Department of Biomedical Engineering

About the Department

Biomedical Engineering is a multidisciplinary field that integrates biology and engineering and applying engineering principles to healthcare. Biomedical Engineering is a relatively newly introduced branch of Engineering. The demand of Biomedical Engineers is growing as it helps to address the gap of medical and engineering to develop quality health care products.

Department of Biomedical Engineering was established in the year 2016. Department Biomedical Engineering has well qualified and dedicated faculty members engaged in research and development. The Department has established the Center for Biophotonics and technology to promote inhouse research activities among students and faculty members. Young department to receive grants from Department of Science and Technology, Delhi. Our department holds the track record of providing 85-90 % placement and facilitates students to start their startups for developing biomedical devices.

VISION

  • To be a nationally recognized biomedical engineering department for disseminating knowledge, healthcare training and developing indigenous products useful to the society.

MISSION

  • To facilitate learners with recent trends in biomedical engineering with emphasis on core specialization through updated curricula and effective teaching learning methods.
  • To encourage students to take up higher studies, entrepreneurship and involve in translational research leading to patents, publications and products.
  • To instill professionalism, ethical and social values among the learners through their contribution to biomedical engineering in their chosen career.
Programmes

Under Graduate Programme

  • B.E – Biomedical Engineering (Strength: 60)
Curriculum

Name Qualification Designation Email ID Profile
Dr.Kamalraj Subramaniam Ph.D. Professor & Head bme.hod@kahedu.edu.in Click Here
Dr.A.Mohanarathinam Ph.D. Assistant Professor mohanarathinam.a@kahedu.edu.in Click Here
Mr.M.Arunkumar M.E., Ph.D. Assistant Professor arunkumar.m@kahedu.edu.in Click Here
Mrs.M.Bhuvaneswari M.E., Ph.D. Assistant Professor bhuvaneshwari.m@kahedu.edu.in Click Here
Dr.M.Ramesh Ph.D. Assistant Professor ramesh.munirathinam@kahedu.edu.in Click Here
Dr.D.Prema Ph.D. Assistant Professor prema.dharmalingam@kahedu.edu.in Click Here
Mrs.R.Arunadevi M.E., Assistant Professor arunadevi.ramaiah@kahedu.edu.in Click Here
Mrs.N.Megala M.E.,Ph.D. Assistant Professor megala.nanjan@kahedu.edu.in Click Here
Mrs.V.Janaranjani M.Tech Assistant Professor janaranjani.velusamy@kahedu.edu.in Click Here
  • Bio sensors and Transducers Lab
  • Biomedical Signal Processing Lab
  • Biomedical Instrumentation Lab
  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Equipments Lab

Research Lab:

  • Centre for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Lab
  • Centre for Biophotonics and Technology Lab

Laboratory Facilities:

Department of Biomedical Engineering have well equipped laboratories which are used for academic, research established projects.

  • Department of BME believes in imparting strong practical exposure to students.
  • Maintains its specialized labs, equipped with modern equipment of industry standards.
  • The Department of BME keeps upgrading the facilities and equipment in the laboratories to the latest industry standards, from time to time.

Paper publications by the Faculty Members

Author name Title of the paper Journal name Year of publication Volume Number Issue Number Page Number
Dr.Kamalraj Subramaniam Effect of Zr substitution on photocatalytic and magnetic properties of lanthanum titanate Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie 2024 https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-2024-0585
Dr. Kamalraj Subramaniam A low power arithmetic unit driven motion estimation and intra prediction accelerators with adaptive Golomb-Rice entropy encoder for H. 264 encoders on FPGA Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing 2024 119 69-83
Dr.Kamalraj Subramaniam Detection of varicose vein disease using optimized kernel Boosted ResNet-Dropped long Short term Memory Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 2024 87 105432
Dr.Kamalraj Subramaniam An Effective Optimization-Based Convolutional Neural Network for Effective Hair and Scalp Detection System IEEE Explore 2023 10.1109/ICCCEE55951.2023.10424503 1-8
Dr.Kamalraj Subramaniam VLSI Implementation of Optimized 2D SIMM Chaotic Map for Image Encryption. Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing 2023 35 3 3155-3168
Dr.A.Mohanarathinam A powerful Peripheral Arterial Disease detection using machine learning-based severity level classification model and hyper parameter optimization methods Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 2024 90 105842
Dr.A.Mohanarathinam PE-Ynet: a novel attention-based multi-task model for pulmonary embolism detection using CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scan images Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine 2024 1-18
Dr.A.Mohanarathinam Sandpiper Optimization Algorithm With Region Growing Based Robust Retinal Blood Vessel Segmentation Approach IEEE Access 2024 12 28612-28620
Dr.A.Mohanarathinam A New Innovative Sustainable Telecommunication Infrastructure for Efficient Internet Management Among Multiple Users Towards Smart Cities Development Mission IEEE Explore 2023 1-7
Dr.A.Mohanarathinam Convolutional Neural Networks for The Detection of Skin Diseases IEEE Explore 2023 1-7
M.Arun Kumar Detection of varicose vein disease using optimized kernel Boosted ResNet-Dropped long Short term Memory Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 2024 87 1746-8094
M.Arun Kumar Energy-Efficient Clustering and Routing Using ASFO and a Cross-Layer-Based Expedient Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks Sensors 2024 23 2788 1-15
M.Arun Kumar Wearable Sensor-Based Edge Computing Framework for Cardiac Arrhythmia Detection and Acute Stroke Prediction Journal of Sensors 2023 1-9
M.Arun Kumar Stress Measurement and Analysis of Galvanic Skin Resistance (GSR) using EMG Signal IEEE Explore 2023 1592-1597
M.Arun Kumar Classification of ECG signal using FFT based improved Alexnet classifier PLOS one 2022 17 9 e0274225
Dr. Ramesh Munirathinam Automatic multiclass classification of laryngeal cancer using deep convolution neural networks Electronics Letters 2024 60 1 e13070
Dr. Ramesh Munirathinam Analysing the changes in texture of lung in CT images due to COVID-19 using local directional texture pattern in comparison with local directional number pattern AIP Conference Proceedings 2023 2587 1
Dr. Ramesh Munirathinam Comparison of local binary pattern with gradient directional pattern and gradient local ternary pattern features in differentiating normal and COVID subjects AIP Conference Proceedings 2023 2587 1
Dr. Ramesh Munirathinam Classification of Bone Tumor using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approach IEEE Explore 2023 475-477
Dr. Ramesh Munirathinam Deep Learning-Based Diagnosis of ASD Using Pre-Trained Convolutional Neural Network IEEE Explore 2023 584-589
Dr. Prema Dharmalingam Sustained release of human placental extract from chitosan patch incorporated with GO/Zn (Cu) O nanocomposite for enhanced healing of diabetic wounds Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2024 685 133191
Dr. Prema Dharmalingam GO/CaCO3/SiO2 nanocomposite incorporated Carrageenan/Chitosan injectable hydrogel for enhanced hemostasis Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2024 161 112024
Dr. Prema Dharmalingam Fabrication of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)/gelatin electro spun nanofiber patch containing CaCO3/SiO2 nanocomposite and quercetin for accelerated diabetic wound healing International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2024 254 128060
Dr. Prema Dharmalingam Chitosan based wound dressing patch loaded with curcumin tagged ZnO nanoparticles for potential wound healing application Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2023 154 110885
Dr. Prema Dharmalingam Synthesis and Characterization of Naringin Functionalized Nano-Hydroxyapatite for Bone Tissue Engineering Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences 2023 15 1 S372-S376
M.Bhuvaneswari Multi-Scale Bilateral Filter Based Medical Image Fusion Using CNN IEEE Explore 2023
M.Bhuvaneswari Notice of Removal: Designing the intelligent system to determine the ratio of patient’s disease based on genetic factor using EEG techniques IEEE Explore 2023 11-18
M.Bhuvaneswari An automatic system for detection & suppression of epileptic seizure IEEE Explore 2020 1018-1023
M.Bhuvaneswari Bio sensing chip for smart clothes IEEE Explore 2020 917-919
M.Bhuvaneswari An Efficient Finger Gesture Recognition System Using Image IEEE Explore 2020 993-996

Conferences/ Seminar / Symposium

  1. Seminar on “Application of STFT in Non Stationary Biomedical Signal Processing” on 22-03-2024 by Dr. P. Sivakumar, Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Dr. N.G.P Institute of Technology, Coimbatore.
  2. 5th National Level Technical Fest Medicnik -2024 on 09-02-2024 by Mr. Boopathi Sakthivel CEO Prashan Medical Technologies, Coimbatore.
  3. National conference on “Intelligent Biosystems for Healthcare Analytics (IBHA’24) ON 02-02-2024 By Dr. Sathish Muthu MBBS, MS, FISS, FEIORA, FIRM, Ph.D, Orthopedic Surgeon, Assistant Professor, Government Medical College & Hospital , Karur.
  4. Seminar on “Pros and Cons of Incubation for Startups” on 11.01.2024 by Mrs.Sathya Raja, Founder & CEO, Protowiz Private Limited, Coimbatore.
  5. Seminar on Opportunities for Engineering Grads in Civil Services on 13.12.2023 by Mr. K.S. Gokul Prasadh, Founder and Director, Noyyal IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
  6. Seminar on “Intellectual Property for Biomedical Engineers” on 20.11.2023 by Dr.C.Ramkumar, Professor, Department of ECE, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore.
  7. Seminar on “Developing Soft Skills and Personality” on 03.10.2023 by Mr. Mohammed Rafiq M A, Soft skill trainer, Coimbatore.
  8. Seminar on “Innovation and Start up Ecosystem” on 25.08.2023 by Mr.Karthik Rengarajan, Business Development Manager, Blue stone Consultants, Coimbatore was the resource person.
  9. Three Days Tech Fest on “Embedded Systems for Biomedical Applications on 08.08.2023 – 10.08.23 by Mr. Boopathi Sakthivel, CEO of Prashan Medical Technologies, Coimbatore.
  10. Seminar on “Overseas Education opportunities and Challenges” on 19.07.2023 by Mr.Karthik Rengarajan, Institutional Head, Business Development Manager, Bluestone Overseas Consultants , Coimbatore.
  11. Seminar on the topic “Opportunities for the Embryonic Startups” on 16.03.2023 by Mr. K. Santhosh Kumar, Business Development and Technical Head, Accent Techno Soft, Coimbatore.
  12. Seminar on “Clinical Effectiveness of Plethysmography on 27.02.2023 by Dr. Smily Jeya Jothi, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Instrumentation Engineering, Avinshilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore.
  13. 4th National Level Technical Symposium Medicnik on 20.02.2023 by Dr.Karthik Prabhu, Chairman Indian Medical Association, Tamilnadu Nursing Home Board, Tamilnadu State Branch.
  14. Seminar on “Robotic Assisted Surgery for Brain Stroke” on 16.02.2023 Mr. Abhijith Yenikekaluva, M.Tech, M.Sc., Team Lead, Medical Technology Domain, Skill-Lync, Bangalore, India1
  15. Seminar on “Siddha Diet and Nutrition for Healthy Life” on 9.1.2023 by Dr.K.Shanmugam B.S.M.S, M.D(S), Consultant, Chendoor Siddham & Varmam Hospital, Coimbatore
  16. Seminar on the topic “Guidelines for Bio Startups” on 24.11.2022 by Mr.U.Uma Maheswaran, Proprietor–Managing Director, Spectrum Infotech,Virudhunagar
  17. Seminar on “Innovation in Artificial Organs and Implants on 23.11.22 by Dr. Ram Kumar C, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dr. N.G.P. Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
  18. Seminar on Recent Trends in Medical Electronics on Orthopedic Applications on 23.01.2020 by  BRJ.Satish Kumar, MBBS,MS(ortho),DNB(ortho), Managing Director and Chief Orthopedic Surgeon, BRJ Ortho Centre and MAK Hospital, Coimbatore.
  19. One day Seminar on “Telehealth Technology” on 19.02.2020 by Mr. G. Guru Prasandh, CEO and Founder of MedsBy, Healthcare Solutions, Coimbatore.
  20. National level Technical Symposium & Workshop ‘Medicnik 2020’ on February 12, 2020.
  21. Seminar on Health care and Hospital Management on January 29, 2020 by Er.L.Shathiya Narayanan(BME), Trainee RSO, RADQ Services, Salem.
  22. National level Technical Symposium ‘Medicnik 2019‘on February 20, 2019.
  23. ICMR sponsored National seminar was conducted on “Awareness of uterine fibroids and prevention of infertility in young adolescent girls” from September 26, 2017 to September 27, 2019.

Skill Development Program

  1. Two Days Skill Development Program on Medical Coding on 29-01-2024 and 30-01-2024 by Mr. Vijay Rajendran, Technical Consultant, BioXplora, Coimbatore.

Guest Lecture / Webinars

  1. Guest Lecture on “Advancements in Image Processing for Biomedical Applications” on 31.03.2023 by Dr. D. Sugumar, Associate Professor/ ECE, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Deemed to be University), Coimbatore, India-641114.
  2. Guest Lecture on “Competitive Exams: Opportunities and Scope on 04.11.22 by Mr. J. Yuva Prakash B.E., M.Tech., Civil Service Exam- Educator, Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
  3. Guest Lecture on “Career Guidance and Career Counseling” on 11.10.2022 by Dr.S.Thilagarani, Principal, P.G.P College of Education, Namakkal.
  4. Guest Lecture on the topic “Innovations in Image Processing on 29.9.2022 by Dr. C.S. Manikandababu, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore
  5. Guest Lecture on “Novel Characteristics of Biopolymers as Implants” on 29.9.2022 by Dr. V. Dooslin Mercy Bai, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore.
  6. Guest Lecture on the topic “Role and Scope of Biomedical Engineers on 27.9.2022 by Mr.R.Vigneshkumar, Sales and Service Engineer, Nipro Medical India Pvt. Ltd, Chennai.
  7. Guest Lecture on the topic “AI revolution in Healthcare Application on 26.9.2022 by Dr. K. Porkumaran, Principal, Sri Sai Engineering College, Chennai – 600044.
  8. Guest Lecture on the topic “Thermography in Biomedical Application” on 22.9.2022 by Mr. Ajith B Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore.
  9. Guest Lecture on the topic “Design of Combinational Circuits” on 20.9.2022 by Dr. P. Sivakumar, Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Dr. N.G.P Institute of Technology, Coimbatore.
  10. Guest Lecture on the topic “Bio innovation and IPR” on 30.8.2022 by Mr.John Amose, Assistant Professor (Sr.G), Department of Biomedical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore.
  11. Guest Lecture on the topic “Career Opportunities in Hospital Sector” on 29.8.2022 by Mr.S.Kalimuthu, Biomedical Engineer, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore.
  12. Guest Lecture on the topic “IOT Based Non Invasive Wearable Vital Parameter Monitoring on 25.8.2022 by Ms.V.Srividhyasakthi, Assistant Professor, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore-641002.
  13. Guest Lecture on the topic “Transforms and its Application” on 25.8.2022 by Dr.V.Rukkumani, Associate Professor, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore-641002.
  14. Guest Lecture on the topic “A High Gain Instrumentation Amplifier for Biomedical Applications” on 25.8.2022 by Mr. L. Ramasethu, Associate Business Operation Manager, Tealiot Infrasys, Sriperumbudur – 602117.
  15. Guest Lecture on the topic “Angel Investment/ VC Funding Opportunity for Early stage Entrepreneurs” on 24.8.2022 by Mr.N.R.R.Vijayakumar, Entrepreneurship & Managing Director, Founder passion foundation.
  16. Guest Lecture on the topic “Entrepreneurship” on 22.07.2022 by Mr. Surya Chinnaraj, Managing Director, Brightnest Technologies, Private Limited, Coimbatore.
  17. Guest Lecture on the topic “Role of Intellectual Property Rights in a Knowledge Based Economy” on 20.7.2022 by Mr.Boopathi Sakthivel, Founder, Prashan Medical Technologies, Coimbatore-641004.
  18. Webinar on Intricacy and Importance of Human Body on 24.12.2020 by Dr.Jagadheeswari M, M.B.B.S, Government Registered Medical Practitioner, Coimbatore- 641 105.
  19. Webinar on Design Thinking in Healthcare on 22.12.2020 by Ms. SamidhaTamhankar,Healthcare Entrepreneurial Fellow, Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship, IIT Hyderabad.
  20. National level Webinar on Influence of Virtual reality in Medicine on 16.12.2020 by Mrs. Gayathri Priyadarshini R, HOD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam – 638 401.
  21. Webinar on Biometrics in Today’s World on 27.11.2020 by Ms. AbinayaBaskaran, Product Consultant, Genworks Health, Chennai.
  22. Webinar on Problems and Solutions for Orthopedic Issues during COVID-19 on 18.09.2020 by Dr.BRJ.Satish Kumar, MBBS,MS(ortho),DNB(ortho), Managing Director and Chief Orthopedic Surgeon, BRJ Ortho Centre and MAK Hospital, Coimbatore.
  23. Guest lecture on Patient and devices safety was conducted on September 13, 2019 by Ms.P.Sowmiya, Biomedical Engineer, PSG IMSR(Hospitals),Coimbatore.
  24. Guest lecture on Medical Instrumentation was conducted on July 18, 2019.
  25. Guest lecture on Application of Biosensors was conducted on February 16, 2018.
  26. Guest lecture on Issues faced in biomaterials and artificial organs was conducted on January 23, 2018.

Workshops

  1. Expert Talk on “Application of STFT in Non Stationary Biomedical Signal Processing” on 27.07.2023 by Dr. P. Sivakumar, Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Dr. N.G.P Institute of Technology, Coimbatore.
  2. One day Workshop on “Medical Device Design and Development” On 26.06.2023 by Ms.S.Sridevi , (PhD), Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai – 600044.
  3. National Level Workshop on “Medical Equipment Troubleshooting and Service” on 11.01.2023 by Mr. Boopathy Sakthivel, Founder and CEO, Prashan Medical Technologies, Coimbatore – 641004
  4. Workshop on the topic “Biosignal Analysis using Arduino” on 25.11.2022 by Mr.U.Uma Maheswaran, Proprietor – Managing Director, Spectrum Infotech , Virudhunagar.
  5. One day Workshop on3D Printing For Medical & Robotic Applications on 12.02.2020 by Mr.GuruPrasadh,Founder& COE, MEDSBY, Coimbatore.
  6. One day Workshop onBio Signal Conditioning on 31.01.2020  by Mr.K.Kanagaraj,Business Development Manager,AD Instruments South Asia.
  7. One day National workshop on IoT based Health care system was conducted on March 05, 2018.
  8. One day National workshop on Artificial Neural networks and Fuzzy logic using MATLAB was conducted on October 06, 2017.
  9. Two day workshop on Motion Capturing VFx from September 07, 2017 to September 08, 2017.

Professional Development Programme

  1. One Week Online National Level Professional Development Programme on “Neuro rehabilitation and Stroke Management” on 20 to 25 November, 2023, by Dr. Judith Justin Professor & Head, Department of Biomedical Instrumentation, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore – 641 043, Dr. Aravinth Karthikeyan, Implantologist, MD of Lalitha Groups of Clinics, Chairman, Hand and leg Fittment Project, Mettupalayam Coimbatore – 641 301, Dr.Jagatheeswari.M. M, General Practioner, L & T, Health Center, Eachanari, Coimbatore – 641 021, Dr. M. Muthulakshmi, Assistant Professor (Sr.Gr.), Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai – 601 103, Dr.K. Venkata Subramanian, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai – 601 103, Mr. Boopathi Sakthivel, Founder, Prashan Medical Technologies, Coimbatore – 641 004.
  2. One Week Online National Level Professional Development Programme on 12th to 17th December 2022 by Mr. Atheena Milagi Pandian CEO, Atheena Pandian Pvt. Ltd Chennai, Mr. Sumant, CEO, Alphatek Systems Kolkata, Dr. Judith Justin, Professor & Head Department of Biomedical Instrumentation Engineering Avinashilingam University, Mr. Boopathi Sakthivel, CEO, Prashan Medical Technologies, Coimbatore, Dr. G. Devanand Venkatasubbu Assistant Professor Department of Nanotechnology SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Mr. Prathap Singh Head of Operations, WOL3D Coimbatore.

Extension Activity

  1. Extension Activity “Women Health Awareness Programme & Camp” on 18.10.2023

STTPs

  1. AICTE Sponsored one week Short Term Training Programme on Data Analytics in biomedical engineering, Slot I from 23.11.2020 to 29.11.2020.
  2. AICTE Sponsored one week Short term training Programme on Data Analytics in biomedical engineering, Slot II from 14.12.2020 to 19.12.2020.