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264 || AWSAR Awarded Popular Science Stories - 2019
Adoption of Artificial Intelligence for Electric Vehicle Integration in Smart Cities
Ms. Krishna Kumari*
Email: krishna.mannadiyar@gmail.com
Who doesn’t dream of owning a car someday? I was fascinated with cars since my childhood days. My favourite thing during my free hours after lunch while working at a research lab in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, was to identify thecar models passing by on the highway. My dream is to test drive a Tesla S Class one day and Elon Musk happens to my role model. So, with the advent of electric cars entering theautomobile industry the transport sector is on the verge of going through a stupendous transformation. It is expected that year 2020 will be the year for breakthrough for Electric Vehicle Research. Internet of Vehicles (IoV) and electric vehicle is going to be the next cutting edge research, which will change the way we see transportation sector.
Also, the greatest advantage of going electric is less carbon footprint, which fascinates me the most. The fuel cost per mile for an electric vehicle is one-third of that of a gasoline vehicle. Although one drawback is the initial cost will be a bit more than the traditional vehicle. But with the Indian government providing lots of incentives and schemes, this drawback could also be overcome.
Thus after completing my tenure as project scientist at one of India’s premier labs (Institute for Plasma Research) and availing a Government of India DST Scholarship. I decided to pursue my research in the area of electric vehicle, I zeroed in on a research topic for my thesis. After going through journal papers, research articles, technical magazines, books and many discussions with my guide,
* Ms. Krishna Kumari, PhD Scholar from Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham, Coimbatore, is pursuing her research on “Reinforcement Learning Based Algorithm Development for Electric Vehicle Charging”. Her popular science story entitled “Adoption of Artificial Intelligence for Electric Vehicle Integration in Smart Cities.” has been selected for AWSAR Award.