Kalpana Murugan

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education

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Kalpana Murugan is a researcher whose work spans agricultural automation, assistive robotics, and medical image analysis, with a particular focus on developing technology-driven solutions to real-world healthcare and farming challenges. Among her most recognized contributions is her work on smart automated pesticide spraying robotics, which addresses the disproportionately high pesticide usage in Indian agriculture — nearly 70% compared to a global average of 44% — offering a precision-based alternative that has garnered 18 citations since its 2020 publication. Her research extends into healthcare robotics, notably through the development of the AKM Med Assistive Bot, a medicine distribution robot designed to minimize human contact for COVID-19 patients, reflecting her timely response to pandemic-era healthcare demands. Additionally, Murugan has contributed to medical imaging through her work on retinal blood vessel segmentation for early detection of diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss among diabetic patients. Across these diverse domains, her research consistently prioritizes automation and intelligent systems as tools for improving human welfare, establishing her as a versatile and socially motivated engineer-researcher with growing influence in applied technology fields.