Rehabilitation Bioengineering Group · IIT Madras
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Speaker
Event / Venue
Date
1
AI-Enabled DPI
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote at the International Conference on Advances, Architectures, Algorithms and Applications for AI, VIT, AP
2026
2
From River Valley to Roadside Civilization
V. Balasubramanian
NHAI - National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
2026
3
Systems Approach to Safe Transportation, OEM to last-Mile
V. Balasubramanian
Panel Discussion on Hazmat Safety, CII Round Table Conference
2026
4
Data-Driven System’s Approach to Safety, A Journey from Must to Want
V. Balasubramanian
Safety Week, ONGC
2026
5
AI in Data-Driven Approach to Road Safety
V. Balasubramanian
AI Mobility Summit 2026
2026
6
Human Factors in Road Safety and Tools for Data-Driven Hyperlocal Interventions
V. Balasubramanian
Indian Road Congress
2026
7
Systems Approach to Strengthening of Trauma Care
V. Balasubramanian
Consultation Workshop at Kerala
2026
8
Human Factors in Road Safety, National Crash Intelligence Infrastructure as the Safety Backbone for CAV Deployment
V. Balasubramanian
CAEV Expo
2026
9
Data-Driven Hyperlocal Interventions (DDHI) programme in Chhattisgarh
V. Balasubramanian
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July 2026
10
Smart Roads, Safe Roads – Data-Driven Systems Approach to Safe Roads
V. Balasubramanian
CII
2026
11
Human Factors in Road Safety, National Crash Intelligence Infrastructure as the Safety Backbone for ADAS Deployment
V. Balasubramanian
CARS24
2026
12
AI-Driven Road Safety Governance and Tools
V. Balasubramanian
India AI Impact Summit 2026
2026
13
Design thinking Approach to Safer Roads – eDAR/ iRAD, DDHI and Beyond
V. Balasubramanian
Road Safety Month, Karnataka
2026
14
Human Factors in Road Safety
V. Balasubramanian
84th Indian Roads Congress, Bhubaneswar
2025
15
Viksit Bharat – Cities in 2047, Data-Driven Planning
V. Balasubramanian
Shaastra Future Cities
2025
16
AI & Behavioural Change – Answer for Insatiable Quest?
V. Balasubramanian
Panel at ThinkEdu
2025
17
Man in Management, Factoring Humans in Product & Process Design
V. Balasubramanian
New Product Development at TVS Motors
2025
18
Can AI transform Road Safety? A Data-Driven Approach from RBG Labs
V. Balasubramanian
Tristar Conference
2025
19
Accident Spot Rectification and Proactive Hazard Mitigation
V. Balasubramanian
NHAI
2025
20
Indian Journey to Data-driven Road Safety
V. Balasubramanian
IRCOBI
2025
21
Establishing a National Road Accidents Database, Data to Where???
V. Balasubramanian
SAE
2024
22
"Data-Driven Interventions in Road Safety"
V. Balasubramanian
7th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG-2023)
Dec 17, 2023
23
"Factoring Human in Engineering"
V. Balasubramanian
3rd International Conference on Emerging Electronics & Automation (E2A)
Dec 15–17, 2023
24
Establishing a National Road Accidents Database
V. Balasubramanian
iHub - International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)
Oct 27, 2023
25
"Data-Driven Road Safety"
V. Balasubramanian
National Stakeholder Consultation Meeting, organized by World Health Organization (WHO), New Delhi
April 03, 2023
26
Guest Lecture on Cycling Safety and Road Rules at Chennai Cycle Thiruvizha
V. Balasubramanian
Chennai Cycle Thiruvizha
2023
27
"Integrated Road Accidents Database (iRAD)"
V. Balasubramanian
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
December 07, 2022
28
"Vayu & Prana – Sustaining in a Developing Economy"
V. Balasubramanian
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
December 03, 2022
29
"Integrated Road Accidents Database (iRAD)"
V. Balasubramanian
Best practices in latest technology in policing, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA)
November 30, 2022
30
"Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) in the Indian Context"
V. Balasubramanian
Webinar at the Automotive Solutions Portal for Industry Research & Education (ASPIRE), International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT)
September 07, 2022
31
"Demystifying TN Model – iRAD Background & Implementation"
V. Balasubramanian
Online Course on Traffic Management and Road Safety for Senior Police officers at SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad, India
December 22, 2020
32
"TN Model of Road Safety,"
V. Balasubramanian
2nd National Conference on Traffic Technologies, CAPT BPRD, Bhopal, India
February 23, 2020
33
"Data Driven Initiatives in Road Safety,"
V. Balasubramanian
Conference on Safe Mobility and Regional Connectivity in SASEC, New Delhi, India
January 21, 2020
34
"Roads Safety Initiatives and Interventions — A Systems Approach,"
V. Balasubramanian
International Seminar on Road Safety, AITD and UN ESCAP, Chennai, India
April 25, 2019
35
"Demystifying Design Thinking – Pathway to Practice,"
V. Balasubramanian
Invited Lecture for Senior Executives of Ford India Limited, Chennai, India
November 9, 2019
36
"Digital Initiatives for Manufacturing 4.0 – Long March from Hype to Necessity,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote Lecture at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, Chennai, India
May, 2019
37
"Suzhal Management System (SMS) – A Framework for Lean Implementation,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote address at 29th Annual Convention of GMA, Ghaziabad, India
January 19, 2019
38
"Man in Management – Factoring Humans for Operational Excellence,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote address at Conference on Total Employee for Operational Excellence, CII Mysuru, India
December 18, 2018
39
"Comprehensive Data Driven Road Safety – Framework and Process Plan,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote address at Tamil Nadu Police District Additional Superintendent Conference, Chennai, India
September 28, 2018
40
"Business Excellence in Engineering – Concepts to Practice,"
V. Balasubramanian
Engineers Day address at Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Neyveli, India
September 15, 2018
41
"Road Safety Research at RBG Labs – Past, Present and Future,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote Address in the FICCI Road Safety Conference, Chennai, India
July 31, 2018
42
"Auditing the 4.0 World – Challenges and Opportunities,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote Address in the Goal setting meeting for Internal Auditors of M/s Anand Automotive, Chennai, India
January 17, 2018
43
"Meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Road Safety – The Tamil Nadu Journey,"
V. Balasubramanian
Inaugural Keynote Address at the Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Ergonomics, HWWE 2017, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
December 5, 2017
44
"Integrating Databases & Registry – Past, Present & Future,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote Address at Indo-Australian Workshop for Trauma and Emergency Care, Chennai, India
November 9, 2017
45
"Customer Driven Engineering – Leveraging Human Factors & RIP,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote Address in the Transportation Technical Committee Meeting of Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India
August 13, 2017
46
"Quest for Innovation – Thoughts on Disruption,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote Address in Innovation Day for M/s CapGemini, Chennai, India
April 10, 2017
47
"Process Excellence Using Suzhal Management System (SMS) – Concepts to Practice,"
V. Balasubramanian
National Health Mission, Chennai, India
February 28, 2017
48
"Intelligent Vehicles in Pursuit of Road Safety,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote Address in Faculty Development Program of Institute of Human Resource Development, Govt of Kerala, Trivandrum, India
April 27, 2016
49
"Challenging the Frontiers – Research @ RBG, IIT Madras,"
V. Balasubramanian
TCS Innovation Labs, Kolkata, India
June 2, 2016
50
"Human Factors in Product Development and Off Highway Vehicle Design,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote Address in SAE Regional Meet, M/s TAFE Ltd, Chennai
June 24, 2016
51
"Assistive Devices as Educational tools,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote Address in Workshop on Disability, Centre for Disability Studies, Trivandrum, India
July 8, 2016
52
"Human Factors in Transportation – Getting to Know the Driver While Driving,"
V. Balasubramanian
M/s Rivigo Services Private Ltd, New Delhi
August 9, 2016
53
"Essence of Operational Risk Management and Safety Audit,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote Address in the Training Program on Safety Audit, Regional Labour Institute, Chennai
August 25, 2014
54
"Human System Interfaces – Rehabilitation and Augmentation,"
V. Balasubramanian
Conference on Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies – Inclusive Technologies for an Improved Quality of Life, Organized by CII
August 22, 2014
55
"Translational Research in Biomedical Engineering in RBG, IIT Madras,"
V. Balasubramanian
Ordnance Factory, Medak
June 7, 2014
56
"Biomedical Engineering – Frontiers and Opportunities,"
V. Balasubramanian
National Seminar on Medical Instrumentation – Application and Design, SREC Coimbatore
August 31, 2013
57
"Operational Risk Management using RBG Risk Scale (RBGRS),"
V. Balasubramanian
42nd National Safety Day, L&T Chennai
March 4, 2013
58
"Translational Research in Biomedical Engineering in RBG, IIT Madras,"
V. Balasubramanian
Pan IIT Alumni Meet, Kolkata
December 8, 2012
59
"Understanding Disruptive and Sustaining Innovation,"
V. Balasubramanian
Workshop on Innovation in Manufacturing Excellence, Monash University, Malaysia
November 20, 2012
60
"Manufacturing Excellence – The Indian Way,"
V. Balasubramanian
Workshop on Innovation in Manufacturing Excellence, Monash University, Malaysia
Nov 19, 2012
61
"India: Abundance of opportunities for disruptive innovation in healthcare,"
V. Balasubramanian
Workshop on Disruptive Innovation in Healthcare, IIT Madras
Oct 4, 2012
62
"Challenges for Medical Imaging Technologies in Contemporary India,"
V. Balasubramanian
Workshop on Engineering and Radiology, IIT Madras
August 21, 2012
63
"Back Pain: Pain for Whom?,"
V. Balasubramanian
Harnam Singh CME and BRACE CME 2012, Chennai
July 14, 2012
64
"Occupational Psychology and its Implications,"
V. Balasubramanian
Regional Labor Institute (RLI), Chennai
February 21, 2012
65
"Limiting Occupational Hazards and Enhancing Operational Risk Management using RBGRS,"
V. Balasubramanian
Regional Labor Institute (RLI), Chennai
January 23, 2012
66
"Essence of Disruptive Innovations and New Product Development,"
V. Balasubramanian
Off-Highway Truck Product Group Meeting, Caterpillar India, Thiruvallur
January 6, 2012
67
"Cognitive Evaluation of Driver Performance,"
V. Balasubramanian
Cognitive Neuroscience Workshop, SSN College, Chennai
January 5, 2012
68
"Operational Risk Management using RBG Risk Scale,"
V. Balasubramanian
National Quality Summit, Bangalore
December 2, 2011
69
"Disruptive Innovations in Medical Diagnostics Therapy and Rehabilitation,"
V. Balasubramanian
IITM-DCU Workshop, Chennai
September 22, 2011
70
"Human System Interfaces for Rehabilitation and Augmentation,"
V. Balasubramanian
Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai
July 8, 2011
71
"Innovation and NPD – The Indian Way,"
V. Balasubramanian
NIH-ERC, North Carolina A&T, USA
December 9, 2010
72
"Xenogenic Materials for Corporeal Use – The Promise for Future,"
V. Balasubramanian
International Conference on Recent Advances in Biomaterials (CRAB 2010), Chennai
December 17, 2010
73
"Biomechanics & Leather Industry – Insights and Perspectives,"
V. Balasubramanian
Leather Research Industry Get-together, LERIG, Chennai
January 30, 2010
74
"Multimodal Human System Interface Using Physiological Signals,"
V. Balasubramanian
National Workshop on Scientific computing on Biomedical Engineering, Agra
August 30-31, 2008
75
"Developing a Business Strategy,"
V. Balasubramanian
"Program for Senior Managers on Visionary Leaders for Manufacturing" CII Gurgaon
December 21, 2008
76
"Biomechanics of Total Knee Replacement,"
V. Balasubramanian
Current Trends in Biomaterials, SVCE, Chennai
July 18, 2008
77
"Human Factors in Design,"
V. Balasubramanian
STTP on Engineering Design and New Product Development, IIT Madras
July 2, 2008
78
"Human System Interface – A Rehabilitative Tool,"
V. Balasubramanian
AICTE-ISTE Sponsored Short Term Training Program on Biological System Design and Information Processing, Dindigul
May 5, 2008
79
"Human Factors in Heavy Vehicle Design,"
V. Balasubramanian
Workshop on Future Vehicle Development for Construction Industry, Ashok Leyland, Hosur
April 28-29, 2008
80
"Introduction to Biomechanics,"
V. Balasubramanian
Shaastra, IIT Madras
Oct 5, 2007
81
"Bio-signal Based Human System Interface – A RBG Experience,"
V. Balasubramanian
The Frontiers of Dementia Care & Research [13th Congress of the Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI) & 1st Congress of the Asian Society Against Dementia (ASAD)]
September 28, 2007
82
"Use of Biofeedback to Enhance Simulator Performance and Assist in User Evaluation,"
V. Balasubramanian
Simulator Development Division, Hyderabad
June 30, 2007
83
"Helicopter cockpit ergonomics – Study of LBP and neck pain in Chetak helicopters,"
V. Balasubramanian
RWRTC, HAL Bangalore
February 22, 2007
84
"Bio-signal based HSI for rehabilitation – A RBG Experience,"
V. Balasubramanian
IIT Kanpur
January 30, 2007
85
"Human body modeling – Cervical Spine models,"
V. Balasubramanian
JFWTC, General Electric, Bangalore
December 27, 2006
86
"Occupant ergonomics – Objective evaluation of ride comfort,"
V. Balasubramanian
TVS Motors R&D Hosur
December 26, 2006
87
"Ergonomics, aesthetics and design,"
V. Balasubramanian
D J Academy of Design, Coimbatore
November 11, 2006
88
"Introduction to ergonomics,"
V. Balasubramanian
M/s LMW, Coimbatore
November 10, 2006
89
"Frontiers in biomedical engineering,"
V. Balasubramanian
Armed Forces Medical College SD, Pune
September 23, 2006
90
"A method for objective evaluation of driver performance,"
V. Balasubramanian
Mechanical Transport Training Institute, IAF, Avadi
July 13, 2006
91
"CAE applications in development novel orthopaedic implants,"
V. Balasubramanian
M/s Sushrut-Adler Orthopaedics, Pune
April 28, 2006
92
"Introduction to Cognitive Ergonomics,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote lecture presented at the National Conference on Emerging Trends in Instrumentation and Communication Technologies, Sethu Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar, India
March 17, 2006
93
"Helicopter Ergonomics – Study of LBP and Neck Pain in Chetak Helicopters,"
V. Balasubramanian
HAL Management Academy, Bangalore
February 3, 2006
94
"DSS in Defense: A Model of Armored Combat,"
V. Balasubramanian
Logistics – The Challenges Ahead, Vellore Institute of Technology
January 2006
95
"Understanding Human Brain,"
V. Balasubramanian
Invited lecture presented at Thiagarajar College of engineering, Madurai
September 30, 2005
96
"Human System Interface – Biofeedback in Automation,"
V. Balasubramanian
Keynote lecture presented at the National Conference on Intelligent Computing in Communication and Automation, Arulmigu Kalasalingam CoE, Krishnankoil, India
April 2, 2005
97
"Biomedical Engineering – A Perspective for Career,"
V. Balasubramanian
Invited lecture presented at SHASTRA University, Tanjore, India
September 25, 2004
98
"Advances in Biomedical Engineering,"
V. Balasubramanian
Invited lecture presented at Thiagarajar College of engineering, Madurai
September 13, 2004
99
"Military Ergonomics,"
V. Balasubramanian
Invited lecture at Defense Electronics and Biomedical Engineering Laboratory (DEBEL), Bangalore
April 12, 2004
100
"Biomechanics of Total Knee Replacement,"
V. Balasubramanian
Invited lecture presented at Vellore Institute of Technology
July 25, 2003
101
"Sports Biomechanics,"
V. Balasubramanian
Presented at the Army Sports Institute, Ghorpuri, Pune
July 10, 2003
102
"Experimental Biomechanics,"
V. Balasubramanian
Continuum Mechanics Workshop, IIT Madras Chennai
2002
103
"Total Joint Replacement,"
V. Balasubramanian
AICTE – ISTE Training Program on Recent Advances in Biomedical Engineering – Theory and Practice, pp 64-71
2002