Dr Roopa Manjunatha

Assistant Professor
Electronics Engineering

Dr Roopa Manjunatha earned her PhD degree in Instrumentation from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Prior to that, she received her M.E degree with a specialization in Instrumentation and Control from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. She worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the Centre of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology- Delhi. Her PhD work has been reported by the media due to its novelty and usefulness. Dr Roopa has published many research articles in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings. She has a total of 10 years of experience in teaching, research, and development. In addition to teaching, she has worked for over 8 years in some of the best R&D organizations, like IISc and IIT-Delhi, where she performed various tasks related to designing and developing sensors and devices. Her long-term goal is to become an independent researcher in the field of sensors/devices, particularly those that are used for safety and hazard management for humans and vehicles.

Education
Ph D 2013 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
M Tech 2008 Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
B Tech 2003 Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum 
Experience
August 2020 - Till Date Assistant Professor, Energy Institute Bengaluru - a center of RGIPT, Bengaluru
October 2018 - August 2020 Faculty, Energy Institute Bengaluru - a center of RGIPT, Bengaluru
December 2017 - October 2018 Associate Professor, Acharya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
June 2015 - June 2017 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi
December 2013 - June 2015 Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
  • Green Energy and Flexible Electronics (UG)
  • Instrumentation And Control for Energy Systems (PG)
  • Wind Energy Systems (PG)
  • Automotive Safety (PG)
  • IoT in EV Applications (PG)
  • Fundamentals of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (PG)
Research Interests
  • Safety and Occupational hazards management
  • Smart Sensor and Wearable Devices applications in oil & gas industries
  • Automotive Safety
  • Intelligent Sensor Design And Its Applications in HEV & EV
  • EV & HEV Propulsion Systems and Controllers
  • Sensors and Related Instrumentation for Renewable Energy Systems
  • Real Time Measurement System Development for Oil & Gas And Petrochemical Refineries
  • Advanced Process Control and Automation Systems for Petrochemical Refineries
  • Gas Sensors and Breath Analyzers
Research Projects
  • Design and Fabrication of Exhaled Breath Sensor
    Faculty Research Seed Grant, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, RGIPT/Jais/Admin/403/2021
    Amount: Rs. 10.00 Lakhs
    2021-2023
  • Low-cost point of care vitamin D detection kit
    DBT, GOI, BT/PR29541/PFN/20/1328/2018
    Amount: Rs. 44.01560 Lakhs
    2019-2021
  • Smart Sensor Based EV Fire Protection System
    Faculty Research Seed Grant, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
    Amount: Rs. 10.00 lakhs 
  • Design and Development of Aerostat for Surveillance
    Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST)
    Mr. Prasad BSN (M. Tech student)
    Amount: Rs. 10,000/-
  • Chaired a session at the IEEE 29th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC) held from November 5 to 7, 2024, in Bali, Indonesia.
  • Presented research paper at the India Oil & Gas Pipeline Conference (IOGPC 2023) held at Bengaluru, from October 13 to 14, 2023.
  • Presented research paper at the Third International Conference on Emerging Techniques in Computational Intelligence, ICETCI 2023 held at Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India, from September 21 to 23, 2023.
  • “Convener” for the Hackathon on “Digitalization for Disruptive Technologies hackathon” held from April 18th to 19th, 2024.
  • “Nodal Officer” for Energy Institute Bengaluru, to conduct Dark Patterns Buster Hackathon (DPBH-2023) on 13th Jan 2024, organized at IIT-BHU, sponsored by Department of Consumer Affairs, GOI.
  • “Organizing Secretary” for the 1st International Conference on “Digitalization in Energy Sectors” (DES 2022) held on 5th and 6th December 2022 at Bengaluru.
  •  “Organizing Secretary” for the 1st National Conference on “Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Technology” (ISET India 2020) conducted in online mode on 3rd and 4th December 2020 
Journal Publications

A. Das, R. Manjunatha, K. N. Kumar, D. De, and R. Bandyopadhyay, “Fabrication of surface functionalized QCM sensor for BTX detection at ambient conditions,” Talanta, vol. 283, p. 127081, 2025.

A. Das, B. S. Giri, and R. Manjunatha, “Systematic review on benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) emissions; health impact assessment; and detection techniques in oil and natural gas operations,” Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 1–22, Dec. 2024.

Alisha Das, Basanth Lal, Roopa G Manjunatha. Advances in Gravimetric Electronic Nose for Biomarkers Detection, Series on Biomechanics,  Vol.36 No.2 (2022), 128-140. DOI: 10.7546/SB.36.2022.02.13

Roopa G Manjunatha, Sunil Sharma, RP Narayan, Veena K. Iontophoretic Delivery Of Lidocaine Hydrochloride Through Ex-Vivo Human Skin, J Dermatolog Treat. 2019 Mar 7:1-9. doi: 10.1080/09546634.2019.1589640

Roopa G Manjunatha, Sunil Sharma, RP Narayan, Veena K. Effective permeation of 2.5% and 5% lidocaine hydrochloride in human skin using iontophoresis technique. International Journal of Dermatology, Int J Dermatol. 2018 Jul 6. doi: 10.1111/ijd.14107

Roopa G Manjunatha, Prakash S, Rajanna K. The reliability of polyvinylidene fluoride sensor for intra- and intersession measurements. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2018: 1-5, doi.org/10.1007/s12070-018-1349-9.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Mahapatra DR, Prakash S. Validation of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nasal Sensor to assess nasal obstruction in comparison with subjective technique. American Journal of Otolaryngology 2015; 36(2): 122 – 129.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Mahapatra DR, Prakash S. Evaluation of polyvinylidene fluoride nasal sensor to assess deviated nasal septum in comparison with peak nasal inspiratory flow measurements. American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy 2014; 28(1): e62-e67.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Mahapatra DR, Nayak MM, Krishnaswamy UM, Srinivas R. Polyvinylidene fluoride film based nasal sensor to monitor human respiration pattern: An initial clinical study. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing 2013; 27(6):647-657.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Mahapatra RD, Dorasala S. Piezoelectricity sensing: evaluation for clinical investigation of deviated nasal septum. Allergy & Rhinology 2013; 4(6): e140-150.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Sunil Sharma, RP Narayan, Veena K.Iontophoretic Delivery Of Lidocaine Hydrochloride Through Ex-Vivo Human Skin, J Dermatolog Treat. 2019 Mar 7:1-9. doi: 10.1080/09546634.2019.1589640

Roopa G Manjunatha, Sunil Sharma, RP Narayan, Veena K. Effective permeation of 2.5% and 5% lidocaine hydrochloride in human skin using iontophoresis technique. International Journal of Dermatology, Int J Dermatol. 2018 Jul 6. doi: 10.1111/ijd.14107

Roopa G Manjunatha, Prakash S, Rajanna K. The reliability of polyvinylidene fluoride sensor for intra- and intersession measurements. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2018: 1-5, doi.org/10.1007/s12070-018-1349-9.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Mahapatra DR, Prakash S. Validation of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nasal Sensor to assess nasal obstruction in comparison with subjective technique. American Journal of Otolaryngology 2015; 36(2): 122 – 129.

Roopa G Manjunatha , Rajanna K, Mahapatra DR, Prakash S. Evaluation of polyvinylidene fluoride nasal sensor to assess deviated nasal septum in comparison with peak nasal inspiratory flow measurements. American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy 2014; 28(1): e62-e67.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Mahapatra DR, Nayak MM, Krishnaswamy UM, Srinivas R. Polyvinylidene fluoride film based nasal sensor to monitor human respiration pattern: An initial clinical study. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing 2013; 27(6):647-657.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Mahapatra RD, Dorasala S. Piezoelectricity sensing: evaluation for clinical investigation of deviated nasal septum. Allergy & Rhinology 2013; 4(6): e140-150.

Conference Publications

R. Suraksha and Roopa G Manjunatha, "Design of a Communication Protocol for a Hoverboard Mobile APP: Mobility For Smart City," 2024 IEEE 29th Asia Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC), Bali, Indonesia, 2024, pp. 435-441, doi: 10.1109/APCC62576.2024.10767942

A. Das and Roopa G Manjunatha, "Optimization of QCM sensor for BTX detection," 2023 IEEE 9th International Conference on Smart Instrumentation, Measurement and Applications (ICSIMA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023, pp. 225-229, doi: 10.1109/ICSIMA59853.2023.10373452.

Kumar, Karan and Roopa G Manjunatha. (2023). Failure Analysis of API X80 Steel Pipe. 10.1115/IOGPC2023-119040.

Sandra C and Roopa G Manjunatha, "IoT-Enabled Smart Benzene Gas Detection System in Petrol Pumps for Smart City Applications," 2023 International Conference on Emerging Techniques in Computational Intelligence (ICETCI), Hyderabad, India, 2023, pp. 145-152, doi: 10.1109/ICETCI58599.2023.10331133.

R. Shenoy and Roopa G Manjunatha, "Design of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Stability," 2023 International Conference on Smart Systems for applications in Electrical Sciences (ICSSES), Tumakuru, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICSSES58299.2023.10199786.

Monisha Manjunatha and Roopa G Manjunatha, “Quasi-static failure analysis of lithium-ion battery (LIB) used in the electric vehicle”, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023, doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.05.317.

S. Sinha and Roopa G Manjunatha, "Designing and Modelling of Single Stage Dual Boost Converter for AC/DC Loads," 2022 International Interdisciplinary Humanitarian Conference for Sustainability (IIHC), Bengaluru, India, 2022, pp. 165-172, doi: 10.1109/IIHC55949.2022.10059955.

Anu S and Roopa G Manjunatha, "Design and Modelling of Ultra-Capacitor Based Hybrid Energy Storage System in Electric Two-Wheeler for Indian Driving Cycle," 2022 IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing and Electrical Circuits and Electronics (ICDCECE), Ballari, India, 2022, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ICDCECE53908.2022.9793082.

Surksha R and Roopa G Manjunatha, "Design and Testing of an Integrated Electric Vehicle Model," 2021 IEEE Mysore Sub Section International Conference (MysuruCon), 2021, pp. 703-710, doi: 10.1109/MysuruCon52639.2021.9641088.

Prasad BSN. and Roopa G Manjunatha, "Internet of Things Based Monitoring System for Oil Tanks," 2021 IEEE International Conference on Mobile Networks and Wireless Communications (ICMNWC), 2021, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ICMNWC52512.2021.9688384.

Das A. and Roopa G Manjunatha, 2022. Modeling of Graphene Oxide Coated QCM Sensor for E-Nose Application. In: 4th International Conference on Trends in Material

Vaishak and Roopa G Manjunatha. and Manjunatha, G., 2022. Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from automotive wheels. In: 4th International Conference on Trends in Material Science and Inventive Materials (ICTMIM). Coimbatore: Springer.

Rizvi, D., Roopa G Manjunatha., Polai, N., De, D., “Performance Analysis of a Solar Power Plant”. In: Sikdar, B., Prasad Maity, S., Samanta, J., Roy, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Communication, Devices and Computing. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2022. vol 851. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9154-6_67

A. Das, A. Shukla, Roopa G Manjunatha and E. A. Lodhi, "IoT based Solid Waste Segregation using Relative Humidity Values," 2021 Third International Conference on Intelligent Communication Technologies and Virtual Mobile Networks (ICICV), 2021, pp. 312-319, doi: 10.1109/ICICV50876.2021.9388611.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Optimization of smart polyvinylidene fluoride nasal sensor, Proc. Of smart materials for sustainable technology (SMST-2020), Bogmallo beach resort, Goa, India, 22-25 February 2020.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Ranjith N, Meghashree YV, Rajanna K, Mahapatra DR. Identification of different respiratory rate by a piezo polymer based nasal sensor. Proc. of IEEE Sensors Conference, Baltimore, USA, pp. 1398 – 1401, 2013.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Nayak M. Packaging of polyvinylidene fluoride nasal sensor for biomedical applications. Proc. of IMPACT-IAAC, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 356-358, 2013.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Mahapatra DR, Nayak MM. Differentiability between normal and respiratory tract disorder respiration patterns using a smart sensor. Proc. of ISSS Conference, Pune, India, pp. 126-129, 2013.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Nayak MM. Non-invasive human breath sensor. Proc. of IEEE Sensors Conference, Limerick, Ireland, pp. 1788 – 1791, 2011.

A. Das, A. Shukla, Roopa G Manjunatha and E. A. Lodhi, "IoT based Solid Waste Segregation using Relative Humidity Values," 2021 Third International Conference on Intelligent Communication Technologies and Virtual Mobile Networks (ICICV), 2021, pp. 312-319, doi: 10.1109/ICICV50876.2021.9388611.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Optimization of smart polyvinylidene fluoride nasal sensor, Proc. Of smart materials for sustainable technology (SMST-2020), Bogmallo beach resort, Goa, India, 22-25 February 2020.

Roopa G Manjunatha , Ranjith N, Meghashree YV, Rajanna K, Mahapatra DR. Identification of different respiratory rate by a piezo polymer based nasal sensor. Proc. of IEEE Sensors Conference, Baltimore, USA, pp. 1398 – 1401, 2013.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Nayak M. Packaging of polyvinylidene fluoride nasal sensor for biomedical applications. Proc. of IMPACT-IAAC , Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 356-358, 2013.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Mahapatra DR, Nayak MM. Differentiability between normal and respiratory tract disorder respiration pattern using smart sensor. Proc. of ISSS Conference, Pune, India, pp. 126-129, 2013.

Roopa G Manjunatha, Rajanna K, Nayak MM. Non-invasive human breath sensor. Proc. of IEEE Sensors Conference, Limerick, Ireland, pp. 1788 – 1791, 2011.

  • Faculty In-Charge, Training and Placement
  • Warden, Girls' Hostel, Energy Institute, Bengaluru
  • Member, Faculty Committee
  • Member, Selection Committee (M.Tech & Ph.D. admissions)
  • Member, Purchase Committee
  • Member, Senate Member
  • DPGC Convener (2020-22)
  • Co-ordinator, ICES Laboratories
  • My Ph.D work has been media released at http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/New-Breath-Sensor-to-Analyse-Nasal-Infections/2014/12/04/article2554337.ece
  • My Ph.D work resulted in a new project proposal, which got a financial grant of Rupees 10 Lakhs from the Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
  • Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship from Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, from July 2015 - June 2017
  • Scholarship from Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, for Ph.D from January 2009 – December 2013
  • Recipient of the “International Travel Grant” from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India, for attending the IEEE SENSORS Conference 2013 held at Baltimore, Maryland, USA, from 4th to 6th November 2013.
  • Recipient of the “International Travel Grant” from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India, for attending the IEEE SENSORS Conference held at Baltimore, Maryland, USA, from 4th to 6th November 2013.
Postgraduate
  1. Mr.Ananthshree
  2. Himanshi Singh
Doctoral
  1. Ms Alisha Das
    PhD (Full-Time Regular)
    Design and Development of Breath Analyser for Non-Invasive Detection of Respiratory Disease for Occupational Safety of Workers in Oil & Gas Industries
  2. Mrs. Prajna KB
    PhD (Part-Time External)
    EV Fire Protection System
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