• I am currently holding Assistant Professor position in the Department of Ocean Engineering at IIT Madras. My research interest lies in the field of flow assurance, particularly in the domain of preventing wax deposition and hydrate formation during the transportation of oil and gas, chemical EOR and drilling fluid development.

• Flow Assurance of oil and gas
• Gas hydrates
• Enhanced Oil Recovery

• Jan 2025 - Current: Assistant Professor, Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
• Mar 2024 - Dec 2024: Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering, MIT World Peace University, Pune, India
• Feb 2023 - Feb 2024: Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Presidency University, Bengaluru, India
• May 2016 - June 2017: Lecturer, School of Petroleum Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, India

Ph.D.

• Gujjaru Venkata Veera Harshith [June 2025 - Ongoing, Area: Mitigating gas hydrate formation in gas transportation pipelines using chemical method]

1. Sharma, R., Pattnaik, A., Kar, P.R., Singh, P.P., Tiwari, A., and Deka, B. "Experimental Investigation of Wax Deposition in Model Oils Under the Influence of New Eco-Friendly Wax Inhibitors." Paper presented at the ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 2023.
2. Juyal, A., Bhaduriya, D., Sharma, R., Deka, B., “Recovery of heavy crude oil with electrical enhanced oil recovery using lignin nanoparticles: A review”, Materials Today: Proceedings. 2023.
3. Sharma, R., Deka, B., Muhammed, S., Maganti, S.D. (2023). Reducing Carbon Emissions Through CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage: A Review. In: Sahu, A.K., Meikap, B.C., Kudapa, V.K. (eds) Energy Storage and Conservation. MESC 2022. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Singapore.
4. Deka, B., Sharma, R., Mahto, V., Polara, S., “Quantum Dots: Low-Dosage Hydrate Inhibitors for Deep Water Flow Assurance” Offshore Technology Conference – 2020 held virtually in May 2020.
5. Kathpal, G., Nyang, M., Sharma, R. Deka, B., “Influence of flow regimes on wax and asphaltene deposition in pipelines”, ICESAM-2022 (International Conference on Energy Sustainability and Advanced Materials-2022), 21-23 November, 2022, UPES Dehradun.
6. Deka, B., Sharma, R., Mahto, V., Barifcani, A., Vuthaluru, H., “Maleic anhydride based polymeric additives for the control of flow assurance problem of gas hydrate formation”, 1st Annual WASM: MECE HDR Conference: Transforming the Future, July 22, 2022, Curtin University, Perth Campus, Australia, DOI: https://doi.org/10.25917/qe6h-8j30
7. Badi, D., Al Helal, A., Deka, B., Lagat, C., Phan, C., Barifcani, A., “Effect of Reboiler Operation on thermally degraded MEG Thermodynamic Inhibition”, 1st Annual WASM: MECE HDR Conference: Transforming the Future, July 22, 2022, Curtin University, Perth Campus, Australia, DOI: https://doi.org/10.25917/qe6h-8j30
8. Deka, B., Sharma, R., Mahto, V., Barifcani, A., Vuthaluru, H., “Synergistic Handling of Flow Assurance Problems in Offshore Crude Oil Transportation Pipelines” Sixth International Conference on Fossil & Renewable Energy (Virtual), February 15 – 17, 2022.
9. Mandal, A., Sharma, R., Deka, B., Mahto, V.,”Study the effect of naturally derived productson asphaltene solublisation in petroleum reservoir rock”, 2nd Indian Oil & Gas Chemistry, Chemicals and Additives Conference, Ahmedabad, 16-17 September, 2019.
10. Mahto, V., Deka, B., Tripathi, B.K., Misra, A.K., Lall, M.V., Dixit, G., Deepak, M., “Role of low dosage hydrate inhibitors for the control of hydrate formation in oil and gas field operations: an overview”, 2nd Indian Oil & Gas Chemistry, Chemicals and Additives Conference, Ahmedabad, 16-17 September, 2019.
11. Sharma R., Deka B., Mahto V. Flow improvement of waxy crude oil using nanocomposite / nanohybrid pour point depressants: a review. Oilfield Chemical and Treatment Conference & Exhibition, Mumbai, India, 18-19 July 2019.
12. Deka, B., Mahto, V., “Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of Maleic Anhydride Based Co-Polymers as Flow Improver for Indian Waxy Crude Oils”, 13th International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Petrotech – 2019, held at Delhi, NCR during 10 – 12 Feb 2019.
13. Deka, B., Mahto, V., “ Development and application of a synthesized polymeric additive for improving flowability of crude oil through pipeline”, XVII International Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology, held at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad during 10th – 12th Oct 2018.
14. Kumar, S., Deka, B., Mahto, V., “Application of a novel surfactant and ultrasonic waves for emulsification of an Indian heavy crude oil in water for pipeline transportation”, XVII International Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology, held at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad during 10th – 12th Oct 2018.
15. Sharma, R., Mahto, V., Deka, B.,“ Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of a nanocomposite based novel pour point depressant for improving the flow properties of waxy crude oil”, XVII International Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology (MPT – 2018), held at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad during 10th – 12th Oct 2018.
16. Saurav, S., Kyatham, A., Sarma, C., Deka, B., Negi, G., “Smart Water for Carbonate Reservoir : A Promising Approach to IOR”, International Conference on Advances in Petroleum, Chemical and Energy Challenges, RGIPT, Rae Bareli, 24th – 25th March, 2017.
17. Deka, B., Mahto, V., Sharma R., “Study of Effect of Pour Point Depressant on Waxy Crude Oil for Improving Flow Ability”, International Conference on Challenges and Prospects of Petroleum Production and Processing Industries, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, 12th – 14th January, 2017.
18. Sharma, R., Deka, B., Mahto, V., “Formation of Crude Oil-in-Water Emulsion To Improve the Flow Ability of Heavy and Waxy Indian Crude”, International Conference on Challenges and Prospects of of Petroleum Production and Processing Industries, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, 12th – 14th January, 2017.
19. Deka, B., Sharma, R., “Climate Change : Awareness of Young Generation and Role of Youth to Mitigate It.”, National Seminar on Youth Ready for Climate Change Transformation, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, 28th – 29th July, 2015.
20. Sukesh, C.M., Deka, B. "Nano Particle Based Polymer Flooding for Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Review". Nanotechnology for Energy and Water . ICNEW 2017. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer.

1. Vikas Mahto, Barasha Deka, Subhash Polara. Development of aloe vera quantum dots as low dosage hydrate inhibitor for petroleum industries, Patent No. 559789, Granted on 10th February 2025, Intellectual Property India.
2. Rohit Sharma, Barasha Deka, Vikas Mahto. An additive for depressing the pour point of crude oils, Patent No. 490131, Granted on 27th December 2023, Intellectual Property India.
3. Tinku Saikia, Barasha Deka, Vikas Mahto. Soya lecithin quantum dots as anti-agglomerants and methodology of preparing the same, Patent No. 354715, Granted on 29th December 2020, Intellectual Property India.
4. Rohit Sharma, Barasha Deka, Vikas Mahto. An additive for improving the flow properties of crude oils and a process for the preparation thereof, Indian Patent (Application No. 202231073800) Published on 23rd December 2022.