrun, S., Burgard, W., & Fox, D. (2005). Probabilistic robotics. MIT press.
*PROJECT: 3 projects
GRADING:
Mid Sem II - (20%)
End Sem - 20%
3 Projects - 20% Each
OUTCOME: The student is expected to be aware of stat e of the art mobile robotic algorithms and
should feel comfortable reading and assimilating state of the art research papers in areas covered
in the course/class.
REMARKS:
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Modern Complexity Theory 3-1-0-4

Faculty: Girish Varma
TYPE-WHEN :
FACULTY NAME :
PRE-REQUISITE : Discrete Maths, Algorithms

OBJECTIVE : To understand different models of computation and their limits. To be able
to classify computational problems according to their difficulty.
COURSE TOPICS :
1. Intro and Proofs: Structure of Proofs, Logical Quantifiers, Countable & Uncountable Infinities,
Cantor’s Theorem, Some basic algorithms (eg. Karatsuba’s Multiplication, Euclid’s GCD) and
proof of correctness and complexity. Axiomatic Definitions and Impossibility Results.
2. Circuits: Representations of Numbers and Objects in Binary, Prefix free Encodings, Circuit
Computation Model, Encoding Circuits in Binary, Counting Circuits and Size Hierarchy
Theorems. Proof of all function can be computed by Circuits. Universality of NAND.
3. Turing Machines: Non-Uniform vs Uniform Computation. TM Definition and Examples,

Robustness of TM models, Universal TMs, Halting Problem and Computability. Turing
Completeness and Church-Turing Hypothesis, Time, and Space Hierarchy for TMs.
4. NP Hardness: Decision vs Search Problems, Definitions of P, NP, CoNP in terms of Proof

Verification, Reductions, NP Hardness, NP Completeness. Cook-Levin Theorem.
5. Randomized Computation: Recall Tail Bounds (Markov, Chebyshev, Chernoff), Definitions of

RP, CoRP, BPP, Amplification Lemma, PIT, Schwartz Zippel Lemma and Applications.
Adelman’s Theorem. Average Case Model & Yao’s Min-Max Principle.
6. Computational Learning Theory: Sample Complexity and PAC Learning Model, Lowerbounds
in Sample Complexity, Agnostic Learning, Hardness of Learning.
7. Quantum Computation: Qubits, Unitary Operations, Quantum Measurements, Entangled states,

Quantum Circuits, BQP Complexity Class, Simon’s Algorithm, Shor’s Factoring.
Some other possible topics:
• Communication Complexity
• Complexity of Counting
• Computational Game Theory
• Interactive Computation
• Probabilistically Checkable Proofs
Introduction to the Theory of Computation by Michael Sipser
Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science by Boaz Barak.

https://introtcs.org/public/index.html
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
Computational Complexity: A Modern Approach by Boaz Barak, Sanjeev Arora
GRADING PLAN:

10
Quiz-1
20
Mid SemExam
Quiz-2 10
End Sem Exam

35
Assignments
25
Project
None
None
Term Paper
None
OUTCOME:
REMARKS:
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Molecular symmetry and quantum mechanics 3-1-0-4
FACULTY NAME: Harjinder Singh

TYPE-WHEN: Science/Open Elective; Monsoon 2020-21
PRE-REQUISITE: Elementary linear algebra (vectors, matrices)
OBJECTIVE: Imparting knowledge of application of group theory in molecular physics
COURSE TOPICS: (1L: 90 mins)
1. Symmetry of objects, point groups, calculus of symmetry, reduced and irreducible

representations, Great and Little orthogonality theorems (6L)
2. Group Theory and Quantum Mechanics, LCAO-SALC approach in MO theory, applications.
(7L)
3. Special topics: Applications to Ligand field theory, Pericyclic reactions, Normal mode analysis
of vibrational motion, etc. (9L)
4. Continuous (Lie) groups and applications (2L)

1. F A Cotton, Chemical Applications of Group Theory, Wiley.
2. M. Tinkham, Group Theory and Quantum Mechanics, Dover.
*REFERENCE BOOKS: (1) 10 copies; (2) 4 copies
GRADING PLAN:

Quizzes 30
Final Exam 45
Assignments 25
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Open Quantum Systems and Quantum Thermodynamics 3-1-0-4
FACULTY NAME : Samyadeb Bhattacharya, CSTAR.
TYPE-WHEN : Monsoon
PRE-REQUISITE : 1. Basic Linear algebra 2. Basic introduction to Quantum Mechanics

OBJECTIVE : Preparing a student in basic quantum information science tools and
exposure to current research trends.
COURSE TOPICS :
1. Introduction to Quantum mechanics and linear algebra
2. Quantum states, density matrices and Von Neumann algebra.
3. Quantum Dynamics: from unitary operations to completely positive
trace preserving maps.
4. Operator sum representation and introduction to basic quantum
channels.
5. Quantum dynamical equations: from Schrödinger equation to quantum
master equations.
6. Entropy production and laws of thermodynamics.
7. Application: Introduction to quantum heat engines.
PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS: 1.John Preskill lecture notes, 2. Theory of open quantum
systems by H P Breuer & F Petruccione.
*REFERENCE BOOKS: Lecture notes in open quantum systems by Alicki & Lendi
*PROJECT: Construction of basic quantum heat engines and other devices.
GRADING PLAN:

10%
Mid Sem-1 Exam
Mid Sem-2 Exam 25%
35%
End Sem Exam
5%
Assignments
25%
Project
Term Paper
OUTCOME: Preliminary exposure of the students to research in quantum devices and

thermodynamics.
REMARKS: As quantum information science is currently one of the most growing research
areas in the world, a primary course on one of the aspects of such research trends can be very
handful to students of an institution having serious impetus on current research.
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Plastic Theory of Structures 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Venkateshwarlu M
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CSE418 Principles of Information Security 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Srinathan Kannan

PRE-REQUISITE : Algorithms
OBJECTIVE:
To discuss on the fundamentals of the state-of-the-art information security protocols
COURSE TOPICS:
Classical cryptography and their cryptanalysis, perfect secrecy, Shannon's theorem,

pseudorandom generators, stream ciphers, CPA-secure encryption, pseudorandom
permutations, practical block ciphers (3-DES, AES), modes of operation, MACs, Hash functions,
CCA-secure encryption, Diffie-Hellman key exchange, Public key cryptosystems (RSA, El
Gamal,
Paillier, Rabin, Goldwasser-Micali), PKCSv1.5, digital signatures, DSS, digital certificates and
PKI,
basic cryptographic protocols, oblivious transfer, secret sharing, Byzantine agreement, secure
multiparty computation, interactive proof systems, cryptography in noisy channels and
quantum cryptography.
TEXTBOOK:
Y. Lindell and J. Katz. Introduction to Modern Cryptography. MIT press.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
(a) Oded Goldreich. Foundations of Modern cryptography: Parts I and II. Cambridge Press. 2001.
(b) A. Menezes, P.C. van Oorschot and S.A. Vanstone. Handbook of Applied Cryptography, CRC
Press, 1996.
GRADING :
Mid-sem exams: [40\% GRADE]
End-sem exam: [40\% GRADE]
Term-paper/Assignments: [20\% GRADE]
OUTCOME:
The course will be useful for students who plan to do research/product development/analysis
in areas related to secure computing in their career.
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CSE415 Principles of Programming Languages 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Venkatesh Ch
TYPE-WHEN : Monsson-2020
PRE-REQUISITE : Programming in any programming language.
OBJECTIVE: This course is an introduction to the principles behind the design and interpretation
of programming languages. Understanding the abstraction mechanisms in the language and their
implementation is key to successfully using the language, i.e., doing programming and
understand the behavior of the program. One way is to understand that programs are translated
(compiled) into another, lower-level language, which is executed by hardware. Another way to
think of programs and programming languages is that they are mathematical objects.
Programming languages draw their foundations from mathematical logic, universal algebra and
the theory of computation.
In this course, we take an interesting approach. We build a series of interpreters, each a virtual
machine for a mini language with specific features. This approach draws from the denotational
and the operational formalisms, but couches them in the notation of a programming language,
viz., Scheme. The bulk of the course will therefore be driven by studying and constructing
definitional interpreters in Scheme. Using this approach we study standard features of
procedural languages like abstract syntax, lexical scoping, stack architectures, parameter passing,
environments and store, and also more advanced features like computational effects,
continuations, exceptions, and imperative form transformation.
COURSE TOPICS:
The role of Programming languages, Syntactic structure – grammars.ImperativeProgramming.

Values, types and expressions. Semantic methods. Inductive datatypes and recursive
programming, Functional programming – list manipulation, high order functions and currying.
Data abstraction and Abstract Data Types. Arithmatic and Algrbricinterpreters. Block structure
and lexical environments. Scope and binding.
Procedures and closures. Recursion. Implementing recursion. Dynamic scope. Stores.

Computational effects. Explicit and implicit references. Implementing mutation. Expressible
and denotable values. Parameter passing – Call by Value, Call by Reference, Call by Name.
Lazy evaluation. Introduction to Lambda Calculus.
Tail recursion. Iterative systems. Continuation-passing style (CPS). Converting to CPS.

Continuation-passing interpreters. Trampolining. Debugging - Single Stepping and
breakpoints. Making control context explicit, Imperative form. Modeling exceptions and
threads.
Other Programming Paradigms like logic and object oriented programming. Comparative
study of languages.

Essentials of Programming Languages (EoPL) by Friedman and Wand. Prentice Hall India.
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
Programming Languages –Concepts and Constructs by Ravi Sethi
Simply Scheme: Introducing Computer Science by Brian Harvey and Matthew Wright.
*PROJECT:
GRADING PLAN:
Mid Sem-1 Exam 20
Mid Sem-2 Exam 20
End Sem Exam 30
Assignments 30
Project
Term Paper
Other Evaluation
OUTCOME:
PoPL is useful because it encourages the student to think about software artefacts as virtual
machines, with a well-defined interface (a programming language) and an internal structure
consisting of symbolic structures operating according to well-defined rules. With a
background in the Principles of Programming Languages, one starts thinking about the
quality of a software artefact by relating it to the properties of the virtual machine that is
implicitly defined underneath it.
More concretely, a student graduating from a PoPL course should be able to perform each of the
following sample tasks:
• Identify and understand the abstract syntax aof any programming language like C or
Java
• Design small, domain specific languages from scratch and implement them either
as interpreters or embeddings in another language.
• Analyse and critique the design of programming languages like C, C++ or Python.
• Specify the structure of a software application like a spreadsheet or a word processor
in terms of its interface as a language of user operations and its internal structure as a
virtual machine.
REMARKS:
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ECE462 Principles of Semiconductor Devices 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Anshu Sarje
Type-When: Elective Course – Monsoon 2020
Pre-requisite: Electronic Circuits
Course Overview: The course details the physics of various semiconductor devices and relates
it to their electrical characteristics. Popular devices like PN-junction diodes, MOS Capacitors,
various MOSFETs and BJTs are discussed in detail along with their circuit simulation models.
An overview of advanced Integrated Circuit Technology is provided at the end of the course.
Course Topics
• Fundamentals of semiconductors: Band structure, Electron-hole statistics, Intrinsic
and Extrinsic semiconductors, Band diagrams, Carrier transport Mechanisms,
generation- recombination, optical absorption and emission, basics of circuit models
and parameter extraction.
• P-N junctions: Physics of P-N junction, Diode electrical characteristics, charge storage
and transient behavior, Circuit model, Junction break down, Zener diode, Schottky
diodes, photo diode, Solar cell, tunnel diode, LED and laser diode.
• Bipolar Junction transistors: Transistor physics, Circuit models for BJT,

Frequency response and switching of BJTs, Non-ideal effects, Hetero-junction
Bipolar transistors, power BJTs.
• Metal Oxide Semiconductor capacitor: MOS capacitor – structure and regions of

operation, electrical characteristics, interface states, flat-band condition, small-signal
capacitances.
• Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor: Regions of operation, Body

effect, threshold voltage, popular MOSFET SPICE models, Scaling laws, Short
geometry effects, Integrated circuit technology.
• Advanced Integrated Circuit Technology: Principles and technology of advanced

devices for future IC technology- Devices like UTBSOI, FinFETS, HEMTs, Tunnel
FETS will be introduced.
Referred Text books:
• “Fundamentals of modern VLSI device,” by Y Taur & TH Ning, Cambridge UniversityPress.
• “Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology,” by Simon M. Sze, Ming-Kwei Lee,

Wiley, 2012.
• “Solid State Electronic Devices,” by Ben Streetman, Sanjay Banerjee.
Reference books:
• “Semiconductor Device Fundamentals,” by R.F. Pierret, Addison-Wesley, 1996.
• “Semiconductor Devices, An Introduction,” by Jasprit Singh, McGraw-Hill.

• Current literature from journal and conference proceedings.
Course Objectives
The course aims in providing the essential link between the devices and their circuits.
From this course, student will appreciate how the physics of the device gets related to its
electrical properties, which in- turn determines the circuit applications.
Remarks
Final projects of the course will use
the existing Circuit simulator from
Cadence.
Grading Policy
1. Home Works - 15%
2. Mid-term 1 Exam - 20%
3. Mid-term 2 Exam - 20%
4. Final project - 10%
5. Class Participation and Quizzes – 5%
6. Final Exam – 30%
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ECE535 Radar Systems 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: K R Sarma
TYPE-WHEN : Elective, Monsoon 2020

PRE-REQUISITE : Signals and Systems, Communication Theory
OBJECTIVE :
COURSE TOPICS :
Introduction to Radar, History of Radar, Measurement of range and velocity, Unambiguous
range, Range resolution, Velocity resolution and their dependence on radar signal Description of
radar system and its subsystems Radar range equation and its dependence on systems parameters,
Radar Signal Design, Need for large Tme Bandwidth product,Uncertainity principle. Woodward’s
Ambiguity function of radar signal, its properties and importance Some optimum radar signals –
pulse train, chirp PN sequence, Barker, Frank, their ambiguity functions Target characterization
Radar cross-section, computation of RCS, Measurement of RCS, Radar Target Models –
fluctuating targets – slowly fluctuating targets , delay and Doppler spread targets, Swerling
Models Noise and Clutter , their characterization as random processes. Radar detection and
estimation Theory- Simple binary detection optimum receiver Matched filter, Probability of
detection andf false alarm. Neymen Pearson criterion. Coherent detection vs non-coherent
detection. Optimum non-coherent detector-I0 detector Multiple observationscoherent and non-
coherent integration PD and PF for Sweling Models for coherent and Non-coherent integration
Optimum receiver for delay and Doppler estimation- matched filter Range Doppler signal
processing Radar System Components- Antennas – characterization, types of antennas used in
radar, array antennas and aperture antennas and reflector antennas Phased arrays and electronic
beam forming and scanning, multimode radar Low noise receivers-low noise amplifiers ; mixers-
resistive and parametric Manley Rowe Relationships, Noise in mixers Microwave High Power
sources for Radar :Klystron Magnetron and TWT principles of their operation Target position
estimation, beam scanning , Monopulse, Target tracking : Moving target indicator, αβ trackers
Kalman filter Phased Array Radar description and bean formation and steering techniques
Synthetic Array Radar – Principle of SAR . Azimuth resolution in side looking SAR. Signal
processing of SAR, Radar imaging . Other variants of SAR- polarimetric SAR, Interferometric
SAR Diverse applications of Radar techniques
1. Mark A.Richards: Principles of Modern Radar V 1 Scietech Publishing 2010

2. Mark A Richards: Radar Signal Processing Mc Graw Hill
( Both the books are available in International Editions)
*REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Skolnik - Introduction to Radar Systems 3e IE (McGraw, 1981)

2. Mahafza: Radar System Analysis and Design Chapman & Hall 2e
3. Peebles: Radar Priciples Wiley Interscience
4. Levanov, Mozeson: Radar Signals IEEE- John Wiley
5. Van Trees: Detection Estimation and Modulation Vol I , III John Wiley
Many more excellent books are written by peers in the radar field like the 28 volume series of
Radiation Laboratories, Barton, Hovanessian, Eli Brockner,Kock,DiFranco and Rubin, Rihaczek,
Kahrilas
GRADING PLAN:
Mid Sem-1 Exam 20
Mid Sem-2 Exam 20
End Sem Exam 30
Assignments 10
Term Paper 20
OUTCOME: Good overview of the state of the art in Radar technology
REMARKS: Sonar, Weather Radar , AWACS, MIMO Radar, Over-the-Horizon Radar ,Radar
Astronomy, Remote sensing will be addressed through term papers
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Real-Time Systems 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Deepak Gangadhran

TYPE-WHEN : Monsoon term
PRE-REQUISITE : Computer Systems Organization, Basic Operating Systems, Algorithms
and Complexity Analysis (desirable but not necessary)
OBJECTIVE :
Learning Outcomes-
1) Understanding Real-Time System concepts
2) Insight into the various models of real-time tasks in a system.
3) In depth understanding of the various Real-Time Scheduling and Schedulability Analysis
Techniques (both unicore and multicore)
4) Handling shared resources
5) Ability to implement real-time tasks and scheduling algorithms
6) Ability to use Real-Time Operating Systems (will have exercises with one RTOS)
COURSE TOPICS :
Real-Time Systems – Introduction and Concepts, Modeling Real-Time Systems
Commonly used approaches to Real-Time Scheduling – Clock Driven approach, Weighted Round
Robin approach, Priority Driven Approach, Dynamic vs Static Systems, Offline vs Online
Scheduling, Preemptive vs Non-Preemptive
Clock Driven Scheduling – Scheduling Aperiodic and Sporadic Jobs, Schedulability test
Priority Driven Scheduling – Static Priority: Rate Monotonic and Deadline Monotonic
Algorithms, Dynamic Priority: EDF Algorithm, Schedulability tests
Scheduling Aperiodic and Sporadic jobs in Priority Driven Systems – Deferrable Server, Sporadic
Server, Constant Utilization Server, Total Bandwidth Server and Weighted Fair Queuing Server
Multiprocessor Scheduling
Resources and Resource Access Control
1) Jane W S Liu, Real-Time Systems, Pearson Education

2) Giorgio C Buttazo, Hard Real-Time Computing Systems: Predictable Scheduling
Algorithms and Applications, 3rd edition, Springer
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
C.M. Krishna & Kang G. Shin , Real Time Systems, McGraw Hill
*PROJECT:
Each student will have to complete a course project. The project can fall into any of the following
two categories
i) defining a research problem in the real-time systems area, implementing the solution and
demonstrating results
ii) implementing a solution proposed in a research paper and perform comprehensive analysis
demonstrating the advantages/issues with the proposed solution.
Students may work in groups of 2, based on the total number of students registered for the course
and the amount of work that is proposed.
GRADING PLAN:
Weightage (in
Type of Evaluation
%)
Mid Sem-1 Exam 10
Mid Sem-2 Exam 10
End Sem Exam 25
Assignments 15
Project 25
Term Paper
Other Evaluation – Research 15
Paper Presentation
OUTCOME:
Students will be able to design and develop real-time systems. They will also be able to analyze
various scheduling approaches and their associated complexities. Finally, the students will have
sufficient expertise implementing a scheduler in a RTOS.
REMARKS:
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CSE540 Research in Information Security 3-0-1-4
Faculty Name: Ashok Kumar Das
Type When: Monsoon 2020

PRE-REQUISITE: programming languages (C/C++, Python), operating systems, compilers, introduction
to security.
OBJECTIVE: This course is intended to introduce students the exciting world of information
security research. The main focus of this course would be on non -cryptographic security research
i.e. topics related to software vulnerabilities, malware, intrusion detection/prevention systems. The
renowned Cryptographer Dr. Bruce Schneier once said that “.. security is a chain and is as strong as its
weakest link. Cryptography is already a string l ink, problem lies somewhere else- in networks
and software ….”
Following the aforementioned suggestion, the course is designed to introduce software security
issues and state-of-the-art in techniques to address those issues. At the end of the course, the
students should:
1. understand the various issues in software security;
2. understand the techniques that are applied in order to address security issues;
3. understand the majority of the attacks that hamper the security of the networks, e.g. bug
exploitation (aka hacking);
4. learn basics of malware analysis and defensive techniques;
5. learn basics of program analysis (static and dynamic program analysis) that are applied to
analyze software for vulnerability detection;
6. get familiar with the state -of-the-art in security research to lay foundation for their advance
research.
COURSE TOPICS: Syllabus
* Elliptic -Curve Cryptography (ECC)

* Key management in hierarchical access control
* Lightweight Security Protocols for Wearable Devices
* Security protocols for Implantable Medical Devices
* Key management in wireless sensor networks
* User authentication in wireless sensor networks
* User access control in wireless sensor networks
* Access control in wireless sensor networks and wireless body area sensor networks
* Proxy signature
* Password-based remote user authentication and key agreement using smart cards
* Biometric-based remote user authentication and key agreement using smart cards
* Security in vehicular ad hoc networks
* Security in smart grid
* Security in cloud computing
* Intrusion detection in wireless network security
The course is mainly based on research articles and notes given by the instructor.
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
= Any compiler book for dataflow analysis
= Assembly book for x86
= Practical malware analysis, by Sikorski and Honig
*PROJECT: Student can choose some topic that can be extended to major project for the master degree
or advance research. However, if student choose to work on the project during the course, they can
do. So, this is optional.
Grading Policy

%)
Quiz-1 5%
Quiz-2 5%
Mid Sem Exam 25%
Assignments --
End Sem Exam 35%
Lab Exam --
Project/any other evaluation 30%
OUTCOME: The students will be well aware of state -of-the-art in non-cryptographic security
issues and their proposed solutions. The student will also get to know about the opportunities that
exist in the research space. Some of the topics are very practical from i ndustry point of view,
especially when it comes to proactive approach to security i.e. security during development
process.
REMARKS: The course is highly flexible in its contents and approach. Based on the student’s
participation and interest, the course may progress in a particular direction.
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Robotics: Dynamics and Control 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Spandan Roy + Abhishek Sarkar

TYPE-WHEN :
PRE-REQUISITE : Basic mechanics (+2 Physics), Linear Algebra
OBJECTIVE :
1. To develop the student’s knowledge in various robot structures and their workspace.
2. To develop student’s skills in performing spatial transformations associated with rigid
body motions.
3. To develop student’s skills in perform kinematics analysis of robot systems.
4. To provide the student with knowledge of the singularity issues associated with the
operation of robotic systems.
5. To provide the student with some knowledge and analysis skills associated with trajectory
planning.
6. To provide the student with some knowledge and skills associated with robot control.
7. To provide the student with some knowledge associated with quadrator.
COURSE TOPICS :
1) Rotation & Translation Kinematics
2) Homogeneous Transformation, Forward and Inverse Kinematics
3) Jacobian
4) Dynamics
5) Inverse Dynamics Control for Robots
6) Lyapunov Stability Theory
7) Robust Control Design for Robots
8) Quadrotor dynamics
9) Linear control system design
10) Controller design for Quadrotor
PREFERRED TEXTBOOKS:
1) Mark W. Spong, Seth Hutchinson, and M. Vidyasagar, Robot Modeling and Control,
John Wiley & Sons.
2) Lorenzo Sciavicco and Bruno Siciliano, Modelling and control of robot manipulators,
Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.
3) Applied Nonlinear Control by Slotine and Lee
4) Quad Rotorcraft Control by LRG Carrillo, AED Lopez, R Lozano and C Pegard.
5) Modern Control Engineering by K Ogata.
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
1) Reza N. Jazar, Theory of applied robotics: kinematics, dynamics, and control, Springer
Science & Business Media, 2010.
*PROJECT:
GRADING PLAN:

20
Mid Sem-1 Exam
Mid Sem-2 Exam

30
End Sem Exam
Assignments
25
Project
25
Term Paper
OUTCOME:
1. Students will demonstrate an ability to apply spatial transformation to obtain forward
kinematics & inverse kinematics equation of robot manipulators.
2. Students will demonstrate an ability to obtain the Jacobian matrix and use it to identify
singularities.
3. Students will demonstrate an ability to generate joint trajectory for motion planning.
4. Students will demonstrate knowledge of robot controllers.
5. Student will demonstrate knowledge of Quadrotor mechanics and control.
REMARKS:
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SCI347 Selected topics in Instrumental Analysis 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Tapan Kumar Sau
TYPE-WHEN : Domain Elective for CNS Dual/Ph.D. and General Elective for
all B. Tech. students
OBJECTIVE :To study the principles and real-world applications of selected
modern instrumental analysis techniques.
COURSE TOPICS :
1. INTRODUCTION: Chemical Measurements and Instrumental Analysis.

2. ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS: Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy; Energy Dispersive X-Ray
Spectroscopy.
3. SPECTROSCOPIC CHEMICAL SPECIATION: UV-Visible Absorption and
Emission; Infrared (IR); Raman Scattering; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR); Mass
Spectrometry.
4. SEPARATION TECHNIQUES:Gas Chromatography; High Performance Liquid
Chromatography (HPLC); Capillary Electrophoresis.
5. ELECTROANALYTICAL ANALYSIS: Cyclic Voltammetry (CV).
6. THERMAL ANALYSIS: Thermogravimetry (TG); Differential Scanning Calorimetry
(DSC).
7. SURFACE ANALYSIS: BET Surface Area Analysis; X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
(XPS) or Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA); Atomic Force
Microscopy (AFM); Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
PREFERRED TEXTBOOKS:
1. Sivasankar, B, “Instrumental Methods of Analysis”, Oxford University Press, 2012.
2. R.S. Khandpur“Handbook of Analytical instruments”, Tata Mc Graw-Hill, 2nd Edition,
2006.
3. Principles of Instrumental Analysis, Skoog, Holler, Nieman, Thomson Brooks-Cole
Publications, 6thEdition.
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Instrumental Methods of Analysis, Willard, Merritt, Dean, Settle, CBS Publishers &
Distributors, New Delhi, 7th edition.
2. Introduction to Instrumental Analysis, Robert D. Braun, McGraw-Hill Book Company.
3. Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis, Galen W. Ewing, McGraw-Hill Book
Company, Fifth edition
*PROJECT: None
GRADING PLAN:
For the year 2020: Quizzes: 20% + Assignments: 50% + Final Assignment/Quiz: 30%

Quiz-1 10
Mid SemExam 20
Quiz-2 10
End Sem Exam 40
Assignments 20
Project None
Term Paper None
Other Evaluation _________ None
OUTCOME:Students after finishing this course are expected to develop a better understanding of
the principles of various modern instrumental analyses, real world applications, scope, and the
limitations of these analyses and an enhanced appreciation for analytical techniques.
REMARKS: (1) Max. Number of Students = 60

(2)All CNSD students who opt for it will get it.
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E451 Social Science Perspective on HCI 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Nimmi Rangaswamy

PRE-REQUISITE : U3 and above OBJECTIVE
To introduce Human-Computer Interaction as an inter -disciplinary domain of study to students of

Engineering and the Social Sciences
To bring a social perspective and the importance of lived contexts in the framing and
understanding of man-machine interaction
To get a grasp of the theoretical and applied frameworks supporting the dom ain of HCI
Importantly, to introduce the idea of cross -fertilisation of academic domains, especially

computer sciences and humanities to originate Human -Computer Interaction as a fertile
research and academic science
COURSE TOPICS/ OUTLINE/CONTENT
Overview of Course
Quote: “A sushi restaurant puts sensors on its plates to assess, in real time, what’s being eaten so it can
adjust its food offerings” [ Goodman, The Atomic Age of Data, 2015]” End Quote.
Radically different ways of interacting with computationa lly based systems are possible, ranging from
the visual [surfaces, input devices] to the invisible [ sensor technologies, back end processors]
and importantly social [ which means non -technological] affectations triggering diverse ways of
interfacing with technology. Human-Computer Interaction [HCI] is a vision for a world of
interconnected devices, that have acquired smartness due to computing power. As computational
technologies continue to ‘disappear’ and merge with the physical world, becoming increasingly
tangible, embedded and embodied in a range of environments, architectures and artifacts, new
research agendas and design approaches are called for [ Nansen et al, 2014].
This course is an introduction to the field of Human -Computer interaction research with a focus on
‘human’ and how the HCI domain interfaces with the social sciences. The course begins with a
selection of seminal work that establish the HCI domain: interactive systems/techniques, design
and user interfaces. We will then move on to topi cs including social and context aware computing,
design research and evaluation methods.
The course will also present a perspective based on the importance and role of objects in social
relations. We situate this work in relation to a conceptual understand ing of objects and social
relations, suggest effective methodological and theoretical tools to study of a more object -
centered sociality and suggest design opportunities to make better products.
The course will center on the processes and challenges of ideating, designing and evaluating
technologies as products, their usability and immersion into the social contexts of users. We will
study contextual design as a field that emerged in response to the challenges of designing for context
and usability. Another important strand in this course will dwell on the sociological aspects of HCI
and explore the ‘mediation’ of technology use by a range of contextual situations: socio-cultural
obligations, habits, values, infrastructure, material objects and not in the least family, kinship and
human bonds. Some examples of the above are:
Understanding social interactions with a webcam as an important new development in

communication interfaces and its widespread adoption in the real world supporting family
relationships, business work flows and social networking.
A deep look at social networking as everyday HCI- Facebook; Twitter; Messaging applications.
Another example will be looking at technologies driven by data science, like mobile marketing
analytics, and their consequences for society.
A third example will be studying real world application of big data to social situations: real time
traffic; real world geographic navigation; geo -location based services [ food delivery; friendship;
dating]; Consumer-centric health care services [ monitoring parameters; precision medicine; Health
care platforms]
A close look at the impacts of peer to peer sharing platforms [ Uber, AirBnB]
This class has no pre-requisite requirements and open to students from any background. Students
are expected to do all of the readings. Students will be evaluated with a quiz or a test and a
presentation that will gauge student ability in engaging with and comprehending the course
readings and class room discussions. The class test and the presentat ion will be based on the class
lectures and readings assigned for the course
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
Norman, D. A. (1990). The design of everyday things. New York: Doubleday.
Miller, D and Sinanan, J, Webcam, Polity Press, 2014
Sterling, B. The Epic Struggle Of The Internet Of Things , Moscow: Strelka Press, 2014.
Rogers, Y. HCI Theory: Classical, Modern, and Contemporary . [San Rafael, Calif.], Morgan &
Claypool, 2012
Blomberg, J., Burrell, M., and Guest, G. An Ethnographic Approach to Design, Human-Computer
Interaction Handbook, L. Erlbaum Associates Inc. Hillsdale, NJ, USA,2003
*REFERENCE ARTICLES:
Bell, G., Blythe, M., and Sengers, P. 2005. Making by Making Strange: Defamiliarization and the Design
of Domestic Technology. ACM Trans. Computer-Human Interaction, 12(2), 149-173.
Dourish, P. 2006. Implications for Design. Proc. ACM Conf. Human Factors in Computing
Systems CHI 2006 (Montreal, Canada), 541-550.
O’Brien, J., Rodden, T., Rouncefield, M., and Hughes, J. 1999. At Home with the Technology: An
Ethnographic Study of a Set -Top Box Trial. ACM Trans. Computer-Human Interaction, 6(3), 282-
308.
Kelson, J.A.S. (1982). The process approach to understanding human motor behavior: An
introduction. In J.A.S. Kelso (Ed.), Human Motor Behavior: An Introduction, 3-19, Hillsdale, N.J.:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Bell, G., Blythe, M., Gaver, B., Sengers, P., and Wright, P. Designing culturally situated
technologies for the home. Ext. Abstracts CHI 2003. ACM Press (2003), 1062-1063.
*PROJECT :
GRADING PLAN:
Quiz 20
Class presentation of project 30
Assignments 20
Project reports 30
Other Evaluation NA
OUTCOME:
Students will be able to identify and apply a sociological lens to a human -computer interaction
context. This will mean applying informed ways to draw boundaries to an HCI context, use the
right theoretical tools of study and processing appropriate data to conduct an independent
academic study of selective HCI situations in the real world
REMARKS:
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CSE591 Spatial Informatics 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Rajan KS
TYPE-WHEN : Open Elective

PRE-REQUISITE : Open to UG-3, UG-4, DD/MS, and PhD students
OBJECTIVE :
Spatially explicit information like a map (e.g. Google Maps) informs us not just the
geographical location but also the relationship between the objects in it. While
mapping models focus on the Spatial (and Temporal) data collection, storage and
management (Spatial DBMS) with map generation as one of the key elements; the
recent advances in technology have expanded the horizon to include Spatio-temporal
Analytics, 3D GIS, Ontology and GML, etc.
This course gives an introduction to the concepts of GIS, the science and algorithms
behind it and how this technology can benefit many disciplines, including navigation,
transportation and traffic planning, Urban planning, hydrology, environmental
management, disaster response, etc.
COURSE TOPICS :
Course Structure (each of approximately 1-2 week duration):
1. What is Geographical Information Systems (GIS)?

2. Fundamental concepts of Space
3. Geospatial data and its Digital representation – Vectors and Rasters
4. GIS Data collection, Editing and Data formats
5. Data structures for Spatial data and Spatial data management (Geospatial
database)
6. Spatial Data Query and Analysis – Spatial Analysis, Network Analysis
7. Data compatibility - Projections and Georeferencing
8. Spatial reasoning and uncertainty
9. Web-GIS, GML and Map services
10. Geospatial applications in few areas like in Hydrology (Water flows and
floods); Ecology and Environment; Land use and Land cover; Urban planning
and Transportation; etc.
11. Topics in Spatial Informatics
1. 3D GIS
2. Open Source Initiatives in GIS/RS
A few lectures, may be given by Invited Speakers in related areas during the course to
provide the students a wider understanding of its relevance and application.
In addition, there will be a hands-on (lab tutorials) introduction to one or two GIS
software and tools at relevant times during the course.
1. Geographical information systems and science by Paul A. Longley, Michael F.
Goodchild, David J. Maguire, and David W. Rhind
2. Introduction To Geographic Information Systems by Kang-Tsung Chang
3. GIS – A computing perspective by Micheal Worboys and Matt Duckham
4. Concepts and techniques of geographic information systems by C P Lo and Albert K
W Yeung
GRADING:
Details of Assignments/Projects will be announced during the course.
Quiz-1 10
Quiz-2 10
Mid Sem Exam 20

Assignments 10
End Sem Exam 30
Lab Exam Part of Assignments
OUTCOME: Students will learn the basic concepts of Geospatial data representation,
cartography, visualization, data manipulation and how to extract meaningful information
from it. In addition, they will be exposed to the application potential of this fast developing
domain cutting across disciplinary interests.
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ECE448 Speech Signal Processing 3-1-0-4

Faculty Name: Anil Kumar V
Type-when: Monsoon-2020
Pre-Requisite: (PG, research and BTech students from 3rd year onwards will be permitted) Signal and
systems Digital signal processing.
COURSE TOPICS: Background and need for speech processing, Speech production mechanism, Nature of
speech signal, Basics of digital signal processing, Equivalent representations of signal and systems, Speech
signal processing methods, Linear prediction analysis, Basics of speech recognition.
PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS: 1. L.R.Rabiner and B.H Juang, Fundamentals of speech recognition, Pearson
LPE (1993). 2. L.R.Rabiner and R.W.Schafer, Digital processing of speech signals, Pearson LPE (1993).
GRADING:
Quiz-1: 10%
Quiz-2: 10%
Mid Sem Exam: 20%
Assignments: 10%
End Sem Exam : 40%
Project/any other evaluation: 10%
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CSE471 Statistical Methods in AI 3-1-0-4

Faculty: Jawahar CV
TYPE-WHEN : Monsoon - 2020
Lectures : Mondays, Thursdays; 3:30pm - 5:00pm
COURSE TOPICS :
. Introduction, Feature Representation
. Nearest Neighbor Classification
. Random Variables, Probability Densities, Multivariate Densities
. Bayesian Decision Theory
. Naive Bayes Classifier
. Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE)
. Linear Discriminant Functions
. Perceptron Learning
. Minimum Squared Error Procedures
. Logistic Regression
. Neural Networks, Backpropagation, Training Methods
. Principal Component Analysis and Eigen Faces
. Linear Discriminant Analysis and Fischer Faces
. Max-Margin Classification (SVM), SVM variants, Kernalization
. Data Clustering, Kmeans (EM) and variants, Hierarchical Clustering
. Decision Trees
. Graphical Models, Bayesian Belief Networks
. Combining Classifiers, Boosting
REFERENCE BOOKS:
* Pattern Classification by Duda, Hart & Stork
* Machine Learning - A Probabilistic Perspective by Kevin Murphy (free ebook available
online),
* Neural Networks - A Comprehensive Foundation by Simon Haykin
Pre-requisite : Basics of Linear Algebra, Calculus, Probability Theory and Statistics.

Programming in Matlab and C/C++.
GRADING Scheme:
* Assignments 3: 20% (1 Mini-project + 2 Assignments)
* Homeworks: 30% (2-4 problems given after each lecture; Top 80% counted)
* Two MidSems : 30%
* Final Exam : 20%
OUTCOME:
This course will enable students to understand pattern recognition techniques namely, classification and
clustering in detai l including both theoretical and practical aspects.
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CES635 Structural Wind Engineering 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Shaik Rehana

TYPE-WHEN : CASE Elective - Monsoon
PRE-REQUISITE : Nil
OBJECTIVE :To develop a detailed understanding about wind engineering, various
principles involved in the design of wind loads, wind induced responses onstructures, application
on solving wind induced problems on structures
COURSE TOPICS :
• Wind climate, nature and types of high winds and storms

• Wind damages, damage index, wind impact on structures
• Estimation of design wind speed and pressure distribution
• Estimation of wind loads on buildings, factors affecting wind load
• Prediction of design wind speed and structural safety
• Estimation of extreme wind speeds
• Atmospheric boundary layer and wind turbulence: mean wind speed profiles,
wind spectra, topographic multipliers
• Structural interaction with aerodynamic forces, pressure, lift, drag and moment effects
on structures
• Wind loads, codes and standards
Y. Tamura A. Kareem (2013), Advanced Structural Wind Engineering, ISBN 978-4-431-

54336- 7 ISBN 978-4-431-54337-4 (eBook), DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-54337-4, Springer
Tokyo Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London.
John D. Holmes (2003), Wind Loading of Structures, ISBN 0-419-24610-X, ISBN 0-203-
30164- 1 Master e-book ISBN.
GRADING PLAN: Type of Evaluation Weightage (in %)
Mid Sem and Quiz 30
End Sem Exam 30
Assignments 15
Project 25
OUTCOME:
Integrating wind induced responses in the design of various structures such as tunnels, tall buildings
etc.
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CEG445 Technology Product Entrepreneurship 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Ramesh Logangathan + Prakash Yalla
Technology Product Entrepreneurship- Tools & Techniques

Description:
This course introduces the fundamentals of technology product entrepreneurship. In a workshop
format, you will learn the process of building a technology enterprise. Starting from a technology
idea, mapping the idea to a high-potential commercial opportunity,
defining/designing/validating the product, figuring out the market avenues & how to sell the
product, and planning/managing rapid growth. Class will apply the learning on their tech product
ideas and create a venturable product & plan; in a workshop mo de thru extensive hands on
assignments concurrent with course modules.
Aim: The aim of this course is to introduce students to the process to take technology from
research labs towards the market as a end product. As a venturable business.
Key Takeaways:
Pedagogy Format
• Classroom sessions, guest lectures (from serial tech entrepreneurs/investors) and case study
discussions in class
• Assignments applied on tech product ideas from the class
Prerequisites:
• A technology product idea that has come out of an internship, research work or honors work in
one of IIIT-H research centers
• Students register for class as teams (2 -4 students) with a tech product idea
• Basic knowledge of cloud computing and mobile appls is preferred
Outline (Tentative):
Sl No Topics Week
1 Introduction
• Technology Product innovation.
• Successful products cases review 1
2 Creativity & Innovation
• Stretch the idea. Idea Hexagon framework applied
3 Frameworks & Models 2
• Product & Market first
• Vision first (Vision/Strategy/Execution)
• Large opportunity (Big untapped market/ Much better product/ Much better team)
• Lean Startup models
• Crossing the chasm”
4 Customer Discovery/Opportunity mapping

• LEAN Startup methodology
• Business Model canvass Tool 2
5 Design Thinking
_ Design thinking process: understand, observe, define, ideate,
prototype, test 2
6 Customer Development
• Models: through trial and error, hiring and firing, successful
startups all invent a new, parallel process to product
development for sales, marketing and business development
• Market & Competitive Positioning 2
7 Sales & Market Strategy
• Go to Market avenues, and projections
• GTM Planning 1
8 Business Plans
• Creating, developing and evaluating the Technology
Product’s “concept of a business”
• innovation? Is it a business or a product or both? Sizing the
market? The technology, market and competitive risks?
Competitive proposition 2
9 Technical Architecture considerat ions
_ Leveraging Mobile and Cloud 1
10 Corporate Technology Innovation 1
_ Applying research technology in corporate environments
11 Tech Product Pitch/Plan presentations
_ What makes a good product pitch and demo 1
12 Final Demo and presentations 1
TOTAL 17 classes
Evaluation (tentative)
4 quizzes (20%), 4 labs (20%), Tech Product Biz plan (20%), Demo & Presentation (10%), Final
Exam (30%)
Assignments:
Students will apply the learning on your tech product idea and create a venturable product and plan;
in a workshop mode thru extensive hands on assignments concurrent with course modules.
Submissions each week.
• Introduction:Assignment: Create startup website; Vision; Basic Positioning statement;
• Creativity & Innovation: Assignment: Based on team’s tech idea considered, list 3 product
possibilities, applying Idea hexagon framework.
• Frameworks & Models: Assignment: Assess opportunity for the ideas. And pick the
“venturable business.”
• Customer Discovery/Opportunity mapping: Assignment: Apply Lean Startup Methodology,
and Validate customer interest, need & … ; Assignment: First cut of Musiness Model Canvass
filled in
• Design Thinking: Assignment: Rapidly create and refine the product functionalit y for the
teams
product using design thinking process
• Customer Development: Assignment: Competitive Positioning; Assignment: Update Product
functionality capturing the competitive proposition
• Sales & Market Strategy: Assignment: Evolve the GTM plans
• Business Plans: Assignment: Completed, defensible, business model canvass; Assignment:
Product roadmap- market & technical, GTM plans, revenue projections
• Technical Architecture considerations: Assignment: Study 2 similar solutions in market and
compare/ contrast tech architecture used by your product
• Corporate Technology Innovation : TBD
• Tech Product Pitch/Plan presentations
References
Required Readings:
1. The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step -By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company
2. by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
Reference papers
3. Technology Entrepreneurship: Overview, Definition, and Distinctive Aspects
4. http://timreview.ca/sites/default/files/article_PDF/Bailetti_TIMReview_February2012.pdf
5. Toward a General Modular Systems Theory and Its Application to Interfirm Product
Modularity
6. http://amr.aom.org/content/25/2/312.abstract
7. Harvard: Why Lean Startup Changes everything
8. http://host.uniroma3.it/facolta/economia/db/materiali/insegnamenti/611_8959.pdf
9. The Power of Integrality: Linkages between Product Architecture, Innovation, and Industry
Structure
10. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048733308001091
Suggested Reading:
1. High Tech Start Up, Revised and Updated: The Complete Handbook For Creating Successful New
High Tech Companies by John L. Nesheim
2. The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically
Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
Additional Reference
1. The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
2. Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It by Adrian J. Slywotzky
with Karl Weber
3. The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business by
Clayton M. Christensen
4. Running Lean: Iterate From Plan A to a Plan That Works by Ash Maurya
5. Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind by Al Ries and Jack Trout
6. Venture Deals by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
7. Lean Analytics by Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz
8. Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore
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HSS444 Theories and Pratices of Nationalism 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Aniket Alam
TYPE-WHEN :
PRE-REQUISITE :
OBJECTIVE: This course intends to introduce students to the manner in which nationalism
has been conceptualised by nationalists in India and also to the academic theories of nation-
states and nationalism. It will provide a perspective to understand the dynamics and
complexities of nationalism in our world today and appreciate its salience.
COURSE TOPICS : (1) Academic theories of Nationalism

a) Imagined Communities
b) Industrialised Societies
c) Colonial and Post-Colonial
(2) Brief history of the nation-state in the world

a) Latin America
b) Europe
c) Japan, China, Arab
(3) Nationalism in India

a) Cultural Nationalism
b) Anti-Colonial Nationalism
(4) Theories of Nationalism in India

a) Gandhi
b) Bankim
c) Nehru
d) Tagore
e) Savarkar, Golwalkar
PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS: Ernest Gellner: Nations and Nationalisms.

Benedict Anderson: Imagined Communities.
Partha Chatterjee: Nationalist Thought and the Colonial W
Javeed Alam: India- Living With Modernity
Sumit Sarkar: Modern India.
Bipan Chandra: India’s Struggle for Independence.
*REFERENCE BOOKS: M.K. Gandhi: Hind Swaraj.

V. D. Savarkar: Hindutva.
Rabindranath Tagore: Nationalism.

M. S. Golwalkar: We or Our Nationhood
Defined. Jawaharlal Nehru: Discovery of India.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: Anandamath.
Rabindranath Tagore: Gora.
GRADING PLAN:

%)
Mid Sem-1 Exam 0
Mid Sem-2 Exam 20%
End Sem Exam 40%
Class Assignments (TWO) 10% (5 + 5)
Term Paper (In Lieu of Mid Sem-1) 20%
Other Evaluation (Book Review) 10%
OUTCOME:The student will get an overview of the history of nationalism and will be
introduced to how it has been theorized over the past century and more. S/he will also be
able to trace nationalism’s trajectories in India, recognize its main debates and understand
its historical role in constituting our present day conditions.
REMARKS:The course will be based on lectures and the students will be expected to read
all the books given in the reading list.
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CSE484 Topics in Applied Optimization 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Pawan Kumar
TYPE-WHEN : Monsoon
PRE-REQUISITE :Linear Algebra, Calculus, Statistics, and any one of the programming
languages: C/C++/Python/Matlab/Octave to write codes for assignment problems. Basic
knowledge of machine learning (linear regression, logistic regression, SVMs, NN) is desirable,
but not necessary.
OBJECTIVE : To learn selected advance optimization techniques, and to applythem to solve

selected problems stemming from data sciences, and scientific computing.
COURSE TOPICS :
0. Review of Linear Algebra, Calculus, Probability and Statistics.

1. Concept of Convex Sets, Convex functions, Convex Optimization Problems, Duality.
2. Algorithms for Constrained and Unconstrained Minimization. Applications.
3. Algorithms for Interior Point Methods. Applications.
4. Algorithms for Stochastic Gradient Methods: 1st order and 2nd order methods.
Preconditioning. Momentum based and Nestrov Accelerated Gradient Descent. Applications.
5. Algorithms for Non-smooth Optimization: Sub-gradient Methods; Primal-dual sub-gradient
methods; Stochastic subgradient methods. Applications.
6. Variants of Conjugate Gradient Methods and Truncated Newton Methods. Applications .
7. Algorithms for Non-convex Minimization and Applications.

1. Numerical Optimization, J. Nocedal, S. J. Wright, Springer, 1999
2. Optimization Methods for Large Scale Machine Learning, arXiv 2016
3. Optimization for Machine Learning, Suvrit Sra et. al., MIT Press
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
*PROJECT: Projects will be primarily from the domains of Scientific Computing and Machine Learn
ing. A student will be asked to read a paper, implement optimization algorithms mentioned in the
paper, and present their work using overhead projectors.
GRADING PLAN:
%)
Mid Sem-1 Exam 15
Mid Sem-2 Exam 15
End Sem Exam 30
Assignments 10
Project 20
Term Paper
Other Evaluation: Quizzes 10
OUTCOME: After taking this course, student should be able to formulate a problem as optimization
problem, select appropriate algorithm, and implement it efficiently.
REMARKS:
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CSE975 Topics in Machine Learning 3-1-0-4

Prerequisite: Statistical Methods in AI
Faculty Name: Naresh Manwani
TYPE-WHEN: Monsoon
PRE-REQUISITE: Good knowledge of linear algebra, probability theory.
Proficiency in programming. Basic knowledge of machine learning.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this course is to cover the fundamentals of
reinforcement learning (RL). The focus will be on understanding both
theoretical and practical aspects of RL approaches. There will be many
programming assignments to cover various implementation issues.
COURSE TOPICS:
Introduction to reinforcement learning, Markov decision processes, dynamic
programming, Monte Carlo methods, temporal-difference (TD) learning, SARSA,

Q-learning,
double Q-learning, n-step TD, eligibility traces
Value-function Approximation methods, deep Q-learning
Policy gradient methods, actor-critic methods, natural policy gradient,
deterministic policy gradient (DPG), deep deterministic policy gradient
(DDPG)
Partially observed Markov decision processes (POMDP)

Richard S. Sutton and Andrew G. Barto, Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction, 2nd
edition, MIT Press, 2016.
Masashi Sugiyama, Statistical Reinforcement Learning: Modern Machine
Learning Approaches, CRC Press.
Some recent research papers in RL.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
Martin L. Putterman, Markov Decision Processes: Discrete Stochastic Dynamic Programming,
John Wiley and Sons Publishers.
GRADING PLAN:
Quizzes (2) 7.5% + 7.5% = 15 %
Mid Sem Exam (1)
20% End Sem Exam
20% Assignments
25%
Project 15%
Scribing 5%
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HSS338 Understanding Raga: Semi Classical Forms of Indian Music 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Saroja TK
TYPE-WHEN : Open Elective- Monsoon 2020
PRE-REQUISITE : Instructors consent

OBJECTIVE :
1. Conceptual study of raga by introducing around ten ragas in both North and South Indian
music systems.
2. Practice of different Semi classical forms including some folk forms of Indian music.
3. Understanding the importance of Semi classical genre in Indian music.

4. Role of music in bringing out the rich ideas and expr essions in the compositions….inter
relationship of the musical and linguistic expressions.
5. Introducing different composers whose musical experiences and ideas resulted in the existing semi
classical forms.
6. Experiencing the techniques of composing and learn to compose some simple songs.
COURSE TOPICS :
Lesson 1,2, 3 : Introduction to ragas. Basic exercises in different ragas.
Lesson 4,5: Introduction of various semi classical forms of Indian music
Lesson 6, 7: Bhajans
Lesson 8, 9,10: Annamayya compositions
Lesson 11, 12, 13: Contribution of some Composers whose compositions are identified as separate
genres in Indian music.
Lesson 14, 15: Ghazals
Lesson 16, 17: Techniques of composing
Lesson 18: Qawwali

Lesson 19, 20: Abhang and Purandara dasa compositions
Lesson 21, 22: Contribution of some more composers.
Lesson 23: Comparitive study of Semi classical forms and Folk forms of music.
Lesson 24: Study of the inter relationship of musical and lyrical expressions in bringing out the
beauty of the compositions.
Lesson 25, 26: Practical exercises of all the concepts.
*REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. The Hindu Speaks on Music - compilation of 232 selective music
articles by The Hindu.
2 . A Southern Music (The karnatic story) by T.M. Krishna
3. Videos and audios to demonstrate different concepts.
*PROJECT: Practical oriented project
GRADING PLAN:
Mid Sem-1 Exam 20
Mid Sem-2 Exam 20
End Sem Exam ----
Assignments 20
Project 40
Term Paper -----
Other Evaluation _ For all the exams Practicals 60% and Theory 40%
OUTCOME:
1. Ability to recognize some ragas with their very characteristics.
2. Ability to identify, sing or play different semi classical

compositions like Bhajan, Ghazal, Annamayya composition,
Qawwali, Abhang etc
3. Understand the importance of raga in Indian music.
4. Know the importance and role of the composers in bringing out
variety in music.
5. Basic attempt to compose simple songs.
6. Knowledge of different rhythmic structures that play a major role in
the compositions.
7. Ability to sing or play compositions in atleast 10 ragas.
8. Videos and audios to demonstrate differ ent concepts.
REMARKS: Students with minimum of vocal or instrumental experience are encouraged.
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ECE438 Wireless Communications 3-1-0-4
Faculty Name: Ubaidulla
PRE-REQUISITE : Basics of random variables (Gaussian RVs, and random vectors and
functions of Gaussians), Digital Communication (Comm. Theory 1)
OBJECTIVE : Learn fundamentals of wireless communications with focus on mobile
technologies, and understand the current frontiers of research
COURSE TOPICS : (Note : More time will be spent on the fundamentals, and more complex
topics (even those not listed) will be optionally taken up based on time available)
1. Wireless channel modelling (Single-input single output): Time and frequency coherence,
fading
2. Probability of error vs SNR: exploiting channel diversity.
3. Cellular systems: Frequency reuse, GSM, CDMA.
4. Capacity considerations
5. Beamforming
6. MIMO Channel model, transmission schemes and receivers.
7. Multiuser MIMO.
8. 5G physical channel models, transmission techniques.
9. Interference channel, Interference alignment, top ological interference alignment.
PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS: Fundamentals of Wireless Communication by David Tse and Pramod
Vishwanath
*REFERENCE BOOKS: Wireless Communications- Principles & Practice (Rappaport).
*PROJECT: (List of topics will be mentioned later)
GRADING PLAN:
Mid Sem-1 Exam 25
Mid Sem-2 Exam 25
End Sem Exam -
Assignments/Quizzes 20
Project 30
Term Paper --
Other Evaluation: ---
OUTCOME:REM
ARKS:
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Code Course Name Credits Faculty

Faculty Name: Avinash Sharma + PJ Narayanan

Course Description Format

TITLE: Advance Graphics, Geometry Processing & AR/VR Technologies

OBJECTIVE: The course is designed to introduce advance ideas in Computer Graphics,

1. Computer Graphics Module (5-6 lecture)

• Revision to basics of Computer Graphics (Plan to cover primarily using

2. Geometry Processing Module (6-8 lectures)

• Representations of 3D Objects: Point Clouds, Implicit Surfaces & Meshes.

3. AR/VR Module (10-12 lectures)

• Introduction to Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality.

4. Invited expert talks (1-2 Lectures)

PREFERRED TEXT BOOKS:

1. Computer Graphics with OpenGL by Hearn and Baker

2. Multiview Geometry in Computer Vision by Hartley & Zisserman.

Other reference content:

• NPTEL short course on VR by Prof. LaValle (video lectures).

Type of Evaluation Weightage (in %)

SCI541 Advanced Bio-Molecular Architecture 3-1-0-4

TYPE-WHEN : Monsoon semester: Domain core (M Tech I Bioinformatics) + Domain

Syllabus and topic wise Coverage:

ABA 1-2: Design principles of nature – chemistry at the atomic level

Assignment – 1: Introductory lectures – Due ABA 4

ABA 3-4: Structure of atom and Chemical arithmetic

(Practice assignment-1 – Try out by ABA 4)

ABA 5: Quantum mechanical structure of the atom

(Practice assignment -2 – Try out by ABA 6

(Work sheet only for M Tech to submit – Due before Mid-1

Practice assignment -3 for others)

(Practice assignment -4 – Try out by ABA 8

ABA 7: Bonding and molecular properties -Theories of bonding

ABA 8: Bonding and molecular structure -Theories of bonding Electron distribution in

ABA 10: Isomerism

Structural and stereo isomers Nomenclature

Practice Assignment: Isomerism and nomenclature (Try out before Mid-1

Assignment – 7: Nomenclature and isomerism I – Due ABA 13

ABA 11-13: Configuration and conformation I

Sugars and carbohydrates

ABA 14-15: Configuration and conformation III

Conformations – energy barriers, torsion angles and representations

Conformations of cyclic compounds including cyclic sugars

Assignment – 9: Nomenclature and isomerism III – Due ABA 16

ABA 16: Structure and properties of molecules

Basics of thermodynamics and kinetics

Familiarity with the different amino acids and their classification

ABA 17: Equilibria in aqueous solutions I

General characteristics of amino acids in aqueous solutions

ABA 18: Equilibria in aqueous solutions II

(Practice assignment – Food for thought Try out by ABA 19)

ABA 19: Equilibria in aqueous solutions III

Amino acid pK values and isoelectric points (ionizable side chains)

ABA 20-22: Study of amino acids and proteins

ABA 23-25: Study of nucleic acids

ABA 26: Revision

*REFERENCE BOOKS: 1.Bio-Chemistry – Stryer

OUTCOME: Expected outcome:

3. Ability to communicate with written structures of biological molecules

CSE435 Advanced Computer Networks 3-1-0-4