Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
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Sandeep Singh Solanki

Joined Institute on : 21-Aug-2000

  • Professor and Dean
  • Electronics and Communication Engg
  • Ph.D
Contact Address

ECE Department, BIT Mesra, Ranchi Jharkhand Pin-835215

B-125, Harmu Housing Colony Ranchi Jharkhand Pin-834002

  • Phone Office - 9334424256
  • Phone Residence -
  • Email - sssolanki@bitmesra.ac.in
Work Experience

Teaching : 26 Years

Research : 20 Years

Individual: 6 Years
Professional Background

Industrial Experience-

Sr. Instrumentation Engineer at Tecnimont ICB Ltd. in Oil Refinery and Petrochemical projects.

Engineer at Gujrat Telephone Cables Ltd.

Engineer at DICAB Power Cables Ltd.
Research Areas
  • Signal Processing
  • Audio Signal Processing (Speech and Musical Signal)
  • Instrumentation and Automation
  • Sensor and Actuator
  • Embedded System Design
  • Mechatronics
Publications
Publication Year 2024
  • Arvind Kumar, Biswajit Karan, S. S. Solanki, Mahesh Chandra, D. K. Singh;Automatic Tuning of Radio Stations Based on Listener's Preference Using Software Defined Radio and MATLAB.Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence;Vol. 137, Part A ;;2024
  • Sukanta Kumar Dash, S. S. Solanki, Soubhik Chakraborty;Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Predominant Instrument Recognition in Polyphonic Music Using Discrete Wavelet Transform.Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing;10.1007/s00034-024-02641-1 ;;2024
Publication Year 2023
  • Ricky Mohanty, Sarah Allabun, Sandeep Singh Solanki, et al.;NAMSTCD: A Novel Augmented Model for Spinal Cord Segmentation and Tumor Classification Using Deep Nets.Diagnostics;Vol. 13, Article 1417 ;;2023
  • Sukanta Kumar Dash, S. S. Solanki, Soubhik Chakraborty;A Comprehensive Review on Audio Based Musical Instrument Recognition: Human–Machine Interaction Towards Industry 4.0.Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research (JSIR);Vol. 82,  pp. 26–37;10.56042/jsir.v82i1.70251;2023
  • Saurabh Sarkar, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Soubhik Chakraborty;Classification of Hindustani Music Using Intrinsic Mode Functions Based Features.SJIS-P;Vol. 35, No. 3,  pp. 271–277;;2023
Publication Year 2022
  • Chinmay Chakraborty, Tusar Kanti Dash, Ganapati Panda, Sandeep Singh Solanki;Phase-based Cepstral Features for Automatic Speech Emotion Recognition of Low Resource Indian Languages.ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing;Vol. 22 ;10.1145/3563944;2022
  • Arvind Kumar, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Mahesh Chandra;Hilbert Spectrum Based Features for Speech/Music Classification.Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering;Vol. 19, No. 2,  pp. 239–259;10.2298/SJEE2202239K;2022
  • Arvind Kumar, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Mahesh Chandra;Hilbert Spectrum Based Features for Speech/Music Classification.Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering;Vol. 19, No. 2,  pp. 239–259;10.2298/SJEE2202239K;2022
  • Arvind Kumar, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Mahesh Chandra;Stacked Auto-Encoders Based Visual Features for Speech/Music Classification.Expert Systems with Applications;10.1016/j.eswa.2022.118041 ;;2022
Publication Year 2021
  • Arvind Kumar, S. S. Solanki, Mahesh Chandra;Effect of Background Indian Music on Performance of Speech Recognition Models for Hindi Databases.International Journal of Speech Technology;10.1007/s10772-021-09948-3 ;;2021
Publication Year 2020
  • Saurabh Sarkar, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Soubhik Chakraborty;Can the Time Theory of Hindustani Ragas be Demystified Scientifically?.International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Arts & Humanities (IJIRAH);Vol. 5, Issue 2 ;;2020
  • Tusar Kanti Dash, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Ganapati Panda, Suresh Chandra Satapathy;Development of Statistical Estimators for Speech Enhancement Using Multi-objective Grey Wolf Optimizer.Evolutionary Intelligence;Special Issue, 2020 ;10.1007/s12065-020-00446-0;2020
  • Ricky Mohanty, Bandi Kumar Mallik, Sandeep Singh Solanki;Normalized Approximate Descent Used for Spike Based Automatic Bird Species Recognition System.International Journal of Speech Technology;10.1007/s10772-020-09735-6 ;;2020
  • T. K. Dash, Sandeep Singh Solanki;Development and Use of a New Speech Quality Evaluation Parameter ESNR Using ANN and Grey Wolf Optimizer.Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research (JSIR);Vol. 79, March 2020, pp. 197–200 pp. 197–200;;2020
  • Sharmila Biswas, S. S. Solanki;Speaker Recognition: An Enhanced Approach to Identify Singer Voice Using Neural Network.International Journal of Speech Technology;10.1007/s10772-020-09698-8 ;;2020
  • Ricky Mohanty, Bandi Kumar Mallik, Sandeep Singh Solanki;Recognition of Bird Species Based on Spike Model Using Bird Dataset.Applied Acoustics;10.1016/j.apacoust.2019.107177 ;;2020
  • R. Mohanty, B. K. Mallik, S. S. Solanki;Automatic Bird Species Recognition System Using Network Based on Spike.Applied Acoustics;Vol. 161 ;10.1016/j.apacoust.2019.107177;2020
Publication Year 2019
  • T. K. Dash, S. S. Solanki;Investigation on the Effect of the Input Features in the Noise Level Classification of Noisy Speech.Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research (JSIR);Vol. 78, No. 12,  pp. 868–872;;2019
  • Tusar Kanti Dash, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Ganapati Panda;Improved Phase Aware Speech Enhancement Using Bio-inspired and ANN Techniques.Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing;- ;;2019
  • Tusar Kanti Dash, Sandeep Singh Solanki;Speech Intelligibility Based Enhancement System Using Modified Deep Neural Network and Adaptive Multi-band Spectral Subtraction.Wireless Personal Communications;- ;;2019
  • Tusar Kanti Dash, Sandeep Singh Solanki;Insight on the Utilization of the Noise Estimation Techniques in Phase Aware Modified Multiband Spectral Subtraction.Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering;Vol. 16, No. 4,  pp. 250–255;;2019
Publication Year 2016
  • Sushant Kumar, S. S. Solanki;A Unique Approach for Automatic Courier Receiving System.International Journal of Advanced Research in Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering;Vol. 5, Issue 2,  pp. 1124–1128;;2016
Publication Year 2015
  • Nirupam, Amit Krishna Dwivedi, S. S. Solanki;Innovative Design of Dam Water Level Sensor.Sensors & Transducers;Vol. 189, Issue 6 , pp. 150–156;;2015
Publication Year 2014
  • Silk Smita, Sharmila Biswas, Sandeep Singh Solanki;Audio Signal Separation and Classification: A Review Paper.International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering;Vol. 2, Issue 11,  pp. 6960–6966;;2014
  • Kartik Mahto, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Soubhik Chakraborty;Automatic Extractions of Notes and their Onsets from Indian Classical Music Signal.International Journal of Applied Engineering Research;Vol. 9, No. 21,  pp. 9327–9341;;2014
Publication Year 2013
  • A. Sengupta, S. S. Solanki;Design and Modelling of a Small Scale Wind Turbine Generator.International Journal of Research in Engineering and Science (IJRES);Vol. 1, Issue 5,  pp. 61–68;;2013
  • S. Chakraborty, R. Ranganayakulu, S. Chauhan, S. S. Solanki, K. Mahto;Given a Raga Recording, Can We Scientifically Verify Which School of Vadi-Samvadi Selection is Supported by the Artist?.International Journal of Computers and Technology;Vol. 4, No. 2 ;;2013
Publication Year 2012
  • S. Chakraborty, R. K. Shukla, K. Mahto, S. S. Solanki, S. Chauhan, Loveleen, K. Krishnapriya;On Analyzing the Structure of a North Indian Raga through an ARIMA Model.International Journal of Advanced Science, Engineering and Technology;Vol. 1(1),  pp. 29–38;;2012
Publication Year 2011
  • S. Chakraborty, S. S. Solanki, S. Roy, S. Chauhan, S. S. Tripathy, K. Mahto;A Statistical Approach to Modeling Indian Classical Music Performance.International Journal of Computational Cognition;Vol. 9, No. 4,  pp. 31–40;;2011
Publication Year 2010
  • S. Chakraborty, K. Krishnapriya, Loveleen, S. Chauhan, S. S. Solanki, K. Mahto;Melody Revisited: Tips from Indian Music Theory.International Journal of Computational Cognition;Vol. 8, No. 3,  pp. 26–32;;2010
  • S. Chakraborty, R. Ranganayakulu, S. Chauhan, S. S. Solanki;A Probabilistic Method of Ranking Musical Notes.International Journal of Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Applications;Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 34–41  pp. 34–41;;2010
Publication Year 2009
  • S. Chakraborty, R. K. Shukla, K. Krishnapriya, Loveleen, S. Chauhan, M. Kumari, S. S. Solanki;A Statistical Analysis of a Raga-based Song.Georgian Scientific Electronic Journal: Musicology and Cultural Science;No. 2(4),  pp. 21–33;;2009
  • S. Chakraborty, R. Ranganayakulu, S. S. Solanki, A. Patranabis, D. Ghosh, R. Sengupta, A. K. Dutta, N. Dey;Shadowing Along the Maestro's Rhythm.Revista Eletrônica de Musicologia;Vol. XII ;;2009
  • S. Chakraborty, K. Krishnapriya, Loveleen, S. Chauhan, S. S. Solanki;Analyzing the Melodic Structure of a North Indian Raga: A Statistical Approach.Revista Eletrônica de Musicologia;Vol. XII ;;2009
  • S. Chakraborty, R. Ranganayakulu, S. Chauhan, S. S. Solanki, K. Mahto;A Statistical Analysis of Raga Ahir Bhairav.Journal of Music and Meaning;Vol. 8 ;;2009
Publication Year 2008
  • Soubhik Chakraborty, Rayalla Ranganayakulu, Shivee Chauhan, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Kartik Mahto;An Interesting Comparison Between a Morning Raga with an Evening One Using Graphical Statistics.Philomusica On-line;Vol. 7, No. 1 , pp. 1–6;;2008
Publication Year 2007
  • S. S. Solanki, Jitesh Kumar, Pawan Kumar, P. K. Dutta, S. C. Goel;Performance Analysis of SVM over ANN for DWT Based Classification and Retrieval of Audio Signals.HIT Transactions on ECCN;Vol. 2, Issue 8,  pp. 464–469;;2007

National Conference proceedings –

  1. K. Mahto, S. S. Solanki and S. Chakraborty, A Survey on Raga Identification Techniques, National Conference on Mathematical and Statistical Modeling in Innovative Areas, Oct 19-20, 2011 held at Department. of Applied Mathemaics, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India, pp. 257-259.
  2. Solanki SS, Ranjan Rahul, Image Controlled Automatic Machine (ICAM) Automatic Metal Sheet Cutting Machine, in 27th Nation Convention of Production Engg. And National Seminar on Ad. In Manufacturing- vision 2020, May 25-26, 2012.
  3. S.S. Tripathy, SS Solanki, PK Dutta “Digit Recognition Using Probabilistic Neural Network” Proceedings of NASDEC2, BIT Mesra pp.18 –21, November 2006.
  4. S. S. Solanki, Jitesh Kumar Khatri, Pawan Kumar Bansal, “K- means Clustering Algorithm based Digit Recognition using MFCC and Fuzzy Techniques”, National Seminar on Device and Circuit Communication (NASDAC-06), BIT, Mesra, Ranchi, Nov. 2-4, 2006.   
  5. S. S. Solanki, S. S. Tripathi, P. K. Dutta, “Digit Recognition Using Probabilistic Neural Network”, National Seminar on Device and Circuit Communication (NASDAC-06), BIT, Mesra, Ranchi, Nov. 2-4, 2006. 
  6. Jitesh Kumar Khatri, Pawan Kumar Bansal, S. S. Solanki, “Improved Recognition Rate of a Digit Recognition System by Frequency Resolution Using DWT”, National Conference on Intelligent Systems, IACR, Rayagada, Orissa, Feb. 17-18, 2007.  
  7. Pawan Kumar Bansal, Jitesh Kumar Khatri, S. S. Solanki, “Performance Enhancement of ASR by Introduction of DWT over Fuzzy, K- Means Clustering Algorithm”, National conference on “Computing for Nation Development” , INDIACom – 2007, Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Computer Applications and Management, New Delhi, Feb 23rd – 24th, 2007. 
  8. Jitesh Kumar Khatri, Pawan Kumar Bansal, S. S. Solanki, P. K. Dutta, “Automatic Audio Content Analysis and Retrieval”, National conference on recent advances in communication technologies, KCG College of Technology, Chennai, India, Mar 23-24, 2007. 

International Conference proceedings -

  1. Jitesh kumar khatri, Pawan Kumar Bansal, S.S.Solanki, “Wavelet Dyadic Splitting  Based Genre Classification Of Traditional Wireless Communication Instruments   Using Rhythmic Content Features”, International conference on advanced communication system (ICACS-2007), Coimbtore, India. Department of ECE, Govt. College of Technology, Coimbtore, pp. 37-40, Jan 10-12, 2007.  
  2. S.S.Solanki, Pawan Kumar Bansal,  Jitesh Kumar Khatri, “Use Of Wavelet Octave Decomposition To  Improve The Accuracy Of ASR And Communication Over Fuzzy, K- Means Clustering Algorithm”, International conferences on Emerging trends in Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur university, Kolkata, Ab. P:67, Jan 12-14, 2007. 
  3. Pawan Kumar  Bansal, Jitesh  Kumar Khatri, S.S.Solanki, “Wavelet Dyadic Splitting based Genre Classification of Indian Music using Rhythmic Content Features”, International conferences on Advances in Electronics And Communication, icon ADELCO’07, Kovilpatti, National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, India, pp. 403408, 1-3 Feb 2007. 
  4. Pawan Kumar Bansal, Jitesh  Kumar Khatri, S. S. Solanki, “Classification and Retrieval of Audio Signals Using Multi Resolution Analysis and FIS”, International Conference on Information Technology, Haldia Institute of Technology, W.B., India, March 19-21, 2007. 
  5. Jitesh Kumar Khatri, Pawan Kumar Bansal, S. S. Solanki, “Wavelet Dyadic Splitting based Genre Classification of Indian Music using Beat Histogram to Enhance Communication Rate on Internet”, International Conference on Information Technology, Institute of Technology Haldia, W.B., India, March 19-21, 2007. 
  6. Sanjaya Shankar Tripathy, Priyank Saxena, S. S. Solanki, R. Sukesh Kumar, “PNN Implementation of Content Based Image Retrieval Using Descriptors Hierarchy” Proc. of the International Conference on Content Based Image Retrieval” pp: 22-26, PESIT Bangalore, India, July16-18, 2008.
  7. Soubhik Chakraborty, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Sayan Roy, Sanjaya Shankar         Tripathy and Guerino Mazzola, “A Statistical Comparison of Performance of Two         Ragas ( Dhuns ) that Use the Same Notes”, Proc. to the International Symposium on Frontiers of Research on Speech and Music (FRSM-2008), (P: 167-171) at Sir C.V. Raman Centre for Physics and Music, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Feb 20-21, 2008
  8. S. Chakraborty, S. S. Solanki, S. Roy, S. S. Tripathi and G. Mazzola, A Statistical Comparison of  Performance Two Ragas (Dhuns) that Use the Same Notes, Proceedings to the International Symposium on Frontiers of Research in Speech and Music (FRSM2008), held at Sir C. V. Raman Centre for Physics and Music,  Jadavpur University, Kolkata on Feb 20-21, 2008, pp.167-171
  9. S. Chakraborty, R. K. Shukla, M. Kumari, K. Krishnapryia, Loveleen, S. Chauhan, S.  S. Solanki and K. Mahto, A Statistical Analysis of Raga Bageshree, International Symposium on Frontiers of Research in Speech and Music (FRSM) 2009 (invited paper ) held on Dec 15-16, 2009 at ABV IIITM in Gwalior, India, pp.148-157 
  10. S. S. Solanki, S. S. Tripathy, S. Roy, K. Mahto and S. Chakraborty, Raga Identification using Probabilistic Neural Network, International Symposium on Frontiers of Research in Speech and Music (FRSM) 2009 (published in the proceedings) held on Dec 15-16, 2009 at ABV IIITM in Gwalior, India, pp.139-143
  11. K. Mahto, A. Hota, S. S. Solanki and S. Chakraborty, A Study on Artist Similarity Using Projection Pursuit and  MFCC: Identification of Gharana from Raga Performance, Proceedings of the 8th IndiaCom 2014, 2014 International Conference on "Computing   for Sustainable Global Development", BVICAM, New Delhi, 5-7 March, 2014 (included in IEEE Xplore)
  12. Kunja Bihari Swain, S.S.Solanki, Asim Kumar Mahakula “Bio Inspired Cuckoo Search Algorithm Based Neural Network and its Application to Noise Cancellation.” 2014 International Conference on Signal Processing and Integrated  Networks (SPIN). (included in IEEE Xplore), 21-22 Feb,2014.
  13.  Kunja Bihari Swain, D. Behera and S. S. Solanki, "Virtual instrumentation based night security system using speedy-33," Advanced Communication Control and Computing Technologies (ICACCCT), 2014 International Conference on, Ramanathapuram, 2014, pp. 749-753. doi: 10.1109/ICACCCT.2014.7019190, (included in IEEE Xplore), ISBN No. 978-1-4799-3914-5, http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7019190&isnumber=7019129
  14. Arpit Sourav Mohapatra, Sandeep Singh Solanki, “An Automatic Method to Detect the Presence of Elephant” 2014 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Communication Control and Computing Technologies (ICACCCT), ISBN :973 ·1·4799·3914:51, May 08-10,2014.
  15. Nirupam and Dr. S. S. Solanki, " Level Sensor: Design and Laboratory Test" by Published in International Journal of Advanced Engineering science and Technological Research (IJAESTR) Vol. 3, Issue 1, March-2015, pp. 195-200, ISSN: 2321-1202
  16. Sushant and S S Solanki, “Voice and Touch Control Home Automation“ by Published in IEEE proceedings of 3rd IEEE International Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology (RAIT-2016), Vol.-II, 03-05 March-2016, pp 495-498,ISBN 978-1-4799-8578-4
  17. Saurav Sarkar, S.S.Solanki, S. Chakraborty, “Time Domain Analysis of Indian Classical Raga Rendition”, 3rd IEEE International Conference on "Computational Intelligence and Communication Technology", IEEE-CICT2017.
  18. Tushar Kanti Dash, S. S. Solanki, “Comparative Study of Speech Enhancement Algorithms and their effect on Speech Intelligibility”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Communication and Electronics Systems Compliant - Part Number:CFP17AWO-ART, ISBN:978-1-5090-5013-0, PP-270-276, IEEE Xplore ICCES, OCT-2017.
  19. R. Mohanty, B.K.Mallik, S.S.Solanki, “Parametric representstions of Automatic bird call recognition systems using Gaussian Mixture Model”, at ICRIEECE 2018 on 27-28 July 2018 held at KIIT Bhubneshwar, Odisha, (IEEE conference)
  20. R. Mohanty, S.S.Solanki, “Intelligent bird recognition using Spiking Neural Network”, at 5th International conference on ‘Microelectronics, Circuit and System’, May 2018, pp 88-92, 2018.

 

Books Published

  1. “Separation and Classification of Different Musical Instruments Sound”, Silk Smita and Sandeep Singh Solanki, Publisher- LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Publishing Date- 29th June 2015.
  2. “Signal Analysis of Hindustani Classical Music”, Ashoke Kumar Datta, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Ranjan Sengupta, Soubhik Chakraborty, Kartik Mahto, Anirban Patranabis, Publisher- Springer, ASIN:B06XJK4KR3, Publishing Date- 10th March 2017.

 

Book Chapter

     1.  A Bio- Inspired Chicken Swarm Optimization-Based Fuel Cell System For Electric Vehicle Application, Neeraj Priyadarshi, Farooque Azam, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Amarjeet Kumar Sharma, Akash Kumar Bhoi, Dhafer AlmakhlesPages 297-308, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-5495-  7_16

    2.  Singer Identification Based on Artificial Neural Network, Sharmila Biswas &  Sandeep Singh Solanki First Online: 17 September 2019

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-0108-1_36. Part of the Communications in Computer and Information Science book series (CCIS, volume 1075).

    3.   A Classification Model Based on an Adaptive Neuro-fuzzy Inference System for Disease Prediction, Ricky Mohanty, Sandeep Singh Solanki, Pradeep Kumar Mallick, Subhendu Kumar Pani,  pages 131 149, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-5495-  7_16

    4.   Tusar Kanti Dash, Solanki, S. S. “Performance Improvement of Multi-Channel Speech Enhancement using Modified Intelligent Kalman Filtering Algorithm” Book Chapter Springer - New Trends in Computational Vision and Bio-inspired Computing, (2020), pp.979-983 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-41862-5_99 (Scopus Indexed)

 
Member of Professional Bodies

Executive member of NEILIT

Institution of Engineers

Indian Society of Technical Education
Current Sponsored Projects

Projects

  1. MODROBS for Modernization of Instrumentation Lab, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, as Co-PI completed in 2006, Amount – 8 Lacs
  2. Observational study of land surface atmosphere interaction in the monsoon through along its active eastern end, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India as Co-PI completed in 2012, Amount - 60 Lacs
  3. Elephant Localization and its drive off methodology, BIT Mesra SMS Project,  As PI, Completed in , Amount – 0.80 Lac
  4. "Pick-to-Light System with Movable Bin Technology"", Department of Science & Technology under DDP program has sanctioned the above-mentioned project at Rs.9,71,840/- (Rupees Nine Lakh Seventy-One Thousand Eight Hundred Forty Only) for two years extendable to three years. Date of sanction – 28.09.2021 as Co-PI into this project. (With collaboration from Ranchi Univ.)
  5. DST FIST Level-C project sanctioned for development of Sensor fabricationlab with amount 178Lacs. I have been coordinator of the project and member  of implementation team. Date of sanction 07.03.2023 for five years.
  6. JCSTI project Design and development of Solar power Intelligent Scarecro for bird and animal removal from crop fields. Date of sanction 18.07.2025 for three years of amount 6.35 L.
Text and Reference Books

1. Musical Instruments Classification

2. Signal Analysis of Hindustani Classical Music

 
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Patent

  1. Switching System Operating Automatically on real-time intensity in all weather conditions. Patent filed by Dr. Rupesh Kumar Sinha, Prof. Sandeep Singh Solanki, Dr. Preeti Lakhani etc., Number and Date – 202211056938, 04.10.2022 Status- Published.
  2. Design of Embedded Radiation Hardened Cache Memory Cell, By Aminul Islm, S.S.Solanki, Maherukh. No. 202141025985, Date – 3.12.2021
Member, Editorial Board

 International Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications (IJESA)