e-Yantra: Engineering a better tomorrow

Publications

Madan R., Jena S., Biswas R., Arya K. (2021) Desk-Farmer: Cultivation on the Office-Desk. In: Jana A., Banerji P. (eds) Urban Science and Engineering. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 121. Springer, Singapore. View Paper

Biswas, R., Arya, S., & Arya, K. (2021). A quantifiable framework for ‘Covid-19 exposure’ to support the Vaccine prioritization and resource allocation for resource-constraint societies. Urban Governance Journal (Elsevier). View Paper

S. Jadhav, K. Karia, P. Trimukhe, S. Jena and K. Arya, PBL Approach in Online Robotics Competition in Resource-Poor Environments: Maze Solver Robot, 2021 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2021, pp. 492-498. View Paper

Biswas, R., Arya, K., Fernandes, V., & Shah, T. (2021). Find A Loo: an app for sanitation governance. Information Communication and Society, 24(11), 1586-1602. View Paper

Bhat, M., Mahto, G., Kesaria, S, Fernandes, V., & Arya, K., Real time gesture control UAV with a low resource framework, 2021 International Symposium of Asian Control Association on Intelligent Robotics and Industrial Automation (IRIA), 2021, IIT Goa.

Mahangade, S., Gautam, A., Gupta, V., Madan, R., & Arya., K., An experimental comparison of visual SLAM systems, 2021 International Symposium of Asian Control Association on Intelligent Robotics and Industrial Automation (IRIA), 2021, IIT Goa.

Biswas, R., Arya, K., & Deshpande, S. (2020). More toilet infrastructures do not nullify open defecation: a perspective from squatter settlements in megacity Mumbai. Applied Water Science, 10, 96. View Paper

Kashinath Narvekar, S., Bessariya, R., Sadananda, A., & Arya, K. (2020). Learn, Build and Compete: An Aquatic Robot-Fish Challenge. In 2020 3rd International Conference on Education Technology Management (pp. 60-65). View Paper

Panwar, A., Chauhan, A., & Arya, K. (2020). Analyzing Learning Outcomes for a Massive Online Competition through a Project-Based Learning Engagement. 2020 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 1246–1251. View Paper

Sarkar, A., & Arya, K. (2020). Teaching Marker-based Augmented Reality in a PBL Based Online Robotics Competition. 2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 338–340. View Paper

Karthik P., Kumar K. Fernandes V., & Arya K. (2020). Reinforcement Learning for Altitude Hold and Path Planning in a Quadcopter. 2020 6th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics (ICCAR), 463–467. View Paper

Pocker, F., Madan, R., & Arya, K. (2020). Learning autonomous path planning and navigation of nano-drone in a PBL focused online robotics competition. EpiSTEME8.

Biswas, R., & Arya, K. (2020). A Decision-Support Work-book for Choosing a Sanitation Technology. International Conference on Urban Science and Engineering (ICUSE) 2020.

Biswas, Rathin, Jana, A., Arya, K., & Ramamritham, K. (2019). A Good-Governance Framework for Urban Management. Journal of Urban Management, 8(2), 225–236. View Paper

Ekatpure, R., Jadhav, S., Karia, K., & Arya, K. (2019). Musical Mimicry to Learn Audio Processing. 2019 IEEE Tenth International Conference on Technology for Education (T4E), 214–217. View Paper

Sabanwar, V., & Arya, K. (2019). Motivation as Basis for Building Infrastructure for Hardware MOOCs. 2019 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education (TALE), 1–6. View Paper

Belapurkar, G., Chauhan, A., Panwar, A., Fernandes, V., & Arya, K. (2019). Automated Theme Allotment to Optimise Learning Outcomes in Robotic Competition. 2019 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education (TALE), 1–6. View Paper

BISWAS, R., ARYA, K., & Deshpande, S. (2018). Sanitation planning for squatter settlements as urban water management in Mumbai. Urban Water Journal, 15(05), 470–478. View Paper

Karia, K., Bessariya, R., Lala, K., & Arya, K. (2018). Learning while Competing-3D Modeling & Design. 2018 IEEE Tenth International Conference on Technology for Education (T4E), 93–96. View Paper

Biswas, Rathin, Arya, K., & Deshpande, S. (2018). Root-cause behind poor public-sanitation: A case of developing country. Elsevier Urban Transition 2018, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain

Biswas, Rathin, & Arya, K. (2018). Addressing sanitation issues through IoT based platform. International Water Association (IWA) Reuse 2018, Phuket.

Biswas, R., Arya, K. & Deshpande, S., (2017) Deriving pragmatic factors behind geo-spatial variation of public sanitation relating to health: A case from a mega-city in lower-middle income developing country, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, AGU, 11-15 December 2017, New Orleans, United States of America. View Paper

Biswas, R., Punamiya, K. Arya, K. & Lala, K., (2016) Powering from waste: a study of green energy in IIT Bombay Campus, India International Science Festival (IISF) - Young Scientists Conclave (YSC), Government of India - Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, 8-11 December 2016, CSIR National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India

Krithivasan, S., Gupta, S., Shandilya, S., Arya, K., & Lala, K. (2016). Auto-Tagging for Massive Online Selection Tests: Machine Learning to the Rescue. In 2016 IEEE Eighth International Conference on Technology for Education (T4E) (pp. 204-207). IEEE. View Paper

Krithivasan, S., Shandilya, S., Shakya, S., Arya, K., & Lala, K. (2016). Building Inclusiveness in a PBL Based Online Robotics Competition: Challenges and Outcomes. In 2016 International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering (LaTICE) (pp. 9-13). IEEE. View Paper

Lala, K., Krithivasan, S., & Arya, K., (2015) e-Yantra Summer Internship Program (eYSIP): a Priceless Prize for Students, Student Driven Research for Inspired Learning in Science and Technology, 16 - 17 October 2015.

Krithivasan, S., Shandilya, S., Lala, K., & Arya, K. (2014). Massive Project Based Learning through a Competition: Impact of and Insights from the e-Yantra Robotics Competition (eYRC--2013). In 2014 IEEE Sixth International Conference on Technology for Education (pp. 156-163). IEEE. View Paper

Krithivasan, S., Lala, K., Arya, K., Shandilya, S., Jain, S., Manavar, P., & Patii, S. (2014). e-yantra lab setup initiative: Sustainable knowledge creation and scalable infrastructure creation at engineering colleges. In 2014 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) Proceedings (pp. 1-8). IEEE. View Paper

Krithivasan, S., Shandilya, S., Arya, K., Lala, K., Manavar, P., Patii, S., & Jain, S. (2014). Learning by competing and competing by learning: experience from the e-yantra robotics competition. In 2014 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) Proceedings (pp. 1-8). IEEE. View Paper


Working Papers

1. Chatterjee, O., Waikar, A., Kumar, V., Ramakrishnan, G., & Arya, K. A Weakly Supervised Model for Solving Math word Problems
2. Biswas, R., Sabanwar, V., & Arya, K., The nexus between work and stress among young academics.
3. Sabanwar, V., Pandey, A., Biswas, R., & Arya, K., Easy or Difficult! The Art of Keeping MOOCs Challenging Yet Simple.
4. Biswas, R., VishnuRadhan, R., Arya, K., Harpude, A., Jaiswal, K. & Ramamritham, K., Low cost, environmental friendly e-sanitation infrastructure for urban agglomerations.
5. Biswas, R., Arya, S., & Arya, K., A scientific rationale-based framework to measure ‘the risk of covid-19 exposure’ through self-assessment.
6. Manjrekar, O., Biswas, R., Agrawal, A., Barandwal, N., Gupta, A., Chaudhari, P., Mishra, S., Anavardekar, K., Fernandes, V. & Arya., K, A comprehensive easy-to-use application to fight communicable disease like COVID-19.
7. Nayek, A., Vermora, P., Hruthwik, K., Dubey, A., Pandey, A., & Arya, K., Self-balancing cycle bot using reaction wheel
8. Jena, S., Ranade, G., Sharma, R., & Arya, K., Integrating Industry 4.0 in engineering education during a global pandemic: Approach and Learning Efficacy
9. Narvekar, S., Gupta, V., Atar, S., Sadananda, A., Singh, S., & Arya, K., Learning Efficacy and Effect of Scaffolding in Online Engineering Education during COVID-19 Pandemic
10. Sabanwar, V., Trimukhe, P., Gudla, A., Kamone, I., & Arya, K., The learning must go on: Our experience of keeping participants engaged in an online robotics competition during COVID-19 lockdown
11. Sarkar, A., Karia, K., Kumar, A., Furtado, A., Pandey, A., & Arya, K., Can complex skills be taught at scale using existing resources in diverse environments under pandemic conditions?