Venkata Phanikrishna B
Dr. Venkata Phanikrishna B
Assistant Professor
Diu Campus
Computer Science and Engineering

Venkata Phanikrishna Balam received his doctorate in computer science and engineering from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India, in 2021. His master's degree (M.Tech.) was completed in Computer Science and Technology from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, in 2013. He completed his graduation (B.Tech.) degree in Information Technology from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Kakinada(JNTUK) at Kakinada, India, in 2010. At present, Venkata Phanikrishna is working as an Assistant Professor Grade-II in Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara-International Campus Diu (IIITV-ICD), DIU, India. Further, his research interests including bio-signal processing, pattern recognition, computer vision, the Internet of Things, and machine learning.

  • Biosignal analysis with AI
    AI-based biosignal analysis for safety-critical and medical applications, such as fatigue detection, health monitoring, and disease diagnosis.
  • Remote sensing and sustainability applications using AI
    AI-driven digital image analysis for remote sensing and sustainability applications, including solar panel monitoring, crop monitoring, environmental monitoring, traffic surveillance, and disaster management.
  • Medical image and signal analysis
    AI-powered medical image analysis (e.g., MRI, X-ray, CT, Ultrasound, PET, Histopathology) for applications such as brain tumor detection, lung disease diagnosis, and other healthcare-related tasks
  • 2021
    Ph.D.
    Computer Science and Engineering
    NIT Rourkela
Machine Learning-Driven EEG Analysis for Early Detection and Prognostic Prediction in Parkinson’s Disease
Role: PI
Funding: IIIT Vadodara (250000)
3Years
Ongoing
I am the Principal Investigator of a Faculty Initiation Grant (FIG) project titled “Machine Learning-Driven EEG Analysis for Early Detection and Prognostic Prediction in Parkinson’s Disease,” funded by IIIT Vadodara. Sanctioned Amount: ₹2.5 Lakhs | Duration: 3 Years | Status: Ongoing | Sanction Date: 24th November 2025, End date: 24th November 2028
  1. Balam Venkata Phanikrishna
    Automated EEG Signal Processing: A Comprehensive Investigation into Preprocessing Techniques and Sub-Band Extraction for Enhanced Brain-Computer Interface Applications
    Journal of Neuroscience Methods (Publisher : Elsevier), 2025
    Journal
  2. Balam Venkata Phanikrishna
    Systematic Review of Single-Channel EEG-Based Drowsiness Detection Methods.
    IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2024, 25
    Journal
  3. Balam Venkata Phanikrishna, and Suchismitha Chinara
    Statistical Channel Selection Method for Detecting Drowsiness Through Single-Channel EEG-Based BCI System
    IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2021, 70
    Journal
  4. Balam Venkata Phanikrishna, and Suchismitha Chinara
    Development of single-channel electroencephalography signal analysis model for real-time drowsiness detection.
    Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine(Publisher : Springer), 2021, 44
    Journal
  5. Venkata Phanikrishna, B., JP & SC
    Deep Review of Machine Learning Techniques on Detection of Drowsiness Using EEG Signal.
    IETE Journal of Research, 2023, 69
    Journal
  6. Balam, Venkata Phanikrishna, Venkata Udaya Sameer, and Suchismitha Chinara.
    Automated classification system for drowsiness detection using convolutional neural network and electroencephalogram.
    IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2021, 15
    Journal
  7. Venkata Phanikrishna B & Suchismita Chinara
    Automatic Classification Methods for Detecting Drowsiness using Wavelet Packet Transform extracted time-domain features from Single-channel EEG Signal.
    Journal of Neuroscience Methods (Publisher : Elsevier), 2020, 347
    Journal
  8. Venkata Phanikrishna B & Suchismita Chinara
    Time Domain Parameters as a feature for single-channel EEG-based drowsiness detection method.
    2020 SCEECS, IEEE, MANIT, Bhopal, 2020
    Conference
  9. Venkata phanikrishna B., Suchismita Chinara., & Mahasweta Sarkar.
    Drowsiness detection by analysis of EEG signal with the help of Machine Learning.
    ADCOM-2018, Advanced Computing and Communications Society (ACCS), IIIT, Bangalore, India, Sep. 21-23, 2018, 2018, 24
    Conference
  10. S. Solanki, V. Phanikrishna, M. Hirani and P. Shah.
    Dynamic Risk Stratification in ICU Sepsis: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach Using Synthetic Data.
    2025 IEEE International Conference on Recent Advances in Computing and Systems (REACS), Gwalior, India, Date of Conference: 19-20 December 2025, 2025
    Conference
  11. Venkata Phanikrishna, B., Chinara, S.
    Analysis of EEG Signal for Drowsy Detection: A Machine Learning Approach.
    Soft Computing in Interdisciplinary Sciences. Studies in Computational Intelligence, 2022
    Book Chapter
  12. Venkata Phanikrishna Balam & Sujay Kumar Reddy M
    Advancements in electrocardiography-based detection of obstructive sleep apnea: a deep learning approach.
    Cutting-edge Computational Intelligence in Healthcare with Convolution and Kronecker Convolution-based Approaches, 2026
    Book Chapter
  13. Balam Venkata Phanikrishna, and Salonikumari Manager Sah.
    Drone-Based Human Activity Classification Using Quantum Machine Learning for Smart City Security Applications: QRC-Based HAR.
    Securing Smart Cities With Quantum-Enhanced Deep Learning, IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2027, 2026
    Book Chapter
OrganisationRoleSince
Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) Life Member 2024
International Association of Engineers (IAENG) Life Member 2024
IEEE Member 2022
ScholarTopicDegreeYearStatus
ILLA MAHESH KUMAR SWAMY (202491005) Biomedical Signal Processing and Applications PhD 2024 Ongoing
SAH SALONIKUMARI MANAGER (20252701001) Intelligent and Adaptive Systems for Remote Sensing or Multi-Modal Data: Applications in Public Safety and Healthcare PhD 2025 Ongoing
Tammineni Rama Tulasi (20252701006) Artificial Intelligence for Safety, Security, and Sustainable Applications in Classical and/or Quantum Computing PhD 2026 Ongoing
Mr. Surya Mahadev (2025263010) AI in Image Analysis for Sustainability Applications in Agriculture MTech 2025 Ongoing