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Dr. Nayan M. Kakoty

Dr. Nayan M. Kakoty

About

Dr. Kakoty is a professor in the department of ECE, Tezpur University and leading the Embedded Systems and Robotics Laboratory (ERL). Research in ERL aims towards understanding human hand movements and manipulations using EEG/ EMG and biomimetic control through reinforcement of sensory information for development of prosthetic hands.

Email: nkakoty@tezu.ernet.in

Education

Education

Education

Ph.D.

  • Thesis/ Dissertation Title: A Biomimetic Hand with EMG based Grasp Emulation
  • Supervisor: Professor Shyamanta M. Hazarika (IIT Guwahati)
  • Institute: Department of CSE, Tezpur University
  • Duration: August 2008 - June 2014

M. Tech. in BioElectronics

  • Thesis/ Dissertation Title: Embedded System based EMG Controlled Robotic Hand
  • Supervisor: Professor Santanu Sharma (Tezpur University)
  • Institute: Department of ECE, Tezpur University, Assam, India
  • Duration: 2004-2006

B. E. in Electrical Engineering

  • Thesis/ Dissertation Title: Microprocessor based Over Current Relay
  • Supervisor: (Late) Dr. Pobon Kr. Sarmah (JEC, Jorhat)
  • Institute: Jorhat Engineering College, Dibrugarh University, Assam, India
  • Duration: 2000-2004 (First Class Second Position)

Work experiences

Work experiences

Work experiences

Academic Position

  • Position: Visiting Faculty, NIPER-Guwahati, India (Programme: M. Tech. in Medical Devices)
  • Duration: January, 2023 - June, 2023
  • Position: Professor, Department of ECE, Tezpur University, Assam, India
  • Duration: February 18, 2018 to Till Date
  • Position: Associate Professor, Department of ECE, Tezpur University, Assam, India
  • Duration: February, 2015 to February 17, 2018
  • Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
  • Duration: October, 2014 to February, 2015
  • Position: Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, Tezpur University, Assam, India
  • Duration: October, 2007 to September, 2014
  • Position: Lecturer, Department of ECE, Lingaya's Institute of Management and Technology, Faridabad, India
  • Duration: October, 2006 to September, 2007

Administrative Position

  • Position: Senate Member, National Institute of Design, Assam, India
  • Duration: July 06, 2023 to July 05, 2026
  • Position: Student Activity Coordinator, The Robotics Society (TRS), India
  • Duration: July 07, 2023 to July 06, 2025
  • Position: Co-Ordinator, DST-Technology Enabling Centre, Tezpur University, Assam, India
  • Duration: August 24, 2022 to Till Date
  • Position: Head, Department of Design, School of Engineering, Tezpur University
  • Duration: July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022/ July 1, 2022 to September 9, 2022
  • Position: Convener, AICTE Cell, Tezpur University
  • Duration: March 3, 2018 to March 2, 2021

Research & publications

Research & publications

Research & publications

  • Book:
    Nayan M. Kakoty, Rupam Goswami, and Ramana Vinjamuri. Introduction to Embedded Systems and Robotics. Springer, 2024

  • Amlan Jyoti Kalita, Maibam Pooya Chanu, Nayan M. Kakoty, Ramana Kumar Vinjamuri, and Satyajit Borah. "Functional evaluation of a real-time EMG controlled prosthetic hand." Wearable Technologies Vol. 6, p. e18, 2025.

  • Maibam Pooya Chanu, Gajendra Kumar, Ramana Kumar Vinjamuri and Nayan M. Kakoty. “Computational model for control of hand movement in Parkinson's disease using deep brain stimulation.” Experimental Brain Research, 2025

  • Maibam Pooya Chanu, Dingyi Pei, Parthan Olikkal, Ramana Kumar Vinjamuri, and Nayan M. Kakoty. "Enhancing prosthetic hand control: A synergistic multi-channel electroencephalogram." Wearable Technologies Vol. 5, p. e18, 2024

  • Parthan Olikkal, Dingyi Pei, Bharat Kashyap Karri, Ashwin Satyanarayana, Nayan M. Kakoty, and Ramana Vinjamuri. "Biomimetic learning of hand gestures in a humanoid robot." Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Vol. 18, p. 1391531, 2024

  • Ankita Buragohain, Nayan M. Kakoty Guan-Yu Zhuo, Gazi A. Ahmed, Fu-Jen Kao, Nirmal Mazumder and Ankur Gogoi. “Facile Construction of A Laser Scanning Optical Beam Induced Current Microscope”, IEEE Photonics Journal,  Vol. 99, pp. 1-6, 2024.

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  • Amlan Jyoti Kalita, Alinjar Dan, Akhil VM, Zahnupriya Kalita, Nayan M. Kakoty, Subir Kumar Saha. Kinematic and Static Analysis of a Prosthetic Hand Incorporating Inter-phalangeal Constraints and Dimensional Ratios, In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts (ARSO 2025), Osaka, Japan, pp. 152, July 17–19, 2025.
  • Khushi Shukla, Abhijit Boruah, Jukta Goyari, Papori Bokalial, Kaveri Gogoi, Nayan M. Kakoty, Manob J. Saikia. Indoor Robot Navigation with Enhanced Obstacle Avoidance and Real-Time Path Plotting, In ACM Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Robotics, IIT Jodhpur, pp. 1–6, 2025
  • Maibam Pooya Chanu, Zahnupriya Kalita, Bhivraj Suthar, Riku Chutia and Nayan M. Kakoty. i-Sense: Design of a Biomimetic Prosthetic Hand, In ACM Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Robotics, IIT Jodhpur, pp. 1-6, 2025
  • Syed Saif Uddin Ahmed, Satyajit Borah, Kuki Bordoloi, Bhivraj Suthar, Zahnupriya Kalita, Nayan M. Kakoty. Hand Function Recovery in Chronic Stroke Patients using Dynamic Constraints based ExoRehabGlove, In ACM Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Robotics, IIT Jodhpur, pp. 1-6, 2025

  • Ankita Das, Amlan Jyoti Kalita, Maibam Pooya Chanu, Satyajit Borah, Zahnupriya Kalita and Nayan M. Kakoty. “Grasping Force Estimation based on EMG.” In 3rd International and 15th National Conference on Industrial Problems on Machines & Mechanisms, NIT Jamshedpur, 2024

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  • Amlan Jyoti Kalita, Abhijit Boruah, Tapan Das, Nirmal Mazumder, Shyam K. Jaiswal, Guan-Yu Zhuo, Ankur Gogoi, Nayan M. Kakoty, and Fu-Jen Kao. "Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Medical Image Processing for Advanced Healthcare Applications." In: Gogoi, A., Mazumder, N. (eds) Biomedical Imaging. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, pp. 1-61, 2024

  • Hirakjyoti Choudhury, Rupam Goswami, Gajendra Kumar and Nayan M. Kakoty. Memristors as Prospective Devices for Silicon and Post-Silicon Eras: Theory, Applications and Perspectives. In Nanoelectronic Devices and Applications, pp. 297-334, 2024.

  • Nabasmita Phukan, Nayan M. Kakoty, Nipun Gupta and Neelanjana Baruah. “EEG-Based Hand Movement Recognition: Feature Domain and Level of Decomposition”, In: Rao, Y.V.D., Amarnath, C., Regalla, S.P., Javed, A., Singh, K.K. (eds) Advances in Industrial Machines and Mechanisms. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, pp. 311-320, 2021.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, Mridusmita Mazumdar and Durlav Sonowal. “Mobile Robot Navigation in Unknown Dynamic Environment Inspired by Human Pedestrian Behavior”, In: Panigrahi, C., Pujari, A., Misra, S., Pati, B., Li, KC. (eds) Progress in Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 714, Springer, Singapore, 2019.

  • Nabasmita Phukan, and Nayan M. Kakoty. “Sample Entropy Based Selection of Wavelet Decomposition Level for Finger Movement Recognition Using EMG”, In: Pati, B., Panigrahi, C., Misra, S., Pujari, A., Bakshi, S. (eds) Progress in Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 713, Springer, Singapore, 2018.

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Title An EMG based Prosthetic Hand Controller for Real Time Grasping realizing Neuromuscular Constraint
Inventor Nayan M. Kakoty and Lakhyajit Gohain
Application No 201931049269
Status Granted (Patent No: 524691)
Funded by TIFAC, DST, Govt. of India (Letter No. T.I.(34)/TIFA/2020)
Title An EMG Based Multi Grasp Prosthetic Hand with an Android Interface
Inventor Nayan M. Kakoty and Lakhyajit Gohain
Application No 202131022730
Status Filed on 21.05.2021
Funded by Tezpur University
Inventor Tezpur University, IHFC-IIT Delhi, Amlan Jyoti Kalita, Maibam Pooya Chanu, Prayash Boruah, Zahnupriya Kalita, Nayan M. Kakoty, Satyajit Borah
Name of Design EMG CONTROLLED PROSTHETIC HAND (ENRICH)
Class 24-03
Application No 363884-001
Journal No 20/2023
Date 2023-05-19
Inventor Sharmistha Das, Nayan M. Kakoty and Lakhyajit Gohain
Name of Design Prosthetic Hand
Class 24-00-Medical and Laboratory Equipment
Application No 336557-001
Journal No 49/2021
Date 2021-12-03

  • Nayan M. Kakoty. Perspective to the Embedded Systems and Robotics Laboratory Tezpur University, In Souvenir of Noth Lakhimpur College, 2023.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty. Artificial Intelligence: A Perspective for Regional Window, In Souvenir cum Technical Volume, 2023.

  • Kabir Firaque. WEIRD SCIENCE| Did you know robots can't use their hands the way humans do?”, In Hindustan Times, 2023.

Teaching

Teaching

Teaching

Courses in Spring Semester 2025

Sl. No. Course Code Course Name L T P CH CR Relevant Documents/ Information
1 BE 528 MEMS and Nanotechnology 3 0 0 3 3 Download
2 EC 211 Microcontroller and Microprocessor 3 0 0 3 3 ❌ No downloadable file

Courses in Autumn Semester 2024

Sl. No. Course Code Course Name L T P CH CR Relevant Documents/ Information
1 BE 513 Biomedical Electronics 3 0 0 3 3 Download
2 BE 519 Bioinspired Systems and Engineering: Section: Introduction to Robotics 1 0 0 1 1 Download
3 BE 511 Basic BioElectronics Lab 0 0 4 8 4 Download

Sponsored/consultancy projects

Sponsored/consultancy projects

Sponsored/consultancy projects

Sponsored Projects

Role Funding Agency Project Title Funding Amount Duration Collaborating Institute
PI I-Hub Foundation for COBOTICS, Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Delhi set up by DST, Govt. of India Affordable Artificial Intelligence driven Bionic Hand 165 Lakhs 2025- IIT Jodhpur, IIT Delhi and Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
PI BioCyTiH Foundation, Goa Multi-Modal Sensor System for Prosthetic Hand with Embedded Intelligence Rs. 26.50 Lakhs 2024-2025 Individual
PI I-Hub Foundation for COBOTICS, Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Delhi set up by DST, Govt. of India Development of A Cost-Effective EMG Controlled Prosthetic Hand for Multiple Patterns Rs. 62,64,874.00 2021 - 2024 University of Maryland, MD 20742, USA
PI SERB-DST, Govt. of India Design of A Prosthetic Hand Control Architecture Exploring the Hierarchical Relationship of EEG, EMG and Finger Kinematics Rs. 17.96 Lakhs 2019 - 2021 UTM Malaysia and Airlangga, Indonesia
PI NECBH, DBT, Govt. of India Development of A Tactile Sensory based Grasping Controller for Electromyographic Prosthetic Hand Rs. 15.99 Lakhs 2019 - 2021 IIT Guwahati
Co-PI DBT, Govt. of India Integrated Biorefinery Approach towards Production of sustainable fuel and chemicals from Algal biobased System Rs. 244.18 Lakhs 2016 - 2020 IIT Guwahati, Gauhati University and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Co-PI MeitY, Govt. of India Design and Development of Cost-Effective Biosignals Controlled Prosthetic Hand Rs. 37.68 Lakhs 2009 - 2014 Individual
Mentor ASTEC, Govt. of Assam Development of Artificial Knee Joint for Jaipur Foot Rs. 10,000.00 Individual

Consultancy Projects

Role Funding Agency Project Title Funding Amount Duration
Principal Consultant M/S Terrablue Technologies Private Limited, Bengaluru A Wearable Multi Sensor Data Glove for Real-Time Monitoring of Human Health Diagnostic Parameters Rs. 35,000.00 18.08.2016 - 14.10.2016
Principal Consultant M/S Terrablue Technologies Private Limited, Bengaluru Development of A Data Glove for Recognition and Visualization of Hand Movements Rs. 1,02,750.00 30.01.2017 - 30.01.2018

Selected Student's achievement under Guidance

Project Fellows Project-paper Title Recognitions
Amlan Jyoti Kalita PhD A Prosthetic Hand for Transradial and Transhumeral Amputees Best Presentation in PhD Symposium Session, Advances in Robotics 2023, IIT Ropar
Maibam Pooya Chanu Electroencephalogram based Control of Prosthetic Hand using Optimizable Support Vector Machine Best Paper Presentation, Session: Rehabilitation, Assistive Devices and Humanoids, Advances in Robotics 2023, IIT Ropar
Amlan Jyoti Kalita PhD, Krishna Sarma, Lakhyajit Gohain M. Tech. 2020-2021 and Nayan M. Kakoty. TU Bionic Hand 3.0 2nd position in the Dare to Dream Innovation Contest 3.0 under the theme Cognitive Technologies for Sensing and Adaptation organized by Defense Research and Development Organization, Government of India, 2022
Maibam Pooya Chanu, Nur Mehbub Alom and Shourya Kumar Singh Brain Computer Interface Based Control of Prosthetic Hand 3rd prize in Zonal Level, AIU Anveshan 2022: Student Research Convention (Subject Area: Engineering and Technology)
D. J. Sut and T. Das B. Tech. ECE 2019 Batch A Hazardous Gas Sensing Mobile Robot Selected among the 21 projects in e-Yantra Idea's Competition 2019, IIT Bombay
T. Bhuyan, T. Barman and P. P. Vedi. B. Tech. of ECE 2013 Batch Development of A Biomimetic Prosthetic Finger 1. Awarded Prof. S. K. Mukharjee GOLD Medal in Anveshan 2013, Association of Indian Universities Student Research Convention, March 20-22, 2013, TISS, Mumbai., 2. First Position in the category of Engineering and Technology in Anveshan 2013, Associat
S. K. Choudhary and D. Chakraborty, B. Tech. ECE 2012 Batch Development of a Cost-Effective EMG Controlled Three Fingered Robotic Hand First position in IEEE Best Student Project Award 2012, March 1-2, 2012, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal.

Achievements & responsibilities

Achievements & responsibilities

Achievements & responsibilities

Achievements

  • 2nd position in the Dare to Dream Innovation Contest 3.0 under the theme Cognitive Technologies for Sensing and Adaptation organized by Defense Research and Development Organization, Government of India 2022.
  • 2nd Best Project Award in IEEE Region 10 Product Demo Competition 2021.
  • Awarded Best Paper "Sample Entropy based Selection of Wavelet Decomposition Level for Finger Movement Recognition Using EMG" in the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Computing and Intelligent Engineering, Springer, November 23-25 , 2017, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India.
  • Awarded Best Young Engineer, 2017 by Senior Engineers Forum-Guwahati (NE Region).
  • Merit Certificate Winning Team in the e-Yantra Challenge 2016, IIT Bombay (Team Members: Nayan M Kakoty, Paragmoni Kalita, Durlav Sonowal and Zubin Bhuyan)
  • A-Certificate Winning Team in e-Yantra Task Based Training 2016, IIT Bombay (Team Members: Nayan M Kakoty, Paragmoni Kalita, Durlav Sonowwal and Zubin Bhuyan)
  • Awarded Anniversary Teacher Award 2015, Tezpur University on 26.01.2016.
  • Awarded Best Poster Paper "Local Hand Control for Tezpur University Bionic Hand Grasping" in the International Conference on Advances in Robotics, ACM, 2013, Robotics Society of India.
  • Awarded 2nd Position in National Level Science Model Competition 2003, Jorhat Engineering College, Assam for the model “ANTI-COLLISION DEVICE FOR RAILWAYS” (This model was designed in order to prevent the accidents at the unmanned railway crossings by auto closing and opening of the railway crossing gate on arrival and departure of a train).
  • Awarded 2nd Position in State Level Science Model Competition, 2004, Jorhat Engineering College, Assam for model “Detection of Objects Using Laser Beams” (This model was designed to detect any foreign object entering an unmanned security gate with Automatic door closing & alarm system).
  • In Workshop on Prosthetic Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujrat, March 8-9, 2025.
  • In Central Silk Board Sponsored Faculty Development and Seri-Entrepreneurial Training Programme, Assam Agricultural University in collaboration with CSB-Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, January 27, 2025.
  • In One day Workshop on 3D Printing, Bio-NEST and IASST, Guwahati, Assam, October 21, 2024.
  • In an one week symposium on AI in Medical Robotics: Present Challenges and Future Directions Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, Assam, July 22-26, 2024.
  • In North East Tech Conclave, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, March 27-28, 2024.
  • The 33rd IHFC-IIT Delhi CoboTalks on “Prosthetic Hand: Commercial versions vis-a-vis TU Bionic Hand”, IHFC-IIT Delhi, September 13, 2023 (Talk Video).
  • In the 3-day International Workshop for brainstorming on research and development of Healthcare Robotics and Drone Applications, IIT Mandi, May 27-29, 2022.
  • In IBRO Global Engagement Workshop 2021 on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Biomedical Engineering, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, October 1 - 5, 2021.
  • On “Significance of Biomedical Engineering in Covid-19”, Government Polytechnic Miraj, Maharashtra, September 20 - 24, 2021.
  • In Faculty Development Programme on "Applications of Machine Learning (Elementary Level)", Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, September 13 - 17, 2021.
  • In Faculty Development Programme on "Robotics and Automation", Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, March 13, 2020.
  • Talk on "AI and Robotics: A Perspective Towards Sports and Robotics@TU", IP Day - Tezpur University, Tezpur, April 26, 2019.
  • Talk on "Electronics: The Backbone of Internet of Things (IoT)", Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati, November 4, 2017.
  • In 1 Day Exhibition on Robotics Models developed in the Embedded Systems and Robotics Lab Venue: Indian Army Missamari Military Station, Tezpur, September 16, 2017.
  • Talk on “Robotic Systems in Healthcare: Innovation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution-An Ethical Challenge for Management”, Jorhat Engineering College, Assam, September 15, 2017. 
  • In  National Conference on Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Robotics 2016, NEHU-Shillong, Septerber 15-16, 2016.
  • In the 3rd e-Yantra Symposium (eYS-2016), IIT Bombay, April 11-12, 2016.
  • In NEQIP Short Term Course on Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, January 23, 2016.
  • In Faculty Training and Motivation and Adoption of Schools and Colleges by CSIR Labs, NEIST, October 7, 2009.

 

  • Member, Robotics Society of India
  • Member, Association of Machines and Mechanisms-India
  • Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • 1 Day Workshop on Intra University Sensitization Workshop on Introduction to Robotics, July 30, 2016. (Under the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship, Tezpur University, India) Role: Coordinator
  • 2 Day Workshop on Introduction to Robotics, April 29-30, 2016, Tezpur University. (Under the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay funded by MHRD, Govt. of India) Role: Coordinator
  • North East Principal Meeting for e-Yantra Lab Setup Initiative in the North Eastern Region of India, April 5, 2016, Tezpur University (Under the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay funded by MHRD, Govt. of India) Role: Coordinator
  • ROBOCRAZE 2010, Intra-University Sensitization Workshop on Robotics, 30 April - 2 May, 2010. Role: Vice President
  • Selected among 100 faculty members Nationwide for Further Education Aspiring Leaders Programme under UK-India Education and Research Initiative by AICTE, India and Dudley College, UK.
    Workshop I: 28th June - 30th June, 2017 at National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Chennai.
    Workshop II: 31st July - 2nd August, 2017 at C.V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar.
  • Selected among 45 students Nationwide to attend SERC/QIP School on Intelligent Systems and Control to be held during 5-9 October 2011
  • Nominated for Campus Connect Deep Dive Faculty Enablement Program on "Building Enterprise applications" 26 -31 July, 2010, Infosys Technologies limited, Mysore.
  • Selected among 40 students world-wide to attend International School in Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Iasi, Romania, 2009.

Responsibilities

  • Journal : IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
  • Selected under Student Review Program as reviewer for IEEE/ International conference on BioRob 2012, Italy (Scored 7 in a maximum scale of 10).
  • Reviewer for the IEEE on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science (SCEECS 2012),Bhopal, India.
  • Reviewer for the IEEE National Conference on Computational Intelligence and Signal Processing 2012, Guwahati, Assam
  • Reviewer for the 15th National Conference on Machine and Mechanism, IIT Madras, Chennai, India,2011.
  • Reviewer for the IEEE/ 2nd International Conference in Bio Medical Engineering and Informatics 2009, Tianjin, China.
  • Reviewer for the IEEE International Conference in Bio Medical Engineering and Informatics 2009, Tianjin, China.
  • Reviewer for the IEEE National Conference on Computational Intelligence and Signal Processing 2011, Guwahati, Assam