Faculty Details

Dr. Suman Kundapura

Associate Professor & HOD

  • B.E. (VTU) - 2002
  • M. Tech.(NITK) - 2004
  • Ph.D. (NITK) - 2019

    Academic Background

    Date of Join: 2019-07-22
    Email: sumankundapura@ajiet.edu.in

    Responsibilities

    Responsibility at Department

  • HOD
  • Consultancy Member
  • Other Responsibility

  • NAAC Coordinator
  • Technical Committee Coordinator
  • IQAC Member
  • Academic Audit Member
  • Hostel Committee Member
  • Anti-Ragging/Security Committee Member
    1. Current approaches of artificial intelligence in breakwaters- A Review, Suman Kundapura and Arkal Vittal Hegde, Techno Press, Ocean Systems Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 2 (2017) 75-87, June 2017, https:// doi.org/10.12989/ose.2017.7.2.075; SCImago rating Q2
    2. PSO-ANFIS hybrid approach for prediction of wave reflection coefficient for semicircular breakwater, Suman Kundapura and Arkal Vittal Hegde, Taylor and Francis, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Published online 1oct2018, https://doi.org/10.1080/09715010.2018.1525688; SCImago rating Q2
    3. Below the data range prediction of soft computing wave reflection of semicircular breakwater. Suman Kundapura, Vittal Hegde Arkal and Jose L. S. Pinho, Springer, Journal of Marine science and Technology, 2019 Online https://doi.org/10.1007/s11804-019-00088-4; SCImago rating Q2
    4. Beyond the data range approach to soft compute the reflection coefficient for emerged perforated semicircular breakwater, Suman Kundapura and Arkal Vittal Hegde, IIT, Madras, February 18-21, 2018, Springer proceedings of ICOE 2018. (Lecture notes series) https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-3134-3_21
    5. Relative wave run-up parameter prediction of emerged semicircular breakwater, Kundapura, S., Rao, S., Arkal, V.H. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2021, 77, pp. 867-878. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5195-6_63
    6. Wave reflection coefficient prediction for emerged semicircular breakwater using a novel hybrid approach of GA ANFIS Volume 5, Issue 3, pp: 995-1004. International journal of Advances in Engineering and Management (IJAEM). ISSN: 2395-5252, DOI: 10.35629/5252-05039951004
    7. AN INSIGHT TO THE DECADAL LAND USE LAND COVER CHANGES OF DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, Volume 12, Issue 3, March 2023. Volume 5, Issue 3, pp: 995-1004
    8. Wave reflection coefficient prediction for emerged semicircular breakwater usinga novel hybrid approach of GA ANFIS Volume 5, Issue 3, pp: 995-1004. International journal of Advances in Engineering and Management (IJAEM). ISSN: 2395-5252

      CONFERENCE PAPERS International: 11, National: 2
    9. Applications of ANN in breakwaters - a review, S. Kundapura and A. V. Hegde, ISLT 2016, 10th International Symposium on Lowland Technology 2016 hosted by NITK, Surathkal, Mangalore, India. September 15-17, 2016
    10. Application of ANN in prediction of reflection coefficient for an emerged perforated semicircular breakwater, K. Suman and A. V. Hegde, HYDRO2016, 21st International Conference on Hydraulics, water resources and coastal engineering, CWPRS, Pune, December 8-10, 2016
    11. Prediction of reflection coefficient using ANN for lower ranges of wave height for semicircular breakwater, K. Suman and A. V. Hegde , OSICON 17 Conference, NCESS Thiruvananthapuram, August 28-30, 2017
    12. Soft computing wave reflection for a semicircular breakwater for below and beyond the data range of wave periods, Arkal Vittal Hegde and Suman Kundapura, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Ship and Offshore Technology, ICSOT 2017, IIT, Kharagpur, India, December 7-8, 2017
    13. ANFIS vs ANN for prediction of wave reflection coefficient for a semicircular breakwater, Suman Kundapura and Arkal Vittal Hegde, Hydro-2017, 22nd International Conference on Hydraulics water resources and coastal engineering, L.D. College of Engineering Ahmedabad, India, December 15-17, 2017
    14. Beyond the data range approach to soft compute the reflection coefficient for emerged perforated semicircular breakwater, Suman Kundapura and Arkal Vittal Hegde, ICOE 2018. IIT, Madras, February 18-21, 2018
    15. Extreme learning machines to predict the stability of semicircular breakwater, Suman Kundapura and Arkal Vittal Hegde, Next frontiers in civil engineering, NFiCE2018, IIT, Bombay, 30th November to 1st December 2018.
    16. Decadal land use land cover changes of Mangalore Taluk using QGIS, Suman Kundapura, Anurag C M, Rohan Madta, Pavan G S and Manoj, International Conference Trending Moments and Steer Forces-2019, Goa Don Bosco college of Engineering (DBCE), Fatorda.
    17. Relative wave run-up parameter prediction of emerged semicircular breakwater (2019) International Conference on Recent Trends and Innovations in Civil Engineering, Medi-Caps University, Indore, India, September 26-28, 2019
    18. Stability parameter prediction of semicircular breakwater by using hybrid models, HYDRO 2019- 24th International Conference on Hydraulics water resources and coastal engineering, Department of Civil Engineering Osmania University, Hyderabad, December 18-20, 2017
    19. Wave runup parameter prediction for beyond the data ranges of a semicircular breakwater, First International Conference on emerging trends and challenges in applied science Engineering and Technology 2020, Bangalore, March 10-11, 2020.
    20. Low cost water harvesting pond, International conference on Sustainability and New Paradigms in Civil Engineering, SNPCE, Bangalore, 7-11, December, 2021
    21. Detecting and quantifying GHG emissions from different land use systems, national conference on Recent trends in Engineering and Technology, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, 17-18, June, 2022
    22. Developing a bicycle path by joining the existing inner lanes, Drishti-2024 International Conference on A New Era in Management, Engineering, Science & Technology to be held on 11th September 2024 at Vivekananda College of Engineering and Technology, Puttur.

    1. Marine Structures
      1. Speaker at BIG SHOW India conference 2022 held at TMA Pai Convention centre, Mangaluru, Karnataka, Oct 2022.
      2. Given a talk on "Soft computing techniques in the field of civil engineering," in a Three day online FDP on Emerging trends in Civil Engineering organized by Civil Dept of Gopalan college of Engineering Bangalore from 9July-11July 2020.
      3. Chaired a session at International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering (ICETE- 2020), Dec 22-23, 2020
      4. Chaired a session at 5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "Smart and Sustainable Developments in Materials, Manufacturing and Energy Engineering"  (SME-2023)  , scheduled on 19th and 20th of December at NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte.
    1. Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH-1198)
    2. MISTE -LM47652

      UG PROJECTS HANDLED

      1. Dr. Suman Kundapura, Students(2021-2022): Nikesh Kumar Siwan, A Prem Kumar, Dileep M, Sunaina Gharti, KSCST- Student Project Programme - 45th Series. “Ref: Project Proposal entitled Low cost sensor based kit to detect the ghg gas emissions from sewage and industrial effluents in Mangalore and public awareness survey of the same”, Project ID: 45S_BE_2696. Grant Amount. Rs. 7000.00, Duration: 1 year. (Completed)
      2. Dr. Suman Kundapura, Students (2021-2022).: Nikesh Kumar Siwan, A Prem Kumar, Dileep M, Sunaina Gharti, VTU Innovative project fund “Ref: Project Proposal entitled Low cost sensor based kit to detect the ghg gas emissions from sewage and industrial effluents in Mangalore and public awareness survey of the same”, Project ID: AJ CE B1. Grant Amount. Rs. 5000.00, Duration: 1 year. (Completed)
      3. Dr. Suman Kundapura, Students: (2023-2024) Chandni Sanjay, Edwin Abrahm Mathew, Adithya Ramnath, Project Proposal entitled: Developing a bicycle path by joining the existing lanes, Duration: 1 year. (Completed)
      4. Dr. Suman Kundapura, Students: (2020-2021) Karthik Alva A, Deekshith Rao S, Thejasvi, Havya C Project Proposal entitled: Low Cost Water Harvesting Pond, Duration: 1 year. (Completed)
      5. Dr. Suman Kundapura, Students: (2019-2020). Anuragh C M, Pavan G S, Rohan Madtha, Manoj Project Proposal entitled: Decadal land use land cover changes of Dakshina Kannada district using QGIS, Duration: 1 year. (Completed)
    1. Environmental Pollution and Awareness, One day workshop conducted by the Department of Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering, MVJ College of Engineering, 14th March 2005.
    2. Tsunami threat and its mitigation along Indian coast, TEQIP-II sponsored workshop, NITK, Surathkal, November 2nd, 2015.
    3. Computational hydrodynamics and modelling, TEQIP-II sponsored workshop, NITK, Surathkal October 7th, 2016
    4. Global Initiative of Academic Networks, “Offshore Renewable Energy (Wave, Wind and Tidal Energy)”, NITK, Surathkal, India, 7th – 11th, November 2016.
    5. Offshore Renewable Energy Wave, Wind, and Tidal Energy, NITK, Surathkal, November 7th-11th, 2016
    6. Computational marine hydrodynamics, TEQIP-II sponsored workshop, NITK, Surathkal January 19-20, 2017
    7. Poster Presentation on the topic “Soft computing techniques in the prediction of hydraulic response of semicircular breakwaters”, “PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE SCENARIO OF MARINE STRUCTURES”, TEQIP-II sponsored workshop, NITK, Surathkal February 20th, 2017
    8. One Day Seminar on ‘New Frontiers in Hydraulics and water resources engineering,’ NITK, Surathkal, 28th December, 2018
    9. Innovative concepts of ocean Engineering, Workshop, NITK, Surathkal, April 26th, 2019
    10. One-Week Online Faculty Development Program on “Advances in Modelling of Hydrological Extreme Events” (AMHEE- 2020) organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, held from 22nd to 26th June 2020.
    11. One-Week Online Faculty Development Program on “Quantum Geographic Information System.
    12. QGIS ” organized by IIT Bombay, MHRD, the Department of Civil Engineering, B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, held from 22nd to 26th June 2020.
    13. RBCDSAI’s International Summit on Data Science and AI, conducted from 18th–20th June 2020, organised by the Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
    14. Three day online Faculty Development Program on ‘Research Methodology and Scientific Writing’, organized by Internal Quality assurance Cell (IQAC). Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Alappuzha, Kerala from June 29th to July 1rst 2020.
    15. Twenty one days of online GIS Training Program using QGIS, conducted by the Department of Geography, School of Earth Sciences, Central University of Karnataka, India, jointly with State Institute of Urban Development, Karnataka, India from 13.7.2020 to 2.8.2020.
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