September 18, 2025. Thursday. TG23. 3PM.
Speaker: Siva Rama Krishnan Somayaji (Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India).
Title: Overview of the EMERALD UK-India British Council collaboration: AI-based analysis of ground water contamination in the Pala river basin
Abstract The Indian environmental/govt sector have identified groundwater contamination as a key social concern, and the UKIERI-SPARC EMERALD project links MDX with the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University) to develop practical machine-learning/AI based solutions to the problem across Tamil Nadu in collaboration with the AI/ML Group. The EMERALD project is also investigating how IoT networks can be most effectively deployed for environmental telematics in a groundwater monitoring context. The VIT team will summarise project work to date as the initial data collection phase concludes, and discuss ongoing actionable insights and practical solutions for heavy metal contamination management.
Bio Dr. Siva Rama Krishnan Somayaji is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology and Engineering at VIT University. His research focuses on cloud computing, wireless sensor networks, and blockchain. He also holds positions as a research member at the Centre for Ambient Intelligence and Advanced Networking Research (AMIR) and is an EMC academic alliance faculty member. His research Interests include: Cloud computing, wireless sensor networks and blockchain.