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Designations
Postdoc Research Associate, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, USA - May 2023–To date
System Engineer, General Electric, Renewable Energy, Noida, India - December 2022 - April 2023
Sr. Project Associate, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India - October 2022 - December 2022
Guest PhD, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark, August 2022 - September 2022
Sr. Project Associate, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India - January 2015 - December 2015
Lecturer, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur (India) - August 2014 to January 2015
Professional and Technical Experience
Section Student Representative (SSR), IEEE UP Section, India (2022)
Convener- StB/StBC/StBAG Operations and Coordination Sub-Committee, IEEE UP Section (2021).
Member, Award and Recognition committee, IEEE UP Section (2021).
Member, Conference Finance Sub-Committee, IEEE UP Section (2021).
Chairperson, IEEE PES Student branch chapter, IIT Kanpur (January 2020 - February 2021).
Section Student Representative (SSR) of IEEE UP Section (January 2016 – February 2021).
Executive committee member, IEEE PES/IAS Joint Chapter, UP Section (2020).
IEEE PES Day Ambassador (Section), 2020.
Coordinator IEEE UP SSAC workshop (organized on 8-11th, January 2021, Virtual mode).
Chairperson, UP PES IAS Congress 2019 (organized on 21st September 2019, at IIT Kanpur)
Vice-Chair, Typhoon HIL Workshop 2019 (organized on 22nd September 2019, at IIT Kanpur)
Volunteer, IEEE PES/IAS Joint Chapter, UP Section (January 2018- December 2019)
Vice-Chair, IEEE PES Student branch chapter, IIT Kanpur (October 2018 to December 2019)
IEEE PES Day Ambassador (Section), 2019.
Session Chair - Rajkiya Engineering College - Conference 2019 (REC-CON19), REC Ambedkar Nagar, (U.P.), India, November 28-29, 2019
Volunteer, International Conference on Computing, Communication and Network Technologies 2019 (ICCCNT-19).
Executive Committee Member of IEEE PES Student branch chapter, IIT Kanpur (2017-18).
Organizing Committee member of PERA18 (Power Engineering Research and Application 2018, A workshop on real time digital simulation for power engineering applications, November 16-18, 2018).
Reviewer for IEEE NPSC, IEEE UPCON, IEEE PECON, ICAEDC, Springer.
Invited Lectures / Talks
Post-doc opportunities in international universities, by IEEE SB MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, India, August 8, 2023. (online)
Fundamentals of Modular Multilevel Converters for Future Grid and EV Operations, at International FDP Cum Short Term Course on Current Advancements in Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technology: Opportunities and Challenges, by Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus in technical Collaboration with IEEE PELS, UP Chapter, July 11, 2023.
Modular Multilevel Converter: Operation and Control, IEEE talk, Babu Banarasi Das Institute of Technology and Management, Lucknow, November 7, 2022.
About IEEE, IEEE Day, IEEE UP, and Membership Benefits, IEEE Day Student Branch Volunteer Meet, by IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section and IEEE SB MNNIT Prayagraj, at MNNIT Prayagraj, India, October 1, 2022
Power Trading, during AICTE Internship for Jammu \& Kashmir Students, IIT Kanpur, July - September, 2022, on July 9, 2022.
Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) for New Age HVDC, An Introduction to Smart Cities Concept, Department of Electrical Engineering, YCCE, Nagpur, Maharashtra, on April 9, 2022.
Role of IEEE membership in professional growth of engineering graduate, Webinar by IEEE GBPIET, Pauri-Garhwal, India, April 6, 2022
Get most out of your IEEE Membership, Online webinar at JSSATE Noida Uttar Pradesh (India), on March 6, 2022 (virtual).
Power Trading, during AICTE Internship for Jammu & Kashmir Students, IIT Kanpur, January 15- March 30, 2022, on February 23, 2022.
Moderator of the panel discussion titled, “The Art of professional Volunteering: IEEE Way,” IEEE Day Celebration, IEEE IIT Kanpur Student Branch, October 7, 2021.
How can IEEE help in your professional growth, IEEE Day Celebration (Hybrid), by IEEE MNNIT Student Branch, Prayagraj, (U.P.), India, October 5, 2021.
Efficient Operation of IEEE Student Branch, IEEE Day Celebration (Hybrid), by IEEE SRMGPC Student Branch, Lucknow, (U.P.), India, October 1-6, 2021.
A brief introduction of the IEEE and IEEE UP Section, PERA21 (Virtual), by IEEE PES SBC IIT Kanpur and IEEE PES UP Section Chapter September, 24-28, 2021.
Get most out of your IEEE membership, Virtual Inaugural Ceremony of IEEE Student Branch at BBDNIIT, Lucknow, (U.P) India, June 27, 2021. (joined as Guest of honor)
Get most out of your IEEE membership, inaugural ceremony IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, and IEEE Signal Processing Society Student chapter at JSS ATEN, Noida, (U.P) India, June 19, 2021. (joined as Guest of honor)
Introduction to Mathematica – Praket Talk Series, IEEE PES SBC IIT Kanpur, December 30, 2020.
Dimensions of Energy Efficiency, Energy Conservation Day by The Institution of Engineers, India, (Virtual), December 15, 2020
SB and SBC Functioning, IEEE BBDITM Virtual Boot-Camp (under IEEE R-10 SAC MDTL 2020), at BBD ITM Lucknow, (U.P.), India, September 10, 2020.
Introduction to Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) - Rajkiya Engineering College - Conference 2019 (REC-CON19), REC Ambedkar Nagar, (U.P.), India, November 28-29, 2019.
vTool and OU Analytics (Tools for IEEE OU Functioning) - IEEE UP Branch Counsellor and Student Chair Leadership Workshop, TMU Moradabad, (U.P.), India, November 23, 2019.
SB and SBC Functioning - UP PES IAS Congress 2019, IIT Kanpur, (U.P.), India, September 21, 2019
Membership
IEEE: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE Societies: PES (Power and Energy Society), IAS (Industrial Application Society), WiE (Women in Engineering Affinity Group), and YP (Young professional Affinity Group)
SESI: Solar Energy Society of India
CIGRE India - The International Council on Large Electric Systems
Conferences/ Congress/ Workshops Attended
ISQIHE-2020, 2020-PESGSC, NPEC-2019, EMSCC-2019, POCO-2019, UPCON-2018, SYWL-2018, UPCON-2017, NWPE-2015, ICSGT-2015, PIICON-2014, Course on Solar Energy by MNRE 2013, Plant maintenance at HAL 2010, Ethical Hacking 2010, Ethical Hacking and Information Security 2010, Summer training on C & C++ 2009, Summer training on Embedded System 2009, Embedded system workshop 2009, Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp 2007.
Conferences/ Congress/ Workshops Organized
Technical hands-on workshop series (Workshop coordinator) - IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section Student Activity Committee workshop, 21-29th, July 2021 (virtual)
IEEE UP SSAC Workshop (Workshop coordinator) - IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section Student Activity Committee workshop, 8-11th, January 2021 (virtual)
Typhoon HIL Workshop 2019 (vice-chair) - Real-time simulator, Typhoon HIL Workshop, IIT Kanpur, (U.P.), India, September 22, 2019
UP PES IAS Congress 2019 (Chairperson) - 1st Uttar Pradesh Power and Energy Society and Industrial Application Society Congress, UP PES IAS Congress 2019, IIT Kanpur, (U.P.), India, September 21, 2019
ICCCNT-19 (volunteer) - International Conference on Computing, Communication and Network Technologies 2019 (ICCCNT-19), IIT Kanpur (U.P.), India, July 6-8, 2019
ANSYS Maxwell Toll and WAVECT Controller – 2019 (Member, organizing team) - ANSYS Maxwell Toll and WAVECT Controller, jointly organized by Entuple Technologies. Bengaluru and IEEE PES Student Branch Chapter, IIT Kanpur, India, February 2nd, 2019 .
PERA18 (Member, organizing team) - Power Engineering Research Application 2018, a workshop on real time digital simulation for power engineering applications, November 16-18, 2018 .
Spandan10 (Event Coordinator)- Spandan10, Technical festival of Dr. K.N. Modi Foundation, Modinagar (U.P.), India, March 17-20, 2010.
Initiatives
PERA
Power Engineering Research and Application is a national workshop for the power engineering domain. It is a flagship event of the IEEE PES/IAS Joint Chapter, UP Section, and IEEE PES SBC IIT Kanpur. With the theme “Real-time digital simulations,” its first version was organized in 2018. The event was attended by nearly 100 participants. It was supported by PES, IAS, and industry sponsors. The event was the first student-led national workshop by the chapter. I was a member of the core organizing committee of PERA 18. The next version is due in 2020.
PERA21 Link: Link: https://site.ieee.org/sb-iitk-pes/pera/
UP PES IAS Congress
It is a student-led flagship event of the IEEE PES/IAS Joint Chapter, UP section, focused on providing a common platform to PES and IAS members of the section. The first version of the congress was organized in association with IEEE PES SBC IIT Kanpur. I was the chairperson of the event. UPPESIAS 2019, organized on September 21, 2019, was supported by IEEE YP, IEEE UP Section, and industry sponsors. The event was a great success and laid the foundation for many activities of the chapter.
PRAKET Talk Series
As a vice-chair of the IEEE PES student chapter at IIT Kanpur, I initiated the PRAKET talk series. Motivated by the idea that “Knowledge increases by sharing but not by saving,” IEEE PES SBC IIT Kanpur has initiated a lecture series named “Praket: The Knowledge Window.” Praket (प्रकेत) is a Sanskrit word which means knowledge or intelligence. Praket is a volunteer-driven initiative to create a platform where students can enhance their knowledge and skills by sharing them with fellow campus students. According to the needs and interests of students, the lecture series is divided into three categories—technical basics, technical experts, and non-technical. In Praket, any postgraduate student can volunteer as a speaker and share his understanding of the topic of his/her own choice.
IEEE UP SSAC Workshop
The IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section Student Activity Committee (IEEE UP SSAC) workshop is an initiative of the section’s student activity committee. It aims to create a learning platform for the student members of the section. The first version of the series was organized from January 8 to January 11, 2021, and supported the IEEE UP Section financially. At this event, four student branches collaborated and organized a total of 12 seminars, including technical and non-technical topics. More than 350 participants had registered for this virtual event. I contributed to the initiative as the workshop coordinator.
IEEE UP Graduate Talk Series
The IEEE UP Graduate Talk Series is an initiative of the IEEE UP Section to enhance the membership experience of IEEE members. It presents a unique opportunity for the PhD students in the section to share their knowledge and ideas with the engineering and research community. To the audience, it offers a glimpse of the ongoing research in different domains. While it provides an opportunity for the speaker to fine-tune their soft skills to the audience, it also helps in understanding the vast scope of the field as well as guidance for their career planning. It presents a fantastic networking opportunity for both, and it will strengthen the research community. I had proposed this event, and with the due approval of the section authorities, we launched it in October 2021.
IEEE Student member social network
After joining the IEEE UP Section Executive Committee as an SSR, I focused on connecting with student members of the section. For the same, I utilized several social media platforms and enotice. As a result of the efforts, today, the section has active social media student groups (and pages) on WhatsApp, Facebook, LinkedIn, Telegram, etc. I have been successful in connecting (and bringing) more than 500 student members (from different student branches of the section) to these platforms. Through these platforms, the student community shares information and opportunities related to IEEE activities. This has also contributed to an increased number of activities and their reporting throughout the section.
Technical Hands-on Workshop Series
The technical hands-on workshop series is an initiative of the IEEE UP Section to apprise the students of the latest technological advancements. Such know-how always helps the engineering students to choose the technology of their choice and prepares them for professional challenges ahead. With this motive, a two-day workshop series with hands-on was launched. In the first phase of the series in June-July 2021, a total of 5 workshops have been organized. The experts from both industry and academia participated in the event and shared their experience and know-how with the IEEE members. The experts conducted 4 hours of the exhaustive hands-on session online to allow the students to make an easy start with the technology. My role in the initiative was that of the coordinator.
U10 Inititives
U10 Initiative 2021 of the IEEE UP Section was launched with the intention of activating the most potential and yet dormant IEEE members and units towards greater participation. The entire idea is that greater participation would mean membership retention, and membership retention would mean greater membership. Under the U10 initiative, units of the IEEE UP section were requested to send their plans for organizing at least ten (10) activities in the whole year. This proved to be very motivating for the various student units of the IEEE UP section. They not only held ten (10) planned activities but also continued with the momentum and planned many more activities. The U10 initiative has been one of the most successful initiatives that have led to increased membership, particularly among graduate students. A total of more than 250 activities have been organized and reported under this initiative. I have contributed as the coordinator of this initiative.
Volunteer training session series
For the proper functioning of the IEEE units, it is very necessary that the volunteers at the root level understand the working of the IEEE. It is therefore that this time the student activity committee of the IEEE UP section decided to hold training sessions at periodic intervals so that the newly joined volunteers of IEEE may get accustomed to the working environment of IEEE. It is with this objective that the series of volunteer training sessions were initiated by the IEEE UP section. The volunteer training sessions were organized separately for counsellors of the student branches, student branch chairs, office bearers of the student branches and new members of the IEEE. The advantage of the volunteer training session was that student participation increased. As a member of the Student Activity Committee and Convener of the StB/StBC/StBAG Operations and Coordination Sub-Committee, IEEE UP Section, I have served as the organizer and coordinator of this initiative.
Activity based incentive award
In keeping with the IEEE R10 activity-based incentive program for sections, the IEEE UP Section has introduced an activity-based incentive award to recognize the section's top-performing student branches. In this imitative, all the branches doing well receive a certificate from the section, while the top five branches also receive financial awards as well. The initiative was launched in 2019, and since then, I have contributed to the initiative as its coordinator.