Saran Kumar Krishnamoorthy

Highly motivated and detail oriented researcher with a strong background in optics, mechatronics and laser assisted design, instrumentation and sensing with a passion to cope with the emerging trends and technologies, seeking for a position to apply my skills and carry out groundbreaking research to achieve professional satisfaction and growth by effective contribution to the nation.

Address: Block 1 FOV, Jains Pebble Brook Phase I, Madha Kovil Street, Okkaiyampet, Chennai 600 097.

Date of birth: 05/19/90

Gender: Male

Marital status: Married

• Diploma in “Industrial Automation” in PLC.
• Course in “Advanced Certified in Automation Engineering” (ACAE).

• Robotics & Electronics
• Special Machines and Automation
• Graphic System Design Using LabVIEW
• GA and PSO: Hands on Training using MATLAB
• Effective utilization of NPTEL
• XRD Material Characterization
• Ensemble Kalman Filtering and its Application
• Microscopic Techniques in Material Characterization
• Structural Characterization
• Soft skills training
• Entrepreneurship Development
• Industrial Automation

• Dr. Nilesh J Vasa, Professor, Department of Engineering Design, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai – 600 036. Ph: +91 9498094204, Email: njvasa@iitm.ac.in
• Dr. Satyanarayanan Sheshadri, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai – 600 036. Ph: +91 9845068998, Email: satya@iitm.ac.in
• Dr. M. Thirumurugan, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, B S Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandalur, Chennai – 600 048. Ph: +91 9941131913, Email: thirumurugan@crescent.education

• Control of Stand-off-distance in Abrasive Jet Machining - A Fuzzy Approach. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.592-594.106
• Optimal Conceptual Design and Vision-based Control of a Fruit Harvesting Robot. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIMR.2018.090944
• Dual Absorption Broadband Photoacoustic Technique to Eliminate Interference in Gas Mixtures. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2023.3239885
• Hollow-Core Fiber Based Broadband Absorption Spectroscopy With Dual-Wavelength Measurements to Remove the Effect of Multi-Gas Interference. https://doi.org/10.1109/LSENS.2024.3426971
• Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy based Acetone and Ammonia Measurements from Human Breath near 8 µm Wavelength Band. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.4c02336
• Advances in Laser Assisted Sensing and Applications. (Kiran Magazine), Indian Laser Association. Vol. 32, No. 1, 2024

• Relative Analysis of Controller Effectiveness for Vertical Plane Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. (OCEANS 2016, Shanghai, China) https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSAP.2016.7485569
• Fractional Order PID Controller for an Underactuated Balancing System. (ICPEICES 2016, New Delhi, India) https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPEICES.2016.7853577
• Photoacoustic Approach Using a Broadband Laser Source for Sensing Carbon monoxide and Carbon dioxide. (CLEO 2022, San Jose, USA) https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_AT.2022.AM3M.2
• Broadband Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Technique in 2μm Wavelength Range for Sensing Moisture and Carbon Dioxide. (CLEO-PR 2022, Sapporo, Japan) https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEOPR.2022.CFA17H_03
• Differential Measurements of NH3 and CO2 in gas mixture with photoacoustic spectroscopy technique using supercontinuum laser. (CLEO-PR 2022, Sapporo, Japan) https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEOPR.2022.CFA17H_01
• Low volume gas sensing using hollow-core fiber for detection of methane and ammonia with supercontinuum source. (CLEO 2023, San Jose, USA) https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_AT.2023.ATh4I.1
• Measurement of Atmospheric Carbon dioxide using Hollow-Core Absorption and Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy with a Broadband Laser Source. (Photonics 2023, Bengaluru, India)
• Measurement of atmospheric carbon dioxide using hollow-core absorption and photoacoustic spectroscopy with a broadband laser source. (OSC 2023, Munich, Germany) https://doi.org/10.1364/AIS.2023.JTu4A.12
• Laser-Assisted Techniques for Trace Gas Sensing and Measurements. (IICAQM 2023, Bengaluru, India) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-2359-4 (Best Presentation Award)
• Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy based measurement of acetone, ammonia and methane in 8µm band. (CLEO-PR 2024, Incheon, Korea) https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO-PR60912.2024.10676917
• Broadband Laser-Based Photoacoustic and Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Techniques for Measuring Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide. (OPTOIn 2024, Chandigarh, India) (Best Presentation Award)
• Simulation and Experimental Study of Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Technique for Human Exhale Breath Gas Sensing. (ICBSII 2025, Chennai, India) https://doi.org/10.1109/ICBSII65145.2025.11013474 (Best Presentation Award)
• Optical Breath Gas Sensing and Analysis in Human Exhale as Biomarkers. (AIRSS 2025, IIT Madras, India) (Best Presentation Award)
• Sensing and Measurement of Acetone Using Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy in the Mid-IR Region from Human Exhaled Breath. (OSC 2025, Long Beach, USA) (Awaiting Publication)

• Laser-Assisted Techniques for Trace Gas Sensing and Measurement (Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-2359-4_7
• Multigas Monitoring Using Hollow-Core Waveguide (Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-2359-4_6