Dr. Mahendra B M, an esteemed academic and researcher, brings more than one and a half decades of experience in higher education. Holding a Ph.D., MTech, and Bachelor of Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, he specializes in Image Deblurring, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision. With over 10 published papers and 2 filed patents, he has received accolades including the IEEE COMSOC Protsahan Award for best journal publication and the Best Research Paper Award at an International Conference. Dr. Mahendra has led the establishment of the Center of Excellence in EV Technology with MG Motor India and has completed over 5 consultancy projects. He also serves as a reviewer for top journals and has contributed to numerous SDP and FDP programs across the state. Furthermore, Dr. Mahendra has worked at various capacities in department and college-level efforts for accreditations and statutory bodies such as NAAC and NBA.

Professional Education

PhD 2023
University: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka.
Domain: Computer Vision & Image Processing
M.Tech 2012
University: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka.
Domain: Signal Processing
B.E 2008
University: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka.
Domain: Electronics and Communication Engineering

Teaching Courses

• Digital Design & Computer Organisation
• OOP’s using JAVA
• Machine Learning
• Introduction to Embedded Systems
• Python for Machine Learning
• Control Engineering
• Network Analysis
• Microcontrollers & Microprocessors
• Image Processing

Research Interests

• Design and Development of Image Deblurring, Restoration Algorithms.
• Machine Learning & Computer Vision in Health and Agriculture.

Selected Publications

• Mahendra, B. M., Savita Sonoli, and Abhishek Ameta.Improved deep multi-patch hierarchical network for handling saturation in image deblurring & Array 15 (2022): 100228.
• Shinde, Ashwini S., et al. Performance analysis of machine learning algorithm of detection and classification of brain tumor using computer vision. Advances in Engineering Software 173 (2022): 103221.
• Mahendra, B. M., et al. IoT based sensor enabled smart car parking for advanced driver assistance system. 2017 2nd IEEE International Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics, Information & Communication Technology (RTEICT). IEEE, 2017.
• Agarwal, Akarshan, Shreevaths K. Satish Rao, and B. M. Mahendra.Comprehensive review of virtualization tools. Int. Res. J. Eng. Technol 7.6 (2020).
• Abhishek, K. P., and B. M. Mahendra.Deep Convolutional Neural Network to Handle Saturation in Image Deblurring. 2021 International Conference on Smart Generation Computing, Communication and Networking (SMART GENCON). IEEE, 2021.
• Kishore, P., and B. M. Mahendra. Evolution of Client-Side Rendering over Server-Side Rendering. Recent Trends in Information Technology and its Application 3.2 (2020).
• Hemanthkumar, V., et al. Cognitive load detection on drivers by pupillary analysis. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Computing and Communication Technologies (CONECCT). IEEE, 2020.
• Mahendra, B. M., and Savita Sonoli. Performance Research on Iterative Methods for Image Deblurring. Mahendra, B. M., et al. A Comparative Analysis of Image Deblurring Techniques for Saturated Images. (2023).
• Mahendra, B. M., Savita Sonoli, and Tarun Gowda. A Cascaded Convolutional Neural Network for Image Deblurring and Denoising. (2022).

Consultancy Projects Undertaken