Email: anurags@iiitm.ac.in
Experience: Teaching, Research and Consultancy (Applied Science, IT and related) 25+ Years
Address:
Office-110, First Floor, E Block, ABV-IIITM, Morena Link Road, Gwalior-474015 (M.P.)
Personal Web Page: https://profanurag.in
I joined IIITM as Assistant Professor in October 2006, became Associate Professor (Direct Selection) in June 2010, and currently working as a Professor since February 2019, having multidimensional experience in both research and development activities, particularly in the area of nanomaterials based Devices for Energy and Environment and in IT product development for various services. Earlier to IIITM, I worked as a faculty of the Computer Science & Information Technology (CSIT) department of G. G. University (a central university), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. At CSIT, I have established various laboratories and also worked in various academic cum administrative capacities. During my stay at G. G. University, I have completed a mega project (Rs. 100 Lakh) of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Govt. of India, on Content creation and IT Localization Network as Chief Investigator of the project. In 2010, MeiTy awarded a project of Rs. 155 Lakh for Entrepreneurship and Startups promotion at IIITM Gwalior. And in 2019, MeiTy again awarded a project for Entrepreneurship and Startups promotion in IT and Electronics (TIDE-2.0) with a financial support of 1.7 Cr. So far, I have nurtured 22+ startups under the Technology Innovation and Incubation Centre, Gwalior. Recently, a multi-institutional project, PAVITRAM, has been sanctioned by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change with a financial outlay of Rs. 1.92 Cr. One International project grant of Rs. 79.32 Lakh has been received under the SPARC scheme of the Ministry of Education through the IIT Kharagpur Nodal centre. I have postdoctoral research associations in India and abroad (Sweden, Italy, Japan, USA, UK, Singapore, Hungary) in various capacities with the research groups of renowned scientists, like Prof. Borje Johansson, Prof. Rajeev Ahuja, Prof. Ravindra Pandey, Prof. Yoshihiro Hayakawa, etc.. This experience in different domains of Materials Science has produced a number of International and National Publications, including regularly refereed papers in journals, conferences, and seminars. I have written a few e-books in Hindi (Unicode) on different subjects of Information Technology and guided a number of software development projects. All these efforts have resulted in various recognitions and awards, like in 2025 among the top 0.5% scientists worldwide declared by Scholar GPS, E-excellence award in e-governance by M.P. Govt., the TGMC award as Best in-state category by IBM, and Finalist NASSCOM ICT Honors by NASSCOM Foundation, GOI, M.P. Young scientist award etc. I have good networking with scientists in India and abroad in the area of Nanotechnology and IT, and member of elite various Scientific Communities and Societies.
Courses Designed and Taught
I have developed various courses (in Physics, Electronics, and IT) for the Master's/Bachelor's Engineering degree in the last few years of teaching. I have been associated with the teaching of the following courses for the BTech, Integrated Post Graduate, MTech, and MBA programs of ABV-IIITM, Gwalior.
Office Room No.: 110, E-Block
Area(s) of Interest: Electronics |Condensed matter Theory | Computational Nano Sc.& Technology| Energy Devices | Environmental Pollution| IT Localization| IT applications in governance, education, health, MSME etc.
Teaching Interests: Physics, Applied Physics, Nanotechnology, Computer Science & IT
Current Research Focus: Nanotechnology, Materials and Devices for Energy, Environment and Healthcare, Computational Materials Science, Quantum Materials
Number of Publications: 300 | Google scholar citations: 3619
Projects: 21 (Total Research/Project Funding: ₹13.60 Crores)
Number of Keynote/Invited Talks Delivered: 72
Total Project Funding: ₹13.60 Crores;
Journal Papers (SCI / Scopus Indexed): 84 | Conference Publications: 14 | Book Chapters: 4
MTU (USA) | Clemson (USA) | University of Chile | Uppsala University (Sweden) | University of Sydney (Australia) | Sung Kyun Kwan University (Korea) | University of Western cape (South Africa) | Russian Academy of Science (Russia) | UNSW (Australia) | TU (Nepal)
Editorial Roles: Discover Applied Sciences (Springer Nature) | ISST Journal of Applied Physics (India) | ISST Journal of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Associate Editor) | Journal of Quantum Matter (2012–2017) | Journal of Computing (USA) – Editorial Board (since 2011)
Professional Memberships: IEEE (Senior Member) | IACSIT (Senior Member) | Institute of Physics, London (Member) | American Chemical Society (Member) | Computer Society of India (Life Member) | Society for Materials Chemistry (Life Member) | Semiconductor Society of India (Life Member) | Materials Research Society of India (Life Member) | Society for Semiconductor Devices (Life Member) | Vigyaan Bharti, MP (Advisor & Life Member) | Govt. of MP – IT Audit Advisory Board (2009–2011)
Excellence Education Award – 2025 | Rabindra Ratn Puraskaar – 2025, Best Paper Award – TNANO, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 2022 | Senior Member – IEEE – 2022, Best Citizen of India Award – 2013 | Young Scientist Award – 1997 (M.P. Council of Science & Tech) | NASSCOM ICT Social Innovation Honours – Finalist, 2011 | Mentor Award – The Great Mind Challenge (IBM) – 2009, Reviewer – Elsevier, Springer, ACS, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, IoP, etc.
IoT-Based Public Distribution System: Automatic Ration Vending Machine | Patent No.: 561135, Filed: 2018, Granted: 2025 | Graphene-Soap Spray Paint for Virus Elimination | Patent No.: 400474, Filed: 2020, Granted: 2022 | Smart BioToilet Chair | Mobile sanitation for elderly/disabled (Patent No.: 201821033873) | Smart Portable Soil Testing Device | Designed for agriculture and environmental analysis (Patent No.: 201821033872)
