Faculty Profile
Dr. Santosh R.Desai
Professor
DEE, BE(E&E), M.Tech (Power Electronics),Ph.D.(IITRoorkee)
santoshdesai.intn@bmsce.ac.in
Research Interests: System Engineering, Automation
About
Working in BMS College of Engg since 1999.
Education
Selected Publications
Other Information
1.Reviewer for Asian Journal of Control
2.Reviewer for IETE Journal for Research, Taylor and Francis.
3.Project Investigator- FOSSEE Chapter BMSCE.
4. Senior Member, International Society for Automation (ISA)
5. Convener - National Level National Level Competition for Factory Automation Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2020
Presently Member
Board of Studies (BoS), Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi
President Elect, Executive Council- International Society for Automation (ISA) Bangalore Section.
Institute Coordinator- National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) BMSCE
Board of Studies- Heartfulness Research Centre, University of Mysore.
Board of Studies- Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology. Bengaluru
Board of Studies- Dayanand Sagar College of Engg., Bengaluru
Board of Examinations M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
Past Member
Board of Examinations Siddhaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur
Board of Examiners (IT, ML & BM), VTU
Dept. Advisory Board (DAB), PDA college of Engg, Kalburgi
Program Assessment Committee (PAC), PDA college of Engg, Kalburgi,
Academic Council, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore.
Board of Examinations, BMSCE, Dr AIT.
Major Events:
Convenor for National Level Automation Competition-Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2020
Organizing Secretary for Phase Shift 2025.
Organizing Chair -iACT 2023, a 2-day intercollegiate fest on "Digital Transformation" for 130+ students from 9 colleges across South India, in collaboration with ISA Bangalore
Coordinated - FDP on Indian Knowledge Systems, 2025, AICTE ATAL FDP.
Awards: SAP Award of Excellence; MITx Honor Code Certificate (Digital Learning).
Guided students projects won awards at Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2020, 2026
1. Smart Aroma: PLC-Controlled Automated Incense Manufacturing - Team ARMS (Students: Abhishek, Ravi Kiran, Mohan, and Subramanya) from the Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (EIE) has secured the Appreciation Award and a ₹20,000 cash prize at the prestigious 6th Mitsubishi Electric Cup, held February 19–21, 2026.
Competing at the national level in Pune, the team emerged as one of only 34 finalists selected from a massive initial pool of 288 teams across India.
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Grants/Consultancy Received:
1. Funding agency: Faculty Project Proposal under Research Promotion Scheme (FRPS)
Program Title: AI-Powered Academic ERP Assistant with Voice & Text Interaction using LLMs with AR/VR Sign Language Translation
Duration: Three Years
Coordinators: Dr Seemanthini, Dr. Santosh R. Desai
Grants Received: 3.75 Lakhs
2. Funding agency: AICTE ATAL Academy sponsored Online Faculty Development Program (FDP)
Program Title: Sustainable Health with Technological Advancements
Duration: Six days (February 17-22, 2025)
Coordinators: Dr. Rajeshwari Hegde (Dean Student Affairs), Dr. Santosh R. Desai
Grants Received: 1 Lakh
3. Funding agency: AICTE ATAL Academy sponsored Online Faculty Development Program (FDP)
Program Title: Immersive Virtual Reality
Duration: Six days (January 11-25, 2021)
Coordinators: Dr. Santosh R. Desai
Grants Received: 0.93 Lakh
4. Received grants of INR 60,000/- from International Society for Automation Bangalore Section towards i-ACT 2023
5. Instrumental in setting up the Industry Collaborative Automation Lab:
Equipment: FA Training Equipment for Automation Lab
Supplier/Provider: Mitsubishi Electric India Pvt. Ltd. (MEI)
Value: 19.41 lakhs
6. Project Title Virtual Automation Lab with Augmented/virtual reality,
Funding agency :Vision Group on science and Technology, Department of lT, BT and S & T. (Scheme CISEE)
Principal Investigator : Dr Santosh R Desai
Financial year 2018-19
Sanctioned Amt: 30 Lakhs
7. Project Title : Performance analysis and PID controller based speed control of AC motor using Virtual Environment
Funding agency : TEQIP III
Scheme : Joint Research & Development
Financial year: April 2019-Sept 2019
Principal Investigator : Dr Santosh R Desai and Dr. Veena N. Hegde
Co-Investigator : Dr. Chinmaya K. A.
Collaborating Institution and Details:
1. Dr. Shiv Kumar Tomar,
Electronics & Communication Engg.,
FET MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly. UP
2. Prof. Ajay Kumar Yadav
Electronics & Instrumentation Engg.,
FET MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly. UP
Sanctioned Amt: 2.21Lakhs + Applicable GST extra
7.Project Title : An Engineering Approach To Determine Sampling Rate Word Length in a Digital Control System
Funding agency : Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Bangalore
Principal Investigator : Dr. K.Narasimha Rao and Dr. Santosh R Desai
Financial year 2016-17
Sanctioned Amt: 3.29 Lakhs
8. Project Title : Free Open Source of Education (FOSSEE)
Funding agency : Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Principal Investigator : Dr. Veena N. Hegde and Dr Santosh R Desai
Financial year 2017-18
Sanctioned Amt: 5 Lakhs
Patents:
1 An Indian patent (IND 361322-001) was granted on December 1, 2023, for an IoT and AI-based Pneumonia detection device. The inventors are Dr. Santosh R Desai,
Dr. Veena N Hegde, and Mr. Krishnamurthy K T.
2. An Indian patent application (IND 202541049528) for a "Dual-Polarized All-Metallic Waveguide for Millimeter-Wave Communications via Additive Manufacturing" was
published on May 22, 2025. The inventors listed are Feroz Morab, Karthikeya G. S, Rajeshwari Hegde, Veena N. Hegde, and Santosh R. Desai.
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