Mr. Harish S.S. Velingkar
Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics & Computer Engineering, Agnel Institute of Engineering & Management, Goa, India
Department of Electronics & Computer Engineering, Agnel Institute of Engineering & Management, Goa, India
Affiliation
Areas of Expertise
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Engineering & Technology
Biomedical Engineering
Major Publications
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JOURNALS
• H. Velingkar, V. Sawant, Y. Narvekar, S. Lobo, S. Shetye, and A. Patil, “Ultra-Wideband Radar-Enabled Smart Anti-Collision and Safety Monitoring System for Stacker-Reclaimer Machines with SCADA and PLC Integration,” International Journal of Automation and Control, accepted for publication, 2026.(ESCI, Scopus Q2)
• H. Velingkar, R. R. Kulkarni, and P. P. Patavardhan, “Electrode-Level EEG Assessment of Sequential Taste and Packaging Exposure in Processed Foods: An Exploratory Study,” International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Education, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 403–420, 2026. doi: 10.55151/ijeee.v8i3.557.(Scopus Q2)
• H. S. S. Velingkar, R. R. Kulkarni, P. Patavardhan, and A. H. Nalband, “A Review of Brain Signal Analysis in Food Perception Studies,” IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 3967–3980, Aug. 2026. doi: 10.11591/ijai.v15.i4.pp3967-3980.(Scopus Q2)
• S. M. Gandhi, S. Sugumaran, N. A. Balaji, G. Murali, A. K. Mule, H. Velingkar, A. S. Kurhade, and M. Ingale, “Artificial Intelligence in Predictive Toxicology: Modelling Xenobiotic Interactions and Human Risk Assessment,” Applied Chemical Engineering, vol. 8, no. 4, Art. no. ACE-5826, 2025. doi: 10.59429/ace.v8i4.5826.(Scopus Q3)
• H. S. S. Velingkar, R. R. Kulkarni, and P. P. Patavardhan, “Neuroscience Empowering Society: BCI Insights and Application,” Engineering Proceedings, vol. 62, no. 1, p. 15, 2024. doi: 10.3390/engproc2024062015.(Scopus Q3)
BOOK CHAPTERS
• H. Velingkar, R. R. Kulkarni, P. P. Patavardhan, S. P. Kane, and S. Vijayakumar, “Advanced ML, DL, and Optimization Techniques for EEG Signal Analysis,” in Landscape of Signaling Pathway and Genetic Markers in Cardio-Brain Oncology, Studies in Rhythm Engineering, Springer, Singapore, 2026. doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-7012-6_6.
• H. Velingkar, R. R. Kulkarni, and P. P. Patavardhan, “Smart Computing in Brain-Computer Interface and Neuroscientific Research: Opportunities, Methods, and Challenges,” in Intelligent Computing Techniques in Biomedical Imaging, Academic Press, 2025, pp. 239–249. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-15999-2.00005-0.
ACCEPTED / FORTHCOMING RESEARCH
• H. Velingkar (Corresponding Author), P. Bhat, N. Gaonkar, A. Kerkar, A. Anvekar, and P. Sangodkar, “Design and Performance Evaluation of a Smart Thermoelectric Cooling Helmet for Industrial Workers,” accepted for presentation at ICCIS 2026, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, India, Sept. 26–27, 2026; accepted paper to be published in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS).
SELECTED CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS
• H. Velingkar, R. R. Kulkarni, and P. P. Patavardhan, “Understanding Consumer Attention: An EEG Study on Visual Appeal and Taste of Food,” Proceedings of the 12th Annual National Conference of Cognitive Science, University of Allahabad, Dec. 12–14, 2025.
• H. Velingkar, R. R. Kulkarni, and P. P. Patavardhan, “How the Brain Blends Taste and Vision: A Neurophysiological Perspective,” DBT-sponsored International Conference on Sustainable AI Innovations in Biotechnology and Healthcare, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Mar. 20–21, 2025.
• S. Shetye, V. Malik, S. Kunde, M. Revankar, H. Velingkar, and N. Gaonkar, “Design & Implementation of an IoT Based Vehicle Load Monitoring System Using LoRaWAN,” ICATIA-24, Protean Tech Services, Pune, May 18–19, 2024.
• H. Velingkar, “IoT Based Pisciculture Monitoring Systems,” IEEE-sponsored 8th International Conference on Reliability, Infocom Technologies and Optimization (ICRITO), Amity University, Noida, June 5, 2020.
Awards
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• DST research funding of ₹1,04,000 for EEG electrodes and BCI research.
• Among the top 150 faculty in India to complete the ISTE–BNY Mellon AI/ML Skill Development Training Program.
• Guided a Pisciculture Monitoring System using IoT project selected among the top 8 teams nationally under the Farm & Flock category of the AICTE Chattra Vishwakarma Awards (2020).
• Guided an ML-based object identification and quality testing project awarded 2nd place in an all-Goa project competition organized by Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (2018).
