Prof. Dr. Rao Tatavarti M.S. (IIT Madras), PhD (Dalhousie University, Canada), DRDS, FOSI, FAPAS
DistinguishedProfessorand Director
GVP College of Engineering,GVP-SIRC,
Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam 530048, A.P., India
Telephone: +91-891-2739211, Fax +91-891-2739605; Mob:+91-9490760658
E-mail: rtatavarti@gmail.com,director@gvpce.ac.in, r.tatavarti@cats-global.com; Web: http://www.gvpsirc.in
2010 – To date
Distinguished Professorand Director GVP-SIRC and GVP College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, India
Executive Director CASTLE, Visakhapatnam - ANonProfit Scientific Society / Think Tank
Editorial Board ICTACT Journal on Image and Video Processing, India
Teaching, R&D, Design/Development of Cutting-Edge Systems/Technologies with Aerospace/Oceanic Applications in Defence/Civilian Sectors.
2014 – To date CASTLE Advanced Technologies &Systems (CATS), India
Founder Director& Chairman CATS Group of Companies, India–Firms dealing with Photonic and Smart Technologies& Systems.
2010 – 2017
Visiting Professor U of H – Central University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Director Srujana Dukeship Consulting – An Innovation Incubation Company
Technical Adviser Mrs. AVN College, Visakhapatnam, India
Technical Adviser Hindustan University, Chennai, India
Technical Adviser The Sun School, Vizianagaram, India
Adviserto Board of Directors Mech Well Industries, Nasik, India
2015 –2017 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
Visiting Professor College of Engineering,University of Georgia, USA
2013 – 2015 National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India
Regional Director NMF, Vizag Chapter – A Think Tankfor Advancing India’s Maritime Interests.
2008 – 2010 VIT University, Vellore, India
Member,Board of Management
Director (R&D), Dean (Acad. Res.)
Senior Professor
Steered R&D activities and was responsible for increasing the R&D productivity at VIT University. Instrumental in streamlining the research policies and practices of VIT University. Facilitated award of 54 PhDs and 25 M.S.by Research degrees. Taught PhD and M. Tech students.
1989 - 2008 Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), DRDO, Kochi, India
Senior Scientist/ Additional Director
Head, Centre for Oceanics and Optronics
Programs Director - Non-Acoustic Technologies
Significant contributions to the fields of ocean science, engineering and technology through development of new algorithms, novel monitoring techniques and innovative design and development of highly sensitive optoelectronic systems for studying the dynamics of stratified fluids as well as for use in naval surveillance activities. Design and Development of novel techniques and technologies to monitor ocean dynamics and was responsible for utilization of the state-of-art satellite technology for surveillance activities - by developing satellite image processing algorithms which can comprehensively extract spatial feature information from any of available satellite sensors covering regions of interest.
1984 - 1989 Dalhousie University, Halifax,Canada
Researcher/ Teaching Assistant
Involved in R&D and Teaching Activities pertaining to Coastal and Ocean Processes at Dalhousie.
1981 - 1984 Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, India
Researcher / Senior Project Officer
Involved in R&D and Consultancy Activities in Ocean / Coastal / Port and Harbor Engineering.
Professional Experience
38+ years R&D experience at various institutes in India, Asia, North America, Europe and Russia.
Research Projects and Technical Consultancy
Headed and completed research and consultancy projects with a total financial outlay of more than ₹500 millionin India and North America related to Engineering Industry, Ocean Industry, Power, Oil and Natural Gas, Ports and Harbors, Defence and Telecom.
Research Interests
Aerospace and Ocean Engineering and Technology, Signal Processing, Fluid Dynamics, Photonics, Image Processing, Satellite Image Processing, Biomedical Engineering and Bio-Technology, Structural Health Monitoring, Environmental Engineering, Machine Learning.
Research Supervision
85Theses/Dissertations (5 PhDs, 42 Masters and 38Bachelors in Engineering, Technology and Science); Many Private and Public Funded Projects
Teaching Experience
25+ years of teaching experience at Dalhousie University, Canada; Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi; VIT University, Vellore, GVP College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam; Central University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad; University of Georgia, USA.
Publications / Patents / Systems
200 - 174Peer Reviewed Research and Classified Publications 2Monographs 4 Book Chapters 10 Patents10 Systems.
Systems and Technologies Developedfor Commercialization
Systems for - Real Time Monitoring of Air Quality, Air Data Products from Fighter Aircrafts, Environment, Eaves Dropping, and Wind Profile. System for Maritime Surveillance, System for Vibration and Condition Monitoring, Fully Instrumented Wind Tunnel Facility.
Awards
Most Active Researcher Awards - GVPCE (2011- 2018), VIT University (2010, 2009), DRDOLaboratory Award (2007), DRDO Silicon Medal (2006), DRDO Advances in Naval Technology Award(1997).
Fellowships
Fellow, AP Akademi Sciences, India (2017); Fellow, Optical Soc. India (2004), BerknerFellow,AmericanGeophysicalUnion,USA(1990– ‘94); DalhousieSeniorFellow, Canada(1988– ‘89); Intl.CenterOceanDevelopment(ICOD)Fellow,Canada(1985– ‘87); DalhousieFellow,Canada(1984– ‘87); Ronald HayesIntl.ScholarCanada(1984– ‘85); Institute Fellow, IITMadras (1981– ‘83); CSIR Fellow (1980–’81).
Membership of Professional Bodies
Life Member of Scientific and Engineering Professional Bodies in India, Asia and North America; and the Founderof OSI;CASTLE and CA