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Dr. Harpreet SinghAI researcher building useful technology.

Assistant Professor · Computer Science & Engineering

My work applies Machine Learning, Deep Learning and IoT to healthcare and agriculture — from AI-enabled medical devices, point-of-care systems and digital health to precision agriculture, wearable technologies and sensors — with a focus on AI-enabled translational healthcare.

Machine LearningDigital HealthAI-enabled Medical DevicesPrecision AgricultureComputer VisionWearables & Sensors
PROFILE / 01
Dr. Harpreet Singh
Dr. Harpreet Singh, PhDResearcher & AI Scientist
AI + DataIntelligent models & analytics
Digital HealthTechnology for healthcare
Research baseThapar InstituteComputer Science & Engineering
Research directionAI · Digital Health · Medical Devices · Precision Agriculture
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  • 19 SCI/SCIE Journals
  • 15+ International Conferences
  • 14 Patents
  • 12 Funded Projects
  • 100+ Mentored Projects
  • 15+ Thesis Supervised (ME/MSc)
  • 20+ Invited Talks
  • 9 FDP / STC
  • 2 Startups
Academic Journey

Education Background

2023 – 2024

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Tel Aviv University, Israel
Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel
2016 – 2020

Ph.D. — Computer Science and Engineering

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India
CGPA 8.33
2012 – 2014

M.Tech. — Computer Science and Engineering

Chandigarh Engineering College, Mohali, Punjab, India
TEQIP Sponsored
74.68%
2007 – 2011

B.Tech. — Computer Science and Engineering

Akal College of Engineering and Technology (ACET), Baru Sahib
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
72.99%
Research Expertise

Research Interests

Applied Machine Learning
Deep Learning
IoT in Healthcare
Agriculture Technologies
AI-enabled Medical Devices
Computer Vision
Bio-AI
Precision Agriculture
Point-of-Care Systems
Digital Health
Biomedical Signal & Image Processing
Wearable Technologies
Sensors
AI-enabled Translational Healthcare
Career

Work Experience

Assistant Professor — CSED

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
26 Dec 2024 – Present

Postdoc Research Scientist

Tel Aviv University, Israel
Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel
01 Jan 2023 – 25 Dec 2024 (2 years)

Assistant Professor — CSED

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
07 Aug 2017 – 31 Dec 2022 (5 years)

Assistant Professor

Chandigarh University, Mohali
22 Jul 2014 – 04 Aug 2017 (3 years)

Teaching Assistantship

Chandigarh Engineering College, Mohali · TEQIP Sponsored
25 Jul 2012 – 28 May 2014 (2 years)
Recognition

Awards & Recognition

PRIDE-INDIA — ₹6.5 Crore ICMR-Funded Consortium Project Approved

Approval of PRIDE-INDIA, an ICMR-funded national consortium project awarded to Proton BioSystems Lab, the interdisciplinary healthcare-innovation, medical-technology and AI laboratory at TIET. The consortium brings TIET together with AIIMS New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh, AIIMS Jodhpur, NIMHANS Bangalore, SGPGIMS Lucknow and NIMS Hyderabad. Investigators: Dr. Apinderpreet Singh, Dr. Harpreet Singh and Dr. Saif Nalband.

AROGAYA CIBioD — Innovation & Enterprise Leadership Award (2021)

Awarded by the Indian Council of Medical Research – Centre for Innovation and Bio-Design (ICMR-CIBioD) on 11 November 2021 for contribution to Affordable Healthcare.

Smart Farming Revolution — Published in Sensors (IF: 3.847)

Portable real-time soil nitrogen and phosphorus monitoring for sustainable agriculture, published after 4 years of research.

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COVID Social Distancing — Neural Computing & Applications (IF: 5.606)

Deep learning-based bird-eye-view social distancing monitoring using surveillance video, published in Springer.

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Aarogya Prahari — Delivered to ICMR-CIBioD-PGIMER

Successfully completed patient tracking and data analysis project for predictive management, funded by ICMR-CIBioD-PGIMER.

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1st Position, Clinical/Engineering Category — Pediatric Epilepsy Research Symposium, PGIMER (2026)

Awarded to the student team under the guidance of Dr. Harpreet Singh at the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Symposium, PGIMER.

SakshAI: AI for Inclusion Hackathon (2026)

Hackathon organised by the TIET-UQ Centre of Excellence in Data Science & AI, with winning teams including Mentor (Plaksha University) and Caffeine++ (TIET).

Funded Research

Sorted by funding amount — highest first

Project
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

AI-enabled DiaSense — Intelligent Diabetes Sensing System

₹2.02 Crore (US$228,000) Dec 2025 · 3 Years Lead PI
Project
ICMR, Delhi — Grant-in-Aid (GIA)

Development of an Intelligent Blood Extraction Device DHR No.: GIA/2019/000595/PRCGIA

₹35.06 Lakhs (≈ US$36,500) Dec 2021 · 3 Years Lead PI
Project
TIET–Tel Aviv University · T2CEFS

Digital Villages: Data-Driven Approach to Precision Agriculture in Small Farms

₹35 Lakhs (≈ US$36,400) Apr 2021 · 2 Years Co-PI
Project
MeitY — TIDE 2.0 (Govt. of India)

Thinkwave Technologies LLP — Smart Agriculture IoT Platform

₹7 Lakhs (≈ US$7,300) Jan 2022 · 1 Year PI
Project
ICMR — Centre for Innovation & Bio-Design (CIBioD)

Aarogya Prahari: Patient Tracking & Data Analysis for Predictive Management

₹5.5 Lakhs (≈ US$5,700) Jun 2020 · 3 Months PI
Project
NVIDIA Corporation Pvt. Ltd.

Drug Synergy for Cancer using Computational Intelligent Techniques

₹5 Lakhs + NVIDIA Quadro P6000 GPU (≈ US$5,200) Nov 2018 · 2 Years PI
Project
MeitY — TIDE 2.0 (Govt. of India)

Startup Seed Funding — NOISY LABS Pvt. Ltd.

₹4 Lakhs (≈ US$4,200) Sep 2020 PI
Project
SERB–DST (Govt. of India)

International Travel Support (ITS) Grant — IEEE GLOBECOM 2019, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA File No.: ITS/2019/005357

₹2.12 Lakhs (≈ US$2,200) Jul 2019 PI · Young Scientist
Project
Punjab State Council for Science & Technology (PSCST)

Thinkwave Technologies LLP — Tech-Innovations for Environment Improvement

₹50,000 (≈ US$520) Jun 2021 PI
Project
CSIR — Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

Travel Grant — IEEE GLOBECOM 2019, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA

₹35,000 (≈ US$360) Jul 2019 PI
Army
Indian Army

Development of Counter Drone System for Army

Completed Defence
Army
Indian Army

Automation of Medium Reset Process of Tank T-90

Completed Defence
Intellectual Property

Patents & Inventions

Granted

Portable Soil Testing Kit for Quantitative Analysis

India
Published

A Method and Apparatus for Primordial Damage Prediction after the Occurrence of an Earthquake

App No.: 201711023660 · India
Published

Real-Time Monitoring & Emergency Notification on Two-Wheeler Accident

App No.: 201711023236 · India
Published

Indoor Air Filtration Device

Patent No.: 465587 · App No.: 202111000131 · India
Granted

Braille Reading Device

App No.: 202011048731 · India
Granted

Portable Hand Acupressure Device

App No.: 202011043141 · India
Granted

Improved Amplifier (Startup Technology)

App No.: 201911054308 · India
Granted

Device for Safety and Security of Personnel

App No.: 201911014002 · India
Granted

IoT-Based Automated Irrigation and Soil Management System

App No.: 201811021657 · India
Published

A Personal Safety Device and Method Thereof

App No.: 201911005811 · India
Granted

Smart Blood Extracting Device

App No.: 201611044212 · India