IIITA-Robotics
Dr. Rahul Kala
Dr. Rahul Kala
(Assistant Prof.)
Qualification :PhD in Cybernetics, 2010-2013)
School of Cybernetics, School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, UK

BTech (IT) + MTech (IT) (5-year Integrated), 2005-2010
ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, India .
Research Interests :Robot Planning, Multi-Robot Coordination, Intelligent Vehicles, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Neural Networks, Evolutionary Algorithms, Hybrid Soft Computing, Classification, Related areas of Robotics, Soft Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition

Message :In the quest to make robots sophisticated enough to do 'anything' in your life, including bullying your worst enemies, I take the role of the mastermind. My responsibility is to make sure that the robots are never short of crazy ideas, are capable of inventing unique plans, have the most unbeaten strategy, operationalize themselves well, and form unthinkable coalitions to get wonders done - for you or against you. And of course if the plan fails, revealing the most foolish display of commonsense-less robots, it's an adorable childish prank - unless it comes to the apocalypse, a valid possibility. I hope you enjoy the fancy ideas of the team, sandwiched in between some sober looking technical garbage, in this site or otherwise omnipresent in the web. And never forget to look out of the window, one of our nasty robots might be coming for you!

Publications :
Authored Books
R. Tiwari, A. Shukla, R. Kala (2013) Intelligent Planning for Mobile Robotics: Algorithmic Approaches, IGI Global Publishers, Hershey, PA.

A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, R. Kala (2010) Real Life Applications of Soft Computing, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, R. Kala (2010) Towards Hybrid and Adaptive Computing: A Perspective, Studies in Computational Intelligence, Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg.

Video Lectures
R. Kala (2010) Video Lecture of Soft Computing (39 Hour Video Lecture Series), Soft Computing and Expert System Laboratory, IIITM Gwalior, India Click here to See

Patents
R. Tiwari, R. Kala, A. Shukla (2011) Classification using Multi-Model Co-Evolutionary Ensembles. [Submitted]

International Journals – SCI
  • R. Kala (2014) Navigating Multiple Mobile Robots without Direct Communication, International Journal of Intelligent Systems [Accepted, In Press].
  • R. Kala, K. Warwick (2014) Dynamic Distributed Lanes: Motion Planning for Multiple Autonomous Vehicles, Applied Intelligence, 2014, DOI: 10.1007/s10489-014-0517-1 [Accepted, In Press].
  • R. Kala, K. Warwick (2014) Heuristic based evolution for the coordination of autonomous vehicles in the absence of speed lanes, Applied Soft Computing, 2013, DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2013.10.026 [Accepted, In Press].
  • R. Kala, K. Warwick (2014) Computing Journey Start Times with Recurrent Traffic Conditions, IET Intelligent Transport Systems [Accepted, In Press]
  • R. Kala (2014) Coordination in Navigation of Multiple Mobile Robots, Cybernetics and Systems, 45(1): 1-24.
  • R. Kala, K. Warwick (2013) Planning Autonomous Vehicles in the Absence of Speed Lanes using an Elastic Strip, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 14(4): 1743-1752
  • R. Kala, K. Warwick (2013) Multi-Level Planning for Semi-Autonomous Vehicles in Traffic Scenarios based on Separation Maximization, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 72(3-4): 559-590.
  • R. Kala (2013) Rapidly-exploring Random Graphs: Motion Planning of Multiple Mobile Robots, Advanced Robotics, 27(14): 1113-1122.
  • R. Kala, K. Warwick (2013) Motion Planning of Autonomous Vehicles in a Non-Autonomous Vehicle Environment without Speed Lanes, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 26(5-6): 1588–1601.
  • R. Kala (2013) Multi-Robot Motion Planning using Hybrid MNHS and Genetic Algorithms, Applied Artificial Intelligence, 27(3): 170-198.
  • R. Kala (2012) Multi-Robot Path Planning using Co-Evolutionary Genetic Programming, Expert Systems With Applications, 39(3): 3817-3831.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2011) Robotic path planning in static environment using hierarchical multi-neuron heuristic search and probability based fitness, Neurocomputing, 74(14-15): 2314-2335.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2011) Robotic Path Planning using Evolutionary Momentum based Exploration, Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, 23(4): 469-495.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Dynamic Environment Robot Path Planning using Hierarchical Evolutionary Algorithms, Cybernetics and Systems, 41(6): 435-454.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Fusion of probabilistic A* algorithm and fuzzy inference system for robotic path planning, Artificial Intelligence Review, 33(4): 275-306.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2009) Self-Adaptive Parallel Processing Neural Networks with irregular Nodal Processing Powers using Hierarchical Partitioning, Neural Network World, 19(6): 657-680.

International Journals - others
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2012) Robot Path Planning using Dynamic Programming with Accelerating Nodes, Paladyn Journal of Behavioural Robotics, 3(1): 23-34.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2012) Robotic Path Planning using Hybrid Genetic Algorithm Particle Swarm Optimization, International Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 4(2-4): 89 – 105.
  • R. R. Janghel, R. Tiwari, R. Kala, A. Shukla (2012) Breast Cancer Data Prediction by Dimensionality Reduction Using PCA and Adaptive Neuro Evolution, International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change, 3(1): 1-9.
  • R. Kala, K. Warwick (2011) Multi-Vehicle Planning using RRT-Connect, Paladyn Journal of Behavioural Robotics, 2(3): 134-144.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2011), Modular Symbiotic Adaptive Neural Evolution for High Dimensional Classificatory Problems, Intelligent Decision Technologies, 5(4): 309-319.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2011) A Novel Approach to Classificatory problem using Neuro-Fuzzy Architecture, International Journal of Systems, Control and Communications, 3(3): 259-269.
  • R. Kala, R. Tiwari, A. Shukla (2011) Breast Cancer Diagnosis using Optimized Attribute Division in Modular Neural Networks, Journal of Information Technology Research, 4(1): 34-47.
  • R. Kala, R. R. Janghel, R. Tiwari, A. Shukla (2011) Diagnosis of Breast Cancer by Modular Evolutionary Neural Networks, International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 7(2): 194 – 211.
  • A. Tripathi, P. Gupta, A. Trivedi, R. Kala (2011) Wireless Sensor Node Placement using Hybrid Genetic Programming and Genetic Algorithms, International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, 7(2): 63-83.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Evolving Robotic Path with Genetically Optimized Fuzzy Planner. International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics, 1(4): 415-429.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Clustering Based Hierarchical Genetic Algorithm for Complex Fitness Landscapes, International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications, 9(2): 185-205.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Hierarchical Evolutionary Strategy for Complex Fitness Landscapes, Journal of Information Science and Technology, 7(2): 36-57.
  • R. Kala, H. Vazirani, N. Khawalkar, M. Bhattacharya (2010) Evolutionary Radial Basis Function Network for Classificatory Problems, International Journal of Computer Science Applications, 7(4): 34-49.
  • R. Kala, H. Vazirani, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Medical Diagnosis using Incremental Evolution of Neural Network, Journal of Hybrid Computing Research, 3(1): 9-17.
  • R. Kala, H. Vazirani, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Evolution of Modular Neural Network in Medical Diagnosis, International Journal of Applied Artificial Intelligence in Engineering System, 2(1): 49 -58.

International Journals – open access/otherwise paid
  • C. J. Shackleton, R. Kala, K. Warwick (2013) Sensor-Based Trajectory Generation for Advanced Driver Assistance System, Robotics, 2(1): 19-35.
  • R. Kala, H. Vazirani, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Offline Handwriting Recognition using Genetic Algorithm, International Journal of Computer Science Issues, 7(2): 16-25.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari Ritu (2010), A Novel Approach to Classificatory Problem using Grammatical Evolution based Hybrid Algorithm, International Journal of Computer Applications, 1(28): 61-68.
  • A. Tarsauliya, S. Kant, R. Kala, R. Tiwari, A. Shukla (2010) Analysis of Artificial Neural Network for Financial Time Series Forecasting, International Journal of Computer Applications, 9(5): 16–22.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) A Novel Approach to Clustering using Genetic Algorithm, International Journal of Engineering Research and Industrial Applications, 3(1): 81-88.
  • H. Vazirani, R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Use of Modular Neural Network for Heart Disease, International Journal of Computer and Communication Technology, 1(2-4): 88-93.
  • A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, R. Kala (2009) Mobile Robot Navigation Control in Moving Obstacle Environment using Genetic Algorithms and Artificial Neural Networks, International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Research, 1(1): 1-12.
  • A. Shukla, R. Kala (2008) Multi Neuron Heuristic Search, International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, 8(6): 344-350.
  • A. Shukla, R. Kala (2008), Predictive Sort, International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, 8(6): 314-320.

International Conferences
  • R. Kala, K. Warwick (2012) Planning autonomous vehicles in the absence of speed lanes using lateral potentials, Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, Alcalá de Henares, Spain, pp. 597-602.
  • R. Kala, K. Warwick (2011) Planning of Multiple Autonomous Vehicles using RRT, Proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Conference on Cybernetic Intelligent Systems, Docklands, London, pp. 20-25.
  • A. Tarsauliya, R. Kala, R. Tiwari, A. Shukla (2011) Financial Time Series Forecast Using Neural Network Ensembles, Proceedings of the International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Chongqing, China, pp. 480- 488.
  • A. Tarsauliya, R. Kala, R. Tiwari, A. Shukla (2011) Financial Time Series Volatility Forecast Using Evolutionary Hybrid Artificial Neural Network, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Network Security & Applications, Chennai, India, pp. 463-471.
  • R. R. Janghel, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, R. Kala (2010) Intelligent Decision Support System for Breast Cancer, Proceedings of the International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Beijing, China, pp. 351-358.
  • R. Kala, H. Vazirani, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Fusion of Speech and Face by Enhanced Modular Neural Network, Proceedings of the Springer International Conference on Information Systems, Technology and Management, Bankok, Thailand, pp. 363-372.
  • Y. K. Meena, K. V. Arya, R. Kala (2010) Classification using Redundant Mapping in Modular Neural Networks, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing, Fukuoka, Japan, pp. 554 – 559.
  • R. R. Janghel, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, R. Kala (2010) Breast Cancer Diagnostic System using Symbiotic Adaptive Neuro-evolution (SANE). Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference of Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition, Cercy Pontoise/Paris, France, pp. 326-329.
  • R. R. Janghel, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, R. Kala (2010) Breast Cancer Diagnosis using Artificial Neural Network Models. Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Information Sciences and Interaction Sciences, Chengdu, China, pp. 89-94.
  • H. Vazirani, R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Diagnosis of Breast Cancer by Modular Neural Network. Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology, Chengdu, China, pp. 115-119.
  • A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, A. Ranjan, R. Kala (2009) Multi Lingual Character Recognition using Hierarchical Rule Based Classification and Artificial Neural Network, Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Neural Networks, Springer Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Wukan, China, pp. 821–830.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2009) Fusion of Evolutionary Algorithms and Multi-Neuron Heuristic Search for Robotic Path Planning, Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE World Congress on Nature & Biologically Inspired Computing, Coimbatote, India, pp. 684 – 689.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2009) Comparative analysis of intelligent hybrid systems for detection of PIMA Indian diabetes, Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE World Congress on Nature & Biologically Inspired Computing, Coimbatote, India, pp. 947 – 952.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2009), Robotic Path Planning using Multi Neuron Heuristic Search, Proceedings of the ACM 2nd International Conference on Interaction Sciences: Information Technology, Culture and Human, Seoul, Korea, pp. 1318-1323.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2009) Optimized Graph Search using Multi Level Graph Clustering, Proceedings of the Springer International Conference on Contemporary Computing, Noida, India, pp. 103-114.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2009) Fuzzy Neuro Systems for Machine Learning for Large Data Sets, Proceedings of the IEEE International Advanced Computing Conference, Patiala, India, pp. 541-545.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2009) Fast Learning Neural Network using modified Corners Algorithm, Proceedings of the IEEE Global Congress on Intelligent System, Xiamen, China, pp. 367-373.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, S. Roongta, R. R. Janghel (2009) Mobile Robot Navigation Control in Moving Obstacle Environment using Genetic Algorithm, Artificial Neural Networks and A* Algorithm, Proceedings of the IEEE World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering, Los Angeles/Anaheim, USA, pp. 705-713.
  • R. Kumar, R. Ranjan, S. K. Singh, R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2009) Multilingual Speaker Recognition Using Neural Network, Proceedings of the Frontiers of Research on Speech and Music, Gwalior, India, pp. 1-8.
  • A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, R. Kala (2008), Mobile Robot Navigation Control in Moving Obstacle Environment using A* Algorithm, Proceedings of the International conference on Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering, ASME Publications, St. Louis, Missouri, pp. 113-120.

Book Chapters
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2013) Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Optimized Attribute Division in Modular Neural Networks, In: Interdisciplinary Advances in Information Technology Research, IGI Global, Chapter 3, Hershey, PA, pp. 34-47.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2011), Handling Large Medical Data Sets for Disease Detection, In: Biomedical Engineering and Information Systems: Technologies, Tools and Applications, IGI Global, Chapter 8, Hershey, PA, pp. 162-176.
  • R. Kala, A. Shukla, R. Tiwari (2010) Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Medical Diagnosis, In: Intelligent Medical technologies and Biomedical Engineering: Tools and Applications, IGI Global, Chapter 9, Hershey, PA, pp. 187-202.

Nationals
  • A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, H. K. Meena, R. Kala (2009) Speaker Identification using Wavelet Analysis and Modular Neural Networks, Journal of Acoustic Society of India, 36(1), 14-19.
  • A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, H. K. Meena, R. Kala (2009) Speaker Identification using Wavelet Analysis and Artificial Neural Networks, Journal of Acoustic Society of India, 36(1), 20-25.
  • A. Shukla, R. Tiwari, H. K. Meena, R. Kala (2009) Speaker Identification using Wavelet Analysis and Modular Neural Networks, Proceedings of the National Symposium on Acoustics, Vishakhapatnam, India, pp. 125-130.
Contact :rkala@iiita.ac.in
rkala001@gmail.com

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