Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan , Ph.D.,

 

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1.

Name and full correspondence address

Dr. Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan

Chief Scientist

Chemical Engineering and Process Development

CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

2.

Email(s) and contact number(s)

m.karthikeyan@ncl.res.in, karthincl@gmail.com

Lab no.+91-(0)20-25902483

3.

Institution

CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory

4.

Date of Birth

7th December 1968

5.

Gender (M/F/T)

M

Academic Qualification:

Sl.No

Degree

Year

Subject

University/Institute

1

B.Sc

1989

B.Sc Chemistry, (First Class)

Tagore Arts College

Pondicherry University

2

M.Sc

1991

MSc Chemistry

CPGS  Pondicherry University

3

Ph.D

1998

Organic Chemistry

Pune University (NCL Pune)

4

BOYSCAST Fellow (DST)

2003-4

Chemoinformatics

University of Northcarolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

5

DBT Overseas Associate

2007-8

Chemoinformatics

University of Northcarolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

 

Ph.D thesis title, Guide’s Name, Institute/Organization/University, Year of Award Title: Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET) promoted carboannulation Strategy: Arene Radical Cation in carbon-carbon bond formation reaction.". Guide Name: Dr Ganesh Pandey, Institute: CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory , Pune (Degree awarded by Pune University in 2008).


 

Work experience (in chronological order).

Sl.No

Positions held

Name of the Institute

From

 

To

1

Scientist B

DRDO-ARDE Pune

18-Mar-1998

12-Mar-2000

2

Scientist C (Scientist)

 

CSIR-NCL, Pune

13-Apr-2000

12-Mar-2005

3

Scientist E1 (Senior Scientist)

CSIR-NCL, Pune

13-Apr-2005

12-Mar-2010

4

Scientist E2 (Pr. Scientist)

 

CSIR-NCL, Pune

13-Apr-2010

12-Mar-2016

5

Scientist F (Sr Pr Scientist)

 

CSIR-NCL, Pune

13-Apr-2016

12-Mar-2021

6

Scientist G /

Chief Scientist

CSIR-NCL, Pune

13th April 2021

Till date

Areas of research:

His Research Experience includes Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Multi-step organic synthesis, Carboannulation, Spiro cyclization, chemoinformatics, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, robotics, Internet of chemical things etc.

 

Awards:

He is a recipient of several recognitions starting with Commendation Certificate by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), New Delhi, 26 Jan 1999 and DST BOYSCAST Award (2003-04) for post-doctoral research in University of Northcarolina, Chapel hill in the area of ML, QSAR for anticancer drug design. He is also the recipient of DBT Overseas Associate Award (2007-08) to perform research in UNC-CH, USA. He is the winner of Innocentive global award for the year 2017 and WAZOKU global award for the year 2023 for solving problems related to multidimensional data analysis.

 

Others:

He has published over 30 publications in international Journals of repute and has 12 patents to his credit.  Over 15 M.Sc / BTech students have finished their dissertation works, 2 students have been awarded Ph.D and presently 1 student are working for his Ph.D programme. Has 613  citations with 13 as h-index and 19 as i10 index (from google scholar).

 

Research publications (Google Scholar)

1] S Kothari, S Sharma, S Shejwal, A Kazi, M D'Silva, M Karthikeyan An explainable AI-assisted web application in cancer drug value prediction 2024 MethodsX, 102696

2] N Shaikh, RK Linthoi, KV Swamy, M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Comprehensive molecular docking and dynamic simulations for drug repurposing of clinical drugs against multiple cancer kinase targets 2023 Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 41 (16), 7735-7743

3] N Shaikh, S Bapat, M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Machine Learning Approaches for Identification of Potential Biomarkers from Cancer Omics Data 2023 Web Scraping for Ovarian Cancer Detection: Utilizing Open-Source Whisper AI for Identifying Relevant Terminology and Improving Early Diagnosis

4] V Khedkar, P Bagane, S Kothari, A Gupta, U Singh, S Gupta, T Agrawal,M Karthikeyan, Cancer XAI: A Responsible Model for Explaining Cancer Drug Prediction Models 2023 International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering …

5] S Kothari, RR Patil, S Sharma, A, M Karthikeyan,Kazi, M D'Silva, S Shejwal, ... Fine-tuning ASR Model Performance on Indian Regional Accents for Accurate Chemical Term Prediction in Audio 2023 International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering …

6] S Kothari, S Chiwhane,M Karthikeyan, R Satya, MA Ansari, S Mehta, P Naranatt, ... Method for harvesting 3D chemical structures from file formats 2023 International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering …

7] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas BESFA: bioinformatics based evolutionary, structural & functional analysis of Prostate, Placenta, Ovary, Testis, and Embryo (POTE) paralogs 2022 US Patent 11,456,061

8] S Qazi, BP Jit, A Das, M Karthikeyan, A Saxena, MD Ray, AR Singh, ... A Review on Computational Analysis of Big Data in Breast Cancer for Predicting Potential Biomarkers 2022 Heliyon 8 (9)

9] N Shaikh, S Bapat, M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Generalized NRTL model for predicting vapor-liquid equilibrium data from activity coefficient of binary component systems: using molecular descriptors 2022 Current topics in medicinal chemistry 22 (21), 1793-1810

10] A Behhara, DSR Badrinarayanan, I Rahman, M Karthikeyan Bibliometric analysis of named entity recognition for chemoinformatics and biomedical information extraction of ovarian cancer 2022 ACMS 2022, April 14-16, 2022, IIChE, Kolkata

11] V Khedkar, C Fernandes, D Desai, M Karthikeyan,R Mansi, G Chavan, SK Tidke, ... Design of novel drug-like molecules using informatics rich secondary metabolites analysis of Indian medicinal and aromatic plants 2021 Lincoln: Library Philosophy and Practice, University of Nebraska, 1-10

12] D Karade, D Vijayasarathi, N Kadoo, R Vyas, PK Ingle, M Karthikeyan Remote monitoring and controlling physical parameters of a material under transportation 2020 Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 23 (10), 1113-1131

13] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Leukemia Cancer Detection Using Image Analytics:(Comparative Study) 2020 US Patent 10,628,720

14] A Belhekar, K Gagare, R Bedse, Y Bhelkar, K Rajeswari, M Karthikeyan Assessing therapeutic potential of molecules: molecular property diagnostic suite for tuberculosis  2019 2019 5th International Conference On Computing, Communication, Control And …

15] AS Gaur, A Bhardwaj, A Sharma, L John, MR Vivek, N Tripathi, M Karthikeyan,... Pharmacophore and docking based virtual screening of validated Mycobacterium tuberculosis targets 2017 Journal of Chemical Sciences 129, 515-531

16] R Vyas, M Karthikeyan, G Nainaru, M Muthukrishnan Role of chemical reactivity and transition state modeling for virtual screening 2015 Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 18 (7), 624-637

17] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas, S S Tambe, D Radhamohan, B D Kulkarni A study of applications of machine learning based classification methods for virtual screening of lead molecules 2015 Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 18 (7), 638-657

18] R Vyas, S Bapat, E Jain, S S Tambe, M Karthikeyan, B D Kulkarni Protein Ligand Complex Guided Approach for Virtual Screening 2015 Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 18 (7), 658-672

19] M Karthikeyan, D Pandit, R Vyas Editorial (Thematic Issue: Design and Development of New Chemoinformatics Tools for Virtual Screening) 2015 Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 18 (6), 577-590

20] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Design and development of ChemInfoCloud: an integrated cloud enabled platform for virtual screening 2015 Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 18 (6), 526-527

21] M Karthikeyan, D Pandit, A Bhavasar, R Vyas Prediction of Bioactive Compounds Using Computed NMR Chemical Shifts 2015 Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 18 (6), 604-619

22] M Karthikeyan, P Ramanpillai Rajamohanan, R Vyas ChemScreener: A distributed computing tool for scaffold based virtual screening 2015 Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 18 (6), 562-576

23] M Karthikeyan, D Pandit, R Vyas MegaMiner: a tool for lead identification through text mining using chemoinformatics tools and cloud computing environment 2015 Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening 18 (6), 544-561

24] M Karthikeyan, Y Pandit, D Pandit, R Vyas Role of open source tools and resources in virtual screening for drug discovery 2015 Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 18 (6), 591-603

25] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Special Issue on Chemoinformatics (12 Articles) 2015 Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening 18 (6), 528-543

26] M Mujahid, P Yogeeswari, D Sriram, UMV Basavanag, E Díaz-Cervantes, M Karthikeyan, Spirochromone-chalcone conjugates as antitubercular agents: synthesis, bio evaluation and molecular modeling studies 2015 RSC advances 5 (129), 106448-106460

27] M Karthikeyan SIMULATED CARBON AND PROTON NMR CHEMICAL SHIFTS BASED BINARY FINGERPRINTS FOR VIRTUAL SCREENING 2014 WO Patent WO 2014/207670 A1 (http://tinyurl.com/lgpayvu)

28] M Karthikeyan, S Gajalakshmi, SA Abbasi Effect of storage on the properties of vermicompost generated from paper waste: with focus on pre-drying and extent of sealing 2014 International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering 5, 291-301

29] R Vyas, P Goel, M Karthikeyan, SS Tambe, BD Kulkarni Pharmacokinetic modeling of Caco-2 cell permeability using genetic programming (GP) method 2014 Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 11 (9), 1112-1118

30] M Karthikeyan chemical structure recognition tool 2014 US Patent US 2014/0301608 A1 (http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com …

31] M Karthikeyan ChemInfoCloud: Opensource based Cloud compatible chemical textmining tools for harvesting largescale medical literature 2014 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 248

32] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Machine Learning Methods in Chemoinformatics for Drug Discovery 2014 Practical Chemoinformatics 1, 133-194

33] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Chemoinformatics Approach for the Design and Screening of Focused Virtual Libraries 2014 Practical Chemoinformatics 1, 93-131

34] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Text-based chemical information locator from the internet using commercial barcodes 2014 Practical Chemoinformatics, 1-92

35] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Practical chemoinformatics (A Text Book) 2014 Springer

36] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Active Site-Directed Pose Prediction Programs for Efficient Filtering of Molecules 2014 Practical Chemoinformatics, 271-316

37] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Chemical text mining for lead discovery 2014 Practical chemoinformatics, 415-449

38] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Cloud computing infrastructure development for chemoinformatics 2014 Practical Chemoinformatics, 501-528

39] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Representation, Fingerprinting, and Modelling of Chemical Reactions 2014 Practical Chemoinformatics, 317-374

40] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Predictive Methods for Organic Spectral Data Simulation 2014 Practical Chemoinformatics, 375-414

41] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Docking and Pharmacophore Modelling for Virtual Screening 2014 Practical Chemoinformatics, 195-269

42] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Integration of automated workflow in chemoinformatics for drug discovery 2014 Practical Chemoinformatics, 451-499

43] E Jain, M Karthikeyan, Y Pandit, D Pandit, G Nainaru, S Nalwade, R Vyas ChemTextMiner: An open source tool kit for mining medical literature abstracts 2012 Nature Precedings, 1-1

46] M Karthikeyan, R Vyas Chemical Structure Representations and Applications in Computational Toxicity 2012 Computational Toxicology: Volume I, 167-192

47] M Karthikeyan, Y Pandit, D Pandit, G Nainaru, S Nalwade, R Vyas, E Jain ChemTextMiner: An open source tool kit for mining medical literature abstracts 2011 Nature Publishing Group

48] M Karthikeyan Computer Vision based chemical information extraction from digital images and streaming videos 2011 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 242

49] M Karthikeyan, S Krishnan, AK Pandey, A Bender, A Tropsha Distributed chemical computing using ChemStar: an open source java remote method invocation architecture applied to large scale molecular data from PubChem 2008 Journal of chemical information and modeling 48 (4), 691-703

50] M Karthikeyan, S Krishnan, AK Pandey, A Bender Harvesting chemical information from the Internet using a distributed approach: ChemXtreme 2006 Journal of chemical information and modeling 46 (2), 452-461

51] M Karthikeyan Encoding and decoding of graphical chemical structure as commercial barcodes 2005 GAP; 224026

52] M Karthikeyan, A Bender Encoding and decoding graphical chemical structures as two-dimensional (PDF417) barcodes 2005 Journal of chemical information and modeling 45 (3), 572-580

53] M Karthikeyan, RC Glen, A Bender General melting point prediction based on a diverse compound data set and artificial neural networks 2005 Journal of chemical information and modeling 45 (3), 581-590

54] M Karthikeyan, S Krishnan Encoding and Decoding of chemical structures as Commercial Barcodes 2005 Accepted for publication

55] M Karthikeyan PharmTree 2.1 2003 Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences 43 (6), 2194-2195

56] M Karthikeyan YChemoinformatics tools for combinatorial chemistry 2003 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 225, U558-U558

57] M Karthikeyan, D Uzagare, S Krishnan Compressed chemical markup language (CCML) for compact storage and inventory applications 2003 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 225, U554-U554

58] M Karthikeyan, S Krishnan, C Steinbeck Text-based chemical information locator from the internet using commercial barcodes 2002 Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 223, 72-CINF

59] M Karthikeyan, D Uzagare, S Krishnan, M Yang, G Marchionini Searching Video Segments through Transcript, Metadata, and SVG Objects 2002 Digital Libraries: People, Knowledge, and Technology: 5th International …

60] M Karthikeyan, S Krishnan Chemoinformatics: a tool for modern drug discovery 2002 International journal of information technology and management 1 (1), 69-82

61] A Vishal, M Karthikeyan, EPZ-10 catalyzed regioselective transformation of alkenes into β-iodo ethers, iodohydrins and 2-iodomethyl-2, 3-dihydrobenzofurans 2002 Green Chemistry 4 (4), 325-327

62] G Pandey, M Karthikeyan, A Murugan New intramolecular α-arylation strategy of ketones by the reaction of silyl enol ethers to photosensitized electron transfer generated arene radical cations: construction of … 1998 The Journal of Organic Chemistry 63 (9), 2867-2872

63] M Karthikeyan Photoinduced electron transfer (PET) promoted carboannulation strategy: arene radical cation in carbon-carbon bond formation reaction 1998 CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

64] G Pandey, A Krishna, K Girija, M Karthikeyan Intramolecular nucleophilic addition of silylenol ether to photosensitized electron transfer (PET) generated arene radical cations: a novel non-reagent based carboannulation … 1993 Tetrahedron letters 34 (41), 6631-6634

List of selected US Patents Granted

1.       WO/2013/030850 M Karthikeyan, CHEMICAL STRUCTURE RECOGNITION TOOL WO - 07.03.2013, Int.Class , G06F 19/00, Appl.No PCT/IN2012/000567

2.       20160140326 M Karthikeyan, SIMULATED CARBON AND PROTON NMR CHEMICAL SHIFTS BASED BINARY FINGERPRINTS FOR VIRTUAL SCREENING

3.       20210210173 M Karthikeyan, METHOD FOR HARVESTING 3D CHEMICAL STRUCTURES FROM FILE FORMATS US - 08.07.2021 Int.Class G16C 20/80 Appl.No 16072097

4.       201611011757 M Karthikeyan, REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF A MATERIAL UNDER TRANSPORTATION IN - 02.02.2018 Int.Class G06Q 10/08 Appl.No 201611011757

5.       12. 3527/DEL/2015 M Karthikeyan, AN AUTOMATED REMOTE COMPUTING METHOD AND SYSTEM BY EMAIL PLATFORM FOR MOLECULAR ANALYSIS IN - 05.05.2017 Int.Class G06F 19/20 Appl.No 3527/DEL/2015

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Text Book: Practical M Karthikeyan, Chemoinformatics Springer 2014 (ISBN: 978-81-322-1779-4)

http://www.springer.com/chemistry/book/978-81-322-1779-4

 

1.       Open-Source Tools, Techniques, and Data in Chemoinformatics

Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan, Renu Vyas

Pages 1-92

2.       Chemoinformatics Approach for the Design and Screening of Focused Virtual Libraries

Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan, Renu Vyas

Pages 93-131

3.       Machine Learning Methods in Chemoinformatics for Drug Discovery

Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan, Renu Vyas

Pages 133-194

4.       Docking and Pharmacophore Modelling for Virtual Screening

Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan, Renu Vyas

Pages 195-269

5.       Active Site-Directed Pose Prediction Programs for Efficient Filtering of Molecules

Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan, Renu Vyas

Pages 271-316

6.       Representation, Fingerprinting, and Modelling of Chemical Reactions

Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan, Renu Vyas

Pages 317-374

7.       Predictive Methods for Organic Spectral Data Simulation

Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan, Renu Vyas

Pages 375-414

8.       Chemical Text Mining for Lead Discovery

Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan, Renu Vyas

Pages 415-449

9.       Integration of Automated Workflow in Chemoinformatics for Drug Discovery

Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan, Renu Vyas

Pages 451-499

10.   Cloud Computing Infrastructure Development for Chemoinformatics

Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan, Renu Vyas

Pages 501-528

M Karthikeyan's Current Areas of research: Artificial Intelligence: Pioneering Solutions Across Key Global Sectors

In the rapidly evolving landscape of the 21st century, Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands out as a beacon of innovation, heralding unprecedented advances across an array of industries. By harnessing the potential of machine learning and deep learning, AI delves deep into vast datasets, extracting insights and catalyzing transformative solutions. Let's delve into the manifold advantages of AI in reshaping crucial sectors:

1. Health: Personalized and Proactive Care

Predictive Analysis: AI, through deep learning algorithms, can predict disease outbreaks, patient admissions, and other crucial metrics, enabling healthcare systems to be better prepared.

Precision Medicine: Machine learning models can analyze genetic information to create personalized treatment plans, catering specifically to an individual's genetic makeup.

Automated Diagnosis: With the ability to scan and interpret medical imagery, AI can assist in the early detection of ailments, from tumors to retinal diseases.

2. Agriculture: A Revolution in Farming

Crop Optimization: AI algorithms analyze weather patterns, soil quality, and crop health to provide farmers with real-time advice on crop management.

Pest Prediction: By assessing environmental conditions, AI can predict pest attacks, aiding in timely interventions.

Harvesting Robotics: Automated systems powered by AI can handle tasks from sowing seeds to harvesting crops, optimizing yield and reducing waste.

3. Finance: Streamlined Operations and Enhanced Security

Fraud Detection: Machine learning models can identify and alert about anomalous transaction activities in real-time, vastly reducing financial fraud.

Robo-Advisors: By analyzing market data, AI-powered robo-advisors offer investment recommendations tailored to individual preferences and risk tolerances.

Credit Scoring: AI provides more comprehensive and nuanced credit scoring by analyzing non-traditional data sources, ensuring more accurate risk assessment.

4. Materials: Accelerated Discovery and Design

Material Prediction: AI can predict the properties of new materials before they are ever synthesized in the lab.

Optimization: Advanced models can tweak the properties of materials, aiding in the design of products from more durable tires to efficient batteries.

Recycling Innovations: AI can identify and sort recyclable materials more efficiently, promoting a sustainable production ecosystem.

5. Sustainability: A Blueprint for a Greener Future

Resource Management: AI offers optimal utilization strategies for scarce resources, from water in drought-prone areas to optimizing electricity in urban grids.

Waste Reduction: Machine learning algorithms can predict and manage waste production and disposal in urban areas.

Biodiversity Conservation: AI can monitor and predict threats to ecosystems, aiding in conservation efforts.

6. Energy: Smart Grids and Sustainable Solutions

Demand Forecasting: AI algorithms predict energy demands, allowing for efficient allocation and reduced wastage.

Renewable Energy Optimization: From optimizing the angle of solar panels throughout the day to predicting wind patterns for turbines, AI ensures maximal renewable energy harnessing.

Maintenance Predictions: Predictive analysis identifies potential breakdowns in energy systems, ensuring timely maintenance and reducing downtimes.

7. Environment: Monitoring, Management, and Mitigation

Climate Modeling: Deep learning models provide more accurate predictions of climate change, informing global strategies.

Pollution Control: AI systems monitor pollution in real-time, guiding interventions and policy-making.

Conservation Initiatives: Machine learning models track endangered species and deforestation, providing data to drive conservation initiatives.

Other research projects with investigators (M Karthikeyan:):

 

S.No

Name of the project (Project Investigator)

 

Name of funding agency

Date of commencement

Date of completion

1

Barcoding Chemical Structure

DSIR New Delhi

2002

2004

2

MolTable Portal

DSIR New Delhi

2006

2008

3

Chemoinformatics Cloud Platform for design of new materials 

DST New Delhi

2009

2013

4

GENESIS (Chemoinformatics, Drug Discovery)

CSIR New Delhi

2012

2017

5

INSPIRE (Chemoinformatics, Reaction Modeling)

CSIR New Delhi

2012

2017

6

Chemoinformatics portal for HEM (PI)

DRDO

2016

2019

7

CSIR Computer Cure Cancer AI (PI)

CSIR New Delhi

2018

2020

8

CSIR SAGITA for Precision Agriculture (PI)

CSIR New Delhi

2019

2020