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Sl No Project Title  Principle Investigator  Co-Investigator  Industry Partners  Duration of the Project  Sanctioned Budget  Remarks 
1 India-UK Collaborative Project between IISc and Energy Systems Catapult Limited, UK on “Innovating for Transport and Energy Systems (ITES): Part of the India-UK Net Zero Centre” Prof. Ashish  Verma, IISc, Bangalore      

01.01.2023 to  31.03.2025

(2 years 2 Months)

£71,433.22

Sponsored by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

 

 

2 "New Methodological Framework for People oriented Transportation Planning and towards the achievement of larger sustainable development goals for the Indian cities" Prof. Ashish  Verma, IISc, Bangalore     

01.10.2022 to 30.04.2023

(7 Months)

8,48,936

Sponsored by Directorate of Urban Land Transport,Government of Karnataka, for ASPIRE program of DULT.  

 

3

"Institutionalizing Gender SMART and Gender Astute Mobility"

 

Prof Anjula Gurtoo: IISc, Bangalore 

Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore             Prof. Meghna Verma: M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore

 

18.10.2021 to 20.07.2022  (9 Months) 

23,55,474 Project submitted to Directorate of Urban Land Transport,Government of Karnataka, for ASPIRE program 2020-21 in collaboration with Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore.A grant amount released by KNMTA.
4 “Dynamic Modelling and Optimal Management of Air-Traffic over Indian Airspace” Prof. Radhakant Padhi: IISc, Bangalore  Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore   

31.03.2019 to 31.03.2023 (4Years)

1,10,46,280

Project recently awarded under IMPRINT Initiative by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
Completed 
Sl No Project Title  Principle Investigator  Co-Investigator    Duration of the Project  Sanctioned Budget  Remarks 
1 "Early warning systems for crowd disasters in large gatherings" Karyashala Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore     5 Days Workshop 5,00,000 This Event funded by SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD (SERB),New Delhi
2 "Crowd parameter estimation and modelling in mass religious gatherings" Vritika Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore     2 Months Internship 1,50,000 This Event(Internship)  funded by SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD (SERB),New Delhi
3 Innovative for Clean Air (IfCA), to develop a modelling tool to roll out of Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points in the city of Bengaluru for private vehicles Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore     28.10.2021 to 31.03.2022 (5 Months)  £62,264 A grant funding from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation. Collaboration with Energy Systems Catapult Limited, Birmingham
4

(UNDER REFORM)UNDERstanding Indian Urban Governance REFORM-A Comparative Analysis of the Smart City Mission Reforms and their Impact on Sustainable Urban Mobility

Prof. Greg Marsden: United Kingdom                                                          Prof. Sanjay Gupta  : SPA, Delhi               Prof. Ashish Verma : IISc, Bangalore
Dr. Louise Reardon  : University of Birmingham, Edgbaston                  
  12.06.2018  to 15.07.2020 (2 Years one Month 3 Days) 24,95,760 Sponsored jointly by ESRC-ICSSR
5 Towards an Integrated Global Transport and Health Assessment Tool (TIGTHAT) Dr. James Woodcock: University of Cambridge  Dr. Audrey de Nazelle: South Kensington Campus, London
Dr. Marko Tainio : University of Cambridge
Dr. J. Jaime MIRANDA : Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Prof. Geetam Tiwari : Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Dr. Kavi Bhalla : University of Chicago
Dr. Nelson Gouveia : University of São Paulo
Dr. Soren Brage : University of Cambridge England, UK
  01.06.2017   to  31.05.2019( One Year 11 Months 30 Days)  £ 23871.70
Rs. 2350803.74
Sponsored by Medical Research Council
6 The Kumbh Mela Experiment: Measuring and Understanding the dynamics of mankind’s largest crowd Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore  Prof. Peter M. A. Sloot : University of Amsterdam,Netherlands
Prof. Partha Chakroborty: IIT Kanpur
Prof. Meghna Verma : Ramaiah Institute of Management
Dr. Michael Lees : University of Amsterdam
Emiliano Mancini :NTU Singapore ITMO University,ETH Zurich
Aarav Unmanned Sysytems : Vipul Singh , Co Founder & CEO at Aarav Unmanned Systems Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru, Karnataka, India                         Tech Mahindra: Amit Dubey                             Tarah Tech: Neelima Vobugari                           Salland Electronics : Joost Van Velzen 01.10.2015  to  31.03.2019(3 Years 5 Months 30 Days) 1,34,00,000 Project recently awarded under Indo-Dutch joint Call for Proposal in Computer Science by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and Department of Electronics & Information Technology (Deity), Govt. of India. 
7

"Coping with Climate: Assessing Policies for Climate Change Adoption and Transport Sector Mitigation in Indian Cities (CLIMATRANS)"

 

Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore 

Dr. Farideh Ramjerdi,Institute of Transport Economics (TØI)
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi
Dr. Munish Chandel,Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Dr. Hilde Fagerl,Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET)
Ms. Neha Pahuja,The Energy & Resource Institute (TERI), New Delhi
  18.08.2014  to  31.03.2019( 4 years 7 Months 14 Days) 62,53,290 Sponsored by Research Council of Norway (NFR)
8 "Evaluation of Psycho-physical Traits of Drivers and Applicability of ITS Based Traffic Law Enforcement for improving Road Safety and Mobility in India", (CSIR) Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore 

Dr. S.Velmurugan Former Head, Traffic Engineering and Safety Division CSIR - CRRI, New Delhi

Dr. Neelima Chakraborty ,Senior Principal Scientist & Head (Traffic Safety & Engineering Division) TES Division, CSIR-CRRI,New Delhi

  01.04.2011  to 31.03.2014 (2 Years 11 Months 30 Days )   (SP/CSIR-11-0355)
9 Global Mobility Monitor Network (GMMN) Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore  Dr. Anjula Gurtoo, IISc Bangalore
Prof. T. V. Ramanayya, (Retd.), IIM Bangalore
Dr. Sanjay Singh, IIM Lucknow
Dr. S. Velmurugan, CSIR-CRRI
  31.07.2013   Sponsored by Institute for Mobility Research (ifmo), BMW, Munich Germany
10 Geo-informatics in Transportation Engineering  (NPTEL) Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore      31.08.2011   Sponsored by National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
11 Development of a Simultaneous Approach for Integrated Mass Transit Planning (DST) Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore      31.08.2010   Sponsored by Dept. of Science and Technology (DST) under Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientist
12 A Multi-Objective Transit Trip Itinerary Planning System Using GIS for Bangalore City Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore      01.01.2010  to 31.12.2011 (2 Years) 5,92,000 Sponsored by Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation, and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), IISc. Bangalore 
13 Integrating Hawkers and Vendors in Pedestrian Policy and Facility Design Guidelines for Bangalore City Prof. Ashish Verma: IISc, Bangalore  Prof. Anjula Gurtoo
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
  01.01.2010  to 31.12.2010( One Year) 5,28,000 Sponsored by Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation, and Urban Planning (CiSTUP), IISc. Bangalore