Dr. Manu Bansal

Assistant Professor

Specialization

VLSI Design, Light Weight Cryptography and Steganography, Digital Signal Processing

Email

mbansal@thapar.edu

Specialization

VLSI Design, Light Weight Cryptography and Steganography, Digital Signal Processing

Email

mbansal@thapar.edu

Education:

  • Ph.D. (2018) Topic –“Study and Analysis of MinimizationAlgorithms for VLSI Circuit Synthesis” under the supervision of Dr. Alpana Agarwal, TIET Patiala.
  • M.E. (Electronics & Communication), TIET, Patiala
  • B.E. (Electronics & Communication), TIET, Patiala

 

Experience: 24 years 11 months

  • Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala sinceFeb27, 1998.

 

Sponsored Research Projects:

  • SMDP Chips to System Design, MeitY sponsored, Rs. 166 Lakhs , ( Consortium Budget 99.97 Crores ) 2 015 - 2021. ( Co-Chief Investigator ) Ongoing
  • Special Man power Development Program for VLSI Design and Related Software (Phase – I), DOE sponsored, Rs. 75 Lakhs , 1998 – 2005. (Team Member)

 

Major Publications and Conferences:

  • Bansal, M. and Agarwal, A., 2013, September. Ordering and reduction of BDDs for multi- input adders using evolutionary algorithm. In Advanced Electronic Systems (ICAES), 2013 International Conference on (pp. 127-130). IEEE.
  • Manu Bansal and Alpana Agarwal , Genetic Algorithm for Ordering and Reduction of B DDs for MIMO Circuits, The Third International Conference on Innovative Computing Technology London, UK, August 29 - 31, 2013
  • Nitin Mittal, Urvinder Singh, Rohit Salgotra, Manu Bansal, An energy-efficient stable clustering approach using fuzzy-enhanced flower pollination algorithm for WSNs: Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2019.
  • Pathak, K. and Bansal, M., 2017. A FPGA based Steganographic System Implementing a Modern Steganalysis Resistant LSB Algorithm. Defence Science Journal, 67(5), p.551.
  • Kumar, N., Bansal, M. and Kumar, N., 2012. VLSI Architecture of Pipelined Booth Wallace MAC Unit. International Journal of Computer Application (0975-8887).
  • Rehan, Sanisha and Bansal, Manu, 2013. Performance comparison among different evolutionary algorithms in terms of node count reduction in BDDs. International Journal of VLSI and Embedded Systems, 4, pp.1-6.
  • Manu Bansal, Alpana Agarwal, “Low Power Optimization Technique and a genetic minimization algorithm for variable ordering of BDD mapped VLSI Circuits”International Journal of Electrical & Computer Sciences IJECS-IJENS Vol:17 No:05 1 163605-8282-IJECS-IJENS © October 2017.
  • Manu Bansal, Alpana Agarwal, “ A Genetic Algorithm for ordering and reduction of BDDs using Crossover Operators for MIMO VLSI Circuits” Research Cell: An International Journal of Engineering Sciences, Issue July 2017, Vol. 24,pp123-129.
  • Jaskaranbeer Kaur, Ajay Kumar, Manu Bansal, “Lightweight Cipher Algorithms for Smart Cards Security: A Survey and Open Challenges,” 4 th International Conference on Signal Processing, Computing and Control, September, 2017.
  • Isha Bhardwaj, Ajay Kumar, Manu Bansal, “A Review on Lightweight Cryptography Algorithms for Data Security and Authentication in IoTs,” 4 th International Conference on Signal Processing, Computing and Control, September, 2017.
  • Deeksha, Ajay Kumar, Manu Bansal, “A Review on VANET Security Attacks and Their Countermeasures,” 4 th International Conference on Signal Processing, Computing and Control, September, 2017.
  • Kiranjit Kaur, Manu Bansal, Alpana Agarwal, Ajay Kumar, “Software Optimization of Lightweight Ciphers for Resource Constraint Devices,” 5 th International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing (PDGC), December, 2018.
  • Navneet Kaur Brar, Jaskaranbeer Kaur, Ajay Kumar, Manu Bansal, Alpana Agarwal, “Standalone Lightweight Security System for Native Language Using SPI Interface” in 3 rd International Conference on Computing and Communication Systems (I3CS 2020), August, 2020.
  • Navneet Kaur Brar, Ajay Kumar, Manu Bansal, Alpana Agarwal, “Hardware Implementation of English to Regional Language Translator using Arduino” 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Competitive Strategies (ICTCS-2020), December, 2020.
  • Navneet Kaur Brar, Manu Bansal and Alpana Agarwal, “ Authenticate IoT Data for Health Care Applications Using ATSHA204 and Raspberry Pi “in 6th International Conference on Internet of Things and Connected Technologies(ICIoTCT) 2021 ,IIT PATNA
  • Navneet Kaur Brar, Manu Bansal and Alpana Agarwal , “Methodology for Hardware testing of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)”, 41st World Conference on Applied Science Engineering & Technology, Ethiopia, 24-25th August, (Page No.47-50)
  • Navneet Kaur Brar, Jaskaranbeer Kaur, Manu Bansal and Alpana Agarwal , “WIRELESS SYSTEM DESIGN FOR CRYPTOGRAPHY ALGORITHM FOR MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE”, International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education (INT-JECSE), March, 2022.
  • Karishma Rao, Manu Bansal & Gagandeep Kaur “ Retinex-Centered Contrast Enhancement Method for Histopathology Images with Weighted CLAHE” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 14th January 2022.
  • Ashima Gupta, Anil Singh, Manu Bansal and Alpana Agarwal, ” Functional Validation of Highly Synthesizable Voltage Comparator on FPGA” in Integration the VLSI Journal on 12-02- 2022.
  • Karishma Rao, Manu Bansal & Gagandeep Kaur “A hybrid method for improving the luminosity and contrast of color retinal images using the JND model and multiple layers of CLAHE” Journal of Signal, Image and Video Processing, 19th  April 2022. 
  • Karishma Rao, Manu Bansal & Gagandeep Kaur “An Effective CT Medical Image Enhancement System Based on DT-CWT and Adaptable Morphology” Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing,  15th  September 2022.
  • Karishma Rao, Manu Bansal & Gagandeep Kaur “An optimized morphology transform-based diagnostic computed tomography image enhancement using edge map” International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, March 2022.
  • Karishma Rao, Manu Bansal & Gagandeep Kaur “An Improved and Efcient Approach for Enhancing the Precision of Diagnostic CT Images” SN Computer Science Journal, 21st December 2022.

 

Thesis Guided /Ongoing

  • ME/MTech thesis: 50
  • PhD: 02 (Ongoing)

 

Foreign Visits

  • Visited London for Paper presentations in International Conference

 

Short Term Courses/Workshops/Conferences Organized: 06

 

Short Term Courses/Workshops/Conferences Attended: More than 20 Membership of Professional Organizations

  • Life Member, Indian Society of Systems Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
  • Life Member, Metrology Society of India (MSI)
  • Member, VLSI Society of India (VSI)

Major Administrative Responsibilities

  • Coordinator of  BE ECE  Program 2014 onwards
  • Member of Board of Governors, 2021 to 2022.
  • Member of Staff Affairs Committee 2021
  • Internship Coordinator ECED 2015
  • Laboratory Incharge, Digital electronics Lab, (2005 – 2008)
  • Laboratory Incharge, VLSI Chips to Systems (2015 – present)
  • Member, DPPC (2014 – Present)
  • Member, DAAC , BOS of ECED (Several occasions, Present)
  • Member, DAAC BE(Mechatronics) (2012 - Present)
  • Departmental Student Counselor (1997 – 2002).
  • Member of Senate for 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008 - 09, 2017.
  • Member of SUGC
  • Departmental ISO Coordinators since 1998 till 2017.
  • Departmental Souvenir Coordinator from 2013 till 2017
  • NSS Coordinator of two wings from 2012 to 2016.
  • ELC Activity Coordinator

 

 

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