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Civil Engineering Advancements for Sustainable Infrastructure Development and Environment (CEASIDE) Structural mechanics and materials Studies on ambient cured geopolymer concrete A.D. Sam & R.S. Deepa Relationship between the modulus of elasticity and characteristic compressive strength of B. subtilis impregnated concrete C.M. Meera & V. Subha Effect of copper slag as fine aggregate in high strength concrete A. Sreelakshmi & G. Jeenu Study on effectiveness of RC beam strengthening methods using CFRP P. Prabhakaran & G. Joseph Performance of nano-SiO2 admixed concrete under saline environment M. Daniyal, S. Akhtar & A. Azam Strengthening of structural elements using Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP)—a review B. Vijayasree & M. Soman Dynamic soil parameter identification using measured vibration response data of machine foundations L. Jerard & S. Arun Pushover analysis of GFRG-OGS building systems K.S.R. Gouri, D. Menon & P.A. Meher Low-velocity impact behaviour of composite laminates—a review A. Austin & R.S. Priyadarsini Engineering applications of laminated composites and various theories used for their response analysis R.K. Binia & K.K. Smitha   Hydraulics and water resources engineering Trend analysis of rainfall projections of Teesta river basin, Sikkim using non-parametric tests and ensemble empirical mode decomposition S. Soorya, S. Adarsh & K.L. Priya Management of beach morphological changes on the Trivandrum coast M.U. Niloofar & K.P. Indulekha Impact of climate change on stream flow P. Dhanya & R. Thomas Fluid structure interaction in transient cavitating flow in pipes—a review R.M. Cherian, N. Sajikumar & K.S. Sumam Modified roughness equations for erodible bed open channel flow L. Dhanesh & K.P. Indulekha Economic design of a surge tank: An alternative approach S. Thara, K.S. Sumam & N. Sajikumar Degradation study on coir geotextiles treated with hydrocarbon mixed soil A.V. Praseeja & N. Sajikumar Hydrodynamic behavior of Vizhinjam port using Delft3D E.K.R. Shari & N. Sajikumar   Traffic and pavement engineering Operating speed of different classes of vehicles at summit vertical curves on two-lane non-urban roads M.J. Neena, M. Harikrishna & M.V.L.R. Anjaneyulu Comparison of level of service measures for two-lane rural highways in mixed traffic M. Sangeetha, M.V.L.R. Anjaneyulu & M. Harikrishna Effect of rural highway geometry on driver workload: A step towards safety A. Jacob, K.J. Jinesh, J. Akkara & J.P. Therattil WebGIS enabled route planning system for tourists—a case study C.B. Daniel & V.S. Manju Comparison of demographic features, urban form and travel characteristics R.S. Remjish & S. Shaheem Integration of a multi-modal transit system for urban areas: A case study of Cochin city S. Sreelekshmi & S. Shaheem Quantitative evaluation of bus terminal using time-space analysis V. Hridya & G. Geeva Modeling of the transport of leachate contaminant in a landfill site: A case study in Mangaluru A. Divya, S. Shrihari & H. Ramesh Critical review of water quality modeling and farm scale nutrient transport models widely used N. Nihal Pandey, V. Sharma & H.N. Udayashankar A novel hybrid material for the trace removal of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] from contaminated water A.R. Laiju & S. Sarkar Solid waste management practices and decision-making in India R. Rajesh & B.K. Bindhu Powering India’s villages sustainably: A case study of Bihar D. Kamath & A. Anctil   Geomechanics and foundation engineering Role of sodium silicate in strength development of cement treated clayey soil admixed with composite promoter K.R. Keerthi & J. Bindu Stabilisation of Kuttanad clay by environment friendly methods—a review K. Kannan, S. Gayathri, A.K. Jose, L.P. Nair, G. Das & P. Vinod Development of critical state line concept from hypoplastic model simulations on triaxial strength of silty sand M. Akhila, K.R. Swamy & N. Sankar Design of an embankment laterally supported with secant piles at Kuttanad J. Jayamohan, N.R. Arun, K. Balan, S. Aswathy Nair, L.K. Vaishnavi, M.S. Thampi, D.R. Renju & C. Lekshmi Effect of anchorage of geosynthetic reinforcement on the behaviour of reinforced foundation bed A.M. Saji, A.A. Thomas, G. Sunny, J. Jayamohan & V.R. Suresh An artificial neural network-based model for predicting the bearing capacity of square footing on coir geotextile reinforced soil D. Lal, N. Sankar & S. Chandrakaran Interference effect of adjacent footings resting on granular beds overlying weak soils A.A. Khader, J. Jayaraj & S.R. Soorya Influence of shape of cross section of footing on load-settlement behaviour B. Anusha Nair, A. Vijayan, S. Chandni, S. Vijayan, J. Jayamohan & P. Sajith Experimental study to determine the elastic wave velocities of marineclay K. Anagha, M.N. Sandeep & K.S. Beena Behavior of a single pile under combined and uplift loads: A review D. Divya, R.B. Jiniraj & P.K. Jayasree Reported correlations on compaction characteristics of fine grained soils in the standard proctor test—a critical reappraisal G. Sreelekshmy Pillai & P. Vinod A study on the correlation of the shear modulus of soil with the California bearing ratio and dynamic cone penetration value S. Athira, S. Parvathy & V. Jaya Load-settlement behaviour of footing on laterally confined soil P.S. Sreedhu Potty, M. Jeenu, A. Raj, R.S. Krishna, J.B. Ralphin Rose, T.S. Amritha Varsha, J. Jayamohan & R. Deepthi Chandran Deformation behavior of sheet pile walls H.S. Athira, V.S. Athira, F. Farhana, G.S. Gayathri, S. Reshma Babu, N.P. Asha & P. Nair Radhika   Progressive Developments in Mechanical Engineering (PDME) Fluid flow and fluid power systems On the role of leading-edge tubercles in the pre-stall and post-stall characteristics of airfoils V.T. Gopinathan, R. Veeramanikandan, J.B. Ralphin Rose & V. Gokul Aerodynamic investigation of airfoil inspired HALE UAV R. Saravanan, V. Vignesh, V. Venkatramasubramanian, R. Vaideeswaran & R. Naveen Rajeev   Industrial engineering and management The usability of road traffic signboards in Kottayam R. Rajesh, D.R. Gowri & N. Suhana Development and analysis of robust neighbourhood search for flow-shop scheduling problems with sequence dependent setup times V. Jayakumar & R. Vanchipura A real-world analysis of the impact of knowledge management on cost of quality in construction projects R. Chandran & S. Ramesh Krishnan Maintenance strategies for realizing Industry 4.0: An overview A.A. Sambrekar, C.R. Vishnu & R. Sridharan   Manufacturing technology and material science Characterization of nanoliposomes and their modification for drug delivery K.S. Athira & K.W. Ng Investigation of compressive strength of impact damaged hybrid composite laminate A. Madhan Kumar, V. Kathiresan, K. Ajithkumar, A. Hukkim Raja & D. Balamanikandan Effect of polarity in micro-electrical discharge machining J. Boban, A. Lawrence, K.K. Manesh & L. Varghese Characterization and Taguchi based modeling and analysis of dissimilar TIG welded AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel-HSLA steel joints P.V. Shaheer, A. Sadique & K.K. Ramachandran   Mechanical design, vibration and tribology Behavior of stress intensity factor of semi-elliptical crack at different orientations subjected to thermal load M.B. Kumaraswamy & J.S. Basavaraja   Numerical models and computational methods Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation of gas-liquid-solid three-phase fluidized bed G.P. Deepak & K. Shaji Fault diagnosis of self-aligning troughing rollers in a belt conveyor system using an artificial neural network and Naive Bayes algorithm S. Ravikumar, S. Kanagasabapathy, V. Muralidharan, R.S. Srijith & M. Bimalkumar   Other topics related to mechanical engineering Structural analysis of midship section using finite element method S. Prakash & K.K. Smitha Experimental analysis of properties of a biolubricant derived from palm kernel oil K. Sandeep & M. Sekar Influence of perforated tabs on subsonic set control D.S. Chand, D.L.V.V. Kannah, S. Thanigaiarasu & S. Elangovan   Renewable energy and alternate fuels Modification of a parabolic trough collector and its exergy analysis O. Arjun, M.C. Nikhil & B. Sreejith Analytical computation of GWP, ODP, RF number and TEWI analysis of various R134a/R1270/R290 blends as R22 alternatives S.V. Shaik & T.P. Ashok Babu Indoor performance evaluation of a Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) hybrid collector K.K. Janishali, C. Sajith Babu & S. Gopi Properties of biodiesel and blends: An investigative and comparative study P.P. Yoosaf, C. Gopu & C.P. Sunil Kumar   Thermal sciences and transport phenomena Computational study on two phase flow of liquid nitrogen with different internal coatings S.S. Bindu, S. Kafle, G.J. Philip & K.E. Reby Roy An experimental investigation of cryogenic chilldown time in a polyurethane-coated helical coil J. Mohammed, P. Shyam Praveen & K.E. Reby Roy Effect of concentrated solar radiation on reduction of pressure drop in oil pipeline V.C. Midhun, K. Shaji & P.K. Jithesh Effects of air jet on bluff body stabilized flame: Validation by simulation S. Parvathi, V.P. Nithin, S. Nithin, N. Nived, P.A. Abdul Samad & C.P. Sunil Kumar Identification of energy-intensified equipment for reliability analysis C. Sanjeevy & J. Elias   International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering (ICAChE) Design of Fractional Filter Fractional Order Proportional Integral Derivative (FFFOPID) controller for higher order systems R. Ranganayakulu, G. Uday Bhaskar Babu & A. Seshagiri Rao Effect of parameters on electro-Fenton process for removal of oil and grease from refinery wastewater M. Vikramaraj, A.M. Manilal & P.A. Soloman Conversion studies of methanol to olefin on boric acid treated Al/MCM-41 D. Kumar, N. Anand & A. Kedia Degradation of diphenamid by UV/hydrogen peroxide advanced oxidation process M.S. Manju, V. Nishan Ahammed & K.P. Prasanth Kumar Assessment of trihalomethanes in drinking water using gas chromatography S.P. Aravind & P.A. Soloman Adsorption of perchlorate using cationic modified rice husk A.M. George, K.B. Radhakrishnan & A. Jayakumaran Nair Biosorption of methyl orange from aqueous solution using cucurbita pepo leaves powder M. Tukaram Bai, K. Latha, P. Venkat Rao & Y.V. Anudeep Catalytic hydrodechlorination of 1,4-dichlorobenzene from wastewater C. Megha, K. Sachithra & S.P. Kamble Controller tuning method for nonlinear conical tank system using MATLAB/Simulink S. Krishnapriya & R. Anjana Study on multi walled carbon nanotubes synthesis, modeling and applications K. Krishnarchana, N. Manoj & S. Sangita Dash Removal of nickel from aqueous solution using sargassum tenerrimum powder (brown algae) by biosorption: Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic studies M. Tukaram Bai, P. Venkateswarlu & Y.V. Anudeep Automation of IGCC power plant using Yokogawa DCS K.J. Jyothir Rose, R. Anjana & L. Jenifer Deprotonation studies on polyaniline polymethyl methacrylate blends processed from formic acid V.O. Rejini, A.H. Divya & R.S. Nair Characterization of brushless DC motor for control valve actuation in rocket propulsion systems K.N. Ajeesh, S. Salim & R. Sujith Kumar Sequestration of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from biogas A.P. Pallan, S. Antony Raja, B. Sajeenabeevi & C.G. Varma Development of ceramic membrane for microfiltration application in biotechnology field C. Mohit Kumar & D. Vasanth Studies on carbon felt/phenolic composites as light weight advanced ablative TPS for launch vehicle programmes C.Y. Lincy, V. Sekkar, V. Kumar, A. Smitha Alex & S. Sahadev Desalination studies on two single-sloped solar stills with heat-absorbing materials as coating material on aluminum basin P. Suman, D. Meghavathu, S. Veluru & Z. Hussain Towards current induced magnetization reversal in magnetic nanowires A.A. Antony, P.S. Anilkumar & V.O. Rejini Synthesis and surfactant size regulation of nanoparticles of maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) M. Ahmad Rather Hydrothermal carbonization: A promising transformation process of biomass into various product materials M. Ahmad Rather   Electronics, Signal Processing and Communication Engineering (E-SPACE) Denoising of musical signals using wavelets specific for musical instruments P.V. Sreelakshmi, A. Gayathri & M.S. Sinith Low complexity encoding of M-ary QAM constellation for linear index codes A. Shaju & S. Dhanasekaran Improving myoelectric grasp recognition using empirical mode decomposition and differential evolution based approach C.K. Anusha, K. AjalBabu & N. Kunju Automated aquaponics system B. Sreelekshmi & K.N. Madhusoodanan A review of the methods for despeckling in optical coherence tomography K. Athira, K. Brijmohan, V.P. Gopi, K.K. Riyas, G. Wilson & T. Swetha Generic object detection in image using SIFT, GIST and SURF descriptors D.P. Joy, K.S. Shanthini & K.V. Priyaja Non-destructive classification of watermelon ripeness using acoustic cues R. Rajan & R.S. Reshma Predominant instrument recognition from polyphonic music using feature fusion R. Ajayakumar & R. Rajan A technique for countering the integer boundary spurs in fractional phase-locked loops with VCO R. Vishnu, S.S. Anulal & J. Ravi Adaptive neuro-fuzzy based base station and relay station deployment for next generation wireless communication M. Vincent   International Conference on Emerging Trends in Computer Science (ICETICS) A survey on sentence similarity based on multiple features R.K. Fathima & C. Raseek A review of extractive sentence compression S.A. Fathima & C. Raseek A survey of figurative language detection in social media P.D. Manjusha & C. Raseek A survey of various approaches for interpersonal relationship extraction M. Nijila & M.T. Kala A survey of morphosyntactic lexicon generation M. Rahul & S. Shine Classification of question answering systems: A survey S. Sandhini & R. Binu A survey of lexical simplification K.S. Silpa & M. Irshad Fast and efficient kernel machines using random kitchen sink and ensemble methods P. Melitt Akhil & K. Rahamathulla HOG feature-based recognition for Malayalam handwritten characters E.P. Anjali, A. James & S. Chandran A novel approach for the veracity and impact prediction of rumors A.R.G. Punneliparambil & N.D. Bisna A framework for efficient object classification for images having noise and haze using deep learning technique A. Bhavyalakshmi & M. Jayasree Bilingual handwritten numeral recognition using convolutional neural network J. Joy & M. Jayasree A security framework to safeguard the hybrid model of SDN from malicious applications C.M. Mansoor & K.V. Manoj Kumar A human-intervened CAPTCHA (HI-CAPTCHA) for wireless LAN-based classroom applications P. Giri, Paras & R. Singh Semantic identification and representation of Malayalam sentence using SVM S. Bhaskar, T.M. Thasleema & R. Rajesh A survey on relation extraction methodologies from unstructured text S.K. Bhaskaran & P.C. Rafeeque Decoupling control of TRMS based on a Relative Gain Array (RGA) and Kharitonov theorem S.K. Pandey, J. Dey & S. Banerjee Root ORB—an improved algorithm for face recognition A. Vinay, A. Bharadwaj, A. Srinivasan, K.N. Balasubramanya Murthy & S. Natarajan Face recognition using SURF and delaunay triangulation A. Vinay, A. Gupta, H. Garg, S. Bhat, K.N. Balasubramanya Murthy & S. Natarajan Opportunities and challenges in software defined networking and network function virtualization A. Roy, V.K. Asna, N. Nimisha & C.N. Sminesh A parallel framework for maximal clique enumeration T. Anusree & K. Rahamathulla Retrieving and ranking similar questions and data-driven answer selection in community question answering systems V. Dhrisya & K.S. Vipin Kumar Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) framework proposed for Malayalam handwritten character recognition system using AlexNet J. Manjusha, A. James & S. Chandran A novel technique for script identification in trilingual optical character