Lab Members
Lab Members
Principle Investigator
Dr. Ashwini Kumar Arya is an Associate Professor at the School of Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He holds a Ph.D., M.Tech., and B.E., all in Electronics and Communication Engineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, the College of Technology, Pantnagar, and Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College, Pauri Garhwal, respectively. He has held academic and research positions at Kyung Hee University, South Korea; G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), India; the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea; and Graphic Era University, Dehradun, India. His research interests include advanced antenna design, microstrip antennas, compact and broadband antenna systems, implantable antennas, wireless power transfer, metamaterials, and RF and microwave engineering. His work focuses on developing innovative antenna and electromagnetic technologies for next-generation wireless communications, wearable electronics, and biomedical applications. He is always open to research collaborations, student mentorship, and industry–academia partnerships in the broad domain of RF and communication engineering.
Ph.D Students
Devesh Pratap Singh (IEEE Student Member) received the dual degree (B.Tech.–M.Tech.) from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India, in 2024 and is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering at JNU. His research interests include biomedical implantable and wearable antennas, antenna miniaturization and optimization, Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs), electromagnetic safety, and Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for healthcare and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) applications.
Premlata Nishad (IEEE Student Member) received the dual degree (B.Tech – M.Tech) from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India, in 2023 and is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering at JNU. Her research interests include wearable antennas, antenna miniaturization and optimization, Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs), Artificial Magnetic Conductor(AMC), electromagnetic safety, and Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for healthcare and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
PG Students (Dual Degree -Final year)
Prince Kumar is currently pursuing the integrated B.Tech.–M.Tech. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. His research interests include biomedical implantable antennas, RF/microwave sensing of biological tissue, antenna miniaturization, autonomous drone navigation, applying sensing and control to unmanned aerial systems, and Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) analysis for healthcare and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) applications.
Tarique Ahmad is pursuing the dual-degree (B.Tech.–M.Tech.) program in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the School of Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. His research interests include millimeter-wave antennas for 5G wireless communication, wearable antennas, artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) structures, antenna design and optimization, coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed monopole antennas, and electromagnetic simulation using CST Microwave Studio. His research focuses on gain enhancement, antenna miniaturization, and reducing electromagnetic interaction with the human body for wearable wireless communication applications.
Prayag Raj Singh currently pursuing an integrated dual degree (B.Tech.–M.Tech.) in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India, with an expected completion in 2027. His research interests include biomedical implantable antennas, smart stent antennas for intravascular monitoring, restenosis detection, and wireless healthcare and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) applications.
Manendra Singh is currently in the final year of the dual degree (B.Tech.–M.Tech.) program in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. His research interests include implantable antennas for wireless cardiac pacemakers, miniaturized biomedical antennas, 5G and millimeter-wave antenna design, planar Nolen matrix beamforming networks, and 5G NR V2X communication with cooperative sensing for hidden node mitigation.
Abhishek Yadav is pursuing the integrated B.Tech.+M.Tech. program in Electronics and Communication Engineering at the School of Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. His research interests include metasurfaces, electromagnetic wave absorption, electromagnetic interference reduction, and radar cross-section reduction. His research focuses on the design and optimization of a compact Ultra Wideband(UWB) metasurface absorber with an emphasis on achieving high absorption, minimizing electromagnetic wave reflection, and enhancing performance for electromagnetic shielding, stealth technology, and advanced communication and radar applications.
Gajendra Kumar Mina is currently in the final year of the integrated dual-degree (B.Tech.–M.Tech.) program in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. His research interests include biomedical telemetry antennas, wearable and implantable antenna systems, 5G and millimeter-wave antenna design, artificial magnetic conductor (AMC)-based antenna structures, coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed antennas, and Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) for healthcare monitoring applications.
Sourav Kumar is currently in the final year of the dual degree (B.Tech.–M.Tech.) program in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. His research interests include microstrip patch antenna design for 5G and millimeter-wave applications, antenna-based and metamaterial-inspired sensing, split-ring resonator (SRR) sensors, dielectric characterization and substance detection, antenna as a sensor, and wearable sensors for non-invasive healthcare monitoring.
PG Students (M.Tech)
Anu Bharti received the Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), New Delhi, and is currently pursuing the M.Tech degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. His research interests include metamaterial-based antennas, frequency-reconfigurable antenna design, split-ring resonators (SRRs), complementary split-ring resonators (CSRRs), antenna design and optimization, and 5G/6G wireless communication applications.
Current B.Tech project groups: 2023 Batch
Group 1: Dheeraj Thalisetti, Ashish Negi, Pranay
B.Tech Project Topic: Investigation on Frequency Tunable patch antennas
Group 2: Sameer, Kartik Deep Gautam,Tavish Badhu
B.Tech Project Topic: Design study of smart glass temple antenna for wireless communications.
Group 3: Harshit Kumar, Aniket Yadav, Rohit Kumar
B.Tech Project Topic: microstrip patch antenna for wireless communication
Group 4: Shashi Prakash, Aniket Shrotriya, Kartikeya Ram
B.Tech Project Topic: Data-Driven Intelligent Inverse Synthesis of Patch Antennas for Automated RF Design
Past Students:
2021 Batch (5 Year Program): M.Tech desertation
Supesh Nair:- Design Study on Tranaparent Antennas for V2X Communications
Aman Katewa:- Design Study of Antennas for Underwater Communication
Rahi Patel:- Design and analysis of patch antenna for tumor detection
Avinash Kumar: - Machine Learning for Antennas Optimisation
2020 Batch (5 Year Program): M.Tech desertation
Akash Kashyap:- Design Study of PIFA Antenna for midband 5G Applications
Aman Mohammad:- Design Study of Compact Microstrip Antenna for Smartwatch Applications
2019 Batch (5 Year Program): M.Tech desertation
Devesh Pratap Singh:- Study and Design of Miniaturised Implantable MIMO Antenna for Bio-Medical Applications
Kartik:-Wearable Antenna Design for wireless Signal Detection Application
Nitesh Meena:- Design and Development of Dipole Antenna for Wi-fi Applications.
Kamal Yadav:-Design Study of Microstrip Patch Antenna as a Sensor
UG (B.Tech) Project Completed:
Group members (2022 batch)- Mollolu Jyony, Mahendra Dhaka, Meghawat Ganesh Naik
Topic: Comparison of Loop and Dipole antenna for wireless communications.
2: Group members (2022 batch)- Prayag Raj Singh,Tarique Ahmad, Anshul Garg, and Priyanshu Gupta.
Topic: vivaldi antenna design for vtv communications.
3. Group members (2022 batch)- Ankit Dhakar and A.K.Arya
Topic: Design Study of FSS for wireless communications
2021 Batch
1. Group members (2021 batch)- Aman Katewa, Dhruv Tiwari, Supesh Nair
Topic: Compact and Flexible n78-Band 5G Antenna Design for IoT Smartwatch Applications
2.Group members (2021 batch)- Abhishek, Gaurav, Omhare
Topic:Design of a Dual band Planar Invereted F-Antenna for Mibile Applications.
3. Group Members (2021 batch)- Harshverdhan Yadav, Chandrashekhar, Patel Rahi Sudhir Kumar, Ayush Mania
Topic- Bluetooth Antenna design for earbuds.
2020 Batch
Ankit Kumar- Unit cell analysis of a wideband cross polarization Converting Metasurface,
Divyansh pandey: A Metamaterial Absorber with a Novel and Compact Unit Cell Design.