S Murali
Also known as: Murali
Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Research areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Food Science · Food Drying and Modeling · Microencapsulation and Drying Processes · Meat and Animal Product Quality
0000-0001-6614-2202
About
Dr. Murali S. is a Senior Scientist in the Engineering Section of ICAR–Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT), Kochi, India. He holds a B.Tech. in Agricultural Engineering from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, and completed his Master’s and Ph.D. at ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi.
His research focuses on fisheries and post-harvest engineering, with particular emphasis on sustainable and energy-efficient processing technologies, solar drying systems, fish processing machinery, smart sensing, and AI- and computer vision-based food quality assessment. His work aims to develop practical engineering solutions for reducing post-harvest losses and improving the efficiency, sustainability, and technological capabilities of fisheries and seafood processing.
He is a NAAS Associate (2026) and a recipient of the KSCSTE Young Scientist Award (2023) and the AFST(I) Young Scientist Award (2022). His innovation portfolio includes 4 granted patents, 4 copyrights, and 10+ design registrations covering prototype machinery, equipment, and specialized processing technologies developed for fisheries and food applications.
Employment
- 2016 - Present
Education
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Indian Agricultural Research Institute M.Sc & Ph.D2009 - 2016
- 2005 - 2009
Projects & Funding
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Green, Clean and Affordable Energy for Fishermen Community: Development of a Multipurpose Solar Thermal Conversion System with Gasifier/Biomass Heater Backup Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India2019 - 2022
Publications (53)
- Advances in hybrid solar–infrared drying for food processing: Comparative design, energy performance, and quality evaluation Save
- Correction: Optimizing rice husk liquid smoke for safe and sustainable seer fish preservation Save
- Optimizing rice husk liquid smoke for safe and sustainable seer fish preservation Save
- Engineering perspectives in equipment design and facility layout for enhanced food safety and shelf-life extension Save
- Integration of a Solar Air Heating System in a Continuous Infrared Dryer for Energy‐Efficient Drying Save
- Plant-based dairy alternatives as functional foods Save
- Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics as functional foods Save
- Effect of Blanching Conditions on the Quality of Infrared-Dried Squid Rings: Sensory-Based Optimization and Semi-Empirical Drying Modeling Save
- Antioxidant- and omega-3 fatty acid-rich functional foods Save
- Development and performance evaluation of a graphene-paraffin nanocomposite based thermal energy storage integrated solar dryer for shrimp drying Save
- Performance evaluation of a hybrid solar dryer for shrimp and mackerel Save
- Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) freshness evaluation using image processing and convolutional neural networks approach Save
- Design and development of biomass-fueled convective dryer for marine products: energy, exergy, environmental, and economic (4E) analysis Save
- Performance evaluation of photovoltaic thermal hybrid system using copper oxide nanofluids Save
- Hot‐Air‐Assisted Infrared Drying for Marinated Anchovy: Effects of Spice Blends on Drying Characteristics and Quality Save
- Experimental Evaluation of Hot Air-Assisted Continuous Microwave Drying of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) Save
- Experimental evaluation of biomass gasifier integrated solar hybrid dryer using shrimps: gasifier performance, modeling of drying behavior, and quality analysis Save
- Solar dryer with double pass flat plate solar collector and carbon nanodots-coated absorber surface Save
- Comparison of clam drying in solar, solar-hybrid, and infrared dryer: Drying characteristics, quality aspects, and techno-economic analysis Save
- Study on various hot-gas defrosting configurations for CO2-NH3 cascade deep freezer Save