Advances in Techniques and Applications of Biomedical Devices Emerging Tools for Diagnostics, Rehabilitation, Imaging and AI for Healthcare

Dr. Abhishek Gupta is currently serving as a Senior Scientist at CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh. His expertise lies in computational image processing, with research interests spanning medical and dental imaging, computer vision, and artificial intelligence. He holds a B.E. in Computer Engineering from Rajasthan University, an M.E. in Computer Science and Engineering from PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh, and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) at CSIR-CSIO. Dr. Gupta has made significant contributions in computational dentistry and holds 8 patents (India and US), with 2 US and 2 Indian patents granted. He has authored 33 SCI-indexed journal articles and numerous conference and Scopus-indexed publications. He has delivered expert talks at prestigious institutions and served as Lead Guest Editor for SCI journals published by Springer and Wiley. Currently, he is Associate Editor for Nature Scientific Reports and the Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications. He has edited two books (Elsevier, Springer), led several government-funded projects, and mentored multiple B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. students (4 Ph.D.s awarded). He is recognized in the "World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists" (Stanford University, 2024).

Dr. Neelesh Kumar is Chief Scientist and Head of the Biomedical Applications Group at CSIR-CSIO, with over 23 years of R&D experience. He has also served as Head of Mechatronics/Electronics at the CSIO-Indo-Swiss Training Centre. He holds an M.E. in Instrumentation & Control (2005), an MBA in HRM (2006), and a Ph.D. in Gait Analysis for Prosthetic Biomechanics (2012). Additionally, he completed PG diplomas in IPR and International Business Operations. Dr. Kumar has worked on 23 nationally significant projects, including the Linear Accelerator under “Jai Vigyan,” FES systems, electronic knee joints, exoskeletons, and robotic gait rehabilitation devices. He established the Gait Motion Analysis (GATI) Lab in 2008 and the Cognitive and Virtual Rehabilitation (CARE) Lab in 2016 at CSIO. His expertise includes gait assessment, assistive device design, biomechanics, sensor development, and prosthetic rehabilitation. He has received several awards, including the National Awards (2012, 2019) for technological aids for the disabled, IEI Young Engineers Award (2009), IETE BV Baliga Award (2018), and Raman Research Fellowship (2013). He has 07 patents filed, 07 copyrights, 03 design rights, 63 journal papers, 70 conference papers, and 09 commercialized technologies to his credit.

Dr. Prasant Mahapatra is a Senior Principal Scientist in the Biomedical Applications Group at CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh, with over 20 years of research experience. His areas of expertise include biomedical computing, soft computing, machine vision, image processing, and thermography for musculoskeletal disorders. He has led and contributed to several national and international projects as Principal Investigator and collaborator. Dr. Mahapatra has developed four technologies, with three transferred to industries, and holds one patent. He is a Fellow of IETE and IE (India) and a Senior Member of IEEE. He has been awarded national and international fellowships, including the INSA Fellowship and ICMR-DHR International Fellowship for Senior Biomedical Scientists (2023). Dr. Mahapatra has published numerous SCI journal articles and has guided several Ph.D. students in biomedical and computational imaging domains.