Dr. Somnath De

Designation : Assistant Professor
School / Centre : School of Mechanical Engineering
Department : Thermal & Energy Engineering

Educational Details

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Post Doctorate
Aerospace Engineering and Complex systems
Graduated in 2025

Jadavpur University

PhD
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated in 2021

Jadavpur University

Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated in 2012

Post Doctoral Experiences

Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (March 2021- January 2025)

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Dynamics of Complex systems
  • Thermo-fluid systems
  • Dynamics of combustion systems
  • Critical events and transitions in natural systems
  • Early prediction of Cardiac diseases

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Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Development of Fuel-Flexible Industrial Burners: Modelling, Early Detection and Control of Thermoacoustic Instability and Lean Blowout Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
System and method for monitoring and controlling lean blowout using flame colour images 202111054832

Patent Granted Details

Title Application No.
Method for the prediction of abnormal condition in a practical combustion system by symbolic dynamic filtering of two dimensional colour images 202131005217
IOT Enabled System for Explosive Detection 462067-001
IOT BASED WIRELESS EV CHARGER 475158-001

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Diagnosis of flame instabilities using physics-based and data-driven approaches Springer 2025

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Best paper award in IEMPOWER 2025
  • Lifetime membership of Indian Meteorological Society (IMS)
  • Article, “Study of Interaction and Complete Merging of Binary Cyclones Using Complex Networks” was selected for AIP Scilight, featured article and Editor’s pick in Chaos
  • Winner of the “Best Research Award” in SRC 2021
  • National Scholarship awarded by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, Government of India (2009-2012)

Other Information

Personal Website Link : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Somnath-De-5