Durga Kumar

Development of an Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) system for dysarthric and non-dysarthric speech using Qwen3-ASR-1.7B-hf with GPU and cuDNN acceleration, aimed at improving speech recognition accuracy and accessibility. Development of a GLM-OCR-based intelligent document converter that extracts text, mathematical equations, and images from various document formats and converts them into editable Microsoft Word documents. Development of automated speech-data labeling algorithms for dysarthric and normal speech to support accurate and accessible assistive speech technology.

Multisensor fusion integrates multiple sensor data to improve the accuracy, robustness, and reliability of motion estimation, orientation, and positioning. Development of deep learning-based object detection and instance segmentation methods for accurate identification, localization, and delineation of objects in remote sensing imagery. Development of deep learning-based methods for object detection, instance segmentation, and speckle-noise reduction in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery to improve image quality and object recognition.

Design and optimization of a four-edge gap-coupled microstrip antenna with an I-shaped resonator superstrate to enhance gain, bandwidth, radiation efficiency, and overall performance for microwave/mmWave wireless communication applications. Development of a large-scale Sentinel-1 SAR dataset for small-ship detection, enabling deep learning-based methods to accurately identify and localize small vessels in complex maritime environments.

Associate Professor, Electronics & Computer Engineering - SVERI's College of Engineering, Pandharpur - Pandharpur, India

(2025-01)

Guest Faculty, ECE - Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur - Gorakhpur, India

(2024-01 - 2025-12)

Assistant Professor, ECE - Shankara Group of Institutions, Kukas, Jaipur - Jaipur, India

(2017-01 - 2018-12)

Assistant Professor, ECE - K. P. Group of Institutions, Etmadpur, Agra - Agra, India

(2015-01 - 2017-12)

Lecturer, ECE - KNGD Modi Engineering College, Modinagar - Modinagar, India

(2011-01 - 2013-12)

Post Doctoral Fellow - Speech Technologies in Indian Languages - Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology (2026-02 - 2026-03)

Post Doctoral Fellow - Multi-Sensor Fusion Techniques for Autonomous Driving Systems - University of Electronic Science & Technology of China (2023-01 - 2024-12)

Ph.D.

• Improvement in Object Detection and Instance Segmentation in Remote Sensing Imagery Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks - University of Electronic Science & Technology of China (2018-01 - 2023-12)

M.Tech - Gain Enhancement of Four Edge Gap Coupled Microstrip Antenna Using I-Shaped Resonator as a Superstrate - Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur (AKTU) (2013-01 - 2015-12)

B.Tech - Engineering - Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology (AKTU) (2006-01 - 2010-12)