Research Activities

RESEARCH COMMITTEE AND ITS IMPACT
 Yes, the College has a Research Committee that acts as a supporting system for staff to pursue their research career successfully along with teaching and for students to initiate their research career. The Research Committee comprises of Principal and HoDs of Research departments. Staff members who have an aptitude for research and those who provide guidance to pursue research are also selected as its members. 

COMPOSITION OF RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Dr. A. Mohamed Sadiq, Principal   - Convener
Dr. N. Tamilselvan           - Coordinator
Dr. T. Pannerselvam        - Member
Dr. V. Siva Kumar            - Member
Dr. P.V. Praveen Sundar - Member
Dr. G. Hemalatha             - Member
Dr. P. Hariharan               - Member
Dr. M. Chellakannu          - Member
Dr. S.Sathish                    - Member
Dr. M. Vikramathithan      - Member
Dr. M. Kavitha rani           - Member
Dr. J. Jothikrishnan          - Member
Dr. S. Sathyamoorthy       - Member

 The committee meets periodically to monitor the progress of research activities in the College. It primarily motivates and urges faculty members to register for Ph. D.s and publish papers in scientific journals. It also takes the initiative to enlighten the faculty on the availability of research grants from different funding agencies.
MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE 
* To develop an aptitude for research among both staff and students 
* To encourage both faculty and students to submit research proposals  and write research papers and publish in international and national journals
* To encourage all departments to have MoU with relevant industries and research institutions
IMPACT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
* Research paper publication by staff and students in national and international journals.
* Currently the College has 21 M.Phil. and 7 Ph.D. guides in various disciplines. 
* 8 scholars have completed the Ph.D. course.

Guide Allotment Letter- Download

Ph.D Enrollment

Serial No	Name of Ph.D. Research Guide	Name of the Research Scholar
1	Dr.A.Mohamed Sadiq	Mr. R.S.Venkatesan
		Mr.V.Magendiramani
		Mrs.S.Asha
		Mr.N.T.Ravindran
		Mrs.U.Kanagavalli
		Mrs.J.Kalaimagal
		Ms.C.Carlin premkumari
2	Dr. T. Panneer Selvam	Mrs. M.Chellakkannu
		Mrs. S.Rachel Deva Kirubai
3	Dr.G. Anandharaj	Mr. M. Kamalakannan
		Ms. R. Angelin Preethi
		Mr. A. B. Feroz Khan
		Ms. G. Bharathi
4	Dr. S. Senthil Rajeshwari	Mrs. S. Meeralakshmi
		Mrs. N. Anitha
5	Dr. V. Sivakumar	Mr. G.Gopinath
		Mrs. R.Sangeetha
		Mr. P. Sundhara varadhan
6	Dr. P.V. Praveen Sundar	Mr. M. Rajasekaran
		Mrs. N. Buelah Jaya Priyatharshini
		Mrs. A.Catherine Loura
		Ms. D. Gajalakshmi
7	Dr. N. Tamilselvan	Mrs.K.Kowsalya
		Ms. A. Ashika

The committee also encourages the research departments to conduct guest lectures by inviting experts from various fields to kindle the research interest among the faculty and students and to enhance the quality of research.
As a result of the Research committee’s efforts, students have come out with many research initiatives. Research thrust has been infused in the M.Sc students who are carrying out projects. M.Phil. students are working on their dissertations. 

POLICY TO PROMOTE RESEARCH
 The policy of the College is to promote research culture among faculty and students through motivation and facilitation of smooth implementation of research projects. At present, the Research Committee has advised all those staff members who have not registered for Ph.D. to register for Ph.D. The College has encouraged and supported faculty members to apply, mobilize resources and conduct National / International symposia/seminars/conferences every year in all disciplines.  The College encourages PG and M.Phil. students to visit research institutions to learn more about research. 

Click Here to Download: Policy Document to Promote Research

Click Here to Download: Research Advisory Committee

Click Here to Download: Code of Ethics for Research

Click Here to Download:  Students Internship Projects (2021-2022)

PRIORITISED RESEARCH AREAS AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE

S. No.	Prioritized Research Area	Areas of Expertise
1.	Biochemistry	Clinical Biochemistry, Phytotherapy, Phycotherapy, Nanoparticles, Animal Studies (Hepatoprotective, Cardioprotective, Nephroprotective and Antidiabetic activities), Anti-Microbial activity, Biotechnology.
2	Microbiology	Food Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Environmental and Agricultural Microbiology, Isolation and characterization of microorganisms, Anti-Microbial activity, Microbial Biotechnology
3	Computer Science & Applications	Computer Networks, Cloud Computing, Data mining, Software Engineering, Theoretical Computer Science, Relational Database Systems, Soft Computing and Machine Learning
4	Commerce	Financial Statement, Human Resource Management, Marketing

PROMOTION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
 The Research Committee plays an active role in promoting interdisciplinary research by encouraging and motivating faculty from different disciplines to work on mutually related topics. The Committee requested the CDDC (Curriculum Design and Development Cell) to advise the Boards of Studies to frame interdisciplinary papers for UG and PG courses, to kindle the interest of students in interdisciplinary research. 
Hence many new interdisciplinary subjects were introduced both at the UG and the PG courses, such as 
* Chemistry and Nanoscience for Biologists, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Biochemistry for Biochemistry students
* Discrete Mathematics, Fuzzy Logic, Elements of Accounting, Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing, Animation Techniques, Client Server Technology for Computer Science and Applications students
* Nutrition in Health and Disease, Mushroom and Vermiculture Techniques, Tannery Technology for Microbiology students
* Computer Applications in Business, E-Commerce, Introduction to Information Technology, Internet and its applications for Commerce and Business Administration students
 The PG and M.Phil. students of the Departments of Biochemistry and Microbiology carry out interdisciplinary research in their Projects. 

INFRASTRUCTURE TO FACILITATE RESEARCH
 Research facilities have been consistently developed on the campus. Recommendations are received from the Departments on their requirements for infrastructure for research, by initiating interaction with Heads of Departments and staff members. Annual updating and up-gradation of the inventory of scientific equipment are made. The four recognized research departments (Biochemistry, Computer Science, Microbiology, and Commerce) are equipped with adequate infrastructure such as Research laboratories, Computer facilities, AMC (Annual Maintenance Contract) for equipment, necessary civil fittings in the laboratories etc.
 The College has Instrumentation Centres in the Departments of Biochemistry and Microbiology, which provides service to students and research scholars of the College. Apart from this, the College has a CPCSEA-approved Animal House and Networking laboratory. These research facilities are used by M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars belonging to neighboring institutions. Management provides adequate facilities for all these laboratories.
 Staff and scholars undertaking research in Life Sciences are permitted to use laboratory facilities on the campus for their research. Hands-on training is provided for students in the efficient handling of laboratory equipments in the departments of Biochemistry and Microbiology. 
 The College library with numerous books, journals, e-journals, e-books, back volumes, systems with Internet connectivity and reprographic facilities support research activities.
 The College gets an Internet dedicated line from Sify, with a speed of 12 Mbps to enhance the computational facility. Upgraded desktop computers are present in all research departments, with scientific software and application-based software installed.
 An acoustically designed air-conditioned seminar hall fitted with audio-visual aids with a seating capacity of about 250 is available for organizing symposia/seminar/conferences. An air-conditioned smaller conference hall is also available. 

INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE
 The College has a well-established Information Resource Centre in the form of the general library with good infrastructural facilities to enable researchers to review the literature and thesis writing. The well-stocked general and department libraries with more than 16966 books support research activities. As per the departmental requirements, the institution subscribes to twenty-three research journals. Of these, three are for the reference of the Life Science departments, one for Mathematics, thirteen for the department of Computer Science and six for Commerce and Business Administration. There are also 310 back volumes of journals and 703 dissertations.
 The research scholars and staff members are provided with networking and e-journals to facilitate their research. To nurture the needs of the researchers, the College Library has access to more than 5,000 e-journals and 97,000 e-books through DELNET and INFLIBNET subscription. Systems with Internet connectivity and reprographic facilities are available for the use of researchers in the library.

SPECIALIZED RESEARCH CENTRE 
 The College has Specialized Research and Instrumentation Centres in the Departments of Biochemistry and Microbiology. List of the available sophisticated instruments is given below.
* HPLC – Shimadzu 
* Gel Documentation System - Bio-Rad
* UV-VIS spectrophotometer – Shimadzu UV1601
* Refrigerated Centrifuge-Kuboto 16930, Remi K70
* ELISA plate reader - Dywatec, U.K., Merck
* ELISA plate washer, Lab systems, Finland
* PCR master thermal cycler
* Ultra Deep Freezer
* Semi-auto analyzer – Merck
* SDS and Western Blotting Apparatus
* Electrophoresis - Horizontal and vertical models
* UV Ultraviolet Transilluminator
* Microscope: Phase-contrast, Binocular, Monocular – Olympus, Labomed, Unilab
* Millipore membrane unit
* Autoclave: Horizontal, Vertical and Portable models
* Biological safety cabinet with virus burn out 
* BOD Incubator
* Flame photometer - Elico
* Microcentrifuge– RM 12C
* Multichannel pipette
 These research and instrumentation centres provide service to students and research scholars of the College and outsiders also. The College also has CPCSEA-approved Animal House and Networking laboratory. 
 For research in Computer Science, the Department of Computer Science has a research laboratory with good infrastructure. The laboratory has about 175 computers with required accessories.

RESEARCH FACILITIES AND USE BY RESEARCHERS FROM OTHER LABORATORIES 
 Three departments (Biochemistry, Microbiology and Computer Science have been recognized as research centers with adequate infrastructure for conducting Ph.D. courses by the Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore.  M.Phil. courses by the departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Computer Science and Commerce are also recognized by the University.

DETAILS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Mrs.M.Jayanthi, Head Department of Bio Chemistry has received a grant of Rs.7,500 from Tamil Nadu State Council of Science and Technology for student research project. 

Publication Details (Last Five years):

Publications of the students and staff of the Department of Biochemistry:

1. R. Ananthalakshmi, S. R. Xavier Raja Rathinam and  A. Mohamed Sadiq (2020), Apoptotic Signalling of Huh7 Cancer Cells by Biofabricated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials (Springer)
2. Ananthalakshmi R, Xavier Rajarathinam S R, Mohamed Sadiq A (2019), In  Vitro Growth Inhibitory Effect of ZnO Nanoparticles on Human Liver Cancer  Cell Lines (Huh7), Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research,  Vol 12, Issue 6, Online - 2455-3891, Print - 0974-2441, pp : 191-193
3. Arokia Vijay Anand, M., Ramachandran, V., Xu, B., Venkatachalam, K., Vijayalakshmi, S., Shalini, V., Sandya Rani, B., Mohamed Sadiq, A. and Ernest, D. (2019) Phloretin loaded chitosan nanoparticles enhance the antioxidants and apoptotic mechanisms in DMBA induced experimental carcinogenesis. Chemico-Biological Interactions, 308: 11-19.
4. Carlin Premkumari, C., Kanagavalli, U., Mohamed Sadiq, A., Hemalatha, S. and Kalaimagal. (2019) Antioxidant and immunomodulatory assay of Boerhaviadiffusa Linn, International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 10(1), 223 – 226. 
5. Nalini, T., KhaleelBasha, S., Mohamed Sadiq, A., SuganthaKumari, V. and Kaviyarasu, K. (2019) Development and characterization of alginate / chitosan nanoparticulate system for hydrophobic drug encapsulation. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 52: 65-72.
6. Prabha, V., Divya, R. and Sivakumar, V. (2019) Cardioprotective  effect  of  Gracilaria  corticata  in Experimental Rats. Int. Res. J. Pharm. Biosci., 5 (3): 1-16
7. Ravindran, N.T. and Mohamed Sadiq, A. (2019) Pharmacological activity of Ulvalactuca polyphenols Fraction: Cardioprotective and antioxidant activities against Isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in rats, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 12(9), 133 – 136.
8. Ravindran, N.T. and Mohamed Sadiq, A. (2019)  Pharmacological activity of Ulvalactuca polyphenols Fraction: Hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities against Paracetamol-induced liver damage in rats, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 12(4), 55 – 58.
9. R. Ananthalakshmi, S. R. Xavier Rajarathinam, A. Mohamed Sadiq and A.  Poongothai (2019) Phytochemical profiling of Luffaacutangula peel extract  using GCMS Study, Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 12(12), ISSN 0974-3618  (Print),0974-360X (Online), pp: 6071-6074.
10. R. Ananthalakshmi, S. R. Xavier Rajarathinam and  A. Mohamed Sadiq (2018), Antioxidant activity of ZnO Nanoparticles synthesized using Luffaacutangula peel extract, Research Journal of Pharam and Tech, 2019, 12(4),pp: 1569-1572
11. Bhavani. R., Sivakumar, V. and Prabakaran, D. (2018) In-vitro Antidiabetic and Anti-Microbial activity of Silver nanoparticles synthesized using Medicinal plant - Aeglemarmelos. International Research Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biosciences, 4(7): 1 – 12.
12. Kanagavalli, U. and Mohamed Sadiq, A. (2018) Isolation and characterization of bioactive compound anthraquinone from methanolic extract of Boerhaviadiffusa Linn, Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, 8(5-s), 332-337.
13. Kanagavalli U., Mohamed Sadiq, A. and Lakshmi Priya, M.D. (2018) In vitro cytotoxicity and antioxidant study of different extracts of Boerhaviadiffusa Linn in cardiac H9c2 cell line, International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences 8(4), 1099-1103.
14. Kanagavalli U., Mohamed Sadiq, A. and Lakshmi Priya, M.D. (2018) Historical review of Indian divine herb Boerhaviadiffusa Linn and its medicinal importance, World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 7(9), 577-594.
15. Kanagavalli, U., Mohamed Sadiq, A., Lakshmi Priya, M.D. and Shobana, R. (2018) The Comparative Preliminary Phytochemical Investigation, TLC Analysis And Antioxidant Activity Of Different Solvent Extracts Of BoerhaviaDiffusa Linn, International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 10(1), 245 – 256.

Publications of the students and staff of the Department of Computer Science and Applications:

1. P.V. Praveen Sundar et., al., "Non-Singular Convoluted Matrix Collaborative with Filtering and Sampling Techniques ",  Communications on Applied Nonlinear Analysis, Volume 32, Issue No-2, Page No-533-549, 2024. (Scopus Indexed).
2. C. Thirumoorthi, Manikandaprabhu P, P. V. Praveen Sundar,"Analyzing CT Scan Images towards the Early Detection of Lung Cancer using Medical Images based Edge Feature Preserving CT Scan Medical Image Coder (EZWT - EFPIC) ",Mapana-Journal of Sciences, Vol. 22 No. Special Issue 2 (2023). (UGC Care)
3. P.V. Praveen Sundar et., al., "Impact and Use of Blockchain Technologies in Organizations", In the book “Supporting Technologies and the Impact of Blockchain on Organizations and Society”, IGI Global , Chapter-13, pp. September 2023, ISBN13: 9781668457474|ISBN10: 1668457474.
4. Dr.P. Hariharan and N. Vasumathi, "Enhancing Timeliness In Urban Hotspot Analysis With Multi-Source Data Fusion", International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), Volume 10, Issue 3, August 2023.
5. P.V. Praveen Sundar et., al., “Breast Cancer Classification Using Deep Learning”. In the book “Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Applications”, IGI Global Publications, Chapter-5, pp. June, 2023, ISBN13: 9781668454220,ISBN10: 166845422X.
6. S. Subash Chandra Bose , Rajesh Natarajan, Gururaj H L, Francesco Flammini and P. V. Praveen Sundar, "Iterative Reflect Perceptual Sammon and Machine Learning- Based Bagging Classification for Efficient Tumor Detection", Sustainability, ISSN: 2071-1050, Special Issue in "Information Technology in Healthcare and Disaster Management", March 2023, Pages: 1-17.  (Web of Science)
7. P.V. Praveen Sundar et., al., "Role of ICT in Entrepreneurship Development - With Special Reference to Small Scale Entrepreneurs in Chennai District ", In the book of “Emerging Innovation in Social Sciences”, International Weser Books Publication, Germany, Chapter-12, PP. 126-132, 2022, ISBN-978-3-96492-398-1
8. (P.V. Praveen Sundar, P. Sheeba Maybell, S. Ruth Kethsial, Dr. G Vinod Kumar), ” Mathematical modeling of free convective MHD flow of temperature and heap transfer effects on caisson fluid over an oscillatory vertical plate”, International Journal of Health Sciences, ISSN 2550-6978 E-ISSN 2550-696X, Special issue 6(S2), 2022, Pages: 5328–5338.
9. (Dr. S. Subalakshmi, Dr. P.V. Praveen Sundar and Dr. C. Thirumoorthi),"An Efficient Method to Monitor the Health of Pregnant Women Using IoT", International Journal of Aquatic Science (e-journal), Jun 2021, Volume: 12, Page: 3251-3258. 
10. Dr. S. Subalakshmi, Dr. P.V.Praveen Sundar and Dr. C. Thirumoorthi), "Monitoring Pregnant Women Health Using Wireless Sensor Network and Greedy Algorithm", International Journal of Aquatic Science (e-journal), , Jun 2021, Volume: 12, Page: 3259-3266. 
11. S. Subash Chandra Bose, Natarajan Sivanandam, P. V. Praveen Sundar, (2021), Design of ensemble classifier using Statistical Gradient and Dynamic Weight LogitBoost for malicious tumor detection, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, E-ISSN: 1868-5145, P-ISSN:(1868-5137). Vol: 12, Issue no-6 (2021). Pages: 6713 - 6723 (SCI-E Indexed).
12. Feroz Khan A.B, G.Anandharaj (2020 ), “AHKM: An improved class of hash-based key management mechanism with a combined solution for the single hop and multi-hop nodes in IoT”, Egyptian Informatics Journal, SCI Index (Web of Science)
13. Feroz Khan A.B, G.Anandharaj (2020) "A Multi-layer Security approach for DDoS detection in Internet of Things", International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIUS-06-2019-0029, 8th July 2020, SCI Index (Web of Science)
14. P. V. Praveen Sundar,  D. Ranjith, T. Karthikeyan,  V.Vinoth Kumar, Balajee Jeyakumar (2020), Low power area efficient adaptive FIR filter for hearing aids using distributed arithmetic architecture. Springer cience+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020. International Journal of Speech Technology. (Web of Science Indexed)
15. K. Kamalakannan, Dr. G. Anandharaj, “Deep Feature Selection from the Vocal Features for Effective Classification of Parkinson’s disease”, International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, ISSN: 2005-4238 IJAST, Vol. 29, No. 8, (2020), pp. 1661-1672, (Scopus Index)
16. K. Senthil Kannan, P.V. Praveen Sundar, V. Kalaipoonguzhali M. Chinnadurai, T. Jayanalin (2020) Electronic transport, Homo-Lumo and computational studies of CuS-ACT, monowire for nano device fabrication by software approach, (2020) 2756–2758 (Scopus Indexed)
17. Vinoth Kumar V, Karthikeyan T, Praveen Sundar P V, Magesh G, Balajee J.M,(2020), A Quantum Approach in LiFi Security using Quantum Key Distribution, International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology (IJAST), Vol. 29, No. 6s, pp. 2345-2354, ISSN: 2005-4238 (Scopus Indexed)
18. P.Hariharan, S. Revathy (2020), A framework for Mobile Cloud Solution for Sharing Healthcare Information, International Journal for Research in Engineering Application & Management,UGC APPROVAL No: 64077, Vol: 6 Issue 9, ISSN: 2454-9150, Impact Factor = 6.466, 213-218.Dec 2020. (UGC Approved Journal)
19. Feroz Khan A.B, G.Anandharaj (2019),  “A cognitive key management technique for energy efficiency and scalability in securing the sensor nodes in the IoT environment: CKMT”, Article:1575, SN Appl. Sci. 1: 1575,Publisher : Springer International Publishing,Volume 1, Issue 12, December 2019, ISSN: 2523-3963 (Print) 2523-3971 (Online), SCI Index (Web of Science) 
20. R. AngelinPreethi,  G. Anandharaj, "Quantized ternary pattern and singular value decomposition for the efficient mining of sequences in SRSI images,  SN Applied Sciences (2020) 2:1697, September 2019, Volume 2, Issue 10, SCI Index(Web of Science).
21. Feroz Khan A.B, G. Anandharaj, “A New Framework and Defensive Techniques For DDOS Attack on IoT”, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) ISSN: 2277-3878, Volume-8, Issue-1, May 2019, pp: 680-686. 
22. G. Anandharaj, C. Porkodi, “Seamless Handover In High Performance Enterprise IEEE 802.11 Networks Using Central Control M-SDN-NFV Technologies”, International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, Volume 8, Issue 09, September 2019, ISSN : 2277-8616, pp. :1537 – 1544, 
23. G. Anandharaj, M. Gopalakrishnan, “Efficient Approach For Digital Data Transfer Over IOT”, International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, Volume 8, Issue 09, September 2019, ISSN: 2277-8616, pp.: 134-138. 
24. G. Anandharaj, V. Lazar Ramesh “Energy-efficient Delay-aware and Profit Maximization Caching enabled, Congestion Control in Stochastic Network”, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT), ISSN: 2249 – 8958, Volume-8 Issue-6, August 2019, pp: 4266 – 4274.

Publications of the students and staff of the Department of Microbiology:

1. P. Srimathi, M.Chellakkannu, "Isolation, Structural Characterization Of Bioactive Compound Alpha Asarone And Its Antimicrobial Potential ", Juni Khyat Journal, Vol 14, Issue No-10, 2024. (UGC Group 1 )
   

Publications of the students and staff of the Department of Commerce:

1. A.Ashokan, Seethalakshmi, "Customer’s Behaviors’ Towards E-Tailing: A Study Based on Selected Consumers in Kanchipurum District, Tamilnadu", International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023,
2. Senthil Rajeswari, T. and Renuga, B. Strength and threats, opportunities of Green Marketing, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, 6(6): 582-583, 2019.

Publications of the students and staff of the Department of Tamil:

1. Dr. L.K.S. Rajakumar, "Sanga Ilakiyangalil Unavu Porulatharam", Puthiya Avaiyam, Vol-07, Issue-02, June 2023.
2. Mrs. R. Vasumathi, "Mounam sumakkum vanam hiquevil Samuthaiya Sinthanaigal", Puthiya Avaiyam, Vol-07, Issue-02, June 2023.

Patent From the Department of Computer Science and Applications:

1. Dr.S.Subash Chandra Bose, A. Thilaka, Dr. P.V. Praveen Sundar, Dr.G.Manivasagam, Dr.V.Vinodhini, P.Nagarajan, INTELLIGENT DRUG ABUSE ASCERTAIN SYSTEM, Publication Date:  10/07/2020