Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco

Professor

About

 

With 22 years of experience as an academician, I am deeply passionate about teaching and learning. Throughout my career, I have dedicated myself to fostering an engaging and dynamic educational environment, continuously striving to inspire and nurture the intellectual growth of my students.


Education Qualifications

Sl.No Qualification Level University Area of Specialization Year of Compeltion Awards
1 PhD Manipal Control Systems 2011
2 M.Tech MAHE Illumination Engineering 2002

 

1.       GE SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE & LEADERSHIP QUALITIES -General Electric (USA)

2.       ALTEC GOLD MEDAL

 

3 B.E Mangalore E&E 2000

Work Experience

22 years of Teaching Experience


Research Areas

  1. Renewable Energy
  2. Illumination Systems
  3. Soft Computing Techniques


Journal Publications

A state-of-the-art artificial intelligent techniques in daylighting controller: models and performance Colaco S.G.;Varghese Varghese C.P.;Sanjeev Kumar T.M.Review Science and Technology for Energy Transition (STET), 78,  2023 DOI:10.2516/stet/2023035  

MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR GLARE PREDICTION IN OFFICES WITH SIMPLE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES,Sanjeev Kumar T.M.;Kurian C.P.;Colaco S.G.;Mathew V.  Journal of Green Building,  17, 022,  79-97,DOI:10.3992/jgb.17.4.79  

 Color characterization of multicolor multichip LED luminaire for indoor,Colaco, A., Colaco, S., Kurian, C., & Kini, S. G,Journal of Building Engineering1819-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2018.02.005

Thermal characterization of multicolor LED luminaire,Colaco, A., Kurian, C., Kini, S. G., Colaco, S., & Johny, C. Microelectronics Reliability, 78, 379-388,  2017  Microelectronics Reliability78379-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microrel.2017.04.026

CIE metrics to discover color rendering of RGB LEDs,Colaco A.;Kurian C.;Kini S.;Colaco S. International Journal of Control Theory and Applications,  9,  2016,  279-287

Integrated design and real-time implementation of an adaptive, predictive light controller,Colaco S.G.;Kurian C.P.;George C.P., George V.I., and Colaco A.M., Article Lighting Research and Technology, Volume 44, Year 2012, Pages 459-476,DOI:10.1177/1477153512445713  

Model based evaluation of exterior daylight illuminance distribution,Colaco S.G.;Kurian C.P.;George V.I.;Colaco A.M.Article Building Simulation, Volume 2, Year 2009, Pages 85-94,DOI:10.1007/S12273-009-9113-4  

Prospective techniques of effective daylight harvesting in commercial buildings by employing window glazing, dynamic shading devices and dimming control—a literature review,Colaco S.G.;Kurian C.P.;George V.I.;Colaco A.M.Review Building Simulation, volume 1, Year 2008, Pages 279-289,DOI:10.1007/s12273-008-8126-8  

Performance evaluation of lamp-luminaire combination - A software approach using MATLAB,Kurian C.;Aithal R.;Colaco S.Article Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Electrical Engineering Division, Volume 85, 004, 8-101

 

 

 


Conference Proceedings

Drowsiness Sensing System for Driver Safety Colin, Pinto A and Colaco, S G and Deepansh, A and Melron, Rodrigues I and Deekshith, V INPROCEEDINGS , Year 2023, Pages 1-3 DOI:10.1109/ACCTHPA57160.2023.10083366  

An adaptive predictive framework to online prediction of interior daylight illuminance,Colaco S.G.;Colaco A.M.;Kurian C.P.;George V.I.Conference Paper Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Advances in Energy Conversion Technologies - Intelligent Energy Management: Technologies and Challenges, ICAECT 2014, Year 2014, Pages 174-180,DOI:10.1109/ICAECT.2014.6757083  

 


Research Grants

1. ADAPTIVE PREDICTIVE INTELLIGENT LIGHTING CONTROLLERS FOR DAYLIGHT ARTIFICIAL LIGHT INTEGRATED SCHEMES Funding Agency : DST -2009 to 2011

 


Awards and Recognitions

2022 -EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH PROJECTS at Ninth International Conference in Transformation In Engineering Education, 7th-9th January 2022

2020 -SPIE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OUTREACH GRANT "IGNITING YOUNG MINDS TOWARDS OPTICS & PHOTONICS" by Society For Optics & Photonics (SPIE),USA

 2011-INVENTION AWARD ( ID:IN-814205) by Intellectual Ventures


Membership in professional Bodies

2021- LIFE MEMBER Indian Society of Lighting Engineers (ISLE)

2006- LIFE MEMBER Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)


Conferences attended

2022 -Doctoral Advisory Committee Member
2021-VTU Board of Examiners Member


Contact Information


Dr Sheryl Grace Colaco

Professor

B.E, M. Tech, Ph.D

sherylc@sjec.ac.in