Research & publications

Research & publications

Research & publications

  • 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.

  • Abhijit Boruah, Nayan M Kakoty, Gurumayum R Michael, Tazid Ali and Dhruba Kumar Bhattacharrya. "Enhancing Visionless Object Recognition on Grasp using Ontology: The OntOGrasp Framework", Soft Computing, pp. 1-23,  2023.

  • Preeti Khera, Tanaya Das, Nayan M. Kakoty and Neelesh Kumar. "AI Enabled Hybrid-Model for Lower-Limb Movements Recognition using Estimated Muscular Activity from Cortical Brain Signals", IETE Journal of Research, pp. 1-10, 2023.

  • Tanaya Das, Lakhyajit Gohain, Nayan M Kakoty, MB Malarvili, Prihartini Widiyanti and Gajendra Kumar. Hierarchical Approach for Fusion of Electroencephalography and Electromyography for Predicting Finger Movements and Kinematics using Deep Learning, Neurocomputing, Vol. 527, pp. 184-195, 2023.

  • Abhijit Boruah, Nayan M. Kakoty, Tazid Ali and M.B. Malarvili. "Shape Oriented Object Recognition on Grasp using Features from Enclosure based Exploratory Procedure", International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 48-64, 2023.

  • Guan-Yu Zhuo, Soumyabrata Banik, Fu-Jen Kao, Gazi A. Ahmed, Nayan M. Kakoty, Nirmal Mazumder and Ankur Gogoi. "An Insight into Optical Beam Induced Current Microscopy: Concepts and Applications", Microscopy Research and Technique, Vol. 85, No. 11, pp. 3495-3513, 2022. 

  • Lakhyajit Gohain, Krishna Sarma, Amlan Jyoti Kalita, Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "EMG Controlled Adaptive Multi-Grasp Prosthetic Hand with An Android Interface", International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 791-803, 2022.

  • Swagat Chutia, Lakhyajit Gohain, Nayan M. Kakoty and Dhanapati Deka. "Robotic Algae Harvester: A Novel Method for Efficient Algae Collection", Journal on Aquacultural Engineering, Vol. 98, p. 102266, 2022.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, Lakhyajit Gohain, Juri Borborua Saikia, Amlan Jyoti Kalita and Satyajit Borah. "Real-time EMG based Prosthetic Hand Controller Realizing Neuromuscular Constraint", International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 530--542, 2021.

  • Swagat Chutia, Minakshi Gohain, Manash J Borah, Nayan M. Kakoty and Dhanapati Deka. "Thermal Degradation of Scenedesmus Obliquus for Biofuel Production", Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Vol. 12, pp. 5031-5043, 2020.

  • Nabasmita Phukan, Nayan M. Kakoty, Prastuti Shiavm and John Q. Gan. “Finger Movements Recognition using Minimally Redundant Features of Wavelet denoised EMG", Journal on Health and Technology, Vol. 9, pp. 579-593, 2019.

  • Abhijit Boruah, Nayan M. Kakoty and Tazid Ali. "Object Recognition based on Surface Detection - A Review", Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 133, pp. 63-74, 2018.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty and Manalee Dev Sharma. “Recognition of Sign Language Alphabets and Numbers based on Hand Kinematics using A Data Glove", Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 133, pp. 55-62, 2018.

  • Angana Saikia, Nayan M. Kakoty, Nabasmita Phukan, Malarvili Balakrishnan, Nitin Sahai, Sudip Paul and Dinesh Bhatia. “Combination of EMG Features and Stability Index for Finger Movements Recognition", Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 133, pp. 92-98, 2018.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, Shyamanta M. Hazarika and John Q. Gan. "EMG Feature Set Selection through Linear Relationship for Grasp Recognition", Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, Vol. 36, pp. 883-890, 2016.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "Development of an Electromyographic Controlled Biomimetic Prosthetic Hand", International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics,  Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 115-133, 2014.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. “Towards Electromyogram based Grasps Classification", International Journal of Biomechatronics and Biomedical Robotics, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2014.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, Adity Saikia, and Shyamanta M Hazarika. "Exploring a Family of Wavelet Transforms for EMG based Grasp Recognition", Journal of Signal Image and Video Processing, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 553-559, 2013.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "A Two Layered Control Architecture for Prosthetic Grasping", Paladyn Journal of Robotics,  Vol. 4, No. 1, 2013.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, Mantoo Kaiborta and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "Electromyographic Grasp Recognition for a Five Fingered Robotic Hand", International Journal of Robotics and Automation, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 1-10, 2012.

  • 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

  • Parthan Olikkal, Dingyi Pei, Bharat Kashyap Karri, Ashwin Satyanarayana, Nayan M. Kakoty and Ramana Vinjamuri. "Learning Hand Gestures using Synergies in a Humanoid Robot", In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, Thailand, pp. 1-6, 2023.

  • Priyam Chakravarty, Vivek Kumar Mehta, and Nayan M. Kakoty. "Design and analysis of compliant prosthetic finger using stage-flexure systems." In Proceedings of the 2023 6th International Conference on Advances in Robotics, IIT Ropar, pp. 1-7. 2023

  • Maibam Pooya Chanu, Dingyi Pei, Parthan Olikkal, Ramana Kumar Vinjamuri and Nayan M. Kakoty. "Electroencephalogram based Control of Prosthetic Hand using Optimizable Support Vector Machine", In ACM Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advances in Robotics, IIT Ropar, pp. 1-6, 2023.

  • Amlan Jyoti Kalita, Maibam Pooya Chanu, Nayan M. Kakoty, Ramana Kumar Vinjamuri and Satyajit Borah. "Performance Characteristics of EMG Controlled Prosthetic Hand", In ACM Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advances in Robotics, IIT Ropar, pp. 1-6, 2023.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, Zahnupriya Kalita, Abhijit Boruah, Rajeevlochana G. Chittawadigi and Subir K. Saha. "Development of A Technology Education Programme based on Self-Driven, Self-Learning and Self-Evaluating Approach", In ACM Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advances in Robotics, IIT Kanpur, pp. 1-5, 2021.

  • Nabasmita Phukan, Nayan M. Kakoty and Manoj Sharma. "Real-Time Slip Detection using Tactile Information", In IEEE 9th Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference, India, pp. 1-5, 2021.

  • Abhijit Boruah, Tazid Ali, Nayan M. Kakoty and M. B. Malarvili. "OROnto: An Ontology for Recognition of Grasping Objects", In IEEE 18th India Council International Conference, India, pp. 1-6, 2021.

  • Tanaya Das, Dhruba Jyoti Sut, Vishal Gupta, Lakhyajit Gohain, Priyanka Kakoty and Nayan M. Kakoty. "A Mobile Robot for Hazardous Gas Sensing", In IEEE International Conference on Computational Performance Evaluation, India, pp. 062-066, 2020.

  • Abhijit Boruah, Nayan M. Kakoty and Tazid Ali. "Reasoning on Objects' Geometric Shapes for Prosthetic Hand Grasping", In ACM Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advances in Robotics, IIT Madras, pp. 1-6, 2019.

  • Prastuti Shivam, Nayan M. Kakoty, M. B. Malarvili and Prihartini Widiyanti. "Finger Movement Recognition based on Muscle Synergy using Electromyogram", In IEEE R10 Humanitarian Technology Conference, Indonesia, pp. 93-98. 2019.

  • Swagat Chutia, Nayan M. Kakoty and Dhanapati Deka. "A Review of Underwater Robotics, Navigation, Sensing Techniques and Applications", In ACM Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Robotics, IIT Delhi, pp. 1-6, 2017.

  • Arnab K. Bordoloi, Md Faheemul Islam, Jiauz Zaman, Nabasmita Phukan and Nayan M. Kakoty. "A Floor Cleaning Robot for Domestic Environments", In ACM Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Robotics, IIT Delhi, India, pp. 1-5, 2017.

  • Manalee Dev Sharma, Nabasmita Phukan, Nayan M. Kakoty and Durlav Sonowal. "Visualization of Grasping Operations based on Hand Kinematics Measured through Data Glove", In ACM Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Robotics, IIT Delhi, India, pp. 1-6, 2017.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, Satyajit Borah and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. “Tezpur University Bionic Hand: From EMG Signals to Grasp Emulation”, In North Eastern Orthopaedic Surgeons Conference, Silchar, 2016.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, Jitu Sarma, Aakash Sinha, Dewarkshi Konwar, Shashi B. Kumar, Sushil K. Mishra and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "Jaipur Foot Gait Control through a Predictive Controller", In ACM Proceedings of the Conference on Advances In Robotics, Goa, India, pp. 1-5, 2015.

  • Sidhartha Dehingia, Nayan M. Kakoty, Rupesh Gokhlani, G. Vara Prasad, Saurav J. Sarma and Durlav Sonowal. "User Interface System of An Assistive Kitchen for Aging People", In IEEE International Conference on Man and Machine Interfacing, Bhubaneswar, India, pp. 1-5, 2015.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, Shyamanta M. Hazarika, Majid H. Koul and Subir K. Saha. "Model Predictive Control for Finger Joint Trajectory of TU Biomimetic Hand", In IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, Tianjin, pp. 1225-1230, 2014.

  • Amlan Jyoti Bhagabati, Jayeeta Sharma and Nayan M. Kakoty. “Optimal Combinationation of Frequency and Voltage for Maximum Centre Deflection of Membrane”, In International Conference on Nanotechnology, Haldia, pp. 1-4, 2013.

  • Tulika Bhuyan, Trishna Barman, Prem Prakash Vedi, Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "Development of A Biomimetic Prosthetic Finger", In ACM Proceedings of Conference on Advances In Robotics, Pune, pp. 1-6, 2013.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "Local Hand Control for Tezpur University Bionic Hand Grasping", In ACM Proceedings of Conference on Advances in Robotics, Pune, pp. 1-7, 2013. (Awarded as the Best Poster Paper in the International Conference on Advances in Robotics 2013, Robotics Society of India.)

  • Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "A Biomimetic Similarity Index for Prosthetic Hands", In IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, Singapore, pp. 32-39, 2013.

  • Tanushree Kalita, Nayan M. Kakoty, Susmita Kaushik and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. “End-Effector Error Analysis of a Six DoF Robotic Manipulator: Initial Results”, In National Conference on Advances in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Pune, 2012.

  • Sharbani Kaushik, and Nayan M. Kakoty. "Mouse Cursor Control System based on Facial Electromyogram and Mechanomyogram", In IEEE 3rd International Conference on Computer and Communication Technology, Allahabad, pp. 90-91, 2012.

  • Sandeep K. Choudhary, Debajit Chakraborty, Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "Development of Cost Effective EMG Controlled Three Fingered Robotic Hand", In IEEE 3rd International Conference on Computer and Communication Technology, Allahabad, pp. 104-109, 2012.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "Recognition of Grasp Types through Principal Components of DWT based EMG Features", In IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, Zurich, pp. 1-6, 2011.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika “EMG Actuated Intelligent Control Architecture for Extreme Upper Limb Prosthesis Customized with Sensory Feedback”, In Poster session presented at the International School in Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Iasi, Romania, 2009.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "Classification of Grasp Types through Wavelet Decomposition of EMG Signals", In IEEE 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Tianjin, pp. 1-5, 2009.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. “EMG Based Human Robot Interface: Exploiting BZC for Categorizing Hand Movements”, In 17th International Conference on Computing, Mexico City, Mexico, 2008.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. "Recognition of Grasp Types Based on Electromyogram Signals", In International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking, IEEE Press, 2008.

  • Nayan M. Kakoty, Santanu Sharma and Vijay Singh. “An Innovative EMG Based Human Machine Interface System for Disabled Persons", In IEEE Proceedings of International Conference IMS, Chandigarh, pp. 140-147, 2007.

  • 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.

  • Adity Saikia, Nayan M. Kakoty and Shyamanta M. Hazarika. “Wavelet Selection for EMG Based Grasp Recognition through CWT”. In: Abraham, A., Lloret Mauri, J., Buford, J.F., Suzuki, J., Thampi, S.M. (eds) Advances in Computing and Communications. ACC 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol.191, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2011.

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.