• Prof. Sirish L Shah, University of Alberta-Canada released the MLAPC research lab brochure with first copy to Prof . Ravindra D Gudi at IIT Bombay during the workshop gathering of Oil, Refinery and Gas engineers.

  • Prof. P. S. V. Nataraj, Professor (Retd), Systems and Control, IIT Bombay visited the ML lab.

  • Prof. Ravindra D Gudi, AI/ML Chair Professor, Dean(ARC) & Professor, Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay visited ML for Advanced Process Control Lab, guided with future direction of ML works for batch reactor.

  • Dr. J. Prakash , Registrar -Anna University inaugurated the Machine Learning for Advanced Process Control lab.

  • With Prof. George Stephanopoulos, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA.

  • Dr. J. Prakash , Registrar -Anna University inaugurated the Machine Learning for Advanced Process Control lab.

  • Fortunate to meet ISRO chairman Dr. Somnath at ISRO Center, Ahmadabad during a meeting.

  • With Prof. Urmila Diwekar, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA at IIT, Bombay.

  • Prof. Arun Tangirala, Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras.

  • Prof. M. Chidambaram Ex-Director, NIT-T & Professor, Chemical Engineering, IIT,M visited MIT, Manipal.

  • Prof. J. Prakash, Instrumentation Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai.

  • Awards & Publications

    VTU, Belagavi approved MLAPC research lab towards VTU affiliated engineering college students to carry out their internship.

  • Awards & Publications

    Reinforcement Learning-Based Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for a Jacketed Reactor :A Machine Learning Concept Validation Using Jetson Orin Aishwarya Selvamurugan, Aromal Vinod Kumar, Hrishikesh R.Palan, ArockiarajSimiyon,* andThirunavukkarasuIndiran* , ACSOmega2025,10,30864−30878 (Q1 Journal)

  • Awards & Publications

    Q‑Learning-Based Multivariate Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller: Experimental Validation on Batch Reactor for Temperature Trajectory Tracking Abhiram Varma Vegesna, Muralikrishna Shamaiah Narayana rao, Kishore Bhamidipati, and Thirunavukkarasu Indiran* Downloaded via MANIPAL ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION on December 14, 2025, ACS Omega 2025, 10, 28362−28371(Q1 Journal)

  • Awards & Publications

    A1-100 NVIDIA 80GB RAM HPC for ML algorithms. Server based computations for fast processing enabled in MLAPC.

  • Awards & Publications

    Cyber Physical System enabled Machine Learning for Advanced Process Control lab - Implementation of Digital Twin and Cloud computation for batch reactor completed. Industrial Gateway based cloud computing for multiple nodes under process.

  • Awards & Publications

    Applying Joint and Dual State and Parameter Estimation Using Derivative-Free Kalman Filter for a Switched Nonlinear System

  • Awards & Publications

    Elenchezhiyan, M., Thirunavukkarasu, I. & Kumar, E. G., 2024, Intelligent Control, Robotics, and Industrial Automation - Proceedings of International Conference, RCAAI 2023. Suresh, S., Lal, S. & Kiran, M. S. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 441-458 18 p. (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; vol. 1220 LNEE).

  • Awards & Publications

    CNN-LSTM-Based Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Temperature Trajectory Tracking in a Batch Reactor"Aishwarya Selvamurugan Parthiban Kunnathur GanesanShashank S NayakArockiaraj Simiyon* Thirunavukkarasu Indiran*, ACS Omega, Nov 2024. Q1 Journal

  • Awards & Publications

    Machine Learning Based Fault Classification in Pilot Plant Batch Reactor: Using Support Vector Machine". Arockiaraj Simiyon, Chaitanya Sachidanand Manthana Halmakki KrishnamurthyAnanya V. Bhatt, Thirunavukkarasu Indiran*, ACS Omega, June 2024.

  • Awards & Publications

    Identification of batch reactor process using Extreme Learning Machine based Hammerstein and Hammerstein-Wiener Models" Murugan Balakrishnan Vinodha Rajendran, Shettigar. J. Prajwal Thirunavukkarasu Indiran*, Journal of Physics-Conference Series, September 2024.

  • Awards & Publications

    Machine Learning Based Fault Classification in Pilot Plant Batch Reactor: Using Support Vector Machine". Arockiaraj Simiyon, Chaitanya Sachidanand Manthana Halmakki KrishnamurthyAnanya V. Bhatt, Thirunavukkarasu Indiran*, ACS Omega, June 2024.

  • Awards & Publications

    CNN-LSTM-Based Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Temperature Trajectory Tracking in a Batch Reactor"Aishwarya Selvamurugan Parthiban Kunnathur GanesanShashank S NayakArockiaraj Simiyon* Thirunavukkarasu Indiran*, ACS Omega, Nov 2024. Q1 Journal

  • Awards & Publications

    Krupa Narwekar, Thirunavukkarasu I, Prajwal Shettigar J, "Validation of Nonlinear Controllers on a Lab Scale Batch Reactor: Sliding Mode Controllers", presented in an International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Cyber Security held at Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Lucknow won the best paper award.

Dr.I.Thirunavukkarasu born on 18th August 1981 at Kanchipuram. Presently working as Professor in the Dept. of Instrumentation and Control, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence, status given by MHRD, G.O.I), Karnataka.

He has 20+ years of teaching experience and 15+ years of research experience. He completed his diploma with honors in Electronics and Communication Engg. in 1999 and joined as a lateral entry candidate for B.E (Instrumentation and Control Engg) and completed the degree in 2002 from Madras University, Chennai. Obtained his M.E (Process Control and Instrumentation) from Annamalai University, Chidambaram in 2005 followed by the Ph.D degree in Robust Process Control from MIT, MAHE in the year April 2012.

He is the recipient of DST Fast Track grant for young scientist from the Government of India for the period 2013-2016. Presently working on a sponsored research from ISRO, Govt. of India towards the Nonlinear Control design for Quadrotor during 2019-2021.

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