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Pratyush Kumar
ContactInformation
Room 371, Hostel 3 Mobile: +91 9967332401IIT Bombay, Powai E-mail: [email protected], INDIA Alternate: [email protected]
EducationalRecord
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, INDIA
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), July 2013 - PresentDepartment of Chemical Engineering
• CGPA 9.03/10 after seven semesters• Cumulative grade of 9.28/10 in core chemical engineering courses• Pursuing Honors in the Department of Chemical Engineering
ResearchInterests
Process Systems Engineering, Process Control, and Optimization
InternationalConferences
P. Kumar, A. Ganesh, J. Xiong, R.J. Chalaturnyk, R. Gudi, V. Prasad“Graph-based structural controllability and observability of steam assisted gravitydrainage pressure chamber: A data-driven approach.”Conference paper submitted to the IFAC 2017 World Congress; Journal paper in preparation
P. Kumar, P. Dave, M. Bhushan“Imputation of missing aerosol data over the Indian region.”Accepted for poster presentation at European Aerosol Conference in Tours, France 2016
ResearchExperience
Structural Controllability and Observability Analysis of Complex Systems
The project aims to develop a data-driven graphical protocol to simplify controllability andobservability analysis of a broad range of complex systems. The protocol consists of two steps:Formulating data-based graphical networks from complex systems and then applying algorithmson the obtained digraphs to understand controllability and observability of the system.
Complex Systems to Graphical NetworksBachelor’s Thesis, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT BombayAdvisor : Prof. Ravindra Gudi July 2016 - Present
• Studying possible methods to convert large-scale distributed parameter systems to digraphs• Implementing Granger causality and cross-correlation based techniques to establish directed
graphs encapsulating the dynamical relations of processes• Executing the graphical protocol on a petroleum reservoir for sensor and actuator placement
design for monitoring and control purposes• Using strongly connected components in directed graphs to examine the estimable states for
a given sensor network for real-time monitoring of large-scale reservoirs
Algorithms for Controllability and Observability Analysis of Graphical NetworksSummer Internship, Process Control Group, University of Alberta, CanadaAdvisor : Prof. Vinay Prasad May 2016 - July 2016
• Studied the use of maximum matching and strongly connected components in digraphs forstructural controllability and observability
• Implemented Blossom’s Algorithm to find matched nodes in directed graphs enabling us toanalyze driver nodes required for controllability
• Applied Tarjan’s Algorithm on the directed graphs to examine strongly connected componentsenabling us to decide the optimal sensor locations for observability
• Validated the above algorithms on various real-world networks such as food webs, biochemicalreaction networks, and financial networks of corporate firms
• Presented this research work in a poster symposium organized by University of Alberta
Spatio-temporal Imputation of Missing Aerosol Data Over the Indian RegionResearch Project, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT BombayAdvisor : Prof. Mani Bhushan May 2015 - April 2016
• Carried out extensive literature survey for aerosol modeling and missing data estimation• Modeled the aerosol data using a noisy multivariate Gaussian latent variable accounting for
both spatial and temporal variations• Implemented expectation maximization method and different versions of Kalman filter and
smoothing to estimate missing aerosol data• Calculated mean square error and autocorrelation coefficients for the estimated data over
the entire Indian region to examine model performance• Compared the model performance in different parts of India and discovered that model
performs better for peninsular region as compared to Indo-gangetic region
OtherProjects
State Estimation in Styrene Polymerization ReactorCourse Project: State Estimation Fall 2016
• Generated true states from a model based on initiator concentration, monomer concentration,and polymer molecular weight distribution
• Implemented the Simple, Extended and Unscented versions of Kalman Filter to estimateconcentrations and molecular weight of the polymer
Cyclohexane ProductionCourse Project: Process Plant Simulation Fall 2015
• Extensively used the chemical process optimization software ASPEN Plus; constructed andsimulated a flow sheet of a cyclohexane production plant in ASPEN
• Calculated hydrogen recycle rate to size compressor and associated pipework; prepareddetailed report for the project
Single Board Heater SystemCourse Project: Process Control Fall 2015
• Performed system identification of the Single Board Heater System (SBHS) using numerousvirtual experiments; modeled the SBHS as a Single Input Single Output (SISO) system
• Synthesized and implemented PID controller on SBHS using direct synthesis and ZieglerNichols reaction curve method
Biodiesel productionTeam Project April 2014 - April 2015
• Synthesized biodiesel on laboratory scale from sunflower and waste vegetable oil• Researched on ways to overcome difficulties encountered to produce biodiesel from acid oil• Implemented the processes carried out in laboratory on a student’s installed pilot plant to
produce biodiesel from 200L of vegetable oil
Accolades • Received Undergraduate Research Award at IIT Bombay 2016• Awarded MITACS Globalink scholarship to pursue research internship in Canada 2016• Offered Travel Grant by Indian National Academy of Engineering to present research poster
at European Aerosol Conference 2016 2016• Awarded Advanced Performance Grade (AP) in the courses Chemical Reaction Engineering
and Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits 2015• Secured All India Rank 3384 in Joint Entrance Exam among 1.5 million candidates 2013
ComputerProficiency
• Programming : MATLAB, SciLab, C++, R• Simulation: ANSYS Fluent, Aspen Plus• Design: SolidWorks, AutoCAD• Publishing : LATEX, Microsoft Office
InterpersonalActivities
Music Secretary, Hostel 3, IIT Bombay August 2014 - April 2015
• Coordinated and worked with a team of 25 to enhance music culture in hostel by organizingfrequent events like musical workshops and jamming sessions
• Managed a hostel budget of INR 1 Lakh in expenditures pertaining to maintenance of musicroom and musical instruments
• Received Hostel Organizational Special Mention for exemplary work done during tenure
Academic Council Coordinator, EnPower, IIT Bombay April, 2014 - April, 2015
• Worked with a team of 16 to encourage research culture all over the institute by organizingfrequent events like research talks, symposiums, etc
Key Courses State Estimation Process Plant SimulationNumerical Analysis Optimization∗
Chemical Process Design∗ Linear AlgebraAdvanced Process Control∗ Numerical AnalysisAdvanced Transport Phenomena Differential EquationsAdvanced Reaction Engineering Calculus
ExtraCurricularActivities
Cultural
• An avid drummer, participated in various Inter Hostel competitions• Secured 3rd position in Goonj - The Annual Music General Championship• Part of the winning team in Performing Arts Festival, contributed in fine arts and productions
Sports
• Adventure sports enthusiast, completed a Tandem Skydive from 12,000ft above the ground• Represented Hostel in 6km long Crossy GC; Participated in Intra Hostel football championship
Miscellaneous
• Runner’s Up in Chem-O-Philia, a National Level Quiz organized by Azeotropy, IIT Bombay• Pursued courses in Sound and Music Design & Technology and Animation
References Prof. Ravindra Gudi (email: [email protected])- Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay
Prof. Vinay Prasad (email: [email protected])- Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
Prof. Mani Bhushan (email: [email protected])- Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay
∗Courses Planned for Spring, 2017