Sunita Chauhan

Prof Sunita Chauhan is the Member Secretary of the Research Advisory Council of Plaksha University. She serves on the boards of directors and advisory boards of several organizations and institutions globally.

Her work has received international media attention on several occasions and has been featured in leading newspapers and scientific magazines. Prof Chauhan has supervised nationally and internationally funded research projects and is the sole or principal inventor on several granted and pending patents related to her research. She has delivered more than 70 invited talks and participated in various short courses and workshops conducted by local as well as international organizations. She is a reviewer for multiple international journals and conferences and actively serves on their program and organizing committees as a session chair, track chair, and publicity chair.

Prof Chauhan's current research interests include: Medical/Surgical Robotics (comprising state-of-the-art surgical assistance technologies such as Computer-Assisted and Integrated Surgery (CAS/CIS) systems, including safety-driven design, development (using both subtractive and additive manufacturing), and intelligent control of novel medical/surgical robotic systems for minimally invasive and non-invasive surgery, robotic exoskeletons, inter-replacement, system safety, etc.); surgical training and automated assessment using AI-based deep learning methodologies; intelligent diagnostics and robotics in infrastructural healthcare for inspection and proactive maintenance (railways, aerospace, defence, agriculture, buildings, solar farms, etc.); sports engineering—high-performance swimming, cycling, archery, etc.

Prof Chauhan has been conferred various international awards and accolades, notably: IEEE Asia Pacific Most Inspiring Engineer of the Year Award by IEEE R10 (Asia and Pacific Region) for contribution towards advancing technology for humanity through her work on surgical robotic systems for management of breast cancers; ROAR & OASIS Fellowship with professional attachments in Europe; the Public Sector Innovation Award (TEC – The Entrepreneur Challenge), Prime Minister Office, SG, along with her enterprising students, 2006; Hind Rattan Award (Jewel of India) by NRI Soc, c/o Govt of India; nominated for Sword of Honor (Pravasi Bhartiya Divas) and Mahatma Gandhi Samman (organized at the House of Commons, London); Commonwealth Scholarship/Fellowship Award to pursue PhD in Robotics & AI by British Council.